Manny Pacquiao: New Light Welterweight Champion

It was a very short fight. Ricky Hatton fell twice during the first round. He looked disoriented as he went off to his corner at the bell's prompt. Pacquaio looked relaxed - not a strand of hair out of place or a even the beginnings of a sweat on his face. Pacquiao's left hooked Hatton somewhere near the jaw and jugular area. Hatton's eyes looked up glazed and defeated. The fight was over. Manny Pacquiao won. Hatton's training staff underestimated the power of Dr. Manny Pacquiao.

Congratulations Manny!

Mabuhay!

I Need an LCD TV, Now!

I turned on the TV set in my bedroom and I was met by a thud-thudding sound that gradually faded away as the TV monitor warmed up. I grabbed the remote clicked on the up/down button to change channels. Nothing happened. I checked the remote control's batteries. New. I re-programmed the remote control. Nothing happened too! Oh well, I stood up and tried to change the channel manually. The UP button worked fine but when I pressed the DOWN button, it went straight down the TV's control panel. Seriously! I need a new television set. Maybe it's time I get one of those new uber high tech LCD TV set. First I have to see if I can afford to buy one including an LCD mount.

Zorro's House

I barely slept the night before our great escpade to Anvaya Cove. Daughter #4 and my son were off to Davao on the same morning I was to leave with the girlfriends. Being on a budget, daughter #4 and my son booked to 4:00 A.M. flight to Davao - meaning they have to check in at NAIA 3 around 2:00 P.M. Guess who the driver was? By the time I dropped the two off and got home it was 2:30 A.M. so I decided to just stay up and watch TV since I'd be getting up at 4:30 A.M. When daughter #1 dropped us (daughter #s 2, 3, Ethan and I) at the meeting place, I was ready to fall flat on my face. My friend Liza arrived with her chauffeured SUV to pick us up. We were then on our way to NLEX to meet up with the other girlfriends.

We met at around 8:00 A.M., ate breakfast and talked. Ethan actually asked my girlfriends and I why we never stopped talking. The pit stop was filled with fast food joints and several booths giving out discount supplements to what have you. I took several.

In front of an authentic 1800s wooden main door

On we went to our first tourist stop of the day, Bagac, Morong, Bataan. I asked what was in Bagac and Myr said it's the place where they shoot Richard Gutierrez's Zorro. The place is a mini-village under construction. Replicas of Spanish houses circa 1800s were being put-together. The materials used were real antique wood, panels and posts. The place would eventually be opened to the public. But for now, only Zorro and us were allowed to. Photo on the left shows us at the authentic 1800s main door to a casita.

My amigas and I at Zorro's azotea.

Eating our packed lunch in one of the casitas.

This was a photo documenting the preparation to jump.
The jumping picture was actually captured by daughter #2 in
Kim's camera. However, Kim being Kim, erased the
said picture. Daughter #3 said she has her own shot of the great jump.


Here's the jump pics from #3's digicam.
The deleted picture was better. Kim!
picture was a lot better.

Overweight Girlfriends!

The overnight R & R I had with my girlfriends proved to be a quite relaxing but tiring one. We went to an awesome cove somewhere in the North. The place was fantastic. There were not so much people as it was an exclusive resort for members and their guests. Here's a preview of the beach front from the hill top.


Below is a sampler picture of my friends. We've all accumulated weight over the years! But don't under estimate this bunch of sillies as they are all very successful in their chosen fields. One of them is even the co- CEO of Operation Blessings Asia (affiliated with the 700 Club). Our R & R was so much fun. We talked, laughed, reminisced, and ate without abate. The talk was everything and anything under the sun and moon. I guess we should have discussed best appetite suppressant as we well all seem to need to take one.

Bakuna sa Flu by Sanofi Pasteur

It’s alarming that there seems to be a swine flu epidemic Mexico. The Mexican government has ordered a five-day shot down as it struggled to fight the growing spread of influenza A (H1N1). Although flu vaccinations in humans could not possibly prevent swine flu, it is still a relief to know that my immune system had been boosted by the Vaxigrip flu immunization that I had.

I was informed that a second wave of flu vaccinations would be sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur. I missed the first campaign and I have resolved that I will not miss the second Bakuna sa Flu campaign. Ethan and I were set for the flu shots. However, as Forrest Gump says “sh*ts happens”. Ethan contacted the trangkaso two days prior to the event. He was running a fever from 39° Celsius to 41° Celsius. I was in panic mode! My daughter (the doctor) thought of inserting an IV to better manage Ethan’s high fever. The fever was uncontrollable. My fault. I should have not missed the first Bakuna sa Flu campaign.

I attended the second Sanofi Pasteur Bakuna sa Flu campaign on March 7,2009 at Max’s Tiendesitas. The place was filled with mommy bloggers with their kids. Sanofi Pasteur was to give free flu vaccines for the mom bloggers and their kids. I brought along daughter #4 and we were one of the first ones to arrive.

As more bloggers arrived and got settled Dr. Ruby Mendoza-Dizon started the short but very informative talk about the importance of Bakuna. I learned that the flu season in the Philippines coincide with the rainy season that is from July to October. The best time therefore for the flu vaccination is from February to June. Who are the best candidates for the vaccination? Everyone who does not want to have the flu! However persons who have increased risk of complications should get himself immunized. Here is a short list of those said persons.

• Persons 50 years or above
• Children 6 months to 23 months
• Adults and children with chronic health conditions:
• Chronic health disease (congestive heart failure, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, valvular heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, stroke)
• Chronic lung disease (COPD, asthma, bronchitis)
• Chronic renal dysfunction

After the short talk a lot of questions were asked by the participating bloggers. Through the many questions I learned that pregnant women past the first trimester are safe to be immunized, so are those with colds, but not those with fever. I also learned that the vaccine is made of dead flu viruses and that it would take two weeks for the flu immunity to build up to its full strength. After that came vaccination time. Here are the many faces of the flu vaccination.

The flu vaccination was a success. Sanofi Pasteur is tenacious in its campaign to prevent flu in the Philippines. The brand Vaxigrip is the brand to look for. According to daughter #1, MD, it’s one of the best flu brands available in the Philippines today. After the vaccination came the fun part – snacks! I met some fellow mom bloggers and we all had a blast exchanging tidbits. The Max’s friend chicken did not fail us too. Delicious as always!

The event was wrapped up with Sanofi Pasteur in conjunction with Nuffnang Philippines giving out these bags filled with goodies. Thank you Sanofi Pasteur.

A Flu awareness campaign brought to you by Sanofi Pasteur