wowGK was awesome! i pretty much slept on the way to houston and on the way back home..lol..so the trip was pretty fast for me..GK fundraised around $60,000 ...i'm really glad that i got to help these people out bcuz i think they deserve much better lives..i jus wanted to help out cuz i watched some of the promo videos about Gawad Kalinga and i saw how these ppl didn't have proper health care, houses, or enough food to eat...im pretty excited that i'm Miss GK 2005 cuz this is the first time they've ever done this..hMMm.. i won a free trip to the Philippines  ....i haven't been to the Philippines since i was a little baby...:D i can't wait!!! i'm soOo exciteddd!...but yeah, i really could've gone without the sash, crown, trophy, and trip..i jus wanted to help out..this has been one of the most humbling experiences i've ever had...i jus wish some people would realize that this is not all about being recognized for your accomplishments because your real award is in heaven..the girls were soOo nice, sweet, funny...i really enjoyed getting to know ya'll...i hope to run into u guyz some day...i loved how we jus agreed to go on stage without our shoes on since our shoes were killing our feet..lol..plus, i found out that one of the contestants is my distant cousin..lol..we found out after our parents talked..we're like 3rd cousins..she's gorgeous by the way! (half pinay/korean)..and i jus wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! to all of those who supported me! much love goes out to ya'll...but yeah, here's some pictures..enjoy <3

if you wanna learn more about Gawad Kalinga..go to www.gawadkalinga.com

                              
me with my first tiara..i didn't wanna take that thing off! lol i felt like a real princess

            
                                the candidates and with our escorts

                     
                                 me in my poofy blue dress

                            
                                   me and john, my escort

            
   me with my mommy n daddy :D that was my hc dress this year by the way..hehe

 
me, ilene, cheryl, and my distant cousin lauren (my aunt cut her head off in the pic..oops!)

   
                           me, with family and supporters from dallas!

    
dad's classmate, mommy, Miss International 1970 (who crowned me, she's sooo tall n pretttty!) and my dad

i stole the next few pix from kate :D hehe

     
                                            beautiful houston girls :D

      
                              one of the performances

    
                                           kate n me...she's so sweet <3


                                               the finale! everyone has a Filipino flag



the end  

-miss kristine elaine-

guess who's birthday's tomorrow?! that's right..MS. BEEBA KOONER HERSELF! I LOVE YOU SEXY! a few pix from last weekend :D these are my bestEST friends in the whole world..i love you ladies


              hallen, me, n beeba :D


                beeba n hallen..say cheeeese!


 aww..look! it's beeba n karla! i didnt' have many pix 
           of karla *cries* cuz she came late

          aww the birthday girl sleeping :D how cute


        hallen, beeba, n me..haha beeba makes me lafffff


                us again smiling for the camera :D

toOdLes

i only have a FEW pix from my birthday thingy..soOo here's wutever i got so far...i'll post up summore later :D

                   me, my cousin, ej, and leslie


               the ladies :D


       me n my homie from da block :D hehe i love this gurl

more pix to come once ashley sends them to me...hehe

canada pictures!     by the way.. these are all out of order..hehe

      
                           me and my lovely cousin, g-race! (before bungi jumping)

                 
                   ahh! look at us go! "that was  f*ckin awesome!" haha..

                                       
         hahaha! us AFTER bungi jumping! omgosh im so PANGIT!
(i made it small cuz i kno grace would get mad it i made it any bigger lol)


       

the family...karaoke was very fun that night! that's wen i learned that there's a CANADIAN IDOL! haha..it's nothing like american idol..


                                  grace and me at niagara falls..


                               look how BEAUTIFUL the water fall is!

 
 the other part of niagara falls...aww look at the little boat going towards the falls..hehe


                                  my cute lil cousin, michelle and me..

                
                                            beautiful, Toronto


              my daddy and mommy on the cruise around the island..


                                             Toronto...it's so prettty!

 
                          me with my hair blowin everywhere!


                                           inside the CN tower!


     the 360 restaurant b/c it spins around..it's at the top of the CN tower..it's kinda
                 like the reunion tower here in dallas..but NICER..haha


  omg u wouldn't believe how expensive this place was.. $325 for a seafood platter!


 this is the glass floor where u look STRAIGHT DOWN! it was cool cuz some people would like lay on the glass floor and have people take a picture of them..some people were like jumping on it! it was so scary! haha..but i walked on it for a bit..then took this! imagine faling all the way down! eeek

                
 mommy, me, and daddy in front of the castle :D my future home..haha jk

but yeah my birthday was fun :D it was on the FIRST day of school, BUT it was alright cuz i got to see friends that i didn't get to see all summer, i was only there for a 2 hour orientation, and i had no school the next day..lol..so it worked out pretty well for me..then after that justin met up with me to eat pho..then we went to walmart to buy dye..then i dyed his hair at my house..then all this confusion happened..then finally went to PAPA'Z PIZZA :D it was goood...i didn't expect that many people to show up cuz it was such late notice..haha..but yeah thanks to everyone that came!  i love you all :D i got some pretty cool stuff too...courtney got me balloooons n earings! hmm tiffany got me jewelry! ashley got me the "I LOVE PHILIPPINES" shirt from urban outfiters (it's funny cuz i bought the same shirt jus like a few days ago..haha..but i'll treasure the shirt she gave me!) karla gaev me this beautiful belt that i've been eyeing! hallen gave me moOoney! haha..justin spent like 100 bucks on stuff at bath n body works :D aww how sweet!! ej got me a nemo..it's cute! got summore money from aunts...n les n mark's present is coming up this weekend..hmm i wonder wat it'll be..hahah...oOo and some of my homies from my old school showed up! i love ya'll! thank you everyone for the everything guyz (texts, phone calls, IMs, etc..)...i luved 'em all :D but most of all thanks for jus being there for me on my special day..it put a smile on my face..like this  hehe...im 18 now! wow...oh that reminds me..i needa get my lisence renewed! i've been driving arond today illegally! haha..great way to start off the school year huh?

i shall post pictures of my birthday later..good times :D

-elaine-

oOo lastly..look! pic of me n justin that we took this summer and last summer..can u guess which one we took this summer? haha


   mayn our faces are so shiny! lol..(this summer)


     eww...we look weird..(last summer) haha

 
look! there's a sugar cookie on his chin! heh

elaine feeding justin a cookie =D

"C" is for cookie! cookie is for me!

soOo in love


another couple pic =D

and another one..hehe


elaine in a teepee

at olive garden for dinner

chubbie cheeks..hehe

he's so goofy

SURPRISE!!!

black -n- white

in color

driving elaine home..he jus ran over a bunny :( ....hehe jk


say CHEESE!


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