walanjo, hindi talaga ako maka-get over dito! nakaka-inggit hahaha :P
Manny Pacquiao kasama ang Boston Celtics team pagkatapos ng laban niya. at nakikipag diskusyon pa si Pacman keh Garnett habang naka-akbay ang lolo mo. parang hindi nahirapan mag english parang nagta-tagalog lang haha. ayus talaga!
gusto ko rin nun! makapagpa-kodak man lang kay Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce o Ray Allen. idol ko rin yang mga yan eh lalo na si KG. pero si pacman, napaka swerte. lahat andun. kumpleto yung Big 3. astig! meh iba pang mga players.
Kevin Garnett, "he's great man.. huge man.. that's what it is... i'm a huge Pacman fan, that's why we're here.."
Manny Pacquiao, "yeah! yeah! my dream is come true!"
wahahaha! ako, my dream IS not come true yet wehehe :P
idol ka talaga Pacman! mabuhay ka!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Manny Pacquiao makes history
(photo taken from ESPN.com)
galing talaga ng idol nating si Manny "pacman" Pacquiao. a total destruction of David Diaz from the starting bell until knocking out the Mexican face-first to the mat on the 9th. he is now the new WBC 135-pound lightweight champion. not only did he do it in an phenomenal fashion, it was awesome to say the least!
at any weight, in any ring, our boy is convincingly phenomenal. he was at his best the entire fight. and i think this was one of the best fights of his career. he has now become the first Asian, and Filipino, to hold titles in 4 different weight class.
eto mga statements ni David Diaz:
"Manny was too fast..."
"I could deal with his power but not his speed. I got tricked by his speed. I gave it my all. His speed is what sealed it for me. His speed was uncontrollable..."
about his cut on his right eyebrow:
"It didn't bother me," he said. "But I thought he had a knife. It's like he was hitting me with a blade. I thought [Pacquiao trainer] Freddie [Roach] was in there hitting me too..."
about the left hook to the jaw that ended the fight:
"I didn't see it coming... he is f*cking good." hahaha :P
sabi naman ni Pacman, "i feel very comfortable in 135. i am very strong!" wehehe :)
konting sidenote. eto pa matindi sa idol natin. inimbitahan sila Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to watch his fight and boy they did. they even went directly to his dugout after the fight and had a photo op. galing diba? hindi nagpapakua ng picture si Manny kahit kanino dito sa mga artista o pulitiko, sila ang nagpapa picture sa kanya. pero eto si Pacman, nagpakuha sa mga idols niya from his favorite team, Boston Celtics. ayus!
congrats Manny. mabuhay ka! pinagkaisa mo na naman ang bansang Pilipinas!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
i don't know exactly why but rain brings out so many emotions in people. more often than not melancholy. low in spirits. or blue. well maybe because when we were kids we are restricted to go out and play with friends once the heavenly hosts take their bath (at least that's what my parents told me. that is after San Pedro and God played bowling one on one. yun naman daw yung dahilan bakit kumukulog :P hehe. at pag kumidlat, we don't know exactly who but someone just had a perfect strike and heavenly cameras start to click. silly eh hehe). i once believed as a child that it robs you out of a chance to be happy running outside with your friends playing patintero, teks, taguan, tumbang preso or luksong baka. kaya nga siguro ganon. at pag bumagyo, walang pasok (yey!) pero wala nga rin lang baon (ay sad).
that was then. now it's different. it now means a time to relax, extra hour to ponder on things (okay, okay, i meant sleep), of course be home with my family, and a time to expand this web space (until now i don't know what i am writing about actually). i was also browsing the internet of headlines i missed for this week. i don't have my HD TV with me now but very soon we'll be reunited. aside from the Boston Celtics winning the NBA '08 championship (this i didn't miss watching :) wuhooo! panalo ako ng P500 keh Jod hehe), there's really not much news to uplift someone's spirit..
