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THE DECADE OF STUPID: THE 10-YEAR HUNT FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN by Navo

In Earth, politics, viewpoints on December 30, 2009 at 6:46 am

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STUPID AND PROUD OF IT


“Is ignorance truly bliss? Are people with non-existing intelligence happier than the rest of the species?”

Happy New Year! Thank you for all the growing followers of DANGEROUSLY NAIVE (a 3-months old blog). I was working on my novel and while reviewing the 00′s highlights, I just realize what a dumb decade that was, years overwhelmingly dominated by “celebrities” advertising their ignorance like a billboard, the rise of reality shows (featuring the most clueless loonies that ever walk the face of the earth), the wacked global economy and countless people who lost their jobs or countless people who lost their lives this past 10 years, a civilization rotting to its very core. How the hell did that happen? Two words: STUPID PEOPLE. If you track the roots of all the misery (like a forensic investigator in CSI), it all goes down to stupidity of some people in power, and most of them are major celebrities. When a celebrity’s dirt, personal life, breakdowns, delusions, scandals and stupidity are more interesting than their talents, leadership, and just being good role models like the old days, the world actually watch stupid celebrities humiliate themselves on TV makes this decade the most mind-boggling. Reality shows and networks, YouTube, Magazines, Tabloids, Blogs, Talk Shows, and innocent mindless office coffee break chats work hand-in-hand in  glamoriz-ing these stupid celebrities of the world.

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BIG DUMB FUN IS JUST BIG DUMB FUN

I own a decent size plasma tv that I only use to watch select films, documentaries or to peek at what the rest of the world is watching these days, a glaring 90 % of the programs are targeted towards the idiot demographics, can you blame me for not having any interest? When USA’s version of a vampire movie is “TWILIGHT” compared to Sweden’s “LET THE RIGHT ONE IN” and South Korea’s “THIRST”, you can really see the cultural inferiority of Hollywood in 2009 alone. Sometimes big dumb fun is just big dumb fun, I’m not that square not to enjoy Cameron Diaz’s Charlies Angels or Johnny Depp’s Pirate Trilogy, but there’s a certain stupidity that my brain can only take before it actually bleeds. Every month US Networks and Film Productions seems to successfully raise the STUPID-BAR down a notch. I’ve never seen MTV’s Jersey Shore (from its reviews, sounds like it marks TV history’s rock-bottom) but I know some people who watch it to feel better about themselves. Jerry Springer babies like Tyra Banks, Paula Abdul, Perez Hilton have done so well this decade, for having no talent, low IQ and zero substance, its humiliating for those people who actually have something  to say. The same people who failed every single subject in school, dropped out, or kicked out, are dominating the world’s media, teaching the not so bright kids of the world to be like them, American Media is raising mini-stupids every single day. They are the reminders of having an IQ of an oven toaster can make you famous and filthy rich, the message to all the kids around the globe who owns a TV set or have an internet access every time they click the keyboards or the remote control. A world of blissful ignorance, clueless celebrities but have strong opinions all the same, and have a very passionate fan club that will commit Jihad to protect their honor (like Osama Bin Laden’s fan club, but thats a totally new topic). If the television and internet is the new classroom for our next generation, the following 12 people below are the new heroes produced this decade, and the world’s future has never been so dark to say the very least.

“When it comes to my celebrity interviews, I’m going to do a lot deeper research and ask them things that people haven’t asked before, … I’ve been on the other side so much, I have a leg up on a person that has only just interviewed people.” -Tyra Banks

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being a moron, have delusions of grandeur of being smart, vain, having no talent, shallow and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

“My videos stand the test of time. They are like the almanac for every performer. Even Rhianna has come up to me and said ‘I hope you don’t mind.’ And Beyonce. You can see the influence of what I’ve done.”, “It’s really fun to see that I’ve left a mark. It was my idea to create an animated character. It takes a lot of focus, a lot time, and a lot of money.” -Paula Abdul

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, coke head, hardcore junkie, having no talent, vain, delusional, pathological liar and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

