I ASSUME Ms. Beth Celis has attended at least the grade four class where basic science is taught. That she would find what she hears from a talisman expert worth printing is simply amazing. The trash superhero stories we see in films and TV today must be making kids out of adults, Celis included. But I insist that not everyone is happy or convinced with what she says. To quote people as a means of brandishing one's opinion--in this case to imply that Manny Pacquiao is so strong because he wears an amulet--is to associate oneself with the baseless notions of the source, even if somewhere in the column she says something else. Celis is part of the boxing media who, after making bums of themselves by saying Pacquiao did not stand a chance against Oscar dela Hoya, are now creating stories to explain why he is so great. This one about amulet is novel, and catches the attention of readers. But it steals from public view the amount of work Pacquiao puts into his craft, which in my view is what adults should consider as basis for anyone's success.
Ingming Aberia, Kassel Kristina Heights, Naga via e-mail
Pacquiao's novel amulet?
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I believe that Manny's success is the result of his hardwork and dedication to his craft. Congratulations to you Manny, we are proud of you.
There is no getting away from it. Manny is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. He does not need an amulet to prove his worth, just watch him box. I am a Brit with a filipino wife and we watch every fight.
Playing with words must be a a novel way to arrest the interest of readers. See, I didnt let it pass at di pa nag-aberia ang aking interest in reading. To argue whether amulets are true or not remains in the same category that god may be true or not.
Manny ang ganda ng float mo nang nag motorcade ka. Salamat sa iyo at lumulutang ang Pilipinas sa larangan ng boksing. At ang laki ng kinita mo! Sana magbayad ka ng Philippine tax para lalo kang maka impluwensya ng tulad naming kabataan. Malay mo maubos ang lahi ng mga hindi nagbabayad ng tax at corrupt na mga tao, di ba? Salamat muli sa iyo.
Indeed. Manny P is many things more than some of our elected and appointed politicians put together. However, recent media reports have run out of things to say about this gentlemen---so, they begin counting or computing his earnings in millions of pesos. What for? If I may ask? I join Vox populi mainly to contribute in a constructive way, but if some of this paper's reporters keep no and on about Manny's US and converted dollar earnings, then how different are you from our elected and appointed quangos? There are better ways to celebrate his achievement. Tell those kids on the streets to follow his example; go around and be crusaders of justice, law and order;let's not add anymore to those hangers-on of Manny to be reminded by your reporters how much is worth. In short, let's leave him alone to contemplate on his job---as a professional boxer. When he fights R Hatton in mid-year, would you be counting his British pounds and its equivalent? God forbid. Cash-strapped Pinoys do not need to know.
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