Runaway groom

I am watching Jessica Soho Report right now and one of her featured stories right now is about the RUNAWAY GROOM in Cebu City, Philippines.

The groom was Ryan Sesante and the bride was Lilibeth Gaviola. Their scheduled wedding was last December 22, 2007. The groom arrived at the wedding 30 minutes late with his eyes wet from crying and looking sad, then his mother put on his Barong Tagalog the moment he arrived. The priest then started the ceremony, but when it came to the part where the priest asked the groom if he's willing to take Lilibeth as his lawfully wedded wife, a girl came inside the church and shouted to stop the wedding. After calling the groom's name twice, the groom walked fast towards the girl and they run out from the Church.

Last February 14, Lilibeth sued Ryan for moral damages but she dropped the case last March 17 because she said that she had already forgiven Ryan.

Touching scene at PBB Teens Plus

PBB stands for Pinoy Big Brother and it is not on it's 2nd season for the Teen Edition which officially started last March 19, 2008 but the housemates got inside the PBB house last March 24, 2008. It is then now the PBB Teens Plus.

Most of the people that I know are thinking that it is all just a play where every housemates are reading scripts to make the show more interesting or whatsoever, but I think it is not. I believe that it is indeed a REALITY SHOW where every housemates gets to play their own true role without any scripts or being directed by anyone aside from Big Brother who gave them the rules inside the house and the tasks that the housemates needs to do.

I honestly don't always watch the show, it's not that I don't like it, I just don't have the time to do so. I really admire the show because you'll learn some moral lessons that Big Brother is always trying to imply. I understand that lots of people may not agree with this, but if you'll just pay attention to the task and the sacrifices that Big Brother asked the housemates to do, you'll know what I'm saying.

In fact, just today when I watched the show earlier, they touched my heart and I believe lots of people's heart. It was about the task of the housemates which is to do Cheerleading and they'll be rewarded a 100,000 pesos but would be deducted 5,000 pesos for every mistake each one would commit during the whole performance. The money that they should get would be given to a parent of one of the housemates and they chose Ejay's father which I believe a fisherman and just then I knew that he's not Ejay's real father. The housemates ended up with 14 mistakes which gave them 30,000 pesos. Then the money was given to Ejay's father who cried when he knew it because that was the biggest amount of money he ever had in his whole life and would a great help to his family.

You see what lesson we got from it? Well, it's just one of those things you can learn and is good about the PBB shows. I am not saying this to promote the show but I am saying to at least make those people who criticizes the show know what they're saying.

Pinoy Contractor

Got this email from my Bestfriend again which tells about the corruption in the Philippines in a straight and funny way.


Subject: PINOY CONTRACTOR

Three contractors are bidding to fix the White House fence.

One from the Philippines , another from Mexico and an American.

They go with a White House official to examine the fence.

The American contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.

'Well,' he says. 'I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'

The Mexican contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, 'I can do $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'

The Filipino contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: '$2,700.'

The official, incredulous, says, “What?! You didn't even measure like the other guys!
How did you come up with such a high figure?
How do you expect me to consider your service with that bid?”

'Easy,' the Pinoy explains, '$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire the guy from Mexico '.

The next day, the Pinoy and the Mexican are working on the Fence.
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Q. What's the differance between corruption in the US and corruption in the Philippines ?

A. In the US they go to jail.. In the Philippines, they go to the US

Hotels in Manila for US Visa Applicants

Here are some of the hotels/inn/pension house/appartelle in Manila, Philippines that is near the SLMCEC (St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic) where a US Visa applicant will be having their medical examination and the US Embassy:

Fit-to-budget:
Price range is 500-1,1200

Ermita Tourist Inn
Address: 1549 A Mabini St., Ermita, Manila
Tel. #: (02)521-9770

Hotel Soriente
Address: 545 A. Flores St. Cor. J. Bocobo, Ermita, Manila
Tel. #: (02)523-9840 or (02)523-9456

Jade Vine Executive Inn
Address: 537 United Nations Ave., Ermita, Manila
Tel. #: (02)524-8601

Mabini Pension
Address: 1337 A Mabini St., Ermita, Manila
Tel. #: (02)523-3930, 524-5404

Midtown Inn
Address: 551 P Faura St., Ermita, Manila
Tel. #: (02)525-1403

San Carlos Mansion
Address: 777 San Carlos St., Ermita, Manila
Tel. #: (02)523-8110


Middle Range:
Price range is from 1200-3000

Hotel Miramar
Address: 034 Roxas Blvd, Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)523-4484

Bayview Park Hotel
Address: 1118 Roxas Blvd, Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)526-1555

Las Palmas Hotel
Address: 16161 A Mabini St., Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)524-5602

Citystate Tower Hotel
Address: 1315 A Mabini St., Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)400-7351

Lotus Garden Hotel
Address: 1227 A Mabini St, Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)522-1515

Hotel La Corona Best Western
Address: 1166 MH del Pilar St., Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)524-2631, 521-3906


Luxurious:
Price range is 3000-above

Manila Midtown Hotel
Address: Pedro Gil & M Adriatico Sts., Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)526-7001
Website: www.manilamidtown.com

Holiday Inn Manila
Address: United Nations Ave & Maria Y Orosa St., Ermita, Manila
Tel #: (02)526-1212


For list of more hotels in Metro Manila, just click here.