“She lost not because she doesn’t believe in gay marriage. Miss California lost because she’s a dumb bitch.” – Perez Hilton (Mario Armando Lavandeira)

WHAT HE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being a moron, pathological liar, having no talent, delusional, vain, gossip queen, shallow and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

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TYPHOID MARYS


There is a plague this decade, and never before in the history of civilization that a plague is shamelessly advertised in billboards, tv, radio, magazines, and the world-wide web. Just one click and your exposed to the plague, and with the rate of inbreeding in today’s society it seems unstoppable and our future is a bit scary, like one of those zombie scenes in 28 Days Later (which by the way is an intelligent piece of filmmaking, it’s a metaphor for stupid people spreading disease). Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Sarah Palin, Miley Cyrus, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan and Ana Wintour in fact are carriers, the Typhoid Mary‘s of moronic quotes whenever you see or hear them anywhere, and everybody seems to listen to what they have to say.

“Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.” – Paris Hilton

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, shallow, coke head, junkie, having no talent, vain, delusional, materialistic, slut and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

“I am for the death penalty. Who commits terrible acts must get a fitting punishment. That way he learns the lesson for the next time.Britney Spears

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, shallow, coke head, junkie, having no talent, delusional, vain, materialistic, slut and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you. (Same as above)

“As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border.” – Sarah Palin

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being a moron, have delusions of grandeur of being smart, shallow, delusional, and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.
“I’ll be out with my friends and be recognized, and little girls will ask me for my autograph. It is so much fun living out your dream. It, like, totally reflects me 100%.”- Miley Cyrus


WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being a moron, shallow, delusional, having no talent, vain,  materialistic, slut and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

“Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says ‘Chicken by the Sea.’” – Jessica Simpson

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, shallow, coke head, delusional, vain, having no talent,  materialistic, slut and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”- George Bush

WHAT HE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being a moron, have delusions of grandeur of being smart, delusional,  mass-murderer, and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.
“I called her last week, and I was like, ‘Do you wanna hang out?’ And her sister hung up the phone on me! I don’t like having enemies … and there’s the saying, keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” – Lindsay Lohan

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, shallow, coke head, hardcore junkie, having no talent, vain,  delusional, materialistic, slut and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

My two brothers and sister are very amused by what I do — they’re amused,” Anna Wintour in an almost self-deprecating tone.

WHAT SHE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being a moron, shallow, coke head, have delusions of grandeur of being smart, vain, materialistic, stuck-up and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

“When I get angry enough I write down what I want to say and what I want to talk about, to set the record straight. Because you get to a point where you get tired of people lying. I get tired of situations like this, where people completely lie on (sic) me and I’m sick of it. I want to set the record straight. I’m a black American and I’m proud of it. The bleached skin is a rumour. I don’t bleach my skin. I’m not gay.” – Micheal Jackson (1996)

WHAT HE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, shallow, coke head, junkie, pathological liar, vain, phedophile (especially if you have good lawyers and money to pay up victims), mutilate your face, and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.
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6 YEAR OLDS OF THE WORLD WANTS TO FUCK A 109 YEAR OLD VAMPIRE (GREAT JOB RPatz and Stephanie Meyer)

It’s not hard to spot the “carriers” . You’ll usually see them reading gossip magazines about how awesome Robert Pattison is, a person who talks about celebrities, shoes, scientology, Jesus Christ, and tips they’ve read in Cosmopolitan magazine 24/7, people who straps themselves in a plane to blow up some buildings in New York and llamas. The ‘infected” will spontaneously combust if you include them in conversations that doesn’t revolve around Bradgelina, RPatz, or Louis Vuitton bags and if you mention the word “BOOK”, prepare yourself for some gooey brain explosion, it’s their kryptonite.

“Thats the worst thing, I dont really care if people say I’m a bad actor, I can like work on that, but if they just say that he’s ugly thats just like “oh.. really?” – Robert Pattinson

WHAT HE PREACHES YOUR KIDS: You can be successful being stupid, shallow, having no talent, and it’s ok to think the world revolves around you.

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PEREZ HILTON WHO?


