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Leather shoes: 8

Casual sneakers: 8.5

Sports shoes: 9.5 to 10

Rich Alvarez (NBA counterpart si Greg Oden. Nung college lang magaling).

- wag idahilan ang playing time. Bakit naman si JC Intal, ang tagal naghintay bago maging STAR kuno sa Ginebra.

 

Gabe Norwood

- It's expected na makapagdunk and doing fastbreak like a PG since may experience playing sa states. Other than, nothing but ordinary.

He stands 6'6 so kaya talaga n'yang mag-dunk other than that he still needs a lot of improving esp. sa outside shooting n'ya na inconsistent....

Gabe Norwood - Kung talagang draft prospect siya sa NBA andoon na dapat siya instead of playing sa PBA.

Jared Dillinger - Noong una akala ko talaga magaling, puro tirang alahoy lang at kangkarot maglaro ito.

Venus Raj - Sobrang arte, akala mo napakaganda

Charice Pempengco

Joe De Vance

Akex Cabagnot

Dear P-Noy, hindi mo dapat inako ang kasalanan sa nangyari, you have subordinates, appointed sila sa respective positions nila as they are deemed to be competent and/or up-to-their-jobs. The matter does not involve national secutiry wherein the president of the republic had to personally oversee though as we all knew now, your DILG secretary and undersecretary aren't competent or trained enough in dealing with such a situation. Still, andyan na iyan, what you did is partly-correct but please don't apologize to China/HK, sobra na iyon.

Si Vice Ganda nakaka-buwisit ang itsura n'ya!!

Si Jovit Baldivino, nakaka-asar pakinggan ang boses nito.

ganda ng laro ng Gilas... kagilas gilas nga... They play as if theyre in the Euro Basket tourney. Ang gaganda ng mga plays. Parang mas maganda pa nga kung sial na lang ang nilaban, pwedeng kahit 6th place man lang sa FIBA Asia.

Smart-Gilas relies heavily on their American reinforcement inside the shaded area and since they don't allowed reinforcement/import sa FIBA-Asia Smart-Gilas would have finish 10th or lower

Coach Toroman is the new Ron Jacobs!!!

Too early to tell, madaming accomplishments si Coach Ron Jacobs, si Toroman natalo lang ang isang unprepared na pro team. Tama ang sabi noong isang nag-post, parang nanalo na sa Olympics ang Smart-Gilas ni MVP.

the smart gilas team is for real..great passing, accurate shooting, great discipline at defense, eto lahat ang kakulangan ng powerade team pilipinas..but smart gilas needs additional big men to beef up their line-up, if they get quality power forwards and centers, this team can be great...

 

great games by mac barracael, aldrech ramos, chris tiu, cj giles, dylan ababou, jvee casio, jayson ballesteros, andy barroca, and japeth aguilar(i think everyone in their rotation had a great game hehehehe)..

 

hope both pinoy bball camps can unite to form a team that has the strengths of both teams so we can have the best national team possible

I hope they do.

Too early to sing hosannahs to this team, IMO. After all it's only ONE game and against an opponent with NO heart, NO passion and NO pride (typical PBA! :thumbsdownsmiley: ). But the flashes of potential are there and I believe we already have a solid foundation. Continuous training and more games against quality opponents will further hone this team.

 

Go Smart Gilas!

Huwag kayo masyado magdiwang, dahil hindi pa naman nila natalo ang mga powers sa Asia Powerade lang ang natalo nila dahil hindi ito prepared, tingin n'yo ba ganoon lagi ang ilalaro ng SG against much organzed teams like China, Iran, Sokor, Lebanon, etc who are much taller and heftier as compared to them and who also have big guys that are mobile and can also shoot well from the perimeter and the outside? Without their American reinforcement mahihirapan sila sa mga teams ng aforemetioned countries.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Smart Choice

 

It's been more than a month since i last posted and so much has happened in so short a time. So many issues. We know of the Japeth, Marc Barocca and Jobe Nkemakolam issues. 2 out of 3 are current teammates in Gilas (although Japeth is unofficial) and 1 was a former Blue Eagle teammate. All of a sudden, Smart Gilas is back in the spotlight. After mutually agreeing that the Smart Gilas team will compete in the upcoming international competitions after the Powerade team's stint in Tianjin, now they want to review the by-laws of the SBP and push for another PBA-backed team. Then, a ban of Japeth to play in the PBA is the works. I'd rather not talk about these issues right now, but rather my experiences being part of the Smart Gilas team for more than half a year now.

