pacquiao fever
Philippines is on freeze right now. zero crime rate, streets in almost major roads in greater manila turning into an airport runway, husbands caregiving their sons and daughters at home, televisions are busy (that includes the commercials). Gamblers are yeeling alleluia... when these things happen, Pacquiao fever is around the corner.
Pacman is scheduled to fight today, Dec 7. (Dec. 6 - US date) at Las Vegas Nevada with its oponent the Golden Boy Oscar dele Hoya. Many are skeptics whether manny could actually win this fight. Manny's camp are even predicting a knockout in the later rounds. but whether there is a knockout or none, hundred percent sure that all the eyes of the Filipinos and even millions of people are focus now at their fight coined as the "Dream Match."
I don't know what this phenomenon mean to the filipinos. It could probably mean a reflection of what every filipino's dream of uplifting their own situation into a triumphant success that they see in Pacquiao. We always look for someone whom we think, even for just a dream or we see in other people, would feel us like uplifting our own down situation. No wonder religiousity is very strong in our place because we are looking for someone we can turn into when time comes our life is in dreadful situation. Compared it to other first world countries whose religiousity is deteriorating, ours is very opposite. However, this does not mean a loss of faith in them but rather a change of perspective in looking into what kind of spirituality that is suited to what kind of life offers them - a life in prosperity. This spirituality is different to people who are marginalized, poor and deprived of the basic needs of human being. One good aspect in them is their strong longing of "Someone" who can actually help eliminate if not minimized their impoverish life. And sometimes they look for someone where they actually grasp for hope and inspiration, someone they can see, feel and touch in flesh - good for Pacman. No wonder he is looked upon as our hero nowadays, ( i just hope we too can benefit with the big amount of money he always get every fight he has).
When all things got worst, and hopelessness are haunting us, Pacquiao is no out of a scene. We see pacquiao as one coming from a poor family turning into a rich and famous icon in our world today - I guess he's the one we can easily associate with in terms of hoping against all hope. And i guess filipinos is very willing to be infected with the current epidemic in the Philippines - The Pacquiao Fever....
-melskiens-
Pacman is scheduled to fight today, Dec 7. (Dec. 6 - US date) at Las Vegas Nevada with its oponent the Golden Boy Oscar dele Hoya. Many are skeptics whether manny could actually win this fight. Manny's camp are even predicting a knockout in the later rounds. but whether there is a knockout or none, hundred percent sure that all the eyes of the Filipinos and even millions of people are focus now at their fight coined as the "Dream Match."
I don't know what this phenomenon mean to the filipinos. It could probably mean a reflection of what every filipino's dream of uplifting their own situation into a triumphant success that they see in Pacquiao. We always look for someone whom we think, even for just a dream or we see in other people, would feel us like uplifting our own down situation. No wonder religiousity is very strong in our place because we are looking for someone we can turn into when time comes our life is in dreadful situation. Compared it to other first world countries whose religiousity is deteriorating, ours is very opposite. However, this does not mean a loss of faith in them but rather a change of perspective in looking into what kind of spirituality that is suited to what kind of life offers them - a life in prosperity. This spirituality is different to people who are marginalized, poor and deprived of the basic needs of human being. One good aspect in them is their strong longing of "Someone" who can actually help eliminate if not minimized their impoverish life. And sometimes they look for someone where they actually grasp for hope and inspiration, someone they can see, feel and touch in flesh - good for Pacman. No wonder he is looked upon as our hero nowadays, ( i just hope we too can benefit with the big amount of money he always get every fight he has).
When all things got worst, and hopelessness are haunting us, Pacquiao is no out of a scene. We see pacquiao as one coming from a poor family turning into a rich and famous icon in our world today - I guess he's the one we can easily associate with in terms of hoping against all hope. And i guess filipinos is very willing to be infected with the current epidemic in the Philippines - The Pacquiao Fever....
-melskiens-
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