Back To The 70's

[tabouki]

who is the "real" bongbong ?

[flyingdutchman]

Anyone heard of ROSENDO BALINAS?

 

Chess player din nga ba, halos kasabay or medyo nauna kay Eugene Torre.

[lomex32]

Eugene Torre almost lost (draw) to a Russian woman NONA GAPRINDASHVILI

one of the 10 most memorable games of Eugene

 

Chess player din nga ba, halos kasabay or medyo nauna kay Eugene Torre.

[bryanfury]

don't know if this was mentioned already, just remembered those bitin at tight na baston pants with zipper sa laylayan with bla-bla shoes(hope correct spelling). yung bla-bla shoes pwedeng pwede irevive today, skechers ata i think has a similar model like it.

[photographer]

Anyone heard of ROSENDO BALINAS?

 

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Rosendo Balinas......a great chessmaster....

 

News Item:

 

Chess Grandmaster Balinas Dies

Grandmaster Rosendo Balinas, jr. (Sept. 10, 1941 -- Sept. 24, 1998)

 

Grandmaster Rosendo ("Bali" and "Junior" to his fans and loved ones) Balinas died at 10:45 a.m. Philippine time at his residence in Antipolo city, Philippines. He had liver cancer.

 

A six time Philippine open chess champion and considered Asia's best chess player during the '60's, Grandmaster Balinas (a lawyer by profession) first gained international prominence by winning international tournaments in Singapore and Hong Kong.

 

He tied for 1st with Yugoslav GM Svetozar Gligoric in the 1968 Philippine open. Prior to that, on September 1967, Balinas, then a national master, was the only Filipino player to play GM Bobby Fischer to a draw in their individual match, in the "Beat Bobby Fischer Series" in Manila, Philippines.

 

Balinas' uncompromising opposition to the unethical practices of Florencio Campomanes, then the Philippine chess federation and FIDE Asian representative, kept him out of local and international competition. In 1995, Balinas, then an international master, was allowed to play at the intercession of the Executive Assistant to the Philippine President de Vega, and returned with vengeance during the 1975 Marlboro Chess Classic International Tournament.

 

Balinas' electrifying win against the world championship candidates and Danish champion GM Bent Larsen, beating his pet "Larsen opening" in a blitz finish when Larsen resigned under threat of forced mate, was one of the most memorable chess scenes in Philippine chess as players and spectators applauded both competitors at the end. IM Balinas also defeated Russian champion GM Lev Polugaevski in a classic ending and Czechoslovakian champion GM Lubomir Kavalek in route to a 5/6th place finish, 1/2 point short of the GM norm. In this same tournament, the Philippine chess star and Asia's first Grandmaster Eugene Torre placed 9th/10th place.

 

Rosendo Balinas, Jr.'s chess pinnacle occurred during the 1976 Moscow Central Chess Club International Tournament, Odessa, USSR, opposing Russian chess stars world candidate qualifiers GM David Bronstein, GM Korchnoi (who pulled out at the last minute), absolute Russian champion GM Vladimir Savon, Moscow chess champion GM Lutikov and young stars Tukmakov, Lerner, Lev Alburt, Ignatiev and other foreign GM's Espig, Tringov, Plachetka, and Tarjan. IM Balinas shocked the chess world by winning the tournament and going undefeated against all his Russian opponents.

 

During this period, IM Rosendo Balinas, Sr. was only the 2nd foreigner in 35 years to win an international chess tournament in Russia, the "land of grandmasters". The only other foreigner who won in Russia was former world champion Jose Raoul Capablanca. For his feat, IM Balinas was awarded the Grandmaster title outright.

 

GM Balinas' continuing feud with the more powerful now former FIDE president Campomanes forced his semi-retirement from chess competition. Without support from government or private patrons, Balinas established the Philippine Grandmaster school of chess. Among his former students are the 3rd Philippine Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio, Jr., international master Rick de Guzman and a host of masters. The most recent is the youngest Philippine master (10 years old) Oliver Barbosa.

 

Grandmaster Rosendo Balinas, Jr. was the Philippine's national treasure and unsung hero by his fans and faithful, an uncompromising lawyer who stood up for the ideals of fairness, and who promoted chess excellence and pride of the Filipino people, till his dying days.

