Tim Tebow taken on the first round of the NFL draft

Tim with Pinoy orphans

I'm so happy that Tim Tebow got drafted 25th overall by the Denver Broncos on the first round of the NFL draft. Considering that he'd been picked apart by scouts and  a lot of "experts" were betting against him... this is indeed great news. C'mon Tim, prove them wrong!

I've rooted for Tim Tebow ever since I've read this Filipinas magazine article about him: The Philippines Is In His Heart. I just think he has an inspiring story.

“My conception and birth were beautiful stories of life. They were not stories about choices. They were stories of my parents’ selfless love of life and their unwavering faith in God who knows and sets the bounds and ends of our lives” says Tim, in describing the agonizing circumstance and joyful outcome of his birth in the Philippines, where his parents, Bob and Pam Tebow, worked for five years as Baptist Church missionaries in South Cotabato, Mindanao some 24 years ago.

Because of the poor sanitation that was and still is a common situation in the rural areas of the Philippines, Tim’s mother contracted dysentery while pregnant with him. She fell into a coma. To combat her infection, her Filipino doctor administered a high dose of antibiotics that triggered the side effect of placental abruption.

The Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, outlaws abortion except in cases when the life of the mother is endangered. Thus, the attending physician of Pam Tebow recommended abortion. “But my Christian faith led me to decide otherwise,” says Pam. “I was flown to Makati, the country’s business capital, to seek the second advice of a medical specialist. With my strong trust in God and in the power of prayers, and encouraged by the care of my new doctor, I carried Tim to term and delivered him a normal infant.”

Wow. What a wonderful story of faith. Even if there are doubts about his mechanics and the way he plays football, there's no question that he has good character and is willing to work hard to succeed. I hope everything works out for Tim Tebow--and I hope his work with orphans here will continue to flourish.

Update: The Tim Tebow Foundation is building a children's hospital in Davao with CURE International.

...and The coolest place he's ever visited is? Boracay!


*** photo from Tim Tebow Foundation website

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Tiger Woods finally answers questions

sad and sorry...

Tiger Woods finally granted interviews to ESPN and The Golf Channel after his spectacular cheating scandal. He's returning to golf at the Masters and trying to work things out with his wife Elin. Though I don't like his crappy "sex addiction" treatment excuse, and still can't believe he was stupid enough to put himself and his family in this situation... I remain a fan of his golf game and I'm glad he's trying to make things right.

Of course, there are those who feel they are owed more by Tiger, and want him to spill his guts out, give more details and cry... but I think he's done enough groveling in public. The most important person he should grovel to is his wife Elin who he claims to love.

None of us were harmed by Tiger's affairs and he's been humiliated publicly, lost sponsorships and things would never be the same for him because of his indiscriminate womanizing... so we should just let him be, and once again focus on his golf swing like we used to.

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Manny Pacquiao: karaoke king?

 

I find Manny Pacquiao's singing strangely riveting. The pound-for-pound boxing king turning into a karaoke king? Quite endearing and funny, but he probably should stick to his day job. Goodluck on his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title bout with Ghana’s Joshua Clottey on March 13, which according to boxing coach Freddie Roach, might just be Pacquiao's last fight.

So if Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues hemming and hawing about fighting Manny Pacquiao, he might just miss his chance. I think a fight between these two would settle who's really the ultimate pound-for-pound king. So I hope Mayweather Jr. would stop his unreasonable demands and just fight Pacquiao--unless he's just chickening out?

Referee Rafael Ramos raises Manny Pacquiao’s arms after defeating Joshua Clottey, from Ghana, in a unanimous decision during their WBO boxing welterweight title fight in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Update: Pacquiao wins over Clottey. That fight was so boring though, Clottey hardly fought back. It was like watching a sparring session, but not a bad exercise for Manny Pacquiao--he reportedly earned $12 million--not bad at all. LOL.

 Great read: Revealing Pacquiao article from GQ magazine 

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Be classy, Scotty Lago

What the heck was this Scotty Lago guy thinking? Way to celebrate winning an Olympic medal, chump. I'm all for having fun and he certainly deserves to let loose a little after winning his snowboarding bronze medal, but to knowingly pose for these pictures (in his Team USA shirt, no less) is so incredibly stupid.

