January 30, 2009 • 4:49 pm
After negotiations almost falling off the table, it has already been finalized. 
A Pacquiao and Hatton match up inside the boxing ring is already set. It will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this coming May 2, 2009. It is going to be a 12-round match for Hatton’s World Junior Welterweight Championship. Manny, 5 division champion and Ring Magazine’s Best Pound for Pound Fighter in the World, will battle Hatton, Ring Magazine and IBO World Junior Welterweight Champion. For sure this is going to be an exciting fight. Manny has even made comments that he might retire after this fight.
Does Manny have what it takes? Is he going to take down Hatton or will he bow down to Hatton in this most awaited and is now being dubbed as the “Fight of the Year”. I sure am excited to see how the end will go and who will emerge victorious in this fight. I am afraid for Manny but I can’t help but feel excited at the thought of the match too and I hope that Manny is going to give Hatton a run for his money. And speaking of money, I think that this fight regardless of who wins or not is going to make both players rich in their pockets.
So to all of you Filipinos out there lucky enough to be in Las Vegas during this time. I hope you guys watch it and support our Filipino Champ. I’m crossing my fingers.
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January 29, 2009 • 11:45 am
My daily bus trip from home to the metro yielded another thinking session. Last night, I just watched “ Meet Joe Black” with my sister and was confronted with the idea that I know is looming in each of our minds, the subject of DEATH. Death is something that we can’t escape. It is the routine of our life. A cycle that we must follow through. This line from Brad Pitt during the movie about the most certain things in life like death and taxes really does amuse me. Earlier today, my close friend’s grandfather died. He was 94 years old. I told my friend not to be so sad. For sure, 94 is a good age to die. My friend’s grandfather has seen much and lived through so many things. He has lived and for me I think that it is the most important question that we should ask ourselves when nearing our deathbeds. Have I lived? Really, really lived? Have you? Or are you just going through the motions of life without stopping by to smell the roses just because you have bills to pay and mouths to feed.
Death is for me a celebration of sorts. Not of course the accidental and brutal deaths because those are bad ways to die but rather dying because of old age. At the end of that cycle in our lives, we should be celebrated. Celebrated for the life that we have lived. Celebrated for the moments that we have shared with family and most of all, memories that we have shared with all the people who passed by through our lives.
If I died, I wouldn’t want anyone to wear black. There should be a party of sorts. No crying but rather laughter and fun reminiscing. Yes, I am different. I don’t want to be mourned but rather Celebrated…
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January 26, 2009 • 6:11 pm
It is the Chinese New Year once more and this year was something new for me. Since I am now with my family, hence my mom (who is 50% Chinese by the way) suggested that we go to Ongpin St. in Binondo because she
Ongpin St.
wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year and also to explore Binondo for herself. Since she has been here, she really doesn’t go out for adventures but now that I am here, we go on adventures and this time she wanted a trip to Binondo. I was of course happy to oblige because I love everything Chinese and I love that part about me.
After taking a bus that would take us there, we stopped at Sta. Cruz and immediately the smell of horse dung assailed my senses. Wow! Yup we were here. That in itself was the trademark and I could see the kalesa’s all lined up ready to take the next customer on a horse ride. It was a Sunday and normally, shops were only open half a day so we didn’t get to see much but we vowed to come back again soon. We walked for a couple of minutes to reach Ongpin Street and immediately I could tell that we were near because I could see red lanterns in plenty and dragons as decorations
Purple Fire Truck
and a big sign that said, “Welcome to Chinatown”.
Our first stop was lunch at Eng Bee Tin, famous for their hopia and other Chinese deli’s that are bound to delight you. We bought loads of tikoy in different flavors (pandan, ube, strawberry, sweet corn and the regular white one), lots of hopia in different flavors as well and some other tasty stuff that you can find in Chinese deli’s. We ate lunch at a very good price and both the mom and I were stuffed full. After lunchtime we set about checking out the open general merchandise stores because I wanted to buy Zoe a bracelet to ward of evil. 
Then we traversed and checked out the different
in Binondo Church
food stalls and also of course visited Binondo Church. We also were treated to an eyeful of purple-colored Fire Trucks along the streets. Store shops sold tikoy in volume. People were flocking to buy carton after carton of tikoy and other stuff. Chinatown is indeed a haven for the foodie. My last stop was a Chinese drugstore where they sold “Sibut”. The mom and I went home feeling very good and very satisfied indeed and made plans to visit Chinatown again soon…
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January 23, 2009 • 6:17 pm
Yes, this thought came from the bus ride. We all get very busy sometimes that we forget about small things. Small things that should not be forgotten nor go unnoticed. I am not really so religious but have you thanked God lately? I mean, thanked him for the day and for the flowers and the food that you just ate. It’s easy to forget these things because we take them for granted with the thinking that we deserve them but hey, we should still thank God. Have you thanked a family member for small tasks at home? Honestly, I haven’t but I’ll make sure to do it later when I come home from work. Expressions of gratitude are very important and makes a person feel nice and that alone should be enough reason why we need to do it.
Do you remember to say thank-you’s to friends that have listened to you as you told them your stories whether they may be happy or sad? Have you thanked them for still being there for you after all these time?
So what are you waiting for, go and express gratitude and you will find great joy in so doing.
XoXo
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January 21, 2009 • 4:50 pm
In the course of my everyday commute I always have lots of time to think, to ponder and to look back on things and people who have crossed my life. Today was not different.
Most would say that people do come into your life for a reason whether they may be good or bad and that the only thing that you can hope for is that they have taught you something that you could use to better yourself. In the past 2 years I have been through a lot of very upsetting and happy moments and those moments have been milestones of a sort. They have pointed me now to what direction I should take, made me realize who my real friends were, taught me that I was stronger than I ever thought possible and made me aware of what I am very capable of. These things I did not really realize before I turned that bend. In the past year, I have been through gossip that really shocked and angered me. People who do not really know me, had the gall to analyze my actions and to pass judgment before getting to the core of the truth mostly because they just wanted the intriguing talks and not really the truth of the matter, why? Because controversy for some reason sells more than the truth and I’m sure that most of you would agree. So I just let these people continue with what they were doing because at that point in time, I couldn’t really care more about what they thought. What was important is that I had my family, friends and Z. Little by little though justice in the guise of karma came to these people who attacked me and I could just smile and say “yeah, they had it coming”.
Does karma really come? I would say yes, basing on the way my story has turned out. It does come to bad people. I have always believed that what you throw out in the world comes back to you a lot of times over. Do bad people really get punished? I would say that they do get punished although sometimes there is this waiting period and justice seems to be a long way off but hey, things at their right time and place.
I do believe in karma and I do believe that if you do other people bad stuff that it will come back to haunt you when you least expect it. The world has this weird way of working. Do I believe in forgiveness? Of course I do, forgiveness is something that all of us should never forget. Do i forgive and forget? Hmmm…At this point, I am just human. I might be able to forgive but never forget….
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