Happy Mom's Day to Me

Countless moms the world over were toasted, honored, loved and showered with gifts on Mother's Day. Even the pastor's sermon yesterday was tied up with the occasion. There are moms who were treated-out for lunch or dinner, given  flowers, chocolates and cakes. Some, undoubtedly,  received expensive gifts from their children. I did not receive traditional gifts such as flowers, perfume or any article of clothing. My kids (and grandkids) are more creative than that. I received something priceless.

The Avengers: Downey, Evans, Hemsworth, Ruffalo and Johansson

Finally,  D1, D3, Ethan and I finally watched The Avengers. D2, D4 and my son have been raving about this action movie. Every FB contact who had watched the movie had nothing but praises for the flick. Ok, I am a fan of  Robert Downey. I think I have watched his every major movies. I loved Ironman 1 and Ironman 2. Come to think of it, the 2 Ironman movies both opened in May (2008 and 2010) as with Thor and The Avengers (2011 and 2012).  I did not watch Captain America though.

We watched the movie in 3-D, which I did not particularly like as I don't like wearing a 3-D pair of glasses over my real eyeglasses. That (the 3-D) is the only thing that I didn't like about the movie. I think I got a bit dizzy with the zooming in and out of those aliens.

Robert Downey's quips were funny. His delivery were quick and so ordinary that I think not all who watched with us got the jokes. Chris Evans as Captain America is a hunk! He was one of the Fantastic Four sans the really buff body.  Chris Hemsworth as Thor is still captivating! He is so muscular and tall that he dwarfed the other characters. Mark Ruffalo is Hulk. Well.. what else can I say. He's Hulk. The Black Widow is portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. She was steaming hot!  Hawkeye  is played by Jeremy Renner. Oh, I had no idea who this actor is but he caught my attention as his super duper buff biceps were made more :attractive when he shoots those high-tech arrows.D1 said Renner is the new Jason Bourne. Loki is portrayed by Tom Hiddleston., the same Loki in Thor.

On a scale of 1-10, the movie is a 9 for its entertainment value and probably a 10 for its high-tech production.

Tulfo Sues Raymart and Claudine and Vise-Versa!

In the May 6 NAIA 3 Raymart-Claudine-Tulfo fiasco, who is suing who? Well it seems that both parties filed charges against each other. Ramon Tulfo filed charges of grave coercion and physical injury against the Raymart-Claudine tandem while the same tandem filed physical injury and child abuse against Mon Tulfo. Yes. Child abuse. Looks like Raymart, Claudine and their lawyer just have to add another complaint to even out with Tulfo. I just hope that on that "fateful day",   the children were far enough not to hear  their mom say cuss words to the airline's ground crew.  When the fist fight erupted Claudine should have had the sense to take her children away from the scene instead of  diving into the fist fight herself. I just don't get it. If these were done, then the kids would not have been privy to the fight scene. Ramon Tulfo abused their children? That is funny, if not outright silly.

the "injured thigh" and yellow nail polish

Who threw the first punch? Raymart said it was Tulfo and Tulfo said it was Raymart. Claudine and Raymart claimed Tulfo kicked Claudine that's why Raymart  and his cohorts pulverized Tulfo. Now, why in the heck would Tulfo punch Raymart and kick Claudine? As a media person,  Tulfo is more susceptible to punches from celebrities  ( i.e. paparazzi) than him throwing punches at celebrities.  If he did kick Claudine, I wonder if it was really intentional or  was it accidental?  View the :"famous" fist fight video in slow-motion. It seems like the guy wearing the pink shirt accidentally kicked Claudine.

I almost fell off the chair the other night as I watched Claudine limped her way to the Pasay Police Station to file her complaint. The "limp" meant she was really kicked hard by Tulfo which does not make sense since her thigh bore only smudges of dirt as seen in the photo that I sourced from TV Patrol.. There was no reddening of the affected area. For someone as fair as Claudine, the tell tale sign of bruising should have been evident at once. What can I say?  Is that even a shoeprint? It it was indeed a shoeprint, is part of  NAIA3 muddy?   Looks like oil streak to me. Call CIS!  Well, I guess the medico legal examiner took care of that. According to GMA News, Claudine reached out to Gabriela for help. I wonder if the two female ground crew of Cebu Pac reached out to Gabriela too. Gabriela is a NGO women's advocate group in the Philippines.

I am not a fan of Claudine or Raymart (but I do like Randy!) I certainly am not a follower of Tulfo or his brothers (it was only yesterday that I found out that he has 2 other brother other than Erwin). The bottom line is this day and age of social media and citizen journalists, the media (is even more) entitled to take pictures, videos,  report and express opinion on anything and everything under the Pinoy sun.  That is their privilege. Public figures have the responsibility to act accordingly and not use their status to lambast the common people. Airlines must be more responsible and responsive with their passengers' needs and luggage! Peace!

Kicking or Riding?

Ethan's summer soccer workshop is in its last legs. In no time at all, summer vacation will  be over and it's back to school for the nth time!  It will be back to notebooks and books! Assignments and projects. Quizzes and exams. Argghh!

Ethan and his best buds Kyle, Andrei and Leila are in the soccer program. They do enjoy kicking and dribbling the soccer ball and I think they have certainly improved their skills. On the way to the soccer venue is a large field for horseback riding. Knowing nothing about horses and horseback riding, I can honestly say that the riders I see are all equestrians as they are in breeches, riding jeans and jodphurs. I wonder how much lessons cost. I wonder if Ethan would love to take riding lessons. Not!

Tabby-Cakes

D3, Ethan and I attended Sunday services at our home church. The D1, 2, 4 and Tabby attended CCF in Alabang. They were quite excited as Paul Tan-Chi delivered the message. Here's Tabby in her Sunday best, on the way to church.