In an article by Dana Irwin (10/26/2007) titled Why is Perez Hilton Famous? “Perez Hilton proves that some people can succeed on very little talent. Why is he famous? If any one of us were to write our musings of pop culture, would we soon be schmoozing with the very stars we write about? Perez Hilton is the 21st century’s version of the American Dream: becoming a celebrity for doing nothing but making stars quiver in their boots. It’s quite a long way to come for a poor boy born to Cuban immigrants in Miami.” “What is the allure of this site? It might be the snappy layout. Readers can skim all the celebrity gossip during a coffee break. The lack of text puts the rumors front and center, with no need for troublesome reading.” “In an age when some celebrities have more interesting private lives than careers, Perez Hilton has capitalized on the public’s desire to see the nasty underside of Hollywood. The sordid details of the not-so-private lives of Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton keep his site well-visited.” (emorywheel.com)

time.com announced Hilton’s blog one of the top 5 most Overrated Blogs of 2009 “This highly trafficked gossip blog, written by sometimes actor and fulltime celebrity hound Mario Lavandeira, mines the usual Jessica Simpson/Brad Pitt/Jennifer Anniston territory. But blog rivals like TMZ.com do a much better job at uncovering real celeb scoops and providing original video and documents. Leaving PerezHilton to serve up the stalest dish of all: yesterday’s celebrity news.”

I unfortunately bumped in the infamous Hilton Blog once a few months ago, I think Dana nailed it in the head, excuse the pun, it’s a no brainer, “STUPID PEOPLE (LIKE PEREZ HILTON) MADE HIM FAMOUS”, every time you click his blog, whether you like him or not is a “VOTE” to keep his stupidity in business. Like Jessica, Tyra, Palin, Britney, Ana, Bush, Paris, Rpatz, Lindsay, Miley- Mario Armando Lavandeira are the cover boys and girls of “YOU-CAN-SUCCEED-IN-LIFE-WITH-VERY-LITTLE-BRAIN-AND-VERY-LITTLE-TALENT,-OR-NONE-AT-ALL.”, they wear their ignorance like a badge of honor, while the rest of the world worships them and makes them more powerful and influential, making this earth a more stupid place to live in.

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SOLUTION:


Theres only one antidote to this plague of stupidity  infecting mankind (if not prevented will be the ultimate cause of its own extinction like the dumb dinosaurs). Round up all the infected celebrities, send them to boot camp and ship them to IRAQ, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN or wherever the hell OSAMA BIN LADEN is and let them hunt him down. This 00′s was also the decade of terrorism according to BUSH, it’ll be poetic to watch all this idiots bumble around in the mountains and caves of Pakistan looking for AMERICA’S NO# 1 ENEMY, that after a mind boggling decade of the most powerful nation in the world‘s “efforts” have captured and killed Saddam Hussein (who have nothing to do with 9/11), and Osama (the proclaimed mastermind of 9/11) is still running free with the llama’s in the mountains after 10 painfully long years. BRAVO Network should follow these dummies in the middle east and title the show “AMERICAS MOST STUPID HUNT OSAMA BIN LADEN REALITY SHOW”, hey if the Smartest Americans can’t capture one man, maybe a dozen of AMERICA’S MOST STUPID can, I’m sure Osama want’s an autograph of Britney Spears on his ass cheeks. Now if they survive the mission to capture Osama, they will truly deserve the hero-worship and adoration the kids of the world so generously gives them. After 9/11 less than a decade ago, Osama is in every cover of every magazine, the hottest celebrity in 2001, more popular than Robert Pattinson and the other celebrities combined, no contest, America said “We will never forget”, I think they did with the help of its stupid celebrities.

Bin Laden and Pattinson, this decades top coverboys.

