Adam Lambert describes the extra-racy spread he did for the new issue of Details magazine, which you can find on newsstands now, as "heterosexual."
In the video clip above, the singer said he "really delved in" to the shoot. He's posed provocatively with a nude model in several of the shots. "It was educational, nostalgic, sweaty.... I'll remember this one definitely."
But don't be deceived: Lambert told the magazine, "I am gay, but I like kissing women sometimes. Women are pretty. It doesn't mean I'm necessarily sleeping with them."
In other Lambert news, the "American Idol" runner-up has been working in the studio with Lady Gaga to record a song she wrote for his upcoming album "For Your Entertainment," out Nov. 23.
He tweeted Monday: "Yes it's true: I spent yesterday in the studio w the insanely talented and creative Lady GaGa recording a song that she wrote! I love her." And later in the day: "GaGa just gets it, ya know?"
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009 (Hispanic American Queen) Beauty Pageant will be held on October 29 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Vivian Noronha Cia, Reina Hispanoamericana 2008 (photo above) will take her final walk and crown her successor during the final event. The are a total of 23 beautiful contestants from all over South America and Spain participating in this year's contest... Click HERE (Supreme Beauty) to see all contestants.
Date Posted:20:59:55 10/20/09 Tue
Miss Czech Republic 2009 / Miss CR 2009 Beauty Pageant will be held on October 24. Zuzana Jandova, Miss Czech Republic 2008 will take her final walk and crown her successor during the final event. The winner will represent the country at the Miss World 2009 Contest to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 12. The 1st run-up will compete in the Miss International 2010 next year. There are a total of 12 lovely contestants participating this year... Click HERE (Supreme Beauty) to see all candidates.
Subject: Miss Globe International 2009 Contestants
Miss Globe International 2009 Beauty Pageant will start on October 15 and the grand coronation night will be on November 1 to be held in Sport Palace - Durres, Albania. The reigning Miss Globe International 2008, Almeida Abazi (photo above) will take her final walk and crown her successor during the final event. There are a total of 58 beautiful contestants from all over the world participating this year...
View the candidates here (Supreme Beauty)... Batch 1 / Batch 2
Subject:Former Miss Universe Venezuelan Alicia Machado displays a creation by Mexican designer Gustavo Helguera , during the Fashion Week in Mexico City, on October 22, 2008
Miss International Queen 2009 Beauty Pageant will be held in the beautiful city of Pattaya, Thailand on October 26th -31st, 2009. The contest is the most prestigious international event for gays, transsexuals or transvestites around the globe. The reigning Miss International Queen 2007, Tanyarat Jirapatpakon (photo above) will crown her successor during the final event. There are 21 official contestants vying for this year's crown... Click here (Supreme Beauty) to view the candidates.
Date Posted:03:33:59 10/17/09 Sat
Max Krzyzanowski, the 2009 Mr. Gay World titleholder from Ireland, is in Manila right now to show his support for the Mr. Gay World Philippines 2009 pageant.
He arrived yesterday morning and so far, Max finds his first-time visit in the Philippines fantastic.
The very first Miss Red Ribbon 2009 Pageant was held on August 6 in Sedona Hotel in Yangon City, Myanmar. The contest was produced by the Burmese Designer and Burmese model association. It was a gay, transvestite or transsexual beauty pageant to raise fund for HIV/AIDS patients.
Ah Nge Lay from Makeup December Hnin won the title Miss Red Ribbon 2009. The 1st runner-up is Gyokya while 2nd runner-up went to Loreal Aung Aung. The prizes of Kyat 500,000, 300,000 and 200,000 were given away to the winners. Revlon Co. gave an additional prize of cosmetic products worth Kyat 100,000. The Miss Congeniality award was won by Thet, who received Revlon cosmetics worth Kyat 100,000.
Famous actors and singers like Lu Minn, Htet Htet Moe Oo, Lynn Zarni Zaw, Khin Zar Chi Kyaw, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, Hay Mar Nay Win, Connie and Lay Lay Wah attended the function.
The panel of judges for the contest were Eindra Kyaw Zin, May Than Nu, Soe Myat Thu Zar, Ye Aung, Khat Si Thu and Shwe Amyu Tay magazine editor Win Nyein.
Photos of the event: (click on picture to view full size image)
Subject: Beauty queens extend help to cyclone victims
Michael Manansala is a 23 years old freelance model and one of the tallest among the candidates. He was a last minute replacement for candidate no. 16, Francis Soo, whose grandmother in Davao has died.
