Morbidity Re-Encoded

Gusto mo baaaanggg.. sumama? (An Eraserheads Concert Review)

2009-03-08T05:53:00.000-07:00

Finally. After being deprived of watching their first concert way back in August because of a mosquito bite.. I finally had a chance to watch probably the most beloved band in Philippine Music history ever live. And it was worth all the wait.

To put it like a mastercard commercial..

A Silver - A access to watch the E-heads concert - 1300 Pesos

All my expenses in transpo, food and all that jazz - 500 Pesos

Watching your favorite band perform for one last time - PRICELESS

Yes, that's what it was.. the experience of watching them perform almost 80% of their songs is priceless and I would never trade it for anything in the world.

Show started at about 8:30 PM with a very good video of the history of the heads, from their humble beginning to them winning in MTV's Video Music Awards (BOGCHI!!) to their break up.

After the countdown from Z to E, the much awaited re-reunion concert of the band started. They opened with the song Magasin and fun started from then on, Markus had his moment with his own version of Wag mo nang itanong and Raymund had his with Alcohol.. the first set ended with the song Torpedo.

The second set opened with them on a lounge-like set as they did acoustic numbers (Which included WISHING WELL!) which eventually led to the piano version of Kailan, with Itchyworm's Jazz Nicholas on Keyboards. The set ended with them singing Overdrive.

Third set started and it was prolly the most emotional set of them all. The Francis M tribute with Superproxy and Kalaidoscope World (And about a hundred thousand people, including me, screaming FRANCIS! FRANCIS! FRANCIS!) and of course, Minsan. A song that.. could be perfect for the band right now. The show WAS supposed to end with Ang Huling El Bimbo (AND THE BURNING PIANO ELY PLAYED WITH) but as soon as before everyone was out, Raymund returned to the stage and the band played three more songs (Ligaya, Sembreak and Toyang) leaving every fan who attended the concert.. WITH A SMILE on their face.

Live Blog: Alaska vs Talk and Text

2009-02-10T10:23:00.002-08:00

Alaska vs Talk and Text Game 7

Hope this works.

I'm bring back the ING in Blogging

2008-11-25T09:55:00.000-08:00

So after a 2 months (?) of inactivity on active blogging, I'm glad to say that the Chrismeister, the father of bummerology is back in full force.

So what now? Had a blast last weekend, and when I say blast, I mean Iraq type of blast. I was tired, I only slept for about 4 hours over the past 3 days? Thanks to.. the TTNL shopping (We are still accepting donations btw)Kuya Pep's gig in Malate, and a crazy sunday fiesta over at our place. So there, that's one un-emo way of committing suicide, that's right. You've heard it here first!

On a more serious note, I'm getting tired of this religion this religion that bullcrap. I mean, I respect their beliefs but man these guys are getting overboard. Now before you guys jump all over me for the following words I'll say, I would like to clear out that I believe there's a God and I believe in God and there's a big fucking difference between believing in God and believing in some religious bullcrap.

Last Monday, I watched this bishop dude in the news saying he won't do this sacrament or that thingy to whoever who doesn't do this or that. Seriously sir, you're supposed to be a cure for the "sinners" right? Why drive them away? I guess the kingdom of the Lord is now for the die hard-hardcore-we'll do this shit even if it's pretty darn stupid Catholics now huh?

Another thing that got me writing this entry is because I had another religious argument with my grandmother. Apparently he scolded me for opting to practice Bass guitar on my computer quietly than to pray to Momma Mary. That's fucking stupid, I hate these kinds of arguments because even tho Mary knows I'm right.. I can't freakin' win.

And when you're in this situation, just remember this photo (saying)

Adios hijo de puta!

The forgotten blog

2008-10-03T09:45:00.000-07:00

The title is misleading. I'm just being lazy. I haven't forgotten this blog. Be back soon guys. :D :D :D

On the Philippine Blog Awards

2008-09-22T06:02:00.000-07:00

I originally posted this hurr

http://hoops.blink.ph/2008/09/22/on-the-philippine-blog-awards/

First up, I would like to congratulate my fellow writers and the people behind Blink. Despite not winning the PBA Finals, making it to the finals is already one hell of a feat. To the people who nominated us and our readers who never ceased to support us.

Second, I would like to extend my hand to The Bull Runner team, who won both awards under the category of sports. You guys rock ass! I visited your site last night and you definitely deserved the award. To all the other finalists, better luck next time guys. See you at the awards night next year.

Anyway, I arrived at Esplanade at about 5:30 pm. Registration was kinda sucky because my name wasn’t on the list. After some talk with the guys on the registration booth I finally got in and the first thing that I saw? Yeah… free food :D :D :D

You see that? The food was good too, and so was the punch. Moving on.. the awards started a bit late but it was ok, I met some bloggers while waiting so it was all good. Show opened up with the Philippine National Anthem of course after that, Senator Mar Roxas’ opening speech. The speech was a bit long but it was a good one. I always love listening to smart people talk. He compared the democracy today and the one from 36 years ago back when the former President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law.

After Senator Roxas’ talk, the awarding proper started. I was surprised to hear that they’re going to hand over 36 whooping awards this year. If you want to view the list of the winners, CLICK HERE.

Overall, it was a fun night. I would like to thank the organizers of this year’s Philippine Blog Awards for making this night possible. It was a success to say the least and I’m looking forward to next year’s awards night. Til next time guys :D

Want photos? Click here.

Want to stalk me up? Bark at me over at plurk :D

Last tribute to Evan Tanner, the person, not the fighter.

2008-09-09T09:20:00.001-07:00

One thing I admired about this guy is his ability to talk. He's one tough motherfucker in the octagon but outside of it, he's a complex guy. He has a lot of memorable lines that could inspire other people. Here are some of my favorites

It is a shame that in this society we've been taught to judge a man's worth by what he owns instead of who he is. Everything is surface, and so few look beyond it. A man will sell his soul, he will lie, cheat and steal, for money. If he has it, he can buy respect. Wear the right clothes, drive the right car, have the right friends, that's all that matters. Our lives are consumed in a selfish, self absorbed quest for possessions, the latest and the best in a never-ending cycle until the day we die. We forget what it means to be truly human. We forget the things that really matter. We lose the magic of what life should be.

I won't live by rules that make no sense to me.

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I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I feel, I will feel everything. When I love, I will love with everything.

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I'm sitting here in the motel room, flipping through the channels. There's nothing on, nothing I want to watch anyway. Dark crime dramas where someone's been murdered, or someone's been raped, or robbed, or something else screwed up. There was a scene with a body and blood on three channels in a row. Every show seems to be filled with twisted intrigues, lies, deception, murder, rape, something dark. Give me a freaking break. There's enough of it all out there in the world. I try to acknowledge the negative in this world without making the mistake of making it my focus. All the twisted crap in the real world is hard enough to deal with. I definitely don't care to saturate myself with it when I'm trying to relax. I've got enough on my mind.

I don't know. Maybe seeing some of these bad things on TV helps some people feel better about some of the troubles in their own lives.

It's just not my thing.

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"Now you may ask if I regret it, if I would do it differently if I could, if I would take it back. NOT A CHANCE!!!!! I went for it. I put it all on the line. I always will. I knew what the consequences would be if I failed, and I was willing to accept them. So any of you reading who might be feeling a twinge of sympathy, don't. I made my decisions, and I accept the consequences. I'm no victim. And to those who are thinking about preaching at me, don't bother. I won't hear you. I haven't accomplished anything in this life worth remembering by playing it safe. That's boring to me anyway."

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There was a time when I was younger that I didn't know any better than to be a liar, a cheater, and a thief. I have since learned to despise those things. I have had great friendships. I have had great loves. I have been a lover, I have been a son, a brother, and a friend. And I was once a world champion.

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And to think, there are still places in the world where man has not been, where he has left no footprints, where the mysteries stand secure, untouched by human eyes. I want to go to these places, the quiet, timeless, ageless places, and sit, letting silence and solitude be my teachers

And my personal favorite

"Believe in yourself. Believe in your own potential for greatness. Believe that you can change the world. It is something that is within each of us. Believe in the Power of One"

I seriously have never felt this bad for someone that I really don't know personally (Even though he used to reply in my Myspace messages back then). But man, hearing the news that this guy died earlier made me feel down all day. Last tribute for a great man. Rest in peace Evan.

R.I.P Evan Tanner (February 11 1971 - September 8 2008)

2008-09-08T21:19:00.000-07:00

I was surprised. I was shocked. I was in disbelief when I heard the news. While he hasn't been relevant in the MMA scene for years now, he remains as one of my idols and I admired how he looked at life. He was a warrior in the octagon, will go down fighting and swinging. In life, he never cared about what others would say, an adventurer, someone who follows his own will and never regrets anything. I'm extremely saddened by the loss of this man.

R.I.P Evan, thanks for the great fights

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From his journal

College dropout, adventurer, seeker, traveler, ditch digger, dishwasher, cable tech, concrete worker, steel worker, salad prep, busboy, ski resort security, ski resort rental shop technician. I've worked in a slaughter house. I've been a landscaper. I've done drywall, tile, countertops, wood flooring, roofing. I have been a plumber, worked as a bottle collector at a bar, a bouncer, a doorman, a head of a security team. I have been a basket room clerk, a carpenter, a framer building beach houses, a truss builder. I've lived on a farm. I've lived in the city. I've earned money mowing lawns, selling on ebay, and fighting. A teacher, a trainer, and a coach sometimes. There was a time when I was younger that I didn't know any better than to be a liar, a cheater, and a thief. I have since learned to despise those things. I have had great friendships. I have had great loves. I have been a lover, I have been a son, a brother, and a friend. And I was once a world champion.

Rest in peace man.

And I'm back

2008-09-02T05:13:00.000-07:00

After spending 6 days lying in a hospital bed, I'm glad to inform you guys that I.Am.Back. Yeaah!! No more IVs, no more nurses who wakes you up in the middle of the night for blood tests, no more TVs with crappy receptions and no more tasteless bangus and skinless chickens for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

But on the bright side, I lost some weight. I feel lighter, most of my friends who already saw me says I lost weight and that's what I've been dying to hear for months now.

That's it for now. I will post my Dengue Chronicles later.

I got two of my blog entries nominated at the Philippine Blog Awards! Wuhooo!

2008-08-26T05:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, you've heard it right. I got two of my entries nominated at the Philippine Blog Awards to be held at One Esplanade come 21st of September. Picked by Hoops Philippines admins, my Araneta Chronicles: Game 4 and Iran vs Philippines Game Log and Some Late Game Thoughts will be competing under the Sports Division. My HooPH Colleagues Sydman and Benhur will also be competing with their respective entries Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Court, Jawo Air21 Check List and Kobe Supernatural Press Tour. So goodluck to me, Sydman and Benhur.

In other news

Yes, I'm still sick. I'll be having my final laboratory tests tomorrow so please please please, I need your prayers. I don't want to spend my Bday in a hospital bed. I got my second test earlier and so far so good, it's still all normal.

Tagged by Ayeth

2008-08-22T01:44:00.000-07:00

1. Four places I go over and over
- Everstana Basketball Court. (Everyfreakin' day)
- UST. Of course, my school.
- Trinoma/SM North/Waltermart. The nearest malls here at m place
- Yung music studio sa Northmall.

2. Four people who e-mails me regularly
- Multiply updates
- HooPh readers
- My relatives overseas
- Some friends

3. Four of my favorite places to eat?
- Our own kitchen (lawlz)
- Burgoo
- Yung carenderia ni Mang Efren. Lawlz
- Tokyo Bubble Milk Tea

4. Four places you’d rather be?
- At home
- Paris
- Maldives
- Anywhere with a basketball court in it

5. Four TV shows I could watch over and over.
- Any MMA show
- Discovery Channel's Crime Night
- Any Basketball Show
- American Gladiator (lawlz)

6. Four people I think (and hope) will respond.
- Raprap
- Chelsea
- Charisse
- Tess

Daggeeeerrrr!

2008-08-19T09:45:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I blogged about the nothingness (Read: Bummerology) of my life. So how is the first lube relevant? I don't know... I just needed some opener of sorts read on fuckers.

Anyway, it's been a fun fun August for me. This is what I call the Basketball month. The Olympics' Men's Basketball and the PBA finals plus throw in some sideshows like the UAAP and the NCAA and we have a winner. My body's feeling good too. Last Saturday, I played five games in three different venues.. look's like I'm getting my ass back to shape.. *looks at the mirror* maybe not.

Tomorrow's the final game between Air 21 and Ginebra. And oh boy am I pumped up or what? I can't even sleep. I'm having mixed feelings about tomorrow's game.. I'm confident that my team, Ginebra, would win but at the same time, I'm pretty nervous. I wouldn't want to see those complimentary-tickets-based-fair-weathered-purple-wearing-fans celebrate after tomorrow's game so.. let's go Gin Kings. Beat Air 21 and send Homer Se's ugly face down to earth. (I'm an Air 21 fan too btw)

By the way, I got my head shaved a couple of weeks ago. I dunno, for a change I guess. I'm loving the new tough guy look. But it has grown a bit now, I'm planning to have it shaved right after my birthday.

Speaking of my Birthday (August 30th) looks like I'm going to the E-heads concert after all. I thought I wouldn't be able to go because of the strict implementations (Specially on the red list) of the 18 and above rule. Well fuck you guys! I'm turning 18 on the same exact date of the concert and thanks to Markus' VIP pass to all his multiply contacts I won't have to join the freakin' red list and all I have to do is get a postal ID with my birthday on it. And that's it. So yeah, looks like I'm going to have a Happy Birthday after all.

That's it. See you around guys.

- Chris

Which Chess Piece am I? (Got this one from Acer)

2008-08-18T11:12:00.000-07:00

Your result for Which Chess Piece are You Test?...

The King's Knight

Congrats! Only 5-7% of the population score this!

The King’s Knight is spontaneous and active. They get great satisfaction from acting on impulse. This usually means thrill and risk can be quite exciting. If they are stifled by rules, they may end up feeling ‘dead’ inside. They look for the ‘tick’ behind the clock without the need for verbal cues. Oddly enough, this Knight deeply respects and admires anyone who can best them.

The King's Knight is a 'do-er', naturally impatient with discussion. They seek to live in the moment and are great improvisers. Because of this they are quite capable at bringing ideas or concepts to fruition. They often prefer practical organizational issues. Because they seek to make things happen, they may act too quickly with the appearance of not thinking things through.

They are the best at manipulating others. This usually means that they can convince others to a like-minded position and thus the King would love to have this Knight by their side. They are concrete with their form and speech and are seen as smooth operators. They could be seen as self-promoters and great salesmen of ideas. They are gifted at earning trust. But they are also gifted at applying common sense to any issue. They will maintain acute awareness of factual information during discussions and will guide tangents back on course. The King's Knight is outgoing, charming and fun. They know the 'who's who' and where the socially sophisticated reside and play. They are action oriented and deplore unnecessary diplomacy. They want life to be simple, but realize it isn't.

Take Which Chess Piece are You Test? at HelloQuizzy

Weeeeeeeee. Only 5-7% of the population gets that score. I am unique fuckers!

And so we go.. to Game 7

2008-08-17T11:05:00.001-07:00

Originally posted here

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This is it ladies and gentlemen. No more buts, no more ifs, no more tomorrow. Come Wednesday, both teams will lay it all on the line.

For Air 21 well.. they proved everyone wrong. They are not some 1 trick pony who got lucky all the way to the Championship. This team is a legit, for real, in your face contender who can beat any team any given day. For Ginebra, well, let's just say that this is where the never say die attitude comes in. Game 2 they got blown out, they lost Jayjay. Now Mark Caguioa is complaining an injury in his knee and we all know that Paul Artadi and Ronald Tubid isn't healthy BUT they still managed to hang on, and force a do or die game come Wednesday.

So let's put all of that aside now and let's talk about the major concerns for both teams come Game 7.

First point: The Flunked and the Dubious

It's no secret. Ginebra, regardless if Caguioa and Jayjay plays at Wednesday, will be playing without a healthy fast and the furious. And we all know what the tandem brings to the team. Well, it's only about 42 points and 8 assists a game. Not only that, it assures them offensive stability and it definitely boosts the crowd whenever they finish a fastbreak. So definitely, regardless of what happens at Wednesday.. we all know it will be a big disadvantage for Ginebra. So what do they need to do to fill the gap that their injured stars made?

Point 1.1: Get their next three guards going

Artadi and Pacana needs to step up badly. We all have seen what happens when Chris and Paul plays a great game together. Ronald Tubid's return should help Ginebra's cause, especially on energy and offense. All three guys needs to play like it's the last games of their careers to draw Ginebra closer to the trophy.

Point 1.2: Tighten up on the defensive end

No matter how hard those three guys try.. they can never match Helterbrand and Caguioa's offensive numbers. But, their defensive intensity makes up for their lack of offensive power.

Tubid, Pacana and Artadi has all done a magnificent job on defending Gary David, Arwind Santos and Wynne Arboleda (All biggger guys btw) and if somehow they limit the trio to atleast 10 points a piece then chalk one trophy up for BGK.

Point 2: Defending the paint

In the past three games, BGK's bread and butter has been the paint. Take for example, Air 21's main problem, Chris Alexander. This guy has been the main reason why the Kings are still alive in this series. In the past two games, Alexander averaged 29 PPG and 22.5 RPG. They need to find a way to stop Alexander or else, they're doomed.

Another problem in this series for the Express has been Eric Menk. Up to now, I've never seen anyone in the Air 21 roster (Except for Steve Thomas of course) who can guard Eric Menk. Eric has been productive as of late and that's not because he's eating some magic beans before the game or some ancient necromancer revived his old self but mainly because of the lack of defense the Express has shown in the past couple of games. He's just too strong for Ranidel and too experienced and skilled for Kramer and Se. He's a problem that also needs to be solved come game time.

Now, I have no coaching experience ever (Except for some stints in Barangay leagues. Lawlz) but if I were Coach Bo, I would gamble with a zone right now. I'd rather let guys like Artadi and Pacana take long jumpers than let Eric Menk and Chris Alexander eat up my boys in the paint. It's a pretty good risk for me.. what do you guys think?

