Manny Pacquiao fight v Joshua Clottey in Dallas

The Pacquiao v Clottey fight was on 3 of our cable channels, after all - no politician would allow brownouts when he's fighting. In fact the channel we watched was sponsored by the local congresswoman. It was a clear picture, even if the fight itself was too one-sided to be exciting.

Went to to Jiminez beach in the afternoon with Doding (who is expecting her second child, due in a week's time. She has one daughter aged 16, who has just started college in Ozamiz), Annelie and Oki, and had a swim, though the tide was on the way out. A tanker was unloading at the jetty.

On Monday I sawed a large dead branch off the avocado tree opposite. I was able to get to it as Mario had made us yet another bamboo ladder. The building at the back is Andring's house. She is the widow of Cinto, one of Bing's cousins, who died, aged 64, just two hours before Bing was due to fly back to England in December 2004.

This bit of land is owned by Bing and Shirley, and we are developing it as a childrens' play area. On the truncated branch hangs a swing. We had a proper playground swing made a few years ago, which has proved very popular. The house is to the right of this photo.