Still Cheers

I know it's pretty late already but I just want to share that I was as disappointed as the rest of the country (or should I say the world) for Floyd Mayweather's feat against our very own Manny Pacquiao. I purposely did not watch the fight because first, I was confident that It would be an easy win as it was with his other fights and Second, social media is faster than TV to the point that they have already turned into spoilers.

But then, life goes on and I learned from the news that Manny wasn't in good shape during the fight which might've caused his defeat. 

Nevertheless, he did his best like he always do. Manny's popularity is something that no other boxing contender is able to match. He already made us proud countless times. So, win or lose, he's still the pound for pound king. We saw how hard he trained and fought and for me that's good enough.

As an end note, at least Manny did all the chasing and not the maze runner part lol :D

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i miss boxing!

photo credit to crispyparty.

i went boxing this morning and boy i missed it. i missed the speed ball and jumping rope. working out is always good for the heart. i owe my weight loss from boxing. i know i always talk about boxing here in my blog but hey for all femme fatales out there you girls should try it. it's not corny. with boxing, one should be a quick thinker first off because during sparring sessions, if you're not alert, you'll get punched for sure. second, you should be quick in throwing punches or you'll miss the punch mitts and hit your coach.  i realized i've been boxing for 10 months and i must admit i enjoy it. i started boxing in elorde shaw (in front of puregold & liberty center ) but it closed down if i'm not mistaken august this year. my sister and i had been boxing in elorde-libertad since before the one in shaw closed down.  elorde in libertad is literally a gymnasium. if your interested you may check out their site first http://elordeboxinggym.com/ for starters the annual membership fee is P500 and every session you pay P200 then it's up to you if you want to give tips.

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work, food, church, boxing, etcetera, my so called 'life..'

the past week was really toxic at work and god knows how i hate being stumped in my  workstation. anyways, i went to quiapo church this morning to hear mass. that'll be my commitment from now on not because i need something from god. i'll go to church every sunday because i need to keep my lines with God open. 

here's today's gospel..

Luke 9: 51 - 62 When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village. As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home.” To him Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”

gospel explained

Abandoning Jesus is the easy way out, remaining faithful to Him takes courage, strength, character, integrity, and perseverance. Jesus had to face all that came with being the Messiah, and we have to follow suit and face all that comes with being a disciple living in the time and place we live. Any one of us might be given devastating news tomorrow or be forced to choose between Jesus the easy way out. Like Jesus, we must face these trials and tribulations with fidelity, faith, hope, and love. Being faithful is not the easy way out. Having faith is not the easy way out. Living in hope is not the easy way out. And certainly loving is not the easy way out. Jesus was “resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem” that last time to face a certain and foreknown arrest, suffering, and death. We need to be just as “resolutely determined to journey to [the new and eternal] Jerusalem” despite the many unpleasant knowns and unknowns that lie ahead in our future. We will be tempted to take any number of easy ways out to avoid our tribulations, but these easy ways out change the destination of our journey. Indeed, he who opts to depart the journey to heaven to take the easy way out is unlikely to be “fit for the kingdom of God.”

source: http://fatherb.posterous.com/homily-for-6272010

quest for mamon luk's noodles and siopao.
i was just a bit disappointed since i'm really wanting to eat in ma mun luk to try their good old chinese noodles and siopao. that, i even braved the streets of quiapo just to get to the popular noodle house only to find that they're still close (i went there around 8am) sigh. so, i just had chowking's beef noodle instead. i've never felt been jaded argh!

work out day.
my 24th boxing session. i don't really have plans of working out today but i felt the need to because i need to burn what i ate these past few days. 

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weekend going ons

i went boxing this morning, my 18th boxing session. my sister and i decided to try a different Elorde Gym for a change and it was good because it's close to our place. moving on, i watched couple of flicks today.  the first one, a psychological horror indie film called May.

May (2002)

this is not the first time i watched May because i've seen it before in cable TV. the story is about a veterinarian's assistant named May who had an eccentric childhood. she had no friends when she was growing up except for a creepy porcelain doll her mom made for her as a birthday present. it has big blue starry eyes as if peering through your soul if you stare at it. May's a talented seamstress though since she sew her own clothes. Now an adult, May has weird fascination/fetish for 'beautiful body parts.' She got obsessed with a good looking guy named Adam, a car mechanic, who happened to have strong liking for eccentric stuff as well. May specifically got obsessed with Adam's hands in a very freaky way. Adam, being the nice guy, at first tried to be so nice with May but as they went along May showed a lot of psychotic antics which later Adam found a turn off thus he avoided May. May got involved with a lesbian colleague at work whom she thought showed real feelings and care for her and later on found also cheated on her. May in the end decided if she can't make real friends she'd rather create one herself. she butchered Adam's hand and handsewn it along with the rest of the 'beautiful parts' she chopped (how gruesome is that?) last but not least, she pulled out her own left eyeball with a pair of scissors so that her 'new friend' could see her. i liked May's character and her being eccentric however she's mentally deranged man. the movie though did not enjoy commercial success. well, that's sad because it's one of my fave movies of all time. maybe few people dig 'weird stuff.' anyways, here's the movie trailer i rummaged from youtube. see for yourself. the movie is way better than the trailer by the way.

