BJ Penn's mom hooked it up
Just playing around with my phone testing my blogger from my blackberry. Hope it works! :)
Fight Chix Filipino MISS RARA Burnout Tee!
It's finally here!
"This shirt is inspired by the Queen of the Underground, Miss Rara. The design draws from her Filipino heritage. The shirt itself is a burnout with all over print on the front and red foil. On the back is a design inspired by a tattoo design Miss Rara has, also in red foil."
Thanks for the support and check it out!
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"This shirt is inspired by the Queen of the Underground, Miss Rara. The design draws from her Filipino heritage. The shirt itself is a burnout with all over print on the front and red foil. On the back is a design inspired by a tattoo design Miss Rara has, also in red foil."
Thanks for the support and check it out!
http://www.fightchix.com/Fight-Chix-MISS-RARA-Burnout-p/missrara.htm
My experience at the Pacquiao vs Hatton private red carpet media event
http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content4632.html
Did I really just attend a boxing media event? I sure did...the exclusive red carpet Hollywood premiere of “The Battle of East and West” Pacquiao vs. Hatton. First and foremost, I’d like to thank FightHype for giving me the opportunity to write for them and to meet one of my heroes, Manny Pacquiao. I’m really in shock and awe that I was able to attend such a great event and got the chance to interview Freddie Roach, Victor Ortiz, and the one and only Manny Pacquiao.
As some of you know, I normally attend mixed martial arts events, so it was interesting to see the difference between a boxing and mixed martial arts media event. I’m so used to seeing everyone wearing jeans and Affliction shirts, or some other type of MMA Apparel brand name clothing. To my surprise, almost everyone was dressed up in suits with jackets and ties, including reporters and even some photographers. Then again, maybe I’m being too over-analytical. After all, the event was being held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California for what could be considered the fight of the century.
The red carpet was packed with news cameras, photographers and fans screaming in the background. They had an announcer outside introducing everyone walking on the red carpet. Inside the Blossom room, where the press conference was being held, they were serving all kinds of food, like tri-tip, chicken, mashed potatoes, fruit and salad. Thank GOD they were NOT serving sandwiches (lol). The best part about it, though, were the free drinks (lol), including free wine and Tecate.
Most people know I live my life on my Blackberry. I am constantly on the go and on internet connected somehow lurking the Underground, checking my RSS feeds to MMA Media sites, posting Facebook updates, taking pictures for my BeenUp2 account, and tweeting on Twitter. I admit, I am a twitterholic *raises hand* :)
http://twitter.com/missrara
I took a picture of Victor Ortiz as he walked the red carpet and happily posted it. The caption read “Can Victor Ortiz look any more cuter than what he already is?”
After that, more celebrities started to walk the red carpet and I entered the Blossom room hoping to catch an interview with Ortiz. I remember walking up to him and quickly turning away. Gosh, I’m so used to happily walking up to an MMA fighter for an interview. Why couldn't I find the courage to approach a boxer? It was a good thing I turned away because I realized that the battery on my voice recorder was dead. “Oh no,” I thought. I hurried and walked out of the hotel and as I did, I didn’t realize Freddie Roach was doing a television interview. I kinda walked behind him, but the cameraman mean-mugged me when I squeezed by. I told him I was sorry. I didn’t even realize what was going on around me. All I knew was I was on a mission to get to the store to buy AAA batteries so I could interview some fighters. :).
Now how ironic is this? So, I'm at this Pacquiao vs. Hatton media event and Filipino UFC light heavyweight Mark Munoz texts me to ask if I was in Nashville. I replied back and told him where I was and he was so stoked. He said he was supposed to be there as well, but was in Nashville for UFC Fight Night 18 to corner Tim McKenzie. That would have been dope if fellow Pinoy fighters Mark Munoz, Phillipe Nover and Brandon Vera were all there. MMA kababayan all day everyday. :)
Anyway, as soon as I got back, more media started to enter the press room. Since I didn't know anyone there, I was chillin’ by myself just analyzing everything around me. I saw Freddie Roach getting interviewed and waited for my turn. I got a really good interview out of him and couldn't believe that I had the opportunity to chat with such a boxing legend that’s been in the game for decades. Of course, I took a picture with Freddie Roach and posted it as soon as I was done. :)
I saw Victor Ortiz with his girlfriend walking near Freddie and politely asked him for an interview. I thought he was cute until I asked him if he followed mixed martial arts and he replied, "to be honest, no I don't." In just a matter of seconds, he went from being cute to not cute at all (lol). After all, how could you not follow the wonderful sport of mixed martial arts? Then again, he is a professional boxer and will definitely be a household name himself in the next few years. I didn't bother to ask Victor for a photo because his girlfriend was standing right there. Not that it mattered, it’s just common courtesy.
Shortly after, Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao entered the room. All cameras were on and rolling, with flashes in every direction. Floyd Maywearther Sr. starting rhyming playfully, dissing Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach at the same time. It was pure comedy.
I thought of my Dad right away and sent him a text, "I wish you were here with me. This is such a cool event." My Dad loves boxing and growing up, my sister and I would always watch it with him. To be Filipina at an event like this, how could I not think of him to share that moment?
After the conference was over, a security guard was telling everyone, including me, to leave except for print media. As he was telling another group of people to leave I turned around and went straight to Manny Pacquiao's table where he was talking to reporters. No way I was gonna walk out on an opportunity like this. I was determined!
While other reporters were asking him questions, I was standing right next to Manny. As he was being escorted to leave, I jumped in with my recorder in hand and got a chance to ask him a few questions. It didn't last long because he was being rushed, but he kinda looked at me with a confused look like, “Is this Filipina really asking me about mixed martial arts?” Ha ha! I had to do it! Plus, he even let me take a picture with him and sure enough, I posted it right away. :)
I sent the photo to my mom and called my parents to share my experience with them. Being a prideful mother, my mom had already sent it to everyone on the Little Manila board (my family helps run a non-profit organization, The Little Manila Foundation, that helps preserve Filipino-American history in Stockton, California. Check it out at www.littlemanila.net). She is so cute.
Well, that was my experience at the red carpet Hollywood premiere of “The Battle of East and West” Pacquiao vs. Hatton. I had the oppurtinty to experience part of the boxing world, interview Freddie Roach and Victor Ortiz, and most importantly, I got the chance to meet one of the greatest boxers of all time, my hero and my country's hero, Manny Pacquiao.
