Throwback: 2008 NBA All-Star Game

2/13/2014 7:09:46 PM

It’s been five years since I first wrote in this site of mine a piece of something related to the NBA All-Star event, and it’s been a year since the last time I have done so. But anyway, let me allow you to take a trip back to the memory lane; to the setting where I haven’t even got engaged into this kind of venture.

Before we hit the Big Easy again, here’s a piece of some throwback chunks during the All-Star Game itself in 2008. I used to remember a busy Monday for me in Mendiola but still managed to catch everything up on the internet (aside from an audio league pass and player cam feature from my NBA.com account then), and managed to replay this on both YouTube and TV coverage.

Gone Too Soon, Tado.

2/12/2014 9:54:40 AM

Tutal lahat naman ay may kwento ukol sa namanaty na sikat na personalidad na iniiolo nila. Aba, wala ako eh. Isang karanasan lang ang maipapaskil ko.

At alam ko, hindi throwback Thursday ngayon. E ano naman?

Naalala ko pa ang kauna-unahang beses kong naengkwentrong ang mamang ito. Once upon a time, sa Save More Riverbanks (taong 2000 yun kung tama pa ang memorya ko; kung hindi? Mas maaga pa dun, mga 1999), ang ermat at pinsan ko ang unang nakapansin sa komedyanteng yun, samantalang ako ay walang kaide-ideya na nakikita nila ang isa sa mga pinapanood nila sa telebisyon.

The Scene Around: PBA Manila Clasico Semis Game 5

2/10/2014 12:43:34 PM

It’s been more than a year since the last time I watched a PBA game live from the venue itself.

With an exciting vibe on Game 5 with then teams Ginebra and San Mig tied with 2 apiece in their Philippine Cup semifinals, I took a chance to grab a ticket and a seat (though we can’t blame if things nowadays are kinda expensive) to the Big Dome to witness who will about to take a 3-2 lead in the 2014 PLDT HOME-DSL All-Filipino cup.

24 Things On My 2014 Bucketlist

2/7/2014 7:43:50 AM

I know, New Year is way too over now. It’s already the 37^th day of the year as of this writing. But who cares? Everything changes anyway. We all have our plans whether it is the start, the ending or even just at the middle-part of our times.

But as 2014 goes by, I have a lot of things in my mind. Maybe, something that  I personally want to ponder on. And since I will be turning 24 for this year (and also, it’s my year if were talking about Chinese horoscope here), I have thought of doing this, at least for now.

Some things that I will might change or plan on. Though I have to admit, not everything that I will write here will happen exactly the way I wanted it. Not all 24 items that I am posting here will be guaranteed.

But anyway, here it goes. 24 things I am going to do in 2014.

Sorry?!

2/5/2014 4:35:43 PM

“Sorry,” is all that you can say…

Alam ko, tunog Tracy Chapman o Boyzone yan. Malamang, eh linya ng kanta nila yan eh.

Pero yan din ang isa sa mga pinakamahirap bigkasin na salita. As in mas malala pa ‘to sa mga nauutal o nabubulol sa mga kataga sa bokabularyo.

Oo nga naman. Pero teka, ano nga bang meron sa salitang “sorry?”

Sorry, o “patawad” (“LOOOOORRD, PATAWAAAADD!”), o “paumanhin” o kung anu-anong translation pa yan sa iba’t ibang lengwahe at dayalekto. Ang daling isulat pero mahirap bigkasin, lalo na kung ikaw ay may nagawang mabigat na pagkakasala sa kapwa. Ke nagnakaw ka man ng cellphone ng kapitbahay mo, o nanloko ka ng babae, o nangursunada ka lang ng isang taong akala mo’y umaasta nang siga sa harapan mo.

Pero bakit nga ba mahirap sabihin ang salitang “sorry?” Ano bang meron sa salitang ito na parang ang hirap-hirap naman niyang sabihin?

Talk About Juan's Art

2/5/2014 5:44:59 PM

Meanwhile, let’s talk about art. No, it’s not just my opinion for art’s sake like the way I did on August 2011. What I mean is… this!

Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Axl-Powerhouse-Production-Inc/119203451425916

Well, you wonder “for earth’s sake, slickmaster, is that what you call art?”

I’ll tell you, “Yes, it is! Definitely!” And I should recommend you to check this guy’s artworks.

Tunay na Showbiz Couple - Drew and Iya

2/4/2014 8:21:25 AM

Kung ilalarawan ang mga tao sa panahon ngayon, para sa akin, ito ang tunay na showbiz couple. Tama... sila parang Drew Arellano at si Iya Villania ay isang tunay na ‘showbiz couple.’

Tama, sila nga (unli ka rin e no?). Bakit sila? Ewan ko. ‘De.

