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    In my room you'll find...

    in Culture and Living

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    32" LCD TV, pc, microwave, fridge, rice cooker, bose 321, another tv, portable dvd player, closets, bed, couch, pictures, luggage, goolf cklubs, etc... (my room is 25sq m)

     

     

    Whoaa!! Some room you have there dude..

    You must be friggin' rich..

    Baka naman sa sala and kitchen mo wala nang appliances?

    Wehehehe..Peace!! :D

    His Airness Michael Jordan

    in Basketball

    Posted

    Yeah.. The not so perfect things that Jordan made off-the-court (before the third coming) were handled pretty well.. But these would escalate and "magnified" if he had not been able to win..

     

    Case in point:  The gambling thing wanted to wreak havoc on Jordan's image at one point.. The 1991-92 season started off when MJ did not accompany the Bulls on their trip to the White House to meet President Bush.. Then a month later, Jordan encountered one of his major scandals.. as reports showed that a $57K check he wrote was found among the belongings of convicted cocaine dealer James Bouler, who was arrested for money laundering.. Jordan's alibi? He said that the money was a loan to Bouler who was building a golf driving range.. WTF? Further investigation revealed payments of $108K was made to murdered NC bail bondsman Eddie Dow.. And top it all, the checks were dated the time when the Bulls made that visit to the White House..

     

    Jordan then went to testify at Bouler's trial.. He then admitted that the 57K was payment for gambling debt.. Jordan was let go, coz the legal part of the trial was satisfied with the statement.. But media was not.. Jordan said he lied coz he was caught off-guard and got embarassed..

     

    And you are correct dre.. coz after this statement, Nike with MJ held a conference saying that they would donate $100,000 to Chicago Public Schools.. Talk about making the cat stop meowing under the rain.. Even David Stern protected his ass saying that there was no rule that was violated when media began to pry Jordan's gambling activities.. and I am telling you.. there were many..

     

    God, I could only imagine the ridicule if those gambling acitivities really took its toll on the court.. What I am trying to say is that if he had not won the first three titles things would have gotten for the worse.. Media was on to him.. Maybe they got paid off to stop pestering him.. But all in all, gambling, the mystery death of his "pops," the divorce paled in comparison to the ridicule that Kobe Bryant had when he was charged of rape.. Kobe became the Mike Tyson of Basketball.. Controversies surrounded him off the court.. Hell, I would even assume that Magic's HIV case is nothing compared to KB81's rape case..

     

    Derrick is correct.. Jordan did damage control.. But because he won, it diminished.. So his performance helped the damage control.. Without it.. any damage control system would fail..  And I am telling you  if Kobe Bryant brings a championship to the Lakers the way Jordan did it.. that rape case? Baka sabihin ng karamihan.. Anong rape case?

     

    Now, let us focus on the third coming, when Jordan came in as the President of the Wizards, the owner of the Wizards (who was also the owner of AOL.com) made it clear to him that he wanted his brains rather than just wanting his name.. (unlike Milwaukee's offer).. At naniwala naman si Air Jordan..

     

    As iconic he was on the court, as a man behind a coat and tie he was not.. coz he inherited a team that was way above the salary cap.. and had the 2nd worst record in the L.. The players were Strickland (sakit ng ulo), The rock - Mitch Richmond - who was actually playing like this was his last years in the L, and Juwan Howard who just wanted the multi-million deal (which he got) and just relax.. Who else, Ike Austin, Jaihidi White.. and a young player in RIP Hamilton - the only bright spot.. Wow! Talk about the team of a decade.. This is where I will diss MJ.. hindi ba niya naisip ito?  A blemished career behind the desk is just impossible to avoid..

     

    Then he decided to really make changes.. by firing Gar Heard as the coach and replacing him with a college coach.. who eventually left after suffering humiliation.. He made changes.. giving up Howard to Dallas for Courtney Alexander and several other players like Christian Laettner.. Kaso wala pa din.. He decided to join the fray and drafted the kid Kwame Brown.. But he lacked the flair that he once had.. People were arguing.. Friends (like Charles and Magic) were not in favor of the third coming.. but Jordan wanted to prove something.. That he can lead the team as a player and as a man behind the desk.. He failed.. Kwame was a Olowakandi in the making.. and the Wizards lost..