I hope you all enjoy my interviews on www.fighthype.com :)
Did I really just attend a boxing media event? I sure did...the exclusive red carpet Hollywood premiere of “The Battle of East and West” Pacquiao vs. Hatton. First and foremost, I’d like to thank FightHype for giving me the opportunity to write for them and to meet one of my heroes, Manny Pacquiao. I’m really in shock and awe that I was able to attend such a great event and got the chance to interview Freddie Roach, Victor Ortiz, and the one and only Manny Pacquiao.
As some of you know, I normally attend mixed martial arts events, so it was interesting to see the difference between a boxing and mixed martial arts media event. I’m so used to seeing everyone wearing jeans and Affliction shirts, or some other type of MMA Apparel brand name clothing. To my surprise, almost everyone was dressed up in suits with jackets and ties, including reporters and even some photographers. Then again, maybe I’m being too over-analytical. After all, the event was being held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California for what could be considered the fight of the century.
The red carpet was packed with news cameras, photographers and fans screaming in the background. They had an announcer outside introducing everyone walking on the red carpet. Inside the Blossom room, where the press conference was being held, they were serving all kinds of food, like tri-tip, chicken, mashed potatoes, fruit and salad. Thank GOD they were NOT serving sandwiches (lol). The best part about it, though, were the free drinks (lol), including free wine and Tecate.
Most people know I live my life on my Blackberry. I am constantly on the go and on internet connected somehow lurking the Underground, checking my RSS feeds to MMA Media sites, posting Facebook updates, taking pictures for my BeenUp2 account, and tweeting on Twitter. I admit, I am a twitterholic *raises hand* :)
http://twitter.com/missrara
I took a picture of Victor Ortiz as he walked the red carpet and happily posted it. The caption read “Can Victor Ortiz look any more cuter than what he already is?”
After that, more celebrities started to walk the red carpet and I entered the Blossom room hoping to catch an interview with Ortiz. I remember walking up to him and quickly turning away. Gosh, I’m so used to happily walking up to an MMA fighter for an interview. Why couldn't I find the courage to approach a boxer? It was a good thing I turned away because I realized that the battery on my voice recorder was dead. “Oh no,” I thought. I hurried and walked out of the hotel and as I did, I didn’t realize Freddie Roach was doing a television interview. I kinda walked behind him, but the cameraman mean-mugged me when I squeezed by. I told him I was sorry. I didn’t even realize what was going on around me. All I knew was I was on a mission to get to the store to buy AAA batteries so I could interview some fighters. :).
Now how ironic is this? So, I'm at this Pacquiao vs. Hatton media event and Filipino UFC light heavyweight Mark Munoz texts me to ask if I was in Nashville. I replied back and told him where I was and he was so stoked. He said he was supposed to be there as well, but was in Nashville for UFC Fight Night 18 to corner Tim McKenzie. That would have been dope if fellow Pinoy fighters Mark Munoz, Phillipe Nover and Brandon Vera were all there. MMA kababayan all day everyday. :)
Anyway, as soon as I got back, more media started to enter the press room. Since I didn't know anyone there, I was chillin’ by myself just analyzing everything around me. I saw Freddie Roach getting interviewed and waited for my turn. I got a really good interview out of him and couldn't believe that I had the opportunity to chat with such a boxing legend that’s been in the game for decades. Of course, I took a picture with Freddie Roach and posted it as soon as I was done. :)
I saw Victor Ortiz with his girlfriend walking near Freddie and politely asked him for an interview. I thought he was cute until I asked him if he followed mixed martial arts and he replied, "to be honest, no I don't." In just a matter of seconds, he went from being cute to not cute at all (lol). After all, how could you not follow the wonderful sport of mixed martial arts? Then again, he is a professional boxer and will definitely be a household name himself in the next few years. I didn't bother to ask Victor for a photo because his girlfriend was standing right there. Not that it mattered, it’s just common courtesy.
Shortly after, Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao entered the room. All cameras were on and rolling, with flashes in every direction. Floyd Maywearther Sr. starting rhyming playfully, dissing Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach at the same time. It was pure comedy.
I thought of my Dad right away and sent him a text, "I wish you were here with me. This is such a cool event." My Dad loves boxing and growing up, my sister and I would always watch it with him. To be Filipina at an event like this, how could I not think of him to share that moment?
After the conference was over, a security guard was telling everyone, including me, to leave except for print media. As he was telling another group of people to leave I turned around and went straight to Manny Pacquiao's table where he was talking to reporters. No way I was gonna walk out on an opportunity like this. I was determined!
While other reporters were asking him questions, I was standing right next to Manny. As he was being escorted to leave, I jumped in with my recorder in hand and got a chance to ask him a few questions. It didn't last long because he was being rushed, but he kinda looked at me with a confused look like, “Is this Filipina really asking me about mixed martial arts?” Ha ha! I had to do it! Plus, he even let me take a picture with him and sure enough, I posted it right away. :)
I sent the photo to my mom and called my parents to share my experience with them. Being a prideful mother, my mom had already sent it to everyone on the Little Manila board (my family helps run a non-profit organization, The Little Manila Foundation, that helps preserve Filipino-American history in Stockton, California. Check it out at www.littlemanila.net). She is so cute.
Well, that was my experience at the red carpet Hollywood premiere of “The Battle of East and West” Pacquiao vs. Hatton. I had the oppurtinty to experience part of the boxing world, interview Freddie Roach and Victor Ortiz, and most importantly, I got the chance to meet one of the greatest boxers of all time, my hero and my country's hero, Manny Pacquiao.
I hope you all enjoy my interviews on www.fighthype.com :)
TUF 8 Finalist Phillipe Nover in Deep Foundation music video
Check out our Pinoy fighter and TUF 8 finalist Phillipe Nover in this 'Children of the Sun (remix) music video by Deep Foundation, a pinoy hip hop group from the East Coast. They sampled the classic Filipino song "Tayo'y Mga Pinoy" and even have the original singer, Heber Bartolome, in the video.
I just had to post this. Kababayan all day everyday! :)
Here is their Myspace: Myspace.com/DeepFoundation
I just had to post this. Kababayan all day everyday! :)
Here is their Myspace: Myspace.com/DeepFoundation
R.I.P Charles 'Mask' Lewis
When I received the call that Charles passed away I couldn't believe it. It wasn't even confirmed it was him yet. All I kept thinking was no way its him. I text Dan 'Punkass' and no response. I called Tracy right away to see if she heard anything and she didn't. She was the first to hear from me. We hung up so we could make more calls. I called Ryan and told him and he said Scotty just got a call at that moment and was told the same thing. Later on I get a text 'It was him'. :(
The Underground server was unavailable because so many people were going to the site. Charles was the co-founder of TapouT... this is something huge to our MMA industry.
