was this past weekend. If you were a Manny Pacquiao fan, then you were all over the Vegas strip rockin your blue white,red and yellow colors of the Philippine flag. Being a Filipino-American myself, I was very proud to see our brown people out in full force supporting one of the greatest boxers of all time representing the 7,000 islands of the Pacific. The Philippines, a third world country, where most of our parents and grandparents were born and raised has always been stricken with tough, pover-ish living conditions so to see a famous figure/role model in the fore-front of a worldwide sporting event is a real big deal to the progression of our culture in the media. It is especially important to the first and second generation American-Filipinos (which is technically what I am) born in the US. Manny Pacman is helping to unite a struggling nation and at the same time inspiring a new generation of leaders. So when you see a person of another ethnicity other than Filipino rockin a Nike-made ‘Pacman Knows’ shirt, you know there’s something special happening before your eyes.
If you have not seen HBO’s incredible 24/7 series then you can click the image above to witness how a documentary series is done. Episode 4 was the finale that was filmed a week before the fight all the way up to the weigh-in at MGM last Friday
Below is an ESPN post fight interview. This is going to come off funny to all the FIlipinos everyone. The Filipino accent has now been made famous since he has stepped onto the scene. We’ll take that as a win for culture progression.
Purple Rice Sushi was also out in Vegas this past weekend for our good friend Jeanx2/Sandra’s wedding. As soon as we get a hold of the pictures from Saturdays beautiful wedding, we will post them up. Congrats to Jean and Sandra on a fun wedding day. The video montage was classic! Thanks.
-Conrad