Point 3: Inexperience factor, relevant?

We all have seen how the SL Realtors pulled an upset to Purefoods last conference. Sending all the experience talk down to the trash can. But, not every team possesses the same kind of mentality that the Realtors showed last conference. I'm not trying to bring any team down but with the way the Express played in the last 24 minutes, I might have a point.

Take for example, Arwind Santos taking up three contested three pointers from Eastwood Libis QC. Or Wynne Arboleda forcing up shots late in the game or Steven Thomas giving up shots in the time when he really needs to dominate or Coach Bo's face every time Ginebra makes a basket. Those are all signs of the game-clinch pressures and you might not notice it but take a look at how Ginebra easily fought back from a 16 point advantage. That's a clear sign that they're not ready for the pressure, the feeling that they're that damn close to a Championship. And hopefully for Air 21, everybody learned from the Game 6 breakdown experience.

Well, come game time this Wednesday, everything that happened in the past wouldn't matter. I know it's an old cliche but the game will definitely go to the team who wants it the most. See you at Game 7 guys!

The Araneta Chronicles: Game 4

2008-08-13T10:50:00.000-07:00

I originally posted it here

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Before I begin, I would like to clear things out. Yes, I'm a big big Barangay Ginebra fan. Second, I promise I'll try not to sound biased or something in this entry and third, please avoid the "why are you letting this guy do write ups, he's freakin' biased" comments. With that being said let's begin.

The Araneta Chronicles: Game 4

This is the part where I am that damn thankful to my parents that I was raised a Ginebra fan.

Following the sour back to back defeats in the hands of my second favorite PBA team, the Air 21 Express, I thought to myself.. the crowd's going to get rowdier and rowdier come Game 4. And they didn't disappoint.

I told my friends to come early because I didn't want to spend the game standing (like I did with my younger brother in Game 3) and knowing that we only have tickets for Upper Box B, a section that gets filled 10 mins after the Araneta gates open.. we really had to hurry. So there, we reached Araneta at about 6 pm, just in time for the annual awards and my God, I was surprised at the number of people who were already there. Well, atleast we got ourselves some seats to enjoy the game.

Midway through the awardings, I was bothered by a couple who was arguing at my back. Since they're only about a foot away from my back I can hear what they're talking about and you'll be surprised if you heard it too. Apparently, the wife was angry to his husband for spending the money on the tickets where in they could've spent it on the pambaons of their children. He goes to tell him that he'll be selling some scrap metals as soon as they got home just to give money to their children.

That goes to show you how hardcore the fans of the Kings are. And you know what? Midway through the game, the wife was leading the chants of GI-NE-BRA. And I thought she didn't want to watch?

Anyway, warm up time and the crowd is getting rowdier by the minute. Air 21 goes out first and of course, they were showered by boos. Thank God Ginebra came out a minute after Air 21 went out so the boos were halted and were changed into cheers.

Jayjay went straight to the bench and the guy on my left began talking to me like we were good ol' buddies. You know, the casual basketball talk. Pare di yata maglalaro si Helterbrand, badtrip pre.. pero kaya yan. And I was like, syempre naman, kailangan lang magstep up si Artadi tsaka si Pacana para mapunuan yung absence ni Jayjay. And the talk went on up to the last buzzer.

Game time and Ginebra went off to a blazing start. Crowd were into it early, but was hashed when Gary David converted a three pointer. Then some guy about three rows behind me started shouting Pakyu Dabid! Which drew laughters from the Ginebra crowd.

The biggest applaud of the night was awarded to Ronald Tubid. The moment he got up from the Ginebra bench, everybody was murmuring si Tubid maglalaro yata, oo nga oo nga. And by the time he was checking in the officials table, everybody went crazy. Everybody went crazier when Ronald converted his first basket which extended the Ginebra lead to 12, I think.

Another guy that caught my eye is a guy in his mid 40s wearing an Eric Menk jersey and was acting like the cheerleader of the Ginebra crowd. I dont think he ever sat down. He was reacting to every call, every non-call, every freethrow and time outs. He was just there, dancing, shouting, clapping and jeering, getting lots of attention and laughters to the Ginebra crowd.

Here's an interesting story. Anyone know the Tug and Shoot contest which is being held in timeouts and mid quarters in the PBA? Well, if you've been to a live event before, I guess you know it. After the buzzer sounded and their game stopped, the yellow guy (who was still strapped to the blue guy) began to walk towards the dug out. The blue guy was unaware the yellow guy began walking out, resulting to the yellow guy pulling him out and him falling awkwardly into the Araneta floor, garnering some laughters on the Air 21 and Ginebra crowd. What's funny (or not) is that when the blue guy was walking, we noticed that he was limping. And we were like, pucha napilayan yata

In other news, the winner of the most booed Express player award today goes to Nino Canaleta. After burning Ginebra with a stellar clutch performance in Game 3, we all know Canaleta's going to receive heat from the Ginebra crowd. And that's what exactly happened. Right after Canaleta threw an airball, the crowd started booing him straight into the bench (since Coach Bo called him out) and he stayed there for good.

Anyway, it was a fun fun night. Everybody in Barangay Ginebra can sleep well tonight. Forget the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry or the Letran-San Beda matches.. this is where true basketball fans show up. People who only has 30 pesos on their pockets (Read: Me) but still went on to watch the game anyway. People who will live and die and live to die again only to support a team who was supported by their fathers. People who will neglect heavy rains and will befriend anyone on their side and wouldn't care about the personal status of that guy. This is PBA basketball ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Barangay Ginebra.

Thoughts on UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

2008-08-11T21:26:00.000-07:00

This entry is two days late so I apologize.

Anyway, did anyone else enjoy UFC 87 as much as I did? I guess. That was, regardless of the three decision laden matches in the main card, was one of the better cards in MMA this year.

We kick things off on the main card with a middleweight match between Jason McDonald and grappling monster Demian Maia. I thought McDonald tried to grapple with Maia too much and as much as I respect Jason's ground game, it would really be foolish to try and stay with someone like Demian Maia on the ground. I think he would've had a better chance if it was standing.

Anyway, McDonald didn't do that bad on the ground, he had some slick escapes, a guillotine at one point and an RNC in another. Despite being choked out by Maia in the third, McDonald proved that he can hang and give some troubles to someone like Demian on the ground. It was the best fight on that event IMO (Especially for grappling lovers)

Next fight was a lightweight showdown between two contenders. Roger "El Matador" Huerta vs Ken Flo, Kenny Florian. I was very excited about this match when it was announced and I thought it was a bit of a letdown. While it was exciting, the match never really lived up to the hype as Florian went on to fight a technical fight. Stick and run, stick and run. Florian imposed a beautiful gameplan that halted Roger's momentum every now and then. Both guys have a beautiful future but I don't think neither of them are ready for BJ at LW right now.

Next up was the swing bout between Rob Emerson and Manvel "Anvil" Gamburyan. It was a quick 12 second knock out that knocked the doucheness out of Manvel's body. Big win for Rob.. I think he needed that win.

Brock Lesnar vs Heath Herring is up next. Brock is showing lots of improvement. His control is unbelievable and we all know now that he can punch. I thought he didn't capitalize on his position that much as he had Heath on his back and on the mount numerous times but he can't finish. But what the heck, it's only his third freakin' fight and I know he's going to improve more. After all, he did beat Heath Herring, a legit proven heavyweight in his third professional MMA bout.

Main event was between UFC Welterweight Champion Georges Rush St-Pierre as he takes on the consensus number 2 Welterweight Jon Fitch. Fitch came with an 8 fight win streak in this bout (Tied with Royce Gracie for most win streak in the UFC)

Turning point of the match is when GSP capitalized on a Fitch mistake and dropped him with a huge right hand. And since then, it's blah blah land for Jon Fitch as St-Pierre was just landing at will with jabs, back kicks, counter-hooks and leg kicks. St.Pierre was unbelievable that night.. for the very first time in the UFC, Fitch's guard was passed. Fitch was fucked up and he knows it.

But St.Pierre wasn't the only who was unbelievable last night, Fitch showed a gracious losing performance as well. He was just taking hits and hits and hits and he just kept coming back. He was a warrior. For him to take that kind of punishment and still smile after the match. He was just amazing.

Overall, it was a great event. I give it a 4/5 and could've easily been a five if it wasn't for the three decision matches on the featured matches.

Photo credits goes to MMAWEEKLY.COM

Ranking the Olympics' Men's Basketball tournament

2008-08-07T11:20:00.001-07:00

I originally posted this here

This was supposed to be posted last week but I had to finish all of the tune ups before chalking one up for HooPH.

Alright, before I begin, I'll gladly answer the question that I know will be thrown by most of the readers here.

I know most of you will ask, why didn't you rank the US Basketball team as the number 1 team in the world right now?

Three things

1) They haven't won a major basketball tourney since the Olympics of 2000. (WBC 2002 was won by Yugoslavia, Olympics of 2004 was won by Argentina and WBC of 2006 was won by Spain)

2) As of now, while they remain a superpower of basketball, a lot of countries caught with them, introducing styles of basketball which is suited for International tourneys.

3) Other teams are just.much.better right now.

Disclaimer: This rankings is PRIOR to the Olympic games. I may say that this country is number 1 right now but could be goners AFTER the Olympics. Now, remind me to update my rankings right after the Olympics.

And here we go..

12) Iran

Fiba Ranking: 33rd

Key Players: Hammed Haddadi, Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Mehdi Kamrani (I hope I got all their names right)

Call me bitter, but I still think that this spot should've gone to our National Basketball Team. We were a call short of beating this team in the 2007 Asian Championships and we let it slip through our hands. Anyway, frankly, I don't think they'll win a single game in the Olympics. Yes, they're talented but are they talented enough to compete against the best in the world? I'll give you a hint, they aren't.

11) China

Fiba Ranking: 11th

Key Players: Yao Ming, Yi Jian Lian, Wang Zhi Zi and Sun Yue

The fact that most people have the two Asian representatives at the bottom two of the rankings goes to show that we are pretty left behind in terms of basketball. They have the height, the talent and a pretty good system to dominate the Asians but in terms of international play, I think their system is a little bit too conservative. I can see them beating Angola but that's it.

10) Angola

Fiba Ranking: 14th

Key Players: Olimpio Cipriano, Joaquim Gomes, Edwardo Mingas

This team is capable of beating any team on a good day. International experience would be a question for these guys but their system and famillarity to each other makes up for it.

9) Germany

Fiba Ranking: Tied for 9th
Key Players: Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Kaman, Pascal Roller

Help for Dirk has always been the problem for Germany in the past few major tournaments and the arrival of Chris Kaman on the team helped solve that problem a bit. However, the Germans still need to find consistency on their backcourt of Steffan Hamman and Pascal Roller in order to be successful in Beijing.

8) Croatia

Fiba Ranking: 20th

Key Players: Marko Tomas, Zoran Planinic, Roko Ucic

The Croatians are back. The last time the Croatian Basketball Team qualified for a major tournament was at the Olympics of 1996. Since then, they've been cellar dwellars in European tournaments. It just sucks because they had a chance to dominate the World Basketball scene in the early 90s but thanks to the ONE and ONLY Dream Team, they didn't.

7) Australia

Fiba Ranking: Tied for 9th

Key Players: David Andersen, Matthew Nielsen, Andrew Bogut

They came this close of pulling an upset against Team US just last Monday. And what's interesting is that they managed to pull that close against US without Andrew Bogut. Anyway, the Aussies will be a team to reckon with come the Olympics mainly because in their team.. nobody's afraid to shoot. Gone are the days of Andrew Gaze and Shane Heal but this is their best chance IMO to win that elusive medal in Olympic Basketball.

6) Lithuania

Fiba Ranking: 5th

Key Players: Robertas Javtokas, Sarunas Jasikavicious, Linaz Kleiza (I hope I got their names correctly)

Yes, they've been blown out by the US in their tune up game but let me tell you something. Dont.let.that.fool.you. Lithuania brings more in the court than what they've shown against team US the last time around. And believe me when I tell you this, they can beat any team in the tournament any given day.

5) Russia

Fiba Ranking: 16th

Key Players: Sergei Bykov, Jon Holden, Andrei Kirilenko

The 2007 Euroleague Champs is the darkhorse of the tournament. Led by versatile forward Andrei Kirilenko and Jon Holden, David Blatt's squad is ready to take on the challenge and try to win their first medal in the Olympics. It's just sad because Victor Khryapa, a pivotal part of the team, would be missing the summer Olympics due to an injury.

4) USA

Fiba Ranking: 1st

Key Players: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade

They are eager to prove a point. This tournament would either prove that they are still the best in the world or prove that their style of play is no longer dominant in international competition. This team is pretty much the same team that played in the 2006 WBC + KB24 and Jason Kidd. Right now, they have only two weaknesses. 1) Defending the Pick and Roll and 2) Playing a slow tempoed, half court game. Unfortunately, that's how most of the games go in international competition.

3) Greece

Fiba ranking: 6th

Key Players: Vasilis Spanoulis, Dimitris Diamantidis, Theo Papaloukas

My personal favorite and a favorite medal placer this year. I just love watching the Greeks play. Their rugged defense plus killing offensive flow is what finished off the US in 2006 and will be their main weapon coming into the Olympics right now. They are well coached, they're very talented and they are hungry to win the gold.

2) Argentina

Fiba ranking: 2nd

Key Players: Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Manu Ginobili

While there have been a few shake ups from their past rosters (No Pepe Sanchez and Walter Hermann this year) Argentina will still be a favorite to win the Gold in Beijing. Why? Two things, 1) Their core of Scola-Nocioni-Ginobili is still intact and 2) Most of these guys have already played together in big tournaments like this. Did I mention they are the defending Champions of the Olympic basketball tournament?

1) Spain

Fiba Ranking: 3rd

Key Players: Rudy Fernandez, Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderon

I'll be honest with you, I don't think there's anyone who's capable of beating the Spaniards this year. I don't know, I just have that gut feel that they're the one who's going to dominate the Olympics. But who wouldn't have that gut feel? They're prolly the tallest team in the Olympics (6 players over 6'6) and they prolly have the best backcourt in the league too (The backcourt of Calderon, Fernandez, Rubio, Navarro, Rodriguez and Lopez)

The Royal Express Encounter: My two cents on the PBA Finals.

2008-08-04T11:55:00.001-07:00

I originally posted this here

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Procrastinating over. Let’s get back to work.

Air 21 vs Ginebra. Two teams that thrives on energy, on fastbreak and lives and dies on turnovers. Well, if that’s the case, then get ready for an up and down, fast paced and run and gun finals. Now the question is, will Air 21 deliver? or will we see another royal run from the Kings? Here’s my personal take on the match ups and the what’s what in this finals.

The Backcourt Battle

Jayjay Helterbrand vs Wynne Arboleda and Mark Caguioa vs Gary David. Two very intriguing matches. Of course, the Fast and the Furious would be advantageous on paper, especially with what they’ve done this conference but Arboleda and David are no pushovers and they can definitely give the Kings a tough tough challenge. IMO, Caguioa is a tougher cover than David because he can create better situations for himself (It’s not like Gary D can’t create, but Mark simply does it better) while on the other hand, David has been relying on moving without the ball, running for fastbreak layups and set up threes.

The main question in the point guard battle would be on how Wynne Arboleda can control Jayjay’s numbers. Right now, Jayjay Helterbrand is the best point guard in the league. He dominates the game with his crisp passes and timely jumpers, that’s why he’s a tough tough cover. On the other hand, Wynne Arboleda is one of the best defensive point guards in the league today. Named part of the All Defensive Team last year, Wynne’s main task would be to limit Helterbrand’s numbers and prevent him from taking over the game.

The backcourt of the Kings wouldn’t be complete without Paul Artadi of course. Artadi has been a relevation for Ginebra in their last couple of games. Ever since the Sta.Lucia series, Artadi has been averaging 10.5 PPG, 5.5 APG and 2.5 APG. Those numbers alone are better than what any starting point guard (Minus Helterbrand) has produced for their team in the semi finals. Now, if Artadi continues to play that way.. the richest guy in the PBA would have to double his numbers.

With that being said, I give the backcourt advantage to the Kings.

Shootout on the wings

Air 21 has VERY TALL wingmen. Led by MVP Candidate Arwind Santos, Ranidel de Ocampo and Nino Canaleta, look for Air 21 to get much of their point productions from their wingmen. Ginebra’s wingmen on the other hand has experience on their side. Junthy Valenzuela and Sunday Salvacion are tough covers, especially when it comes to crucial stretches. Remember Sunday’s barrage of triples against San Miguel when they last won a Championship? That’s what I’m talking about.

However, advantage goes to Air 21 when it comes to the wing department. Let’s just say that Ginebra’s offensive focus comes from their guards and their import while Air 21 heavily relies on Arwind Santos and Ranidel de Ocampo when it comes to produtions. Ranidel is a tough tough match up for anyone, ask the Double Dannys of Magnolia. He can post you up, take you off the dribble and shoot three’s on you. He can also draw the defenders and drop off to Homer Se or Steve Thomas. In this series, he can be Ginebra’s biggest problem.

The Inside Grind

Steve Thomas vs Chris Alexander. Two of the best reinforcements we’ve had in this conference. Thomas is an inside operator who has a variety of post moves. However, he hasn’t showed up his former self eversince the start of the Semi Finals. Alexander however, is someone who’s.. let’s just say, more relaxed. Why? Because he doesn’t carry the offensive load of his team unlike all the other imports in the league. His scoring mostly comes off putbacks and drop passes from the guards and rarely do I see him create a shot of his own from the post.

In the local department, Air 21 will be led by their own Semi Final revelation Homer Se. However, he definitely needs help from guys like Kramer, Espinas and Sotto to control the board dominance of Reavis, Mamaril, Menk and Crisano.

With that being said, advantage goes to Ginebra here based on the fact that their import, Chris Alexander, doesn’t carry the same amount of pressure Steve Thomas carries in Air 21.

