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Expat Magazine
http://server4b.pressmart.net/Expat/index.aspx?page=12&issue=issue09
My article on Expat Magazine - Re: Aliwan Fiesta 2009. :)
My article on Expat Magazine - Re: Aliwan Fiesta 2009. :)
The SAGADA GENUINE GUIDES ASSOCIATION
http://sagadagenuineguides.blogspot.com/
The best guides in Sagada - Thanks Kuya Oscar (Magwilang), Carlin, Gareth (SAGGAS) and Bang of Discover Pinas- our tour agency for this trip.
For Discover Pinas:
Discover Pinas is a project recently launched by Discover Asia International Travel and Tours that will further develop the promotion of Philippine Tourism. Currently, those whose shades are in blue are the destinations that we were able to make packages with for 2008.For the upcoming year (2009), we are aiming to "blue out" all the places posted in the Lakbayan Map. Thus, making all these places more accessible for you! Happy Trip Everyone!
Contact Information:
Discover Asia International Travel and Tours
Main Office: 123 Narra St Sta Clara Sta Maria, Bulacan
Telefax: (044) 6417249
Mobile #: 09322187868 (Suncel - Mex)
Manila Office: Unit 223 Cityland Pioneer Building, Pioneer St ,Mandaluyong City (Near Robinson's Mall - Pioneer)
Landline#: (02)7470830 Mike/ (02) 7470796 Joy/ (02)7470829 Anne
Mobile #: 09085824899 (Mike)
Look for Mex or Bang for Discover Pinas - tell them that Ryan Buaron of Tourism Philippines sent you. :)
And we stayed here:
The best guides in Sagada - Thanks Kuya Oscar (Magwilang), Carlin, Gareth (SAGGAS) and Bang of Discover Pinas- our tour agency for this trip.
For Discover Pinas:
Discover Pinas is a project recently launched by Discover Asia International Travel and Tours that will further develop the promotion of Philippine Tourism. Currently, those whose shades are in blue are the destinations that we were able to make packages with for 2008.For the upcoming year (2009), we are aiming to "blue out" all the places posted in the Lakbayan Map. Thus, making all these places more accessible for you! Happy Trip Everyone!
Contact Information:
Discover Asia International Travel and Tours
Main Office: 123 Narra St Sta Clara Sta Maria, Bulacan
Telefax: (044) 6417249
Mobile #: 09322187868 (Suncel - Mex)
Manila Office: Unit 223 Cityland Pioneer Building, Pioneer St ,Mandaluyong City (Near Robinson's Mall - Pioneer)
Landline#: (02)7470830 Mike/ (02) 7470796 Joy/ (02)7470829 Anne
Mobile #: 09085824899 (Mike)
Look for Mex or Bang for Discover Pinas - tell them that Ryan Buaron of Tourism Philippines sent you. :)
And we stayed here:
Philippines' Manny Pacquiao Manhandles Man from Manchester
I am not a big fan of boxing which I considered to be brut
al but I take exception with Manny Pacquiao's victory over much-hyped British pugilist Ricky Hatton whom he possibly powerpunched into retirement in just a little over under 2 rounds. I was in on my way back to Manila from an amazing trip back in beautiful Sagada when we stopped over for a few minutes in Atok, Benguet (at the marker for the Philippines highest point for its national highway- 7400 feet above sea level) where we confirmed with a group of bikers that Pacquiao made mincemeat of Ricky Hatton in just about 2 rounds. We were thrilled and excited. When we finally arrived at the city of La Trinidad, Benguet to stop over at the strawberry farm and have some dinner and rest for about over an hour, we finally confirmed that the Pacman was indeed victorious. I wasn't even able to find a strawb
erry taho sellers are all of them are away watching the match (see photo left). My friend Arnie was facebooking and he ran into this article from LA Times written hours after the match:
Bill Dwyre:
Manny Pacquiao's fists are loaded, and his bouts are a lock
Manny Pacquiao celebrates his knockout of Ricky Hatton on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
With his second-round destruction of Ricky Hatton, Pacquiao continues to cement his reputation as the world's best fighter, pound for pound.
