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BEIJING — Christel Simms, a Punahou School senior swimming for the Philippines, had a personal best in the women’s 100-meter freestyle yesterday, but did not advance to the semifinals.
Simms, just the seventh woman from the Philippines to swim in the Olympics, finished fourth in her heat in 56.67 seconds. Her previous best was 57.17.
Simms will swim in the 50-meter freestyle qualifying heats tomorrow.
Congratulations to Ramiele Malubay for making the top 24 on American Idol 7.
Youtube sensation, Charice Pempengco stars on the Ellen Degeneres show. Ellen says - In her first appearance on American television, 15 year-old Charice Pempengco from the Philippines performs an incredible version of, “i will always love you” It is one of the most incredible performances I’ve ever seen.
Here’s a list of sites that we here at Brown Nation think you should know about. These are quick links to spots on the web that relate to culture, music, and arts, as well as a listing of random sites that we like.
Fashion
Armor of Truth
Culture
All Favorite Recipe
Apat-na-alon-tribe
Cultural Heritage
Filipino American Library
Hawaii Filcom Center
World on a String YoYo
Music/Entertainment
Asian Hip Hop
Blue Scholars
Dj Qbert
Light Sleepers
Rex Navarrete
Rhythm Natives
Thud Rumble
Temple Valley
The Spacifics
Deep Foundation
Philippine All Stars
Arts
Army of Snipers
Black Flood
Constructed Behaviours
Drew Europeo
FilAmARTS
Design Pinas
Santiago Bose
Xylophonefilms
Collision Theory
Blue Rain Multimedia
Community
