what does manny pacquiao and “nicole” (a.k.a suzette nicolas) have in common?  well, for one both of them grabbed national attention–albiet one is infamous and the other one infamous (it’s up to you to tag which).  another one is that they’re now known as “flip-floppers” or going one way and then going back.  both of them are in the national (and maybe international) spotlight again with their actions.  first off with “nicole.”  but before i begin, i would like to re-post this link in order for everyone to have a clear understanding about my position in the whole incident labeled, “the subic rape case.”  you may want to read this one first before you may proceed to read about what i think of her now.

 

 

i hate to say i told you so, but “i-told-you-so!!”  the lady (i don’t know if “lady” is the right word to describe her) is an egotistical, selfish, crazy-ass lunatic who took almost everyone in the nation a roller-coaster ride in taking advantage of the philippine justice system!  as i’ve said in my previous entry about this, there was no rape that happened.  it was consensual sex!!  what’s more humiliating is that cause-oriented groups, women’s groups, activists, so-called “nationalistics,” are still defending her!  if you ask me, she should be the one imprisoned for sending an innocent man to jail for more than two years!  she claims that daniel smith, an american, raped her, and yet where does she go after the conviction?  to the united states of america!!  now what the hell does that mean?!  she should be extradited and sent back home to face the music.  if the entry i made after the one above made me feel vindicated, her recent actions just proved that the whole trial was just a waste of time.  consensual sex.  period.  that is meant to be enjoyed, not being used as a stepping stone to national (un)prominence.

 

now, on to manny pacquiao.  here’s the bottomline:  manny is a great boxer.  probably the greatest one the country has ever had.  but he’s not–and i mean NOT–a great person.  he has the audacity to call himself the “victim” in the “media-partner” brouhaha that he himself caused?!  this just shows you what kind of character he has.  but don’t get me wrong, i’m not just looking at this directly at manny pacquiao.  but with all the parties involved.  another one is solar sports and gma-7.  right after manny announced his “big switch” to abs-cbn two weeks ago, both solar sports and gma-7 issued threatening statements at manny’s camp for “breach of contract.”  just because their biggest cash cow decides to jump ship, they immediately threat legal action?  how can they file a case against a manny pacquiao who has brought glory and honor to the country through the sport of boxing?  they’ll be literally pitting themselves against almost the entire filipino people!  so what did they do instead?  the big brass of solar sports and gma-7 made haste and went to the US to privately “strong-arm” manny pacquiao into submission.  something his opponents in the ring could’nt do.  they had a private meeting which manny was presented all the legal hassles he’ll be facing if he decides to stick with his first decision.  and with manny’s character, he then recants his statements and calls abs-cbn the instigators of the switch.  how typical.  now, about abs-cbn.  talk or rumors of them offering manny full political support and coverage in his bid for congress in general santos city abound, but do they really need to do that?  let me make it clear that i’m not pro abs-cbn in this particular issue, but with careful analysis of the entire situation, it was them that showed the most class in handling the situation.  they didn’t threat any legal action against manny for going back to solar and gma, but they just wished him well in his endeavors.  a stark opposite of what solar and gma showed.  if i were them, i would’ve just let manny go.  money isn’t everything.  gma-7 has always been good in marketing themselves and is a consistent television programs topnotcher.  solar sports has a dominance in cable and free-tv sports coverages.  i’m sure they would’ve found ways to recoup their losses if manny stuck with his original decision.  now that he is back with them, you can see the smiles in the top brass as if a large pile of money is in front of them.  as with manny, well, he’ll still have my support.  in the boxing ring only.  when he comes back home, he’ll never be a person with class.  and didn’t i say that i abhor the “network war” we have here?

 

on to more cheerful news. earth hour last night was a blast.  all of us cousins were outside the house for more than two hours enjoying each other’s company in darkness.  and what did we have?  brandy and beer of course!!  drinking to earth hour even though not everyone on our street participated.  at least a few neighbors who did dropped by and had a little chit chat.  got myself tipsy and fell fast asleep after calling it a night.  i believe earth hour should happen at least twice a year.  we were talking about pushing it to have it once a month, but we then thought that might not sit well with business people.  so i guess twice a year would do.  help save mother earth, people.  it’s the only one we’ve got.

 

and lastly, i finally decided to retire my nokia N90.  though i was salivating for the htc tytn II, nokia upped the ante and introduced the E71.  and i immediately fell in love with it!  what’s more, it’s priced cheaper than when i got the N90.  with the ongoing installment madness happening, i decided to take advantage of it and bought my new baby this past friday night.  the color is black steel and it’s very, very beautiful!!  with a full qwerty keyboard, wi-fi capable, nokia maps, large 2GB micro-sd card, email ready, and a power plant-like battery among others, this was a good purchase.  the laptop will have to take a backseat.  i’m still getting myself accustomed to it, but so far, i have no difficulty using it.  now i’m not in the habit of naming my gadgets, but with this one, i think i’ll make an exception.  though i still have no idea what to name her.  some names that do stand out are veronica, lindsey, athena, and natalie.  got any good one in mind?  let me know.  female names only please.

 

anyways, there’s my rant and rave for the week.  summer is really here!  hope everyone enjoys the week ahead!  😀