The Intangibles

Advantage goes to Ginebra. Ginebra is coming off a sweep of Red Bull and hasn’t tasted defeat in months. While Air 21 is coming off a tough 6 game victory against Magnolia. Another thing, Air 21 will be playing against Ginebra in a 7 game series.. that would be like the Lakers playing in Boston for 7 freakin’ games. Bo Perasol even said it, it’s Air 21 vs the Philippines.

The X Factors

For Ginebra, it’s Paul Artadi. If the Semis and the Quarters would be any indications on how Paul will play in the Finals then I expect a rough rough stretch for Air 21 in the upcoming games. Here’s a bet, I say everytime Paul Artadi makes a three pointer.. Ginebra will win. Anyone interested?

For Air 21, Homer Se. Homer has been a monster in the Magnolia series. Homer averaged 13.8 PPG and 6.8 RPG against the frontline of Magnolia. If Paul Artadi is the main energizer of Ginebra’s backcourt, then Air 21 would have an answer inside if Homer Se is in the game. Consistency would be the key for Air 21’s success.

The verdict

Should be a very interesting and exciting series. Air 21 should give Ginebra problems at times but I see them pulling it off based on experience alone. I say Ginebra in 6 exciting games.

Why so serious??

2008-07-25T08:34:00.001-07:00

Because I'm bored and all I have is MS Paint (No Photoshop) and time.

Great, now I have a reason to save for an XBOX 360.

2008-07-21T08:59:00.001-07:00

Good lord, I know there are a lot of better things that I need to focus on but man, after learning that another Banjo Kazooie game will be released for XBOX (Their first outside Nintendo) I can't help but crave for an XBOX. I might even work to get that console but one thing's for sure, I'm going to get it before the holidays.

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts will be released this November so I have plenty of time to get it. So why am I really looking forward to this game? Three things

a) Banjo Kazooie is one of the best games that was released in the N64 console (Prolly second behind Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time) for N64, it's graphics is A+ and the gameplay is double S. AND It's created by Rare, a company that never disappoints in producing great games.

b) Nostalgia. I grew up playing Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie on N64 (I still am right now through Project 64) I wouldn't mind playing the third installation of the Saga (Fifth actually if you'd include Grunty's revenge and Banjo Pilot on GBA)

c) It's for all ages, my younger brother would enjoy it thanks to it's kid-friendly graphics and older guys would enjoy it because of the gameplay which is far from boring.

So yeah, the only reason why I'm getting an XBOX 360 is because of that game. To hell with others, I must get a hold on this. :D

Back to his rightful throne

2008-07-20T04:25:00.000-07:00

Fedor Emelianenko returned to his rightful throne.. in the top of the hill.

Fedor Emelianenko shut down his critics with a quick and dominant win over former 2-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, 6'8 Militich Product, Tim Sylvia.

Fedor put on a very impressive show, raining down a barrage of punches on Timmy before putting him in the clinch and connecting with an uppercut that floored Sylvia and finish him off with a rear naked choke at 0:36 seconds of the very first round.
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Quick results

-Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:36, R1

-Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell by KO at 1:13, R3

-Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo by KO at 1:44, R2

-Mark Hominick def. Savant Young by Submission (Armbar) at 4:25, R2

-Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Mike Whitehead by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3

-Matt Lindland def. Fabio Negao by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Edwin Dewees by TKO at 4:06, R1

-Mike Pyle def. J.J. Ambrose by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:51, R3

-Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin by KO at 3:12, R2

-Paul Buentello def. Gary Goodridge by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Nostalgia time = Fine Time

2008-07-15T09:05:00.000-07:00

What a way to start the week. Yay, I finally got Project64 1.6 to work on my computer. For months, I've been trying to figure out why Project64 (Nintendo 64 emulator) have been posting the same annoying error over and over again. Well, all I needed to do was to check the video configuration of the emulator and voila, it worked. I can't believe how simple the problem was and how stupid I am to let it pass for a few months. That happens when you let disappointment and frustration catch up on you first before looking for a solution. :SM001:

I can't help but smile as soon as I played the games that I grew up to. Super Mario 64.. Legend of Zelda.. Rareware's Banjo Kazooie. God, it almost brought me to tears. :D

SM64 SCREENCAPS!

In other news...

YES! IT'S CONFIRMED!

Yes, it’s confirmed: The Eraserheads are reuniting after many years of being apart, not for good but only for one show slated for Aug. 30 at the CCP Open Grounds.

According to the STAR source, all the original members (photo) are performing — Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro and Raimund Marasigan.

This piece of good news should make the Eraserheads fans very happy.

Said to be the ‘greatest Pinoy band,’ the Eraserheads will sing all their hit songs, including Alapaap, Toyang and Ang Huling El Bimbo.

Source

Hoo yeah!

Riddle me this

2008-07-11T10:47:00.001-07:00

There's more to the date August 30 2008 than my birthday...

You guys be the judge, but if you're thinking what I'm thinking.. MY BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR WOULD BE MY HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY EVER! :D

Noli de Castro ftw!

2008-07-10T23:56:00.000-07:00

You know what our VP is doing while our country is having a freakin' economy crisis? He's right there.. sitting beside BJ fucking Penn, watching Forrest Griffin vs Quinton Rampage Jackson in Las Vegas.

Take a look at it here if the gif doesn't move (Right side of BJ, left side of the screen)

Btw, BJ's girlfriend is hot

Will write for a new amplifier

2008-07-10T10:35:00.000-07:00

Alright I'm bored. As usual. I should be hitting the sheets right now but what the heck, I still want to write.. and here I am writing non sense.

Anyway, while browsing the Sherdog Forums, one exact thread caught my eye. And it's the thread that's comparing the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin to our very own, WBC World Lightweight Champion Manny Pacquiao (Read thread here) I think it's fucking ridiculous. I'm a big fan of both but the comparison is really absurd. You don't have to read the comments to know the sentiments of the Sherdog memebers (Prolly one of the biggest MMA Forums in the WORLD) I'll just gladly narrow it down to a few sentences for you because I'm thinking the same way too.

Forrest Griffin is nowhere near Manny Pacquiao's explosiveness, power and speed. Sure, they are both Champions and they are both exciting.. but that's it. And that's why the thread starter took so much heat from the members of that forum, it's just an absurd comparison.. that goes to show you how much Manny has gained the respect of the people all over the world.

Anyway, I'm broke. Fuck that. I have only 20 pesos on my wallet and I have lots of places to go tomorrow. Holy crap, here's me hoping for a miracle.

James Yap gets chased by Talk and Text Import (LOL)

2008-07-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

LAWLZ! Talking about hitting and running. After a brief altercation between Jondan Salvador and Talk and Text Import Terrence Leather, James Yap decided to join the fun by literally kicking Terrence Leather’s ass when Leather wasn’t looking. And you know what happened as soon as Leather fronts James? James Yap ran, like a little kid who’s caught peeping in a bathroom. (The chase starts at 0:51) And you know what? After being separated, James Yap actually had the balls to even throw a ball at Terrence Leather…. when there were like 10 people separating them. Lawlz (See it at 1:11)

Funny stuff, the look on the Talk and Text’s enraged import and the scared face of James Yap is priceless. Awesome stuff.

Problem would be, if Terrence Leather would be suspended (Which I know he will be) TNT could be playing without an import in all important do or die game against SLR tomorrow. Wow, what great timing by James Yap’s kick. Lol

My two cents,

1) James Yap SHOULD HAVE been thrown out for his actions earlier. He threw a kick (No matter how soft it is) and that kick aggravated the heat. Everything was under control, until James threw that kick (I don’t know why, James seems to be a very cool guy on the court)

2) The Talk and Text Import needs to get anger management. Really. This is like the fourth time he got into a fight against a local. (Billy Mamaril, Eric Menk and Homer Se) and the second time he got thrown out. I expect a suspension and a fine.

3) Ali Peek is the real incredible hulk. You see how he dragged Enrico Villanueva away from Leather? Rico weighs about 250 pounds man and he just threw him out like Enrico was a little girl. Man oh man, what the heck was Robert Sanz thinking?

Atomicaaaaaaa, this is atomica.

2008-07-07T18:07:00.000-07:00

Currently listening to: Wolfgang's acoustica version of Atomica.

Alright, this is an entry out of randomness. This news just came... I SLEPT EARLY LAST NIGHT! Well yeah, like you guys fucking care. Anyway, I really don't have anything to talk about.. last week was a real bummer. I've written three articles for HooPH and that's the most productive thing I did last week (If you'd include drinking my ass away in last Saturday's Hifi night out then fine)

Speaking of last Saturday's night out, well, it was a real awkward night for me. I dunno, I just felt awkward all night long. It's a real weird feeling but anyway, it was a fun night as usual minus all the awkwardness that's involved in it.

I need a new PL Plug and something like a converter so that it would fit into my sound card. Need to test the new amplitube since I don't have an amplifier right now.

Enjoy bumming around guys, til next time.

-Chris

O yeah, quote of the day from the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin

“Shakespeare said to thine own self be true. I don’t know what the fuck he meant by that, but just don’t quit on yourself"

Forrest Griffin - UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

2008-07-05T22:23:00.000-07:00

DID I JUST SAID THAT? FUCKING YEAH I DID!

Forrest Griffin is the new UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MAN! That's something I never thought I can say or blog about after 86.

I'm a big Griffin fan but even at my wildest dreams I never expected him to go toe to toe with Quinton Rampage Jackson for five freaking rounds man. I thought the only way he was going to win is to catch Rampage with a submission, but even that is close to impossible. But here I am, blogging about the New Light Heavyweight Champion of the World and it's just crazy man.

PS

For those who are interested on how I scored the bout here's my round for round analysis

Round 1: 10 - 9 Rampage. Rampage dropped Forrest with a huge uppercut which could've ended any fight, but Forrest managed to hang on

Round 2: 10 - 8 Forrest. I never thought I'd see a round of pure dominance from Forrest Griffin. The leg kick that buckled Rampage really turned everything around in this match.

Round 3: 10 - 9 Forrest. Tough round to score but I gave it to Griffin, Rampage had harder shots but Forrest landed more. Leg kicks and head kicks won the round for Forrest here.

Round 4: 10 - 9 Rampage. Page landed more blows, had the takedown and controlled the tempo for most of the round. Forrest had a triangle however, but was quickly broken up by an attempt of a Rampage powerbomb.

Round 5: 10 - 9 Forrest. Forrest pushed the pace here. Controlled the round, fighting very cautiously but effectively.

So yeah, I had it 48 - 46 for Griffin too. :D

You know what's better than Manny Pacquiao getting a convincing victory at 135?

2008-06-29T07:02:00.000-07:00

This..

DIABLO III BABY! DIABLO FREAKIN' III!

I just can't wait. After reading Larry's status message over at Y! Messenger, I got all excited and shit. And after seeing the screencaps here and the cinematic trailer over at Highfiber the excitement factor just went up another notch.

Oh boy. I just can't wait.. for the mean time, check out their official website over here.

Because New Layout /=/ More entries

2008-06-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

Yay! New layout! I love it. As much as I like the Green and Black template that this blog donned for months, it's getting old. I like it this way, very simple, very neat. I really don't have anything to say right now so you're only wasting your time here at my page. :D

Oh and while you're here, why don't you check out my MMA and Basketball blog?

Return call

2008-06-20T11:04:00.000-07:00

This one's really unusual man. I dunno, it seems weird. Just a couple of months ago, blogging was one part of my life that I can't seem to stop. Now I check my Blogger Dashboard and see that I haven't written anything since March 19th and that's 3 fucking months man. That's quite a surprise. But lesson learned, there are things that we are used to doing, stuff that we normally can't live without but if we stop and look and divert our attention to other things then those things that we usually think of as very important parts of our lives turn into something that used to be very important parts of our lives and the craziest thing about it is that when we look back, look back to things we have said, done and all that shit we could all say "Was that really necessary? doesn't seem like it.

Point is, I just used the blogging reference to open up something that has been buried alive for months, to talk about it for hopefully one last time. What's funny is that, I used to dedicate almost every single letter of my former writings to this vice, this habit and addiction that I thankfully buried alive over the past few months and now, I'm talking about that addiction for one last time before I bury it 6 feet under and leave everything behind as to what others refer to as what used to be.

And with that being said, I guess I can say I'm very proud of myself. For finally regaining my senses, for finally realizing that clinging on to an old addiction, to an old vice is leading me nowhere and is killing me softly in the process. And now I can finally say, freely say, whole heartedly say.. I'm fucking done with you. I am finally burying you, alongside everything that what has bothered me in the past, every word, every entry and every time spent together.. it's all down there together. And here I am, 6 feet above you, smiling, with a shovel on one hand... as I slowly bury everything. Everything.

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ANYWAY!

On other news, Highfiber is fucking back baby! Apparently, Luis can't take more of the bugging by a few members over at his site at Guttervomit. It is back to his old shitty colors and oh am I glad to see a few of the members that were eaten alive by version zero back. Kudos to Luis for building that site up again.

Because getting hit in midair and landing on the ground face first isn't that fun

2008-03-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

YES! A BLOG ENTRY!! If I can remember, the last time I updated my blogger is about 2 months ago.. and those were the times when I was feeling a bit emo-ic.

Ok, Enough, I don't want to turn my blogging return party to turn into an emo gay fest so let's get this started shall we?

Well, yesterday marked the official start of my 1 month long vacation! HOOfuckingRAH! I'm so excited /sarcasm. That means, I'm going to have to deal with the hot summer afternoon, hours and hours of bummerology which will eventually lead to me gaining about 20 more pounds before the school year begins and last but not the least, I'll have to deal with my grandmother's favorite show.. Wowowee fun summer huh?

Oh well, atleast about a week or two from now, I'm going to start my summer job /pseudo claps and exactly a month from now, my summer classes will officially begin... so atleast, my summer will be productive. Not like last year, or 2 years go or 3 years ago.

Today was a not so good day for me. We lost a game, and some hard cash (My last money actually) with 120 pesos left on my wallet, and being pretty darn confident, I decided to bet it all in our game. The bet was supposed to be fifty pesos only, but thanks to my uhm, extra ordinary confidence, I told them that I'm not playing with the bet that low. So.. you know what happened.. we lost the game and I ended up with a bag of ice on my forehead because I got hit in midair and I landed face first on the ground. Believe me, that's no fun.

I'm getting sleepy, have a prosperous and holy holy weekend guys and remember...

To hell and back

2008-01-15T07:08:00.000-08:00

Storm the front, take all the bullets..
there's no turning back now.
This fight is mine for the taking,
I just don't know how.
Pull back, run for cover..
then move forward again,
for how many times can I try winning..
a battle that I cannot win?
I've come much to far now,
to raise the white flag and surrender.
I've already gone to hell and back,
and repeating that, I consider..
For dying in the process of fighting
is much better than retreat
yes, dying in the process of fighting
is much better than retreat.

But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why.

2008-01-03T12:24:00.000-08:00

Currently Listening to: Vertical Horizon's Everything you want.

Alright, it's 4:40 am.. looks like I'm in for a long night again. This one's going to the third straight night that I'll end up sleepless. Well, last night could be the exemption because it was my uncle's birthday, which I'll talk about later. Anyway, the New Year hasn't been really that good for me, I don't know.. been shitty and stuff, can't think clear.. my minds been away from my head ever since the New Year begun. Talking about being excited for the New Year huh? Oh well enough of that, I'm still very positive about things (Which isn't a really good thing)

Alright, we had a blast last night. It was my uncle's birthday celebration in Laguna and we had fun, tons of fun. Booze, guitars, pools and videokes. Perfect way to celebrate a birthday. Nice way to end my vacation. And yes, I got to drink with my father.. so that means I'm legal in drinking! Yeah baby!

Alright I'm done for the night. I apologize for another shitty entry.

My year ending blog entry

2007-12-31T02:46:00.000-08:00

It's been another year. A colorful year by the way, (I graduated from HS this year) met new friends, been closer to some and thankfully I didn't lose any.

Now before I get drunk, I want to acknowledge every single one of you, wouldn't have lasted the whole year without you guys.

Happy New Year, stay safe and I'm looking forward to spending lots of New Years with you guys :D

Tagged by someone who's alone in Japan

2007-12-26T06:01:00.000-08:00

SEVEN THINGS THAT SCARE YOU

1) Impotency
2) Death of a loved one
3) Getting paralyzed
4) Being helpless
5) Failure
6) Being trapped in a closed, dark place
7) Rejection

SEVEN THINGS YOU LIKE THE MOST

1) Travel
2) Guitars
3) Sleeping
4) Eating
5) Writing anything that goes through my head
6) Taking Pictures
7) Anything Sport Related

SEVEN IMPORTANT THINGS IN YOUR ROOM (I don't have a room, I'll just post the important things in my whatever)

1) My Computer
2) My Guitar
3) My Guitar Gadgets
4) My Cellphone
5) My MMA SHIRT COLLECTIONS!
6) My Shoe Collection
7) My Wallet

SEVEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOU

1) I can sleep for 16 hours straight, wake up for about an hour then sleep again
2) Holds the all time record for the stair-endurance drill in World Citi Colleges, 20 sets in 6 minutes and 11 secods
3) I don't like the sound of styros.
4) Not very good with numbers
5) Loves walking
6) Been a metal head ever since I was a kid
7) Has a habit of listening to one single song all day long.

SEVEN THINGS YOU PLAN TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE

1) Fight in an MMA sanctioned match
2) Win the Tour De France
3) Have kids. Get Married
4) Own my own gym
5) Reach Mount Everest
6) Run for a senatorial seat
7) Play live in front of millions of people

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN DO

1) I CAN RAP!! (NO SHIT)
2) I can play five different instruments
3) I can actually run for Kilometers without stopping.
4) I can sleep in a class lecture and still manage to answer half of the questions that's related to the said topic using only my common sense
5) I can bend the time and space continuum
6) I can actually make myself look stupid without making myself look stupid (Go figure)
7) I can play three different sports well, and I know 2 more sports but I suck at it.

