Manny Pacquiao did carry the Philippine flag in the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics tonight. The 15-member Philippine delegation is said to be pinning its hope in boxing and taekwondo, hoping to end our country’s 12-year Olympic medal drought. It may be an uphill battle, but, as they say, hope springs eternal.

Meanwhile, Roger Federer, the outgoing world’s no. 1 tennis player, carried the flag for his country, Switzerland. He’s also celebrating his 27th birthday and has been claiming that winning the Olympics is as important to him as winning Wimbledon. Not that the memory of this year’s championship can be expected to make Federer’s pulse quicken in a good way. On the other hand, if I’m Mirka Vavrinec, I’ll surely need a pulse oximeter had I heard my man saying that meeting me at the Olympics (as they did during the Athens Olympics 8 years ago) is better than being the flag bearer this year.

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