the green tradition
though i was rooting for another team at the start of the '07-'08 season of the NBA, the Boston Celtics had been my team come playoffs time. i always side with a defensive team rather than an offensive one. i personally liked Kevin Garnett's chances of finally having his own ring when he was traded to Boston. along with P2 (Paul Pierce) and Ray Allen (whom they call as the "candyman" since his stroke is so sweeeet) they more than just capture their 17th title Wednesday morning Manila time, they played their finest game of the season and crushed the spirits of their longtime nemesis, the L.A. Lakers. final score, Boston 131, Los Angeles, 92. nope, your math isn't wrong. 39 points it is. that was obliteration. no other word. obliteration. Kobe Bryant and company, with their lack of intensity in putting up a fight that night, looked like they wanted to catch a flight back home during halftime.. to the C's, continue on with the green tradition. let's play some nasty defense. de-fense! de-fense!
the raw emotion of KG summed up a perfect night for every Celtics fan. (image taken from ESPN.com)
jungle hell
i don't know how to describe the feeling and i don't desire to be there first hand to be able to illustrate. but that's as far as Ces Drilon described her 10-day ordeal with her captors in Indanan, Sulu. what was supposed to be an agreed interview with an Abu Sayaff commander turned into a kidnap for ransom. together with her 2 cameramen and a professor from that province, they were held hostage for P20 million. but here's the twist: Ces' family chose a lady vice governor of that province to be the third party in the negotiations but the rebel group chose a town mayor. so negotiations happened and thru the direct help of senator Loren Legarda all the hostages were released. (thru some research, i found out that senator Legarda was the same person who negotiated for the release of a 2002 hostage of some journalist and tourists, here at the same town, of probably the same group. rightly so the ABS-CBN honchos chose the lady senator to mediate since she already has the "connections" so to speak). but that's not the twist. at the end of the ordeal, it turned out that the mayor was believed to be the one who staged everything. at least that's what the PNP is looking at right now. together with his son, they're being interrogated. hala, eh dahil pala tatakbo ng pagka governor ata this coming August election kaya nangailangan ng pera. tsk tsk tsk. yan na nga ba ang sinasabi ko, mga pulitiko talaga. akala mo parang tupang nagmamagandang loob tumulong, siya din pala ang lobo na lalapa sayo. oh well, let the law extend its hand on the perpetrators and bring them to justice. as for Ces, i think she learned her lesson:
Frank's fury
as i write this, Metro Manila is being pounded by a typhoon. kanina malakas ang hangin ngayon ulan naman. what saddens me though is that another passenger ship is reported to have sunken in the Visayas region, several kilometers off Sibuyan island in Romblon. the ship en route from Manila to Cebu was carrying more than 700 passengers. first question that came to mind is why the ship has been allowed to set sail with a typhoon approaching? haven't we learned our lessons?? nakakainis naman tong mga nasa maritime institutions natin. ilang beses na bang may nangyaring ganyan at bakit hindi pa rin nila na-anticipate. i sympathize for the victims' families. i believe many of these passengers opted for a cheaper fare going home kaya nag-barko sila tapos magiging biktima lang sila ng kapabayaan ng mga otoridad. nakakagalit!! bakit di natin pagsama samahin ang mga tiwaling opisyal ng ahensya ng gobyerno na namamahala sa paglalayag ng mga pampasaherong barko, isama na natin ang mga may ari ng mga barkong lagi na lang sangkot sa mga mass murder sa dagat na parang walang pakialam pagkatapos ng mga ganitong trahedya, isakay natin lahat sila sa isang butas na barko at palautin sa dagat habang bumabagyo. tignan ko lang kung hindi magbalahaw ang mga yan at magmakaawa ng saklolo. pero hindi na dapat umabot sa ganon. kailangan ng suspindihin, panagutin at bigyan ng mabigat na parusa ang mga nagkasala para hindi na maulit ang mga ganitong mass murder sa sinuman nating mga kababayan..