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PORK, JEWS AND PORN: CENSORSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA by Navo

In Earth on November 8, 2009 at 3:29 am

BRITNEY, JACKO, JESUS AND RON JEREMY

“Dear User, عفواً، الموقع المطلوب غير متاح. Sorry, the requested page is unavailable. إن كنت ترى أن هذه الصفحة ينبغي أن لا تُحجب تفضل بالضغط هنا. If you believe the requested page should not be blocked please click here. لمزيد من المعلومات عن خدمة الإنترنت في المملكة العربية السعودية، يمكنك زيارة الموقع التالي: For more information about internet service in Saudi Arabia, please click here: www.internet.gov.sa”

If the screen 0n your desktop shows this message, you might have typed one or more of these words on your search engine…breast, boobs, tits, ass, butt, sex, Britney Spears, Micheal Jackson, Jesus Christ, Ron Jeremy, jew, Judaism, anal sex, rimming, fellatio, gay, homosexual, Madonna, Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee, bisexual, erotic, erection, ménage à trois, blow job, Pope John Paul, pig, Piglet, pork, bacon, pork chop, Budha, Budhism, Hinduism, Catholicism, Scientology, glory hole, butt plugs, hymen, penis, vagina, foreskin, clitoris, Playboy, Playguy, Basic Instinct, Babe: Pig in the city movie, honcho, Seancody, slut, hooker, Chichilarue, transsexual, transvestite, lesbians, dikes, semen, sexual intercourse, fuck, uncut, bottom boy, circumcised, cybersex, Paris Hilton, Ana Nicole Smith, dildos, twinks, fags, deflower, virgin, vibrator, dominatrix, hoar, erectile dysfunction, naked, stripper, blackjack, poker, casino, BangBus, Girls Gone Wild, xxx, crucifix, holy rosary, bible, Christianity, Mother Mary, sadomasochism, David Bowie, Boy George, George Micheal, Israel, masturbation, kinky, bdsm, fetish, leather daddy, bareback, hand job and now even the new term “gay chicken” and Oprah’s “vajayjay”

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BABE: PIG IN THE CITY

In 2000 my second job was in Riyadh for more than a year, in Dhahran for 2 years, and it’s really hard for a movie buff like me to search info in the net when you’re a graphic designer who likes American Movies, and I’m not even talking about porn,  just mainstream movies like “BABE: Pig in the City”, even my friends who are doctors and nurses can’t search for “breast”cancer because of the word “breast”-even for medical research purposes your not allowed to see tits. Saudi Arabia ranked 161st out of 173 countries for “freedom of the press” according to Reporters Without Borders in 2008. Going online in Saudi Arabia where internet censorship is common is rather like visiting a parallel universe run by the world’s strictest, most bigoted parents. Entire sites disappear without warning. Keyword filtering and ISP blacklists prevent you from accessing any sites that the kingdom doesn’t think you should see. The most aggressive censorship focused on pornography, drug use, gambling, religious conversion of Muslims, and filtering circumvention tools.

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SEXUAL NATURE

Incoming press is strictly controlled by censorship officials, primarily for content of sexual nature. Photos of women in books, magazines, and product packaging are routinely censored with black markers if any skin is showing and sometimes pages are just ripped right out. Meanwhile, books, videotapes and electronic media brought into the country may be subjected to censorship at customs. Pork in any form is prohibited, and so is pornography.

Other countries that have censorship in the internet and other medias are Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Libya, Maldive, Nepal, North Korea, Syria, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Turkmenistan and China.

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FILIPINO NEWSMAKERS IN WORLD FASHION HISTORY by Navo

In Fashion on October 13, 2009 at 9:16 am

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16th century King Philip II of Spain is a significant historical figure for me, although I enjoyed more of Cate Blanchett’s 1998 “Elizabeth” than the 2007 sequel “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”, I’m  amused to watch one of my favorite actor Jordi Mollà on the latter playing the part of the king where my country of birth was named in his honour.

With the holy water, I got baptized into Christianity, my spanish name Navo, my mother Elvira and my father Cesar, both names of spanish origins, unlike me, the Philippines has more name changing than a witness on a protection program, the ancient Greeks called the archipelago of 7,107 islands “Maniolas”, Chinese traders named it “Ma-yi”, which means “Land of Gold”, the Portuguese born-Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan baptized it “Archipelago of St. Lazarus”,  few years after and another explorer of mother Spain Ruy López de Villalobos renamed the colony “Felipinas” in honor of Prince Felipe (later crowned as King Philip II), later evolved to “Filipinas”, the Americans called it “The Philippine Islands” and at present time “Republic of the Philippines”.