1st Runner Up:
Thomas Anthony “Anton” Malko, 23, Quezon City
2nd Runner Up:
Farzam Nasirian, 20, Iran
3rd Runner Up:
Abdul Wallace, 23, Bohol
The rest of the Top 8:
Michael Acuña
Jamemark Versoza
Adrian Harald Petry
Raphael Ramos Grafil
Michael Manansala with last year’s winner Ryan Roberts (left) and 1st runner up Jeff Surio (right)
Date Posted:18:46:54 10/11/09 Sun $5.8 Million Spent On Miss Universe Pageant
After weeks of speculation, the Ministry of Tourism on Monday released the amount that it spent hosting the 57th annual Miss Universe pageant.
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT
By NIKIA DEVEAUX
Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace announced that the ministry spent $5.8 million on hosting the pre-events and the internationally televised pageant.
The amount covered all fees associated with the Miss Universe pageant including all the transportation by air, sea and land for several hundred persons involved in the pageant and all the hosting costs across all the islands of The Bahamas visited by contestants, media and staff.
According to the minister, the amount of $5.8 million was much less than the government initially expected to spend on the pageant as many countries which previously hosted the event spent more than twice that amount.
"Go back and take a look at what was reportedly spent by Vietnam last year. It was $15 million," said the tourism minister.
He continued that the country’s private-sector is to be thanked for the cost of the pageant being much lower than previous host countries.
"Without their support there is no way that we could have done what we did with the kind of precision we had and with that kind of outcome. I have never in my time at tourism seen the level of cooperation and coordination between the private and public sector," said Mr. Vanderpool-Wallace.
Many Bahamians scoffed at the decision to host the pageant for fear that the cost would take a toll on the country especially during such difficult financial times.
The tourism minister and Director General of Tourism Vernice Walkine said, however, that the government is extremely pleased with the amount as the publicity the country received was priceless and is expected to result in numerous benefits.
On the night of August 23 the country played host to the mother of all pageants at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and over one billion viewers had their eyes on The Bahamas as the prestigious event was broadcast live in over 170 countries.
"When you look at just North America alone we had 647 media broadcast hits resulting in the total number of 115 million audience impressions and a publicity value of 5.248 million," revealed Mr. Vanderpool-Wallace.
"We got nine and a half, almost ten minutes of fantastic coverage that we could have never paid for out of anyone’s budget," said Ms. Walkine.
According to tourism officials, the media coverage received during the Miss Universe pageant was the most impactful effort to expose The Bahamas to the rest of the world and differentiate the Bahama Islands.
Mr. Gay World Philippines 2009 Pageant will be held on Sunday, October 25 at Metro Bar, West Avenue, Quezon City and will be hosted by Boy Abunda. The winner of this contest will represent the Philippines at Mister Gay World 2009 Pageant to be held in Oslo, Norway.
The 19 Official Candidates of Mr. Gay World Philippines 2009... CLICK HERE
Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela poses for a photograph with contestants of the 2009 Miss Indonesia Universe beauty pageant, at a hotel in Jakarta October 7, 2009. Fernandez is in Indonesia for a tour and to attend the finals of the 2009 Miss Indonesia Universe beauty pageant on Friday.
Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela (R) smiles next to Zivanna Letisha Siregar, winner of the 2008 Miss Indonesia beauty pageant, as Fernandez arrives in a hotel in Jakarta October 7, 2009. Fernandez is in Indonesia for a tour and to attend the finals of the 2009 Miss Indonesia Universe beauty pageant on Friday.
Date Posted:00:32:06 10/02/09 Fri
Members of the United States military carry relief goods to be given out to victims of the floods brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, at an evacuation center in Tatalon, Quezon City, Metro Manila September 30, 2009. Typhoon Ketsana hit the Philippines during the weekend, killing 246 people and leaving 42 missing with damages totalling $100 million. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER POLITICS)
Flood victims watch soldiers and policemen unload relief goods that will be distributed to them at the evacuation center in Pateros, east of Manila September 30, 2009. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Ketsana, known locally as Ondoy, rose to 246 while the economic cost was nearly $100 million, officials said. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)
Residents stand in knee-deep floodwaters brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, as they wait for relief goods outside an evacuation centre in Pateros, east of Manila September 30, 2009. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Ketsana rose to 246 while the economic cost was nearly $100 million, officials said. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Date Posted:12:34:22 10/02/09 Fri
Residents celebrate after Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL SPORT OLYMPICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Residents celebrate after the Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL SPORT OLYMPICS)
Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (R), and Carlos Nuzman, Rio de Janeiro 2016 President react during a news conference after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games at the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)
People celebrate after Rio de Janeiro was announced host of the 2016 Olympics at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Oct.2, 2009. Nearly 50,000 people erupted in celebration when Rio was announced host, jumping and cheering in a Carnival-like party on Copacabana beach.
