Joke Of The Day

I just came from my routine days off and scanned my mailbox of several new messages. I came across this e-mail and made me laugh my hearts out. Here's the content of the said e-mail. Enjoy!

It was Friday morning, and that meant it was time for an activity that the teacher called "add to the picture". The teacher would call students to the chalkboard one at a time. The first student would draw an object on the chalkboard, and each following student would add something to the picture to make it a new picture.

The teacher called on James to start things off.

James returned to his seat.

The teacher called on Ernie next.

Ernie returned to his seat.

Now it was Suzy's turn.

Suzy returned to her seat.

Next, the teacher called Jerry to the board.

Jerry returned to his seat.

Kim was called to the board.

Kim returned to her seat.

About this time, Pepito began waving his arm hysterically. Pepito was well known for being dirty-minded, so the teacher was reluctant to call on him for anything. But as the teacher looked at the picture on the chalkboard, she thought that there was no way that Pepito could possibly do anything to make this picture dirty. So she called on Pepito, and he ran to the chalkboard.

Pepito had done it again.

And The Winner Is...

And still the WBC International Super Featherweight Champion, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao!

This is what ring announcer Bruce Buffer said when he relayed the decision amongst judges of the fight between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Babyfaced Asssassin Marco Antonio Barrera in their 12-round battle for the WBC International Super Featherweight Championship.

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao unanimously won the fight with scores of 118-109, 118-109 & 115-113 to retain his belt and cement his place as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in history. Meanwhile, Marco Antonio Barrera later said in the post match interview "I moved all the time with my jabs, but he threw so many combinations" and said "I am finished" which signals his retirement from boxing.

This is another accolade that Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has added in his illustrious career. His possible next fight would be a rematch against current WBC Super Featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez who coincidentally won the title from Marco Antiono Barrera.

Go Pacman! Go Pinoy!

LBJ NY

Are you seeing what I'm seeing in this picture? Is this a dream or a nightmare? Do I have to slap my face several of times to tell me this is reality.

I'm a frequent visitor of CNN's Sports section, wherein I can read articles not ONLY latest news about basketball either NBA, US NCAA or High School but any sport of my interest. However, last Friday, October 5th, I saw this picture of LBJ wearing a NY cap and my initial reaction was OMG, was he traded to the NBA's New York Knicks? Wow, Isiah Thomas pulled one of the biggest surprises & lopsided trades in the history of NBA since as we all know LBJ was heralded as the heir apparent to his Airness, Michael Jordan or safe to say the next big thing the NBA and the sport of basketball will witness in the years to come.

I thoroughly searched Google for any article of a blockbuster trade, checked latest news from NBA, but to no avail. I went back to CNN's Sports section, found out this article regarding LBJ attending a MLB AL Playoff series between the Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees last October 4, 2007 held at Jacobs Field, Cleveland, OH.

Although the Indians routed the Yankees 12-3 in their AL playoff opener Thursday night, the buzz around town wasn't about Cleveland's offensive power surge or pitcher C.C. Sabathia's gutty performance. Instead, fans jammed sports talk radio lines and Internet message boards, crying foul over their frustration with the NBA superstar's traitorous appearance in the stands wearing a Yankees cap. There was even a signof "LeBron James. King of Nothing. Fan of Yankees. Get Out of Town" from a local gas station.

Furthermore, there were also fans who took this incident as nothing happened, just like Willie Watson of Cleveland said "so what if he wears a Yankees hat? He wins games for Cleveland" and "So he likes the Yankees. Boo hoo. Big deal. What's next? We don't like him because he listens to hip-hop instead of the Cleveland Orchestra?". Even baseball stars from both teams such as C.C Sabathia said "I don't think it's that big a deal" and Derek Jeter said "He's a Yankee fan. Why would that rub us the wrong way?".

I personally think what LBJ did is showing the public his personal choice on who he supports or a fan of, even if he's the face of an organization or the heralded savior of the luckless city of Cleveland, OH. We have to understand that before he became a Cleveland Cavalier he was already a big fan of the New York Yankees or why he wears #23 in his jersey as a tribute to his boyhood idol, Michael Jordan.

It maybe a coincidence that the city of Cleveland had several previous heartaches from different sports like the Curse of Rocky Calvito in baseball or the infamous Michael Jordan buzzer beaters during the '89 & '93 NBA Playoffs and a 2001-2002 NBA regular season game against the Washington Wizards.

Well, that's all for now. Let's wait and see in their home opener against the Dallas Mavericks this coming October 31, 2007.

Oops... Not Again!

Here's another insult to the injury err hurt caused from the previous racial slur in one of the scenes of Desperate Housewives Season 4 which caused the ire of the Filipino community.

This time, it may be the turn of the Emmy-award winning American satirical television program “The Daily Show" to spark controversy for apparently making a bad joke on former President Corazon Aquino.

In the said video, it raised the concern if America is ready for a woman president, pertaining to the presidency campaign of Hillary Clinton. It also depicted previous women presidents including former Philippines President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino with a "slut" in her picture. Here's the clip!

I personally find The Daily Show amusing yet offensive in some of the scenes it has televised (check my previous post regarding Funniest Tech Support videos), however, this clip is quite offensive since the researchers or writers didn't thoroughly researched if Cory Aquino had a history of affairs within her marriage to the late Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Sr.

This only shows that they are inconsiderate in the results of their actions. We all know that we can't please everyone but we can prevent any derogatory remark if we carefully think of our actions.

Filipino Racism

Last night while watching a local news, I was shocked from what I've seen in one of the scenes of the season premiere of Desperate Housewives Season 4, wherein Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) questioned the educational system of the Philippines. Here is the excerpt of the conversation between Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) & the doctor.

MD: Well, everything seems normal. But, you say you’ve been having irregular periods?
Susan: Yeah, you know, one month off, two months on. That happens, right?
MD: Have you ever experienced night sweats? …. (few other lines here)
MD: How about hot flashes?
Susan: OK, whoa. I’m gonna stop you right there. I’m way too young for that, please refer to your chart.
MD: Susan, I know for a lot of women the word menopause has negative connotations. They hear aging, brittle bones, loss of sexual desire…
Susan: Before you go any further, can I check those diplomas? I would just like to make sure that they’re not from some med school in the Philippines…

I got offended upon hearing the last line of the conversation, it made me question the writer's intelligence & how insensitive without considering it as a direct racial remark against a race that has served their country well. I must admit, in any country there are flaws in its educational system but to generalize a race and label them as incapable, is completely uncalled for.

Teri Hatcher could have omitted the last line of the conversation since an actor has the right not to disclose explicitly what is written on the script and it's unethical/unprofessional in her part to coincide with the writer's script.

This is another blow to a great nation that is striving hard to regain it's image from the rest of the world since the June 2006 Nursing Board Exam scandal.

To all Filipinos, let's continue working hard in achieving our dreams either locally or internationally and show to the rest of the world who we truly are. Go Pinoy!