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Most people familiar with my work are surprise I’m not a “60 yr old overweight blond caucasian dude” the first time they meet me, another creative or a model, or someone I bump into a line for my venti iced caramel macchiato in starbucks, the top inquiry is, “where is that accent from?” Il’d reply-“Philippines”, they’ll say- “Oh, Manny Pacquiao“, suddenly it hit me, the modern world has renamed the island of my ancestors “Republic of PACMAN”. The ancient Greeks will see the “Maniolas” renamed after the gladiator PACMAN, as America “the United States of Britney Spears” to the middle east, as far as I remember when I was living there. But this is not about Filipino gladiators in the world history of Sports, but the Filipinos who made a name and headlines in the world of Fashion.

It’s fascinating and sometimes appalling to read or watch the news to know that a visionary magazine editor, a notable fashion designer, an iconic first lady, a groundbreaking model, and a controversial Versace murderer has altered and continue changing the course of the world’s fashion history as we speak. Quoting the author Hodding Carter “There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.”

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Stephen Gan

Creative director at Harper’s Bazaar, co-founder of Visionaire, editor-in-chief of V Magazine and Vman magazine.

Born (1966) and raised in the Philippines, arrived in New York City when he was 18, immediately becoming a prominent NYC club kid Gan studied at Parsons School of Design and began his career as a photographer. In 1986—while he was still a student—legendary Times lensman Bill Cunningham shot a photo of Gan on the street in SoHo, took him for coffee and a cookie, and gave him a quarter to call Annie Flanders, the soon-to-be editor of Details. Gan’s meeting with Cunningham proved fortuitous: Flanders later offered him the position of fashion editor at Details. After the magazine was sold to Condé Nast and Gan was kicked to the curb, he used $7,000 of his severance pay to print 1,000 copies of Visionaire with co-founders James Kaliardos and Cecilia Dean.

In 1999, he launched V Magazine, an offshoot of Visionaire focusing on young art, fashion, and culture. His day job, though, is at Harper’s Bazaar, where he was named creative director in 2001, one of Glenda Bailey’s first hires as editor-in-chief. Gan is also director of Dream Project, a creative powerhouse, with advertising clients such as Calvin Klein, Dior, Fendi, Shiseido, Olay Colour Europe, Tommy Hilfiger, D&G and Missoni.

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Monique Lhuillier

Born (1971) and raised in Cebu, Philippines, fashion designer based in the United States. She’s the daughter of Michel Lhuiller, a successful businessman of mixed French Filipino descent, and Amparito Llamas, a society figure & former model of Spanish-Cebuano Filipino descent. Lhuillier’s family is prominent in Philippine society. Lhuillier demonstrated good taste and great imagination at an early age. At 15, she was an outstanding student in Lausanne, Switzerland and hoped to become successful in the fashion industry. Her parents sent her to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), where she met the man she married, Tom Bugbee. Lhuillier and Bugbee, a young, dynamic husband and wife team, founded their company in 1996 and launched their first bridal collection. The line was extremely well-received by fashion-savvy brides, editors, and celebrities.

The breakthrough came after Monique designed the gowns for her wedding entourage. These captured the fancy of couture circles. Having had a difficult time finding her own gown, Lhuillier, a 23-year-old newlywed at the time, decided to begin sketching her own line of dresses. She made the news with two high-profile celebrity weddings in a row. She designed Christine Baumgartner‘s wedding dress for her Fall, 2004 wedding to Kevin Costner shortly after designing both of Britney Spears‘s dresses for her wedding to Kevin Federline. She’s also designed the wedding gown of US former Vice President and former Second Lady Al and Tipper Gore’s youngest daughter, Sarah G. Lee, for her marriage to Bill Lee, and also Heidi Montag‘s wedding dress to Spencer Pratt. Also, one of her gowns is used by Hilary Duff when she plays Sam in A Cinderella Story. Subsequently Lhuillier added evening wear to her line, and several of her efforts showed up on red carpets before awards shows. For the Fall, 2007 season she branched off into more typical runway collections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Lhuillier

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Anna Bayle

Born (1959) and raised in the Philippines, a Filipina model who achieved success in the late 1970s and 1980s. She became one of the highest paid models of her time.