one ship crew, who is among the four survivors as of this moment, recounted that the sea was really rough and waves as tall as mountains were pounding the ship which later developed a hole in its hull. water started to fill in then after about 15 terrifying minutes lang the ship was already underneath the sea. ang bilis at sobrang nakakatakot tsk tsk. what's sad about this is that four lifeless bodies have been washed ashore and the fate of the rest of the passengers and crew is still unknown. what's even more disheartening is that there are at least 45 children listed in the ship's manifest. so sad. thru his sunday speech at the Vatican, Pope Benedict in Rome sympathized upon learning of the tragedy. whenever i hear death of children in whatever way, my heart breaks.. so so sad :(
rescuers were prevented by bad weather for a search and rescue mission. but according to later reports, they already boarded the coast guard ship and estimated to arrive at the scene Sunday afternoon. i hope they find survivors. there may not be many, but i hope there are. God bless these people.
that was then. now it's different. it now means a time to relax, extra hour to ponder on things (okay, okay, i meant sleep), of course be home with my family, and a time to expand this web space (until now i don't know what i am writing about actually). i was also browsing the internet of headlines i missed for this week. i don't have my HD TV with me now but very soon we'll be reunited. aside from the Boston Celtics winning the NBA '08 championship (this i didn't miss watching :) wuhooo! panalo ako ng P500 keh Jod hehe), there's really not much news to uplift someone's spirit..
the green tradition
though i was rooting for another team at the start of the '07-'08 season of the NBA, the Boston Celtics had been my team come playoffs time. i always side with a defensive team rather than an offensive one. i personally liked Kevin Garnett's chances of finally having his own ring when he was traded to Boston. along with P2 (Paul Pierce) and Ray Allen (whom they call as the "candyman" since his stroke is so sweeeet) they more than just capture their 17th title Wednesday morning Manila time, they played their finest game of the season and crushed the spirits of their longtime nemesis, the L.A. Lakers. final score, Boston 131, Los Angeles, 92. nope, your math isn't wrong. 39 points it is. that was obliteration. no other word. obliteration. Kobe Bryant and company, with their lack of intensity in putting up a fight that night, looked like they wanted to catch a flight back home during halftime.. to the C's, continue on with the green tradition. let's play some nasty defense. de-fense! de-fense!
the raw emotion of KG summed up a perfect night for every Celtics fan. (image taken from ESPN.com)
jungle hell
i don't know how to describe the feeling and i don't desire to be there first hand to be able to illustrate. but that's as far as Ces Drilon described her 10-day ordeal with her captors in Indanan, Sulu. what was supposed to be an agreed interview with an Abu Sayaff commander turned into a kidnap for ransom. together with her 2 cameramen and a professor from that province, they were held hostage for P20 million. but here's the twist: Ces' family chose a lady vice governor of that province to be the third party in the negotiations but the rebel group chose a town mayor. so negotiations happened and thru the direct help of senator Loren Legarda all the hostages were released. (thru some research, i found out that senator Legarda was the same person who negotiated for the release of a 2002 hostage of some journalist and tourists, here at the same town, of probably the same group. rightly so the ABS-CBN honchos chose the lady senator to mediate since she already has the "connections" so to speak). but that's not the twist. at the end of the ordeal, it turned out that the mayor was believed to be the one who staged everything. at least that's what the PNP is looking at right now. together with his son, they're being interrogated. hala, eh dahil pala tatakbo ng pagka governor ata this coming August election kaya nangailangan ng pera. tsk tsk tsk. yan na nga ba ang sinasabi ko, mga pulitiko talaga. akala mo parang tupang nagmamagandang loob tumulong, siya din pala ang lobo na lalapa sayo. oh well, let the law extend its hand on the perpetrators and bring them to justice. as for Ces, i think she learned her lesson:
"It taught me that the story is not everything. Before kasi I was always in hot pursuit of a story without thinking of my own safety... Maybe there are other stories I can pursue without taking too many risks. That’s how I will draw the line now..."one of this cameramen meanwhile said something very good about humanity throughout this ordeal.
"..if there is evil around you, there will always be good too.."