At least he had the sense to apologize to the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association after these cringe-worthy pictures were published by the celebrity news website TMZ. He also decided to go home early to avoid the unwanted attention that has resulted from this. So instead of having the time of his life at the Olympics he got into the middle of a controversy because he just had to do this to his bronze medal:

And how utterly dense is this girl? What's gotten into her that she'd willingly put herself in this degrading position in front of all and sundry? Her mother must be sooo very proud of her little girl now (sarc). These days, almost nothing you do is ever private anymore, when will people take that to heart and act accordingly? What seems like "innocent fun" could bite you in the posterior, kids. I hate to think what these silly kids might have done if he had won gold.

***removed the objectionable half of the picture and the s word--I forgot my friend Jane's kids lurk here, sorry.

***photos from Getty images and TMZ

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Tiger Woods in action

I finally got my sister's pictures from the JBWere Masters golf tournament in Melbourne. Anne and her BFF Cheryl saw Tiger Woods win there ( which made me turn green with envy ). So being the annoying little sister, I begged and badgered to make sure she took pictures for me and she came through! Let's take a break from the Tiger cheating scandal and look at these and remember that Tiger Woods became famous because of his golf prowess. Whatever personal troubles he's going through right now, it does not take away from the fact that he is the best golfer ever.

Tiger mulling his shot

Are you spitting on your hand, mister?

must be tough having people take photos of your behind...

watching your every move...

or just staring expectantly at you...

that toy tiger driver cover is "Frank", he models too

thanks, sis!

hi there, BFF Cheryl

"Frank" the driver head cover in commercials with Tiger Woods:

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Oh Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. Not you too?

Stop being an idiot, Tiger.

Another one bites the dust. So sorry this has happened. I have always admired Tiger Woods' achievements in the golf course--in fact when my sister attended his tounament in Melbourne last month, I pestered her for pictures like nobody's business. He just seemed to have it all together both in his professional and personal life. He looked grounded, kind, family oriented and boy, could he really play golf!

I guess it's just too good to be true then. Apparently he's been having extra-marital affairs for a while now. We are just learning about it because last week in the wee hours of the morning, his wife Elin Nordegren Woods had allegedly went after him with a golf club causing him to have an accident.

This for a cocktail waitress?!

The floozies he's had these affairs with have started blabbing to tabloids. Way to go Tiger! What a way to find out that the adage "Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas" has truth to it, eh? Your beautiful family in exchange for a cocktail waitress. Is that a fair trade to you? It boggles the mind. He now issues an apology. I hope he really means it, breaking his wife's heart is one thing. Hurting his children by separation or divorce is another.

I hope Tiger Woods is sorry for his transgressions because he realized it was wrong and a sin, not just because he got caught and need to salvage his reputation. Everyone makes mistakes. It's not the first time this has happened to a sports hero ( yohoo, Manny Pacquiao! ) and it won't be the last. I being a huge Tiger Woods fan am hoping he could rise above this idiocy and makes it up to his wife and just play golf again.

UPDATE: Tiger announced that he will be taking an 'indefinite' leave from playing professional golf to work on saving his marriage. I think it's the right call. Family is more important than any sport or the temporary high of tawdry affairs. I hope they make it. Come back soon, Tiger!

UPDATE 2.0 : Tiger Woods returning to golf at Masters.
 Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren rebuilding their marriage.

UPDATE 3.0: Elin gets $100 million divorce settlement. 

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Proud of Manny Pacquiao. Hope he stays out of politics, though.

Manny Pacquiao is truly a great fighter. He just won the World Boxing Organization welterweight title from Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. This is his seventh title in seven weight classes which is a first in boxing history. I watched the fight live on the internet and was worried at first that Cotto looked so much bigger but hey, our boy came through and knocked out his opponent in the 12th round. I felt so sorry for Cotto, he was all bloodied and beaten up. His wife and son were at ringside watching and left when it got too much for them. I guess it's part of boxing but still...
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Living in the Philippines, it's hard to escape the presence of Manny Pacquiao. He's literally everywhere. On billboards, TV commercials ( it seems he has gazillions of them), radio ( he sings too, don't cha know?) and movies( coming very soon to theaters). Everytime he has a fight the whole country drops everything just to watch him. The streets would be practically deserted. He is that BIG. He has political ambitions though - he ran for a congressional seat two years ago to represent his district, but he was defeated. He said he'd like a second crack at politics. I'd rather he steers clear of it and stick to boxing, he's an absolutely great boxer. He has a good thing going here. Even his mom is in the movies now for goodness' sake! No need to have politics taint or ruin Pacman.

Update: Oy.
Update 2: Manny wins seat in congress.

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