Bayle worked for numerous New York designers and became a design consultant to some established fashion houses. She did national and international campaigns for fashion houses and major department stores, as well as calendars for Elite Modeling Agency and Shiseido Cosmetics. She was featured in numerous fashion books, such as Mugler, Chanel, Scaasi, Valentino, Versace, YSL, Dior, Fashion Illustrations by Antonio, etc. Bayle was photographed by fashion photographers including Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Sante D’ Orazio, Peter Beard, David Seidner, Olivero Toscani, Arthur Elgort, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, Skrebneski, Alex Chatelain and Paolo Roversi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Bayle

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Andrew Cunanan (1969 – 1997)

An American spree killer who murdered at least five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, during a three-month period in 1997, ending with Cunanan’s suicide, at age 27. On June 12, 1997, Cunanan became the 449th fugitive to be listed by the FBI on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Cunanan was born in National City, California, the youngest of four children to Modesto Cunanan and Mary Anne Shilacci.

In 1981, his father enrolled him in The Bishop’s School in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California. At school, Cunanan was remembered as being bright and very talkative, testing with an I.Q. of 147, but he was often bullied. As a teenager, he developed a reputation as a prolific liar, given to telling fantastic tales about his family and personal life; he was also adept at changing his appearance according to what he felt was most attractive at a given moment. After graduating from high school in 1987, he became a student at University of California, San Diego, where he majored in American history.
 After graduating from UCSD, he settled in the Castro District of San Francisco. There, he frequented high-class gay bars and prostituted himself to wealthy, older men. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cunanan

“Still, there was a lot of surface masquerade going on. There was a lot of Andrew Cunanan that Andrew Cunanan did not like. He began to, using author Clarkson’s word, “reinvent” himself almost as a cause celebre. Glamour became the keyword; he wanted to be glamorous. Firstly, he did not like being Filipino, so he suddenly became Latino and acted out the part with the verve of an Antonio Banderas. At the bars he was known as either Andrew DaSilva or David Morales. A chameleon, he changed faces and figures with a pair of stylish glasses or a trim of his sideburns, or through the transformation from a suited Clark Kent to a T-shirt wearing Superman. Even though he was Personality A on Friday night, he could be Personality B at the same spot on Saturday and get away with it. Those who spent hours with him at the bar one night would not recognize him the next.” http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/cunanan/index_1.html

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Imelda Marcos

The widow of former President Ferdinand Marcos, and is herself an influential political figure in the Philippines. Imelda was born on July 2, 1929 in Manila. Her own branch of the family was not political. Her father was a scholarly man more interested in music and culture than in public life. Her mother, Remedios Trinidad, a dressmaker who grew up in an orphanage in Manila, said to have been an illegitimate offspring of a friar.

Marcos’s extravagant lifestyle reportedly included five-million-dollar shopping tours in New York, Rome and Copenhagen in 1983, and sending a plane to pick up Australian white sand for a new beach resort. She purchased a number of properties in Manhattan in the 1980s, including the $51-million Crown Building and the $60-million Herald Centre; she declined to purchase the Empire State Building for $750m as she considered it “too ostentatious.” Her New York real estate was later seized and sold, along with much of her jewels and most of her 175 piece art collection, which included works by Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Canaletto.

After the Marcos family fled Malacañang Palace, Marcos was found to have left behind 15 mink coats, 508 gowns, 1000 handbags and 3000 pairs of shoes. In February 2006, Marcos insisted that her husband acquired his wealth legitimately as a gold trader. By the late 1950s, she claimed, he had amassed a personal fortune of 7,500 tons of gold, and after gold prices climbed in the 1970s, the Marcos family was worth about $35 billion. However, the Bureau of Internal Revenue has no record of the Marcos family declaring or paying taxes on these assets, and the source of their wealth remains open to investigation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_Marcos