Quatro anos é muito tempo quando se fala em amizade, quando se quer tornar um profissional verdadeiro e capacitado. Quatro anos não são quatro dias quando se fala em construir sonhos profissionais e contatos importantes para toda a vida. Estou falando sobre faculdade.
Nesses quatro anos pude conhecer pessoas incríveis e que me fizeram crescer tanto no lado profissional quanto pessoal, independente de terem marcado ou não capítulos da minha vida.
Existiram pessoas que, logo no primeiro dia de faculdade, já se aproximaram de mim. Uma amizade se manteve apesar de não ter continuado a faculdade por questões financeiras, outra se afastou por algum tempo e, embora tenha tentado alguma aproximação maior, nossa amizade nunca foi a mesma e nós duas sabemos o motivo. Falo de Flávia Helena Moreira e Estefânia Oliveira.
Outra amizade muito grande e fiel que tive desde o segundo ano da faculdade foi com a Elaine Santos, que sempre se mostrou amiga e companheira e jamais me abandonou, nem mesmo nos meus maiores equívocos. Embora também tenhamos nos afastado há algum tempo, não deixou de ser algo passageiro.
No primeiro ano, como estamos pouco experientes, costumamos jurar amizades eternas e não ousamos imaginar quaisquer desentendimentos. No primeiro ano, também me enganei ou vivi uma amizade que pensava ser verdadeira. Talvez fosse. Mas, no segundo ano, as coisas mudaram e continuam inexplicáveis, pelo menos para mim. Deve ser coisa de faculdade. Falo de algumas pessoas que deixaram de falar comigo, e em especial, a Melisa Lemes. Confesso que não sei o que houve, mas nunca desejei mal algum a ela.

Elaine, Meire e Michelly

Houve uma pessoa que foi muito criticada ao longo dos quatro anos por seu gênio forte, sua personalidade original e maturidade evidente, mas que desde sempre foi uma pessoa amiga e companheira, falo de Meire Moreira. É complicado admitir que pessoas mais velhas saibam mais possuindo uma realidade diferente das nossas, mas a Meire sempre soube ser jovem e mostrou que tem talento e muita inteligência. Ela enfrentou desafios que muitos talvez nem ousassem. Aprendi muito com ela e creio que ela também tenha amadurecido muito nesses quatro anos.
Dividi meu local de trabalho com muitos colegas de classe, como: Filipe Chicarino, Tamiris Correa, Paulo Ricardo, Luana Correa, Elaine Santos, Gabriel Fini, Hugo Barbeta, Endrigo de Oliveira, Ana Elysa, Mauricio Rebouças. Acredito que não me esqueci de ninguém. Acrescento ainda que aprendi muito com cada um deles, seja dividindo experiências ou pedindo alguma orientação. Todos tiveram papel importante em minha carreira profissional, de uma forma ou de outra.
Filipe Chicarino, por exemplo, foi uma pessoa com a qual trabalhei e construí uma amizade muito grande que, algum tempo depois, acabou sendo abalada por alguns conflitos, mas nada de tão grave que não pudesse ser sanado com o tempo, embora nada possa voltar atrás e ser a mesma coisa. Ironia do destino ou não, hoje ele está com a Estefânia Oliveira, minha amiga dos primeiros anos de faculdade.

Filipe Chicarino

O segundo ano foi o ápice. Acredito que tenha sido o auge de todos: não digo pelos desentendimentos, mas pelos conflitos ocorridos que creio que sejam necessários para o amadurecimento de todos nós. Passei a conhecer um pouco melhor uma pessoa muito especial e, como estava programado para ser, a ‘forte amizade’ de antes se transformou em coleguismo. Falo de Mauricio Moura.
A faculdade é um ambiente muito bom para se viver. Os desafios e desentendimentos existem, pois todos são diferentes e isso é o que nos faz crescer. Embora tenham se passado quatro anos, apenas no último pude estreitar amizade com algumas pessoas com as quais, pouco me relacionava, como: Karina Pontarolo, Carlos Alberto, Marcela Rocha, Lucas Caponto, Josiane Bittencourt, Lauren Moraes, Natália Moreira e Liliane Pimentel. São pessoas com as quais pretendo fortalecer ainda mais os laços e seguir com uma amizade verdadeira.

Michelly, Mauricio Rebouças, Julio, Luana, Elaine, Josiane e Liliane

Julio Oliveira foi uma figura nos quatro anos de faculdade. É uma pessoa muito centrada e educada. Acredito também que seja um excelente pai, pois se trata de um excelente profissional e amigo.
Josafá Moraes é uma pessoa cheia de mistérios para mim. É um padre muito bem articulado e, ao mesmo tempo, cheio de graça. Gostaria muito de poder ter uma amizade com esta pessoa, que julgo ser boa, apesar do pouco contato que tive com ele.
Outras tantas pessoas tive o prazer de conhecer, embora não tenha me envolvido tanto: Edmeire Bortolassi, Gabriel Teodoro, Paulo Henrique, Vanessa Guimarães, Graziela Staut e Pedro Hummel.

Edmeire, Michelly, Karina e Lauren

Eduardo Gois foi uma pessoa incrível com a qual pude contar em momentos estratégicos, um deles foi ao final deste ano, 2009, quando estava prestes a terminar a faculdade, desempregada e ele conseguiu um serviço na faculdade a fim de que eu ganhasse desconto. Fora isso, ele é amigo e companheiro e, posso dizer que, um bom chefe também (risos).

Eduardo Gois

Elisangela Cavalheiro é sinônimo de inteligência. Olho para ela e vejo uma profissional repleta de potencial. Acredito muito em sua personalidade e sensibilidade. É uma pessoa madura e, ao mesmo tempo, brincalhona. Muito responsável, sabe a hora certa de descontrair. Adorei conhecê-la! Também pretendo continuar com essa forte amizade.

 Karina, Lauren, Elaine, Elisangela, Edmeire e Michelly

Falar do Oswaldo Corneti é brincadeira! Ele é uma pessoa de outro mundo. Como ele mesmo define: é viciado em café, bandas de rock e uma boa bebida. Ele é uma pessoa excêntrica e amiga. Merece um prêmio de popularidade e criatividade!

Nem preciso dizer que os professores foram os principais integrantes dessa equipe de pessoas maravilhosas: Irmã Luzia foi uma das primeiras. Muitos tiveram dificuldades em sua disciplina. Filosofia não é para qualquer um, não é verdade!
Adriano, sempre sério, até hoje ajuda seus ex-alunos em qualquer problema relacionado à diagramação e informática. Uma pessoa muito especial.
Vou sentir saudades das aulas do Jefferson de fotografia; do Adilson; do Jackie (apesar das dificuldades); da Bianca, que desde o início quis que fosse minha orientadora e, desde o 2º ano da faculdade me ajudou nas pesquisas.
O Liu nem se fale! É uma pessoa muito boa e compreensiva. Gosto dele pelo simples fato de atender àqueles que se dedicam e correm atrás do conhecimento.
Neide Aparecida foi uma professora exemplar que, mais tarde, caiu em minha banca de TCC junto ao “mau” Ednelson, que também é uma excelente pessoa, além de ser também muito sentimental. Admiro esse professor também como profissional.
Eriberto Carvalho é uma pessoa também muito especial, além de um profissional exemplar. Acredito que ele tenha tido um papel fundamental em meu processo de aprendizagem na faculdade. Tudo o que ele dizia sobre inferência e intencionalidade faz sentido hoje, e muita gente cansava de escutá-lo dizer essas palavras. Eu, particularmente, gostava, apesar de também ter tido minhas dificuldades.
Lembro-me muito bem das aulas da Lúcia de sociologia. Ela adorava falar sobre suas viagens ao Canadá!
Aulas boas eram as do Maurílio: quando convocava os alunos para assistir às aulas, faltava. Mas, é uma boa pessoa. Sabe o que faz e possui bons contatos.
Fafate Costa…essa professora sabia muito! Adorava suas aulas principalmente porque ela tinha muito para nos passar. Aprendi a gostar de TV com ela.
Marco Bonito era um dos melhores professores que a faculdade já teve e perdeu. Ele sabia usar de criatividade para realizar suas aulas e sua exigência e inteligência cativou a todos os alunos, sem contar que influenciou muitos a deixarem o Estado, porque ele conseguiu se destacar e brilhar fora daqui, mostrando que é possível.
Fábio Corniani, um grande amigo de Marco Bonito, é uma pessoa culta e jovial.
Não vou dizer que tenho trauma do Nelson, porque é sacanagem. Gostava dele como pessoa, apenas suas aulas que eram um pouco distantes do Jornalismo em si, mas quem soube lidar com as aulas dele, com certeza se deu muito bem agora no final, porque diagramação está em praticamente tudo e é o que é exigido saber, muitas vezes, no momento de uma contratação.
O Ademir era outro profissional excelente que ficou pra história. Aliás, sua disciplina era História do Jornalismo. Ele, com seu jeito simples, sabia passar a informação e dava liberdade para cada um se expressar. “Você tá vendo?”, “Tem que mergulhar de cabeça”.
Eliane Freire é uma pessoa que vai deixar saudades não só por causa de suas aulas extraordinárias, mas por conta de seu profissionalismo e inteligência. Foi uma excelente professora, que sempre dava dicas importantes.
O Francisco era o braço direito da Eliane e vice-versa, porque um sempre prestou ajuda ao outro e ambos são muito inteligentes e exigentes.
Miguel é um exemplo de um aluno prodígio que conseguiu se destacar e hoje é um profissional repleto de dedicação e disciplina.
Cris Valéria conseguiu fazer o que muitos tentaram e não conseguiram: quatro telejornais em um ano com todos os alunos participando. Parabenizo-a por isso. Acredito que ela só tenha pecado pela distração, porque no mais, ela foi muito boa.
Viviane foi uma professora, em minha opinião, dedicada, gostava de suas aulas, apesar de não possuírem um pouco mais de dinamismo que precisávamos para termos atenção, dinamismo este que sua substituta, Adriana, soube passar com altivez. Não digo que uma é melhor que a outra, é tudo questão de estilo. Ambas souberam passar suas experiências, bem como os demais professores.       
Por fim, desejo, do fundo do meu coração, que todos tenham um futuro brilhante e que, se por algum motivo, o destino nos colocar juntos novamente, que possamos agir sempre com mais maturidade e companheirismo, sem que nunca nos falte o principal: o respeito.