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN’T DO

1) Kill chuck norris (lol, +1 on this)
2) Dance
3) Sing
4) Draw
5) Calculus
6) Give up on her (:D :D :D)
7) Watch Wowowfuckingwee

SEVEN THINGS THAT ATTRACT YOU TO THE OPPOSITE SEX

1) Her eyes
2) The way she talks
3) GEEKETTES!
4) Athleticisim
5) Someone who can actually carry herself in different situations
6) Someone who can actually be retarded enough to understand someone like me
7) Someone who can make me smile without making herself look stupid.

SEVEN THINGS YOU SAY THE MOST

1) Fucking no
2) PWNED!
3) LOL
4) Good God!
5) Shuddup dickhead
6) Oh well..
7) Weh?

SEVEN CELEB CRUSHES

1) Allison Stokke
2) Allison Stokke
3) Allison Stokke
4) Allison Stokke
5) Allison Stokke
6) Allison Stokke
7) Did I say Allison Stokke?

SEVEN PEOPLE YOU WANT TO SEE TAKE THIS TEST

1) Joyce
2) Ayeth
3) Chels
4) Larry
5) Sam
6) Joan
7) Tess :D

One for the holidays

2007-12-23T10:09:00.000-08:00

Before I begin, I just want to greet you guys a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Time check, 2:26. I just came home from my former classmate's house and met up my old HS pals. Man, it was great to see them again. I miss those guys. We were just laughing all evening like we were so damn high.. oh wait, we weren't high, are we? Oh well, it was nice talking about our old HS antics, how we cut are classes during Math time, how we were making fun of our English teacher Mr Capili, how we broke the Air Conditioner and the lab table and all those other things that we did way back when we were at Highschool. I hope there'd be a time where all of us would be sitting in one classroom, taking the same lesson and making fun of our teachers.

Oh and yeah, can someone remind me that tomorrow is Christmas? I've always seem to forget it. I don't know, I'm more excited for the next UFC event than Christmas this year. And since it's time for wishlists, I have but one Christmas wish this year and you all know what that is :D

Again, Merry Christmas people, I'm going to post a separate Christmas entry tomorrow. Stay nice guys or else...

*Bump

2007-12-14T08:37:00.000-08:00

Just to update my blog.

After 2 weeks of looking for potential players, The Coaching staff of the Quezon City Basketball Team has finally decided on who'll make the pool. Thank God I'm one of them. 15 players we're picked out of 36(?) players who tried out for the team. Believe me, it wasn't easy to get it. Why? A) They're all on their peak condition, considering that they're still playing for their respective schools. B) I'm about 20 pounds overweight when I first started training C)I have no wind or whatsoever left on my body.

Oh well, thanks to my experience in playing, above average lateral movement and *ehem* reliable outside shooting, I got in. Now my next target is how I'll get my old form back, you know, back in the days when my weight range was from 155 to 160. But I'm getting there, give me two more weeks.. and with the way our condition Coach is doing his duties.. I know I'll get back my old form. Which brings me to this topic..

Last night's training was hell. 20 minute Jog-Lateral-Back Pedal drill to warm as up, some ball drills, a gazillion of suicide sprints, board workout, full court sprints, lateral movement drills again, scrimmage and then the ab workout. Oh well, the next training session is tomorrow, 5:30 am. And here I am, I can't even sleep.

After tomorrow's practice session, I'd go home to rest for awhile then off to TTNL I go! GO TTNL!

Quick Update

2007-12-09T05:24:00.001-08:00

My computer memory is fucking broken. And what a time for it to fuck up, I have papers, research materials and other academic things to do. And oh boy, I'm really fucking pissed off.

Enough of that, let's talk about other things. Yesterday, I went to greenhills to buy myself a new pair of leather shoes, on the way there, in the MRT, I saw an old woman standing. So without thinking twice, I took the liberty to give my seat to her and everyone was looking at me like what the fuck did I do? Have those guys forgotten the old traits of a "maginoong Pinoy"? And yes, a group of old women entered the train in the next station and no one cared to give their seats to them. That's fucking great guys, fucking great.

Oh by the way, can somebody please inform the ABS CBN sports management that Dianne Castillejo doesn't know shit about boxing. It's getting reaaaaaaally fucking annoying to hear her voice every time I watch a fight in ABS CBN.

Chris FTW! I'm playing for Team QC in the National Compets

2007-12-01T21:17:00.000-08:00

The best news I've heard this week so far. Coach June Golosinda, my Highschool Coach in World Citi Colleges, asked me to play for him in the upcoming National Basketball Competition to represent The Quezon City Basketball Team. And I was like, Oh yeah, sure why not?

Yesterday marked the first practice session of the team, I came as their most seasoned player, knowing that I've played for four years in highschool and I'm 17 (The event is 18 and below). I saw my teammates and what can I say? They're tall, agile and talented. Then came my coach, we haven't seen each other for months and he was shocked when he saw his most hardworking player from his last year's team out of shape, about 20 pounds overweight and out of condition.

Well, atleast I finished the practice without blowing up or getting cramped. We have a good coaching staff; Coach P from Ateneo to take care of the conditioning duties, Coach Ollie from SCS to take care of our skills and Coach John to act as our Scouting coach. Of course, Coach June will handle the team, and I think he's one of the best Coaches in the Philippines right now.

Next practice session is thursday afternoon. Wish me luck. The National Competition starts at January 15 next year.

UFC 79: Nemesis

2007-11-26T04:37:00.000-08:00

The best card on the year as advertised.. and I couldn't agree more. After having Welterweight Champion Matt Serra withdraw due to back injuries, who would've ever expected that the current champion's injury would be a blessing in disguise to us fight fans and to the organization itself.

A day after Serra withdrew from his title bout against Matt Hughes, UFC.com confirmed that former Welterweight Champion and current number 1 contender Georges "Rush" St.Pierre would be fighting Matt Hughes, and it will be for the Interim Welterweight Championship.

Not only will we see two of the best welterweights in history, we will also get to see the rubber match of the said fighters. In the war of '04 (UFC 50), Matt Hughes defeated Georges St.Pierre via submission with only a second left in round 1. However, GSP bounced back from that loss in UFC 65: Bad Intentions, where in he dominated the then champion Matt Hughes from the get go until the fight was stopped early in the second round.

After that GSP loss his title in an upset to Matt Serra in UFC 69:Shootout then outwrestled wrestler Josh Koscheck at UFC 74:Respect. Matt Hughes won his match against Chris Lytle at UFC 68: UPRISING, then went on to coach the ultimate fighter series, against Matt Serra.

In the Co-Main event of the evening, the match everyone has been waiting for. The most dominating Light Heavyweight in UFC history Chuck Liddell takes on the most dominating Middleweight in PrideFC history, Wanderlei Silva.

This match is long overdue, considering that the two fighters are coming off of two loses. And some would even say that the match wouldn't be as good as it should've been two to three years ago. But either way, I expect this match to be a war.

Another match worth waiting for is the debut of the African Assasin in the UFC, Rameau Sokoudjou as he takes on undefeated Light Heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida.

Other matches in the event are:

Nate Mohr vs Manvel Gamburyan (Lightweight)

Rich Clementi vs Melvin Guillard (Lightweight)

Tony DeSouza vs Roan Carneiro (Welterweight)

Dean Lister vs Jordan Radev (Middleweight)

Doug Evans vs Mark Bocek (Lightweight)

Eddie Sanchez vs Soa Palalei (Heavyweight)

Wow Blog!

2007-11-22T11:40:00.001-08:00

If you guys are famillar with the title of this entry, it's because this is the title of Darth Jesus' blog page and we used to say this line during the last days of HF 6 whenever a member posts a blog like thread in the said site.

Cut the crap, let me talk

It's 3:30 in the morning and why am I still awake? two things, I'm downloading the ninth episode of Heroes and my crappy net speed is keeping me from doing the said task quickly.

If you guys are ever wondering why you haven't been receiving my daily crappy jokes then I have the perfect answer for you. My phone's not working. Don't worry, I still check my sim every once and a while, thanks to my brother's phone so... I'm still going to recieve your messages, medyo matagal lang ang replies. Haha

Come to think of it, this has been a busy week for me so far. Been stuck in English essays, Phil History papers and of course, Math Problems for the past of couple of days. I need to take them all seriously now if I want to shift next year. I need to shift. I can't stand the word Math on my schedule!

God, my body clock needs some serious revamp. I can't go on taking 3 to 4 hours of sleep every night and 3 to 5 hours sleep during afternoons. But.. what can I do? Can't help it.

I can't write anymore. I apologize for another crappy entry. Til then.

Can you say miserable?

2007-11-15T03:20:00.000-08:00

My handwriting... at its finest

My Phil History notes

and my ever favorite Trigonometry notes..

Man, I can't even read them properly. LOL

When you say speak your mind; I'll do it. Part 10

2007-11-05T00:45:00.000-08:00

If you've been following my blog entries, you'll know that this thread is long overdue.

Anyway, welcome to the tenth set of my random thoughts.

First up, the second semester would officially start tomorrow. And I have mixed emotions about it. For some reasons, I'm actually feeling excited about the start of our second sem, but one part of me just wants to sit here at home, stay in front of the computer for hours, play basketball in the afternoon, sleep then stay in front of the computer again. You know, those usual things bummed out students would do. Geez, I don't know man.

Speaking of my vacation, surprise surprise.. I failed to cut weight. Oh well, what the hell.. I think I've played enough and did enough to get my confidence on my game back and most importantly, my wind back. Oh well enough of that.

Thought of the day: I wish my weight was emo.. so it would cut itself

Hahaha, by the way, I've been sick since sunday but I'm feeling better now. That fucking influenza ruined the last week of my vacation but that didn't stop me from doing one thing that I've always wanted to do in months. You guys should know what that is.

The NBA has started last week and yes, my bet to win it all this year started with a horrible 0-3 record. Oh well, they (The Bulls) started with a 3-9 record last year but still went on to finish the season with a 49-33 record. So, I still am and will always be rooting for the bulls.

speaking of the bulls...

Oh well, I have to admit, I'm not really credible for my predictions. I can remember the last UFC event where in I went 3-6 on my picks and that sucks.

Lastly, I'm feeling so damn good right now. I dunno, there's this something that makes me want to jump all over the place sing like there's no tomorrow and laugh all freaking day. And yeah, I can't wait to see you again. Haha

Now Playing: Gravemakers and Gunslingers by Coheed and Cambria

10.30.07

2007-10-31T13:07:00.000-07:00

The breeze of the wind blows towards me
as my hands continues to shake subtly
the feeling of anticipation is growing steadly
as I sit there, waiting patiently.

Oh the cold night I can still remember,
where in my condition,
I shouldn't be staying out anyway.
But what the hell? I could care less,
This one's too special for me,
to let pass another day

So there,
I can't explain what I'm feeling as I walk towards you.
All the whole black night turned into the brightest day
All the things that I was feeling suddenly went away
The street lights, the cars, the people.. all of them was suddenly apart of something beautiful, something strange.. something different.

And then.. there was you.
And everything stepped aside rightfully.
All the things beautiful succumbed
to the girl who was standing right by me.

PS,

Oo mga tsong, may sakit parin ako. Haha, you can send your "Get well soon" messages at getwellsoonchris@yahoo.com/gmail.com cash donations are always welcome. Thank you. Hahaha

First Impressions: The Rookies

2007-10-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

The opening week of the PBA is probably the most exciting week the league has to offer. Well, that excludes the Championship series of course. But yeah, I think I've always been excited during the first week of the PBA.

One big reason for that is the rookies. I've been curious on how those new guys will adjust to the PBA after playing in the Amateurs, I know I'm not the only one who's excited but what the heck, here are my first impressions on the new breed of PBA superstars.

Magnolia Beverage Masters

Their prized 6'9 rookie Samigue Eman had a rude welcome in their game against Air 21. First shot, Blocked. A back to the basket move, Stolen. I mean, how bad could it be? But I know this guy's going to get better. He must make use of Dorian Pena's injury to get those oh so precious minutes on the Magnolia rotation. Had Five points and two blocks in 15 minutes on his debut btw.

Thanks to the deep deep Magnolia bench, Jonas Villanueva received his very first DNP on the stat sheets.

The rookie grade:I'll give Sam Eman a B- on his debut and Jonas Villanueva an INC :P

Air 21 Express

The team with the most first round picks, Air 21 never hesistated to showcase them. The Ateneo duo of JC Intal and Doug Kramer didn't have a great debut, like what those old guys say "May Niyerbos pa" but they'll get better, Marvin Cruz impressed me btw, played only 11 minutes but managed to score 7 points grab 3 rebounds and dish out 2 assists.

The rookie grade: JC Intal and Doug Kramer - C
Marvin Cruz - B+

Purefoods Chunky Hotdogs

Well, let's just say their rookies didn't have a good offensive night but what the heck, that was a respectable debut, atleast by my standards. Chico Lanete scored only 3 points but grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 4 assists, Rob Sanz had two crucial steals and a crucial lay up at crunch time and Ardy Larong provided energy and hustle.

The rookie grade: Chico Lanete - B
Rob Sanz - B
Ardy Larong - B-

Sta.Lucia Realtors

Everybody's been talking about Ryan Reyes, but someone forgot Christian Coronel. Coronel stole the show in their first game, scoring 12 points grabbing 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Ryan Reyes and Dennis Daa's game wasn't so bad either, although I expected more from Ryan but I know he has more to offer. Ryan scored 8 points grabbed 2 rebounds and stole 3 possesions and fouled 6 times. Dennis Daa had 8 and 4

The rookie grade: Christian Coronel - A-
Ryan Reyes - B
Dennis Daa - B

Talk and Text Phonepals

With that much talent on your team, it would be hard for Yousif to get playing time. He had 5 points a rebound and an assist in 10 minutes of play

The rookie grade: Yousif Aljamal - B

Alaska Aces

I can say, The Bruise brothers 2000 impressed me last night. Playing with limited minutes, Bono and Quinahan showed that they belong in the PBA. Quinahan had 10 points 5 rebounds and 2 blocks on 22 minutes of play while Ken Bono had 7 points on the same number of minutes

The rookie grade: JR Quinahan - A
Ken Bono - B

Coca Cola Tigers

Ronjay Buenafe is the most impressive rookie this year by now. Scored 16 points grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 2 assists and was monumental on their comeback trail against the Welcoat Dragons.

The rookie grade: Ronjay Buenafe - A+

Welcoat Dragons

Sucks to see Joe Devance leave the court after hitting a wide open three pointer. Joe left because of a sprained right ankle. Played for 4 minutes and scored 3 points and dished out an assist. Ryan Arana wasn't much of a factor too, scored 6 points on his debut game

The rookie grade: Joe Devance - INC
Ryan Arana - B-

Barangay Ginebra Kings

Coach Jong was confident with JR Aquino.. and he didn't disappoint. JR Aquino scored 7 points but other than that, his defensive intensity on the court was the one that impressed me. Macky played for only 5 minutes and scored 2 points. Got his shot blocked by Junthy on a fastbreak btw.

The rookie grade: JR Aquino - B
Macky Escalona - B-

Red Bull Barako

Their lone rookie Jojo Duncil did not play

The rookie grade: Jojo Duncil - INC

So that's it, I'd prolly post my rookie rankings next week, right after everybody plays their second game. :D

The Nike "My game" documentary post screening thoughts

2007-10-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Last night, Nike launched their 60 minute documentary called "My Game" at the Powerplant mall in rockwell. Nike collaborated with Cannes award winning director-producer tandem of Carlo Ledesma and Mel Lozano, to come up with an inspiring documentary about the lives of six of our basketball heroes today.

The show started at around 8pm, Boom Gonzales was the host of the show btw, kicking off the evening by introducing the director, producer and the players who were involved in the said event.

Poof, the video starts and they show video clips of Quinito Henson, Coach Norman Black, Coach Chot Reyes and Coach Franz Pumaren being interviewed. They talked about the basketball situation here in the country, and how the filipinos are hooked with the sport. I love the way Coach Franz described basketball here in the Philippines, he said;

Here in the Philippines, there are only three things you can talk about, alam mo, yung pwedeng pagusapan magmula sa higher class hanggang sa masa, 1) Showbiz, 2) Politics and 3)Basketball

First player-docu is shown, Renren's story is shown first. Renren talks about how he wasn't intimidated with taller players, how small he was when he was a kid, how really wanted to play for La Salle and how his jersey was retired in DLSU. He even throwed in some jokes while being interviewed.

Syempre masarap maglaro, tapos sa la salle ka pa, tapos lagi pa kayong champion.. apat na beses.. hahaha

Next up, James Carlos Yap. Quinito Henson puts him as a player with a high basketball IQ, I couldn't agree more. They showed pictures of James as a young kid, playing in Escalante, Negros Occidental. Who would've ever expected that that young skinny kid would become a PBA Superstar/MVP and be the husband of the daughter of a former president of the Philippines? His HS coach said James averaged 32 a game in his Highschool days, his uncle was the one responsible for James' basketball stardom in Negros. So all of you James Yap fanatics out there, you should thank his uncle.

Up next, Dondon Hontiveros. Interesting fact, Dondon wanted to be a priest when he was a young kid. He said, if he's not going to be a varsity player for his school then he'll definitely be a Priest. Dondon showed us his roots in Cebu, the old basketball court where he used to play and his old friends he used to play with.

Arwind Santos was featured next, the documentary showed Arwind's humble roots, started out playing in barangay courts in Pampanga, then played in the Mayor's Cup before he was eventually discovered. He pointed out the difference between playing outside and playing in the UAAP. It also showed how basketball brings hope to less fortunate people. Beautiful clip.

Next up, UAAP idols Rico Maierhoffer and Jobe Nkemakolam. Two players with contrasting beginnings, Rico started out playing in the half courts in Puerto Prinsesa while Jobe was discovered playing in the rural streets of Galicia, Manila. Jobe's documentary was heartwarming though, from starting out as a street thug to playing in Ateneo to being cut from the team and to returning to Ateneo to play again. Very beautiful clip, I think it's the best feature among six players.

