Anne Curtis Nipple Slip Photo

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One fatal wardrobe malfunction one day and it's all over the internet the next day. The young actress found herself in the center of media attention after the incident. It was reported that the wardrobe malfunction occured while taping their dance number for "ASAP XV" in Boracay Island last weekend. According to one witness, there were hundreds of spectators watching, and most of them were recording the event using their handheld cellphones, when the right part of her top folded, thus, exposing her breast. Good thing the former boyfriend was there to quickly cover her before things got worse. Rumors have it that the young actress was shaking and crying after the dance number.

What happened during the taping was an accident. In fact, it could happen to anyone. The sad thing was that the person involved is a celebrity. Unfortunately, a photo is now circulating all over the cyberspace. The actress is now appealing to please stop circulating the photos and have a little respect and decency.

(Balooot is also condemning the distribution of the said photos)

Pacquiao vs. Cotto: The best bet for your money

When I see great boxers, I can’t help but compare them with stocks in the stock market. Pacquiao and Cotto are elite fighters that belong to the top 10 P4P rankings of the prestigious Ring Magazine. They are equivalent to blue chip stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Index. Currently, Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao, is regarded as the best boxer in the world, so that makes him the bluest of the blue. On November 14, 2009, there is a score to settle between these two great warriors and it’s poised to be a rough and bloody encounter. Again, just like in the stock market, big money is definitely involved here because of the betting odds. As of this writing, the boxing odds favor Pacquiao by a mile, but we expect to see some major changes as the fight draws near. I am a serious investor but I am tempted to wage some money on this fight, so that makes me a bit of a gambler. This, to me, is a make or break fight that could make you either rich or poor in a span of several minutes. The fight will produce a winner and a loser, although, a tie is always a possibility. Nevertheless, I am going to wage a lot of money on this very explosive event and make sure I won’t be on my gambling mode but on my investor mode when I do my decision. How will I do it? Simple, I’ll analyze the fighters based on their records and achievements. Check below:

Manny Pacquiao “Pac-Man”

Fight record: 54 fights / 49 wins / 3 losses / 2 draws / 37 Kos

Achievements: Current Ring Magazine #1 Pound-for-Pound Boxer in the World
Current IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight Champion
First boxer to win lineal championship in four different weight classes
Won six world titles in six different weight divisions

Stance: Southpaw

Nationality: Philippines

Advantage: Power and Speed

Notable Wins:

Chatchai Sasakul KO8
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba TKO6
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO11 and UD12
Juan Manuel Marquez D12
Erik Morales TKO10 and KO3
Oscar Larios UD12
David Diaz TKO9
Oscar De La Hoya TKO8
Ricky Hatton KO2

Miguel Angel Cotto “Boricua Bomber”

Fight record: 35 fights / 34 wins / 1 loss / 27 Kos

Achievements: Ring Magazine #6 Pound-for-Pound Boxer in the World
Current WBO Welterweight Champion
Former WBA Welterweight Champion
Former WBO Light Welterweight Champion

Stance: Orthodox

Nationality: Puerto Rico

Advantage: Power and Size

Notable Wins:

Lovemore N’dou UD12
Paul Malignaggi UD12
Carlos Quintana RTD5
Zab Judah TKO11
Shane Mosley UD12

Conclusion:

Their records alone show that they are really fundamentally sound and betting on either of them is still a good choice. The problem now is that they are fighting against each other, leaving you clueless whether POWER & SPEED would overcome POWER & SIZE or vice versa. Between these two, Pacquiao has a way more impressive resume than Cotto’s, but I still do not discount the fact that he is going up in a weight class where he has not fought a guy like the Boricua Bomber. People say that he might be biting more than he can chew, but time and time again, he has proven the skeptics wrong. His wins against Dela Hoya and Hatton were very much downplayed that I wanted him to beat the Klitschko brothers just to prove that he is in a different league. I believe Pacquiao’s thrashing of these two men was legitimate (case closed). His memorable fights against these legends, future hall of famers, champions and former champions, make me forget about his three losses on record because of the way he defeated them. In my own opinion, he is still undefeated. And by the way, just looking at his record, he probably does not know what a tune-up fight is? Or does he? Just check his last ten opponents and figure out who among them were considered a tune-up fight. Miguel Cotto, on the other hand, is another favorite of mine. He is another fighter I also still consider undefeated, if not, because of a potentially illegal substance that Margarito’s corner applied with his hand-wraps. A loss is still a loss, but being pounded by fists made of concrete is a different story. Cotto is a legitimate welterweight with obviously above average skills. He has defeated great fighters with different styles and had fought bigger opponents most of the time. It is a very interesting match-up as we witness two fighters relatively walking through the unknown, with Pacquiao fighting in unfamiliar territory against a legitimate, skillfull and dominant welterweight, and Cotto fighting a boxer with a caliber of Pacquiao. To be honest, it’s hard to bet against anyone from these two because both of them are capable of upsetting each other, and there is always a question of “what if?” But then again, a decision has to be made. I will bet on Pacquiao all-in. Why Pacquiao when Cotto can potentially give you a bigger reward? Well, just wanted to secure my money. Look, aside from Manny’s achievements, he appears to be the hungrier of the two and works really hard to achieve greater heights to give honor to his country. He is a proven commodity. Wow! If you are investing in a stock market, a company with the same qualities and achievements as Pacquiao’s is always a good buy. I am confident that his current run won’t stop with Cotto, and that my forecast tells me that there will be no correction leading up to the target fight between him and Mayweather.

Embarrassing moments: Aaah shhooooes!

I had this embarrassing moment, one time, when I left the office for an important meeting at Shangri-La Hotel. Every time I drive, I’d usually wear my beige driving shoes no matter what, and it has been a constant habit pretty much like putting a seatbelt on. Upon arriving the hotel entrance, I quickly grabbed my coat, reached for my bag (which contains important documents), got my valet ticket and walked really fast because I was already 10 minutes late. While in the lobby I just realized that I’ve forgotten to change my shoes!!! I wanted to turn away but it was too late, my clients-to-be waived at me. I was so embarrassed that my dark suit did not match my beige driving shoes. - Danny

It was a terrible feeling when one morning I had to ask my neighbor if I could hitch a ride with her to Makati since my office is just a walking distance away from hers. I had experienced hitching a ride before and it wasn’t a pleasant one since she and her teen-aged kids are notorious for wearing strong perfume. Since my car broke down, I had no choice but to prepare my nose. I walked over to her house where they were patiently waiting for me inside the car. I hopped in and said “hi!” to everyone. Five minutes later, I was surprised that I wasn’t smelling perfume but something like that of a smelly shit. Then everyone started reacting to the stench including me. Everybody rushed to open their windows to gasp some fresh air and immediately checked on each one’s shoes to find out where the smell was coming from. Then at one moment, I realized that my left shoe was surrounded by dog poo! OMG! I might’ve stepped on some on my way over to their house. I quickly apologized to everyone. Talk about embarrassment. – Reenalyn

One day, I remember leaving for work at 5:00 in the morning so I could be in the office just before 6 am. It was stormy and it still looked like night time. After taking a cold bath, the electricity shut off probably due to bad weather, I used a flash light so I could get my clothes on. It was a struggle going to the office because few jeepneys were plying the streets, so I was out soaked-wet patiently waiting for one to arrive. When I reached our office, one of my officemates noticed that the color of one of my shoes didn’t match the other. My left shoe was black while the right one was blue. I felt humiliated and embarrassed because everybody in the office was laughing including the janitors and guards. To make things even worse, I was visited by our Vice President to join the laughter. - Weng

This was probably the most embarrassing moment in my life. I was on my way to the office where I was about to get my final interview. It was 10 a.m. and finding a parking space in Makati was getting a little difficult. Luckily, I found one but I still had to walk some few blocks to reach the office. I was already half-way to my destination when the most horrifying moment happened. The soles of my shoes were about to disengage, and that’s probably the reason why I could hear and feel some flapping underneath. I knew at that point I was in serious trouble. At first, going back to my car wasn’t an option as I had just passed a coffee shop and some establishments where there were just full of people. Still, I believed that the best option is to get back to my car and change them with my old pair which I’ve considered, at that moment, way-way presentable than the pair of new ones I rarely use for special occasions. But to get back to my car was a big problem because I would be putting myself in embarrassment. So I decided to stop by a corner until I chanced upon city sweeper (metro aide). Obviously, he was wearing a dirty pair of black rubber shoes, but I had to grab my chance. I called him and asked if I could borrow his shoes so I can get to my car. He was hesitant at first but I told him about my problem and my willingness to pay him P500 out of desperation. Good thing he obliged and I was able change in no time. What happened to my interview next? Don’t even dare ask! - Oliver

