It’s when you are totally fine reading about him on news paper, seeing him on the net or root him on his every game. It’s also when you never fail to catch a glimpse of his mansion every time you pass by it. I’m a fan but I won’t screech nor howl in admiration. Not until that historical April 3, 2012 when the great MANNY PACQUIAO first set foot on Dole. To my surprise, I appeared like a normal stalker-slash-fanatic that day. Well, all of us. We just can’t hide that eagerness and excitement to see PacMan. Yes, he was here to promote the wellness program of our company.
Brought here in Dole with his convoy and his Hummer which bring us in huge awe.
Manny entering Mezzanine. People just can’t help it, we’re all thrilled. Cameras keep flashing, we’d all want to have a keepsake of Manny. Up close.
That’s me shaking hands with him. Have to grab that opportunity! This is one in a million.
Here’s Manny giving his words of motivation on how to achieve physical wellness. “Mag-papawis muna kayo bago mag-sit ups…” he states. “Boxing ang pinaka-magandang exercise” he added. Manny, who is an advocate of wellness, generously shares some amount to his Pacquiao team member who loses the biggest. And since he’s here, he gave 200,000 pesos to Dolefil to be given to the biggest losers. That’s huge amount Dole employees look forward to. But first, we must be fit by meeting the should-be body mass index, waist line- hip ratio, sugar and cholesterol levels. That’s a lot of work but we would all benefit from this. By being healthy on top of the monetary rewards.
People are all ears to Manny, Sir Simon and Sir Mel. We’re looking forward to healthier employees.
Manny ends his visit with a song “Para sa ‘yo, ang laban na ‘to…di ako susuko”. He can’t resist the crowd shouting “Sample!”, “Sample!”. He gamely gives in.
Like any other fan, we stalked off, following him on his way to his ride. Can’t seem to get enough of him.
The cold cash Manny shared with Dole. Getting a feel so I’ll be inspired. Didn’t I say it’s not about the money, it’s being fit and healthy? Ha-ha You bet.
Now I must get busy and shed those pounds. Who knows I might be P100,000 richer by year end?
