I know this has nothing to do with life in Armenia, but since I�ve had my political and controversial stuff moved to the message-board, I�ve been reading some of the stuff posted there and thought this was worth posting where it will get some exposure.
There is a young Armenian fighter named Shawn Yacoubian who posted that he will be fighting at the Crystal Park Casino (do they now have legal gambling in LA?) in LA on the 24th of January, 2003. You can read his post on the message-board by clicking here.
From visiting Shawn�s site and reading his statistics, it looks like this young Armenian professional is good at what he does and is worthy of our support. If I was in LA, I would attend his up coming fight that his Azeri opponent will cry for mercy while Shawn slams him down to the mat.
Okay, I don�t know if it�s an Azeri that he will be fighting, but if that motivates you to attend the fight, then I�ll stick to that story. How ignorant of me, right? Kickboxing is not fighting like war, it�s a sport and fight without enemies. I guess for me I would rather be ignorant since to me, knocking someone around and inflicting pain can�t be fun. I�m sure there is something deeper to this sport (maybe personal discipline) that I just don�t get. Then again, war is no fun or a sport, is just something we have to do.
Anyway, I encourage anyone to support Shawn in his endeavors as he moved to the top of this sport with the Armenian community by his side. I mean Shawn can�t loose as he was born in Pasadena, CA (same as me), on (get this) April 24th. Tell all your Armenian friends and non-Armenian blood-thirsty acquaintances about it.
Ara Manoogian (ara_manoogian@yahoo.com) wrote at 11:24 PM
Though I was home with the flu today, I had some work done on my house since the weather was so nice.
Today I had my new driveway laid. This may not sound like a big deal, but it really is. You see my street is a gravel road and when it rains, it gets very muddy. On top of that, we have had such heavy rains in the past that the area in front of my main gate has been washed out lowering the ground on the street to the point that my car could not back into my parking area without bottoming out on the parking area floor.
I also had really good flexible plastic piping (made in Artsakh) installed under the cement so I can circulate hot water (mixed with anti-freeze) to heat the cement so when it snows, it will melt and keep my driveway clear.
I was told that we will not see our next freeze before January 13th, so to make the most of this nice weather, I�m having the 3rd floor balconies (which is the roof to part of my living room and office) ceiled with cement and a low wall installed to enclose the balconies.
Tonight I was invited over to a friend�s house for dinner. My overly concerned friend also invited over a doctor to join us for dinner so he could check to see if I was physically fit and if I only had the flu or if I had any fluid in my lungs. I played along and let the doctor examine me. He checked my lungs, heart and blood-pressure and told me that everything was normal and prescribed medicine for me to take for a couple of days to prevent my flu from getting any worse.
Well Mama Manoogian, rest assured, I have people looking out for me. The doctor asked about you (you met him at the place we had lavash fish rolls) and told me to say hello. Not only am I going to take the prescribed medicine, but I�ve also been taking (and plan to until winter is over) the Echinacea with Goldenseal and the vitamin C you brought me the last time you visited.
There is a young Armenian fighter named Shawn Yacoubian who posted that he will be fighting at the Crystal Park Casino (do they now have legal gambling in LA?) in LA on the 24th of January, 2003. You can read his post on the message-board by clicking here.
From visiting Shawn�s site and reading his statistics, it looks like this young Armenian professional is good at what he does and is worthy of our support. If I was in LA, I would attend his up coming fight that his Azeri opponent will cry for mercy while Shawn slams him down to the mat.
Okay, I don�t know if it�s an Azeri that he will be fighting, but if that motivates you to attend the fight, then I�ll stick to that story. How ignorant of me, right? Kickboxing is not fighting like war, it�s a sport and fight without enemies. I guess for me I would rather be ignorant since to me, knocking someone around and inflicting pain can�t be fun. I�m sure there is something deeper to this sport (maybe personal discipline) that I just don�t get. Then again, war is no fun or a sport, is just something we have to do.
Anyway, I encourage anyone to support Shawn in his endeavors as he moved to the top of this sport with the Armenian community by his side. I mean Shawn can�t loose as he was born in Pasadena, CA (same as me), on (get this) April 24th. Tell all your Armenian friends and non-Armenian blood-thirsty acquaintances about it.
Ara Manoogian (ara_manoogian@yahoo.com) wrote at 11:24 PM
Though I was home with the flu today, I had some work done on my house since the weather was so nice.
Today I had my new driveway laid. This may not sound like a big deal, but it really is. You see my street is a gravel road and when it rains, it gets very muddy. On top of that, we have had such heavy rains in the past that the area in front of my main gate has been washed out lowering the ground on the street to the point that my car could not back into my parking area without bottoming out on the parking area floor.
I also had really good flexible plastic piping (made in Artsakh) installed under the cement so I can circulate hot water (mixed with anti-freeze) to heat the cement so when it snows, it will melt and keep my driveway clear.
I was told that we will not see our next freeze before January 13th, so to make the most of this nice weather, I�m having the 3rd floor balconies (which is the roof to part of my living room and office) ceiled with cement and a low wall installed to enclose the balconies.
Tonight I was invited over to a friend�s house for dinner. My overly concerned friend also invited over a doctor to join us for dinner so he could check to see if I was physically fit and if I only had the flu or if I had any fluid in my lungs. I played along and let the doctor examine me. He checked my lungs, heart and blood-pressure and told me that everything was normal and prescribed medicine for me to take for a couple of days to prevent my flu from getting any worse.
Well Mama Manoogian, rest assured, I have people looking out for me. The doctor asked about you (you met him at the place we had lavash fish rolls) and told me to say hello. Not only am I going to take the prescribed medicine, but I�ve also been taking (and plan to until winter is over) the Echinacea with Goldenseal and the vitamin C you brought me the last time you visited.
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