Date Posted:16:14:08 10/01/09 Thu
Amid 'The Great Flood,' the kindness of strangers
MARK MERUEÑAS, GMANews.TV
10/01/2009 | 04:20 AM
| | More The genius Isaac Newton was more than correct when he posited: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This was true, even, when what we can now consider “The Great Flood" of Luzon rampaged through the country’s National Capital Region and the neighboring provinces of Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite.
A multitude of flood victims were stranded, driven out of their homes or trapped in them. But in a robust reaction, countless other people rose to the occasion and tried to to save lives and shelter the lost and helpless, like me.
Drive-in
It was already rainy last Saturday morning as I was commuting from my house in Marikina to cover an event at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. But while along Katipunan Avenue, I ran into snail-paced traffic in front of the Ateneo de Manila University caused by a flooded portion of the thoroughfare.
After accepting the fact that I could not reach UP on time, I decided to brave the rains and head back to our place and just work from home. But when I reached Aurora Boulevard for my expected ride back to Marikina, the sorry sight that greeted me were stranded commuters already filling up the street.
As I was about to take the last option of just walking my way home, a blue pickup suddenly pulled over. The helpful driver offered me and other stranded commuters a free ride back to Marikina.
Thanking Mang Carlito, the driver, we hopped in and got going. But as we neared the Marikina River, traffic had built up after scores of vehicles apparently choked up the Marikina Bridge in the rush to get across.
We had no choice but to go all the way back to Katipunan and seek another route to Marikina. Mang Carlito figured that we could reach the city proper via the bridge across Tumana River. But the river would have dangerously swelled by that time. So we were left with no other option but to take the Marcos Highway route.
From the highway, we inched our way through the narrow streets of a neighborhood in San Roque Village near the southern edge of the city. We soon got stuck in snarled traffic, the floodwaters slowly rising around us.
To plod through water or not
As we waited patiently for the traffic to move, one of our co-passengers read out a text message that sent her into panic: “Ma, ang taas na ng tubig sa bahay. Tumawag na kayo ng rescue (Ma, the water is getting too high. Please call for rescue now)."
The text she read out were from her kids, who were alone in their house in San Mateo, Rizal – another badly-flooded area.
“Kuya, bababa na ako. Hindi ko na ‘to kaya. Nakatigil tayo dito habang ang mga anak ko nandun sa bahay (Sir, I have to get off now. I can no longer stand it, stuck here while my kids are alone in the house)," the woman exclaimed as she reached for the van’s door.
But seeing as the flood water outside the van was waist-high, her companions stopped her and tried to calm her. “Mas delikado kapag bumaba tayo dito. Lumaki na ang tubig, paano kung mahulog ka pa sa manhole (It’s more dangerous if we get off here. The water’s swollen, what if you fall into a manhole)?" another woman said.
The distressed mother returned to her seat. As we continued to wait in standstill traffic, she took out a rosary and began reciting a prayer.
After a few more minutes, flood water began to seep into the van. All of us, including the driver, had to get out of the vehicle. We saw that other motorists and passengers were doing the same, stepping into the flood and leaving their prized cars behind.
We started our long march through the floods, with the dawning realization that we were still a few kilometers away from our destination – the city proper.
Struggling through the flood, we saw surreal images swirl around us: Motorcycle drivers fighting the current to save their only means of transportation. A young mother with an umbrella in one hand, and clutching her son in the other. A group of middle-aged women carefully wading in the water, hand in hand.
As for myself, I waded briskly but with caution, staying in the middle of the road and off the sidewalks. “Sa kalsada siguradong walang butas, sa gilid baka meron. Sa gilid baka meron," I repeatedly uttered like a mantra. It was a lesson I learned from my parents as a child, about sidewalks being more likely to have open manholes.
Refuge
It was already 2 p.m. The rains simply wouldn’t stop. The flood was rising much faster, my plodding through it more perilous. But worse, I was lost. San Roque was a corner of Marikina I had never been to.
And so I approached the very first resident I saw – a woman gleefully taking photos outside their house and, curiously, amused at the raging flood waters.
“Saan po ba ang papunta sa bayan (Where’s the way to the city proper)?" I hesitantly asked her. I was asking for directions in my own home city! I couldn’t believe it.