 Michelly Ribeiro

Contatos:

(12) 9749-3912 / (12) 9104-6202 / (12) 8822-6263

Miguel llegó a Mestalla en la temporada 2005 procedente del Benfica, alabado por sus buenas actuaciones tanto en el club lisboeta como en la selección portuguesa. Pese a las crisis internas que vivía el conjunto che por aquella época, pronto se convirtió un fijo en las alineaciones del entonces entrenador, Claudio Ranieri, así como de su sucesor, el actual técnico del Atlético de Madrid Quique Sanchez-Flores.

Sin embargo, el lateral comenzó a ganarse una merecida fama de jugador indisciplinado por incidentes como el ocurrido durante la celebración de su cumpleaños en Enero de 2008, situación en la que se vió involucrado junto a su compañero Manuel Fernandes, que pasó esa noche en el calabozo, así como por su actitud dentro del terreno de los terrenos de juego, habiendo llegado incluso a amenazar de muerte al árbitro.

El año pasado, Miguel tuvo que contemplar como era desplazado del puesto de titular en la selección portuguesa en favor de Bosingwa, y este año le ha sucedido lo mismo en el Valencia, donde Bruno Saltor se ha hecho con la titularidad en el lateral derecho. La relación con Emery, un entrenador que exige un gran compromiso a sus jugadores, cada día es peor. No es la primera vez que el portugués llega tarde a un entrenamiento, y su último retraso hace dos semanas le costó caerse de la convocatoria para el encuentro ante Osasuna.

Esta situación se ha repetido esta semana y Miguel tampoco jugará ante el Mallorca. Emery ha justificado su ausencia declarando que el equipo funcionó bien en Pamplona (donde ganó 1-3) y que tiene que dejar a alguien fuera, pero la realidad es que el entrenador está castigando al jugador. Quizás no sea la opción más correcta ya que el Valencia se queda ahora sin recambio para Bruno, y las posibilidades de que Miguel se marche en el mercado de invierno aumentan. De hecho, la Juventus parece estar interesada en su contratación. Emery es un gran entrenador, pero creo que en esta ocasión se está equivocando.

Whats with 15th floor octagon building, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City?

It is where NSE Philippines is located.

Some of you may wonder, what’s in it? Did you receive a call and you have an appointment there to discuss you a part-time project/entrepreneurship program? Well, true.

What’s with the NSE/Nu Skin/Pharmanex Opportunity?

They’re focusing on three explosive trends. Namely (1)Anti-aging trend in the global market today, (2)Personal Development and (3)the Entrepreneurial Boom

Why anti-aging/health and wellness? Well, look around you. It’s pretty obvious. And when talking about wellness, we’re not only talking about products, we also include services.

Why personal development? Ofcourse, everyone needs it.

What about on the entrepreneurial boom that I’m talking about? Well, as you know, there’s no job security nowadays (since recession), everyone feels that having a 9-5 job would not be enough anymore to feed their family.

That’s why people go into business. Most people just plan to HAVE one, but actually don’t know how or what venture are they supposed to get into.

So I introduce to you the NSE Philippines Opportunity. Ready?

FAQ

1. Is this some kind of a Pyramiding Scheme/Marketing?
Well, let me tell you this, in a company with the left-right subordinates, or implementing a pyramid structure of compensation, only the people at the top make most of the money. Wherein people at the bottom have to recruit to be on the top. The company does not implement that type of structure. It is into wholesale distribution, wherein if you do the work, you gain the profit. It’s just equal.

Some might ask, is this networking/network marketing? Well, you are the only who can answer that. If what you mean by network marketing as implemented by Procter and Gamble, Unilever, Watsons, Coca-cola, San Miguel, Phyzer, Starbucks, Topshop, and all other companies, then this would be the same, after all this is an importation and distribution company. If what you mean is like those of pyramiding companies, then I would say it’s not. Get your definitions straight.

2. Do I have to “sell”?
Most people don’t like selling, ofcourse nobody wants to be sold, customers just want to buy. But again, straighten up your definition of selling. If the kind of “selling” you think is of small scale (like knocking on doors, bugging your relatives, etc.) then this business won’t be for you. But if the “selling” you implement is of how Henry Sy’s, Ayala, and other big time companies implement, then this business would be for you. What if “selling” is actually providing service to the people? would you view selling in a different prospective?

3. Do I have to convince/bug my relatives and friends to join?
First of all, name a business wherein you have to bug your friends to join. Come on, that’s not business. (maybe you went into some illegitimate companies that’s why you ask that kind of question.) Straight to the point, NO. This is not a convincing business or a recruitment business. This is a wholesale distribution business.

4. Can I start part-time?
Experts suggest that you start part-time. Don’t leave your daytime job first. Are you willing to alot 6-10 hours a week? If yes, then this project is for you.

5. What’s the realistic income after 1 year?
For me, there’s no such thing as realistic, unrealistic people acquire big results. on the average after one year you can earn utmost 60k-100k residual income part-time. (ofcourse with proper skills developed and values attained and with hardwork). You can achieve that.

6. Does this project would cost me something?
Jobs did cost you to have one, right? (remember, you shelled out 40k pesos+ per sem and you end up unemployed or underemployed). This project would not require you to have a certain background. This project would cost you something, yes. Otherwise it would be a job.

7. Could an average people do it?
Yes. As long as you transition your values from being an employee to entrepreneur. This is not employment.

All of this with:
-no start-up cost like a 15k pesos start-up for a sorbetes icecream franchise or 30M peso capital for McDonalds
-no trial and error. The system will be thought to you, part-time.
-Mentoring and team support given. (for 1 month to 1 year)
-no bugging of friends to join.
-no inventories needed
-no employees
-no 7 day work week, 10 hours a day, just 6-10 hours per week.
-no hard selling

What we’re going to do now is to pre-qualify you if we have a mutual interest so that we could work on this project together. We’ll screen you if you have the right attitude to be on our team and to do the project with us. We won’t convince you nor sell you of anything. Just plain discussion of the details of the project and of your personality.

Contact Sam Endo (Business Consultant) @ 09274931938 to set up an appointment. Or email me at sam.endo2009@gmail.com (In case of clarification, feel free to contact me).

Amigas y amigos, vengo llegando de Brasilea y todavía suena el Waltz brasileaño en mi cabeza. Cierro los ojos y veo esas playas blancas, esos muchachos fibrosos, esas caipirinhas que harían enloquecer al Negro (a mi hermano, no esa manga de indígenas que se paseaba por las calles de ese país limítrofe). Fue una linda experiencia.

Pero vamos a lo nuestro. Está quedando de lujo mi futuro Gabinete. Sigamos así para hacer de Chile el país de los candados y donde la alegría y nadie se jubile. Nuestros titulares hasta ahora son:

Rosa Espinosa – Ministra Secretaria General de Gobierno
Compadre Moncho – Ministro del Trabajo
Bob el Constructor – Ministro de Vivienda
Augusto Pinochet Hiriart – Director del Sernac de los Bancos
Eduardo Bonvalett – Ministro de Defensa
José Piñera – Ministro de Hacienda
Miguel Piñera – Ministro de Cultura

Y ahora, y ya que vengo recién llegando de viaje y no hice cola en ningún aeropuerto, hoy vamos a elegir a nuestro MINISTRO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES.

Así que necesitamos alguien con capacidad de diálogo, de crear consensos y con mucho protocolo y educacón, ya que será la cara visible de nuestras relaciones comerciales, bah! internacionales. Así que hagan sus propuestas para el cargo!!!

“And He took them up in His arms, put His hand upon them and blessed them.” Mark 10:16

yesterday, my son’s geometry teacher called me on my mobile and asked me to take a cab to school and take him to the hospital.  i tried my best to calm down, as i thought about how to possibly heed the call.  bhoy was still miles away from a meeting in jubail, and there was nobody in our office to drive me to the school.

even if there was, a woman is forbidden here to ride in a car with a man other than her husband.  and to take a cab is very risky and equally dangerous, and would probably create more trouble.  so i really had no option but to wait anxiously for bhoy to finally get hold of miguel, and do whatever was necessary.  it was hard enough to learn that my son was in an emergency situation.  but it was harder to be just pinned down on my seat and not be able to do anything for him.

as i waited in agony, i opened the page on which i saved the prayer card of St. Josemaria Escriva (thanks zita!) and just prayed for his intercession.  i remembered that when situations get out of hand, i just let go and let God.  yes i got really worried as i heard the concerned voice of my son’s teacher, but as i began to pray, a deep sense of calm took over.  then i knew that miguel was going to be alright.  less than an hour later, bhoy called and said they were already in the parking lot waiting for me.  not to go the hospital, but home.  miguel was already well and good.

they say God never says “no” to our prayers.  He just responds in varying, but always positive ways.  i believe so too.  He either answers  “YES” right away, or sometimes He will say “MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME“.  on other circumstances, He will tell us “I HAVE A BETTER IDEA”.

when daddy was recently diagnosed with the big PC, we began to pray so hard for him.  even begged God to make him well again.  although we know that a miracle would be necessary, we still continue to pray.  and it is amazing how, when we pray deeply enough, we lose ourselves to the divine presence of the Lord.  so powerful yet so tender that nothing else would ever come close to us.  only His loving assurance that everything will be taken care of.  and that everything will be alright.

it is also noteworthy how “unanswered prayer” and “an answered prayer” sound almost exactly the same. the difference lies on the strength of our faith in the absolute and divine power of God, and our constant communion with Him in every aspect of our daily lives.

we usually pray in the morning as we start our day.  before and after meals.  at night, before we go to sleep.  during sunday mass or novena days.  but to be in prayer doesn’t really need a schedule.  nor does it require an appointment with God.  anytime is prayer time. if we only learn to place our lives in God’s ever holy presence, then there’s always time and space for prayer. 

our prayers for daddy will go on.  and on. and on. no matter what. for we know deep in our hearts, the Lord already gave His answer… long before we even prayed for it.

(you may get the prayer card of  St. Josemaria Escriva at www.opusdei.org)

Em Viver a Vida, envenenado pela mãe, Jorge (Mateus Solano) vai deixar que a condição de saúde de Luciana (Alinne Moraes) estrague o namoro dos dois. Mas mesmo frio e sem a menor intimidade com a moça, Jorge não terá coragem de por um fim no relacionamento.

Caros Corintianos,

Como estamos vendo, nosso time apenas está realizando os jogos finais para cumprir tabela já que foi preguiçoso e não se dedicou também ao Brasileirão, e a maior culpado disso foi nosso técnico.