Frank's fury
as i write this, Metro Manila is being pounded by a typhoon. kanina malakas ang hangin ngayon ulan naman. what saddens me though is that another passenger ship is reported to have sunken in the Visayas region, several kilometers off Sibuyan island in Romblon. the ship en route from Manila to Cebu was carrying more than 700 passengers. first question that came to mind is why the ship has been allowed to set sail with a typhoon approaching? haven't we learned our lessons?? nakakainis naman tong mga nasa maritime institutions natin. ilang beses na bang may nangyaring ganyan at bakit hindi pa rin nila na-anticipate. i sympathize for the victims' families. i believe many of these passengers opted for a cheaper fare going home kaya nag-barko sila tapos magiging biktima lang sila ng kapabayaan ng mga otoridad. nakakagalit!! bakit di natin pagsama samahin ang mga tiwaling opisyal ng ahensya ng gobyerno na namamahala sa paglalayag ng mga pampasaherong barko, isama na natin ang mga may ari ng mga barkong lagi na lang sangkot sa mga mass murder sa dagat na parang walang pakialam pagkatapos ng mga ganitong trahedya, isakay natin lahat sila sa isang butas na barko at palautin sa dagat habang bumabagyo. tignan ko lang kung hindi magbalahaw ang mga yan at magmakaawa ng saklolo. pero hindi na dapat umabot sa ganon. kailangan ng suspindihin, panagutin at bigyan ng mabigat na parusa ang mga nagkasala para hindi na maulit ang mga ganitong mass murder sa sinuman nating mga kababayan..
one ship crew, who is among the four survivors as of this moment, recounted that the sea was really rough and waves as tall as mountains were pounding the ship which later developed a hole in its hull. water started to fill in then after about 15 terrifying minutes lang the ship was already underneath the sea. ang bilis at sobrang nakakatakot tsk tsk. what's sad about this is that four lifeless bodies have been washed ashore and the fate of the rest of the passengers and crew is still unknown. what's even more disheartening is that there are at least 45 children listed in the ship's manifest. so sad. thru his sunday speech at the Vatican, Pope Benedict in Rome sympathized upon learning of the tragedy. whenever i hear death of children in whatever way, my heart breaks.. so so sad :(
rescuers were prevented by bad weather for a search and rescue mission. but according to later reports, they already boarded the coast guard ship and estimated to arrive at the scene Sunday afternoon. i hope they find survivors. there may not be many, but i hope there are. God bless these people.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
the man they call "Daboy"
honestly, i hardly get inspired by two types of people here in our country: politicians and actors. there are too few politicians (am not even sure if there is even one left) in our country who serve as genuinely as what they have taken oath to. a young public servant may look promising at the onset but once he dips into the murky waters of politics, even the meekest of the lambs turns into a vicious wolf wanting and thirsting for more. greed is blinding. it even makes one forget his very first priority which is serving the people. and all sorts of lies, deception and hypocrisy follow. &(#^*$@^ ang laki na ng tax ko ngayon tapos kukurakutin niyo lang! (alis na nga ako sa paragraph na toh naha-high blood na naman ako eh..)
problem with actors (male and female alike) on the other hand is that they are paid to portray a role which does not necessarily reflect their true being. an actor may play Robin Hood on films but in real life does not even have the slightest compassion on others. or someone who is kontrabida but is the exact opposite off camera. my point is that, they're paid to do what they do and it's easy for them to put on that disguise once the director shouts "action!", and difficult for us to look beyond that portrayal. that mask. that disguise. more so look for heroes amongst them. ika nga, heroes in show business are generally found in fantasy productions on big and small screens.
there are however, once in a while, real heroes who come out of the latter. actors who inspire me beyond their portrayal. whose courage on life's battles is moving you can't just help but admire and take your hat off to.
Rudy Fernandez, i truly believe, is one of them..
