what's wrong with this picture?

easy.

manny pacquiao without his hangers-on? that is sooo not right.

while waiting for the family to get dressed for the 10am mass, a copy of the Sunday Inquirer Magazine caught my attention and forced me to sit down and take a few minutes of my waiting time to scan the pages of the magazine. pictures of Manny Pacquiao were splattered on the pages as if he owned the magazine. there was young manny with blonde hair, manny and his OscarDLH bout, manny and JMmarquez in the boxing ring and many others. but the picture of the motorcade of this whole manny-beating-the-golden-boy-thing caught my attention and made me laugh. this is a PDI photo but since i was not able to find a clearer, better one, i just took a shot from my phone.

for those who still aren't able to laugh with me, let me tell you why.

manny is a celebrated boxer that at the end of his fight, many politicians jostle for every photo-op moment. this and that calls him so their names would be mentioned in one way or another. some would make him wear caps or head bands with the logo of the product he endorses. and poor manny, obliges with neither protest nor hesitation.

now every time he tours the metro for his motorcade, his tatay-tatayan (and family) is always beside him. in this photo, he was covered by the philippine flag no less but the trademark red and white (polo shirt) flower ensemble can still be seen.

it just seemed wrong to see manny all alone without his hangers-on and for the first time, (only in this photo) it did look like an honest-to-goodness victory motorcade and not an early campaign.