Pilipino Ang Lahi Ko

Yesterday the world stopped for the greatest fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao.

We were driving along the slopes of Baguio with the radio tuned to AM frequency to monitor Pacman's fight when my mother in law asked us who our bet was. It didn't surprise me that all of them wanted Hatton to win. I was the only one cheering for Pacman (although few minutes before the fight started my father-in-law declared that he has changed is mind so that makes 2 bets for Pacman. Lance was supposed to be pro Pacman but since he's is a minor his vote didn't count!).

I was outnumbered but outside the four walls of the van we were riding I know millions were rooting for Pacman. So after 2 rounds (which is kinda bitin) he did not disappoint his fans – he never did. I was smiling at Hubby and said “ See I told you!” Hubby was lucky I didn't agree that we will bet a month's salary or else he will be poor for the rest of the month. Ha ha ha

I am a fan of Pacman – the boxer (let's make this clear – the boxer NOT the action star, not the commercial model and most especially not the singer!). I have been watching his fights since he started his boxing career through the TV show “Blow by Blow”. Thanks to poor programming of channels in our province before, I was forced to watch this very physical sport with my Tatay and my brother. Looking back, he was stick thin but there were already signs that he will be great.

I will always be a fan of Pacman – the boxer, because he is a picture of perseverance. It may sound cheesy but he if you try to know more of his life he has shown that someone from down there could rise up and become great through perseverance and discipline. He loved his profession and so boxing loved him back. This may not be true to all but Pacman has given hope to the masses, that someday, somehow, they will rise and conquer all the difficulties they are facing.

I will always be a fan of Pacman because he is a bisdak and most of all he is a Filipino. Let us be happy and be proud that a Filipino has achieved so much and has shown the world that we are not just a third world country but a country of great fighters. As Pacman's song goes “ Pilipino, Pilipino ang lahi ko.”

Let us be proud to be Filipino. Let us be proud of Pacman.

Boxing

After giving birth I have always tried different ways of shedding off some of the excess weight that I've gained when I was pregnant. I've tried starving myself, diet pills and lately I tried boxing.

Getting into boxing was like hitting 2 birds with 1 stone. I get to excercise and at the same time I get to release all the stress with every punch that I release. I feel good after my 2 hour sessions.

Normally, my session would start with warm up excercises and stretching. I like the stretching part. Then I also have abdominal excercises - the killer! I know I need the abs excercises so much but I just can't take the pain. But as my trainer would always tell me "no pain, no gain". Oh my! Do I have a choice?

I haven't boxed for a month now. A change in my lifestyle has prevented me from going to gym and do some punching. Hopefully, when everything settles I can get back to boxing again. But for now Lance is doing the boxing.

The Kings Reign

Last night we watched the championship game between Air21 and Ginebra. During the 1st half we almost lose hope that the Kings would be the champions. But as they say the ball is round, anything can happen. The 2nd half was amazing for Ginebra though when the 2nd half started it was close fight but the Kings managed to have a 10 points lead during the last quarter.

My favorite Tubid (#71) was the Finals MVP together with Menk. I was really not a fan of Ginebra until Tubid joined the team, that was after Shell stopped playing for the PBA. Hubby is a die hard fan of Ginebra so that gives me another reason why I should be a Ginebra fan. Lance was watching with us and was cheering for Ginebra. He was shouting “Inebra! Inebra!”. He was even wearing his Ginebra jersey that Hubby bought last weekend. Sayang wasn’t able to take some pictures I was engrossed at the game that I forgot to capture the moment and I could have posted how big Hubby’s smile was. Yes! He was really ecstatic.

Hail to the Gin Kings! PBA Fiesta Conference Champion for 2008!