I remember trying to find my seat at the UFC in Chicago during a fight and while I was ducking and diving Mask asked me to come sit next to him. He had the best seats in the house lol. He didn't have to but he did. Then he goes "Dang Rara, you're everywhere on the internet. When is your next Expo thing?" lol He came to every single one of our shows. We posted a tribute to Mask on our site http://www.immae.tv
Tracy made a tribute to Mask album on her site and has the coolest story about him on there.
A Tribute to Charles Lewis, AKA Mask of Tapout
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Rest In Peace Mask. Thank you for giving us with hope something to believe in.
The Underground server was unavailable because so many people were going to the site. Charles was the co-founder of TapouT... this is something huge to our MMA industry.
I remember trying to find my seat at the UFC in Chicago during a fight and while I was ducking and diving Mask asked me to come sit next to him. He had the best seats in the house lol. He didn't have to but he did. Then he goes "Dang Rara, you're everywhere on the internet. When is your next Expo thing?" lol He came to every single one of our shows. We posted a tribute to Mask on our site http://www.immae.tv
Tracy made a tribute to Mask album on her site and has the coolest story about him on there.
A Tribute to Charles Lewis, AKA Mask of Tapout
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Rest In Peace Mask. Thank you for giving us with hope something to believe in.
UFC 96 Saturday night aftermath with Brandon Vera and Mark Munoz
It's always good times on fight weekends. This one was a lot of fun cause I was rooming with Ed Clay the owner of Gameness and Ryan and Scotty the owners of OTM. If you've been following my blogs Ed Clay is one of my best friends. He also brought his girlfriend Britni and this was her very first UFC.
I got in Columbus at 12am Friday night and as soon as I got in I took a shuttle bus to the Renaissance Hotel to meet up with Ryan and Scotty, they had just flew in too. I was expecting to go to the club right away but we were waiting for Ed and Britni to meet up with us. While we were waiting we ordered a few Corona's. I was so happy to see Ed. I haven't seen him since his Gameness event in Nashville. It was such a site to see him.
UFC 96: Friday Night Preparties - combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Next thing you know Miguel Torres walks in with Tracy Lee and a bunch of people coming from a club. I said Hi to Miguel and brought him over to meet Ed, Ryan, and Scotty. I said, "This is Ed the owner of Gameness" and Miguel goes "My first 4 gi's were Gameness gi's." Then I also introduced him to Ryan and Scotty from OTM who also makes Lucky Gi's and Miguel goes "I have a Lucky Gi." I thought it was pretty cool and funny at the same time. After that Mike Goldberg walked in as happy as can be and as he gave me a hug I looked over and saw Mike 'The Joker' Guymon, 'ahhh ohhh' is exactly what I thought. Every time Joker is around something hilarious always happens and sure enough he picks me up and puts me in a head lock and then I put him in a head lock lol. Next thing you know Urijah Faber walks in. There was no way we were leaving to go to the club now the party was where we were at lol.
UFC 96: Friday Night Preparties - combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
UFC 96: Friday Night Preparties - combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
The next day we woke up pretty late. Plus we were all jet lagged and I really had to get to the Arnold's to sign at the Fight Chix booth. Beth said people were coming by asking for me but I tried to get there as soon as I could. I didn't sign for long cause I got there around 4pm. I walked around and checked it out. The Arnold's was crackin'. It was packed everywhere. I walked around and networked for IMMAE and grabbed as many business cards as I could. I couldn't get a hold of Ryan and Scotty. Knowing them they were either negotiating business or talking to some hot chicks, but I wasn't gonna wait for them. So I walked to the Renaissance hotel because Ed and Britni just got there. When I was walking I ran into Goldie walking to the arena ironically. It was less than a mile away and I was having flashbacks when Jaycee made me walk from New York New York to the Palazzo in Vegas in my 5 inch heels.... Torcher!!!!! I still will never forgive him for that lol.
I met up with Britni and Ed and we headed to the Nationwide Arena. Ed headed to the media section and Britni and I headed to the bar for our first drinks of the night. As we were both double fisting it back to our seats the most embarrassing thing happened to me... I slipped on some water and fell. I bit it soooo hard. I hit my head on the wall and on the floor and both of my drinks landed on me. It hurt so badly. :( I didn't want to wait for security to come to make report because I didn't want to miss any of the fights. Especially cause Brandon Vera's fight was second on the card. I wanted to hurry up and get the fuck out of where I was at and wipe all the alcohol off of my hair, face, and clothes... Yes very embarrassing! Ha! :)
I couldn't believe the referee during the Riley vs. Nelson fight. It was one of the worst early stoppages I've ever seen... Believe me when I say 'the worst.' Brandon's fight was next and I was super duper excited. I wish I had my Filipino flag but it’s at Brandon's house lol. I accidentally left it in their room when we were all partying during the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight in Las Vegas. I looked in the Nationwide Arena and saw a few Filipino flags and nothing but pride entered my heart and I was singing along with Brandon Vera's walkout song 'Bebot' by Black Eyed Peas. Everyone around me knew I was Filipino and knew who I was rooting for lol.
When Brandon won his fight I couldn't stop jumping up and down. All I thought was 'we are fucking celebrating tonight!’ This was a big fight for B. He was getting criticized for a downfall in his 2008 career but now The Truth is back baybee!!! All I thought was 'now its time for Munoz to win'. Mark 'The Filipino Wrecking Machine' Munoz was fighting Matt Hamill, a more experienced fighter. Munoz was undefeated and I know how hard he has been training with Mike Guymon and how much this fight meant to him. Not to mention Munoz is Pinoy, and representing for us Filipinos really means a lot to him. I remember him emailing me his walk out song and it was a dope 'Filipino Wrecking Machine' song by a local Pinoy rapper and Pinay singer from the Bay Area, but he ended up walking out to E-40's Tell Me When to Go. Mark is from Vallejo and so is E-40 and when he came out I was getting hyphy and proud to be Filipino and from Norcal haha. But when Matt Hamill gave him that head kick for a knockout victory I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. Both of my hands were over my mouth and people around me were trying to come up to me to tell me they were sorry and that he is gonna be fine. I told them to leave me alone till he got up and when Munoz didn't get up for a while I started to have tears in my eyes. I've never cried at any fight. The most I've been heart broken was seeing Manny Gamburyan get knocked out in 14 seconds in Minnesota and hanging out with him right after his fight trying to cheer him up. It's completely different when you personally know the fighter and you know how hard they trained and how much the fight meant to them. Mark didn't get up for a while and I seen them carry up the stretcher. All I kept saying aloud was 'Get up Munoz... please get up!' He didn't need to be carried off the stretcher and when he got up everyone clapped. Whew!! What a relief....
