Photodump: Bruce Jenner Through The Years

When I was in college, I was a couch potato, and cable tv was my bff. My guilty pleasure is reality-based shows. We love reality shows, don't we? And it was then when Bruce Jenner came to my consciousness on a little show called Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

For my generation (hey old fart), he is known as the step-father to Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob, the father of Kylie and Kendall, and was the second husband of momager Kris Kardashian (Kris was his third wife).

To earlier reality tv fanatic (cue: feel the rain on your skin no one else can feel for you), he is the father of Brody Jenner. The Hills!


Here is the transformation (no pun intended) of Bruce Jenner in photos:

Ultimate throwback: Highschooler in '68

Watching the show revealed that he was an Olympian, a decathlete, back in the day.

1976 with then-wife Christy


In NYC in 1977


With kids Cassandra and Burt


With second wife Linda Thompson (mother of Brandon and Brody) in 1980

Bonus: His other kids now

Burt, Brody, Casey, Brandon

Post-Olympics: The TV actor in a show called CHiPS, as a police officer



Bruce the movie actor in a Village People movie


In drag for a Bob Hope TV comedy special in '81


On the cover of of a 1982 issue of Playgirl with wife Linda



The obligatory family photo with his 1991 wedding with third wife Kris


Way back when Bruce and Kris


Take 2 in 1994


Early 2000s with chilren Kylie and Kendall


February 2014: Post-laryngeal shave


And most recently in the 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer

The mere yet thoughtful support of the Jenner-Kardashian spawns for him could so far be the most significant thing they have done for humanity.

Future Sperm Donor Prospect of the Day and How to Pronounce a Dutch Name

Take a handsome man, made him wear a suit, give it a floral / Hawaiian print twist, and you get a babely equation.

Meet Michiel Huisman, m.c.k.a. Daario Naharis, Daenerys Targaryen's right-hand man with a great asset in HBO's Game of Thrones.

Bonus: You may want to be able to say his name right, next time.

Haters to the left

On a Zen-like Saturday morning, I saw an FB friend's shared post. Then I shared the original post with my ~mature~ retort: 

I love this!! May pag-asa talaga dahil sa mapaglarong tadhana. smile emoticon

Ka inggit mats no?

The cause was this photo that became the talk of the town:

The photo has gained more traction after the infamous social media personality Senyora Santibañez posted about it.

The blonde guy has been identified as Mond. Also known as Bemondce, his IG handle, he is Thai guy named Naparuj Kaendi and he’s working as "Creative Director & Senior Booking Agent at Bacca Model Management". He also happens to have a cute man-meat for a boyfriend, a German charming guy named Thorston.

As the tidal wave of both positive and sadly negative reactions has reached his attention, a recent IG post tells that the quietly holding hands in the train photo had a loud online circulation before, in 2014. But in the end, his reaction is still thankful for all the good things he have.

His Instagram has since been reverted as a private user.

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UPDATE: Mond speaks up about the viral photo

“Let them be the keyboard bullies,” he said. 

We are, or were for even once. Guilty.

Vanness Wu is 5eva Yung

We like reality shows. We really do. We have a thing for cooking shows, beauty competitions and makeovers. Reality-based shows are a good kind of escape. 

While us here had a taste of Pilipinas Got Talent in the last couple of years, the first run of Asia's Got Talent via AXN provides a much wider pool of talents from all over this side of the world.

In a nutshell: if you've got something to show the world, you or your group do a big-shot audition. The judges are David Foster, who we know was a mentor of Charice; 

Melanie C. -- FYI: She was Sporty Spice;

Anggun (the least familiar in the panel is an Indonesian/French-naturalized singer-songwriter);

and the walang kupas Vanness Wu.


Was he drinking from the fountain of youth?



He's born in 1970-something, now do the math


Yeah, swoon #AsiaGotHeartthrobs!!

The show is hosted by Amazing Race Asia's winning duo, Rovilson Fernandez and Marc Nelson.

Photodump: ILOCOzy

And so  for Holy Week 2015, I went for my best-ever kaladkarin trip (so far).

We started the trip from Manila to the North by 5 AM on Maundy Thursday and took the day just for travel. As we near our hotel, the reliever was this bay-view that greeted us.

Ready, Sunset, Go. #IlocosSur #vscocam

A photo posted by Egay Velarde (@egayeah) on Apr 2, 2015 at 3:18am PDT

Alternative for travel: Do it at night.




One Vittoria is owned by a Bicolana, who is also behind the sikat na pasalubong Marsha's Delicacies.

Alternative for travel: Head straight to Laoag City or Pagudpud.

Actual Day 1 (Good Friday)

Pagudpud

4:30 AM and we were ready for the route to Hannah's Beach.
We arrived by 9 AM and boy the beach was packed. This was where we swam.

Water you up to?

A photo posted by Egay Velarde (@egayeah) on Apr 2, 2015 at 10:33pm PDT

Versus Saud Beach Resort, where we intended to eat lunch (but got asked to wait in line for more than an hour or two so backed out). It comes before Hannah's, which is more like a total hideout when it is off-season.


Saud wins for the reason that the shoreline is lined with coconut plants if you need the necessary cover. Meaning: relaxing.

Alternative for lunch: Try Bergblink. Ilocano food by way of a German guy, still absolutely hearty.

Bangui Wind Mills

Please welcome, by Rivermaya.. "Elesi." 😆 #mahiwagangelesi #vscocam

A photo posted by Egay Velarde (@egayeah) on Apr 3, 2015 at 1:23am PDT

Mills were under repair when we got there.

Kapurpurawan Rock Formations

ROCK SALT (with no cheese not by Happy Lemon) #Kapurpurawan #RockFormations #vscocam

A photo posted by Egay Velarde (@egayeah) on Apr 7, 2015 at 4:09pm PDT

Aside from the fancy rocks, this is where you can get closer to really-working wind mills. Plus the solar panel plant could be operating by the next time you visit.

Cape Bojeador

Breaking DAWN Zulueta #whataday #vscocam

A photo posted by Egay Velarde (@egayeah) on Apr 3, 2015 at 5:16am PDT

Must visit for sunset views. Glad we were just in time.

Back to One Vittoria. Another 3-4 hours!

Alternative for accommodation: Have your stay in Laoag or by the one of the beach resorts itself.

Day 2 (Saturday)

We started the day with a I had a  yummy champorado and otap.

Ferdinand Marcos's Museum and Mausoleum in his hometown, Batac.

• He's a very bright individual. His official bar score is at 92.35%
• He got Imelda Romualdez head over heels in eleven minutes.
• His remains is covered with seven layers of wax.

Just Try: Batac Town's Special Empanada. Or Bagnet Empanada. 

A few steps on the left of the Batac Church. Building on the side of the river with no water. You cannot miss those signboards.
Warning: Toge is not for with high uric acid.

Paoay Church

We head north to try traversing the way to Paoay Lake if you are from Laoag.

Malacañang of the North. Imagine: Gossip Girl's Hamptons staycation, then add a lakeview.

Alternative for travel: From Laoag, start in Malacañang of the North, followed by Sand Dunes, then Paoay Church, next is the Museum and end up having Happy Hours in Calle Crisologo.

Alternative for accommodation: Sleep in one of those heritage hotels in the vicinity.

Try: Nightlife by way of LEGACY Superclub, located in Vigan Heritage Village.

Post-boozing, you get a good view of the famous street, sans the tourists kind of ruining your OOTD shoot.

Day 3 (Easter Sunday)

Started the day right: Mass at Vigan Cathedral.

(To be continued)