 

We just completed a 2-day trip to Singapore to play against the Singapore Slingers composed of several American and Australian imports coupled with domestic players. We came out victorious by 3 points, could have been more if not for the lapses of the Singaporean referees. But that's always the case if you're playing a home team abroad. Surprisingly, there were more Filipinos than Singaporeans in the crowd. Thanks to al the Pinoys who came to support us!

 

It was a very short and tiring trip, but very fruitful indeed. Cj Giles, JV Casio, Mac Baracael, Jason Ballesteros, Magi Sison, Mark Barocca, Japeth Aguilar, Fil-Australians Sebastian Salinas and Matt Schmechtig, and myself made up the 10-man lineup. And guess who was assigned to be my roommate, the hottest man on the news Mark Barocca! We had a long and emotional chat. I was being very attentive and open-minded. I could feel his sincerity, disappointment and frustration. He was very open and candid, which made me realize that he was indeed a victim. I gave him a rosary and a St. Josemaria Escriva prayer card from my mom. He thanked me and he took out a St. Jude prayer booklet which he read before going to bed.

 

Going back to our trip, we arrived in Singapore on Tuesday around 3 in the afternoon. We arrived at our hotel around 330pm starving!! Because apparently you have to pay extra to be served lunch on the budget airline that we took (Oh, and also an additional $20 to be transferred to a bulkhead seat regardless if you're 5'0 or 6'10 like CJ and Japeth). We grabbed a quick bite and went straight to practice from 5 to 7pm. Mind you, it wasn't even a light practice. After dinner at a Chinese tea house, we were given the option to look around the city for a while with a curfew at 12. I stayed in because my body was shutting down. The following morning, we had breakfast all together as always at 9am. Then, at 12nn we went to the gym to shoot around and get familiar with the rim and the balls. Then back to the hotel for lunch and to rest. We left for the game at 6pm. The game lasted from 8 to 10pm. Thankfully we won and because it was CJ Giles' 24th birthday, we were allowed to check out the nightlife in Singapore but with a curfew because we had to leave for the airport at 4am. On our way home to the hotel, we were all getting anxious because if we were a minute late for curfew, we knew we were going to be in deep deep trouble! We made it on time, whew!

 

That's Coach Rajko Toroman for you. Discipline cannot be compromised. The Singapore trip, just like any other out of town trip, is no vacation. Every day, every hour is like clock work. Everybody eats together for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Like in Jakarta, you would see players from the other Asian countries coming in the dining hall one or two at a time, eating on their own. That's a no no for Coach T. There's no such thing as a day-off. If game time is still in the afternoon, there's always a shoot around session in the morning. Time for rest means no one leaves his hotel room. And if we have time to check out the city, we always go as a group. Reminds me of my college/high school team where everything is so disciplined and 'professional'. It may sound too rigid for some, but ironically, we have lots of fun traveling abroad as a team despite all that. I always look forward to out of town trips.

 

And that's what i love about this group. We're all about the same age and full of energy. Practices are always intense. Coach T himself is very intense in every single practice, more so during games. Sometimes we fear for his blood pressure. He is never ever late and there's no excuse for being late. He runs the drills himself while the assistant coaches support him, not the other way around like in many professional teams. He is extremely particular with the details and making the right decisions in every play offensively and defensively. He is a perfectionist.

 

I truly admire Coach T's dedication to the team, reminding me of my former coaches Norman and Sandy. When he took us to Serbia (his hometown) for 2 weeks of exhibition matches last April, he stayed with us in the hotel during our entire stay there despite his residence being just 10 minutes away. Even during our weights sessions, he would sit there for the entire 2 hours while we work out with our strength and conditioning coach. Some other coaches would probably use that time to take care of their other 'rackets'.

