Manny Pacquiao’s rise

People are talking about the coming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto on Sunday, November 15 (14th in the US). I am sure the whole country will stop whatever they’re doing to tune in to the fight.

Yesterday, I saw an article in a local broadsheet about Pacquiao’s rising popularity in the US and Asia. A photo of Pacquiao’s Nike billboard in Hollywood alongside that of Kobe Bryant’s was published together with the article.

No other local athlete can boast of that, right? For a change, Philippines is being talked about in a positive light. Set aside the dirty politics, rampant corruption and the spotlight on the plight of our poor fellowmen. Then the cover on the Time magazine was reported…

And it hit me, Manny Pacquiao’s really made it! Imagine Pacquiao on the cover of Time magazine!

There is a TIME magazine article on The Meaning of Manny Pacquiao. Another in The Rise of Manny Pacquiao. I think he’s the first Filipino athlete to ever grace the cover of the prestigious mag, right?

We can really say that Manny Pacquiao’s popular in every sense of the word. I just hope he lives up to the expectations of his fellowmen. And won’t succumb to the dirt of local politics.

Mobile phone accessories

My sister loves to send text messages and call her friends. She used to have a prepaid mobile line but then she switched to post paid already because she consumes a lot of cellphone load a month. Her phone is always at hand.

This coming Christmas, I already have an idea on what to give her. Can you guess? HTC Pure Cases for mobile phones! And any cellphone accessory that will go hand in hand with the new look. I saw some at HTC Pure Accessories. Knowing my sister, she’ll appreciate this kind of gift more than the book that I originally have in mind.

If you love enhancing your mobile phone like my sister, check out HTC Accessories. I just know you will find what you are looking for in that site.

To get a new laptop

If you are a regular reader of this blog, or you are one of my subscribers, you might have remembered my laptop, David. I bought him in May 2008 and he sort of given up on me last month. Probably due to overuse. I’ve been using it for several hours daily. Or the brand is not that good. Hmm…

I was talking to friends about getting a new laptop pretty soon. I miss the sound of the laptop keys. And I thought it was just me, but when I talked to Tim, she said that she can also write a lot more stuff when using her laptop. Hahaha.

I’ve been eyeing an MSI or Lenovo laptop for my next acquisition. Probably before November ends as I need to take care of other more important expenses first.

PR update

There was a PR update a few days ago. Have you noticed any increase or decrease in your PR meter? Mine’s still the same. A big fat zero! What about you?

I am doing my best to get back my PR but, well, no luck yet. Maybe on the next update? Calling the big G of the world wide web!

A college degree program

A college degree is something that most of us would want to achieve. Some are just lucky enough to get the better out of life without a college degree. But for the average person, this is something that will clear the way towards a brighter future. That includes you and me.

But it’s not all about a degree. You have to make sure that you get the right one so that you won’t regret living the kind of life you’d get out of the degree you have. For the right college degree program, there’s DegreeScout. Know what course you want to take up and then find the right school where you can get it. At DegreeScout.com, you can easily find the right degree and school for you. Enter your zip code and the degree you have in mind. And it will give you a list of prestigious schools as well as the similar programs you might want to consider.

Get a college degree. It is something you can use as a fall back when the going gets tough.

MYM – Flowers

Last Saturday morning, my sister and I went to Dangwa, a popular local place here in Metro Manila where flowers abound. You can go to Dangwa and find almost all kinds of flowers. Every year, before November 1st/going to the cemetery, we would go and buy flowers, and then my sister would arrange it. You can buy pre-arranged flowers but it’s cheaper to pick the flowers you want individually and prepare it in a vase or pot yourself. But this time around, we opted for the pre-arranged ones because you wouldn’t believe the prices of flowers. It was sky-high! We were told that it’s because of the recent typhoons and how it was really difficult to get the flowers because Baguio was affected by the typhoons.

We bought three flower arrangements and junked the idea of buying the way we used to.

Happy Monday!