 

Prior Report: Subject: Grandmaster Balinas is dying of cancer -- former Philippine and Asian chess champion considered the Philippine national treasure and unsung hero for his contribution to the Philippines, and Philippine chess, Grandmaster Balinas is in his last dying days. Indeed chess was and continues to be his passion, even during his waning years.

 

Being ill during the last few years did not keep Grandmaster Balinas from playing chess -- especially in the US, winning a number of tournaments.

 

His distinction and legacy as a six time Philippine Open chess champion, top Asian player during the '60s and the 2nd foreigner to win a chess tournament in Russia (after Capablanca) is probably overshadowed by his uncompromising stand (for close to 30 years) against Campomanes and his cohort (and still with FIDE) Casto Abundo for their abuse of position first with the Philippine Chess Federation and then with FIDE.

 

Grandmaster Balinas obtained his GM title despite Campomanes' efforts to keep him out of international tournaments. Ironically it was Polugaevski, Bronstein and the Russian Chess Federation who recommended strongly his Grandmaster title be award.

 

This was after Balinas' tournament win in the Moscow Chess Club International Tournament in Odessa, Russia, going undefeated against the Russian players.

 

Joe Balinas

[tabouki]

SUPERSTAR channel9

Joe Quirino channel13 (tikit awi Jow! - take it away manong Joe)

rotary tv channel selector, then push button before the remote control.

Thank God for the remote control !

[photographer]

SUPERSTAR channel9

Joe Quirino channel13 (tikit awi Jow! - take it away manong Joe)

rotary tv channel selector, then push button before the remote control.

Thank God for the remote control !

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Nuon, when we got our first TV with remote control.....meron pang cable connecting the controller sa TV. hahaha. When turning the dial sa remote you can also watch the rotary channel selector sa TV sabay sa pag ikot mo ng dial ng remote. Tinakot ko pa nga yung pinsan ko. Di ko sinabi yung remote so when he watched TV nagtago ako sa likod then turned the remote, karipas ng takbo thinking meron ghost sa sala namin (madilim pa naman)

[storm]

Yesss. Nakakaloko nga yung remote sa rotary selector. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Naalala nyo rin siguro yung gas rationing tapos biglang taas ng gas. Nagkaroon pa ng black market.

[jettison_last]

who is the "real" bongbong ?

 

hehe naging malaking tsismis ito nung 70s.

the story was the real Bongbong was killed in a fight with some European prince/monarchy that allegedly got Irene (or was it Ime?) pregnant. It was all hush-hush kunwari.

 

And the Bongbong that appears here in Manila was actually a "cousin" who underwent plastic surgery to resemble the real one.

Yung fake na Bonbong was maliit daw compared to the real one na matangkad.

 

kalat na kalat itong balitang ito but since it was the height of the martial law years, people talked about it in whispers wary of the metrocom being around at baka madampot.

 

This prompted ferdie to pass a law, or presidential decree called "Rumor Mongering"

 

hehe those were the days

[camera lover]

Rosendo Balinas? Is he the grandmaster of chess?

I think he was the only one who could beat Eugene Torre at that time.

[camera lover]

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Nuon, when we got our first TV with remote control.....meron pang cable connecting the controller sa TV. hahaha. When turning the dial sa remote you can also watch the rotary channel selector sa TV sabay sa pag ikot mo ng dial ng remote. Tinakot ko pa nga yung pinsan ko. Di ko sinabi yung remote so when he watched TV nagtago ako sa likod then turned the remote, karipas ng takbo thinking meron ghost sa sala namin (madilim pa naman)

 

 

We had to line up for the gas max 10 liters lang per loading.

[Mandrake]

We had to line up for the gas max 10 liters lang per loading.

 

And store gallons of them in our tiny warehouse. :headsetsmiley:

[photographer]

Yesss. Nakakaloko nga yung remote sa rotary selector. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Naalala nyo rin siguro yung gas rationing tapos biglang taas ng gas. Nagkaroon pa ng black market.

 

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I also remember rationing din sa bigas. There were times na hinahaluan ng corn yung biags nuon because of the shortage. Can't recall the cause of the shortage.

[photographer]

hehe naging malaking tsismis ito nung 70s.

the story was the real Bongbong was killed in a fight with some European prince/monarchy that allegedly got Irene (or was it Ime?) pregnant. It was all hush-hush kunwari.

