Made in China

The sports headline says: “Miami Heat to Fire (Erik) Spoelstra?” Why is basketball like that? If the team brought to the finals by the coach fails to bag the crown why should the coach be fired?

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This question was asked by the 16-year-old grandson of my friend Zaldy. The grandson, one of the few cage fans whose idol is the coach not any of the players, said: “If there must be some firings, let them fire Lebron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.” Oh, well ... His take.

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Someone has suggested that we Pinoys should discard all the Made in China things in our possession as a sign of protest to China’s bullying of our poor little country.

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No, I won’t do that. If I would do that, what’ll be left on me? Look. My shirt is Made in China, so are my pants, even my briefs, my shoes, my socks, etc. My cellular phone is also made in China. Everything else that I have is Chinese-made.

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Even the Americans could not do away with Made in China things. An American journalist once told me that the Stars and Stripes on their flagpoles are Made in China. Has President Obama tried checking the label of the flag at the White House?

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The word juvenile was recently the so-called bone of contention between Sir Edcel Lagman of the House opposition and Sir Edwin Lacierda, the Palace spokesman. As Dennis the Menace would say: “Cool!”

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I enjoyed the exchange of fighting words — especially from Sir Lagman. He even compared Sir Lacierda to a child. I stopped reading the news because it was getting to be more childish than juvenile.

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You know why I enjoy the antics of some honorables in the House? Because I have always been a great fan of the Katzenjammer Kids. Unfortunately, they’re no longer found in the comics section of the papers. They must’ve probably retired already.

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TRIVIA — Why are most Chinese businessmen successful? Because they follow this Chinese proverb: “A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.”