 

We are aware that there has been some resistance from the local basketball community regarding hiring a foreign coach to be the captain of the ship for the national team. Being under him for several months now, i have come to really appreciate the new system and tactical changes that he has introduced. For that and all the other things that i have mentioned earlier, i am truly grateful to be part of this experience, to be under his wing. I sincerely hope that more local coaches can humble themselves and try to learn this new European philosophy that Coach T has adopted rather than being so close-minded thinking that we already know it all. Maybe you're good enough locally, but outside is an entirely different competition. We always want to learn from the US style, but then again we must accept that we are not genetically gifted like them. This is a great opportunity for Philippine basketball to regain its rightful position in the international spectrum.

 

This is why i believe that i made the smart choice. Actually, i was more of lucky because i finished my collegiate career right at the perfect time while this new program is being developed. God just has His ways. If i had joined the PBA draft, i might have been disillusioned and my passion for the game might not be the same as it is right now. What better feeling it is to be playing the sport you love, traveling around the world, playing intensely with a special bunch of guys, and most importantly, playing for ONE goal - that is the Philippine flag. A goal that is not unique for the Gilas team, but one that is shared by the 90 million Filipinos all over the world.

 

Chris Tiu

 

P.S. Who can ever blame Japeth for making that same decision "to play for country"??

:thumbsdownsmiley: :thumbsdownsmiley: A lot of money did it for Japeth

Teka, documented ba ang pagkaka-rescue ni Richard kay Christine? Baka naman iba ang nag-rescue then pinalabas lang na si Richard as a publicity to their upcoming movie, though mukhang kaya talaga ni Richard gawin iyun, ang hindi kapani-paniwala kung si Piolo o Sam Milby ang gumawa noon..

Physical talaga maglaro si Celino Cruz, pang-Ginebra talaga 'to, kung si Don Allado 'di inurungan nito noon eh....

Makakaroon pala ng exhibition games ang Powerade Team Pilipinas at Smart-Gilas for the benefit of the typhoon victims, maganda 'to para ma-assessed ang capability ng Smart-Gilas, I pick Team Pilipinas to romp away by 15 points or more..

Willy Revillame - self confessed matulungin daw sa mahihirap

 

Korina Sanchez - wala ba talagang anak ito?

 

Ces Drilon n Cory Quirino - up to now denied to death na nalawayan sila ng kanilang kidnappers

 

Kris Aquino - she owns the term 'irritating' (must have been invented for her)

Tumulong na ba sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Ondoy si Willie? Nag-donate na ba ang mokong na ito? Ngayon tignan natin kung mag-donate o mag-pledge siya sa telethon ng abs-cbn kahit 1M

2 player na ng FEU ang na-involved sa game fixing, una si Baracael, who was shot near the campus and now si Barroca, FEU officcials don't want to admit it but all the signs point to it so they should just stop bullshitting us. OT na tuloy hehe

i have to agree with thegame...

 

instead of buying class A trying Royal Sporting House.. i got mine for P800 only last pair sa SM San Fernando hehe!

Ang layo naman ng inabot mo bro (o taga dyan ka siguro hehe), dami naman Royal Sports/Sporting House sa Metro Manila, may mga discount na din 'yung mga Vans sa SM Department Store, nakakita nga lang ako sa SM Manila, trip ko iyong slip-ons nila ng Slayer o kaya ng Iron Maiden....

speaking of half cab vans. nakakita ako ng class a nito sa g.hills.

bilis noh? 1k siya. hehe! sooner or later lahat meron na

Sinabi mo pa though I think that teens and even guys in their 20's prefer Converse Chuck Taylor nowadays to match their skinny jeans and tight fitting taas-kwelyo shirt hehe..

their caldereta and kinilaw na kambing taste ok naman, except that, kung ikaw ay mabusisi tulad ko, mapapansin ninyo na ang daming balahibo.

 

nung minsan naman, meron pang kasamang "herbs", or so I thought. yun pala, yung kinain ng kambing. di na ako kumakain ulit dito.

