Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Pacquiao and my birth


There is apparently no connection about my birth and Manny Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao, as many know, is a Filipno boxing sensation.
But my birth in the U.S. is connected with Manny Pacquiao's boxing exploits in the United States.
Upon hearing of Manny Pacquiao's next fight against Joshua Clottey on March 13 2010, my father entertained thoughts of watching The Event live at the Cowboy's Stadium in Dallas Texas.
He wanted to watch at least one of Manny Pacquiao's fights live.
Aside from this, my papa had fond memories of Dallas when he stayed there more than a decade ago for a study held at the Southern Methodist University (SMU).
My dad was a fellow of the 1999 Academy of American and International Law which is no the Center for American and International Law.
He suggested to my mama that they go to Dallas in March 2010.
That began his process of renewing his expired U.S. visa.
Unfortunately, when he sought an appointment for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in January, the interview was scheduled on March 11, 2010.
The interview was two days before the Pacquiao Clottey fight.
It was impossible to be able leave in time for the live event.
So immediately, papa had to drop his plans of watching the fight live.
Nevertheless, my folks went on with their sceduled visa interview, thinking of just visiting the U.S. on a later date.
Anyway, my brother Joshua would still be in school until the end of March.

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