pardon the photos, but i used my phone to take these!

anyway... every year, our barangay celebrates its annual religious fiesta. it was supposedly every last sunday of december. this year though, they set it to december 30 already. so from december 26 to december 30, there were various events for everyone to enjoy. i don't take part of it (never have and never will) but i do watch the amateur boxing competition. its so fun to watch the boxers struggle. they're quite young starting at 9 or 10 to about 20 or so years old.

that's the baby enjoying the fight in the first picture. in the second picture, that is actually my cousin (in blue) who fought. too bad he didn't win. hahaha! as you can see, it really is an amateur competition. the boxing ring is poorly made, it's as if it'll collapse in any given moment. but it draws a huge crowd, not just from our place. the boxers are from all over city and are really serious about winning. of course, there are those who gave up after one round. the fight is only good for three rounds at two minutes each.

i've been watching these fights for about three years already. i hope this continues because it's great-even the baby loves it.