Philippines' Rag Dolls

"Pokwang" and "Tessa Prieto-Valdez"


Separated at birth? Nope. Welcome to the crazy world of Philippine showbiz! Here we have two personalities who come from different corners of the world. Let's check their diffrences: Pokwang's a jolog while Tessa's an elite; Pokwang's from ABS-CBN while Tessa's from GMA; Pokwang's an actress while Tessa's a columnist; Pokwang's a singer while Tessa's a fashion designer; Pokwang's a comedian while Tessa's a socialite-philanthropist; Pokwang's a fashion horror while Tessa's a fashion icon; Pokwang wears cheap clothes while Tessa wears expensive clothes.

Now let's go their similiraties: Pokwang's seen on TV while Tessa's also seen on TV; Pokwang loves wearing flambouyant and outrageous dresses while Tessa loves wearing flambouyant and outrageous dresses; Pokwang has rich friends (Willie and the celebrity family) while Tessa has rich friends too (the country's elite families); Pokwang looks like Tessa from a far while Tessa looks like Pokwang from a far; Pokwang's life of the party while Tessa's life of the party; Pokwang wears thousands of accessories whil Tessa wears thousands of accessories.

Wow! this is tiring....anything else you can think of?

Embarrassing moment: Phone interruption gone wrong

I remember back in college, me and my friends would hang around in a corridor to do girl watching. We’d normally rate them 1-10 based on their good looks and gorgeous bodies. At one time, I decided to do a research which had nothing to do with my studies…and that‘s… to get their phone numbers. Once I got their numbers I would immediately give them a ring using a fake name. During those times, cellular phones were not a necessity yet, and having one would make you a very unusual human being. One way to talk to these pretty ladies whom you’ve never ever met was through the phone and hoped you’d become phone pals someday. Most of the girls I called on were high-profile and the ones considered in the socialite or elite group. Yes, it was hard to penetrate this market and my battering average was like a big “0”. Meaning, out of the top 50 I made 0 phone pals. Instead, I just concentrated on targeting the B market, but this too proved to be difficult and so I decided to call off my stupid hobby. One Saturday night, I was so bored at home that it felt like my mind was going to explode. I knew I had to do something crazy or else my weekend’s ruined. I was checking some items on my desk ‘til I stumbled upon my pocket-sized phonebook. There I saw the list of remaining girls that I have not called yet including one of my beautiful socialite classmates who happened to be my ultimate crush. It took me almost an hour to get my blood and guts running until I convinced myself that there was no way she’d find out who the caller was. Since I don’t come from an English speaking family, I knew I had the talent to pull the trick and sound like a legitimate one on the phone. Finally, I’ve mustered enough courage to dial her number. When the phone was answered I heard a cute sounding girl say “Hello?”...I choked… so I immediately dropped the call because I was positive it was her. Second call, I asked if I could talk to her but she said “No”. The third time the phone went busy for a while. After about 30 minutes I tried to call her again, and this time, she accommodated the call but you could sense that she was a little irritated. I said that I was trying to call my friend and must have dialed the wrong number, since I thought her voice kinda’ sounded cute, I could not help but call her back and perhaps have a friendly chat . The next 45 minutes was like a police interrogation of who I really was but I was a very uncooperative suspect. As our conversation went on for hours she was getting a little convinced that maybe the call was just a stray call, and that she began to ease down and really started to make a real chat. I remember sharing a few laughs with her which was a good sign (Hanep! Ang galing ko talaga!). Although she gave me a fictitious name, Emily, I could not care less. All I care was that I was talking to my ultimate crush and the potential of us becoming phone pals was almost sealed. There was a time that I was getting carried away by my emotions that I wanted to reveal my real identity. Good thing I was able to hold myself like a professional scammer. For hours we were like two people trying to get to know each other and finding out if we were compatible. Suddenly, I heard an incoming tricycle and it sounded like it’s going to stop in front of our house. I checked on the time and it was 3:20 am…yaiiiks!! Time