Manny Pacquiao can no longer be identified as a boxer. Lethal weapon, maybe. Or destroyer missile. Whatever the definition, he is unquestionably the sport's top gun.
What he did to Ricky Hatton on Saturday night, in a boxing ring at the MGM Grand Garden, before a crowd of 16,262 and millions more all over the world watching on pay-per-view, was mostly mayhem. The man from Manchester was manhandled.
British fans who swoop down on this city every time Hatton fights -- which is three times since December 2007 -- serenaded him into the ring as usual, with the now-annoying version of "Winter Wonderland" that begins: "There's only one Ricky Hatton."
They were right. He was the only one who ended up on his back in the middle of the ring.
The fight summary is one paragraph. Pacquiao knocked Hatton down twice in the first round, dominated the second and caught Hatton with a vicious left hook as the round ticked down. Hatton's eyes rolled back and his body fell, like a sack of potatoes, flat on his back. Referee Kenny Bayless knelt over him for several seconds, then waved his hands, with one second left in the round, to signify that the fight was over.
The aftermath was a bit scary. Hatton didn't move right away, and soon there were many people with concerned looks on their faces, kneeling and hovering. Hatton may have been on his back longer than he was on his feet during the fight.
Eventually, they brought his stool to the middle of the ring and got him on it, and a few minutes later he left the ring under his own power, waving feebly to a crowd of Brit fans who may have been driven to drink by the result. Of course, any result would have driven them to drink.
Pacquiao, the Filipino powerhouse whose record went to 49-3-2 (with 37 knockouts), weighed in Friday at 138 pounds and went to 148 by fight time. Hatton, now 45-2-0 (with 32 knockouts), weighed in at the limit of 140 and gained 12 pounds by fight time.
A measure of how dominant Pacquiao has become is that this victory marked his fourth different weight-class win in the last 14 months. His previous conquest, of boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds, sent De La Hoya into retirement. Hatton is only 30, two months older than Pacquiao, but may be pondering a similar path. The pubs of Manchester are a lot safer than Pacquiao's left hand.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, now the pound-for-pound best corner man in his sport, pretty much called the shot again, just as he had against De La Hoya on Dec. 6. He said Pacquiao would knock Hatton out in the third round. Pacquiao apparently had earlier dinner reservations.
"This fight was no surprise to me," Roach said.
The star trainer always seems to have a secret strategy, and he revealed afterward that, for this one, he had watched hours of film of Hatton -- "I knew him better than my own fighter," he said -- and realized that Hatton was wide open for the right hook.
"Hatton pumps his fist before he throws," Roach said. "We also knew he'd be looking for the left," Pacquiao's main weapon.
The first knockdown in the first round came via a right, the second with a left. Hatton had actually survived somewhat better in the second, despite Pacquiao's quickly evident superior hand speed, foot speed and punching power. But the left that finished him started at about 7 o'clock, landed on Hatton's face at about 12 noon and made the likely obvious result official.
Hatton didn't attend the post-match news conference, because he was taken to Valley Hospital. Before he left, he said, "It was a hard lot, but I'm OK. I really didn't see the punch coming, but it was a good shot."
Pacquiao, ever the diplomat, said, "I'm surprised the fight was so easy. I worked hard in training camp and he was open for the right all night. It was nothing personal. I was just doing my job."
Bob Arum, whose Top Rank Promotions handles Pacquiao, called his boxer "a monster" afterward, and started making noises about Pacquiao's becoming boxing's "all-time great."
Two things to consider there. As a promoter, Arum is wired for hyperbole. But also, he is no newcomer to this and began his career promoting no less than Muhammad Ali.
The only thing that might stop Pacquiao now is his desire to become a prominent government official someday soon in his beloved Philippines. There is even talk of the presidency someday.