Mas agora temos que já pensar em 2010 e esse ano tem que ser vibrante e sem moleza. Não podemos ter essa idéia que tudo será facil, mas nós torcedores temos que ter paciencia com esse time que está se formando e com esses “Vovos” que estão chegando. Mas a pergunta que não quer calar é quanto tempo essa paciencia vai durar?

Sobre as especulações que estão ventilando na imprensa esportiva, acho que alguns vão ajudar muito e outros são incógnitas e teremos que esperar se realmente serã reforços ou se vierem apenas para fazer parte desse grupo que pode passar de vencedor para perdedor.

É claro que não podemos esquecer que podemos perder jogadores como Jucilei e Elias que podem ser negociados e que ai sim esse grupo seria desmontato e melhor meio campo que atuou em 2009 seria totalmente desmontado.

Reforços ou Dúvidas ?

First Published Saturday 21 November 2009 here at Ace Gamez – Summarising the entire back story of the Tekken series is a massive task thanks to the fact that we never really know which character’s ending is considered canon. Plus, the whole ‘daddy issues’ chess game of power between the Mishima bloodline has more twists, turns and double entendres than an interview with Hideo Kojima. It is seriously convoluted and, at times, improbable. I mean how many times can geriatric megalomaniac Heihachi be thrown into a volcano or fired off a giant cliff and still return with not so much as a scratch? At least a fracture or a scraped knee would have been believable, but really? Originally a hallmark series for Sony consoles and a launch title for both PSOne and PS2, this sequel may have arrived late in the generation and lost its exclusivity to Xbox 360, but has this tardy re-emergence had a negative effect on the winning formula?

Well typically, a little extra development time works wonders for observing the competition, researching the wants and needs of the fan base and delivering all of these observations in a competent and well-crafted package. Tekken 6 delivers an exemplary arcade mode and painfully detailed visuals, but falls in to the trap that too many modern games seem to blindly stumble in to time and time again. The problem is that we are living in a generation that seems to demand online features, multiple modes and a gamut of customisation options. As a result, too many developers will tack on a lot of extras in the hope that the ‘less is more’ rule will kick in and that the game will be awarded a rake of top marks from critics. Granted, Namco does deserve brownie points for delivering a pretty exhaustive package, but it is a package that feels too lumbered with naff modes, questionable decisions and throwaway features to be designated as a pure Tekken experience.

For starters, almost every one of the 40+ character roster is unlocked from the moment you pop in the disc. Part of the allure of Tekken was that you were always keen to play through the story mode and unlock a new character every time you completed the game. Not only did this make the game longer, but it gave you incentive to play as every character and become accustomed to their fighting style and maybe, just maybe, you would find yourself a new favourite character in the process. Instead you are steamrollered by a tidal wave of characters from the word go and, if you are new to the series, you will probably feel a tad overwhelmed by the breadth of choice. For example, If you are a die-hard Law player and you really have no desire to play with anyone else, then chances are you won’t and you will skip straight to the versus modes.

It’s a baffling decision by Namco, but again it shows that the developer has pandered to this recently recurring notion that players don’t want to be forced to play through a game before unlocking all of the available multiplayer content. Yeah, thanks a lot Guitar Hero and Rock Band! The only alternative to the straight arcade mode is an incredibly dire story campaign that players of previous games will recognise as another sloppy re-hash of Tekken 3’s Force mode. So far, none of these side-scrolling, Streets of Rage wannabes have been any fun, verging on the realm of budget shovelware, rather than a competent and fully-fledged extension of the core game. It follows Lars, one of the leaders of Jin Kazama’s Tekken Force unit as he attempts to secure the scarily doll-like Alisa Bosconovitch from a testing lab. Oh and she’s also a robot with a detachable head and saw blades for arms.

Again, this incredibly ludicrous plot, coupled with the overall shoddiness of the game mode is proof that sometimes less is more. Had this game simply consisted of refined and painfully balanced arcade and multiplayer modes, this could have been the best entry to the series yet. Instead, Story mode gives us dodgy cameras, a barely functional lock-on mechanic and a stripped down move set complete with throw moves that only work when they feel like it. It’s certainly not a short mode, but this just highlights what a tedious slog the whole thing is. Where previous Tekken games let you play through each character’s story via arcade mode, here you must slog through this campaign and unlock each fighter before you can view their ending cinematic. It’s an odd choice to make players suffer through the slack campaign to view these scenes and while most of them are great to watch, the method is far from inspiring.

The only upside is that you will progressively unlock new customisation items throughout the campaign, ranging from simple items of clothing to special accessories that give your character stat boosts such as regenerative health and increased attack power. Perhaps the coolest feature is character-specific weapons such as a pair of assault rifles for Lars or Law’s Nunchucks . While these look impressive they remain balanced, keeping everything on a level playing field. For example, Brian Fury gets a mini-gun, which isn’t exactly fair game in what is supposed to be a hand-to-hand fighting tournament.

On the other hand, the actual core arcade mode is a fine-tuned piece of mastery. New characters are always a gamble, but here each of the six newcomers are superbly crafted, boasting unique move sets and a diverse range of fighting styles. The slinky Zafina is a strong addition for her double-jointed, almost boneless movement that smacks of Soul Calibur IV’s freakish gimp Voldo, but without the ugly. She almost mimics Lei thanks to her multiple stances and also bears elements of Xiaoyu, thanks to her low crouching stance that allows for a range of devastating follow-up attacks. Although the influences are clear, she is incredibly unpredictable and this odd movement makes her a formidable opponent.

In true Tekken fashion, the end boss Azazel is an absolute cheesemonger, battering you in seconds with a ludicrous barrage of laser blasts and literally earth-shattering magical attacks that are simply infuriating. Forget Street Fighter IV’s bald badass Seth, this demigod entity really takes the cheddar, with an unpredictable move set and AI that reacts with split second precision. At least Seth had predictable traits and once you got these ingrained in your memory, he was a piece of cake. Azazel on the other hand is a real sticking point that throws all sense of skill out the window in yet another disappointing final battle.

The insanely tough boss battle is a staple of the genre, but Tekken 6 isn’t entirely set in its ways. Instead of simply giving each of the classic characters a visual makeover, Namco has tweaked and re-balanced the move sets of all of the series mainstays to make sure every fighter exists on a level playing field. As such, you may need to spend some time with your favourite character to re-adjust to these changes, which range from subtle additions or omissions to parts of a combo chain, to the deletion or insertion of moves altogether. Another new fight mechanic is Rage, a last-minute attack boost that is granted whenever a player is dangerously close to being knocked out. This opens a last-ditch window that allows players to turn the tide of battle and in some cases this really does ramp up the tension. There is also a new Bound system that lets you smash opponents off the arena floor and launch them into the air to for juggle combo possibilities.

As the game has been in development since 2006, the visuals can show their age at points, failing to match the painstaking detail of Namco stable-mate Soul Calibur IV. But for the best part, this is as razor sharp as they come, with each character rendered in suitably chunky style and flourishes of motion blur thrown in to underline the frantic pace of every battle. The stages themselves are a treat for the eyes, throwing your fighters head to head on neon-lit rooftops that tower above a sprawling metropolis, to a sunny farm complete with animals that can be knocked about like bouncy balls. So quite far removed from the realistic settings of past Tekken games, but colourful nonetheless. Many stages are also multi-tiered with collapsible floors. If you smash your opponent off the ground enough times, the floor will give way, causing both players to fall to the next level. This looks great when it happens, but if either player happens to be sprawled out on the ground when the drop occurs they will lose a significant chunk of their health once they hit the lower floor, which can seem a tad unfair at times.

So while the offline modes are a mixed bag ranging from the mundane to the magnificent, it is the online element of Tekken 6 that stings the most. It has become vital for developers of fighting games to really nail online modes to push longevity, but some genuinely crippling lag sours the experience. Playing with people on your friends list seems to run much smoother then challenging random fighters but then again, the loading time for each match can often border on the unacceptable. The ranking system from Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection makes a welcome return, awarding you with GP points for each victory. If you lose a fight, you are given a chance to earn GP through a neat fruit machine system that softens the blow of a crippling defeat somewhat. Its functional, but is still far from the sprawling tournaments and deep levelling up systems that could have been.

It is difficult to bemoan such a generous package when it delivers so many modes, superb new characters and an intricately balanced fight mechanic. Offline multiplayer will always be a key draw for Tekken, but without a lag-free online mode to back it up, the entire experience suffers as a result. While a welcome online patch is currently in the works, it still doesn’t excuse the game shipping with such glaring issues. The meagre campaign mode is another thorn in the side of Tekken 6 and as such, the game simply fails to stack up against the slick perfection of Street Fighter IV. It will be interesting to see what patches and DLC will become available in time and whether or not they redeem the package.

74%

El imperio de la bestia tiene un objetivo en común: destruir al pueblo judío. Sataná odia a Israel, de ese pueblo salió elser que lo humilló, que le arrebató todos los reinos que había adquido del hombre, por culpa de Jesés fue echado del tercer cielo y finalmente será destruido. Ese sueño de destruir al pueblo judío está latente en este momento, es el sueño de Iraq y de todos los árabes que lo rodean. Israel está rodeado de enemigos que le odian, su ánica salida es el mar y su ánico gran amigo los Estados Unidos.

Satanás no sólo quiere destruir a Isarael, quiere destruir a la iglesia, quiere destruir a Jesús. No es el objetivo real del anticristo establecer un reino polótico y crear un nuevo orden económico, eso son pamplinas de borrachos callejeros. Todo el tiempo la Palabra de Dios nos habla de Israel y sus enemigos. Los gentiles sálo entraron a los planes de Dios cuando Israel rechazá a Jesús. Cristo estableció un nuevo pacto, una nueva iglesia, un nuevo pueblo. Durante estos dos mil años Dios ha estado trabajando con los gentiles, los gentiles han llevado el evangelio por todo el mundo. Estados Unidos ha sido uno de los países que mós ha tratado de llevar este mensaje, aunque hoy parece que le han dado la espalda a Dios.

Así que este asunto del reinado del anticristo tiene que ver con estos dos pueblos principalmente. Es un problema árabe, es un problema judío, es una guerra entre hermano. Satanás buscará la forma de establecer la paz y la armonía mediante el engaño. Israel será engañado por la bestia. Este líder astuto, sagaz, inteligente, lleno de la autoridad de Satanás logrará que los judíos lo reciban como su Mesías, el anticristo los librará de los dos olivos, los engañará, luego profanará el templo y tratará de exterminar a este pueblo.

