I don't let anyone's insecurities, emotions or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that's all that matters to me.

Donaire wins

HOUSTON, Texas—For revered promoter Bob Arum, finding the next opponent for Nonito Donaire Jr. might entail lengthy negotiations, or draw flimsy excuses.

Donaire made his third-round stoppage of four-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Jorge Arce look so easy Saturday night that Arum said the other elite fighters in the 122-pound class should now have second thoughts battling “The Filipino Flash.”

That’s because Donaire, according to Arum, is a rare combination of talent, craftmanship and power.

While Donaire’s left is his main weapon, he has shown that he can also knock out foes with his right, just as he did to Japanese Toshiaki Nishioka in the ninth round earlier this year.

Pundits said Donaire as well can be a technical fighter, one who is able to engage foes in a battle of wits and strategies before sneaking in those one-punch dynamites similar to what he delivered against Vic Darchinyan in 2007 and Fernando Montiel in February last year.

Those pair of stoppages earned him Knockout of the Year honors.

The left hook Donaire threw against Arce is said to be similar to what stopped Montiel.

Though he threw only 93 punches as against Arce’s 96, Donaire landed 28. Arce connected just 13.

The difference in accuracy was even more apparent in jabs thrown as Donaire landed eight of 43 and Arce just two of 47.

They were almost equal on heavy punches with Donaire firing 50 and Arce 49. Donaire landed more with 20 as against Arce’s 11.

Arum said while a fight between Donaire and WBC super bantam champion Abner Mares would have been ideal, it is unlikely to happen soon. Mares has a mandatory title defense coming up and belongs to Golden Boy Promotions, Top Rank’s chief rival.

Arum is inclined on giving WBA titlist Guillermo Rigondeaux, whom he also promotes, a crack at Donaire, probably in March.

After seeing Donaire’s demolition of Arce, chief trainer Robert Garcia believes his ward has no equal in the super bantam class.

“His power was unreal, he was spectacular,” said Garcia. “Wherever he hits you—shoulder, head—it doesn’t matter. It hurts real bad.”

Christmas Tree

A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, ideally an evergreen conifer such as pine or fir, traditionally associated with the celebration of Christmas. An artificial Christmas tree is an object made to resemble such a tree, usually made frompolyvinyl chloride (PVC).

The tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts or dates. In the 18th century, it began to be illuminated by candles, which with electrification could also be replaced by Christmas lights. Today, there are a wide variety of traditional ornaments, such as garland, tinsel, and candy canes. An angel or star may be placed at the top of the tree, to represent the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity.

The custom of the Christmas tree developed in early modern Germany with predecessors that can be traced to the 16th and possibly the 15th century, in which "devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes." It acquired popularity beyond Germany during the second half of the 19th century. The Christmas tree has also been known as the "Yule-tree", especially in discussions of its folkloristic origins.

SAD LOVE STORY

Secret Love for my dear friend :'(

 

Hi please read this story, it's a bit long but when you read it I know you can relate with it..The story starts during our first year High School day.
It was our first day of class during first year high school day when I first met him, I keep on staring at him and I never saw him glance at me even once. Everyday in our high school days was fun and exciting for me, there was a time when our teacher assigned us to our permanent sitting arrangement, He was on my side and I was on his side too. He smiled at me and talked to me, he keeps on saying things that I never knew he will share it with me, we laugh together as if we were the only person inside the classroom, honestly, I never expected that to happen.
As day goes by the feeling of wanting him grow, it feels like I want him to talk with me every hour, I want him to be with me during break time, I want him to be with me during my darkest hours and wipe my tears when I'm crying, I want him to be the first guy to greet me good morning and to be the last guy to say goodnight to me but all that wants didn't happen.

During prom night, I waited for him to ask me dance, I waited for him to lend me his coat but he didn't but I never mind it. During the prom I saw him danced with the girl he keeps on talking about, I saw his starlight smile that would made me melt if he just show it to me, I saw his eyes stared for long with the girl's eye, I saw him dancing with the girl of his dream romantically as if there are no other girls in the prom, he hold his waist sweetly like a gentlemen, he smiled at her lovely like a superhero in a love scene and he lend his coat as if he was the girl's savior in times of coldness, when i saw all that I don't know what to do, I feel like I want to stop the music and take his hands to the girl's waist but I didn't do all that instead I sit on my chair as if I dumped in a trash can and a tear fell from my eye, my heart is tearing apart that moment but I still manage to talk to him and say "WOW, you definitely look good together" and I smile even though I was thinking that we look much good together.

During Graduation day I wanted to hug him and greet him a congratulation but I was too shy to do it, I just give him a sweet friendly smile and I turned my back immediately.
During college years were still on the same school but with different courses and different group of friends, we still talk but not that much, sometimes we have our friendly date with some of our high school friends, we sometimes brag jokes like we were in high school and still I keep on pretending that he looks like an odd to me and sometimes I snob his funny jokes, and I keep on telling him that he looks like a gay to me even though in his simplest gesture he could make me fly like an angel. It's all because I don't want him to know how I wanted him so much,how badly in love i was for him and I don't want him to know that I secretly love him because he might not love me back the way I love him.
He graduated college with a associate course and continue his life and me, I'm still hoping for his deep love in return. As day passes by in my college life I miss going to school early just to see his face, I miss staring at him in the classroom, I miss his loud voice that would made me feel deeply in love and most especially I miss him in my college life.

I know someday I can confess him all my love and my hurts for him, time will come and someday he'll know this secret feelings of mine, my secret love and secret admiration for him for almost 8 years now.
Now in our present life I'm a graduating student with a degree, we still have our friendly date with some friends, we still keeps on bragging jokes like high school, he tells me his secrets and he always make me fall over and over again and sometimes made me cry on his secrets. I know it's part of life to fall for someone who want you just to be a friend and would not want your friendship to go beyond.

I hope you relate with my story, I don't know if when will I tell him my secret feelings because I'm scared that he might hate me for not telling it or He might not want me to be his friend anymore if he knew.. :'(

FRIENDSHIP

The FRIEND who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing...that is a FRIEND WHO CARES