Each year during the last weekend of November Bali Hai Beach Resort hosts a large event here in Bauang - La Union, Philippines.,The "Annual Chili Cook-Off" together with the "Miss Chili Pepper Contest"

Each year during the last weekend of November Bali Hai Beach Resort
hosts a large event here in Bauang - La Union, Philippines.
The "Annual Chili Cook-Off" together with the "Miss Chili Pepper Contest".

That's the reason why each year i was far from here in all previous
years ...

this time again i have book myself away from here - all hotels and
resorts are booked out in our neighborhood and Bali Hai Beach resort is
fully booked out each year many months ahead for this event as the event
itself is held at the Bali Hai premises. and the "Miss Chili Pepper
Contest" takes place around the large swimming pool.

Actually i would have loved to see it once - some 200 guests from many
countries as far as USA are arriving to join the cooking competition
and Beauty Pageant contests are a hobby of Filipinas ... but did you
know that the most beautiful girls never participate in any Beauty
Pageant contest - true beauty always is humble and never needs to
display in front of cameras - true beauty is like the best cooks - its
for all - for the poorest ones, the needy ones and all best friends.

The very very best cook i ever had in my life so far was during the time
i worked for the organization in Phnom Penh, Cambodia i the 70-ties - it
was my housemaid - no king nor queen on earth ever could have had a cook
as versatile and heavenly as she cooked. all the many months almost
never repeating any of her recipes ranging from snake to seafood, salads
or vegetables, cakes and sweets - parties of 20+ ever few weeks and she
never needed any advice - her cooking simply is beyond description and
above all stars to be given to professional cooks - she simply was an
angel cook !!!
Thats why she never needed to apply for a competition - she was cook for
working people - just like you and me.

For those of you interested to participate in the "Chili Cook-Off" -
there may still be place to participate - and for Hotels accommodation
you just have to move a little away from Bali Hai - Schweizergarten
Resort about 2 km away from here still has rooms available during that
weekend end of November and others away from Bali Hay most likely as
well. Have fun and join - who knows - may be you find YOUR beauty queen
here ?

The most beautiful of all girls in entire creation is my own God made
wife ... far away now and yet always in my heart until united in God again.

The very best in life has no price - priceless treasures are always
available to all - just for love !!

love and bliss

hans