S.E. Productions with Chief Executive Officer Rannie Basanta making things in order during the pre-photo shoot trials and this year's candidates, Christine Marie Bayocboc and Harriette Quiambao.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Guess what, there's a big uproar goin' out in the city, its the merging of the two great groups - the successful greatness of S.E. Productions and the multi-media shakers of the El Cirkulos joining together for this year's search of Ginoo & Binibining Pilipinas - Saudi Arabia 2008.

The El Cirkulos at works: Jay, Jeri, Glen and Allan

Lights, camera, action…El Cirkulos meets candidate Christine Bayocboc

This year's beauty competition will goin' to be a little bit different not only because of the new systems strictly followed by the core members to ensure the consistency of the results, order and superb outcomes of the event. So, trials and practices, pre-pageant and productions are being held like the photo shoot trials, to make everything plunge into a great success.

All eyes on angelic beauty Harriette Quiambao

Some of the Ginoo candidates on photo shoot trials

So, let's all find out who will be the next Ginoo & Binibining Pilipinas - Saudi Arabia 2008, let's all cross our fingers and ready your tips for an online votes. Again, kudos to S.E. Productions and two thumbs up for a job well done, El Cirkulos.

Honcho-Look Admin Staff    Herculean Sales Associate

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The prestigious and so the beauteous search of the year…the S.E. Productions' Ginoo & Binibining Pilipinas - Saudi Arabia 2008 is definitely on golden fire. Who will be the next big dreamer of this year's main beauty title? Its going to be a gentle challege for our young and talented Pinoys who's competing out for the most prestigious event internationally. The S.E. Productions have already unleash all of the candidates competing for the top post in the search, here are some of them.

     Angelic Student           Alluringly Reliable Nurse

The riveting challenge of beauty and brain is now electrifyingly unfolding, revealing some of today generation's hopes and dreams of winning the golden crown of success in the most awaited event of the year. This year's beauty event will showcase the true Pinoy dream of becoming not only big in the beauty ciircle but as well becoming famous in the international scene. This year's Ginoo & Binibining Pilipinas - Saudi Arabia 2008 will going to be exciting not only because of the online voting, wherein the candidates' friends, families and loveones will going to have a chance to vote for them.

         Tough Teaboy          Creative Visual Merchandiser

So as the real challenge draw nears, who's goin' to be your biggest bet this year…will it goin to be the good-looking and creative Visual Merchandiser Jack Calderon from Navotas, Manila and now working here in Riyadh for more than 2 years, the tough honcho-look Leonard Babiera from Roxas, Palawan and working as Teaboy in Riyadh, or maybe perhaps, the angelic-looking student from Marilao, Bulacan, Harriette Quiambao, the sensual hardworking Nurse from Dumaguete City, Christine Marie Bayocboc, or perhaps the Herculean looking from Dasmarinas, Cavite who work as a Sales Associate Rodel Luceno, or the first-timer from Caloocan City, Manila, JM Castro who work in a reputable company as Administration Staff for more than four years now in Riyadh, or maybe some of them?

All of them, have their own dreams, their own hopes of winning, so let's all find out who will be on top of their efforts and determination, goodluck and all the best to all our candidates this year, and special thanks to the El Cirkulos most specially to Yon Layosa for the candidate's post-production photography.

CALABASAS CITY, California - From this point of time, prayers are all we need for our dear special friend whose been struggling really though from her kidney ailment. Posted here are the excerpts of her long message taken from her blog The Bleeding Heart to all her friends, family and loveones…

I have a lot of things to say today - all relevant to tomorrow. I hope you'll read this and really try to understand what it all means. I feel its important not only to my friends and family, but to others who might be facing the same decisions in the near future. I've always said that I believe no one should blindly go forward with a kidney transplant until they are at the point in their thinking that they can and will accept all possible outcomes.

As this entry comes full circle, I will answer my own question: "Can I accept all the possible outcomes of what happens tomorrow, and in the coming weeks, months, and years?" YES, I can. I was ready. I'm at peace and I'm in a positive place…

It took me a little over three years, being treated to get here, but it was worth every treatment, every needle stick, every scar, every ache and pain, and all the experiences of the treatment. It taught me that even if this transplant doesn't work, I can still live my life and continue being who I am. While I'm very optimistic about tomorrow, I am also realistic. And I'll take what I get. It's out of my hands and into the hands of the doctors, and as some may say, FATE. What the Lord wants, let it be done.