I was super happy Rampage, Tamdan McCrory, Kendall Grove, and Gray Maynard won too. I thought UFC 96 was a great event. It was better than UFC 94 that's for sure. The event had really good fights with good endings. A big thumbs up to Joe Silva and the UFC for an amazing event.
As soon as we left the arena there were no taxi's around anywhere and there was no way I was gonna walk to the Renaissance again in heels. So I asked these two random black buys at the stop light to take us to the hotel for $20. I know it was pretty brave but I had Ed Clay with me and I know he can kick anyone’s ass lol.
We met with Brandon and his wife Kerry and her parents. I haven't seen them in a while. Kerry's parents are so cute and are very supportive of Kerry and Brandon's career. I gave B a huge hug and said Congratulations. I teased him and said "Where's your brother Joel?" lol. I knew Joel wasn't gonna be in Ohio. I hit him up before I left California. Brandon introduced me to his other brother and he looked so damn familiar to me. I said, "Were you on the flight from Denver to Columbus?" It turned out him and his wife were from Colorado Springs and was on the same connecting flight as me lol. Brandon doesn't drink much only on very rare occasions and this was definitely one lol. Ed Clay ordered a round of Jack and Coke for everyone. We all put our cups up in the air to the Celebration of Brandon’s victory. After that Mark Munoz walked in too. I said hi to his wife and then gave Mark a long comforting hug and he goes "Man Rara..." with his head down. I said "its okay Mark, this isn't it for you. Your career just started. I have faith in you and your fans do too." he thanked me and then Brandon was talking to him in Tagalog telling him to keep his head up, etc. Everyone was snapping photos from every direction. I had to make sure I got one with my boys. Especially a Tracy Lee photo :) Then Lloyd Irvin comes with a round of Mimosas and handed them to everyone. Brandon yelled "Munoz!! Get over here!" and handed him a Mimosa. We all grabbed our cups and Brandon said "To new beginnings", referring to him and Munoz. :)
UFC 96: The Aftermath
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I'm gonna end my blog right here. I'd write about the whole rest of the night but for you readers to know Brandon Vera and Mark Munoz were still hopeful and celebrating new beginnings is enough blogging for me.
MMA Kababayan baybee!!!
I got in Columbus at 12am Friday night and as soon as I got in I took a shuttle bus to the Renaissance Hotel to meet up with Ryan and Scotty, they had just flew in too. I was expecting to go to the club right away but we were waiting for Ed and Britni to meet up with us. While we were waiting we ordered a few Corona's. I was so happy to see Ed. I haven't seen him since his Gameness event in Nashville. It was such a site to see him.
UFC 96: Friday Night Preparties - combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle NightlifeNext thing you know Miguel Torres walks in with Tracy Lee and a bunch of people coming from a club. I said Hi to Miguel and brought him over to meet Ed, Ryan, and Scotty. I said, "This is Ed the owner of Gameness" and Miguel goes "My first 4 gi's were Gameness gi's." Then I also introduced him to Ryan and Scotty from OTM who also makes Lucky Gi's and Miguel goes "I have a Lucky Gi." I thought it was pretty cool and funny at the same time. After that Mike Goldberg walked in as happy as can be and as he gave me a hug I looked over and saw Mike 'The Joker' Guymon, 'ahhh ohhh' is exactly what I thought. Every time Joker is around something hilarious always happens and sure enough he picks me up and puts me in a head lock and then I put him in a head lock lol. Next thing you know Urijah Faber walks in. There was no way we were leaving to go to the club now the party was where we were at lol.
UFC 96: Friday Night Preparties - combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle NightlifeUFC 96: Friday Night Preparties - combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle NightlifeThe next day we woke up pretty late. Plus we were all jet lagged and I really had to get to the Arnold's to sign at the Fight Chix booth. Beth said people were coming by asking for me but I tried to get there as soon as I could. I didn't sign for long cause I got there around 4pm. I walked around and checked it out. The Arnold's was crackin'. It was packed everywhere. I walked around and networked for IMMAE and grabbed as many business cards as I could. I couldn't get a hold of Ryan and Scotty. Knowing them they were either negotiating business or talking to some hot chicks, but I wasn't gonna wait for them. So I walked to the Renaissance hotel because Ed and Britni just got there. When I was walking I ran into Goldie walking to the arena ironically. It was less than a mile away and I was having flashbacks when Jaycee made me walk from New York New York to the Palazzo in Vegas in my 5 inch heels.... Torcher!!!!! I still will never forgive him for that lol.
I met up with Britni and Ed and we headed to the Nationwide Arena. Ed headed to the media section and Britni and I headed to the bar for our first drinks of the night. As we were both double fisting it back to our seats the most embarrassing thing happened to me... I slipped on some water and fell. I bit it soooo hard. I hit my head on the wall and on the floor and both of my drinks landed on me. It hurt so badly. :( I didn't want to wait for security to come to make report because I didn't want to miss any of the fights. Especially cause Brandon Vera's fight was second on the card. I wanted to hurry up and get the fuck out of where I was at and wipe all the alcohol off of my hair, face, and clothes... Yes very embarrassing! Ha! :)
I couldn't believe the referee during the Riley vs. Nelson fight. It was one of the worst early stoppages I've ever seen... Believe me when I say 'the worst.' Brandon's fight was next and I was super duper excited. I wish I had my Filipino flag but it’s at Brandon's house lol. I accidentally left it in their room when we were all partying during the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight in Las Vegas. I looked in the Nationwide Arena and saw a few Filipino flags and nothing but pride entered my heart and I was singing along with Brandon Vera's walkout song 'Bebot' by Black Eyed Peas. Everyone around me knew I was Filipino and knew who I was rooting for lol.