really flies when you’re having fun! I had a feeling that my parents were on that tricycle so I told her that I’ll call her back in 5 minutes because I had to drink my medicine. Actually, I just did not want her to hear the tricycle because I told her that me and my family lived on the 20th/F of a condominium somewhere in Makati Business District. Indeed, my parents were on that tricycle and they had just arrived from a 2-week vacation in our province, Bicol. When I came out to greet them, my parents were surprised to see me fully awake and energetic. I told them that I was waiting for them and was on the phone the whole time talking to my friend, Aldrin, who was helping me with my assignments. I hurriedly carried their stuff and rushed back to my room to call her back. Then we hit it off on the phone again. This time, she would already make pa-cute comments like: “I thought you’ve forgotten about me coz it took you 10 minutes to call me back”...wow kilig! Then I said “I actually didn’t want to drink my medicine anymore because you just made me feel better”…wow counter kilig! As we were exchanging kilig words, I suddenly heard my mom’s voice on the phone using the extension line… and with a subtle tone I remember her saying: “ ‘To (short for Toto) punta ka muna nang banyo” then she put the extension phone down. She (Kate) asked: “Who was that on the line? She sounded so creepy”. I said: “Aaaah…I think there’s a party line?”. Then, I heard my mom again saying: “’’To? ‘To?”…(there was a pause on the line) ….although I knew she was my mom, I asked: “Who is this party line?”…then she exclaimed: “Hoy Resmond! Ano ba!? Kanina pa kita pinapalabas diyan! Buhusan mo nga muna yung kubeta at may taeng natira!” Ayy de puta! I couldn’t believe my mom blurted it out. I immediately told Kate that I think I’ll have to call her again to clear the party line even though I knew I was busted when my mom shouted my real name. By the way, the fake name I gave Kate was Timmy which was a far cry from my real name. So I went out of my room and disgustedly asked my mom why she had to say all of those things on the phone. She just answered without pakialam: “Eh, ang tagal tagal mo! Ano ba kinahihiya mo? Kaibigan mo at lalaki naman yang kausap mo! Buti kung babae or girlfriend mo”…”Ang tanda mo na ‘di ka pa marunong mag-flush ng dumi mo”. Oh my! Oh my! I could not believe this was happening to me. For a moment I was in heaven and now I’m in Elm Street. After things toned down, I called her to check whether everything would still run normal. When she answered the phone, she asked angrily: “Who are you really?!” I said answered: “Timmy!” Then she asked again: “Are you Resmond my classmate?” Just before I could reply, she said: “Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!” and banged the phone real hard. Right at that moment I wanted to kill myself and thought about not going to school on Monday, but not going to school meant I was guilty, so I decided to attend class and just act normally as if I did not make the call. Surprisingly, she was the one absent that day and days followed I didn’t see her in school anymore until I found out that she had dropped out. I really felt guilty about the whole thing, or maybe she just really took it hard on herself. Either way, had she not dropped out, I would have been the one melting in shame.

Resmond (Sweet Talker)

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The Evolution of Darna

Darna 1973 Darna 2009


Our beloved superhero, "Darna", is still making waves after all these years in Philippine television. Although the first movie happened in 1951, the application of special effects were more evident during the version of Vilma Santos' Darna way back 1970's, where we were, sort of, awed by the result. Fast forward to 2009, we are again witnessing the rise of Darna in a television series which will be portrayed by Marian Rivera. I'm not too sure if we are going to see a lot of changes in the plot, characters and others, maybe there will be, but please don't count on 'em too much. What I'm sure is that Darna is getting more beautiful and sexier. What about the special effects? Sadly, after 36 years, nothing much is to be expected. In Hollywood, their animation is beginning to look like real, but in our case, our real life is beginning to like an animation. Honestly, I don't even see a drastic change in the next 100 years. Go judge for yourself...


Click on these video links:

Darna 1973 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzYUS1md6aE

Darna 2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Hrd4zaGbE