I do not follow beauty pageants much but randomly saw a video of Miss Philippines Universe Ahtisa Manalo's evening gown walk on my timeline this morning. And I was impressed by the walk - it was graceful, regal, glamorous, and it worked with the long gown. A walk with intent, if you saw the look on her face, hahaha. Later I saw another reel of her walk in the swimsuit portion. It was confident yet energetic and made her look strong. Pageant walking is a thing.

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🔔 Tin nhanh: Tòa án Philippines kết án tù chung thân Alice Guo – công dân Trung Quốc, “bà trùm” điều hành trung tâm lừa đảo quy mô lớn, vì tội buôn người. Đây là bản án nặng nề nhất trong các vụ án liên quan đến tội phạm mạng quốc tế.

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Paalam na nga talaga itong mala-kastilyong panaderyang Chocolate Lover Inc. sa QC matapos ang humigit-kumulang tatlong dekada…

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I noticed some Kesong Puti (#Philippines' traditional farmer's cheese, made with carabao's milk) from the supermarket, and it stirred many memories from childhood.

It invokes memories of summer vacations in the province, where a neighbor who's a farmer, (and also the village chief) with several carabaos, while the wife's business is (making many types of) rice cakes.

The kesong puti they produce every morning is soft, and delicately hand-sliced in coin-like pieces, about 30 mm in diameter. It's wrapped in banana leaves, and is still usually warm when we get them for the breakfast table.

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