Así que la palabra de Dios en el libro de Apocalisis establece el reino del anticristo en tierras del cercano Oriente, en Iraq. Iraq representa a la bestia herida que resurgirá con mós poder. Todos sabemos que a través de la historia las naciones mós ricas han sido las naciones árabes y el territorio de Israel. Ellos controlan el petráleo, ellos dictan las pautas econámicas del mundo, no Europa. Occidente está atado, encadenado a los caprichos de estos países productores de petróleo. Un día aparecerá un líder que será capaz de unir a los árabes, entonces la historia dserá distinta.

Pero todos estos acontecimientos ocurrirán espués del regreso de nuestro Señor.

Ningún hombre ni ninguna nación en el mundo fuera del Cercano Oriente puede estar hablando que dominarán al mundo. El establecimiento del reino del anticristo, no es una cuestión política, ni económica realmente, es una cuestión religiosa, una cuestión donde estado e iglesia es lo mismo.

Será un reinado de poca duración pero sumamente poderoso, el anticristo será dotado de la autoridad del diablo, no habrá nación en el mundo que pueda evitar que este ser desconcocido logre sus objetivos. Debemos comprender el escenario en el cual surgirá este ser demoniaco.

Quizás uno de los problemas que ha hecho posible que algunos expongan el nacimiento del antiguo Imperio Romano como el imperio del anticristo es desconocer el escenario de los eventos finales.

Todo el libro de Apocalipsis nos presenta un escenario único en el cual ocurrirán los eventos finales de la humanidad. Las dos últimas guerras serán en tierras de Israel y las naciones árabes. No hay ni un sólo versículo bíblico que nos señale otro escenario. Estas dos guerras involucrarán a las fuerzas del bien y a las fuerzas del mal. No serán dos guerras mundiales como algunos afirman, serán dos guerras que involucran a Dios y a Satanás.

Pero antes de hablar de estos dos eventos finales de la humanidad vamos a ver el escenario en el cual Jesús volverá a nuestro planeta. No importa lo que afirmen los ateos, los enemigos de Dios, los falsos profetas, los seguidores de Satanás, no importa las mentiras que se están planeando para explicar este suceso, el Señor vendrá muy pronto a la tierra. Ya casi todas las profecías se han cumplido. No hay duda de eso. Una de las más significantes es el retorno de Israel a su tierra. Jesús no vendrá hasta que todos los judíos regresen a Israel. Este movimiento comenzó en el año 1948, unos 4000 años después del nacimiento de Abram.

El evangelio de Jesucristo se está predicando en todo el mundo. Millones de seres humanos salen de las falsas religiones del mundo, de las falsas sectas y van al abrigo de Dios, millones aceptan a Cristo como el Salvador y Redentor.

El mundo está plagado de falsos profetas, de fuerzas de Satanás, de violencia, crimen, inmoralidad, el sexo se ha convertido en un denominador común en muchas naciones, la sombra de la droga, del alcoholismo, de las pestes, de las enfermedades ronda la tierra.
Hay rumores de guerra y guerras por doquier.
Muchos se han alejado del camino de la santidad para ir en busca de riquezas, de inmoralidad, muchos han claudicado su fe y han tratado de corromper el evangelio de Cristo.

La ciencia ha llegado a niveles jamás imaginado. Estamos en los tiempos en que hemos llegado al colmo de creernos dioses, dueños del universo. La sombra del satanismos se extiende como una negra alfombra por el mundo.

Las naciones poderosas han comenzado a flaquear, van al abismo, a la derrota, serán ahogadas por sus problemas económicos, por sus luchas callejeras, por la corrupción.

La idolatría ha entrado a millones de hogares, hoy no se adoran solamente ídolos de piedra, plata, oro o bronce, los ídolos de hoy son artistas, religiosos, deportistas,el mismo cuerpo humano, las dietas, en fin, son ídolos de carne y sangre los cuales reciben todo tipo de adoración.

Así que nos falta una gran señal para que Cristo regrese, nos falta ver su señal en el cielo. Cuando Jesús nació apareció una estrella reluciente, una estrella que brillaba más que las otras, de tal manera que los magos se dieron cuenta que era una estrella diferente. Aquella estrella de Belén los guió hasta el pesebre en el cual se encontraba el niño Jesús. Esa misma estrella ha de aparecer antes de su retorno.
Todos verán esa estrella reluciante, los astrónomo dirán que es el nacimiento de una nova, de un fenómeno ya visto anterior mente, pero los creyentes en Jesús sabrán que esa es la señal de su regreso.

De la misma manera que Dios anunció el nacimiento de Cristo con un estrella, de esa misma forma anunciará su entrada triubfal a la tierra. Será el momento de la glorifiacción de Jesús, será el momento para que la humanidad entienda que Jesús es quien dijo que era, el Hijo del Dios Altísimo.

¡Ay de los que desean el día de Jehová!¿Para qué queréis este día de Jehová.Será de tinieblas, no de luz. Amós 5:18

Si fuera un evento invisible no habría tinieblas y la Biblia afirma que ese día será un de tinieblas y oscuridad.

Ese día será de gloria para los salvados y de angustia y desesperación para los que no sean salvados. Posterior a ese suceso la tierra será castigada con múltiples plagas y luego comenzará el periodo de la Gran Tribulación.

Ese será el escenario que nos describe la Biblia al retorno de Cristo y al comienzo de la Gran Tribulación. La iglesia será llevada al Padre, el Espíritu Santo no estará más en la tierra y entonces Satanás podrá manifestarse como fue profetizado. El planeta estará bajo la merced de un imperio que habrá de surgir, el imperio del anticristo, de la Bestia.

FIN de la PARTE III [Última]

Fuente: Escuadrones de la Fe.

Miguel Angel Sosa Vaáquez, alias: “Michel Smiely” se autoproclamó como el anticristo, el hombre del 666, como “hijo de dios”. Este caballero tiene una página en el Internet en la cual expone las más ridículas ideas respecto al reino de la Bestia.

Es un falsante que pide “ofrendas” y tiene una cuenta bancaria en Suecia para propagar sus mentiras, sus ideas absurdas sobre el tema de la bestia y el fin del mundo.

Afirma que la bestia es enviada por Dios para salvar a la humanidad, para establecer un reino de paz, “un paraíso”, para poner orden y brindar la seguridad, habla de Hillary Rodman Clinton como la futura presisenta de Estados Unidos y aliada del gobierno del 666. Dice este falsante que será electo como presidente de la Unión Europea y gobernará al mundo.

Son tantos los disparates que este amigo dice que ciertamente no vale la pena hablar de ellos. Es un desconocimiento total de la Palabra de Dios. Dice que la Biblia dice mentiras con relación a la Bestia, que la Bestia evitará la guerra de Armagedón y la destrucción del mundo. Este charlatán le ofrece la salvación a todo el mundo y afirma que no habrá castigo eterno.

Su presencia nos sirve para confirmar una vez más las profecías bíblicas. Este tiempo sería uno de falsos profetas, de engañadores, de falsos cultos y falsas religiones, que sería un tiempo en los cuales algunos se apartarían de las sanas doctrinas y practicarían doctrinas de demonios.

El establecimiento del reinado de la Bestia ha sido uno muy controvertible. Cientos de interpretaciones se han elaborado sobre este tema fascinante. Muchos han utilizado el razonamiento lógico para comprender un misterio que sólo puede ser interpretado a través de la revelación de Dios. Las Sagradas Escrituras fueron inspiradas por Dios, no hay ni una sola posibilidad de llegar a la verdad mediente el conocimiento humano, mediante el análisis racional. Es una verdad revelada por Dios a Juan.

La explicación misma se encuentra en la Biblia. Sus páginas tienen la respuesta, aunque muchos quieren ignorarla. No podemos comprender las cosas de Dios a través de los cinco sentidos, a través de la razón.

El proyecto 666 o el Sr. 666 se equivoca en su interpretación del libro del Apocalipsis.¿Cómo puede un ser decir que Dios ha enviado a la Bestia para traer paz, para crear un paraíso?¿Cómo puede usar la Palabra de Dios para afirmar sus mentiras y luego decir que la Biblia miente con respetcto al anticristo?

Se equivoca al establecer que el reino del anticristo corresponde a la Unión Europea. Esa ha sido la gran mentira del diablo para confundir a los creyentes. Aun la mayoría de los predicadores afirman que el Imperio mencionado por Daniel y por Juan se refiere al resurgimiento del Imperio Romano. No hay evidencia de que tal cosa sea así.

El libro de Apocalipsis establece que al final del tiempo, luego de que la Iglesia Universal de Cristo sea levantada por el Señor y el Espíritu Santo abandone el planeta comenzará un periodo de siete años, en los primeros tres años y medio Dios enviará a dos mensajeros a Israel y al final, cuando estos dos siervos sean vencidos por la Bestia, entonces el anticristo establecerá su imperio durante tres años y medio. Ese es el tiempo que el libro de Revelaciones le asigna a este imperio 1260 días o 42 meses.

Luego de culminado este periodo la bestia y el falso profeta serán destruidos en la batalla del Armagedón. Este señor dice que la bestia va a evitar esta guerra del Armagedón, pero la Biblia dice lo contrario. Tanto la bestia como el falso profeta serán destruidos y Satanás será hecho prisionero por mil años.

Y la bestia fue apresada, y con ella el falso profeta que había hecho delante de ella las señales con las cuales había engañado a los que recibieron la marca de la bestia, y habían adorado a su imagen. Estos dos fueron lanzados vivos dentro de un lago de fuego que arde con azufre.
Apocalipsis 19:20

Lea bien esto señor Smiely, si usted afirma que Dios ha enviado a la Bestia para establecer un nuevo orden:¿Por qué lo va a destruir? Oro por usted para que Dios, que es amor y misericordioso, pueda iluminar su mente y la de sus seguidores, pues si no se arrepienten, esto es lo que le espera: la condenación en un lago de fuego y de azufre.

El Imperio de la Bestia no dependerá de los hombres sino de Satanás. El mismo diablo actuará en la bestia, el espítu de Satanás, no ángeles como afirma este falsante cuando afirma que serán tres ángeles enviados por Dios. Tanto la bestia como el falso profeta estarán poseído por demonios dirigidos por el mismo dragón.

Y vi salir de la boca del dragón, y de la boca de la bestia, y de la boca del falso profeta tres espíritus inmundos a manera de ranas.

Apocalipsis 16:13

Así que o estamos hablando de un imperio común y corriente, no estamos hablando de un imperio dirigido por seres humanos, sino dirigidos por demonios que han poseído tanto a este pólitico como a su líder religioso. Por eso el falso profeta hará milagros. Es muy peligroso que hoy muchos predicadores quieren llenar los estadios prometiendo milagros de Dios, Dios hace milagros pero Satanás los hace y el falso profeta hará mucho y con ellos engañará a miles.