“Ah, doon po ang papunta sa bayan. Pero naku, mas malalim daw po ang tubig doon," cautioned the woman, who gave her name as Cindy – a 36-year-old mother.
I was unprepared for her next words: “Halika. Pumasok po muna kayo dito sa amin. Kain muna… Kung tumaas pa itong tubig, dito na muna kayo matulog sa amin." (Please come inside our place. Have something to eat. If the water continues to rise, you can sleep here for the night.)
It was a line straight out of a dramatic film. Here was a woman who was willing to offer her home to a total stranger like me. Technically, I was being rescued.
Humbled by the gesture, I obliged and went inside their two-story house. We ate lunch and Cindy offered her brother’s clean clothes for me to wear.
Afterwards, we started moving appliances from the first floor to the second floor. We took everything we could carry: TV sets, microwave oven, groceries, gas stove, cooking gas tank.
As for the refrigerator and sofa set, we simply gave up. They were too heavy to be carried up. Later, we would find both as flotsam in muddy flood water that had breached the ground floor.
We went up to the second-floor terrace and, from there, watched as more stranded people battled the raging waters that now ruled the streets. At one point, we heard loud screams as three people were swept away by the strong current. We never found out what happened to them.
From afar, we spotted a little girl desperately hanging onto his father, her arms around his neck. Cindy called to them, signaling for them to come over. She waded across the flooded first floor and rushed to open the gate for Dinio and his daughter.
The second batch of rescued victims entered Cindy’s abode.
When night fell, over dinner, we shared both sinigang and accounts of "The Flood" – both horrific and heroic – like we were old friends exchanging stories.
“I’m 36 now, and it has never flooded like this in our street. At first I was amused by it all, taking photos of flood scenes. But when the water crept into our house, I realized this is something grim," Cindy said. It was a stark confirmation of what authorities would later say was the worst flooding in Metro Manila in decades.
At around 10 p.m. the rains stopped. All that could be heard was the car alarm from Cindy’s submerged vehicle in the garage. We could not turn off the alarm because her car keys were missing.
We were all asleep by midnight.
The morning after
The morning after, we woke up to a bright sunny sky. The floods had finally subsided, leaving the houses and streets in total disarray: topsy-turvy cars that had crashed into each other, mud-coated sofa seats, ruined washing machines.
But the worst feeling was to see residents with that unforgettable look in their faces: a mixture of horror and anguish. One woman, who was trapped in her workplace the entire night, rushed from the street to their house where she had left her one-month-old baby the day before.
We wanted to help every distraught victim we met. But we realized that we too – including Cindy herself – were victims as well, waiting to be rescued. At that point, I realized too that my cell phone was turned off the whole time. My family had probably gone without sleep all night, desperately waiting for my call if not arrival.
I bid Cindy and all the other accidental occupants of the house, telling them I would forever be grateful for their noble deeds. Dinio kindly offered me a ride back home.
And so, as I returned to my family’s warm embrace, I thought about all the Cindys, all the Dinios, all the Mang Carlitos of the world. All of them, in their countless numbers, who were more than willing to go out of their way and extend a helping hand. Even the woman co-passenger who left the van because she was rightfully worried about her children.
That day, I had one thought for all the brave men and women who risked their lives for others in that great flood. That for each of their noble actions, there would be an equally noble reaction. For each of them, I hope Newton’s law will forever hold true. - Illustrations by Analyn Perez, GMANews.TV
Date Posted:19:16:53 09/27/09 Sun kuha ko po ito sa professional heckler. patawa lang po sa panahon ng kalamidad!
Several political personalities and controversial celebrities reportedly used Twitter to express their thoughts on this latest tragedy. Here are samples of posted tweets.
President Arroyo: “Sabi nila knee-deep lang!? It was chest-deep! Puñeta!”
about 34 hours ago from web
Sen. Mar Roxas: “Ramdam ko kayo. Promise, totoo na ‘yan.”
about 12 hours ago from web
Sen. Manuel Villar: “I am worried about C5 road.”
4:30 AM Sep 25th from web
Sen. Noynoy Aquino: “Will have to meet with the Pink Sisters before deciding on which evacuation center to visit first.”
about 28 hours ago from twitterfeed
Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco: “Half of the members of the Lower House will join Noynoy’s planned relief drive.”
about 30 hours ago from web
Sen. Panfilo Lacson: “God Save the Philippines from typhoon Ondoy!”
5:30 PM Sep 25th from UberTwitter
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada: “Baka akala mo porke’t bumagyo, nakalimot na ako. Hindi pa tayo tapos Mr. Panfilo Morena Lacson.”