Overall, I salute Nike. This will not only show the humble roots of our basketball heroes today but will also bring inspiration to kids who's dreaming of making it in the big league. Beautiful documentary, hats off to Director Carlos Ledesma, Mel Lozano and everyone who made this documentary possible. I do hope other people would get to see this, to show the significance of basketball here in the Philippines.

Every single one has a story to tell..

2007-10-04T06:37:00.000-07:00

..but that doensn't mean I have one. What the hell? That didn't make any sense. And uh yeah, I assure you that the next 10 sentences or so wouldn't make that much either.

Holy virgin Mary on a bicycle, I'm flunking Math this Semester. I'm now looking for the right lines, the right set of words to tell it to my parents. Although there's still the final examinations but, I think I have to answer all the items correctly in the exam in order to pass. I don't think that's going to happen anyway so what the hell? Better luck next time, the Lord knows I tried, but I fell short.

I'm a bit (yeah right, liar) excited about the upcoming sem break. I have lots of things on my mind, I need to lose weight, relax for a bit and do other things that I can't do during school days (GO 20!) so yeah, I'm only a week from finishing this Sem, so goodluck fucktard.

This sem's final battle will occur next week, so grab your pens, polish it and get ready for battle. For in that day, we'll take our lunch in hell guys. Goodluck :D

It's down to blue green and red.

2007-09-23T20:22:00.000-07:00

Originally posted here http://hoops.blink.ph/2007/09/24/its-down-to-blue-green-and-red/

Hold on tight UAAP fans, we're now approaching the final chapter of the league. After 14 grueling games in the eliminations.. a couple of classification and knock out games, we're now down to three teams. Ateneo, La Salle and UE.

How it came to be

The elimination round ended with UE sweeping all of their games.. thus gaining an automatic spot in the Championship. Adamson and UP were eliminated early, ending their season with 2-12 and 0-14 records respectively. The initial reaction of UP's winless season was Coach Joe Lipa's departure.

Next up the NU Bulldogs. They showed signs of breaking into the top four early in the season but eventually got booted out of contention with three straight loses to UE, UST and La Salle. However, they ended their season strong with a win against Ateneo, leaving every Atenean wanting to commit Azucena because that win should've given the eagles an automatic twice to beat advantage in the step ladder format.

Of course, FEU did the unthinkable this year. Coming off a team disbandment, who would've ever expected that the young team led by Glenn Capacio would even tie for the fourth best record this year? They forced a knockout game by beating the defending champions UST in their last game of the eliminations only to lose against the same team in the knock out game.

La Salle lost their last two assignments against UE and Ateneo, a win against one of those teams would've guaranteed the archers an automatic twice to beat advantage slot but that did not happen. However, thanks to NU's win against Ateneo, they had one more chance to win the coveted twice to beat advantage and eventually, they had it won. Leading to The Ateneo-UST knock out game to formally open the step ladder round.

Ateneo dethroned UST in that game, leading to the fourth DLSU-ADMU game this season.

Forecast

(Now, I'll write my forecast the way I see it)

DLSU will eventually beat Ateneo in two games. La Salle's twice to beat advantage is just too much for the Eagles. Yes, they do have La Salle's number but take note, La Salle is an experienced team with an experienced coach. Talent wise, they're arguably the most talented team in the league right now behind UE. So once again, I'm putting my money against the Eagles.

However the championship series would be different. I see UE stopping La Salle in a tightly contested three game series. The Depth of The Warriors would play a big role in all of their games. And I just can't see UE losing the championship after rampaging against everyone in the eliminations.

So that's it, UAAP season 70 in one single article.

Word Up

2007-09-18T05:27:00.000-07:00

I haven't been writing about myself for quite some time now.. come to think of it, I've been busy for the past few weeks that I even forgot I have a blog. Haha

So what's up with me anyway? Well.. I've been happy with the way things are going these past few days, take note.. happy is different from contented but what the hell, no one ever gets contented in our life so why bother?

My wrist injury kept me from doing the things I usually do. My guitar sessions are limited and I missed basketball games too. But atleast, it's all over now. I played in the championship game of the alumni tournament in World Citi Colleges (Scored 37 points in a losing effort) then played for my section in the ICOn tournament where we brutalized the merged team of 3IM and 4IM. Scored 17 on that game and was then picked as the player of the game. (IT kids, wait for my picture on the bulletin board tomorrow. Hahah)

What else? I watched the FEU-UST knock out game yesterday and what can I say? GO USTE! Show them who the real boss of the UAAP is. They'll take on the Eagles on saturday and yes.. I can smell a roasted chicken.. a BLUE rosted chicken. To quote Coach Pido's words in an interview "Mabangis ang mga Tigre tuwing knockout game" Enough said.

Since we're talking about The Growling Tigers, I've been planning to play again for the Varsity Team. Why not? Watching them play, I know I am capable of stealing a slot or two on their main team and I'm still young. So.. yeah. That's it. HAHAHA

Tagged!

2007-09-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

FOODOLOGY

Q: What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. caesar's

Q: What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. mc donalds and KFC

Q: What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. Mann Hann (dunno why)

Q: On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. Tip? What tip? Haha

Q: What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of it?
A: My grandma's afritada haha

Q: What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. cheese and bacon! <-ditto that

Q: What do you like to put on your toast?
A. Butter and sugar :D

- - -

TECHNOLOGY

Q: What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. UFC 44 Ortiz vs Couture

Q: How many televisions are in your house?
A. Isa lang :P

BIOLOGY

Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. right-handed

Q: Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. newp

Q: What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A. Guitar :D

Q: Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. Yeah yeah :P

- - -

BULLCRAPOLOGY

Q: If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. Somewhere between yes and no. In other words.. ewan :P

Q: If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A. One of those italian rennasaince figures :P

Q: What color do you think looks best on you?
A: Bright colors daw LOL

Q: Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. Yep :d

Q: Have you ever saved someone’s life?
A. I dunno

Q: Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Yeah :P

- - -

DAREOLOGY

Q: Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. Nah

Q: Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000
A. Hell no

Q: Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. HELL FREAKING NO!

Q: Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. Hmmm, like Cosmo? HEll yeah!

Q: Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A. YEAH!

Q: Would you, without fear of punishment, take a humans life for $1,000,000?
A. Name it :d

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DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
A. Don't have one

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. Never watched it

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Hardwood

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. stand

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A. Ewan :P

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. Never pa.. I think :P

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A. Someone who'll change the history of our contry :P

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8?
A. Don't have one :P

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LASTOLOGY

Q: Friend you talked to?
A. Ayeth and Mike (Bullet) on YM

Q: Last person who called you?
A. Mitzel, kagabi regarding sa alumni ball game

Q: Person you hugged?
A. Cant remember

Q: Person you kissed?
A. Cant remember

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FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
A. 11 :P

Q: Season?
A: STORMY SEASON! HAHAHA

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CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
A. yeah

Q: Mood?
A. Lazy

Q: Listening to?
A: Back to you - John Mayer

Q: Watching?
A. Nothing

Q: Worrying about?
A. Mathematics :P

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RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
A. Room

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A. Graduate from college :P

Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
A. TMNT on DVD

Q: Do you smile often?
A. Yeah :P

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A. i'd like to think so. :) <-ditto

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TAGOLOGY

Q. Tag five people and explain why you're tagging 'em.

To spare me from trouble, I'm tagging everyone who reads this.

Prison Break Season 4 - Tanay Edition!

2007-09-13T09:40:00.000-07:00

Since I'm bored and I have nothing else to do. Enjoy..

On Erap's Conviction.

2007-09-13T02:47:00.000-07:00

I shouldn't be blogging about this, but then again.. why not?

So what can I say? This one's the real victory of the people, whether they like it or not, justice has been fucking served. I mean, this guy stole millions of pesos, hundred millions of pesos from the government, used his power to control an illegal game called "Jueteng" and betrayed everyone who trusted him, especially the masses with his fake assed flatform called "Erap para sa mahirap" in which a couple of months later turned into "Erap para sa Pera". Fourty years ain't enough.. fourty years in tanay disgusts me. Throw him in muntilupa and let him rot there for life.

Another thing that disgusts me is his supporters. Come fucking on. They keep on bragging about Erap's innocence, they keep on shouting "Wala namang ebidensya" here's a question, how many witnesses do you need anyway?

Here's another one, I watched Rene Sagisag last night in GMA's Palaban. He's actually funny. He's smart that's for sure but.. his points are getting a little bit too irrational. He keeps on telling that the main reason why Erap is convicted is because of President Gloria's legitimacy issue as the President of the Philippines. Well, the last time I checked, Malacanang is different from Sandigang bayan, why do they throw everything at the Palace anyway?

Last thing, those fucking showbiz people are getting on my nerves. What the hell do they know about politics and what changes can they do about it anyway? Rez Cortez and Armida Siguion-Reyna is getting fucking annoying. "He's not guilty!, There's not enough evidence!, GMA is Illegitimate!, ERAP IS THE FREAKING PRESIDENT!" Do they even know what they're talking about? They're only making things complicated.. not to mention they're just making theirselves look dumb and uneducated. Rez Cortez should go back to his "Manyak" roles in the Movies. Enough Said.

Pardon me but.. I can't help but laugh

2007-09-10T08:25:00.000-07:00

Heads up, this one's not for the sensitive ones. I repeat, if you're a conservative Catholic, STOP READING NOW.

Since I'm bored and I have nothing else to do, I picked up my uncle's magazine and started reading it. I stumbled upon an article about Pope Benedict XVI and I started laughing, I was laughing not because of his beliefs but I was laughing simply because of him. I mean, how the hell did this guy became a Pope? The last time I saw him, he was choking Luke Skywalker in Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi... or was it?

OOPS WRONG IMAGE!

But seriously, I'm beginning to get creeped out with this guy. I mean, he's one of the most powerful leaders in the world, you diss this guy and you're going to have 30 million crusaders wanting to burn your ass into oblivion the next day. No really, imagine if he's really evil.. and he's only using his position as a front to his really evil plans of taking over the world.. that's like what the fuck?

I, POPELATINE BENEDICT WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD AND NOT EVEN THE DEVIL CAN STOP ME! BUWAHAHAHA, wait.. I am the devil... oh well

That's just plain scary.. no, he's scary. I've researched about this guy and I found out that he has been enrolled in the Hitler Youth. So that means... he has a background in Nazism. Great just fucking great. I can only imagine this...

The Kristallnacht Part 2? Scary

Well that of course is only a part of my crazy imagination but who knows? I might be right.. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Come little children.. come to daddy!:EbulGrin:

On Team US and the upcoming Olympics.

2007-08-31T08:03:00.000-07:00

Yes they're back, after failing to win the past three major global basketball events, they're now looking for payback and their first step? FIBA of the Americas.

They ended the eliminations via a 91-76 rout against their South American Rivals, Argentina. Did that win signified USA as the most dominating country in the basketball world? or did it ever meant anything at all?

Yes, they've been dominating, but I have to warn you, don't be fooled. This is only the qualifying round for the Olympics and there are still a lot of things on their way. Their win against the Argentinians earlier showed that this team is not and will never be as dominating like the first and second all pro US team. Why? Because that's only half of what Argentina can do, and they've defeated them by fifteen freaking points and by my standards, that's far from dominating. That's a team without their best player Manu Ginobili, their best scrapper Andres Nocioni, their best point guard Pepe Sanchez and their best shooter Walter Hermann. Now, I can only imagine if those guys would've played earlier.

Now let's stop talking about the game earlier, let's focus more on Team USA and their stand against basketball globalization. I'll give you some disadvantages and advantages that they have right now.

Advantage: Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd is now playing for them

Right now, they have two of the best players in the world. Kobe Bryant is by far the most dominating scorer in the history of basketball. No shit, I'll give you reasons if you want to, and he's also one of the most underrated defenders in the team. Kobe made the All Defensive first team for years now and judging from the way he defended against Leandro Barbosa, there's no denying that he's the best perimeter defender in their team. As for Jason Kidd, you want maturity? You got it.

Disadvantage: Scouting Report

Let's just put it this way, we all know guys like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and so on. We all know how they play and what their capable of. You could simply just turn on the television, tune in to Basketball TV and voila, instant scouting report. But how about for their counterparts? Guys like Vasillis Spanoulis, Juan Navarro, Theo Papalukas, Gian Luka Basile et al. How would you scout those guys if you can't even watch them play? Yes, they're sending their scouts all over the world to watch their opponents play but the question is, is it enough? We'll see.

Advantage: Talent

Enough said, they're the most talented team individually. Give their worst player in the team to another country and he's an instant superstar. One on one, their players is almost impossible to stop. That's another advantage for them.

Disadvantage: Chemistry

To win tournaments like these, it takes years of training.. together. And that's one of their key problems. They've been training together for what? Three months? The only players they've retained from last WBC's team is Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. How about the others? Are they good enough to jive well offensively and defensively despite the lack of familiarity with each other? Or will they breakdown just like what they did in Japan last year?

Advantage: Hunger

Their last win in a major basketball tournament was way back in 2000 in Sydney. And for a team with such basketball history, that's a pretty long drought. Their coming in the Olympics hungry and determined to bring back the glory of basketball in their country, no doubt, their dedication to win it all again is unquestionable. If you've been watching the FIBA of the Americas tournament, you'll see what I mean.

No more intimidation factor

Sydney Olympics, 2000: They were a three point shot away from Sarunas Jasikavecious from going home. However they still won the whole tournament.

WBC Indianapolis, 2002: Their nightmare came to life. They finished 6th place overall with a 6-3 record.

Athens Olympics, 2004: With a guy like Tim Duncan on the team, they've once again failed to win gold in Athens. They lost to Argentina in the semis and eventually, they've captured the bronze medal against the Lithuanians.

WBC Tokoshima, 2006: They dominated the whole series before they played the greeks in the semis. The Greeks dropped into a zone and team US' offensive flow went crazy like Britney Spears. They finished third for the second straight tournament.

So what am I trying to point out? 11 years ago, they were the most feared team in the world and people would simply be happy and contented to play against them. Right now? Everyone knows they're beatable, including the taxi driver from Rush Hour 3.

Last Words: Regardless of how they'll play in the Olympics, I could care less. What I did is to analyze their team, give out important points that could very well affect the outcome of their "Golden Dreams" in the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Minutes after midnight: A word of thanks

2007-08-30T09:34:00.000-07:00

It's official, my birthday has passed and I would just like to acknowledge all of those people who spent (read: wasted) their time on greeting me and for atleast one day, making me feel like I exist. Let's start off shall we?

My Family

Kay Mama, Papa, Sa mga kapatid ko (Nathan, Stanley and Kiana) sa dalawa kong lola, sa mga tiyuhin at tiyahin ko at sa mga pinsan ko. Salamat

Mga Tambay

Sa mga di nakalimot, Kay Jeje, Bojie, Kid, Ryan at kung sino sino pa.. salamat.

IT-4

SA MGA CLASSMATES KO! HAHA, Kay Joanne na nagbuko, kay Gab na umagang umaga eh nambulabog, kay Marxis, kay Stef, Karla, Candy, Daryl, Mike, Jeff at Angel kila LI, Kenneth, Neil at Arvin. Sa mga madikit pa sa kulangot kong mga barkada, Jong, Karl, Tim, Shadrach, Glenn, Eddnie, Cadio, Bryan, Mario at Micheal salamat!

HIGHFIBER!

At makakalimutan ko ba naman ang Highfiber? Kila Jet, Larry, Rosselle, Acer, Bebs, Mike (Maswerte ka at kabirthday mo ko) Ayeth, Marmee Pam, Chelsea, Glenn, Cathet, Joan, Estong , MG (Kahit nasa Qatar!), Wenchie, Zee (Kahit naghibernate na sa blackhole), Ztrain, einjel, Lyka, Jhenn, Darth Jesus, Tess, Danapz, POi, Jalex at Liyam. Salamat sa di pag limot

WCC

Kay Cats, Brian, Edward, Mitzel, Roselyn, Jojo, Emman (taena ka, birthday mo rin ungas!), Paolo, Tetew, Angeli, Sir Dindo at Patricia, salamat at kilala nyo parin ako.

SA LAHAT

Kay Kras Charisse! Hahaha, kay Sydman, kay Jessa, kay Lene, kay Peter, kay Sir Odchi, kay Ma'am Maricel. Salamat sa lahat

at syempre sino pa ba?

Kahit di mo alam na kaarawan ko ngayon, SALAMAT parin sa pagpaparamdam na ang bawat kaarawan na dumadating ay kailangan ipagdiwang dahil binibigyan na naman ako ng isang taon na makasama (or lack there of nyahahaha) ang isang taong katulad mo. OO BADTRIP AKO KANINA! Pero kanina yun. Wahaha

Sa lahat ng hindi ko nabati, SALAMAT SA PAGBABASA!

I should be happy right now

2007-08-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

As the hand of the clock ticks 12
A new chapter will unfold,
I'll leave this page wide open,
because the ending is yet to be told.
The feeling of importance is gone,
long before it was felt,
was it me who was choking myself with my own belt?

I never thought that there would come a time,
where in I'll curse through my rhymes,
these mixed emotions needed not to be read between the lines.
I'm being torn apart, I'm lost in the transition,
I'm looking for something that isn't within reason.
But after all the words thrown,
Emotions misinterpreted at anyway or anyhow
These set of words wouldn't fit and I should be happy now.

Midnight Rumblings

2007-08-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

It's 1:40 am, I should be going to sleep now. But then again, maybe not.

Anyhoo, I still have three more exams on my schedule. Math 101 later then Logic and ICS 6 (Lab) on Friday. My brain needs some serious reformatting, thanks to the unexpected 6-day break, I'm out of my system.. yet again. Oh well, I better pull my ways together if I want to pass the remaining examinations.

Another thing, my big day is coming and I didn't even notice it. Must be a sign of age, goddamit, my life's been moving so fast, I almost forgot I'm turning 17 next week. The stress called life is taking its toll on me and believe me, you don't want to get caught inside it.

