Pacquiao-Hatton Game Sidelights

Because of the brevity of the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton East vs. West match (May 3, 2009), my relatively short attention span focused on other things. I noticed:



1) Brits are not the most talented people. Pinoys are! I have never blogged about a Manny Pacquiao fight because despite being a big fan of sports, I don't like boxing. It's too..violent. Ha ha. When Hatton went down in a breathtaking fashion, I thought he fainted--or worse, dead. My previous assumption that being a Brit, being English, is like being part of the best race in the entire world--actors, singers. Name it, they are the best at it. (And I say this with pride) Not anymore. Ha ha



2) EAST won! Goes to show you that Orientalism sucks. :) And so do Occidentalism ;-)


3) The ads. Since the Manny-Ricky (Hahaha, close?) fight was just two rounds, GMA Network had to cramp in all the paid advertisements in less than ten minutes of boxing action. And they did that well, I think. Bulldog Super Glue, Alaxan FR, Revicon Forte, WaterStop sealant, that Pioneer ElastoPaint sealant (see number 4), Solmux..name it, that game got it all. Even election-wannabees' ads were present--yet no one is charged with early campaigning/electioneering. I bet that Kuya Efren guy will run for something next elections. As with that akomismo thing, party-list 'yan, promise!!! And of course Gilbert Teodoro of Department of National Defense has declared that he will run for the Presidency--add to that, he is the cover story of today's (May 3 2009) issue of StarWeek. I fearlessly forecast him to be just another Raul Roco: There will be people voting for him because he looks credible but these votes are not enough to make him win.

4) That ElastoPaint sealant ad is a perfect example of the phrase "commodification of women." I am not a feminist nor am I part of Gabriela (Reminder: Gabriela is not a feminist org sabi ni Elaine.) but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that TV ad. I couldn't express my sentiments toward this in English. So to use Tagalog: Grabe lang ha, hindi mo na alam kung ano ang tinitinda niya, sealant o sarili niya!! Aakyat ka ba ng bubong para mag-ayos ng butas nang naka-ganu'ng damit?!?! Kamon. (Rough translation: The ad was so "sensual" that the viewer wouldn't know what the girl/lady was endorsing the sealant or herself. Come on, will you go up on the roof to fix a leaking roof wearing a flimsy shirt?")