10 seconds ago from web
Bro. Mike Velarde: “Baligtarin n’yo ang inyong mga payong! Tikatik, liglig, at umaapaw na… ang baha!”
10 AM Sep 25 from Uber Twitter
Pampanga Rep. Mike Arroyo: “My advice sa mga nawalan ng bahay at gamit: pakasal ulit kayo para may magregalo sa inyo.”
2 seconds ago from web
NPA leader Ka Roger Rosal: “Basang-basa dahil sa bagyo at nanginginig sa sobrang lamig. Ka Joma, kung nababasa mo ‘to, magli-leave ako for one week!”
1900 hrs Sep 25 from mobile phone
Vicki Belo: “Just got home after driving around the metro. Ang daming nagkalat na plastic.”
about 27 hours ago from web
Kris Aquino: “Gosh, did you see Marikina and Cainta? I swear, kailangan nila ng makeover!”
about 30 hours ago from web
Annabelle Rama: “May nagtext sa ‘kin dong. Kasabwat ni Ondoy si Wilma Galvante dong!”
3 minutes ago from web
Korina Sanchez: “Rain or shine, tuloy ang kasal!”
7:30 PM Sep 25th from twitterfeed
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“Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made.”
~ Bill Watterson
Thanks to the following: Miss Universe Org., Miss World Org., Miss Earth Org., Miss Philippines Earth Org., Miss International Org., BPCI, Reuter & AP for the photos.
(NT) -- Ellen, 08:44:45 10/18/09 Sun
who sang it better? (NT) -- ryan, 08:56:39 10/18/09 Sun
NO NEED TO COMPARE THEM..THEY'VE GOT DIFFERENT VOICE RANGES & GENRE..APPLES AND ORANGES MAY BE DIFFERENT BUT THEY'RE BOTH DELICIOUS & SWEET....... (NT) -- ADAM is Good, Kris is Good But Both of them are Different from each other!, 09:36:49 10/18/09 Sun
, 11:35:30 10/22/09 Thu
Ining fikcher yata, ax sha ng dede...
Nag-jeta na sha jan. (NT) -- malu pascual avila milby carlson carlson, 01:24:40 10/18/09 Sun
CANDIDATES FOR MISTER BRAZIL-WORLD 2010
Hoy wag niyo intrigahin si Yoko! Beauty queen iyan, nanalo siya ng Miss Gay! (NT) -- Enola, 17:08:34 10/17/09 Sat
(NT) -- malu pascual avila milby mcelderry murs manansala, 01:38:08 10/16/09 Fri
Jusme! Ninang, mas effect sana kung inaward sya ng karavawaw sa thomvong. Kaloka talaga si Trixia Patech. (NT) -- Wacky, 08:34:04 10/13/09 Tue
Jusme! Off ba si Trixia sa pagtitinda ng patech? She's just so very loveliness. May pagka Kanye West ang jowa nya ha. Vinugvog sya. Malanji kasi ang bruha. (NT) -- Wacky, 08:18:13 10/13/09 Tue
Jusme! Buti naman. Hindi kinurakot ni Zevoy ang budget. (NT) -- Wacky, 09:59:59 10/12/09 Mon
Jusme! Hoy Zevoy, pautangin mo ako pambili ng Pleygerl magazine ni Levay. (NT) -- Wacky, 07:44:20 10/13/09 Tue
(NT) -- malu pascual avila milby sato anderson abrenica, 20:52:59 10/03/09 Sat
(NT) -- Linda Wikstedt, Miss Finland International, 01:10:42 10/06/09 Tue
(NT) -- 
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, 09:57:32 10/07/09 Wed
Stefania is Uglier! So she's 18 year-old? She looked matured than her age..not to mention she "tryin too hard" to be a performer???? (NT) -- Kim Chui, 09:25:24 10/06/09 Tue
Mister World 2003 Gustavo Gianetti (NT) -- Mrs. Gianetti, 13:08:58 10/03/09 Sat
Jusme! I lab you Lucas!!! (NT) -- Wacky, 16:59:26 10/05/09 Mon
(NT) -- Guwapong mabait at matulungin, 16:48:28 09/28/09 Mon
(NT) -- Bless you Gerald. Thank you again ZeBoy., 16:54:31 09/28/09 Mon
(NT) -- malu pascual avila milby sato anderson abrenica, 01:00:55 10/01/09 Thu
(NT) -- malu pascual avila milby sato, 23:09:36 09/19/09 Sat
(NT) -- 
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(NT) -- AGAYLAY AVEG SO KAWES TO, 17:27:58 09/23/09 Wed
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