I’m really amazed on how Manny Pacquiao could influence the people here in Marbel. When it’s his fight, every Marbel household (if not every Filipino household) would drop their own personal affairs just to watch and cheer for him. And for now, his inevitable exchange of blows with Oscar dela Hoya is very much anticipated by the populace. I was even flabbergasted this morning when I found out that our Family Day and Card Day which was scheduled on Sunday is postponed for the fear that nobody would come and attend the said events because every family would prefer staying at homes and watch the fight. Well, I’m secretly celebrating. Though I’m not a fan of the boxing sport or of the two boxers, I am looking forward to witness the match of dela Hoya and Pacquiao.

Speaking of witnessing a fist fight, I was stunned with my students this morning. A boy and a girl in my class had a brawl and I saw how the two of them throw punches on each other. My other students were shouting Pacquiao and dela Hoya as if they were actually watching a boxing match and betting on who’s going to win. I really can’t believe they would do that in the class even in front of me. I really felt insulted for they didn’t respect my presence in the class. I felt bad knowing that because of a very petty reason (they were simply teasing, as they explained to me later), they ended up with a record at the Prefect’s Office and faces with bluish bruises. Again, I failed managing the class well. That makes me want to throw punches on the thin air.