The Rise Of The News Channels

8/3/2013 12:05:34 PM

Kung may downside man ang kasalukuyang kalakaran ng media sa Pilipinas, meron din naman itong upside. – yan ay ang pagsulputan ng mga local news channel sa free TV.

Dati kasi, sa cable ka lang makakakita nito. Kung Sky Cable subscriber ka, malamang, alam mo  na ang ABS-CBN News Channel at DZMM Teleradyo ay ang counterpart ng BBC, CNN, o ultimo ang Blomberg. Sa ibang cable companies ay may sariling atin na channel na pambalitaan din – ang RH TV.

Pero dito sa free TV subscribers tulad ng inyong lingkod, hindi lang isa kundi 3 pa ang mga ‘to. At ang dalawa sa kanila ay unang sumulpot nitong Pebrero 2011. naalala ko pa ‘to nun dahil pag wala akong pasok sa eskwelahan nun, nakatambay lang ako sa bahay at ito ang madalas na tinatangkilik ko.

The Review: The Wolf of Wall Street

2/1/2014 10:16:14 AM

I used to wonder before about this movie’s screenplay as I have seen its trailer, plus the awards they garnered at the Academy Awards. And it seems that really convinced me to watch the flick entitled “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

That time though it’s like these ‘desperate measures’ are haunting me as TWOWS was only available to the Metropolitan’s selected cinemas, especially with the advent of 47 Ronin, Bride for Rent, and some surviving MMFF entries routing the movie houses to make sales.

Wait a second. What the hell is this ‘wolf of wall street?’

Si Vhong at Deniece Na Naman Ang Balita! Eh Ano Naman Ngayon?

1/31/2014 1:46:34 PM

WARNING: Ang post na ito ay rated SPG. Naglalaman ng tema at lengwaheng hindi akma sa mga tatanga-tangang tagahanga ng mainstream.

Sabi Ng Isa, Sabi Ng Kabila

1/28/2014 12:57:11 PM

Nakakalito na. Mabuti na lang ay hindi ako bumibiyahe sa oras na sinusualt ko ito dahil sa malamang, kulang pa ang Bonamine at kung ano pa ang mga gamut na pangontra hilo para dito.

Pero nakakalito nga ba ang mga pinagsasabi nila? Sino ba sa kanila ang nagsasabi ng totoo?

O SADYANG ‘OVERLY BOLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION’ NA ANG LAHAT NG ITO? Tama, OA na kung sa OA.

When Cable Gives You Sensible Programming

12/20/2013 3:32:04 PM

True enough. Cable offers you a wide variety of stuff your free TV can’t give you, from movies to other canned shows to much deeper news updates, and more frequent action-packed programs.

I remember seeing a bunch of Facebook comments suggesting me to try for a cable subscription due to my super-irate posts regarding the mediocrity of our mainstream media.

Here’s the thing. I’d still prefer the analog version of the cable services over the digitalized ones as they may be clear, but if they screwed up, it’ll have huge impact on you. You’re seeing not-so-vivid images like the ones you are seeing in a pirated DVD version of your favorite flicks.

Plus the digibox can cost you an addition to your electricity bills. Ouch. Come to think that the power rate hike nowadays triggered fiery rants from the public.

But anyway, I’m not here to diss the cable. In fact, despite the costly thingy, I love it. Though I have to admit, if at a given time where I can spend the entire week watching at my couch potato (though it still seems to be impossible anyway), I might chance upon these:

2014 na! Eh Ano Ngayon?

1/27/2014 9:13:24 AM

Pasensya na kung inabot ako ng siyam-siyam sa paggagawa ng mga bagong posts ha? Dpaat nga bago matapos ang 2013 ay naisagawa ko na ang artikulong ito. Kaya lang dahil sa maraming constraints na pinagdaanan ng inyong lingkod sa nakalipas na halos isang buwan, medyo naparalisa ako dun ah.

Anyway, tara na’t 2014 na at bagong taon na – 27 days na nga ang nakalipas eh – kaya bago-bago din ng mga habit pag may time.

The Review: 10,000 Hours

1/25/2014 10:14:56 PM

Perhaps, people used to wonder why this thing is such a hit. How on earth have they managed to garner 14 awards at the Metropolitan Manila Film Festival (it could have been reduced if some other entries haven’t got a ‘snub’)?

How did they do so, considering that: first, it is not a ‘family movie;’ second, it seems a politically-themed one; and third, they are running on the middle or downside of its box office rankings?

Ibalik Ang Death Penalty?

1/24/2014 3:30:04 PM

Kailangan ba talagang magka-Death Penalty muli sa ating bansa? Kung pagbabasehan ang mga pangyayari sa ating lipunan – na lagi na lang yata nagkakaroon ng marahas na kriment – siguro. Yan ay mas solido pa kung ikaw mismo ay biktima ng mga kaganapan na gawa ng mga halang na bituka.