El imperio del anticristo no será por alianzas humanas dice Daniel, así que la Unión Europea no podrá ser ese imperio. Aun en este momento dicha Unión Europea se tambalea y su destino es posible que sea la desaparición como ocurrió con la Unión Soviética. Satanás trató de que los creyentes pensarán que el anticristo era el presidente de la Unión Soviética y el comunismo acabaría con la creencia en en el cristianismo, pero eso le falló y ahora se ha inventado la Unión Europea.

FIN de la SEGUNDA PARTE

Fuente: Escuadrones de la Fe.

La humanidad se enfrenta a grandes dilemas en este momento profético. Se enfrenta ante la disyuntiva de seguir creyendo a los hombres o creer en la palabra de Dios. Tenemos que reprogramarnos, que liberarnos de esos paradigmas que nos llevan por el camino equivocado. La cuestión es sumamente importante para cada ser humano, es vida o muerte, salvación o condenación.

La palabra de Dios nos habla de momentos muy difíciles para la raza humana. Jesús profetizó una cadena de males y que sembrarían la destrucción, el hambre, las enfermedades, las pestes, los azotes de la naturaleza, el aumento de la maldad, la inmoralidad. Ese cuadro que Cristo les pintó a sus discípulos lo estamos viendo. Es real, no es un invento de nadie. Jesús describió este tiempo como uno semejante a los tiempos de Sodoma y Gomorra, como en los tiempos de Noé. Eso es lo que estamos viviviendo.

Pero los hombres de Dios se callan, no predican estas cosas terribles, no quieren ser mensajeros de “malas noticias”, quieren ser mensajeros de paz, de abundancia, de bendiciones. Van por el camino equivocado, predican lo que la gente quiere escuchar:paz, amor, paraíso, prosperidad. Anuncian algo de sus propias mentes y no lo que está establecido en la Palabra de Dios.

Y yo dije:¡Ah, Señor Jehová! He aquí que los profetas les dicen: No veréis espada, ni habrá hambre entre vosotros, sino que este lugar os daré la paz verdadera.

Me dijo entonces Jehová: Falsamente profetizan los profetas en mi nombre, no los envié, ni les mandé, ni les hablé; visión mentirosa, adivinación, vanidad y engaño de su corazón os profetizan.

Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová sobre los profetas que profetizan en mi nombre, los cuales yo no envié, y que dicen: Ni espada ni hambre habrá en esta tierra; con espada y con hambre serán consumidos esos profetas.

Jeremías 14:13-15

De la misma manera acontece hoy en la tierra. Miles de falsos predicadores, de falsos ministros, de falsos líderes religiosos, de falsos profetas abren sus bocas para anunciar “paz y seguridad” cuando realmente lo que nos espera es juicio del cielo por la maldad y el pecado.

Jesús fue claro al decirles a sus discípulos
que en los postreros tiempos se levantarían falsos profetas.

Respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: Mirad que nadie os engañe.

Porque vendrán muchos en mi nombre diciendo: Yo soy el Cristo; y a muchos engañarán.

Y oiréis de guerras y rumures de guerra; mirad que no os turbéis, porque es necesario que todo esto acontezca, pero aún no es el fin.
Porque se levantará nación contra nación, y reino contra reino; y habrá pestes, y hambre, y terremotos en diferentes lugares

y todo esto será principio de dolores.

S.Mateo 24:4-8

Y muchos falsos profetas se levantarán, y engañarán a muchos,

y por haberse multiplicado la maldad, el amor de muchos se enfriará,

Mas el que persevaré hasta el fin, éste será salvo. S. Mateo 24:11-13

Así que todo aquél que predique otra cosa es un falsante. Quien predique paz, unidad, prosperidad,tranquilidad no conoce la Palabra de Dios. Hoy vivimos esa experiencia terrible. Muerte y hambre por todo el planeta, violencia, criminlaidad, terrorismo, ninguna familia se siente segura ni ninguna nación tampoco.

Y Jesús le advirtió a sus discípulos: “y esto será principio de dolores”.

Nadie acusaría a una Agencia de Seguridad Nacional que anuncia un desastre que lo hace mal porque alarma a la ciudadanía. Pues menos nosotros. Hay, no una amenaza nacional, sino una amenaza global. Seremos vilmente atacados por las fuerzas del mal. Ya Satanás está escogiendo a sus aliados en la tierra, a sus servidores, a sus alcahuetes, ya trata de levantar la “infraestructura” de su reino. Ya tiene a sus servidores incondicionales colocados en todos los rincones del mundo. Ya tiene a sus profetas, a sus ministros, a sus científicos, a sus militares, a sus asesores, a sus adivinos y hechiceros, Ya ha creado el ambiente para establecerse. Pero no importa lo que haga, nada podrá hacer mientras la Iglesia Universal de Cristo esté sobre el planeta. Nada podrá hacer hasta que el Espíritu Santo no se haya ido.

Simplemente tiene a sus tontos haciéndoles creer que el reinará para siempre, que el arreglará a este mundo, que nada cuanto se dice en las Sagradas Escrituras se cumplirá, porque el estará allí para traer un nuevo “orden de paz y progreso” para toda la humanidad.

El Proyecto 666 es una locura producida por un falsante que está engañndo a miles por el Internet. Este ser no sabe dónde tiene las narices, se ha puesto al servicio de Satanás y se proclama como la Bestia, como el hijo de Dios que traerá la paz y el progreso a la humanidad, junto a la Unión Europea.

Falsante que es por obra de Satanás que prentende engañar a la humanidad. Su fin ya está determinado y será destruido por Dios.

Ante tanta confusión lo mejor es ir a la Palabra de Dios. Pedirle a Dios que nos dé entendimiento, que nos llene de su Santo Espíritu y que nos guíe a la verdad a través de nuestro Señor Jesús.

No hay dos verdades, la verdad de Dios no es relativa, es absoluta. No hay mil interpretaciones correcta, sólo Dios sabe cuál es y nos la dará. Dios siempre nos revela su verdad y nos muestra el camino de la rectitud.

FIN de la PARTE I

Fuente: Escuadrones de la Fe.

Ya esclavos y esclavas, ya tenemos nuestros 5 candidatos para MINISTRO DE CULTURA de mi futuro reino. He aceptado algunas de vuestras propuestas, pero tengo a un parcito galleteados que me andan hinchando todo el día que quieren participar de mi futuro Gobierno de la especulación y el lucro (personal) así que también los someto al escarnio público acá.

Mi MINISTRO DE CULTURA, tendrá la importante misión de seleccionar los Libros Buenos, las canciones participantes por Chile en cuanto concurso haya, intergrará los directorios de todos los canales y medios de comunicación y organizará todos esos carnavales con malabaristas, batucadas y tipos en zancos que tanto le gusta al populacho. Así que a votar por su preferido!!

Miguel Zenón

Ciclo Internacional de Jazz de Oeiras 2009

Para a revista Jazz.pt

I’m on my idle office moments again, so I decided to clean up my yahoo mail. I was about to click “delete all” for my sent items when an e-mail of the same title caught my attention. I opened it and read it once again, I remember the first time I read it, I was on the verge of tears. This is not the first time that I saw myself or my situation somehow parallel to a story going around cyberspace but there is one paragraph here that made me realize that maybe I am my own version of Bea in my very own version of “Best Version of You”. So let me again, as always, post the article here to share it with you. I don’t know if this is a true to life story but I know it’s possible that someone out there has been or is currently in this situation, so here it is:

