Pacquiao vs Marquez 3: People should realize that Manny clearly won!
Nov 13, 2011 Ideas
Last night we witnessed another victory by Manny Pacquiao. This time around, it’s not the usual Pacman who completely dominated all of his opponent. Nevertheless, a win is a win and that’s what really matters. Immediately after the fight, I noticed that a lot of people were unhappy of the outcome. While the Pacman raised his hands and was announced the winner, both Mexican fans and Filipino fans showered him with boos. Someone even threw a water bottle at him. Again, people think that Marquez was robbed. I don’t think so. My husband doesn’t think so and he has a pretty good explanation as to why the Pacman won the fight last night.
Now, let us rewind and analyze what really happened. From my husband’s point of view, the reason why Manny won is because he definitely won more rounds than Marquez. Although Marquez landed some pretty solid punches in the rounds that he won, he still did not do enough to win more rounds. Take for example the final round. Marquez who showed that he can go toe to toe with Manny decided to back away and take it easy thinking that he has got the win and there is no more need to risk getting knocked down. That’s a big mistake by Nacho his coach. Why would you back away? Nothing was certain at that point of the fight. Freddy Roach on the other hand instructed Manny to go all out and try to put Marquez down. So during the final round Manny was still the aggressor and he landed the biggest punch of that round in the final seconds which helped him win the round or maybe even the fight.
Let us not forget that Manny is the champion and Marquez is the challenger. In order to beat the champ the challenger must really put up a real challenge. Marquez is a counter puncher and he did that very well last night but just counter punching is not enough to take the belt from the champ. Marquez was never the aggressor in the fight. All night he backed up and waited for Manny to open up and make mistakes. Manny knew what Marquez wanted to do so he became very cautious in response. In the end although Manny was very careful he still landed more punches and threw more too. He was the fighter who did more work. He was the busier fighter and that’s exactly why he retained his belt.
Remember the first Ali vs Frazier fight? Frazier was the challenger, the underdog, the person everyone expected to lose. While Ali was the superstar champion to everyone. Frazier the challenger put Ali down twice and eventually got the unanimous decision. Something tells me that that’s what a challenger is suppose to do. Make the champion look like the underdog. Put him down in the canvas and never let him be the aggressor. I don’t think I saw that from Marquez last night.
So what is the future for both fighters? Fight no. 4? Nah…the result will always be controversial. Pacquiao and Marquez can never dominate each other because of their styles. Pacquiao can not use his hands as much as he’d like to because of Marquez’s counter punch. Marquez on the other note cannot be the aggressor because all he does is wait and counter punch. Manny is blessed to have won two fights against Marquez but he won it in a fair manner. No body cheated anybody. We should all respect that. It’s unfortunate that Marquez cannot get the nod from judges but that’s the way it is and we should leave it at that.
Before I end this entry, people were saying that after last night Manny may not be ready to face Mayweather. For those who don’t know, Mayweather fought and handled Marquez easily in 12 rounds. Based on that win by Mayweather people think Manny can’t handle him. Maybe Manny can’t or maybe he can. Who knows? Let us just not forget that Manny destroyed De la Hoya, Mosely and Hatton in a more destructive fashion than Mayweather did when he fought them.
These are my husbands two cents…These are the reasons why I think Manny won the fight last night fair and square. Congrats to Congressman Manny Pacquiao! You always make us Filipinos proud.
Tags: "Manny Pacquiao, "Pacquiao vs Marquez 3", "Pacquiao vs Marquez", boxing, Pacquiao-Marquez III
Ideas in my head
May 1, 2011 Ideas
For years now I’ve been fascinated by the idea of home automation systems. I’ve always wanted to own a house that looks and feels very modern. By the way, I’m the type of person that fancies gadgets and relies on them a lot too. So my idea of a home would be something simple. Not too many things crowding the rooms and everything is pretty much automated.
By everything automated I mean centralized heat, AC, lighting and controls for home entertainment and home security. I was also thinking about something cool like automatic ambiance control depending on the time of day. So in the morning when you get up, the ambiance will be something bright and happy just the way how we want to start our day. In the afternoon the scene will be something more mellow and peaceful to give you some time to relax after a very busy day at work. In the evening you’ll get like a more darker scene for a romantic night with your love one.
All of these are just plans in my head right now but hopefully when everything starts going my way I can turn these ideas to reality.
Tags: home automation system
Our young ladies in the house…
May 1, 2011 Ideas
My girls are definitely getting big. It feels like not too long ago when Yuna my 7 yr. old girl was still little. I can still remember how nervous she was on the first day of kindergarten like it was just a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, my youngest, Freya who is now 3 yrs. old will soon be going through the same experiences as her elder sister when she starts school this coming school year. I can’t believe how fast she’s grown. She was just a little baby not too long ago.
