Unlike my previous post about the Pacman's 2005 bout, I salute Manny Pacquiao for a job well done with the results of last Sunday's match. As always, this homegrown man from General Santos City brought again pride, honor and glory to the Philippines. Even if his counterparts reject the idea, it is our Manny Pacquiao who always draws the crowd during fights. He is the one most awaited and confidently believed that will win the prize fight. Worldwide, the match was famous, and this is because of the celebrated Manny Pacquiao bouts.
The feeling of pride always gives me goosebumps. When our national anthem, corny it may sound to others, is sung or played in such events, it gives me that sense of pleasure. It makes me proud that I am a Filipino. Those people who made imprints to the world that we are not the ‘indios’ as the Spaniards labeled us, and who worked their way out to let the world know that we are a talented and ingenious race, are truly worth our respect and honor. And this includes Manny Pacquiao even with his battered English speaking (remember ‘my right hands’?), not that I consider myself eloquent. Well, in his feat, it does not require the eloquence and literacy of the language. But it does not make him an ‘indio’.
Watching Papsie’s friends gather in front of a small TV set outside the house made me think that the whole Philippines stood still while waiting for the match. Even the world stood still, I bet.
The feeling of pride always gives me goosebumps. When our national anthem, corny it may sound to others, is sung or played in such events, it gives me that sense of pleasure. It makes me proud that I am a Filipino. Those people who made imprints to the world that we are not the ‘indios’ as the Spaniards labeled us, and who worked their way out to let the world know that we are a talented and ingenious race, are truly worth our respect and honor. And this includes Manny Pacquiao even with his battered English speaking (remember ‘my right hands’?), not that I consider myself eloquent. Well, in his feat, it does not require the eloquence and literacy of the language. But it does not make him an ‘indio’.
Watching Papsie’s friends gather in front of a small TV set outside the house made me think that the whole Philippines stood still while waiting for the match. Even the world stood still, I bet.
once again pacman gave philippines the honor we seldom get. filipinos here are celebrating too ;)
ReplyDeletethanks for swinging back and for leaving me comments, i know those qualifications are hard to find but oh well, hehe.
sure, link would be nice :)
This fight brought out the good and the bad in this country. Good because it brought out the pride in being a Filipino.
ReplyDeleteAnd now for the bad: See how those politicians made a bee line to Las Vegas just to watch the fight? Who do you think shouldered their expenses? Do they expect us to believe they used their own money for this trip?
My husband went with our kumpare to the house of another friend who has cable and they watched the game. My sister was telling me last night that they also know a group of friends who watched the game in one of their friend's house who's got cable. So I guess you could be right. Pinoys around the world might have stool still to watch him and I guess they were all proud to be Filipinos the moment he won. It's too bad I didn't see the game.
ReplyDeletesa gitna ng krisis na dinadanas ng ating bansa, nakakatuwang isipin na kahit panandalian ay "ngumiti" muli ang mga pinoy. :) at naging "proud" muli sa lahi natin.
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sabi ni manny sa interview niya -- "hard practice, easy fight".
i learned something from him. :D
Bing, yung "right hands." Figure of speech yan. Ginawang plural ang isang kanang kamay dahil para sa mga kalaban ni Pacman, di lang isa, ngunit parang napakaraming kanang kamay ang sabay sabay na dumadapo kanila. :)
ReplyDeletehi, tintin, thanks, too.
ReplyDeleterudy, oo nga, e. kakaimbiyerna silang makita. nakakasira ng moment.
niceheart, sayang, di mo nakita ang laban. exciting.
me and my ignorance on boxing terminologies. mali pa ang phrase na napili ko sa dami ng sinabi nya. the way he stammered kasi the phrase didnt sound it is figure of speech or even idiomatic expression. eneweiz, thanks for teaching a boxing ignoramus, Noel. i just wanted to frolic in the midst of the celebration, for all its worth.
jan, actually, marami siyang points to ponder. i am really proud of him.
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Truly, Manny's win is sort of once in a lifetime experience for all of us Filipinos. It is such a good moment that I have a feeling this wont happen again until for a long, long time. So we must really savor it right now---this sweet smell of success.
ReplyDeletehmmm... sound like a scary observation, major tom...
ReplyDeletePacquiao did a great job by beating the best fighters in the division - Barrera and Morales. Now Barrera has to defend the super featherweight title from Pacquiao, the legit no. 1 challenger. The latest news is Barrera will relinquish his title and move up to a heavier weight. Tsk, tsk.. looks like Pacquiao may have to pay people to fight him in the division.
ReplyDeleteI was somewhere else during the fight and watched it on replay - what was that Pinay singer doing with the anthem thinking she's Aretha Franklin??? Geez, just sing the anthem as it is and not act like a wannabe soul sistah. To me that was the spoiler to an otherwise momentous athletic event.
corsi, thanks for doing the meme. it was enjoyable reading that lively post. so nice to learn a few things about you, too.
ReplyDeletenice, too, that morales showed sportsmanship but i dont know if i am right, he didnt seem confident the first time he stepped on the ring.
hi, bw, she is not a well known singer in the country. i think she did better than that grammy winner who sang their (morales') anthem. it made me quite uneasy seeing him distort his face while singing.