The Status Quo of Philippine Politics
Some days I can’t help but think about politics.
Philippine Politics is dirty. There’s no argument in that. Philippine Politics is a circus – again no argument there.
One political ad caught my boyfriend’s attention and he said ” Sunud-sunod na ang administration- opposition cycle. Pag di gusto ng isang grupo ang administrasyon, oposisyon sila. Pag nanalo ang oposisyon, administrasyon na sila. Eh di ba ang administrasyon, oposisyon dati?”
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“You hit me, I’ll hit you ten times over”, aka, Bakit Masarap Gumanti
Sabi nila, kapag sinampal ka sa isang pisngi, ibigay mo pa yung isa pang pisngi.
Sabi nila, kapag binato ka ng bato, batuhin mo ng tinapay.
Pero sabi ko, pag binuhusan ka ng tubig, buhusan mo rin ng tubig. Pero yung kumukulo.
Minsan talaga masarap gumanti, ano? Yung iparamdam mo sa tao kung ano yung ginagawa nila sa iyo.
Halimbawa, sinampal ka. Kumulo ng dugo mo, nagdilim ang paningin mo, at nagbaga ang dibdib mo. Sinampal mo ng mas malakas ang mahadera. Umamin ka. Iba yung amats na naramdaman mo nung humataw yung palad mo sa pisngi ng kasampalan mo, diba? Mahapdi, oo, pero may halong high. Kasabay ng paghampas mo ay ang paglukso ng puso mo na syang magdadala ng agos ng dugo sa utak mong nawawalan na ng tamang ulirat. Adrenaline rush.
Looking Back: “The Legend of Flash Elorde”
Looking Back: “The Legend of Flash Elorde”
By Marcing Pin
Today is the 75th Birth Anniversary (March 25) of Filipino boxing legend, Gabriel “Flash” Elorde.
About a couple of months ago, I read an article about the boxing legend and it fittingly opened with the statement: “Before the Pacman, there was the Flash”.
Who is “Flash” Elorde?
Elorde was arguably the greatest Filipino boxer of the 20th Century and would have been the all time greatest if not because of the recent triumphs of his 21st Century counterpart, Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao. His career and his ring record may not be as impressive as the current pound-for-pound king (Pacquiao) but Elorde was the Filipino boxer that put the Philippines in the map of the boxing world in the 1960s. Before him, there was Pancho Villa in the 1920s and Ceferino Garcia in the 1930s, plus the Olympian medalists that followed them.
Elorde emerged during the time when the boxing world headlines were dominated by heavyweight boxers, such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman. It was also the time when the Philippines, particularly Manila, was a suitable venue for international sporting events, and frequently hosting international and regional championships.
