Quote Originally Posted by lastlid View Post
My wife said exactly the same. Exactly. Several times over. And I think she was gobsmacked that the Philippines were only able to enter some 11 (is that correct?) entrants compared with, say, the UK on 531. We mulled over the various reasons....

I thought that the whole ceremony was great for her in so many different ways. She even sang God Save the Queen in readiness for the Life in the UK test.
Having said that, never say never. I believe that the Philippines has a potentially bright future. And look at South Africa hosting the World Cup.