When Brandon won his fight I couldn't stop jumping up and down. All I thought was 'we are fucking celebrating tonight!’ This was a big fight for B. He was getting criticized for a downfall in his 2008 career but now The Truth is back baybee!!! All I thought was 'now its time for Munoz to win'. Mark 'The Filipino Wrecking Machine' Munoz was fighting Matt Hamill, a more experienced fighter. Munoz was undefeated and I know how hard he has been training with Mike Guymon and how much this fight meant to him. Not to mention Munoz is Pinoy, and representing for us Filipinos really means a lot to him. I remember him emailing me his walk out song and it was a dope 'Filipino Wrecking Machine' song by a local Pinoy rapper and Pinay singer from the Bay Area, but he ended up walking out to E-40's Tell Me When to Go. Mark is from Vallejo and so is E-40 and when he came out I was getting hyphy and proud to be Filipino and from Norcal haha. But when Matt Hamill gave him that head kick for a knockout victory I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. Both of my hands were over my mouth and people around me were trying to come up to me to tell me they were sorry and that he is gonna be fine. I told them to leave me alone till he got up and when Munoz didn't get up for a while I started to have tears in my eyes. I've never cried at any fight. The most I've been heart broken was seeing Manny Gamburyan get knocked out in 14 seconds in Minnesota and hanging out with him right after his fight trying to cheer him up. It's completely different when you personally know the fighter and you know how hard they trained and how much the fight meant to them. Mark didn't get up for a while and I seen them carry up the stretcher. All I kept saying aloud was 'Get up Munoz... please get up!' He didn't need to be carried off the stretcher and when he got up everyone clapped. Whew!! What a relief....
I was super happy Rampage, Tamdan McCrory, Kendall Grove, and Gray Maynard won too. I thought UFC 96 was a great event. It was better than UFC 94 that's for sure. The event had really good fights with good endings. A big thumbs up to Joe Silva and the UFC for an amazing event.
As soon as we left the arena there were no taxi's around anywhere and there was no way I was gonna walk to the Renaissance again in heels. So I asked these two random black buys at the stop light to take us to the hotel for $20. I know it was pretty brave but I had Ed Clay with me and I know he can kick anyone’s ass lol.
We met with Brandon and his wife Kerry and her parents. I haven't seen them in a while. Kerry's parents are so cute and are very supportive of Kerry and Brandon's career. I gave B a huge hug and said Congratulations. I teased him and said "Where's your brother Joel?" lol. I knew Joel wasn't gonna be in Ohio. I hit him up before I left California. Brandon introduced me to his other brother and he looked so damn familiar to me. I said, "Were you on the flight from Denver to Columbus?" It turned out him and his wife were from Colorado Springs and was on the same connecting flight as me lol. Brandon doesn't drink much only on very rare occasions and this was definitely one lol. Ed Clay ordered a round of Jack and Coke for everyone. We all put our cups up in the air to the Celebration of Brandon’s victory. After that Mark Munoz walked in too. I said hi to his wife and then gave Mark a long comforting hug and he goes "Man Rara..." with his head down. I said "its okay Mark, this isn't it for you. Your career just started. I have faith in you and your fans do too." he thanked me and then Brandon was talking to him in Tagalog telling him to keep his head up, etc. Everyone was snapping photos from every direction. I had to make sure I got one with my boys. Especially a Tracy Lee photo :) Then Lloyd Irvin comes with a round of Mimosas and handed them to everyone. Brandon yelled "Munoz!! Get over here!" and handed him a Mimosa. We all grabbed our cups and Brandon said "To new beginnings", referring to him and Munoz. :)
UFC 96: The Aftermath- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
I'm gonna end my blog right here. I'd write about the whole rest of the night but for you readers to know Brandon Vera and Mark Munoz were still hopeful and celebrating new beginnings is enough blogging for me.
MMA Kababayan baybee!!!
I'm off to Columbus Ohio for the Arnold's Sport & Fitness Expo and UFC 96!
Well... I know I said I'd write about my UFC 94 weekend but I will get to it. I feel like cause I've been lagging on that I haven't been blogging lately... So my bad. I've just been going through a lot of changes in my life... Doing some re adjusting.
Right now I'm off to Columbus Ohio for UFC 96 and the Arnold's Sport and Fitness Expo. I'll be at the Fight Chix booth tomorrow with Beth and Jake Nuesser... I love them. I'm really excited for this weekend. Ryan and Scotty from OTM are gonna be there my best bud Ed Clay of Gameness is gonna be there.... Tracy Lee of Combatlifestyle course is gonna be there... Along with Damon and Jeff from MMA weekly, George from Tagg Radio, Ken Pavia from MMA Agents, the crew from MMA Authentics/Cage Fighter.... Just hella of my fight family is gonna be there. I'm really freakin' excited!
I'm more excited to see Brandon Vera, Mark Munoz, and Rampage throw down. Brandon and Mark are Filipino and are really really good people. If you understand our Filipino culture, we are all about family... Kababayan all day everyday. They know that we support them that's why they represent us so well. Just look at their shorts... They got the Filipino flag on them. And listen to their walk out songs. Brandon walks out to 'Bebot' and Mark had his own song created for him but its dope! I am completely excited to see our brothers fight in the cage again. I know Brandon is on the undercard when he should be a headliner but he is gonna come back with a vengeance. I believe in him and have all the faith in the world that he is gonna make a come back. Mark has an outstanding wrestling background and has been training with Mike Guymon for this fight. Maannnnn yall don't even know but Mark is gonna come out like a fuckin' beast! I can't wait! And I can't wait to celebrate with them.
I look forward to being at the Arnold's. Its obvious my intention on going is networking and collecting business cards. We already have 35 exhibitors registered for our next IMMAE event in August. Last year we had 109 exhibitors.... And its March and we already have 35 exhibitors registered! I can't wait to see how many we will get this year. Last event we had 15,000 people come over the weekend and I'm hoping to double that this year. We already have a few headliners booked and you guys are gonna be stoked! When the time is right we will send out a press release and announce it. Anyway, the Arnold's is where its at. Cheers to Fight Chix and collecting business cards! hehe
Well right now I'm in LA on a flight layover. Yeah can you believe that I'm in LA and I haven't been home in a weeks and I'm here on 2 hour layover lol. Next stop is Denver for another 2 hour layover and then Columbus. Yeah I know, a lot of layovers but I really wanted the cheapest flight lol.
I'm gonna be more religious about blogging like how I was before so please still stay tuned. :)
I'll blog to ya later. I'm gonna try to have lunch with Drea while I'm here in LA. I miss that biatch!
Right now I'm off to Columbus Ohio for UFC 96 and the Arnold's Sport and Fitness Expo. I'll be at the Fight Chix booth tomorrow with Beth and Jake Nuesser... I love them. I'm really excited for this weekend. Ryan and Scotty from OTM are gonna be there my best bud Ed Clay of Gameness is gonna be there.... Tracy Lee of Combatlifestyle course is gonna be there... Along with Damon and Jeff from MMA weekly, George from Tagg Radio, Ken Pavia from MMA Agents, the crew from MMA Authentics/Cage Fighter.... Just hella of my fight family is gonna be there. I'm really freakin' excited!