Were that to happen now, it would make Pacquiao the answer to the trivia question: Which country has a president even more popular than Barack Obama?
For Hatton, a nice guy and tough competitor who is also beloved in his country, there may not be a lot of return trips upcoming.
Which, of course, will send the beer distributors of Las Vegas into deep depression.
(bill.dwyre@latimes.com - http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre-pacquiao-hatton3-2009may03,0,7932325.story )
Stats:
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao
Age: 30
Division: Lightweight
Belt: WBC Lightweight Champion
Country: Philippines
Record: 48 - 3 - 2
KO: 36 (67.92%)
Rounds Boxed: 291 rounds
Height: 5'6 1/2"
Reach: 67"
Last five Opponents:
Oscar De La Hoya -W TKO 8
David Diaz - W TKO 9
Juan Manuel Marquez - W SD 12
Marco Antonio Barrera - W UD 12
Jorge Solis - W KO 8
Ricky "Hitman" Hatton
Age: 30
Division: Light Welterweight
Belt: The Ring Belt 140 Lbs
Country: United Kingdom
Record: 45 - 1 - 0
KO: 32 (69.57%)
Rounds Boxed: 274 rounds
Height: 5'7 1/2"
Reach: 65"
Last five Opponents:
Paul Malignaggi - W TKO 11
Juan Lazcano - W UD 12
Floyd Mayweather Jr - L TKO 10
Jose Luis Castillo - W KO 4
Juan Urango - W UD 12
al but I take exception with Manny Pacquiao's victory over much-hyped British pugilist Ricky Hatton whom he possibly powerpunched into retirement in just a little over under 2 rounds. I was in on my way back to Manila from an amazing trip back in beautiful Sagada when we stopped over for a few minutes in Atok, Benguet (at the marker for the Philippines highest point for its national highway- 7400 feet above sea level) where we confirmed with a group of bikers that Pacquiao made mincemeat of Ricky Hatton in just about 2 rounds. We were thrilled and excited. When we finally arrived at the city of La Trinidad, Benguet to stop over at the strawberry farm and have some dinner and rest for about over an hour, we finally confirmed that the Pacman was indeed victorious. I wasn't even able to find a strawberry taho sellers are all of them are away watching the match (see photo left). My friend Arnie was facebooking and he ran into this article from LA Times written hours after the match:Bill Dwyre:
Manny Pacquiao's fists are loaded, and his bouts are a lock
Manny Pacquiao celebrates his knockout of Ricky Hatton on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
With his second-round destruction of Ricky Hatton, Pacquiao continues to cement his reputation as the world's best fighter, pound for pound.
Manny Pacquiao can no longer be identified as a boxer. Lethal weapon, maybe. Or destroyer missile. Whatever the definition, he is unquestionably the sport's top gun.
What he did to Ricky Hatton on Saturday night, in a boxing ring at the MGM Grand Garden, before a crowd of 16,262 and millions more all over the world watching on pay-per-view, was mostly mayhem. The man from Manchester was manhandled.
British fans who swoop down on this city every time Hatton fights -- which is three times since December 2007 -- serenaded him into the ring as usual, with the now-annoying version of "Winter Wonderland" that begins: "There's only one Ricky Hatton."
They were right. He was the only one who ended up on his back in the middle of the ring.
The fight summary is one paragraph. Pacquiao knocked Hatton down twice in the first round, dominated the second and caught Hatton with a vicious left hook as the round ticked down. Hatton's eyes rolled back and his body fell, like a sack of potatoes, flat on his back. Referee Kenny Bayless knelt over him for several seconds, then waved his hands, with one second left in the round, to signify that the fight was over.
The aftermath was a bit scary. Hatton didn't move right away, and soon there were many people with concerned looks on their faces, kneeling and hovering. Hatton may have been on his back longer than he was on his feet during the fight.
