Saturday, January 11, 2020

2019 Recap in Pictures

A look back at

In Memoriam
John Gokongwei
Henry Sy
Nene Pimentel
Luke Perry
Aron Eisenberg
Rene Auberjonois
Peter Mayhew
Caroll Spinney
Bentong
Eddie Garcia
Gary Liseng
Gerry Alanguilan
John Havlicek
Gina Lopez
Marie Fredriksson
Monkey Punch
"Mene" Gene Okerlund
Tony Mabesa
Tom Lyle
Pepe Smith
Robert Foster
Grumpy Cat
Hopper

Fads, Memes, Viral Things, Internet Culture, Achievements, New Stuff, and Pop Culture
First ever photo of an albino giant panda.
First ever photo of a black hole.
Paningning.
The highlight of the Area 51 "raid" was this man's "Naruto run."
9-year-old genius graduated from college.
"Okay Boomer."
Died.
Momo challenge hoax.
Dante Gulapa.
"Tulfo and Chill" blew up/
"Tuloy ang kaso."
"Nagusap lang" with Rodney.
First ever Biggs' Diner branch in Metro Manila opened.
Ash finally won a Pokemon League. championship.
Keanussance  peaked when he announced Cyberpunk 2077 at E3.  "You're breathtaking."
Amber Guyger was hugged by the brother of the man she accidentally shot  after mistaking his apartment for her own.
BSP launched P20 coin.
Rico Blanco and IV of Spades collab.
Richard Gomez' terrible phallic painting sold for nearly P200k. 
Angry woman yelling at cat.
Sorsogon's "Pantomina sa Tinampo" pulled off world record for largest folk dance.
Pewdiepie and Marzia got married.
"Tala" became a massive hit.
After backlash for original character design, movie Sonic got a swift retouch.
Avengers: Endgame became the highest grossing film of all time.
Mr. Beast raised money to plant 20 million trees.
Bottle cap challenge.
Manok na pula.

Terrorism, Crime, and Human Depravity
Takedown of world's largest child pornography site; more than 300 pedophiles arrested.
Easter bombing at Sri Lanka.
Jussie Smollett faked a hate-crime.
Jolo bombing.
Gretchen Diez.
Arson attack on Kyoto Animation.
"Ishtap!"
Jeffrey Epstein was convicted for running a pedophilia ring for the elite; died in his cell on mysterious circumstances.
A biological man identifying as a woman broke the women's record in cycling.

Accidents, Natural Disasters, and Tragedy
Amazon fire was seen from space.
#PrayForAmazonia exaggerated the situation, and spread fake photos.
Hagibis battered Japan.
Measles outbreak.
6.1 earthquake hit mid-part of Luzon.
Polio outbreak.
Notre Dame fire.
Star City fire.
Mindanao was hit by a series of destructive earthquakes.

Politics
Plunderer Bong Revilla was perplexingly voted back to the Senate. 
The rise of "Yorme" Isko Moreno.
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky won the  presidency in Ukraine.
European parliament passed Axel Voss' Article 13 into law.
Japan entered Reiwa Era.
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed.
Hong Kong  had massive protests all year long, reaching 2 million participants at one point.
HK protesters asked Trup to "liberate" them from China.
NBA licked the Chinese government's boots after they were displeased by this tweet
South Park nuked the NBA in response  to their spinelessness and hypocrisy..
Fan baited the dance cam to show a pro-HK message. 
Greta Thunberg's infamous "How dare you?" UN climate speech. 
Jullan  Assange got arrested.
Girl found plea for help from foreign prisoners in China being forced to work against their will. 
Mueller Report concluded Trump didn't collude with the Russians.
Manila Bay clean-up drive.
Labour Party's disastrous loss during the UK elections.
In a partisan move, Democrat-controlled congress impeached Trump.

Sports
First women main event in WrestleMania.
Brady and Patriots won their sixth championship.
Gronk retired.
Andy Ruiz upset Anthony Joshua for the Heavyweight Championship.
Pacquiao beat Broner.
Pacquiao beat Thurman.
Dirk and D-Wade retired.
Raptors won the NBA title for the first time in franchise history.
Tiger Woods won his first Master since 2005.
Eliud Kipchoge became the first one to win a marathon in just under 2 hours.
France eliminated USA from the World Cup.
Then, Serbia beat USA, bringing them down to just a 7th place finish.
Spain was the eventual winners of the FIBA World Cup.
Philippines hosted and won the 30th SEA Games.

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