I wish I was a kid again, way back when I was 7 or 8, back when I am free of worrying, free from those stupid formulas, free from the curse called you know what (If you didn't get it, there's no harm in asking) and ugh, free from the prison that I've unconsciously locked myself in. Well, life's so much better back then, wherein the only thing I'd worry about is how I'll finish Super Mario 64 or how Ginebra will fare on their upcoming games. Those were the days, but the keyword there is the word "were".

Well, I guess there's no sense in looking at the "What used to be" things because you'll never get anywhere if you abide in the past. Try to look forward in the "What's gonna be" and maybe we'll end up smiling again.

A wise man once said "In order to go through it, you have to step on it" well I say, Fuck it, just go with the flow and enjoy it.

Our cover of Imago's Sundo

2007-08-19T19:15:00.000-07:00

Try pausing my music player, located at the bottom of this page. :D

10/23/07: No World For Tomorrow

2007-08-19T02:41:00.000-07:00

Coheed fans, mark the date October 23 2007, for in that date a new album will be released by the Progressive four piece band (Read: Not EMO, EMO is for.. uh foget it)Coheed and Cambria. The album is entitled Good Apollo, I'm burning star IV, Volume 2: No World For Tomorrow. Their fourth Studio album and the one that will make up the fourth part of The Armory Wars.

I've got a glimpse of their first single, the song is called The Running Free, it's scheduled to be released tomorrow, August 20 2007, but hey, why bother to wait? I have it on my music section.

What can I say about the song? One word, fantastic. Classic Coheed song, the heavy guitar riffs, combined with fast paced drum beats and Claudio's fantastic voice. Nice song, I suggest you listen to it.

And uh, new bassist Micheal Todd and drummer Chris Pennie will make their respective debuts in this album. And from what I've heard, Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters shared his talent in a song or two in this album.

Another glimpse at the new album, Mother Superior on YouTube

Oh fuck, I can't wait for their new album.

PBA's All Time Dream Team (A must read)

2007-08-17T10:37:00.000-07:00

I originally posted this at hoops. Here's the original url http://hoops.blink.ph/2007/08/17/pbas-all-time-dream-team/

The dream might be over, but it doesn’t mean that we would stop dreaming. You do get what I’m trying to point out right? Well, if not, here’s the thing. Imagine 12 of the best players who played in the PBA ever, all at their prime, all willing to play for the national team in just one team. Sounds good huh? The best players from the time of El Presidente to the era of the Demolition man, playing in one team. Take note, age is not a factor, let’s just imagine that they are all in their prime. Who would be your National Dream Team? Well, here’s mine

Note: I may have not been born yet during the time of most of the players that I will be mentioning but I’ve done my homework, watched tapes, researched and all those other things.
The Starters for your Team Pilipinas dream team

Ramon Fernandez, Center, 6′4, 180lbs: He’s probably the best big guy to ever to step foot in a PBA basketball court. The former four time MVP and thirteen time mythical team member would be a pain in the ass against all those Asian teams with his versatile offense, sticky defense and awesome court vision. He’s also the PBA’s all time leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. He also ranks second in assists and steals.

Alvin Patrimonio, Forward, 6′3, 215lbs: Arguably the best forward in PBA history ever. Physically, I’ve never seen a guy who has a combination of bulk, speed and athleticism. He can also step out of the paint and drain those long ones. A guy who’s got a big heart and is definitely reliable during clutch situations. He’s tied with Ramon Fernandez for the most number of MVP awards ever.

Allan Caidic, Guard, 6′2, 173lbs: He’s the best darn shooter in Philippine History ever. He earned the respect of Asia when he led the all amateur team to a first place finish in the 1986 Fiba Asia Basketball Tournament. He holds many individual records in both the amateur ranks and in the PBA. He holds the PBA All time records of the most points in a single game by a Filipino (79 points), the most points in a single half (53 points), the most points in a single quarter (37 points), the most three-point field goals made and attempts in a game (17/27 triples), the most three-point field goals made in a quarter (8 triples) and the most consecutive three-point field goals made in a single game (8 triples).

Samboy Lim, Guard, 6′0, 180lbs: He’s the most exciting Filipino basketball player ever. He’s probably the most athletic and the greatest player not to win an MVP award. He’s got a leaping ability ten times more than Marlou’s and Noli’s combined. But no, despite his leaping ability he also can step outside and nail those three balls accurately. Talking about versatility. But despite all those, you’ll usually see him diving for the looseballs and battling out on rebounds.

Robert Jaworski, Guard, 6′1, 192lbs: Behind the fame, the glamour, the chants and fan bases there was a player named Sonny Jaworski. Played for the UE Red Warriors before stepping into the Pro ranks to play for Toyota. He’s known for his rigid ways, dirty plays, fancy passes and motivational speeches. For once in his career, he averaged 20 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds in a conference. Take note, there were imports at that time. After his illustrious career as a player, he went on to coach the most famous team in the PBA, The Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings (Gordons Gin and Ginebra Na! at his time).

The Relievers

Benjie Paras, Center, 6′5, 192lbs: Before he turned retarded in GMA 7 comedy shows, he was one of the most skilled bigman at his time. The only PBA player to win the Rookie of the year award and the MVP award at the same freaking time. Some would say he’s a duplicate of the great Ramon Fernandez. He has excellent ball handling, respectable mid range shots and a hell lot of power inside, rebounding wise and scoring wise.

Jerry Codinera, Center/Forward, 6′5, 210lbs: His monicker “The Defense Minister” says it all. Because I have nothing much to say about this guy. He plays tough defense, tough defense and tough defense on the post. Aside from that, he can take those mid rangers which makes him tough to defend. He holds the all time PBA record of most shot blocks in a game with 11.

Kenneth Duremdes, Guard/Forward, 6′3, 195lbs: A guy who can get inside the paint at will. In his prime, he’s a nightmare for the opposing team’s best defender. He can nail threes, pull up on mid range jumpers and score on highlight reel layups and dunks. At 1998 he was named the Most Valuable Player. And at the year 2000, he was included in the 25 greatest players of the PBA, at only 26 years of age.

Danny Seigle, Forward, 6′7, 205lbs: Despite his poor showing at the previous FIBA ASIA, he’s a perfect fit to international tournaments. I would say he was the missing link in the 2002 Busan Asian Games and I guess it’s safe to say that if he wasn’t injured during the FIBA ASIA, he would’ve been a big help. He’s a monster offensively, with his combination of height speed and athleticism, he can shoot over or post up against smaller defenders and he can dribble his way against bigger defenders. He’s a walking mismatch if you would ask me.

Danny Ildefonso, Center/Forward, 6′6, 220lbs: A guy who never wants to stop improving. He has unbelievable work ethic and he will work his ass off until the final buzzer. Offensively, he’s the best I’ve seen with has back against the basket. He has exceptional footwork and an amazing mid range off the glass jumpers. And you can’t discount him on defense too, he’s a good post defender and has the speed to defend quicker wingmen.

Vergel Meneses, Guard, 6′3, 195lbs: One of the best offensive players in Philippine basketball history. He can beat his defender with a million different moves. He can post up, he can take jumpers and damn sure he can fly. He was a former Most Valuable Player, a former two time Mythical Five member and a former four time All Star MVP. I think, I’d rank him second in the most entertaining PBA player ever category. Guess who the first one is.

Johnny Abbarientos, Guard, 5′7, 165lbs: The smallest player to win a PBA MVP award, The Flying A will definitely go down in PBA history as one of the premier point guards in the league. He holds the all time record in steals and he was the chief orchestrator of the Alaska grandslam in 1996.

The Coach

Ron Jacobs: Based on our poll on who should be handling the next Philippine team, Ron Jacobs’ name was on top of the list. And he deserves to be there. Ron Jacobs is a coach who has lots of experience in International games, he’s a fundamentally sound coach, loves to run the motion offense, which includes proper spacing, good ball rotation and good movement without the ball.

Well, that’s it, if someone should’ve been on the list and I missed him, feel free to comment or much better, create your own PBA Dream Team.

Cyberdunk Updates: On our first two games

2007-08-16T23:30:00.000-07:00

If you still don't know about Cyberdunk, I have one question, WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN? Oh well, Cyberdunk is a Basketball MMORPG, let's you create your own player and play like your in the NBA. Haha, you get signed by a team and you play for them. By then, you must train yourself in order to improve to get a higher value for your player.

First Game: A win against the Quezon City Titans, 68-61, an impressive debut for me, 13 points 5 rebounds 4 assists on 5/5 shooting. Hoohah
http://www.cyberdunk.com/team.php?m=match&id=217434

Second Game: We got our asses kicked by the Olongapo Supernovas, by 80 freaking points! 111-31. Haha, This time, I led everybody in our team on every single stat sheet in that game, 9 points 7 rebounds and four assists. Hahaha
http://www.cyberdunk.com/team.php?m=match&id=218430

Oh well, looking forward to our next game :D

Chrisangelo's Four Point Play: UAAP Edition

2007-08-16T23:28:00.000-07:00

So thanks to bagyong Egay, classes are again suspended and for the nth time, I’m spared from our dreadful Mathematics exam. Oh well, that means, less school time and more time to write an article and that’s exactly what I’m doing right now.

Same formula for my four point play, I’m gonna be discussing four bandwidth-worthy UAAP topics in one single article. So here it goes.

Running on Tiger Power

Yes, the games earlier today was again rescheduled due to a miscalculated storm which should be hitting our lands right about… now. Oh well, I could care less, I watched the classic DLSU-UST game earlier, never fails to amuse me, the UST comeback was amazing (biased Thomasian here, lol) down by 10 with 53 seconds to go? What’s up with that?

Another noticeable thing about the Tigers is their unique set of wingmen, tall, lean with some pretty good range. The addition of Mirza (my former teammate in World Citi Colleges) to their once loaded wing spot is big. Mirza’s a guy who’s not afraid to shoot and commit mistakes, he will keep on shooting until he gets his rhythm. A perfect player to compliment the likes of Jervy Cruz, Dylan Ababou and Japs “I am worse than Paul Artadi’s freethrow percentage” Cuan.

Jervy’s the clear MVP this year. If he doesn’t win it, I’m going to write a “Boycott UAAP” article right here on hoops. He’s probably the most dominating collegiate bigman I’ve seen since the Enrico Villanueva days in Ateneo. Right now, he’s averaging 16.2 points per game, 16.9 rebounds a game and 1.8 blocks per game. He’s also coming from a 16-18-7(blocks) performance against La salle. (credit the stats to Ubelt.com, your number 1 source of collegiate basketball action behind hoops.blink.ph. Just kidding :D ) Maybe after the Prelims, I’ll write a “Why Jervy Cruz should be this year’s MVP” article.

Tams on parade

I admit, I was wrong… for now. In my UAAP primer, I stated that the Tams are gonna suck this year, well as of this moment they are not. Right now, they are in a three way tie with La Salle and UST for second place.That’s quite surprising, considering that they’re coming off a team disbandment.

Well I don’t want to Jinx them so I’m giving a counter argument to my premise up there. I don’t think they’re going to make it to the Final Four this year. Why? Two things, Ateneo and NU. Those two teams have more veterans in their line up and on their coaching staff. As for my final four? UE, DLSU, UST and NU. Yes, I just said NU.

Seeing Red, Feeling Maroon

The extremes of the 70th season of the UAAP, The UE Red Warriors and The UP Fighting maroons.

The UE Red Warriors are looking forward to sweeping the eliminations and get an automatic slot in the finals, while the UP Fighting Maroons are looking on the other end of the tunnel. They are still yet to win a game this season and judging from the way they got their asses pummeled against the second worst team in the league, their zero-fourteen nightmare is not impossible.

But don’t get me wrong, I’m not a big UP hater, actually, I love watching those guys play… individually. Personally, I think they have lots of talented young kids who can very well be the future of UAAP basketball, but right now, this isn’t just their time.

A look at the future

Want to look at the future of the UAAP? Sure, I’m going to rank the top 5 prospects of the UAAP three years from now.

5) Mike Gamboa - His speed and his bulk makes up for his lack of height. The former Ateneo blue eaglet will be the main orchestrator of the Maroons in the near future. Who knows? He could be the best point guard in the league at that time.

4) Eric Salamat - On only his second year, Eric Salamat has already turned into a go to guy for the Blue Eagles. He’s a guy who would perfectly fit on Coach Norman Black’s system, plays tough defense, runs and finishes the break perfectly. He’s a guy who can make shots for himself, he’s got excellent dribbling skills and has a knack of getting into the foul line.

3) Khasim Mirza - The tall, lean and quick tiger with a nice range is a future investment for Coach Pido Jarencio. He’s going to take the spotlight along side Jervy Cruz after sharing his minutes with Dylan Ababou, Francis Allera and Anthony Espiritu. A guy with a nice offensive R’epertoire, can shoot from the outside and crack the lanes for layups. Although he still needs to work on his frame for him to have a very successful UAAP career but nevertheless, I expect a great future for this young man.

2) Woody Co - Yes, he’s not that fast but he damn sure knows a way to crack into the basket. I envision last year’s rookie of the year to be one of the most dominating players at that time, he’s blessed with a nice frame and he damn sure knows how to use it.

1) Jervy Cruz - ‘Nuff said (If he’s still in the UAAP by that time).

Hoops.blink.ph Photo Contest

2007-08-14T06:34:00.000-07:00

In celebration of our one year of basketball blogging and in cooperation with this new blog, we are thrilled to announce another contest. A photo contest.

Contest name is cheaply called - Shoot That Court!

Just send us a digital photo of a Philippine basketball court, anywhere. When I say anywhere, I mean anywhere. From gyms, to inner street court, rural barrio court, jail court, yard court, etc. Wherever. Claro?

We are nowhere near photo experts but suggestion is, a little artistry is required. Preferred is, people are actually playing on court. Action man, action.

Quick Rules:

1. Digital copy. JPG - JPEGS only. Not more than 1MB in size.

2. You can submit as many as you want. And that, YOU OWN the photo/s.

3. Fee? There’s no effing fee to join. Even your stock photo, you can send ‘em.

4. Chosen submissions will be posted here at Hoops or here. (If you happen to be eliminated from the top ten, and you wish to take down your photo, give us a bump, we’ll wipe away your photo and your tears.)

5. Top three winners get prizes. First prize winner gets to receive the UBER-COOL Washington Wizards authentic NBA Bag. This is so cool, even Gilbert Arenas has one.

Top 10 entries will be selected in-house. Top ten photos will be lined-up and posted and will be judged 50% by our ACTIVE bloggers. And another 50% vote weight coming from our hoops polls. It will be polled at the right side bar using our polls plugin.

Sample photo above. Benjie Ordonez allowed us to post the photo. A great shooter, see some of his basketball photos in this set.

That’s it. It’s time to shut up and the shutter down. Give your best shot!

Upload form available Here. If the form won’t work and/or your are lazy to use it, send your photo here i n f o @ b l i n k . p h.

Writer's note: So friends, romans, countrymen send it in! keep those photos coming because uh, you've heard it right we'll play a big role in the results of the contest. So what are you guys waiting for? Send 'em in :D

A short and honest prayer

2007-08-09T09:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Lord,

I know I haven't been a good guy lately, and yes, I know, to ask something from you with this ungrateful heart of mine is uncalled for but please let it rain, let it rain til saturday morning. It would be beneficiary to all students, especially to students from our class. You don't have to send rain all over the Philippines, you just have to send it here in our place (Roosevelt QC) to Espana (UST) for atleast two more days to spare us, IT-4 students, from taking our dreadful Algebra test which is scheduled on saturday.

Well, if water shortage is also a problem in heaven maybe you could just make our teacher forget about the test on saturday and make her call it a day. That sounds great too.

I promise to be better everyday, I promise I'll never nag at my brother nor eat his recess food for midnight snacks.

Anything to spare us from our upcoming math test will do.

With love and nothing else,
Chris :D

Five reasons why Wowowee is the dumbest show on earth

2007-08-07T23:49:00.000-07:00

I can't imagine myself writing something about a show I truly hate, but what the hell, some things are not worth imagining anyway. Here are five reasons why Wowowee is the dumbest show on earth.

1) Willie Revillame - Need I say more? Man, have he ever heard of the word sense of humor? Because I don't think he has one. He's continuous fan-dissing type of humor is getting old. If he wants his show to prosper, I think he needs some good ol' humor lesson.

2) THOSE FREAKING DANCERS! - They have this game in that show where in the choices are being danced at and shouted at by the dancers. Wow, talking about selling the show.

3) Hot hosts empty brains - Yes, they have uber hot hosts but, you don't want to hear them talking. You'll only get your brain wiped out of your head

4)The Jingle, the ultimate LSS-er - Who ever made that jingle would get some serious ass kicking from me the moment we meet, I heard that song once, and now I can't get it out of my freaking head

5)The objective of the show - PANGMASA?!? Fuck you and your stupid points of view, the fans doesn't know that they're being used for the show's own interests. Poor them, they think they're actually gaining something from the show, but the truth is, they're only being used. Tsk tsk

Idle time is blogging time

2007-08-07T23:15:00.000-07:00

Alright,I've got to admit, I've been having some rough times lately but hey, that wouldn't keep me from doing the thing I love the most, Writing.

Ever heard of the band Giniling Festival? If you haven't, they've been here for awhile now, Siling Giniling, ring a bell? That was the title of their first single which was released maybe a year or two ago. Last night, I finally heard some cuts from their second album, and my observation? Are they trying to sound like System of a down or what?

How can I tell? The continuous drum beats, the Serj and Daron-esque blending and the Fast-Slow-Fast-Slow pace combo made me tell that they're trying to sound like SOAD.

Well, you can listen to some of their songs in the second album here.

Let's jump to another topic, since the month of August is my birth month, Why not make this month a special month for blogging? Yeah here's my blog syllabus for the month.

Three Random Thoughts: I already made one, part 9 will be two weeks from now after the prelims and part 10 will be exactly on my birthday. Huyeah!

One article per week for hoops: I have to be active in hoops this month, I don't know, the progress of that site is a bit slow after the FIBA-Asia competition, I need to come up with ideas. Smart ideas.