Fernando's had been around since the mid-80's pa and I also used to eat there kapag 'di ko gusto ang pagkain sa bahay o trip ko lang kumain ng kalderetang kambing nila, karamihan ng kumakain sa kanila dati ang 'yung mga drivers that ply the q. ave - del monte route, office employess among others. 'Yung brother n'ya is also used to be in this kind of business kaso nagka-problema sila doon sa inuupahan nilang pwesto. Oh and by the way, these brood used to be barbers, sa kanila pa ako nagpapagupit noong bata pa ako hehe..

JERICHO ROSALES!!!

trying hard mag-english (alam mo, you know) :grr:

lalo na kapag kumanta, feeling marunong, may ALBUM pa yata ang hinayup*k!!!

ang tibay talaga ng sikmura :thumbsdownsmiley: :evil:

Me album talaga ang mokong na iyan, para lalo kang maasar may banda pa dati iyan wala namang talento sa pagkanta puro papogi lang.. :thumbsdownsmiley: From what i read pati sina Piola Pascual, Sam Milby, Gretchen Barreto, Gabby Concepcion, Cesar Montano at si Kris Aquino yata may album din....

If it's based on psychological incapacity or under Art. 36 of the Family Code kailangan i-alleged iyung specific psychological incapacity (which is based on the psychological report/ findings of a psychiatrist) ng respondent, pag hindi maaring ma-grant nga iyung annulment sa lower court (RTC family court) pero maaring i-opposed ng Office of the Solicitor General (OSG for brevity). Me sinalo kaming kaso wherein iyung petition was granted by the RTC pero nag-oppose ang OSG hence it was elevated to the Court of Appeals, na-reverse ang decision ng RTC at hindi nakapag-file ng motion for reconsideration iyong dating counsel ng petitioner within the reglementary period kaya naging final na ang decision ng RTC hence nakatali pa din iyung babae sa respondent na meron nang asawa sa Hawaii.

Correction, it should have read like this "x x x x kaya naging final na ang decision ng Court of Appeals x x x x" mea culpa..

x x x

 

 

 

 

 

Sa Royal Sports Plaza (boutique) bro, noong huling punta ko nga may mga discounted na sapatos from Vans and from some other brands as well.

Correction, Royal Sports House pala iyung name ng boutique bro..

sa mga nakakaalam po, question is 3 fold:

 

1. My friend has no birth certificate -- she was born in Cavite, delivered by a midwife, who obviously did not register her... additionally, the midwife has died na, so no reference; What are her remedies? the most expeditious approach please?

 

2. My other friend has a different name in her Birth Certificate, vs her baptismal certificate, not sure how simple or complex the difference is, what are her remedies and most expeditious approach as well please...

 

3. 3rd friend is clearly a female, yet a mistake in her birth certificate states "Male", (yes, Im sure she's not a "lady man" hehehe)... How does she get this changed in the most expeditious manner?

 

and when you say "go to court", what court and where? can we grease the wheel extensively to move these along fast?

 

TIA

1. She can file for late registration sa civil registry ng city or municipality kung saan siya ipinanganak.

2. I dont know how simple or complex ang pagkaka-iba but she can execute an affidavit of discrepancy attaching therewith valid identification card/s (government issued preferably) stating that name in her Birth Cert and Baptismal Certificate refers to one and the same person.

3. Pag ganyan na, kailangan na talagang mag-file ng petition sa court (Regional Trial Court) where she is residing.

Mganda ng off the wall pero madmi na replica

Ang maha pa ng class A nito

1 thou isa

500 lang sa Cartimar Recto bro..

Wala na nito sa mga SM Dept. stores. San pa ba meron?

Sa Royal Sports Plaza (boutique) bro, noong huling punta ko nga may mga discounted na sapatos from Vans and from some other brands as well.

ehehe punta na lang ng PBL ang BGK para magchampion kun ayaw maniwala mananalo against SMB.

Tama lang naman na mag-champion ang smb, matagal na nga din naman sabi siguro ni Boss Danding....

Sino kaya ang makukuha nila sa 1st round sa draft mamaya? Panigurado na na una si Aguilar then followed maybe by Maeirhofer, Jervy Cruz, Timberlake, Ross..

I-alleged ninyo iyon doon sa petition.

Brief.