I'm more excited to see Brandon Vera, Mark Munoz, and Rampage throw down. Brandon and Mark are Filipino and are really really good people. If you understand our Filipino culture, we are all about family... Kababayan all day everyday. They know that we support them that's why they represent us so well. Just look at their shorts... They got the Filipino flag on them. And listen to their walk out songs. Brandon walks out to 'Bebot' and Mark had his own song created for him but its dope! I am completely excited to see our brothers fight in the cage again. I know Brandon is on the undercard when he should be a headliner but he is gonna come back with a vengeance. I believe in him and have all the faith in the world that he is gonna make a come back. Mark has an outstanding wrestling background and has been training with Mike Guymon for this fight. Maannnnn yall don't even know but Mark is gonna come out like a fuckin' beast! I can't wait! And I can't wait to celebrate with them.
I look forward to being at the Arnold's. Its obvious my intention on going is networking and collecting business cards. We already have 35 exhibitors registered for our next IMMAE event in August. Last year we had 109 exhibitors.... And its March and we already have 35 exhibitors registered! I can't wait to see how many we will get this year. Last event we had 15,000 people come over the weekend and I'm hoping to double that this year. We already have a few headliners booked and you guys are gonna be stoked! When the time is right we will send out a press release and announce it. Anyway, the Arnold's is where its at. Cheers to Fight Chix and collecting business cards! hehe
Well right now I'm in LA on a flight layover. Yeah can you believe that I'm in LA and I haven't been home in a weeks and I'm here on 2 hour layover lol. Next stop is Denver for another 2 hour layover and then Columbus. Yeah I know, a lot of layovers but I really wanted the cheapest flight lol.
I'm gonna be more religious about blogging like how I was before so please still stay tuned. :)
I'll blog to ya later. I'm gonna try to have lunch with Drea while I'm here in LA. I miss that biatch!
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I know its been a while... Facebook and Twitter!
I'm sooooo sorry for lagging on blogging. I still want to blog about my UFC 94 weekend cause it was fun. I just got back from Las Vegas for the Magic Convention and the MMA Fashion Show. Now I am in Stockton visiting my family.
I'm constantly on the road. Now there is this certain someone that has kinda been distracting me lol. But I promise promise promise I will blog soon.
Thanks to those who still check out my site everyday.
Oh yeah, I also signed up for Facebook at Twitter and I'm completely addicted since they are blackberry friendly haha. Myspace who? lol
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I'm constantly on the road. Now there is this certain someone that has kinda been distracting me lol. But I promise promise promise I will blog soon.
Thanks to those who still check out my site everyday.
Oh yeah, I also signed up for Facebook at Twitter and I'm completely addicted since they are blackberry friendly haha. Myspace who? lol
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PFC, Affliction, & WEC!
Wow, it's been forever since I've blogged and if you can tell from my BeenUp2 I've been traveling a lot. I live my life so sporadically I love it!
After I spent almost two weeks in Stockton, I went to the Palace Fighting Championships with my cousins Roger and Jay. Dustin Akbari and Tito Jones from Ultimate Fitness were fighting on the card so you know I was rooting for them. Normally Urijah would be there cornering, but he was getting ready for his WEC re-match fight against Jens Pulver. As soon as we got there Dustin was fighting and he lost his fight. Tito won his fight and was looking mighty sexy in his fight shorts haha.
It was nice to have my family around watching the fight. I wish I could bring them to every single event that I go to. Roger always tells me he'll carry my suitcase lol.
Palace Fighting Championships: The Show and the Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Tracy and I stayed at the hotel and was on our way to Anaheim for Affliction the next day. We didn't want to miss weigh ins. Tracy is the hardest working woman I know. She had me drive while she was on her computer editing and uploading pictures to combatlifestyle.com. As soon as we got to the Double Tree in Anaheim we went to Chris Palmquist's room from mixedmartialarts.com to say Hi right before we went to weigh ins.
Affliction's weigh ins were the longest weigh ins I've ever been to. I think it lasted an hour an half and I'm used to them being less than 30 minutes long. The good thing was that while we were waiting at weigh ins, they were throwing out Affliction shirts. So I grabbed a few for some of my friends. Dru and Jane were at weigh-ins too which made the event much funner cause I'm telling you it dragged on...
After weigh ins I headed home to Hollywood with Dru and Jane and we picked up Jaycee for a night out on the town and ended up partying at Les Deux. That was my first night home two weeks. It was nice to sleep in my bed.
The day of the Affliction fight I headed straight to the Honda Center to meet up with Tracy and Krista. The moment I got into the arena I was upset because I missed the Nogueira vs Matyushenko fight. Why would they show a fight like that so early? Anyway, the arena wasn't packed there were still a lot of empty seats by the time I was watching the Dan Lauzon fight. Needless to say during each fight they were throwing out t-shirts and I caught three of them haha. I caught two larges and a XXL and gave the XXL to the guy sitting next to us. I was sitting with Ken Pavia and Krista and got to see a whole lot of people we knew from where our seats were.
I really enjoyed the Affliction fights. By far the best night of fights I've ever been to and you all know I've been to a lot :) There were just a lot of A-List fighters on the card with great finishes. I couldn't believe they didn't broadcast Jay Heiron's fight... his KO was insane! I was very happy for him.
The afterpartying is always fun too. I happy cause Dru and Jane got to come along with Tracy and I and it's nice to have friends around during the fight afterpartying. We hit three clubs and right now I can't think of them cause it was two weeks ago haha. At the Hitman Fightgear afterparty for Babalu DJ Turbulence was deejaying and he is the homie haha. Him and Marco were there and I was excited because here are friends that I see partying in LA all the time and Turb was deejaying at a fight afterparty.
Jane, Me, Marco, and Turb
Affliction Day of Reckoning: The Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Dru, Krista, Babalu, Me, and Jane
Affliction Day of Reckoning: The Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
After the clubs we went back to the hotel and chilled in the lobby to watch everybody come back to the hotel drunk. It's always quite entertaining... trust me haha! On our way up to Babalu and Apple's suite party we ran into Paul Buentello in the elevator. He quickly noticed me and picked me up and gave me a big hug. If you guys follow the sport and go to the Underground, I'm recognized as the Queen and he is the King haha.
Me and Paul Buentello
Affliction Day of Reckoning: The Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Now my ultimate highlight of Affliction was meeting the man Fedor Emelianenko. I don't think I've ever acted so nervous asking someone for a picture, but that's mutha fuckin' FEDOR! I was shaking haha. I yelled at Tracy and said "Tracy!!" and pointed to Fedor. Tracy, Krista, and I all got solo pics with Fedor.