I LOVE YOU ALL

sophiaklaud

CALABASAS CITY, California - During the times of her illness, still we find the sweetness on her side, even when things are not going well. She knew how tough it will be goin' but still she doesn't crumble and surrender. We know her as the great Chef with a great smile on her face from Sheraton WallCentre in Vancouver. She's been making all of the feasts so sumptously great because of the sweetness she pours, maybe her one tough secret. But what makes her really something extraordinary is when life sends one of its inevitable curves.

It's been quite long, yes, we haven't heard any success from our dearest Chef Sophia Klaud, lately we find out that she's been recovering from a kidney problem and still in Calabasas, a city in Los Angeles County, California, "Hello, Rens, thanks so much and I do appreciate that you still remember me…Well, I got sick and got treated in US…I had a kidney problem and as of now I can't work, I have to stop from working due to some health problems…you take care, okay?"

Anyway, we really are so affecting that could happened to our dearest Chef, amidst all the blessings and all the graces on her side. Truly. life is no perfect, we all gonna face challenges, be it small or big. This very minute, there are people dealing with illness, in sickness, loss and in pains, but everyone of us have the will and the power to be tough and rise above any circumstances. Like Sophia, we all know she will be fine soon and will goin' to be in top shape again. This is the beautiful trait that can really inspires others, being grateful in life no matter what - and one will be proud of in the end. For you, Sophia who needs great attention more than ever and do take care of yourself. All of our wishes and prayers for your sweet recovery.

FUJISAWA, Japan - Pinoy Overseas are really that proud uplifting the morale of our kababayans out there amidst their sickness away from home in our own little way, that is why we continue to boost and give inspiration to lots of Filipinos living and working overseas. One biggest thicks and pumps in our hearts are their appreciation and of course expressing gratitudes. Here's Joy, one of our dearest kababayan in Fujisawa City, again, thanks a lot for your support…

Hello Rens, nakita ko na ang site, actually I'm not really from Hokkaido, I live here in Fujisawa City malapit sa Tokyo. Nag-tour lang kami doon sa Hokkaido. The truth is, I'm so flattered pero para a little bit shy ako, kasi makikita uan sa lahat. Anyway, andyan na s'ya, just hope that I can give a good example to all Filipinas living and working overseas. Actually my sister in United Kingdom wants to see the site too…we'll just wanna say thank you sa 'yo Rens and may the High Above bless you…

WAY back during my hibernating days, those depressing moments and hiding days, I breathe the life of an exiled artist, staring in the open wide space, doin' nothing, frigidly freezes like the stillness of the cold night. One rage that keeps the real blood of an artist pumping are the music that never leaves me even in the darkest hours of my solitude. Its all lonesome balladry, the title refers to the pastoral Mexican peninsula that gave the musician the inspiration for the set of lush and glistening ballads. It was Chris Isaak's guitar glides through the songs whose sun-drenched climate bellies sad-sack lyrical curved plus his neo-rockabilly side embracing the romantic crooning that made the Baja Sessions a thick antidote for my swelling. His version of Roy Orbison's Only The Lonely serve as the immediate aid for my fading grips, so as the tracks Waiting For My Lucky Day and Think Of Tomorrow, and finally igniiton in the juicy creative thicks in my bung up veins.

Elith in Japan, Self-Portrait 2004 Sketches Pencil & Pen

The resurgence was seen, the torch of the blistering fire melt down the frigidness of the artist block, the hell freezes over and so I started to seize some stroke and grab a pencil or two and think of the first prey my ressurected hands want to scrawls. Creative masturbation takes place, first, its like a thirst of beauty, a hunger for creativity and a desire of artisty, I begin to rough a draft down and up of sweet pretty portraits of some dear friends, and so here are some of the orgasmic upshot.

Arlene Delos Santos, Self-Portrait 2004 Sketches Pencil & Pen

So the surreal rebirth of the artist child within come forth toe-thumpingly howling and from the beauty of those lines and curves, of shades and forms, the Anghel Series III seeds. From 2004 to 2006 I started to hone and grind the creativity in me and created series of Anghel works which are now ready for the exhibiiton soon. This time around, I'm preparing for a comeback and wanting the world to see and feel its scorching rage and thundering fury…the ANGHEL III Art Series.