Two more poems: A Tagalog and an English poem will do, the problem is, where will I get the inspiration to write? Hehe

Atleast a blog update per week: July wasn't a good month for me in terms of writing, this month I'd try to update my blog atleast once or twice a week.

Fill up my Photo Blogging section: I have my digicam so I guess there wouldn't be any reason why not to Photo-Blog, I've been wanting to do it for months, and now, I finally have a chance to do it.

and last but not the least, I'd try to write another album pick of the month article. I miss doing that :D

Well, I have a full month to complete the tasks at hand. So help me God.

Currently Listening to: Eraserhead's Torpedo

Point blank

2007-08-07T09:41:00.001-07:00

Another deleted entry. Well, all I have to do is to write the things that I'm feeling right now so here it goes..

I feel shattered, hopeless, dismembered, bothered and fucking lost.

That's it, because I'm not my usual self tonight, that's the least I can do.

When You say speak Your mind, I'll do it. Part 8

2007-08-05T07:01:00.001-07:00

ITS BAAAAACCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK!! The most beloved blog entry-series in the whole wide bloggingfuckinguniverse! Chrisangelo's Random thoughts! Note, the last time I wrote my Random thoughts was sometime last May and I know you guys can't wait to read my new sets of thoughts so here we go...

Seven freaking reasons why Friendster should be abolished

Ok, before you guys would start dissing my statement up there, hear me out. Yes I won't deny it, I am still using my friendster account right now but don't get me wrong, I'm using it to start a conspiracy about the most beloved community site in the whole fucking Philippines. LOL, here are my reasons

1) Friendster is Evil - Yeah, you might not notice it, but Friendster is slowly taking over the young minds of its users. It has this some sort of machine which manipulates your mind into believing that this is a simple community site to make friends, to upload pictures and to answer surveys. But no, you're wrong man, you're totally fucking wrong. IT IS EVIL I TELL YOU!! EVUUUUUL! I know almost 99.9 percent of my readers wouldn't agree with me (and that's about uh... 5 readers?) but hey you might want to check yourself first because who knows? You might be infected with the Friendster-Kickass-Manipulating machine. LOL

2) Friendster makes smart people dumb, dumb people dumber, dumber people uber dumb people and uber dumb people hopeless - Of course, you won't agree with me on this one but based on my experience with other users of friendster, they've became thirty percent dumber than what they used to be when they're being called stupid by a seven year old student. Oh well, to those friendster fanatics who would stumble upon this article, post this message on your foreheads before midnight or your dick will get smaller by the minute. No joke, my friend Manoy happened to read this earlier and ignored it, now no one calls him Manoy, everyone calls him.... Utoy. :P

3) Friendster can make your digicam so fucking filled up with pictures of your sister's face over and over and fucking over again - Yeah, Imagine that. Once you open your digicam, all you'll ever see is pictures of your sister, with shades, without shades, Peace sign out, Peace sign in, Tongue out, tongue in and then when you'll look for those all important pictures, you'll never see it because yes, she already deleted it. Fucking no.

4) Friendster is the only non-living proof that people can't actually tell the difference between a keyboard and a keypad.

5) Emo-kids are invading friendster! Oh wait, I forgot, EMO KIDS ARE PEOPLE TOO!

6) Friendster is the only place where fags can ask you if they can do you and you can't even respond violently. Believe me, you don't want to see the message errrrrr messages

And last but not the least......

7) Friendster is a constant reminder of a dream that never had a chance of being realized.

Awwwwwwww, now fuck off. Everything's true except for number 7. LOL

Note: To all friendster admins and friendster fanatics, this article is not intended to tear your community site apart. This is just a lame attempt to eat time cheers.

Now Playing: Red Hot Chili Pepper's Californication

Nice try.. Let's go all the way next time.

2007-07-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

The dream came to an end, just today. But just like what those other guys say, every new beginning comes from somewhere in the beginning’s end.

Let’s use this as a painful learning experience.

I feel bad about the loss of our national team. I never really expected them to fall in the preliminary round, but then again, we just have to accept the fact that they fought, they played hard but they came up short.

After all, it’s their efforts and their hard work that counts anyway.

Right now, they should go home with their heads up. We played against three Championship caliber teams and yes, we gave them one hell of a scare, we gave them a run for their money. Besides, our two losses could’ve gone the other way around. For some reason our shots weren’t falling and the breaks aren’t just going our way, and that’s the way basketball goes. We’ve made lots of mistakes but we can start from there. Study, think and scout why it ended up that way, and hopefully we can pick up from where we left off and go all the way next time.

Right now is not the time to point fingers at each other

I’ve got to admit, indeed, there were players who didn’t really showed up as advertised in the tournament. Hell, even the coaching staff had their own share of mistakes and flaws in the past three games, but hey, this is not the time to point fingers at each other. Everyone has had their own share of mistakes and to point a finger at a player is just plain pointless. They fell down as a team, I think it would be better off if they would rise up as a team too.

So what’s next?

Look for other styles of play. Let’s face it, we’re not as big and as skilled as those NBA players to rely on isolation plays. We don’t have a guy like Lebron James or Kobe Bryant to take over the game for us. And yes, after the past international basketball tournaments I’ve seen, that kind of play would never work. Especially with our team.

I say we keep this team, or maybe the core of the team. We don’t need a major revamp on the lineup right now. What we need is a major revamp on the system. Like what I’ve said, it takes years, not months to be competitive in international tournaments like this one.

And yes, we appreciate the effort.

Let’s give credit to where credit is due, and yes, I think our national team deserves some credit. Yes, they weren’t able to crack into the quarterfinals but hey, they’ve represented us well and that’s all that matters. We can never discount the sacrifices that they have made for this team.

And as for the detractors?

Well, I suggest you form your own national team, get a coach, get a passport, fly to Japan and back your freaking words up with some action. If you can’t, I suggest you just shut the eff up.

I just got my ass simpsonized

2007-07-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

You be the judge :D

SIMPSONIZED 1

Original photo.

It's a matter of life and death... but who cares? I'm still alive. Haha

2007-07-26T07:33:00.000-07:00

I woke up at 8 earlier. Just another day, I guess. Another boring day in school. Another one of them, "What the hell's the point of this anyway?" I'm capable of getting good grades, I'm capable of making friends and I'm capable of making other people jealous at my uncanny talents. But, like any other human being I am not satisfied. I am not contented. I've always wanted more. And for some reason I've been selfish. But that's not the topic of my entry today.

After leaving my house for school, who would've ever expected that it could've been my last? Yes folks, On my way to UST earlier the jeepney that I was riding crashed. Yes, you've heard it right. crashed. I never saw it coming, but so was the driver. I really don't know what happened but all I know is that my back hurts, my shoulder hurts and I just saw the girl sitting beside me bleeding.

I didn't know what to do, so I idly stood up, got out from the jeep and looked for another jeep to ride like nothing happened. It was just after I got home that I realized that with the collision of the Jeep and the L3 earlier, half of us could've died. Who knows? I hope not but, with that kind of collision, who knows what could've happened to the guys sitting in front? Well, let's just hope for the best.

Well, that's the twist I was looking for. Thank God that nothing happened to me, and I hope that nothing serious happened to all those other guys in the jeep too. I guess this one's a wake up call to me, for days I've been taking life for granted, and the result? God almost took it away from me. Lesson learned. Never take anyone or anything for granted.

Currently Listening To: The Dawn's Difference

On PGMA's SONA

2007-07-23T03:16:00.000-07:00

Enough of the emotional entries, let's get serious.

I spent the whole afternoon listening to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's State of the nation address and I have to say, I'm quite impressed. The message was indeed sent, clearly. With every ovation, you can feel that majority of the leaders of this country is ready, ready to take that one big step, ready to unite, in order for us to move forward. And it took them quite some time to realize that huh?

I will not stand in somebody's ambitions but make no mistake, I will not stand Idly to somebody who wishes to stand in the way of our national ambitions and economic development

Wew, I hope I quoted that one correctly, but hey, I love that line. If there's one thing that has been hindering us into economical growth, it's every politician who knows nothing but to talk and talk and talk shit about our current government, it's sad but hey, some people just don't get it.

One thing that really annoys me is the fact that while the President is talking, A group of rallyists are rallying at the same time. One guy even got my attention in an interview "Six million na trabaho? eh bakit etong mga to wala paring mga trabaho? Well, all I can say is, Fuck you, how can you get a job when you're out there, rallying. Dumbass.

Some random thoughts on stupidity

2007-07-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, this one's a short entry. I stumbled upon the shoutouts of some of my friends in friendster. The shoutout says:

SKATEBOARDING IS NOT A CRIME!!

Ok, whoever said Skateboarding was a CRIME anyway??

Another thing, I was on my way to my former school (World Citi Colleges - Caloocan) yesterday and two vandals by the so called "Kabataan Partylist" caught my attention.

"Iboyycot ang Senado!!, Itigil ang political harrassmentt"

HAHAHAHAHAHA, It's funny how people shouts for something without even knowing it's spelling.

Now Playing: Young folks - Peter Bjorn and John

Dahan dahan

2007-07-05T06:56:00.000-07:00

Kay lamig ng simoy ng hangin ngayong gabi,
sabay sa pagpatak ng ulan.
Walang ibang hawak kung di lapis at papel,
nakakalat sa aking harapan.

At dahan dahan na akong natututo,
sa mga bagay na dapat matagal ko nang alam.
At dahil sa aking ngayo'y nararanasan,
sakit ngayo'y hindi na ramdam

At habang tumatagal ang panahon,
dahan dahan akong nagiging manhid.
Wala nang pakialam sa mga bagay bagay,
at kahit ano mang balakid.

Wala mang salitang nanggagaling sakin,
sa sulat ko idadaan.
Ito ang tanging buhay ko ngayon,
eto lang ang tanging paraan.

Hindi mo man maintindihan ngayon,
ang aking tunay na nadarama.
Ang aking tanging hiling na pagdating ng panahon,
aking layunin ay alam mo na.

At dahan dahan ka naring matututo,
dahan dahan mo na ring malalaman.
Ang minsa'y dahan dahan kong pinagdaanan,
balang araw ay dahan dahan mong maiiwasan.

Sa'yo

2007-06-30T23:34:00.000-07:00

Nakakabulag ang liwanag,
Nakakabulag.
Ang liwanag na dulot ng pangsamantalang kaligayahan
Ayaw ko nang umalis.

At sa liwanag ako'y sumulyap
Kinalimutan na ang dilim
Ngunit ng sumarado na ang pinto
Ngayon ko lang nalaman kung gano kalagim
Ang maiwan sa gitna, di alam ang gagawin
Kung susulong ba pasugod
O aatras narin.

Di ako makahinga, nandyan ka pa ba?
Di ako makahinga, may liwanag pa ba?
Di ako makahinga, di narin makagalaw
Di na makapagisip at di namakatanaw
Sa liwanag na minsa'y pinamahayan ng pagasa
Sa liwanag na minsa'y iyong pinaranas
Sa liwanag na minsa'y nagsilbing buhay
Sa isang gamu gamong walang patutunguan.

On college

2007-06-22T03:07:00.000-07:00

I guess college life is not that bad after all. In fact, I'm beginning to enjoy it. A new image, new set of friends, new sets of instructors and a new set of life for me.

I more focused I guess. Maybe it's the fact that I'm not a scholar anymore and my parents are now the one paying for my school fees. It feels like I'm in elementary again, where in I'm excited everyday to enter the school. Not the same old highschool kid who just want to stay home and sleep all fucking day.

I'm beginning to enjoy my subjects too, Philosophy is the best subject I ever took since my World History class in my junior year. I love the way the class is interacting, exchanging different points of view and arguments.

And yeah, I'm also beginning to enjoy the company of my classmates. Well, at least some of them. :P

Gaguhan 101

2007-06-21T09:32:00.000-07:00

Nakaupo sya sa isang liblib na lugar
Nagaabang, nagiintay
Sa kung ano mang pagasang sa kanya'y maiibigay

Napakabilis ng pangyayari, naglaho na ang buwan
tapos na ang jumong at parang walang pagbabago

Kumuwa sya ng isang pakete ng sigarlyo
Hinithit, hinithit ng hinithit
Hangang masira ang kanyang ulo
Nasira na nga, pero wala paring pagbabago.

Nagdaan na ang taon, lumipas na ang konstitusyon
at senador na si pichay
Ganun parin ang sistema, habang buhay nalang ba syang
uupo't maghihintay?

Bakit di nya kaya subukang tumayo?
Subukang gumawa ng pagbabago
sa kanya't sa kanya lamang ito magsisimula
Nakukuwa nyo ba ko?

Reklamo sya ng reklamo
Bakit ganito bakit ganyan?
Eh kung di ka ba naman gago't kalahati
di mo ba naiintindihan?
na lahat ng bagay ay hindi nadadaan sa paupo upo lamang
Tangina, tumayo ka't lumaban pare ko, wag kang magpapaharang

>This is what I call, an outlet. I'm pissed off and I'll try to write away my mood<

The Battle - Part 1

2007-06-21T06:49:00.000-07:00

Let your dreams, little boy
End tonight in vain
Let go of everything, your dreams and your promises
Because everything has gone insane

Oh no! Oh no!, He whispered to himself
Gunshots are everywhere
This isn't the future that he dreamed of,
This isn't just right and fair

Go on with your dreams little boy
It just cannot be
He'll eat you alive with an army of thousands
Maybe in time you'll see

He looks in the mirror, never amazed
He wonders is he there?
The moment he looked outside the window
He said he never cared.

They've already conquered the city
Therefore he has no choice
He'll either serve and work for the dictator
or lead the others with his voice

You're our only hope, An old man whispered to him
You're a child no more
There's one reason why God made you live
and that's to lead us into war

God? He replied to the old guy
Is there a thing as such?
Then where was he when my family was desolated?
He never cared that much.

He could've left me there to die
He would've done me a favor
But now he's asking me to lead his people?
That's really stupid mister.

He hates me, that's all I can say
He doesn't even care
He ruined my dreams and my life
And burned me in his lair

The old man was surprised with his reaction
Although he didn't rattle
He knows that in time God will make him understand
That this war is really his battle

To be fucking continued. hehehehehe :P

When is too much, too much?

2007-06-17T23:33:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the toughest question to answer is the question that we already know the answer. Sometimes it's better off to be stagnant and to be ignorant of what's happening. But at the end of the day, we all know that the mask that we've used to hide things will still burn out and eventually we'd still end up getting hurt. That sucks right?

You know what sucks more? It's the fact that love (take note, it's the first time I'd be using this word in my blog) sometimes isn't a two way road. Sometimes, it's like handing out your hand to somebody but to your surprise, the only thing your hand will touch is bare, cold air. And you know what's the suckiest part of it? It's the fact that for sometime it will make you believe that some things can actually happen, but at the end of the day, you'd realize that make believe is the most painful deceit of them all.

So here comes my question, When is too much, too much? When is pushing hard, too hard? and when one aspect screams enough, are we good enough to hear it?

So much for blog hopping. Just when you thought everything's going to be ok...

Take my photo off the wall if it just won't sing for you
'Cause all that's left has gone away and there's nothing there for you to do

Currently listening to: Jet's Look what you've done

Note: This is just another one of them anti-rust blog entry. Comments? Sure, Fire away

The Untitled

2007-06-16T22:09:00.000-07:00

The spark in your eyes,
You've mesmerized me.
You've caught me in a dimension of nothingness
I am helpless.
For as often as the sun would rise in the east,
is as often as I think of you day in and night out
and for as often as the rain would drop in the middle of the storm,
is as often as I wish to be with you.

Let the silence of the night remind you,
Of what I am and what you see.
For as long as you're here beside me,
is as solemn as the most silent night I'll be.
For another time, you'd leave me speechless,
and you'll take everything away too.
But if that's the only way to be with you,
then you can take me as a whole if you want to.

For once, and maybe in time,
I'll be able to let it out.
Emotions have already flooded me,
and left me there to drown.
It would've been better to drown, be left cold and to die,
but then I saw hope and life, the moment I looked in your eyes.

Epekto ng puyat at beer ito, pagpasensyahan na lang po :D

Before the gold and glamour have been replaced, another sun soaked season fades away.

2007-06-05T09:31:00.000-07:00

First of all, would someone get this song out of my head? It's been in there for like months now and yes, my youngest brother thinks I'm gay because of it. (Sometime soon my dear brother, you'll know about these things)

Oh well, when Dashboard Confessional released their latest album "Dusk and Summer" sometime last year, this song really got my attention. Can someone say cheese? Yes, loads of it.

"I watch you spin around in the highest heels, You are the best one, of the best ones. We all look like we feel

You have stolen my, You have stolen my heart"

Yeah, Pretty cheesy right? And to think that I'm not really a big fan of fan of chessy songs, it's incredible to have this as your last song syndrome. Like what Larry said earlier, "a great song is a great song" and yes, this one's indeed the best emo(?) song that I've heard since their Hands Down single in 2003.

I think DC has this uncanny ability of producing mellow songs that gets stuck in your head.Oh well, who the fuck cares? I'm going to let the music take me away, cherish the song and sing it as long as I can :D

Now Playing - Dashboard Confessional's Stolen

Give me a good fucking title, will you?

2007-06-04T08:40:00.001-07:00

I'm not feeling good today, Yes, really. Emotionally, physically and intellectually. I just wrote prolly my worst article in hoops ever and don't expect something from this article too. But...

...Lamb of God can definitely make you feel good, despite all of those things that has been hunting you. It's a different kind of high when you're listening to them, hell, what more if you're playing it?

Earlier today, actually, since yesterday, I've been troubled with something. Something I myself can't figure out. And what better way to overcome that by listening and playing some songs of my favorite band LoG.

I broke my lower E string and A string earlier as I continously play LoG's redneck, That's the only way I can forget about everything. It takes you to another dimension, where you feel like there's no tomorrow, no yesterday just today, just you and your guitar. The sweet feeling of having to play one kick ass song and being careless about the future, About everyone, about yourself, about your problems, about everything. I can go and be stuck in there forever and I could care less, hell no one would even bother to look for me right? Yeah, the feeling of letting the music just take you, the riffs, the drum beats, the growls. Everything.