Me and Fedor...
Fedor
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
The next day after Affliction Tracy, Krista, and I headed straight to San Diego for the WEC that night. You know we couldn't miss our boy Urijah Faber throw down in the ring, plus it was another MMA event in SoCal... why wouldn't we go? lol
The San Diego Arena was not packed at all. I was trying to get two extra tickets so Dru and Jane can come but I only came across one and then during the event Ben from ADX had an extra one and by that time it was too late. I was kinda bummed out about that, but I had a good time again at the fights like always. I was very happy Urijah won and I love Jens Pulver too. After the fight Tracy took Urijah's hotel key so that we could get ready for the afterpartying in his room. As soon as we opened his hotel room they were filming him for his online reality show so I guess now we are all on it. So keep your eyes and ears peeled for it. Urijah was starving so I gave him my food that I brought up to eat... he was the one who fought not me. He re-paid me by taking me to Thai Food a few days ago here in Hollywood anyway haha. Anyway, while Urijah was doing his interview with Sherdog we were getting ready and when we were done we headed down to the limo to get to the club for some partying.
Limo ride: Urijah, Joseph, Me, and Dustin...
WEC 38: Urijah's Afterparty
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Urijah is by far the funnest fighter to ever party with. His afterparties are always insane too. I couldn't believe how packed it was when we got there. One thing I love about Urijah is that he will never turn a fan down. He was constantly taking pictures with fans and at the same time enjoying himself.
Urijah!
WEC 38: The Aftermath @ The Hotel
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
The fellas from Fight! Magazine... Johnny and Matt. I ♥ them! haha
WEC 38: Urijah's Afterparty
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
While we were at Urijah's afterparty Tracy and I walked over to where TapouT was having their afterparty. When she went downstairs to the basement she bbm'ed me "Joel is here." Tracy knows whats up hehe. Sure enough I went downstairs to find my future ex-husband lol. Joel is Brandon Vera's little brother (I know I have this thing with guys whose name start with J and I don't plan it that way lol)... I have a little crush on him and every time we see each other we are like magnets on the dance floor haha. Tracy left the party, but I stayed to have a dance or two or three with Joel. He is so cute... he trains and deejays. Too bad he lives in San Diego *sigh*
Me and Joel...
Everyone met back at the hotel for some more afterpartying. Krista and I didn't stay though cause we headed back to OC with Brad and Baily and called it a night.
I had a fun eventful week of fights... next was UFC 94 in Vegas...
Finally done with my blog! haha!
After I spent almost two weeks in Stockton, I went to the Palace Fighting Championships with my cousins Roger and Jay. Dustin Akbari and Tito Jones from Ultimate Fitness were fighting on the card so you know I was rooting for them. Normally Urijah would be there cornering, but he was getting ready for his WEC re-match fight against Jens Pulver. As soon as we got there Dustin was fighting and he lost his fight. Tito won his fight and was looking mighty sexy in his fight shorts haha.
It was nice to have my family around watching the fight. I wish I could bring them to every single event that I go to. Roger always tells me he'll carry my suitcase lol.
Palace Fighting Championships: The Show and the Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Tracy and I stayed at the hotel and was on our way to Anaheim for Affliction the next day. We didn't want to miss weigh ins. Tracy is the hardest working woman I know. She had me drive while she was on her computer editing and uploading pictures to combatlifestyle.com. As soon as we got to the Double Tree in Anaheim we went to Chris Palmquist's room from mixedmartialarts.com to say Hi right before we went to weigh ins.
Affliction's weigh ins were the longest weigh ins I've ever been to. I think it lasted an hour an half and I'm used to them being less than 30 minutes long. The good thing was that while we were waiting at weigh ins, they were throwing out Affliction shirts. So I grabbed a few for some of my friends. Dru and Jane were at weigh-ins too which made the event much funner cause I'm telling you it dragged on...
After weigh ins I headed home to Hollywood with Dru and Jane and we picked up Jaycee for a night out on the town and ended up partying at Les Deux. That was my first night home two weeks. It was nice to sleep in my bed.
The day of the Affliction fight I headed straight to the Honda Center to meet up with Tracy and Krista. The moment I got into the arena I was upset because I missed the Nogueira vs Matyushenko fight. Why would they show a fight like that so early? Anyway, the arena wasn't packed there were still a lot of empty seats by the time I was watching the Dan Lauzon fight. Needless to say during each fight they were throwing out t-shirts and I caught three of them haha. I caught two larges and a XXL and gave the XXL to the guy sitting next to us. I was sitting with Ken Pavia and Krista and got to see a whole lot of people we knew from where our seats were.
I really enjoyed the Affliction fights. By far the best night of fights I've ever been to and you all know I've been to a lot :) There were just a lot of A-List fighters on the card with great finishes. I couldn't believe they didn't broadcast Jay Heiron's fight... his KO was insane! I was very happy for him.
The afterpartying is always fun too. I happy cause Dru and Jane got to come along with Tracy and I and it's nice to have friends around during the fight afterpartying. We hit three clubs and right now I can't think of them cause it was two weeks ago haha. At the Hitman Fightgear afterparty for Babalu DJ Turbulence was deejaying and he is the homie haha. Him and Marco were there and I was excited because here are friends that I see partying in LA all the time and Turb was deejaying at a fight afterparty.
Jane, Me, Marco, and Turb
Affliction Day of Reckoning: The Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Dru, Krista, Babalu, Me, and Jane
Affliction Day of Reckoning: The Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
After the clubs we went back to the hotel and chilled in the lobby to watch everybody come back to the hotel drunk. It's always quite entertaining... trust me haha! On our way up to Babalu and Apple's suite party we ran into Paul Buentello in the elevator. He quickly noticed me and picked me up and gave me a big hug. If you guys follow the sport and go to the Underground, I'm recognized as the Queen and he is the King haha.
Me and Paul Buentello
Affliction Day of Reckoning: The Aftermath
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Now my ultimate highlight of Affliction was meeting the man Fedor Emelianenko. I don't think I've ever acted so nervous asking someone for a picture, but that's mutha fuckin' FEDOR! I was shaking haha. I yelled at Tracy and said "Tracy!!" and pointed to Fedor. Tracy, Krista, and I all got solo pics with Fedor.
Me and Fedor...
