Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner

I saw a replay of Oscar Pistorius' historic run at the London Olympics this afternoon. For those of you who don't know him, he's the double amputee runner from South Africa who just became the first man to compete in both the Paralympics and Olympics. Also known as "Blade Runner", Pistorius finished second in his heat and qualified in the semifinals of the 400m. The first time I heard his life story in CNN and his bid for an Olympic seat, I instantly became in awe of this man. His courage, hard work, and perseverance is simply inspiring. I wish other people who are able bodied but lazy hear his story and learn from him. I also hope he wins the gold. I almost forgot to mention, he's good looking too. :)

LA Galaxy vs. Philippine Azkals

I'm such a big fan of the Philippine Azkals that I've seen every one of their games shown on TV. My favorite Azkal is Phil Younghusband and Chieffy Caligdong. But I love all of them since they play so well and with so much intensity. And of course they're good looking. When I heard that they're playing the LA Galaxy way back in August I was really very excited. But I was shocked when I heard the ticket prices. I think it's like P15,000. I wouldn't pay that kind of money for a million years.

Anyhow, I'm still excited about the game. David Beckham and the rest of the team arrived yesterday and they too are excited to play here. I'm not expecting the Azkals to win but I'm sure they'll give a good fight. I'm going to tune in tomorrow at 7:30 at Studio 23. I'm sure there'll be lots of commercials but I wouldn't miss this game for anything.

Pacquiao-Marquez III

I've always been a big fan of Manny Pacquiao. I've seen almost all his fights and have screamed my lungs out in every one of them. I along with some members of my family once again watched him fight Juan Manuel Marquez yesterday (November 13, 2011) at Kamayan/Dad's/Saisaki. I was so excited since there's so much hype surrounding this fight and because I love eating at Kamayan.


We bought our tickets two weeks ago so we were able to choose good seats. I think the ticket price of P950 is pretty much worth it since it's a breakfast and lunch buffet with refillable coffee and bottomless iced tea. There were so many food to choose from that I wasn't able to try all of them. But those I ate which included tocino, egg, fried rice, arroz caldo, salmon sashimi, maki, tempura, barbecue, buko pandan, and cheese cake tasted heavenly. I was so full I was ready to throw up!

I wasn't too happy with the fight though. My heart was pounding hard the whole time and I silently prayed that Manny would knock Marquez out cold. Manny was not his usual self and I wondered why. But then again I was still rooting for him to win. Everyone at the restaurant was silent after the end of the 12th round since we were not sure if Manny would win. When Michael Buffer announced that Manny won by a majority decision, everybody screamed in jubilation. Though, it wasn't a convincing win like his other fights, I'm still happy that Manny won. I personally thought that it should have been a draw but a win is a win and the judges have the final say. For those who are "attacking" Manny all I can say is that let's just be happy and support our kababayan and "Pambansang Kamao". No other Filipino has given so much pride to our country and let's give him the respect he deserves. As for Marquez, I respect him for fighting the way he did. He is truly one of the best boxers in the world today.

Go LA Lakers!

I'm not a big basketball fan but I do watch the NBA once in a while especially the finals. This morning my friend constantly prodded me to watch eventhough he doesn't need to do that since I had every intention of watching. I'm glad I did because Game 7 of the championship game between Boston Celtics and LA Lakers was a real classic (the Lakers won 83-79). It was an exciting come from behind victory for the Lakers, who won their 16th NBA title. Although I didn't know the names of most of the players from both teams, I was still glued to the TV for most of the game. I rooted for Lakers and the ones I like are Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. I also think that Sasha Vujacic is hot. Congratulations to LA Lakers and all their fans! Hope they win again next year.

The Great Michael Phelps

From the opening rites last August 8, 2008, I make it a point to watch the Olympics whenever I can. It's only once in four years so I might as well enjoy it. The swimming events are really very exciting. My countrymen didn't win anything but they at least broke their respective records (go! go! Philippines!). But the highlight of the whole Olympics (at least that's what I think) is the record 8 gold medals of American Michael Phelps (the most number of gold medals in the swimming event was formerly held by fellow American Mark Spitz with 7 gold medals). I saw the finals of the 400-meter medley relay this morning and it was awesome! Really historical for Michael Phelps. I don't know if anyone could duplicate his feat in the next few years but it sure is very difficult to surpass. With alot of hard work, determination and the right attitude, I'm sure anyone can be the next Michael Phelps.