Eventually, they brought his stool to the middle of the ring and got him on it, and a few minutes later he left the ring under his own power, waving feebly to a crowd of Brit fans who may have been driven to drink by the result. Of course, any result would have driven them to drink.
Pacquiao, the Filipino powerhouse whose record went to 49-3-2 (with 37 knockouts), weighed in Friday at 138 pounds and went to 148 by fight time. Hatton, now 45-2-0 (with 32 knockouts), weighed in at the limit of 140 and gained 12 pounds by fight time.
A measure of how dominant Pacquiao has become is that this victory marked his fourth different weight-class win in the last 14 months. His previous conquest, of boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds, sent De La Hoya into retirement. Hatton is only 30, two months older than Pacquiao, but may be pondering a similar path. The pubs of Manchester are a lot safer than Pacquiao's left hand.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, now the pound-for-pound best corner man in his sport, pretty much called the shot again, just as he had against De La Hoya on Dec. 6. He said Pacquiao would knock Hatton out in the third round. Pacquiao apparently had earlier dinner reservations.
"This fight was no surprise to me," Roach said.
The star trainer always seems to have a secret strategy, and he revealed afterward that, for this one, he had watched hours of film of Hatton -- "I knew him better than my own fighter," he said -- and realized that Hatton was wide open for the right hook.
"Hatton pumps his fist before he throws," Roach said. "We also knew he'd be looking for the left," Pacquiao's main weapon.
The first knockdown in the first round came via a right, the second with a left. Hatton had actually survived somewhat better in the second, despite Pacquiao's quickly evident superior hand speed, foot speed and punching power. But the left that finished him started at about 7 o'clock, landed on Hatton's face at about 12 noon and made the likely obvious result official.
Hatton didn't attend the post-match news conference, because he was taken to Valley Hospital. Before he left, he said, "It was a hard lot, but I'm OK. I really didn't see the punch coming, but it was a good shot."
Pacquiao, ever the diplomat, said, "I'm surprised the fight was so easy. I worked hard in training camp and he was open for the right all night. It was nothing personal. I was just doing my job."
Bob Arum, whose Top Rank Promotions handles Pacquiao, called his boxer "a monster" afterward, and started making noises about Pacquiao's becoming boxing's "all-time great."
Two things to consider there. As a promoter, Arum is wired for hyperbole. But also, he is no newcomer to this and began his career promoting no less than Muhammad Ali.
The only thing that might stop Pacquiao now is his desire to become a prominent government official someday soon in his beloved Philippines. There is even talk of the presidency someday.
Were that to happen now, it would make Pacquiao the answer to the trivia question: Which country has a president even more popular than Barack Obama?
For Hatton, a nice guy and tough competitor who is also beloved in his country, there may not be a lot of return trips upcoming.
Which, of course, will send the beer distributors of Las Vegas into deep depression.
(bill.dwyre@latimes.com - http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre-pacquiao-hatton3-2009may03,0,7932325.story )
Stats:
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao
Age: 30
Division: Lightweight
Belt: WBC Lightweight Champion
Country: Philippines
Record: 48 - 3 - 2
KO: 36 (67.92%)
Rounds Boxed: 291 rounds
Height: 5'6 1/2"
Reach: 67"
Last five Opponents:
Oscar De La Hoya -W TKO 8
David Diaz - W TKO 9
Juan Manuel Marquez - W SD 12
Marco Antonio Barrera - W UD 12
Jorge Solis - W KO 8
Ricky "Hitman" Hatton
Age: 30
Division: Light Welterweight
Belt: The Ring Belt 140 Lbs
Country: United Kingdom
Record: 45 - 1 - 0
KO: 32 (69.57%)
Rounds Boxed: 274 rounds
Height: 5'7 1/2"
Reach: 65"
Last five Opponents:
Paul Malignaggi - W TKO 11
Juan Lazcano - W UD 12
Floyd Mayweather Jr - L TKO 10
Jose Luis Castillo - W KO 4
Juan Urango - W UD 12
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