Miss International 2005 - A Filipina

Okay, this email has been in all my accounts already and I have forwarded it only once. I am giving the job to everybody else to disseminate the recent feat of one Filipina. So I decided to put it here in my blog so people can see that I am actually happy for this too.

Savor the winning, shining moment of the FILIPINA.....

I'm sure you've heard Ms. Philippines won in the Ms. International
Pageant 2005!

"MABUHAY! representing the democratic and freedom loving people of
the pearl of the orient, I am Precious Lara Quigaman, from the
beautiful country of THE PHILIPPINES"

The interview question and her winning answer :

Q: "What do you say to the people of the world who
have typecasted Filipinos as nannies?"

A: "I take no offense on being typecasted as a nanny. But i do take
offense that the educated people of the world have somehow denigrated
the true sense and meaning of what a nanny is. Let me tell you what
she is. She is someone who gives more than she takes. She is someone
you trust to look after the very people most precious to you - your
child, the elderly, yourself. She is the one who has made a living
out of caring and loving other people. so to those who have
typecasted us as nannies, Thank you. It is a testament to the loving
and caring culture of the Filipino people. And for that, I am forever
proud and grateful of my roots and culture."