Baby Watch ‘09 - The Ongoing Lack of Updates
Hi Pinoylifers,
I’m sure you’ve noticed the lack of updates recently. I swear, there’s a good explanation. My wife and I are having our first baby and the past few weeks have been packed with baby showers and house preparation for the future Pinoylife Singkil Princess.
The due date is June 23 so it could happen any day now. If you want to get up-to-the-minute mini-reports on Baby Watch ‘09, just follow me on twitter:
Stay tuned true believers.
Star Trek is Back in Top Form
Star Trek is back and it is kicking ass and taking names. J.J. Abrams has given the old sci-fi franchise a modern-day makeover complete with a hot young cast and a U.S.S. Enterprise that can bring the pain with its added firepower. It made over $70 million opening weekend so it’s safe to say that a good chunk of you saw it already. For the rest that haven’t, head to the theater ‘cause it’s worth the price of admission.
I’m not going to spoil anything major about the film but there are some things that crossed my mind regarding the new Trek - things that a Pinoy from California who is expecting his first child would notice.
Manny Said Knock You Out!
Manny Pacquiao introduces world class speed and punching power to Ricky Hatton. Wally Skalij - L.A. Times
I had a plan to do some gloating last night. My Filipino flag was ready and I had a few spots in L.A. scoped out to wave it in the event that Manny won the fight.
Manny made short work of Ricky “Hitman” Hatton with a devastating knock out punch in the 2nd round. I predicted Manny would win but I wasn’t expecting the fight to end so soon. Everything was said and done by 8:45 pm!
The brutal knock out made me rethink the gloating plans. Hatton fans didn’t deserve anymore grief as their fighter was a class act. I decided to scrap the gloating plans and just enjoyed a victory drink at Tiki Ti - a local Filipino American owned bar.
Prediction on Pacquaio vs. Hatton
I’m going to make this as simple as possible. Manny should win this fight. I’m not saying this because I’m Pinoy and blindly nuthug the Pac-man like the majority of the ignorant drones on Manny Pacquiao’s website forums. I do watch non-Manny Pacquiao boxing and have been following the sport for many years. There is a short list of names when you want to have a conversation about active boxers that can lay claim to being considered an elite fighter. That short list should include Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, Paul Williams, Miguel Cotto, and Manny Pacquiao. Ricky Hatton is not on that list.
Charice Sings the Star Spangled Banner on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium
by A Very Opinionated Pinoy Dude
(Disclaimer: Here at Pinoylife, we may be a bit L.A.-biased when it comes to pro sports teams, so I’m afraid you’re gonna have to deal with it.)
I got a chance to ditch work on Monday and go to Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers home opener vs. the hated Frisco Giants. I know a lot of Frisco fans have cum in their pants (pun intended) lately due to a certain half-Pinoy pitcher, but us Dodger fans have our perks too. For Opening Day the sellout record crowd of 57,099 were treated to none other than 16-year old singing sensation (wait, wasn’t she the 15-year old singing sensation last year?) Charice Pempengco, singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” as the big-ass American flag was unfurled.
There was also an international theme as flags of 30 nations (including the Philippine flag) of which the Dodgers have had some relationship with were carried into the infield.
Missed it? My infamous video camera caught the performance!
Okay yeah, she’s not even a U.S. citizen, but you gotta admit, she can rock the anthem better than most citizens could. Speaking of which, she’s spent an awful lot of time here in the States lately. And one of the songs played before the game was AC/DC’s “T.N.T.” Coincidence?
After her performance, a B2-stealth bomber flew overhead, hundreds of doves were released, Vin Scully threw out the ceremonial first pitch to open up a game which had Dodger outfielder Andrew Either hit two homeruns, pitcher Chad Billingsley throw 11 strikeouts, and new infielder Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle with a homerun, a single, a double and a triple all in the same game - a rare feat not accomplished since 1970!
Oh yeah, the Dodgers won 11-1. Sorry Frisco fans. Tsk, tsk.
At this rate, we should have Charice sing the national anthem every day.
Pacquiao – Hatton 24/7 Episode 1 : More Blog Fodder!
The promotional juggernaut of HBO’s Pacquiao – Hatton 24/7 has begun and I am officially excited for the upcoming fight. Episode one of the four part series aired on Saturday, April 11. As always, HBO’s sports documentary team did an excellent job telling the stories of Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton as they prepare for their big fight on May 2 in Las Vegas.
