Acai Berry Superfood - but where?

I have been controlling my weight since 1998. After giving birth I needed to shed some 20 pounds wherein I was initially successful. However as I age, I notice that I tend to gain more than lose. Oh meyn! I stayed away from rice since I was diagnosed to have high blood sugar and would eat mostly veggies and lean meat (well as long as it is available) but still I am around 20 pounds heavier than my ideal weight. Kainis!!! I go to the gym on a weekly basis, walk and run (more walk than run), lift a few weights so that flab will not settle in my arms, legs and middle section but they do find their way there anyway. Aaargghh...

I've tried the cabbage diet which was effective as I lost some 5 pounds in 3 days but it was programmed for immediate weight loss only which is not what I need. See, I find it easy to lose weight but to maintain it at a level that I desire is something that I still need to master. And so the search is still on for a diet that I can really follow for the rest of my adult life.

A friend told me that Oprah endorsed in her show a "superfood" that guarantees weight loss in a month or two. It is in capsule form and when ingested it acts as energy booster and helps burn unnecessary fat as it has high antioxidants. However, (my friend said that) Oprah also said that in order to enjoy the full benefits of this berry it must be taken with a natural colon cleanser. Said cleanser removes fecal matter and harmful bacteria in the colon which hampers the absorption of good nutrients by the body. Explanation seems logical to me and thus my friend and I decided to look for it so that we can try it for ourselves. We went hunting in several establishments that my carry these "awesome twosome" but alas! It is out of stock and no sales clerk knows when it will be available. I also tried to surf the net and order but unfortunately they are not being offered here in the Philippines. Yeah right! What the fuss!??!

Until now the acai berry and the colon cleanser (forgot the brand name!) seems to be very elusive. No GNC or Healthy Options outlet has it (at least the ones that I go to). So for now, I still go to the gym or walk at the Marikina Sports Center track oval for an hour every now and then. Still no rice. Still no table sugar in my food. Still no softdrinks. Still non-fat milk in my coffee. Still overweight though.

Pacquiao Fiasco

Manny Pacquiao's decision to jump out from his Solar Sports contract to go to ABSCBN and then go back again to Solar Sports in a matter of days is down right farcical. Manny is definitely a great fighter pound-for-pound but when it comes to keeping his word he sucks! This flip-flopping from one contract to another is the second time that the slugger has done it (check out Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank issue) and so I say, it is becoming to be a bad habit.

Most probably he thinks that he can breach a contract and just settle it with the concerned party by paying some of his extra Php 100M++. He has reached the point wherein money has become so much of a weapon --wielding it to anybody or anything that comes his way. Not knowing that in the process it has shattered into pieces his sensibility and honor.

He may say that the contracts he enters into are merely pieces of paper but more than anything else it documents one's decision to do something for another party. When you say you are going to do something -by all means and ways do it! Settlement is one thing but with what this boxer did --I do not think he feels good about it. (Well I hope!)

Manny, you have to be committed and you have to be authentic.

Our word is our covenant and being true to it makes us human beings - "you know".

The Curious Case of

Benjamin Button, the 2008 movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story is a must see as it has quite an unusual plot. However, when I looked up the short story from Wikipedia, it is way different from the screenplay. The only elements that remained faithful to the original story is the name of Benjamin Button and the idea that the man was born old and as years go by he gets younger and younger until he dies as an infant.

In some way I think it is nice to be born old and to die young. At least you get stronger through the years and you do not worry of losing some of your hair, having poor eye sight or having wrinkles. Instead, you gain a youthful look and you have more vigor and vitality as you "un-age".

I wonder what will the world look like if that was the natural course of events? Imagine guys in their 20 years of existence looking like in their 50s romping around trying to get the attention of ladies who seem to be already in their menopausal stage but have yet to experience intimacy. Or boys and girls in their 60 years of being alive dressed in shorts and jumpers making a run for ice cream and candy. So confusing and strange when you think of it now but if that was the norm, I think it wouldn't matter at all. Which prods me to contemplate of more what-if scenarios and thus giving me a mild headache.

Going back in time is an idea that has been a subject of movies, books, theories and has fascinated both geniuses and the uninitiated. Going back gradually and living in a reverse kind of way however is mind boggling! And something tells me I gotta stop thinking about it. Aaargh! there's that headache again.