Sornsilp Maneewan wins Miss Teen Thailand 2008

Miss Sornsilp Maneewan or Nong Manao has been crowned Miss Teen Thailand 2008 beauty pageant on October 31st, 2008, at Bangkok Convention Hall.



Miss Teen Thailand is a beauty contest for Thai girls aged between 15 to 18. The contest was to promote tourism of Thailand and Pattaya city and the activities during the contest were the publication of Thai cultures to other countries. This year's theme was "Present from The Stars".



16 year old Nong Manao is a high school student at "Sa-gnoun Ying" school, Suphanburi province. Nong Manao takes home the winning cash prize of 120,000 Baht, along with a sash, trophy and a golden pin.

The first runner up was No. 18, Miss Thanit Tanasophon (Thai: นางสาว ฐานิต ธนะโสภณ) or Nong Cream (Thai: น้อง ครีม), a 15 year student from Chiang Mai, who received a cash prize of 70,000 Baht.

Personal Profile of Sornsilp Maneewan:
Name: Sornsilp Maneewan (Thai: นางสาว ศรศิลป์ มณีวรรณ์)
Nick name: Manao (Thai: มะนาว)
Age: 16
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Favorite Sport: Badminton
Education: High School student at Sa-gnoun Ying School, Suphanburi



You can find more pictures of Miss Teen Thailand 2008 contestants at Pattaya Daily News.

Michael Learns to Rock Live in Bangkok

Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR), one of my all time favorite bands is performing a live concert in Bangkok on November 26, 2008 at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.

Before visiting Bangkok, MLTR will perform a concert in Manila, Phillipines on 22nd November.



Michael Learns to Rock have just released their new album "Eternity" in Europe on 27th October 2008. Their new single "Sweetest Surprise" is currently being aired on the most popular Danish radio stations.



MLTR is a Danish soft rock band formed in 1988 and performs songs in English. The band is well known in Europe and especially popular in Asia, where many of the albums have gone gold and platinum. Their current band members include Jascha Richter, Kåre Wanscher, and Mikkel Lentz. Søren Madsen, a former band member left the band in 2000 to pursue a solo career.

I love their talent for writing fine pop songs, with lyrics which are fairly easy to learn and sing along. MLTR has always had a very strong fan base in Asia. MLTR will always remind me of fond memories of my school days.

Some of my favorite songs include:

• That's Why (You Go Away)
• Sleeping Child
• 25 Minutes
• The Actor
• Paint My Love
• Someday
• I'm Gonna Be Around
• How Many Hours
• Breaking My Heart
• Complicated Heart
• Love Will Never Lie
• Nothing To Lose
• Out Of The Blue
• Take Me To Your Heart
• Blue Night
• Crazy Dream

MLTR has an offical website at www.mltr.dk