FUJISAWA CITY, Kanagawa- Though her story is like an antiquated sentimentally old-fashioned ordinary tale of a great success, a simple woman became successful in far away land, particularly in Japan, still, her own story is an epitome of such great inspiration every Pinay is dreaming of.

Noticeably flashy, passionate and yes very sexy goal-driven woman, above all, they simply call her Joy. A pretty Boholana is one of our kababayan who's living successfully in Fujisawa City, the cultural city is located in the central part of Kanagawa Prefecture adjoining Western Tokyo. From there our dearest kababayan Joy is located and now enjoying her life in the city to the fullest. It's like reaping all of her success and dreams that came true amidst all of the efforts counting all of the pains living the life away from your loveones and close familiy and so the hardworks that finally pays.

Pinoy Overseas are really that proud knowing every Pinay like her living successfully and yes abundantly with her own family and her daughter Serika. There's a lot of successful Filipina in the world, just like Joy believed, but we find Joy's courage and determination worthy of our praises, and so by all means an inspiration to us all.

Anyway, here's Joy's open message for us…hello rens, nice to hear from you. I dunno much about ur site, but it's ok, basta lang legal yun site and descent yun topic and assure me that im not goin into jail ha..(laughing out loud). Pakiusap lang, if you are goin to put some pics of mine there paki-choose naman un maganda-ganda (laughing out loud). Just wanna know more about your blogs or the site and I wanna ask you, "why me?" There's a lot of succesful Filipinas out there in the world. Anyway, if you are doin' this in good purpose all I can say is go on and God bless… For you Joy and all of our dearest hardworking Pinays out there not only Hakkaido, but everywhere in Japan, hope Joy's determination and hardwork will serve us inspiration to go on fulfill our impossible dreams.

RIYADH, K.S.A - It's been quite long years of silence in the field of the visual arts…no strokes and shades from the artist once hailed as the surreal rebel angel in the arts. It's really a good thing I stomp both of my feet here in the land of the Arabs, from here I come face to face within the artist child in me, in focus and in concentration with the full force of silence. Sometimes it pays to trek away from your landbase to see what lies ahead in your trail.

Desert Grass, Red Sand      Sand Flowers, Riyadh

It's like picking up all the pieces you have left behind, or taken for granted for so long. I started to be curious with the lights and shadows in photography in 1992 with a Praktica LB SLR from Bregenz, Austria, a gift from my Aunt Rocel Funk who's been succesfully living there. It's been a long years since I haven't taken nice photographs or two, since I hung the shutter of my old SLR camera, so I decided to begin another period of my creative path again with photography just like the old school days.

New Dawn Rising, Riyadh Panasonic LS70 7.2mp

Now, it's been quite shaky and a little bit scratchy using a digital point and shoot camera, a Panasonic LS70, but still they say, you cannot put a good artist down, or shall we use the old cliche, "its in the eye of an artist and not on the shutter of the camera". So this point of time, I'm grinding and sharpening my creativity here in the far away land where deserts are the main lure among our naked eyes.

From this period of my creative renaissance, I will try to share with you the humble beginning of embracing back again the wonders and grandeur of the arts and so its strokes, lights, shades and lines as I hone and jump back in the visual arts.

EDMONTON CITY, Alberta - The capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta, Edmonton City is the place where we can locate one of the blessed Filipino family and were living for more than three years now, the kindhearted Chengco Family - Tin, Carlo and their lovely daughter Elyza Carina.

The Newly-Wed Couple with daughter Elyza Carina

Once again, to prove their perpetual romance and everlasting love for each other, Cristina Eliquen and John Carlo Chengco takes another wedding vow this time at the Good Sheperd Catholic Church in Edmonton City, Alberta last August 2008 and were witnessed by their very supportive families, chosen few friends and cheery relatives in Alberta, Canada.

From all of us here, the Chengco Family, Eliquen Family, Bernal Family - Jay, Maye and Athan, and of course the Pinoy Overseas congratulates and Best Wishes for the newly-wed couple Tin and Carlo, we also wish both of them all the best in their wedded life and of course more siblings to come. Mabuhay ang Bagong Kasal!