The Best Version of You
>
> Manila International Airport, 2:00 am. It’s
> been two years since she
> had last seen the Manila International Airport.
> Not much has changed.
> Her last memory of this airport was when Miguel
> dropped her off. She
> was on her way to New York to pursue a career
> in Wall Street.
>
> “Promise me something will you? Please don’t
> get married until I come
> back?” She jokingly told him as she lifted up
> her backpack.
>
> “LOL. Very funny. Ikaw ang mag-promise. Promise
> me you won’t run off
> with some nerdy economist in the next two
> years.”
>
> “Let’s see, shall we. Bye, Miguel. I’ll call
> you as soon I get to New York.”
>
> That was her last memory in this place. The
> warm Manila air made her
> feel a bit restless and yet she feels excited.
> This is the first time
> in two years she’ll be seeing Miguel again. She
> was thoughtfully going
> through the immigration counters, thinking of
> how much she missed
> seeing Miguel. How different would he be now?
> Sure he sends her
> regular weekly e-mails and pictures but being
> the busy person that she
> had always been, she didn’t get the time to
> chat with him and buy a
> webcam.
>
> She’s finally out. “Where is Miguel?” She
> wondered. “Ah there!” she
> exclaimed when she saw the silver gray Nissan
> Patrol parked near the
> exit. TGW926. Yup, that’s Miguel alright. Her
> heart was leaping ahead
> of her as the driver got off.
>
> “Hey! I missed you!” He said, as he hugged her.
>
> “I missed you too. So much.” She said, as she
> hugged him back. It was
> warm. It felt good to be back. It felt great to
> feel his hug.
>
> “Let me get those.” He said pointing at her
> luggage. “Then we’ll have
> more time for hugging and chika.”
>
> “Okay.”
>
> Edsa, 4:30 am. Miguel’s cellphone rings. Mama,
> the name flashes on the
> screen.
>
> “You should really get that.”
>
> “No, you should get that. She’s been waiting
> for you. She insist that
> we go straight to her after I pick you up form
> the airport. She also
> insist that you spend tomorrow with her.”
> Miguel was talking about her
> mother. Miguel was an only child and his mother
> wanted a daughter. She
> would often tell Bea that since she doesn’t
> have a mom anymore, she
> should let Tita Doris be her second mom. She
> loved Bea as if she were
> her own daughter.
>
> “Hello? Yes, Tita. How are you nap po?… ah
> opo. Miguel already told
> me. Sige po. Okay po. I’ll see you later.” She
> turns off the phone and
> looks out the window. The phone rings again,
> this time the name
> “Sugar” flashes on the screen. Hmmm, “Sugar.”
> He was quick. He got a
> hold of the phone and answered it. “Hello.
> Yeah. Pauwi na. I’m with
> her na. Yeah. Tomorrow, I will. Promise. We’ll
> see you tomorrow.”
>
> We? Is that supposed to mean me and him? See
> Sugar? Who is Sugar,
> anyway? “Who was that?” she couldn’t keep
> herself from asking. “Sugar
> ha?”
>
> “I’ll introduce her tomorrow. Uwi muna tayo sa
> bahay. By the way,
> kamusta na si Edward?” “Edward?”
>
> “Oo, si Edward, naalala mo yung boyfriend na
> iniwan mo sa New York?
> Anong klase ka ba namang girlfriend? Kaya hindi
> kita niligawan eh.
> Baka makalimutan mo rin ako.”
>
> “Ah si Edward. Hayun. Nasa New York.” Miguel
> has met Edward when he
> came to New York to give Bea a surprise visit.
> He seems a nice guy.
> Not the geeky economist Miguel pictured Bea
> would end up with. He is
> actually a cool guy and loves Bea a lot.
>
> “He called me up, a week ago, asking a lot of
> things about you. Parang
> may balak ata…”
>
> “Balak na?”
>
> “Tell me, did he propose to you? He sounded
> like he was going to
> propose to you kasi.”
>
> “Ah look, here we are at Tita Doris.”
>
> At Tita Doris’, 4:45 am. A pleasantly plump
> woman enters the living
> room. She was in her mid-fifties, a familiar
> warm smile and two open
> arms. She welcomed Bea, gave her a big hug and
> kissed her on the
> cheek. “Hay anak, kamusta ka na? Na-miss na
> kita. Pinakain ka ba nito
> si Miguel?”
>
> “Opo, Tita.” She looked around. Not much has
> changed in this house.
> She remembers spending her college days in this
> house. She remembers
> sinking into Tita Doris’ arms when her mom
> died. She remembers only
> good things about this woman. She can’t
> remember a time when she had
> been unkind to her and yes, she loves her like
> her own mother.
>
> “Iha, sabihan mo nga yang si Miguel. Sabihin mo
> ‘wag padalos-dalos
> magdesisyon.”
>
> “Po?”
>
> “Mama naman. Let Bea rest. I’ll tell her
> everything tomorrow.” Miguel
> interrupted his mother before she can spill the
> beans.
>
> “Ha? What was that all about?” Bea was curious.
>
> “Bukas na lang.”
>
> “Okay. Tita, if it’s okay I’ll go rest now.”
> She hugged her, and
> proceeded to climb the stairs. Miguel followed
> her carrying her
> luggage.
>
> “Alam mo I missed this house. Uy sino ba si
> Sugar? Tsaka bakit parang
> worried nanay mo sa iyo?”
>
> “Bukas na. Sugar is having lunch here.”
>
> “Hmmm, intriguing, pero sige. Bukas na.” They
> were both standing as
> the door to the guest room. “Alam mo, it’s
> really good to be back in
> this house. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
>
> Tita Doris’ 10:00 am. She woke up, sunlight
> flooding her bedroom. She
> was able to rest. She got up, arranged the bed
> sheets and took a nice,
> cold shower. Minutes later, she was down at the
> garden having brunch
> with Tita Doris.
>
> “Hi! Tita. Where is Miguel?”
>
> “Sinundo si Sugar.”
>
> “Sino ba yang Sugar na yan? Nai-intriga na
> ako.”
> “Iha, I’ll let Miguel tell you who Sugar is.
> Promise me something,
> though. Whatever happens you’ll always be my
> daughter, Bea?”
>
> She felt scared. Why was Tita Doris suddenly
> serious? “Opo naman.”
>
> “Anyway, iha. I heard from Miguel your
> boyfriend sounded like he was
> going to propose a week ago. Did he propose?”
>
> Bea looked at her hands, bare of any engagement
> ring. She looked at
> Tita Doris and smiled. Before she could answer,
> Miguel showed up. With
> him is a woman she had not seen before. She was
> of medium frame,
> shoulder length hair and looked very feminine.
>
> “Sugar, the sister I never had, Bea. Bea,
> Sugar, my fiancée`.” It felt
> as if somebody had thrown cold water on her.
> His what? Blood rushed to
> her head. She blushed. Her cheeks felt very
> warm. She couldn’t
> swallow. Her heart beating a hundred beats per
> minute.
>
> “Your what?” She looked at Miguel, blushing
> then suddenly white as
> with shock. “I’m sorry, Sugar but this is quite
> a surprise. Miguel has
> never mentioned you in any of his e-mails,” she
> said as she looked at
> Sugar with a confused look. She looked at Tita
> Doris, she looked back
> as if she was consoling her.
>
> “Yeah, I got engaged. I’m keeping my promise.
> I’m getting married on
> Saturday. O di ba you’re here so in essence
> I’ve kept my promise.”
>
> She managed to smile faintly. She hugged Miguel
> and congratulated him.
> She even managed to tell Sugar “You got a catch
> here, girl. Take good
> care of him or else I will snatch him under
> your nose.” It sounded as
> if she was just joking, turning over a very
> important possession to
> it’s next owner. In the deepest recesses of her
> person, she knew she
> meant it.
>
> “He told me a lot of nice things about you.”
> Sugar said, smiling at
> her as if they had been friends for the longest
> time.
>
> “I’m sure he has.”
>
> Lunch was served. All of Bea’s favorite
> Filipino dishes. She and Sugar
> spent time chatting the afternoon away, looking
> at Bea’s and Miguel’s
> college photos and yearbooks. She found out
> that Sugar likes most of
> the things she does. They both came from the
> same high school. As she
> tried to get to know Sugar better during their
> afternoon chat, she
> realized that not only was she perfect for
> Miguel, she also seemed
> like the best gal pal Bea could find. They
> talked about the wedding
> details, the dress, the ring, the shoes, the
> tiara. They like almost
> the same places, the same styles, the same
> shops. She told Sugar they
> should do shopping marathon together. Had it
> been another day, she
> would be telling herself that this is really a
> great opportunity to
> find someone who understands her shopping
> needs. Except that this is
> not one of those days… Except that this
> woman, this perfect,
> feminine girlfriend was Miguel’s fiancée`.
>
> Bea’s phone rings. The name Boyfriend flashes.
>
> “You should really get that” Sugar told Bea.
>
> “Yeah, I guess I should. Hello? Yes? I’m good.
> I’m here at Miguel’s.
> Oh I have in front of me Sugar, Miguel’s
> fiancée`.” The words almost
> got stuck in her throat, but she still managed
> to give Sugar a smile.
> “Listen, I’ll call you later. I have very good
> news for you.”
>
> Miguel sat down beside Bea. Sugar was looking
> at them and asked “So
> tell me? Was there never a time the two of you
> were more than
> Platonic?” Bea and Miguel looked at each other
> then looked at their
> own hands. Miguel’s gaze turned to Sugar. He
> answered “Of course not.
> Bea and I were never like that.”
>
> “As in?” Sugar inquired.
>
> “LOL, oo naman. She was a handful. Too much to
> handle for me. I can’t
> keep up with her. She never stands still.”
> Miguel looked at Bea and
> smiled, his eyes turning into slits as his
> dimples gloriously show.
>
> “I guess that’s the way it is for you. But not
> for Edward.” Bea replied,
> with a little hint of disappointment.
>
> “Well, Edward is tough enough.” Miguel was
> still smiling.
>
> “Wait, speaking of Edward. I need to call him.”
>
> Bea left the garden and went up to her room to
> call Edward. “Hello?
> Edward. Here goes. Yes. The answer is Yes.”
>
> *********
>
> The wedding went well. It was one of the most
> elegant weddings she had
> seen. Sugar had everything covered and she was
> a very beautiful,
> blushing bride.
>
> “I, Miguel, take you, Sugar, as my friend and
> love, beside me and
> apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in
> conflict and tranquility,
> asking that you be no other than yourself, love
> what I know of you,
> trusting what I do not know yet, in all the
> ways that life may find
> us.”
>
> Bea felt a stab of pain hitting her heart. She
> slowly got up, walked
> away from the spectators. Tears streaming down
> her flushed cheeks.
>
> **********
>
> Bea is once again on her way to the airport.
> Miguel is driving for
> her, this time with a wedding ring on his left
> finger.
>
> “Hay, here we go again. I’m driving you to the
> airport. Kailan na
> naman kaya tao magkikita?”
>
> “Ewan ko. Tell me something,” her tone all too
> serious. “What was it
> that you love about Sugar? How did you know she
> was the one?” Miguel
> just smiled. “Dali na ano? Malay mo I need to
> decide in a couple of
> days di ba?”
>
> “You know what I love about her? The same
> things I loved about you
> before. The only difference is that she’s not
> as ambitious as you are.
> When you left for New York two years ago, I
> knew I don’t have a place
> in the life you’ve chosen. I don’t blame you
> for that. You’re good in
> your field and I thought to myself that it’s
> your right to move on
> without me. Moving away was a decision you made
> for yourself. I know
> this sounds silly and you might nag me about it
> but I found the better
> version of you in Sugar. She’s so much like you
> in so many ways but
> the only difference is she loves me more than
> you do.”
>
> She wanted to cry the tears she had kept as he
> witnessed him say his
> vows, but kept her composure. She just chuckled
> a laugh. How could he
> move on without her? Why was it easy for him
> and not for her? As she
> got off the car, she gave Miguel one last hug.
> This time she felt her
> heart heavy.
>
> “I guess this is goodbye?” she told Miguel.
>
> “Wait, I’m not letting you out until you answer
> question. Did Edward
> propose?”
>
> Bea showed Miguel her left hand. In it was a
> one carat diamond
> solitaire ring set in platinum. “Yes.”
>
> Miguel let out a sigh and congratulated her. As
> Miguel turned his gaze
> from the steering wheel to Bea’s face, he saw a
> single tear fall from
> her right eye and then she said, “If it gives
> any consolation. Edward
> is the best version of you that I can find in
> New York.”

I’m a handful, I’m too much to handle, I’m not the type who’ll just sit in one corner, I’m ambitious, maybe, this is how he thinks about me, I’m not sure if I’m reading the hints right. I am not looking for the best version of him, or may be I am but I am unaware. With him, I’m not sure if he’s looking for the best version of me, someone less ambitious, someone easier to handle. The forever could have beens, the frozen state of what ifs, I am tired of writing the same old sentiments but I can’t help it, I need to unload what’s crowding my mind. I can’t promise that this will be my last article, for as I said, I can’t help it.

Presa na cama, onde padece das consequências do acidente que sofreu, Luciana (Alinne Moraes) começa a amolecer e se sensibilizar com os galanteios do cunhado, Miguel (Mateus Solano).