Fedor
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
The next day after Affliction Tracy, Krista, and I headed straight to San Diego for the WEC that night. You know we couldn't miss our boy Urijah Faber throw down in the ring, plus it was another MMA event in SoCal... why wouldn't we go? lol
The San Diego Arena was not packed at all. I was trying to get two extra tickets so Dru and Jane can come but I only came across one and then during the event Ben from ADX had an extra one and by that time it was too late. I was kinda bummed out about that, but I had a good time again at the fights like always. I was very happy Urijah won and I love Jens Pulver too. After the fight Tracy took Urijah's hotel key so that we could get ready for the afterpartying in his room. As soon as we opened his hotel room they were filming him for his online reality show so I guess now we are all on it. So keep your eyes and ears peeled for it. Urijah was starving so I gave him my food that I brought up to eat... he was the one who fought not me. He re-paid me by taking me to Thai Food a few days ago here in Hollywood anyway haha. Anyway, while Urijah was doing his interview with Sherdog we were getting ready and when we were done we headed down to the limo to get to the club for some partying.
Limo ride: Urijah, Joseph, Me, and Dustin...
WEC 38: Urijah's Afterparty
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
Urijah is by far the funnest fighter to ever party with. His afterparties are always insane too. I couldn't believe how packed it was when we got there. One thing I love about Urijah is that he will never turn a fan down. He was constantly taking pictures with fans and at the same time enjoying himself.
Urijah!
WEC 38: The Aftermath @ The Hotel
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
The fellas from Fight! Magazine... Johnny and Matt. I ♥ them! haha
WEC 38: Urijah's Afterparty
- combatlifestyle.com - CombatLifestyle Nightlife
While we were at Urijah's afterparty Tracy and I walked over to where TapouT was having their afterparty. When she went downstairs to the basement she bbm'ed me "Joel is here." Tracy knows whats up hehe. Sure enough I went downstairs to find my future ex-husband lol. Joel is Brandon Vera's little brother (I know I have this thing with guys whose name start with J and I don't plan it that way lol)... I have a little crush on him and every time we see each other we are like magnets on the dance floor haha. Tracy left the party, but I stayed to have a dance or two or three with Joel. He is so cute... he trains and deejays. Too bad he lives in San Diego *sigh*
Me and Joel...
Everyone met back at the hotel for some more afterpartying. Krista and I didn't stay though cause we headed back to OC with Brad and Baily and called it a night.
I had a fun eventful week of fights... next was UFC 94 in Vegas...
Finally done with my blog! haha!
I'm laggin'... I know.
I'm sooo sorry I haven't blogged lately. I'm constantly traveling and just haven't found the time. I'm working on posting my PFC, Affliction, WEC, Drea's Birthday, Tracy Lee's Birthday, UFC, and Vegas weekend BLOGS.
I promise I will have all my blogs up by Monday k.
I hope all is well.
♥ Rara
I promise I will have all my blogs up by Monday k.
I hope all is well.
♥ Rara
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
My niece Isys was working on a Flat Stanley project for her 2nd grade class. She mailed me an envelope and inside was a letter from her teacher, a letter from her, and Flat Stanley. The letter from her teacher said that her class has been reading a book called Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and is working on a geography project. My job was to take Flat Stanley to places and take pictures with him and mail him back with postcards after the holidays.
Here is her letter:
Isn't that cute! Do you remember writing on paper like this? hehe
Anyway, I tried to take Flat Stanley everywhere I went. Jaycee was looking at me funny when I asked him to take a picture of me and Flat Stanley at Bahay Kubo lol. When I asked Arianny to take a picture of me and Flat Stanley at ArcLight Theatre she thought it was cute.
Well here is my letter to Isys:
Dear Isys,
Thank you for sending Flat Stanley to me. He was great company and a good guest.
We got to go to a lot of places. The first place I took him to was one of my favorite Filipino restaurants called Bahay Kubo near downtown Los Angeles, where we ate with my cute friend Joseph (He has the same name as Uncle Kakoo). Since Bahay Kubo didn’t serve macaroni and cheese I gave Flat Stanley a Filipino dish called Pancit. It had noodles and vegetables in it which gave him a lot of nutrients and vitamins.
After we were full from eating all that Filipino food, we went to the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles. I couldn’t find what I was looking for so the next day I took Flat Stanley and my best friend Drea to the new Americana Mall in Glendale, CA. When Drea and I took a rest from shopping we sat down near this huge fountain and enjoyed a water show.
I also took him to a Mixed Martial Arts fight with me in Long Beach, CA where we took two buses and two trains to get there. I forgot to take pictures with him at the fight, but I got pictures of him on the train.
We also went to a movie with my friend and celebrity UFC ring girl and model, Miss Arianny Celeste. We watched the movie called Slumdog Millionaire at the ArcLight theatres off of Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, CA. I suggest you tell your Mommy and Daddy to go watch that movie. It was really good. Arianny, Flat Stanley, and I really enjoyed it.
Before I knew I had to send Flat Stanley back to Stockton I took him for a treat and we went to Hollywood and Highlands in Hollywood and all the stars that you see on TV have been there. I got pictures with Flat Stanley near the stars of a lot of famous celebrities like Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse, Destiny’s Child, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Britney Spears, and Jackie Chan. At the Chinese Theatre we took pictures of the hand prints and foot prints of actors and actresses like Julie Andrews (one of my all time favorite actresses), Johnny Depp, Adam Sandler, Shirley Temple, and Donald Duck!
I hope Flat Stanley enjoyed his stay here with me in Hollywood, CA. Again, thank you for sending him my way.
Be good and stay blessed and always remember Jesus loves you.
See you soon…
Love always,
Auntie Rara
Here are some of the pics I took...
When I came home to Stockton I called my cousin Roger so that he can tell his daughter Isys that I had Flat Stanley. He tossed Isys the phone and I gave her the good news. She screamed YAY and couldn't wait to have him back. When Roger picked me up we grabbed some pizza and headed over to my Auntie Moneth's house. Isys didn't finish her pizza and when Roger told her 'three more bites' she said 'No'. Roger goes "Okay, three more bites and then you can open up Flat Stanley.", Isys quickly ate the rest of her pizza excited to open up Flat Stanley. :)
I had her read my letter out loud so our family can hear her. She read so well I am so proud of her. She is my very first niece and the first to ever call me 'Auntie Rara'. I can't believe how big she is and how fast she is growing. I thanked her Mom, Diana for having her send Flat Stanley to me and she said "We knew you would do it for her" Awwwwww I felt soooo good inside cause I'd do anything for her. Later on, I asked Isys how her class liked her Flat Stanley and she said it was the coolest one with the most pictures haha.
I would recommend Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown to any parent. The book gives children an imagination that runs wild and at the same time they get to learn about the geographical parts of our world. :)
This was so fun to do. I love being an Auntie Rara! ;)
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