Sunday, November 19, 2006

The Day the Country Stood Still

It happened again. And no, there wasn’t a coup d’etat nor was there an impending storm forecast to hit the city. Streets all over the country emptied and the country ground to a complete standstill when Manny Pacquiao took centre stage again in Las Vegas Sunday morning (Saturday night Pacific time). He clobbered and knocked-out Eric Morales in the third round. He delivered a spectacular performance. I heard the shouts of joy from my neighbors across the street.

It’s a good thing they chose Sarah Geronimo to sing the national anthem. Last time Manny fought, Senator Revilla’s relative, an unknown singer, made us all cringe as she screeched our national anthem. She sounded like she was undergoing root canal operation without anesthetic.

Congratulations Manny, but your Extreme Sing commercial on TV still makes me dive for the remote and change channels.

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