Alice in Wonderland (2010), watching it with SRT is way better than the big screen. i finally understood the movie better. lol.

gadh. i still love static & silence (1997) by the sundays. it never cease to mesmerize every time i listen to it. 

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summer discomfort

back to work tomorrow (sigh..) i still don't feel like going back. that's the disadvantage of having a long vacation, you'll get used to it. going back to work is as difficult as getting up in the morning. i went boxing today around 10am. this whole summer season is killing me. i SO hate muggy weather. rainy season makes me sad but the summer make me fume mad. let just share something, last night i saw tons of roaches as if an impending disaster is about to come forth. a little early today, whilst watching the local news, i learned that there was another 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook mexico. i know how weird this may sound but it's a fact, animals behave weirdly when something disastrous is about to happen.

i watched a christmas carol today and i know it's like 5 months past christmas already. i found that british accent. you'll get to appreciate a movie you didn't like the first time once you watch it the second time around with earphones, sealing your ears from any noise except the movie's audio. so, there's no excuse for not understanding it because it's right in your ears. i enjoyed the movie better than watching it on the big screen. maybe it's the undivided attention which made the movie more comprehensive despite the

my head hurts few hours after boxing. the pain was bearable though but as much as i don't want to take any pain reliever i did to get rid of the discomfort. i don't like depending on pain relievers specially if it's not really painful. i just don't think it's good to take those every time my head hurts a bit because i have this notion that a human body has the capability to heal on it's own without the need to take medications. giada is cooking again (everyday italian) as i'm writing this blog. the food she's cooking is making me hungry lol. i seriously love her TV show.

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here goes aussie day! hola...

i was so sleepy at work today.  it's very timely i came across this article in yahoo about sleeping anxieties. tomorrow's aussie day so we don't have work. anyways, i think i'm this close calling this blog a movie blog as i have written numerous stuff about movies lol. i watched 'million dollar baby' yesterday. back to boxing again. my sister got her hand wrap from toby's in robinson's galleria for P135 while mine was P600 from sportshouse, was it more pricey because of the brand?

looking back, after scouring the whole 3rd floor of galleria (where the sport shops are, name
it!) we landed in kenny rogers for a late lunch. i couldn't forget their 'healthy plate' for a hefty $175. it's combination of quarter roasted chicken + salad + chunk of fruits + muffin and kenny light iced tea. i tried finishing my plate as much as i could but because i've been spending so much time on it i placed some of the fruits and half of the muffin to my sisters finished plate lol.

going back to the movie 'million dollar baby,' i didn't like it that much due to the sad ending. i hate sad endings and heart wrenching stories. yeah, t'was inspirational in a sense that there's nothing impossible if you're driven. hilary's masculine physique made her really apt for the film. she's really convincing to play the role of a female boxer.

million dollar baby synopsis

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the weekend, etc...

It's my rest day finally. the week seemed so long (sigh) and my early morning schedule is killing me. i hate waking up early in the morning whilst it's still dark outside. the morning sunshine wake me up.

anyways, moving on, it's my 4th boxing session and i'm really hesitant all the time because i'm too lazy to get up. but, after boxing, my apprehension often wane out. it's really good for the body to work out and sweat a lot as it means you're releasing toxins, burn some those calories away. the last time i stepped on the weighing scale i lost 3 kilos. On a normal basis, i weigh 60 kilos, i kind of doubt it but if that's what the weighing scale says then, well and good. i like boxing on a saturday. early saturday morning around 8-8:30 am because i don't tire easily for some reason as oppose to boxing late like around 10 am onwards since the heat of the sun is still not that scorching and after my boxing session (i get home at 10 am) i still get to do a lot of household chores.  enough about my boxing routine. 

change topic. this whole jason ivler case created a fuss lately. the guy is from a family of celebrities and he's got an unbelievable involvement with murder cases. The first is with a malacanang undersecretary (or might be a son of an undersecretary, i'm not quite sure) due to traffic altercations and i can't recall the second murder rap against him. the worst part is, all of his kins (of course) thinks he's innocent and he's such a good natured boy. two murder cases isn't a coincidence. i just can't believe how a mother could lead her child more astray than correct his wrong doings. Maybe it's guilt for not raising a law abiding child. i hope justice will prevail and not become favourable to affluent people. 

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no pain, no glory

my muscles are still sore. it's only been my second boxing session since i started last thursday because of my sister's persistent pleading. nonetheless, i feel like walking in the wind since i feel so light after boxing plus. at the boxing gym, nobody really cares if you don;t know how to use the jumping rope or use the speed bag. i learned quite a few new terminologies because of boxing such as jab, straight and upper cut lol. i think i can do boxing at least once or twice a week or whenever i get the chance. let's just say i'm pretty tired taking diet teas which do nothing but make me crap. i may be hesitant working out at first but, i guess i just don't have a choice e?


i watched 'bride wars' today and it was quite hilarious.

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