I was able to squeeze in some time to be at Ryu’s birthday party in McDonalds SM Taytay more than a week ago. Ryu is Andrei’s son, and Andrei is my brother’s friend. The boy has just turned three.
During the party, I did face painting for kids and tried my glitter tattoo on adults. There were a dozen kids, including babies, who came in. It was fun, they loved their cheek arts and the adults their glitter tattoos.
Some mothers asked for my number. Come to think of it, this is a good source of extra income that could afford one to buy clothes, shoes, grocery supplies, a baby bedding or send kids to school. I mean that’s what most parents tell me when they admire the only visible talent I’ve got. One parent I met abroad told his husband to study the craft. Face painting is a lucrative business abroad at $3 to $5 per head. But here in Manila, I don’t charge that much.
Pinoywriters brings their own brand of creative writing series back to Powerbooks in September. Interested parties may drop a note at the comment box below and I’ll have Jude Cartalaba contact you for details. Or get those numbers at the poster above.
Aqua Man
Here’s the list of top 10 countries who raked gold medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics:
1. China – 51
2. United States – 36
3. Russia – 23
4. Great Britain – 19
5. Germany – 16
6. Australia – 14
7. South Korea – 13
8. Japan – 9
9. Italy – 8
10. France – 7
Ukraine – 7
If the world’s greatest swimmer Michael Phelps were a country, he’ll be at Number 9 sharing the slot with Italy. He won eight gold medals - that’s more than what France, Ukraine and the rest of participating countries achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
With eight golds, American swimmer Phelps surpassed and broke Olympic records set by Mark Spitz, a swimmer who recorded seven golds at the 1972 Olympics. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won – six at Athens in 2004 and now eight at Beijing.
With this record, he surpassed Mark Spitz, who was also a swimmer and had held the previous gold medal total with the seven that he won at the 1972 Olympic Games. Phelps has won a total of 16 Olympic medals.
Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. When he was younger, Phelps was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