Saturday morning at around 2AM, i was having lunch (that term is correct for night-shifters, mind you) with friends Teejay and Irish and we inadvertently talked about Rudy Fernandez' condition, as we have heard from our local news and showbiz programs. we even shared how we have admired his wife Lorna on handling the difficult situation. the conversation went on to us having to share our personal difficult times when my nanay died and Irish' father passed away. the agony, pain, and loneliness after losing someone you dearly love.. back at the office at around 7AM, Irish hurried into my desk and informed me, "sir Art, patay na daw si Rudy Fernandez. nag text si Cherry.. eh di ba pinag uusapan lang natin kanina.." upon checking the Daily Inquirer online and PEP, it was confirmed.. in the afternoon, i was watching Startalk cover the first day of Rudy's burial. the amount of people, friends and loved ones alike, who flocked the chapel testifies how he, as a person, became friends to everybody. it was even mentioned by one of this sons that according to Rudy himself, he'd like everybody from all walks of life who'd want to view him for the last time come to his burial. wala dapat piliin o pigilan.. nakaka-inspire din yung kanyang tunay na kabiyak, si Lorna Tolentino, who showed us her own courage in the face of the unknown. bilib din ako sa'yo ma'am.
more than how Rudy faired courageously with his battle with the big-C, i think he really is a good person and that's what inspires me most. hearing his family and friends' accounts, i was moved. how he always acted as the peacemaker in their barkada. how he fairly treats everyone around him. how meek and bait he was sa family according to his eldest sister. and more importantly how he raised up his family, his sons. dyan magre-reflect kung ano ka talaga. sa sarili mong pamilya. aside from Mark Anthony, who went thru his dark past but has since successfully recovered, his two sons with Lorna Tolentino are living testimony of how responsible he was as a father, husband and friend to them.
so long Daboy. you've fought a good fight. you're in a better place now. rest in peace brother.
problem with actors (male and female alike) on the other hand is that they are paid to portray a role which does not necessarily reflect their true being. an actor may play Robin Hood on films but in real life does not even have the slightest compassion on others. or someone who is kontrabida but is the exact opposite off camera. my point is that, they're paid to do what they do and it's easy for them to put on that disguise once the director shouts "action!", and difficult for us to look beyond that portrayal. that mask. that disguise. more so look for heroes amongst them. ika nga, heroes in show business are generally found in fantasy productions on big and small screens.
there are however, once in a while, real heroes who come out of the latter. actors who inspire me beyond their portrayal. whose courage on life's battles is moving you can't just help but admire and take your hat off to.
Rudy Fernandez, i truly believe, is one of them..
Saturday morning at around 2AM, i was having lunch (that term is correct for night-shifters, mind you) with friends Teejay and Irish and we inadvertently talked about Rudy Fernandez' condition, as we have heard from our local news and showbiz programs. we even shared how we have admired his wife Lorna on handling the difficult situation. the conversation went on to us having to share our personal difficult times when my nanay died and Irish' father passed away. the agony, pain, and loneliness after losing someone you dearly love.. back at the office at around 7AM, Irish hurried into my desk and informed me, "sir Art, patay na daw si Rudy Fernandez. nag text si Cherry.. eh di ba pinag uusapan lang natin kanina.." upon checking the Daily Inquirer online and PEP, it was confirmed.. in the afternoon, i was watching Startalk cover the first day of Rudy's burial. the amount of people, friends and loved ones alike, who flocked the chapel testifies how he, as a person, became friends to everybody. it was even mentioned by one of this sons that according to Rudy himself, he'd like everybody from all walks of life who'd want to view him for the last time come to his burial. wala dapat piliin o pigilan.. nakaka-inspire din yung kanyang tunay na kabiyak, si Lorna Tolentino, who showed us her own courage in the face of the unknown. bilib din ako sa'yo ma'am.
more than how Rudy faired courageously with his battle with the big-C, i think he really is a good person and that's what inspires me most. hearing his family and friends' accounts, i was moved. how he always acted as the peacemaker in their barkada. how he fairly treats everyone around him. how meek and bait he was sa family according to his eldest sister. and more importantly how he raised up his family, his sons. dyan magre-reflect kung ano ka talaga. sa sarili mong pamilya. aside from Mark Anthony, who went thru his dark past but has since successfully recovered, his two sons with Lorna Tolentino are living testimony of how responsible he was as a father, husband and friend to them.
so long Daboy. you've fought a good fight. you're in a better place now. rest in peace brother.
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