Since my girls are no longer babies, they enjoy being little young ladies. They love to play dress up and put make up on each other. I think it’s hilarious when they wear dresses, wigs and play jewelries. Yuna is very good in accessorizing her little sister with her favorite disney jewelry. Aside from all the fun stuff, my kids are also very nice and respectful. They both attend Bible study every Sunday before the Sunday Mass. They are also Girl Scouts and they attend their GS meetings every Saturday afternoon where they learn to be tough and responsible girls. To sum everything up, I think my girls are wonderful. I wouldn’t trade them for other kids or anything in the world. I feel so blessed to have them.
but I’m doing what I love best…
Apr 5, 2011 Ideas
My friend’s already in her senior year! Well not quite, she has to take her practicum and intern in a company. I think that that would be a great job for her to know what’s in store for her after graduation. And this would ultimately let her realize if she wants to work in the same environment and if she’s happy with her course and work.
She’s a computer science major and she needs to know Application Development and also research on the news about software. I’m sure that she will be able to do well as long as she is confident in what she’s doing. If not, then this would be an eye opener for her and I hope that she realizes what she really wants in life. She’s young and she still “almost” have all the time in the world. I remember back then the dreams I had and how I still haven’t ended up in my dream job but I’m doing what I love best and that’s being a mom to my kids. They are the most important treasures that I have and I hope to do everything I can so that they can in turn achieve their own dreams & goals.
What to wear?
Mar 6, 2011 Ideas
Preparing for an event or formal affair can be stressful and time consuming. Like any ordinary person, women are more detailed on the dress and make-up their going to wear while the men prefers their usual coat and ties. Most celebrities whether local or international hire a fashion designer especially if its a big event.
As a simple person you get inspiration from the fashion magazines. Also try to mix and match designer pieces you like with some local finds.
Black Ops
Nov 4, 2010 Consoles, Ideas, Video Games
COD fans out there, are you ready for Black Ops? I’ve had just enough of Modern Warfare 2 already and getting pretty tired of the game. It’s been almost a year now playing MW2 and I need something fresh. I’ve seen a lot of trailers of Black Ops in youtube and it looks a lot of fun. Most people who comment on the videos though are not very impressed. They say it’s the same thing from the last COD’s. I don’t know about that though. Although the previews look really cool lets just wait for the game to come out before we completely judge it. Don’t forget how trailers and previews work. They try to make anything look good.
One thing about this game though that I’m really excited about is the new zombie mode. For weeks I’ve been trying to get information about the zombie mode. Some said that it’s the same zombie game from World at War so I was kind of disappointed when I heard that. Good thing though that I found a leaked video on youtube showing a little gameplay from the zombie mode. Cool thing about the zombie mode this time is that you’re in the Pentagon and the characters that can be used in the game are JFK, Nixon, Fidel Castro and one more guy. I forget his name. Anyway, it’s really cool. Check it out yourself on youtube. Just search “Pentagon zombie mode”.
I can’t really wait any longer for Black Ops. Just a few more days to go. For sure I’ll do another midnight at Gamestop for this one.
Tags: Black Ops, Call of Duty, ps3
Sports Gift
Oct 8, 2010 Ideas, Worth Blogging
Looking for the perfect gift for that sports nut of a friend of yours? You have to liven up things a bit and throw away your ideas of ties, clocks, shirts or what and be creative! Make a football or baseball cake! Or maybe you can bake a cake with his face on it! It would really be so much fun and it would crack him up.
You can also get some special football gifts by giving him his own personal trophy. Better yet, you can actually go see a game and you could treat him to one. It would be a great bonding experience and I’m sure that he will have the best birthday there is!
Name tags to track people…
Sep 14, 2010 Ideas
Did you know that you could have a microchip implanted in your dog so that you would be able to track it in case it gets lost? They’re like invisible name tags that when once found, you’d definitely know whom to turn to. It is good that they do this to animals because it is easy for them to get lost and who knows what might happen to them. It is good to implement this in other countries too but sadly this is only very prevalent in the United States.
There are some ethical issues though when talking about tracking human beings. We must be careful on this discussion.
You can buy electronic cigarette in Europe?
Sep 14, 2010 Ideas
I’ve always wanted to go to Europe because of the richness of history and culture. Everything just seems so beautiful in Europe, from the architecture of the old stone houses to the culture that has been the foundation of some other cultures. And best of all, Europe also is keen on being environment-friendly.
Some already buy electronic cigarette to help with the environment and health (so that they would learn how to stop). Others buy environment-friendly cars that do not consume too much fuel and are easy to drive. Europe also conserves water and electricity thus saving on bills and also on energy. It is certainly a wonderful place to live in.
comfort bubble environment for your feet
Aug 30, 2010 Ideas, Worth Blogging
It is said that you can have an idea about the hygiene of a person by simply taking a look at his shoes or feet. In fact, the way your feet look can tell the other person much about your personal cleanliness. In other words, we can say that the health of your feet plays a much important role in your overall personality. A Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet, for fashion, protection against the environment, and adornment is widely used.
Some, like Spenco an American manufacturer of foot care and first aid products offer some footwear products like spenco insoles which is a unique cushioning system that provides a soft “comfort bubble environment” to help absorb shock, reduce friction and improve overall foot comfort.