The only problem with it is that it only lasts for almost four fucking minutes. And then, voila, back to reality. That's the worst thing about life, you can get lost in the circulation for a minute and then you're back. You have to face the fact that you can't run away from it forever. Yes, there's no such thing as stopping the time. No matter how hard you try, you'll always be susceptible to life's bullshinity. And you're going to have to face it, whether you like it or not. There's this one way however, but I guess I'm not that dumb yet to go to that direction, maybe in time.. but not today.

The Battle Gear Story - The game that wrecked my ego

2007-06-02T07:34:00.000-07:00

Saturday night is Battle Gear night for me. That means, I wouldn't let a saturday pass without dropping by megamall after attending Jzone to play the most addicting racing game I've ever encountered in my life.

Since I've been playing the game for months now, I can say that I am one of those elite players. I'm the one who takes joy at looking my opponent before crossing the finish line, sipping on Mcdo's bubblegum float with a smile that shouts better luck next time dude. Actually, I call that my signature move. Like Red Auerbach's Cigar or Al Francis Chua's hairband.

Earlier, after Jzone, I immediately rushed to megamall to play Battle Gear. After all, It's saturday. That means it's another ass whooping night for me. I've got my "bring it on" smile while playing the game and after a minute or two, the first challenger came.

The guy told me to pick a not so hard track because he's really not that good when it comes to racing games. So being a good sportsman myself, I granted his request. And eventually, before the race was over, I was sipping on my favorite bubblegame float while looking at him with a smile that screams I just opened another can of whoop ass for you bro. Better luck next time.

Right after that, another challenger came. This time it was a girl. And I was like "You don't know what you're getting into dear" and she was like "Oh yeah? Let's see what you've got".

So there, being a gentleman, I let her choose the race track. And to my surprise, she picked the second to the last track, my favorite track. Oh well, my float is still half full. I'd still have something to drink before the race was over.

The first two laps was a walk in the park for me, I was dropping it like it's hot, drifting it like yellowcard and arrogantly waiting for that final stretch to sip on my float and look at her with the better luck next time smile.

But to my surprise, she was closing in on me but I was like "this race is almost over, I can finish this track with my eyes closed so before the final turn, I picked up my float, arrogantly looked at her and before I came to my senses that the freaking race is not over yet. Oh Shit!! Holy Cow! I miscalculated the last turn and ran wide on it, I tried to close it out but the car was running too fast and eventually I spinned around like Kylie Minogue. And then voila, I saw her car right ahead of me, finished the race first and ended my undefeated streak in Battle Gear.

The moral of the story? There's no moral in this story you fucktard!

Now Playing: What I've done - Linkin Park

Trying to get myself into a good position for writing again.

2007-05-28T23:58:00.000-07:00

For the past few days I've been stuck listening to punk rock groups. Yeah, it all started when me and the gang decided to revive some Ramones classic. Well, It was all good. Nothing beats an old classic when it's revived by a group of young kids(Read: Old Retards, I'm the only "kid" in the group)(Read again: Not EMO) oozing with talent and ego :) It's like a crossroad of the past and modern rock. And when I say modern rock, it's not chicosci nor callafreakinglily because they're not modern rock, they're modern gay morons. I fucking hate them. And to think that I'm going to have to deal with their gay music longer just drives my balls crazy.

Oh yeah, I was blog hopping earlier and I saw an entry from shad0w0lf about Sib (from Solar and Jack TV) joining the MTV VJ hunt. And I have to agree with him, hell, nobody wanted him in Jack TV and I will be the first one to say this, everyone will despise him or MTV should he win that VJ hunt contest.

Back to the punk music topic, Greenday got me writing again. I was somehow relaxed by their music, thus giving me the peace of mind to write again. I so love their old music. Although their latest album (American Idiot, 2004[?]) sucks big time (except for holiday) they'll still fall into my above average band category.

Another band who formerly rocked and now sucks is MCR, Oh my fucking goodness, do they suck or what? I've been a big fan of them ever since their "I gave you my bullets" days and now what? everybody wants to be like them(Read: Miggy from Chicosci), and their uber straight hair and their "My make up is as thick as my dick" look just screams plain gay.

That's it for now, I'm just trying to get my groove back. My brain's been flowing with topics and ideas but somehow I can't turn them into a good entry. I do hope this is a start of an new beginning for me. Like what Dan Wilson said in one of his old songs "Every new beginning comes from somewhere in the beginnings end"

Now Playing: Chemistry by Semisonic

On bringing back the old days and a new pair of shoes.

2007-05-25T08:10:00.000-07:00

A friend once told me that the worst thing about growing up is that you wouldn't be able to enjoy the things you used to enjoy five years ago. It's eithey you've grown tired of it or it has grown tired of you. Either way, you'd end up on the losing part.

That sucks, anyway for the past three days, I proved her wrong. Wouldn't enjoy what? Lately I've been enjoying myself with the things I used to enjoy five years ago. Like for example, I played Playstation with my little brother for 8 straight hours. Boo yah. For the past month, I've been watching WWE shows again. LOL and yeah, I almost forgot, I spent two hours in quantum and club synergy earlier. Blasted four challengers in Marvel vs Capcom 2, two challengers in Tekken Tag and with that being said, no one challenged me again.

Anyhow, I brought myself a new pair of shoes. I think that would be consider as a waaaaay late graduation gift to myself. After recieving my first pay at hoops, I charged to the nearest shoe stall and bought myself a brand new Adidas Superstar. Hoo yeah, retro baby!! Could've bought the Stan Smith model but, if I did, then I would be broke as of this moment.

And yeah, that fucking rain ruined my new pair of shoes.

Now Playing: Papa Roach's Last Resort

A sketch of me.

2007-05-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

I appreciate it man. Thanks a lot

Blogshit part2

2007-05-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

You Are 86% Angry

You are a very angry person - and you might not realize it.
While you may think that you're bitter, depressed, or bad tempered...
What you're really feeling is anger.
While you may not need anger management, you may need some therapy!

How Angry Are You?

The Cure Shares Your Taste in Music

See their whole playlist here (iTunes required)

Which Musician (or Group) Shares Your Taste in Music?

Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISTP)

Your personality type is reserved, methodical, spirited, and intense.

Only about 6% of all people have your personality, including 3% of all women and 8% of all men
You are Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

Your Cell Phone Etiquette is 54% Bad, 46% Good

Your cell phone manners are simply okay. Sometimes you can be very considerate.
But when you are in the middle of an important conversation, all rules go out the window!

How's Your Cell Phone Etiquette?

Your Life Is Worth...

$1,239,000

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

You Are 84% Addicted to the Internet

The internet is your life - seriously.
You spend so much time online, you should be a dot com millionaire!

Are You Addicted to the Internet?

You Are 85% Grown Up, 15% Kid

Your emotional maturity is fully developed, and you have an excellent grasp on your emotions.
In fact, you are so emotionally mature - you should consider being a therapist!

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

When You say speak Your mind, I'll do it Part 7

2007-05-18T20:50:00.000-07:00

The most exciting article-series is back!!! Now cut the crap and start talking

Bum week

This was a not so productive week for me, Although I've finished the things I'm supposed to finish I haven't felt contented with the way I've done things for the past week. I mean, come on, I've only posted one article in hoops, blogged once and posted 12 new playlists. What's up with that? Anyhoo, next week would be totally different. I have so much work in store for me and I'm very very excited (Insert sarcasm here)

It's a time for rebuilding

Change everything then start all over again. That's the master plan :D I want to start my relationship with everyone from the start. That'll start with God, if there's one thing that could complete me right now, It's him. Well, I'm not yet there, but I'm damn close:D next to my family, specifically my siblings because I haven't really been a good "Kuya" to them, then to myself, for some months now I've been looking forward to all the things I've wanted, trying my best to get it but little did I know that I've lost myself in the process. Oh well enough of that shit :D

Heroes Addiction

Oh yes, I'm damn sure blogging this. I'm so excited for the season finale of heroes next monday (tuesday here in the Philippines) oh well, who wouldn't be? With the way they ended episode 22 even my grandmother would anticipate their season finale.

I've chatted with Larry two days ago about heroes and he told me that he wouldn't be surprised if they would leave the final episode on the cliff, and yeah, they can do that well of course if they would then I prolly would burn the NBC headquarters until Claire shows up and stops me :D LOL I <3 Claire :D

Btw, from what I've heard, the season finale is two hours long so I would prolly have to leave my computer open for one day just to finish the download part :D

Closing Remarks

That's it for now, I'm too tired to blog anyway. Make sure you watch out for Chrisangelo's random thought 8

The Super Villain Personality Test

2007-05-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

Your results:
You are Apocalypse

Apocalypse		79%
Juggernaut		70%
Dark Phoenix		67%
Magneto		65%
Dr. Doom		65%
The Joker		62%
Venom		62%
Mr. Freeze		61%
Mystique		54%
Riddler		50%
Kingpin		48%
Lex Luthor		47%
Green Goblin		46%
Poison Ivy		44%
Catwoman		41%
Two-Face		34%

You believe in survival of the fittest and you believe that you are the fittest.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

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2007-05-17T03:48:00.000-07:00

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It's 4:00 am..

2007-05-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

..and look what I'm doing

Gaaah, All I wanted was a freaking summer job. I never wanted a Summer dawn job lol

What's up with me?

2007-05-14T23:24:00.000-07:00

Earlier today I was chatting with a not-so-old but nice highfiber member, and this girl actually calls me idol. I don't know why, not that I'm taking the idol thing serious but I got curious, so I asked her. Why idol?

This is her reply

Her: you have a different tone sa pananalita mo, biting, direct to the point, real?

and after browsing highfiber for the last time, I've stumbled upon this comment from another not-so-old member

NSOM: "still having sum identity crisis here ..cant decide whether to just maintain status quo or idolize and follow CAv2’s footsteps.. lol"

What the fuck? I mean, that's the WTF news of the week. Someone actually wants to follow my footsteps. lol-ing

Hmm, something's telling me that I've created a monster out of me. From my "I don't care" comments and the "If I talk, you have to listen, If you don't like what I said, do something about it" remarks, I've created a much more different me. A much more mature me I guess. Oh well, who the hell cares? I'm leaving that site now.

2007 Elections: A taste of what's to come in the near future

2007-05-13T22:23:00.000-07:00

Finally, it's over. No more stupid campaign ads, no more Pichay itanim sa senado commercials, No more Loren Legarda Thrash Metal-ish jingles and at last, no more pesky politicians campagning on the streets causing traffic and delay to my daily activity.

Well, if you would ask me, it's only the start. The start of something that would be making or breaking our country today. I've seen every senatoriable talk in speeches, forums and debates (Yes, even Victor Freaking Wood. He's good, why don't he try uh... bubble gang?)

I've seen the "Isang Tanong" senotarial forum in GMA7 and I can say it was a great idea by the kapuso folks. It would help all those people who've been blinded by confusion and propaganda, the guys who've been swept away by the hype. The people who's been holding on to Erap's long time promise and GMA's 2004 hello garci case. Aren't we over it yet? I mean, I've managed to endure three freaking months of Niki Coseteng's "Patay ang mangungurakot" commercial with her Renz Verano-esque voice and what? What's her platform? To stop corruption in the government? Hell, even Pec Cantal and Melchor Chavez were talking about the corrupts in the government, so what's the difference between those two guys and her?.

Same goes with the other opposition members, not that I'm bringing them down or something but, haven't you noticed? The only reason why those guys want a seat in the senate is because they want to take PGMA down, then what? Another People Power? Another Peso meltdown? The last thing we need in this country is another government-altering event that would hinder the on going economic growth in our country.

Before I close this out, I would like to remind everyone that this article was created by a 16 year old bum in a boring monday afternoon. So it's up to you guys if you would take this article seriously.

IT'S TIME!!!!

2007-05-13T07:29:00.000-07:00

I have two words for you fight fans..

IT'S TIME!!

First up the UFC 71 event, LIDDELL VS JACKSON II! Liddell's out for revenge while Jackson looks to repeat his pridefc win over the iceman. Definitely, the rematch of the century.

Speaking of rematches, how about the Royce Gracy - Kazushi Sakuraba rematch in K1 MMA Rules. Speaking of which, former WWE champion Brock Lesnar will also be in this event

Tell me, who's excited?

Happy Mom's day everyone

2007-05-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

'nuff said :D

When you say Speak your mind, I'll do it Part 6

2007-05-12T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hoo yeah! I so missed doing this. Welcome to Chrisangelo's random thoughts part 6!

Chris thinks of leaving highfiber

For three long years I've been apart of this community site, battling word by word to every dumbass I can see, exchanging the harshest words as possible just to make someone look stupid, and I love that. But after some time I think I'm getting too uh, old for this(?), I'm getting bored of doing the same old things every freaking night. Besides, the site is not really that good now. That's why I might consider leaving it.

Too tired, but can't sleep

For the whole week, I've been busy. You know, the feeling in where all you want to do is go home and get some rest. Sleep for 12 freaking hours or much better for 29 hours (someone beat that) but now I feel like my insomia is taking it's toll on me. In the past five days, I think I've slept only about 18-20 hours. And to think that I've been working my ass off since last week, 20 hours of sleep is not enough. Well atleast, I'm only two days away from finishing my work. :D

Movies to look forward to

After watching spiderman 3 last week, I still have 8 movies on my must watch list for the next three months. That is Shrek 3, Pirates of the carribean at worlds end, Oceans 13, Die Hard 4.0, 1408, Harry Potter and the order of phoenix, The Simpsons Movie and Bourne Ultimatum. Whew, so many movies so little money. hahahaha

Elections Elections

This is the first time I'm going to say this, I'm actually excited for the elections. And we're only two days away from it. Although it sucks because I have to wait until the next presidential election to vote, but never the less I'm excited. I've posted my 12 senatoriables here. As for the party list, I would appreciate it if you guys (older guys I mean) would vote for the Partidong Bayaning Atleta or PBA. It's for the sake of our athletes so, if you can vote, vote for them :D

That's it for now, Stay tuned for Chrisangelo's Random Thought Seven! Coming the third week of may. :D

Tagging: Acer, Justin, CM, Chelsea, Sydman, Sam, Glenn, Zedd, Charisse, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Prospero Pichay and FPJ

2007-05-11T07:41:00.000-07:00

Here it goes.

Each player of this game starts off with 15 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 15 weird habits/things/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end, you need to choose 5 people to be tagged and list their names. No tag backs.

15 Weird things/habits/ little known facts about me:
1) I still enjoy watching kiddie cartoons.
2) Although everyone knows I can play decent basketball in real life, I suck at playing arcade basketball.
3) I still drink milk (Really :D)
4) I've learned to play guitar at the age of 5
5) My youngest brother (Nathan, 5) has better handwriting than me.
6) I blog with my earphones on, and yes, it's atreyu on my winamp.
7) I hate the sound of styrophores
8) I can sing (yeah!)
9) Everyone knows I'm a hardcore metal fan but I enjoy listening to Micheal Buble, Josh Groban and Ogie Alcasid :D
10) My life long dream is to become a lawyer but I took Information Technology
11) I have no room. I sleep at the sala
12) I learned how to play basic basketball at the age of four.
13) I've been suspended three times in my junior year. (Fighting, Truancy and Discrediting the teacher) they haven't proved one of them except for truancy.
14) I am a walking history book (as my classmates would call me)
15) I cry easily.

UPDATES UPDATES

2007-05-09T08:42:00.000-07:00

My lamest attempt to update my blog.

* This has been a tiring week for me, and you know what's worse? It's not over
* Watched Spiderman 3 last week and guess what? It sucks. Well not really, It semi sucked.
* I haven't been talking to my friends that much as of late, and I promise, I will try to make up next week.
* Emo-Punk-Revival bands sucks. I mean, who the fuck revived Glory of love and I don't wanna miss a thing? That's so lame
* It's pretty late but, summerslam with death angel on the card rocks.
* @Jet: My summerslam article is coming right up. I promise.
* Saw the Shrek-3 trailer and I can say it's damn interesting. anyone want to watch it with me?
* Been really trying to keep up with the PBA and the NBA but thanks to my tight schedule, I'm really having a hard time.
* I'm going to fucking kill that dvd vendor in circle c. I long for more episodes in heroes.

That's it for now, stay tuned for more.. UPDATES UPDATES :D

Finally, some sense in me.

2007-05-03T02:58:00.000-07:00

Can I say I'm back? Hahaha for some days I have not been myself, I've been down with personal problems, frustrations and a little bit of paranoia to top it all up. Well atleast I'm over it now, although I'm still going to stick with my 2-3hour net routine a day. Well that's it for now.. I'm back fucktards!! hahaha

This is what I call "Where's the frigging life remote so I can fast forward this moment" feeling

2007-04-26T03:46:00.000-07:00

Shit. A nice way to start my blog entry, It's the way I'm feeling now.. I feel like shit. really.

Note: This is not one of those mushy entries. Promise.

I woke up at 6 in the morning, having about 3 hours of sleep, my mom woke me up because it's enrollment day. I don't want to get stuck in a pool of students in the middle of the afternoon so, I have no choice but to wake up, fix myself and go to UST to enroll.

The moment I stepped foot in the jeepney, I know something's wrong. I feel like vomiting, My head aches and my mind won't work properly. I even said "Para" when I was going to pay, what's up with that.

So after getting my ass enrolled, the only thing I wanted to do was to go home, eat and get some more sleep. But then again, my grandmom called me and told me that she need's my help. I need to pick up some things in my other grandma's house in Las Pinas then I need to give back in quezon city, balintawak to be exact, to hand it over at my other grandma's for some reason. then I need to go back to her house in tandang sora because I need to give some other things to her.

Whew, I just got home and yes while I was walking in the dark streets of road-b I vomitted. The moment I got home (and no one's there by the way) I vomitted again. Then just when I was about to sleep, I vomitted again. Now I want to sleep but I can't. I want to eat but I kept on vomitting. Oh well, I can't even write well for fuckssakes. This entry would prolly reflect the way I'm feeling right now... Horrible.