Former UFC Evan Tanner is gone!

Shocking news posted on Yahoo welcomed me this morning as I was checking my email. A former UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) champ is dead! At 37, Evan Tanner died not due to a fight...

I’m not a big fan of this guy but few people know that I love to watch fighting scenes of all sorts – boxing, kickboxing, aikido, judo, karate, wrestling, etc. I love watching WWE and UFC and sometimes Sumo fights. Maybe inspired and influenced by my dad and brothers or a frustrated martial artist, I’m an avid fan of Jet Li, Jacky Chan, Bruce Lee, aikido black belter Steven Seagal, Jason Statham, kickboxer Jean-Claude Van Damme, Marc Dacascos, Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak Muay Thai artist), some female action stars, and of course our very own unbeatable Manny Pacquiao.

Back to Evan, I never knew this guy as an adventurous person. The story of his death caught my attention because I can absolutely relate! As an outdoorswoman(but a fine lady J and not an adventure extremist), I sometimes try to satisfy my curiosity, challenge myself and face my fears by trying out new things and visiting new places without considering the danger and risks. Sometimes, being adventurous can lead to destruction and death. I’m aware of that but Evan’s story is an eye-opener for me to be much more careful. I still love my life; it’s God’s gift. Yes we should appreciate and explore His creation but we also need to use wisdom and be good stewards of our bodies. Otherwise, we will miss out on more fun and adventures and overlook the most important things in this life.

See Tanner’s full story (http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ys-mmaweektanner090808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)

New superhero WALL-E!!!

WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth-Class is a humble, cute and adorable trash-compacting robot with sort of emotions. When I saw the trailer, I thought the setting will remain on that wasteland filled with garbage which is the Planet Earth after 700 years, abandoned by human beings who went out to live outside on spaceship.

WALL-E’s lonely life began to transform when EVA (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) came into the picture. Indeed, it was a spectacular film! There was very little dialogue especially at the first part of the movie and yet it’s amazing how emotions were communicated and demonstrated. It was a simple story yet delivers a great message. It supports the save-the-earth and “go green” campaigns and movements. Oh yes, I believe it is possible that men’s creation may rule us in the future. We may be controlled and become servants of our own inventions. We can be very dependent and engrossed with technology and forget or neglect more important things in life.

So before you throw your trash out in the street, remember Wall-E, a simple robot who made a difference. Like Wall-E, let's save the earth and go green! :-)

Just few stupid thoughts:
1. Though we know that WALL-E & EVA lived happily ever after, I wonder how they will have their offspring someday.
2. How difficult it must be for M-O to do its job on Planet Earth. Remember that maintenance robot that cleans the dirt and inspects everything for foreign contaminants?