Segundo publicado pela coluna Telinha, do jornal Extra, o climão de romance entre eles ficará mais evidente numa cena dos próximos capítulos. “Sabe o que estava sonhando?”, pergunta Luciana ao vê-lo entrando no quarto. ‘Comigo, aposto’”, responde ele. Ela confirma e Miguel completa: “Quando eu chego aqui e você está dormindo e sorrindo… sei que está sonhando comigo.”

Por mais que quisessem negar, já rolava uma tensão emocional entre Luciana e Miguel, sendo que os dois já se beijaram algumas vezes no passado, em todas, Luciana alegou ter se confundido entre os gêmeos.

- ¿ Podrías hacernos pasar por SWATs ?
- ¡Yo atendía la centralita antes de que me degradaran!

ISa, policia orgullosa

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Magiisang taon na ng ang rest day ko eh thu and fri. Akala ko masaya pag ganun ang rest days kasi pag Sat and Sun eh sobrang petiks ako sa office kasi wala talaga calls pero nanawa narin ako kaya humiling ako ng sat sun na RD. Un nga, nagrant naman ni Bro. Salamat Bro!!! At dahil dun, naexperience ko na ulit ang mag hang-out with my beloved teammates  ngayong weekend. Ang saya nila kasama. Kung pwede lang silang makasama habambuhay as teammates eh mas gugustuhin ko. Kasi kapag nakalipat nako sa work na gustong gusto ko tapos sila pa din ang kasama ko, WOWOWOWOWOW sobrang jackpot nako. Haaaay, but in our industry, people come and go.. Iyon ang totoong nakakalungkot.

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Nanalo nanaman c Pacquiao. Abaabaaba, nakakapito na iyon ah. Pano kaya nagagawa ni Manny iyon noh? Umakyat kaya si Manny sa weight ko tapos maglaban kami, tapos matalo ko siya, malamang nasa books na din ako. Nyahaha. Naalala ko pa iyong kumalat na text message dati kung bakit nananalo daw lagi si Pacquiao eh dahil ibinenta na niya iyong kaluluwa niya sa demonyo dahil dun sa way ng kanyang pagsisign of the cross. LOL! Ang kurneeh…

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Mga ilang araw na din ang nakalilipas ng magsimulang maramdaman ko itong kalungkutan. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero may mga alam akong maaaring factors gaya ng:

>siguro naghahanap lang ako ng syota na gusto ko pero iyong hindi muna pangsimbahan ha
>naghahanap ako ng trabahong gusto ko na hindi iniiwan iyong mga teammates ko
>naghahanap ako ng business or sideline na magbibigay saken ng financial stability
>at iyong iba hindi ko na maipaliwanag…

HAAAAAAAAY! BAHALA NA NGA SI B@TM@N!

Sorry guys for not being able to post lately. Been playing Final Fantasy games lately and also been busy with work. But I took some time off this time to congratulate Manny Pacquiao for yet another great win! This time around he defeated a young and tough Miguel Cotto. It could have been a few rounds sooner if Cotto wasn’t backing off on the late rounds. But we can’t really blame him as you can definitely see on his face the punishment he got for getting close to Manny. If you haven’t watched the fight yet, you can watch it here.

http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/2560784

Undercard…

Alfonso Gomez vs. Jesus Soto

Pesaje Gomez-Soto: Hairstyle Duel...

WOW, El Blower de Alfonso Gomez tenia Power!

Alguien me podria decir si hay una fabrica de conair o vidal sassoon en Los Mochis?

Cada vez me impresionan mas estos Pinches nacos…

Daniel Santos vs Yuri Foreman

Yuri Foreman, con unas "potrancas"

OK , Danny volviste a lo tuyo… Alguien sabe si hay lechoneras en Las Vegas? Bueno en Las Vegas Cayey si, Pero en Nevada???

Danny, La pelea era en las 154, Pero subiste con 174? o sea 19 libras en 1 dia? Danos la receta!!! Suerte que no te moriste de un infarto… Estabas mas lento que John Ruiz y ese manilo hasta te tumbo! Claro con un cabezaso y con un cocotaso detras del cocote, pero igual… Danny, las schaefers y la carne frita no son buenas para tu carrera. Aunque tu carrera esta por terminar. A ver si Kermit te da la gran deseada pelea! Te prometo estar en 1ra fila apoyandote, con schaefer en mano!

Chavecito vs Just Another Chata.

Albondigas

Chips & Dip

Hot Wings

Cheers!

Birras!

Tiempo de ir al bano, buscar cervezas, traer la picaera etc.

Main Event

Cotto vs Pacquiao

OUCCHHHH

Mencione que Cotto no tenia esquina?

Cuantas veces durante los 1ros 5 Rounds Cotto no tuvo a Pacquiao en las cuerdas y con la guardia alta y no aprovecho para castigarlo al cuerpo? Cuantas veces espero y espero hasta que Pacquiao se escapaba de las cuerdas?

Por que Cotto dejo de Jabbear despues del 2do round? Quien sabe!

Lo que si se sabe es que Pacquiao abuso, le dio mas que a una pinata en cumpleanos. Mas que a tuerca mohosa sin WD-40.

Jab? What Jab?

Pero, Esta vez Cotto no se quito, sonrio antes y despues de lla pelea. Le dio credito a su oponente y se mostro, o aparento, mostrarse mas humilde. Sera un cambio?

Seria la falta de que alguien le tumbara el guillecito? No se, pero al final de la pelea, hasta me dio pena…

Cotto dijo que seguira peleando, En sus 2 derrotas y en la pelea con Clottey, recibio demasiado castigo. Fama, dinero y Juventud tiene. Creo que seria tremenda oportunidad para pensar en el retiro, Que oponente le queda a Cotto? Mayweather, que no va a querer pelear con el. Berto, que se esta preparando para subir si derrota a Mosley? o quizas una revancha con Margarito cuando este regrese, pero, vale el riesgo? No se. No quisiera se convierta en otro Tito.

Cotto con cara de pocos amigos.

Mientras, Pacquiao, con los esteroides que le vendio Batista, se ha convertido en el mejor Boxeador de la historia del Boxeo. 7 titulos mundiales es un record, y quien dudaba que Pacquiao pudiese derrotar a un rival mas grande y mas fuerte en su “Prime” tiene que haber quedado convencido.

Mi Pronostico, se cumplio y tengo que admitir, que despues del resultado admiro un poco a Cotto.

Mientras, los dejo con lo mejor de Manny Pacquiao, Disfruten:

FROM ALL OF US AT P.I.D. FOUNDATION CONGRATULATIONS MANNY FOR WINNING WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao’s speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto’s heart.

Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.

The Filipino star used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiao’s punches, but he refused to quit even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.

“I didn’t know from where the punches were coming,” Cotto said.

The fight was billed as a 145-pound classic, and in the early rounds it didn’t disappoint. The two went after each other with a vengeance and Cotto more than held his own as they traded punches in the center of the ring before a roaring sellout crowd at the MGM Grand arena.

Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasn’t badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand late in the fourth round, the Puerto Rican was never the same again.

Cotto won two rounds on the scorecards of two ringside judges and just one round on the card of the third. The Associated Press gave Cotto just the first round.

“Our plan was not to hurry, but to take our time,” Pacquiao said. “It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power.”

Cotto’s face was marked early and he was bleeding midway through the fight as Pacquiao kept bouncing around and throwing punches in his unorthodox southpaw style. Cotto tried to keep taking the fight to Pacquiao, but by then his punches had lost their sting and his only real chance was to land a big punch from nowhere.

“He hit harder than we expected and he was a lot stronger than we expected,” Cotto’s trainer, Joe Santiago, said.

Cotto fought gamely, but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao came after him relentlessly. Santiago tried to stop the fight after the 11th round, but Cotto went back out to take even more punishment before a final flurry along the ropes prompted referee Kenny Bayless to end it.

Cotto’s wife and child, who were at ringside, left after the ninth round, unable to watch the beating any longer. They later accompanied him to a local hospital for a post-fight examination.

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AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillManny Pacquiao, left, lands a blow to the head of Miguel Cotto in their WBO welterweight bout Saturday night in Las Vegas.

“My health comes first. I just want to make sure I’m fine, but I feel great. I’m swollen but that’s all,” Cotto said.

His face swollen, Cotto was bleeding from his nose and his cuts, and he simply couldn’t stop Pacquiao from bouncing inside and throwing both hands at will.

“Manny Pacquiao is one of the best boxers I ever fought,” Cotto said.

Pacquiao, coming off of spectacular wins over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, added another one against Cotto, who had lost only once and held the WBO version of the welterweight title.

Pacquiao did it in his trademark way, throwing punches in flurries and from all angles until Cotto began to slow down. Then he pursued him nonstop until the end.

The fight likely will set up an even bigger one against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and many in crowd were already chanting, “We want Floyd! We want Floyd.”

“I want to see him fight Mayweather,” trainer Freddie Roach said.

Mayweather may have second thoughts after Pacquiao did what no fighter has done before — win a belt in a seventh weight class. More impressive, though, is how he has fought, dismantling opponents despite moving up consistently from 106 pounds to the 144 he weighed for the fight.

The welterweight ranks will be the last ones Pacquiao conquers, though.

“This is the last weight division for me,” Pacquiao said. “It’s history for me and more importantly a Filipino did it.”

He was so dominant in the later rounds that Cotto was fighting backward most of the way, simply trying to survive. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches — 336-172 — as Cotto.

“I knew when Cotto started backing up, the fight was over,” Roach said.

Pacquiao earned a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million.

Pacquiao was favored, largely off his last two performances in which he forced De La Hoya to quit on his stool and then knocked out Hatton with a huge left hook in the second round. Some in boxing, including Roach, thought Cotto had been slowed by his devastating loss last year to Antonio Margarito and would be further slowed by having to come in 2 pounds lower than his normal weight.