     

    I do think that people know that he failed.. Fans know.. Much like Willis Reed's, Elgin Baylor's -except for this year, Wes Unseld's career as executives for their respective ball clubs.. He still had several games na he took over but karamihan ay pangit.. That was the worst 2 years I ever saw MJ played and led..

     

    But the enigma of the championships overshadowed the humiliation of the third coming.. People only remember the good times that the L had MJ.. Why? Because of marketing, because of damage control? Yun lang ba? Para sa akin hindi.. the bad light that Jordan was in when he was with the Wizards was overshadowed by those wins with the Bulls.. Without those lasting images in a Bulls' uniform.. fans would be magnifying the stupidity that Jordan did with the Wiz.. For me, it was not just the people whom he hired that made his name UNTARNISHABLE.. It also helped that Jordan won the way he won.. It made the task easier to make tapal.. hehehe!!!  :thumbsupsmiley:

     

    Much like if I compare his legacy with Isaiah Thomas.. Great player but stupid GM.. I bet no one would get Jordan as a "man behind the desk" to lead a team again.. And if he gets that job once again.. then I would diss him once again..  B)

     

    OT:  BTW, derrick.. Si Mike "Steward" nakakuha ng LBJ na auto for 9K lang last week.. Naglaway nung sinabi presyo sa kaniya.. hehehe!!! Naghagilap tuloy ng pera.. hehehe!!!  :lol:

     

     

    Very well said..

    You're the man Bro!!

    Idol!! :cool:

    Best First Person Shooter Game?

    in Games

    Posted

    Half-Life 2 ang current fave ko..

    The AI is just astounding..

    The story is so immersing..

    The sound & music is so realistic..

    Not to mention the life-like physics engine..

     

    I'm looking forward to playing Halo 2..

    I'm hearing a lot of good sh*t about it..

    Pc Or Console?

    in Games

    Posted

    Tol, it depends eh..

     

    Pag first person shooters, I'd rather play it on the PC..

    Mas madaling mag-target pag mouse ang gamit..

     

    Pag mga Sports games naman like NBA or Car Sims, I prefer consoles..

    It controls better pag console eh, mas accurate ang responses..

     

    Bottom line, it all boils down to the game I am playing..

    WWE Wrestling/Usapang Wrestling

    in Martial Arts

    Posted

    sana si undertaker magparamdam.

     

     

    Ahahahaha!! Honga eh..Ipinaglihi yata yan sa kabute..

    Pagkatapos ng Feud nya with Mark Henry, bigla na lang nawala..

     

    Is he retiring or something?

    What's the deal?

     

    Well, he's one of the wrestlers that I enjoy to watch..

    I like his entrance music..

    Para talagang pang-funeral..Heheheh!! :D

    WWE Wrestling/Usapang Wrestling

    in Martial Arts

    Posted

    Personally speaking, I really don't like Rey Mysterio being the HWC..

    No doubt, he's good..He commands a crowd..He creates hype and all that..

    But being HWC entails that you can slug it out with the big boys..

     

    I remember his match with Randy Orton in which all of the stunts seem rather obvious..

    For me, the intensity of the action is compromised in exchange for Rey's acrobatics..

    I never liked Luchardors..It's not that I don't like Rey, it's because I like a good ol' fight..

    A street fight if need be..ala ECW. And c'mon, let's face it, people like it that way..

    If they really want acrobatics, then they should just watch the circus..

     

    Rey Fans, Peace!!! :blush:

    Best Game Ever

    in Games

    Posted

    WarCraft III rules..I like watching replays from HeavyWeights like mYm.Moon and si NiP.GoStop. Ibang klase mag-micro yung mga yun. Kaso lang, tinalo sila ni 4K.ToD nung WEG 2006 Masters. Sayang!!

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