Wu Chun will visit the Philippines on July 12

My sister and I were watching TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) last Friday when Phoemela Barranda suddenly announced that Wu Chun is going to visit the Philippines on July 12 together with his fellow Romantic Princess star and Fahrenheit member Calvin Chen. My sister can't help herself from screaming to the top of her lungs when she heard about this good news because she is really a fan of Wu Chun even before Hana Kimi was shown on ABS-CBN. For those of you who don't know, Wu Chun is one of the hottest heartthrobs nowadays not only in Taiwan but also in other parts of Asia (including Philippines).

Wu Chun was born on October 10, 1979 in Brunei Darussalam from a wealthy family who owns Goh Hock Kee which is the distributor company of Mitsubishi in Brunei. He graduated from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Aside from being an actor and a singer (he is a member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit), he was also a former model and gym instructor (that explains his super sexy body). Wu Chun can speak English fluently which is also a plus factor!

Oh boy, Filipino fans are already looking forward to see Wu Chun :-)

Pic Credit:
Asianpopcorn

My Top 3 Delegates @ Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe 2008 will be held at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. There are 80 contestants who will compete for the very prestigious title. My top 3 favorite delegates for this year's Miss Universe are (in no particular order):

Miss Philippines - Jennifer Barrientos

Jennifer Barrientos is a Tourism graduate at the University of Sto. Tomas. She is 22 years old and stands at 5'8". I bet that she will take home the Miss Photogenic award this year, don't you think so? Just take a look at her smile, it's so charming. Unfortunately, her butterfly-accentuated-national-costume for the pageant is a disaster! Even her hairpiece for the costume made her look like having a flower pot on top of her head. In spite of that, I still believe that Ms. Barrientos can make it to the top 5 :-)

Miss Korea - Lee Ji-seon or Sun Lee

Sun Lee is 25 years old and stands at 5'7". She is a student of Parsons School for Design but currently on-leave to concentrate for her pageant training under the tutelage of the renowned French beauty pageant trainer Ines Ligron. FYI, Ines Ligron is the same woman behind the success of Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori. Sun Lee is often being compared to the very beautiful Miss Korea 2006 Honey Lee who ended up third runner up in Miss Universe 2007. But in my opinion, Sun Lee has a great chance to surpass Honey Lee because of her confidence, charm, wit and sexiness (I envy her super toned legs).

Miss Japan - Hiroko Mima

Hiroko Mima is a student of Nihon University with physical education as her major. She is 21 years old and stands at a towering height of 5'10". She is a self-confessed sport addict who especially loves to play basketball and high jump. Just like Sun Lee, she is also being trained by Ines Ligron. If you're going to visit Ines Ligron's blog, you will see Hiroko's great transformation. She has poise and knows how to carry her dress well. Is she going to be the next Miss Universe after Riyo Mori? Who knows :-)

Pics Credits:
Miss Korea 2008 - OPMB Worldwide
Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2008 - Angat ang Pinoy
Miss Japan 2008 - Japan Probe

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I am a member of RAC since 2004 and it was only March of this year that I won my first project bid. Well, it's really worth the waiting because I worked on two more projects after that. I worked for a maximum of three days on each project. I received my first paycheck on the second week of April worth $19, unfortunately I was not able to encash it because the bank requirement here in the Philippines is to open first a dollar account with a minimum deposit of $200 before you can encash your dollar check! Luckily, Rent A Coder has a Western Union payment option, so for my two other projects I selected this option and I finally received my earnings in cold cash. I hope to get more projects in RAC. However, the competition is really tough but I believe my effort will pay off someday :-)