That wasn’t the case early in the fight, with Cotto winning the first round and fighting well. Once he was knocked down by a big left hand late in the fourth round, though, he slowed noticeably.

original source: CLICK HERE

Manny Pacquiao connecting on one of his many speedy punches to the head including 2 knockdowns

So maybe all the hype was worth it for Manny Pacquiao being that his last two fights resulted in Oscar De Lahoya Quitting, and Ricky Hatton, being Knocked out to leave him being the “fan favorite”.  In this Case, Saturday night’s fastest man won in 12 rounds leaving Miguel Cotto’s strength in the dust by connecting on two kcockdown’s early leaving Cotto’s face a bloody collage of Manny Pacquiao’s artwork. So fast that Miguel Cotto said ” I didn’t know where the punches were coming from” and later adding that Pacquiao was the best fighter he has been up against thus far.  Hats off to Manny for making history by snatching a 7th world title in a 7th weight class.  Miguel Cotto refused to give up, even with the Red face painting he was given in the 11th round. After coming out in the 12th round and taking a wild flurry that stuck him on the ropes, referee Kenny Bayless had no choice but to call it off. It was simply too much for Cotto. Trainer Freddie Roach said “I’d Like to see him fight Mayweather.”   Will money  Mayweather accept the challenge????? I personally don’t think he is scared but others have their opinion on that matter.  With History on his side, Manny Pacquiao is becoming an all time great but he’s so humble that he might not say it himself…. he lets his hands do the talking. The Filipino hand man did a bang-up job for a well worth it no trash talk fight.  Boxing is still alive thanks to you Manny.

Pagtapos ng mahabang paghihintay , debatehan , kulitan at kung anu anung klaseng pananaw sa labang ng dalawang boksingero.
Ay nagwagi ang Peoples Champ na si Manny Pacquiao sa laban nya kay Miguel Cotto.
Napakainit na bakbakan ang ngyari nitong araw nato. pero iisa lamang ang dapat magwagi at maswerteng boksinger po panatin ang nakakamit nito.
Si Manny ay ngayon gumawa ng bagong History sa Mundo ng Boxing.Sya lang po ang nakagawa ng 7 times World Champion sa larangan ng boksing.
Pero ganun pa man matuturing din natin na magaling na boksingero itong si Cotto.

At para kay Manny “pacman” “the peoples champ” “the mexicutioner” Pacquiao.Maraming Salamat sa iyo!! di ka lang nagpapasaya ng tao.. o nakakatulong at nagbibigay karangalan sa mga pinoy..
Kaw ang nagmulat sa mga tao na magtiwala sa may kapal. Kaw din ang nagmulat na pantay lang lahat ang mga tao.walang mayaman walang mahirap.

Congratulations Manny Pacquiao!! Gudluck sa susunod na laban kay Gayweather este Floyd Mayweather!!

Como ya es sabido, en las últimas fechas se han cumplido 20 años desde la caída del muro de Berlín, un hecho que ha tenido una enorme trascendencia mediática, y que desde los medios de comunicación y las instituciones políticas y económicas de toda Europa se ha utilizado como ejemplo de la victoria del sistema de libre mercado sobre los sistemas sociales vinculados al llamado “socialismo real”.

Lo primero que nos debería llamar la atención sobre el tratamiento recibido en los medios, es la ausencia de un debate real sobre las consecuencias que ha tenido el fin del bloque comunista en la concepción de la vida social y económicas de las personas que poblamos este planeta, y el modo en que ha afectado al equilibrio de poderes que vertebra hoy en día el capitalismo global .

Si atendemos al mensaje que nos muestran los principales grupos de comunicación, el discurso que se nos transmite es tan contundente como precipitado, y es el siguiente: el fin del bloque soviético supone el triunfo del capitalismo como máxima expresión de la libertad y la tolerancia, frente a otras formas de gobierno absolutamente totalitarias e indignas de la condición humana en el siglo XXI.

Una respuesta que los que participamos activamente en la izquierda transformadora negamos en muchos de sus términos.

La primera pregunta que deberíamos hacernos es si la caída del muro ha supuesto una mejora en las condiciones de vida de las personas que pueblan el planeta. Creo que no arriesgaríamos demasiado, si contestamos a esa pregunta de forma negativa.

La organización social y económica propia del sistema soviético carecía evidentemente de algunas de las garantías que proclaman las constituciones liberales de las potencias europeas. A día de hoy, resulta obvio que los países del llamado bloque del este sufrían serias deficiencias en algunas cuestiones de gran importancia, como podía ser la protección de las libertades y derechos fundamentales. Algo que evidentemente no vamos a negar en estas líneas pero que aún así debemos matizar.

Otra cosa bien distinta es afirmar que una persona puede gozar de un régimen de derechos y libertades por el mero hecho de que así venga reflejado en un texto constitucional. Paséense usted con los bolsillos vacíos ante las estanterías repletas de cualquier centro comercial, y reflexionen sobre el significado y los requisitos de la libertad.

En nuestra opinión, el grado de represión y totalitarismo que se le atribuye a las potencias del este es cuando menos desproporcionado, y muchas veces, intencionado y deshonesto. Prueba de todo ello lo constituye el hecho de que los regímenes que formaban parte del bloque soviético si bien cayeron como un dominó, en ningún caso ese desmoronamiento se tradujo en una represión violenta que visualizase la resistencia del Estado frente a las reivindicaciones de sus ciudadanos, o dicho de otro modo, el bloque soviético cayo sin que se pegara un tiro, algo que difícilmente puede suceder dentro de la lógica de los sistemas de gobierno calificados como dictatoriales.

Algunos podrían argumentar que tampoco en España se produjeron episodios de violencia por parte del Estado durante el final del franquismo, o al menos de forma sistemática, y sin embargo ese hecho no niega el carácter dictatorial del fascismo, pero este caso, debemos señalar que existen grandes diferencias entre ambos procesos, -entre otras muchas- que el desmantelamiento del régimen franquista y la transición española fue una operación montada desde el propio Gobierno, con la ayuda de los poderes en que se sustentaba, y no como en el caso soviético, en el que la parálisis del sistema nunca se concibió como una salida programada que abriera un proceso de transición hacia la democracia liberal y el capitalismo.

No creemos exagerar que cuando señalamos que el fin del bloque comunista no ha traído demasiadas alegrías a nadie, y menos que a todos aquellos que hoy en día viven en las ex repúblicas soviéticas.

El mundo es hoy en día mucho más injusto e inhabitable que hace veinte años. Tras la caída del muro el capitalismo se mostró en toda su esencia, ahora sin necesidad de concesiones, ni operetas que maldisimularan su verdadero cariz. El marxismo había caído, y frente a la ausencia de un modelo alternativo que la plantara cara la lógica del beneficio, comenzó la fiesta neoliberal que tantos desequilibrios y tragedias está provocando en nuestros días.

Desde entonces, las desigualdades se han aumentado de un modo tan alarmante que no cabe justificación ,sino la desvergüenza, la hipocresía y el sonrojo; la guerra se ha instalado como el leguaje habitual para solventar cualquier tipo de conflicto de intereses que deba dirimirse en el escenario de la política internacional; las hambrunas y la desnutrición es un hecho que golpea diariamente a un número de personas 50 veces superior a la población de nuestro país; y todo esto, en un mundo en el que dos mil millones de personas (2.000.000.000) viven con menos de 1€ al día. Si a esto le unimos la terrible crisis energética que sufrimos y la explotación extrema de los recursos naturales que no podemos reemplazar, tan sólo podemos concluir que la crisis financiera que vivimos en nuestros días es poco menos que un mal chiste, comparado, con lo que se nos puede venir encima en las próximas décadas. El protagonismo que ha adquirido el terrorismo internacional sólo puede entenderse en esta clave.

Otro tanto se podría decir de los resultados que han tenido las transiciones a la economía de mercado, en los antiguos países del este, donde el capitalismo tan sólo ha traído un empeoramiento de las condiciones de vida de la población y la creación de un régimen político caracterizado por el nepotismo y el apropiamiento privado de los instrumentos del Estado en beneficio de una minoría. Baste como dato-y síntoma- el hecho de que en estos países la producción industrial se sitúa en estos momentos en el 50% de los niveles que garantizaba el sistema soviético.

No seré yo el que niege las carencias y la degradación que sufrieron las repúblicas soviéticas en algunos aspectos esenciales, pero puestos a señalar culpas, exijo como ciudadano que se subraye cuál es la dirección que está tomando la humanidad una vez inmersa de lleno en la lógica del capitalismo, un sistema que sólo se preocupa por si mismo, es decir, por quienes lo protagonizan, que no dedica sus esfuerzos a la satisfacción de las necesidades de los individuos, sino que muy al contrario, los utiliza como meros factores de producción, o como consumidores, para más tarde despojarlos de su seguridad económica más elemental, arrojándolo al abismo del paro cuando ya no resultamos rentables.

En este orden de cosas, resulta especialmente llamativa la virulencia con que se recibe cualquier consideración en torno al llamado socialismo real, precisamente en un momento en el que la economía de mercado está demostrando que, una cosa son las necesidades del mercado, y otra muy distinta, los intereses de los ciudadanos.

La realización práctica de los principios amparados en las democracias occidentales es poco menos que una broma de mal gusto, tal y como muestran las terribles cifras del paro, las dificultades que sufren los jóvenes, los jubilados, las mujeres, por no hablar de otros grupos de población aún mas castigados como son los inmigrantes, a los que contratamos con la misma facilidad con la que pretendemos deshacernos de ellos cuando ya no nos sirve, como si de un objeto inservible se tratara.

Mientras en los tiempos de bonanza, a algunos les rebosaban los bolsillos y el ego, la inmensa mayoría tan sólo se les reservaba el sitio que ocupan los precarios, los parados y los que apenas pueden llegar a final de mes. Ahora en tiempos de crisis, el reparto de papeles permanece intacto, los que tuvieron la habilidad -y la falta de escrúpulos-necesaria para enriquecerse en cuatro días son, en la mayoría de los casos, los que se van de rositas, mientras que todo el coste y el dolor que está generando la debacle recae sobre aquellos que fueron contratados por cuatro duros. Pero todavía es peor, pues son precisamente nuestros impuestos los que sostienen la improbable viabilidad de todos aquellos que en etapa de crecimiento nos negaron el pan y la sal.

Gracias a dios o al diablo, algunos hemos aprendido que fueron las condiciones de desarrollo que desataron la euforia neoliberal las que en última instancia han provocado la crisis que vivimos en este momento y que encuentra su origen en las propias condiciones generadas por la economía de mercado para su expansión, lo que en nuestra opinión, sitúa en una difícil situación a los defensores de la oferta y la demanda.

Dicho todo lo anterior, ya va siendo hora de que la honestidad intelectual comience a hacer acto de presencia en la escena pública, y se señalen culpas, méritos y responsabilidades, pero eso sí, las de todos, puesto que si algo nos han ensañado las dos últimos años es que el muro se cayo sobre todos.

Terminado la reflexión de este muro, otro día hablaremos de los que aun quedan, Palestina, México, Melilla, Sahara…

Fdo: Miguel Ángel Herrera Milán.
Coordinador Local de Izquierda Unida en Mérida.