Beyond the impending shock coming our way though, what will be more shocking is if we’re going to dwell and end there. The overwhelming majority voted for PNoy because they believe that he can and will deliver the reforms we need.
So, what keeps a nation of vertically challenged citizens with not much success in the international scene in the significant past still addicted to hoops? Apart from ending, point shaving and the like which adds even more spice to the game, maybe it’s because of the immediate gratification in terms of points and fastbreaks, much the same as jabs and KO punches in boxing, that fans get to experience.
August 17, 2009 – 1:29 am
Went to the Parañaque Chess Open ’09 today, not really to join in the tournament (although I would have loved to), but to take some pictures. Another photo op with the young Grandmaster Wesley So. I recalled four (4) grandmasters participated in—
August 16, 2009 – 1:42 pm
LAS VEGAS — Nonito Donaire unanimously outpointed Rafael Concepcion on Saturday night in his first super flyweight fight to take the WBA interim title. Donaire, the 26-year-old Filipino star who vacated his IBF flyweight title to move up in weight, improved to—
I don’t think I could let it pass when I knew that former President Cory Aquino’s funeral march will pass by near my place. So I grabbed my camera and tried my best to document the event despite the heavy rains. However,—
February 7, 2009 – 8:25 pm
I’m selling my monopod. It’s a carbon fiber Velbon Sherpa Pro Pod 1. Asking price is at P4,500, negotiable. Bought this in Qatar in 2007. I don’t use it too often that’s why I decided to dispose of it. A monopod adds—
February 7, 2009 – 3:10 pm
The Best Job In The World An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls “the best job in the world” — earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars—
October 31, 2008 – 5:21 pm
Update: Check out the “The 40 Richest Filipinos of 2010“. Update: Check out the “The 40 Richest Filipinos of 2009“. No, it’s not the NBA Fantasy League, that teams/people are sliding back and forth. I once posted about the earlier list of—
October 21, 2008 – 3:00 am
Continuing with the celebration of the University of the Philippines’ 100-year anniversary, an article about the UP System appeared in the Manila Bulletin (MB). The article actually “used” to be available online, and I should have linked to that instead. But for—
September 10, 2008 – 7:39 am
There are pertinent articles regarding RA 9504 over at Punongbayan & Araullo’s Press Room. They describe the issues surrounding the law. You can read the articles here, here, and here. Many concerns have been raised, and my favorite: Is this really what—
September 4, 2008 – 2:10 am
Got to visit Surigao and Palawan recently for a business trip. To make good on my promise, I brought prime lenses only in those two places: the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM and its younger brother, the Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM—
August 31, 2008 – 12:36 am
Ely Buendia rushed to hospital; Eraserheads reunion concert cut short No, I wasn’t in the event. And this is the sad news that broke when I arrived home. The Eraserheads reunion concert on Saturday night at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field—
August 29, 2008 – 7:17 pm
Chessdom – India wins the Chess U16 Olympiad 2008 ahead of Russia. With GM Wesley So steering the board 1 for the Philippines, he won 8 games and drew 2 to grab the gold medal at board 1. Not a bad performance—
An Act Amending Sections 22, 24, 34,35, 51 and 79 of Republic Act no. 8424, as amended, otherwise known as The National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 Looking at the stats of this site, I’m sure many are already looking for a—
Published today (May 16, 2008) in the Philippine Daily Inquirer an article by Ms. Edel Mary D. Vegamora, CIA, the CIA Country Coordinator-Philippines, the revised version of her earlier article (posted here), this one entitled, “Filipino Auditors on Top of the World”.—
Philippine National Bank and Allied Banking Corp., which are both owned by tycoon Lucio Tan, have approved a plan to merge to become the country’s fourth largest bank in terms of assets. The merged bank will retain the name Philippine National Bank.
