Opening Remarks for Queen Mother Pageant
Found this in an old album created in February 2019. I can’t even remember if I ever delivered what I wrote but after reading this, I thought it was stuff good enough to share… I. Why I was asked to give the welcome remarks: Not because I am beautiful but because I am only 1 of 2 seniors in the Execom. II. Pero sa totoo lang kahit feel ng nanay at tatay ko na maganda ako, hindi naman ako pinasali sa beauty contest nang bata pa ako. At alam ko na kung bakit! Kailangan kasi maputi, sexy, at matangkad. E hanggang height lang meron ako! A. Too dark, black beauty C. Too thin III. Good thing these standards of beauty no longer apply to us. For me, the standards of beauty change when we reach our Senior years A. Instead of a shapely body, our lumps and bumps are beautiful because these are the evidence to we carried a child, brought it to life, and prepared many meals for our family’s sustenance. B. Instead of long-lashed, bright eyes, eyes with dark circles