 

And the Bongbong that appears here in Manila was actually a "cousin" who underwent plastic surgery to resemble the real one.

Yung fake na Bonbong was maliit daw compared to the real one na matangkad.

 

kalat na kalat itong balitang ito but since it was the height of the martial law years, people talked about it in whispers wary of the metrocom being around at baka madampot.

 

This prompted ferdie to pass a law, or presidential decree called "Rumor Mongering"

 

hehe those were the days

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Jukebox king nuon was Victor Wood na naloko din sa politics nowadays. Meron ding rumor nuon na Bongbong shot Wood sa hita dahil sa selos.

[photographer]

Waaahhhhh!!!! 70s ako high school and its my birthday sa Sunday July 29!!! 50 na pala ako!!! waaahhhhh!!!! How time flies! But my high school days were really the most memorable swak pa in the early 70s!

[storm]

Happy birthday golden boy photographer!!!

 

Sana magka-eb tayo.

 

Nagkashortage ng bigas dahil sa baha.

[Mandrake]

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Jukebox king nuon was Victor Wood na naloko din sa politics nowadays. Meron ding rumor nuon na Bongbong shot Wood sa hita dahil sa selos.

 

There was this rumor then that Pilar Pilapil got afflicted with STD from a black man. Daming versions pa what form of STD and how she was being treated :upside:

Edited July 25, 2007 by Mandrake

[tabouki]

hehe naging malaking tsismis ito nung 70s.

the story was the real Bongbong was killed in a fight with some European prince/monarchy that allegedly got Irene (or was it Ime?) pregnant. It was all hush-hush kunwari.

 

And the Bongbong that appears here in Manila was actually a "cousin" who underwent plastic surgery to resemble the real one.

Yung fake na Bonbong was maliit daw compared to the real one na matangkad.

 

kalat na kalat itong balitang ito but since it was the height of the martial law years, people talked about it in whispers wary of the metrocom being around at baka madampot.

 

This prompted ferdie to pass a law, or presidential decree called "Rumor Mongering"

 

hehe those were the days

 

maski anong gawin, may tenga ang lupa :upside:

 

so who is the real (dad) of borgy?

 

We had to line up for the gas max 10 liters lang per loading.

 

oil crisis - opec used oil as a weapon.

ganda tignan ung car ng friend ko nung pinaconvert sa diesel. kala mo may padating na jeepney, camaro pala :thumbsupsmiley:

 

 

Waaahhhhh!!!! 70s ako high school and its my birthday sa Sunday July 29!!! 50 na pala ako!!! waaahhhhh!!!! How time flies! But my high school days were really the most memorable swak pa in the early 70s!

 

happy mid-century!...ako isang taon pa

 

 

70s anyone remember BESAS shoe shine sa dasmarinas,manila? dont see any shoeshine nowadays.

 

martial law "civilian uniform" ng mga military/govt ajax - bushjacket. ganon din mga bata ni madame sa mmc.

 

long before hellow garci, there was the "pamulinawen" of apo F. to dovie beams.

 

how can i forget retelco/pldt fones....tikitiktikitik pulse rotary dial ang sakit sa tenga, may wallmounted fones pa. ang bigat pwede pang depensa sa akyatbahay. six-digit telephone numbers so easy to memorize 2,4,5-manila 6-sampaloc/qc 7-cubao sj 8-makati 9-qc. anyone know which # this is -976061 ?

[vergaman]

There was this rumor then that Pilar Pilapil got afflicted with STD from a black man. Daming versions pa what form of STD and how she was being treated :upside:

 

 

just like the rumor of imelda marcos having an affair with george hamilton.

[tabouki]

just like the rumor of imelda marcos having an affair with george hamilton.

 

and van cliburn? :upside:

[vergaman]

and van cliburn? :upside:

 

 

yes, he's the piano virtuoso.

[Mandrake]

just like the rumor of imelda marcos having an affair with george hamilton.

 

and makoy with rosemarie... :upside:

[vergaman]

imee....anak sa pagkadalaga ni imelda

 

lotis key ....one of pidol's concubines.

[orionpax]

Kulit Bulilit on Ch 13

[flyingdutchman]

There was this rumor then that Pilar Pilapil got afflicted with STD from a black man. Daming versions pa what form of STD and how she was being treated :upside:

 

Sirloin daw ang gamit.