I did have a few thoughts about the first installment of 24/7.
You know that big shark back in the province? I ATE THAT!
One of Rex Navarrete’s funniest comic bits is when he describes his uncle watching Animal Planet and pointing out the fact that the he claimed to have eaten all the animals shown on TV. Recently, life immitated Rex’s art off the Burias island in central Philippines when a few of our kababayan fishermen accidentally caught a rare megamouth shark… and ate it!
Credit: Elson Aca - World Wildlife Fund, Philippines
Rare megamouth shark caught, eaten in Philippines - AP, Yahoo!
Here are the beginning sentences of the Wikipedia entry for the Megamouth shark:
The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is an extremely rare and unusual species of deepwater shark. Discovered in 1976, only a few have ever been seen, with 41 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2009 and three recordings on film.
Yes folks, our fisherman accidentally stumbled upon one of the rarest animals on the planet and instead of seizing the opportunity to advance our understanding of this creature, they decided to make supersized pulutan. That’s 1,100 pounds of a potentially endangered species served up deep fried with rice, tomatoes, salted egg and San Miguel beer.
I wasn’t there but I can only speculate some of the rationale behind eating the 41st encountered specimen of this shark.
Getting to Know Museo Pambata - An Evening with Dr. Nina Lim-Yuson | April 8, 2009
I got this from Pinoylifer Lorely Trinidad. Please check out the event on Wednesday night!
Dear Friends,
A lot of you may or may not know in the past decade I have spent a considerable amount of time in the Philippines immersing myself in the Art scene and working with non-profit organizations. In 2001, I volunteered for Museo Pambata teaching Theatre to current and former streetchildren and have been in love with them and this wonderful organization ever since. Between now and then, this group of kids have went on to perform at events throughout the country, taught Theatre to other kids, and some have went on to college with scholarships. Tears well up in my eyes as I type this 
Museo Pambata’s Dr. Nin Lim-Yuson is visiting Los Angeles for a brief amount of time and I am helping her spread the word about Museo Pambata and its many programs. She is an incredible woman and role model who has done so many things to make the country of the Philippines a better place. And she is looking forward to meeting all of you
Come join us and if you can’t, then pass it on!
You’re invited:
Wednesday April 8 @ 730pm
GETTING TO KNOW MUSEO PAMBATA (THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM - MANILA, PHILIPPINES)
http://www.museopambata.org/
An evening with Dr. Nina Lim-Yuson, President/CEO.
Performances by:
Jono::Gio::Janet (music)
Lorely Trinidad (monologue)
@ Fil-Am ARTS/Hollywood Youth & Family Center
607 N. Vermont Ave (between Melrose and Clinton)
Los Angeles, CA 90004
For more info contact Lorely 323.528.4955 / lorely.trinidad@gmail.com
About Museo Pambata
Museo Pambata, the Philippines’ premier children’s museum, is a place of hands-on discovery, a child’s window to the world, providing a view that stays honest and consistent amidst changing images and meanings.
PinoyLife.com has been bought by FilAmNation.com
After weeks of negotiations, I can finally let the cat out of the bag. PinoyLife.com has been purchased by FilAmNation.com.
Thank you for all of your support throughout the years and you can expect the same wit and content on our new home, FilAmNation.com. Now you all know what has been taking up all my time recently and why I haven’t been able to update the site as much.
This strategic move allows PinoyLife visitors to a wider variety of EXCELLENT web content that Filipino Americans can truly relate to. The transition to the new site will take place in the next few weeks. For awhile, you may check FilAmNation.com to get a preview of the greatness that is to come.
UPDATE
If you really thought I would sell PinoyLife to a clueless operation like FilAmNation.com, I got three words for ya…
Brave New Stereotypes
College angst can be fun. Many Pinoys and Pinays go to college and all of a sudden feel the need to do a lot of catch up activism work for all the years they took their ethnicity for granted. This usually ends up with some folks overcompensating for years of their lack of Pinoy-ness only to result with being overly politically correct and thus becoming the quintessence of the phrase “buzz kill.” I speak from experience.
For most of us, it’s only a small phase and then when we are stuck with real life decisions like starting careers or dealing with reality, we wise up and realize that we were a little over sensitive on a few things.
One thing that the overly p.c. crowd really likes to jump on are stereotypes.
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