Just My Opinion: Give the Divas a Chance!

3/6/2015 10:34:59 AM

Time seems to be an issue right now in the recent showings of WWE. 

How on earth, considering they owned a reality show right?

Death and Overrated

3/8/2015 9:22:10 PM

Sa isang hindi magandang balita, namatay ang isa sa mga Internet sensation sa nakalipas na mga taon. Oo, hindi kailanman naging magandang balita ang mga anunsyo ng pagkamatay sa alinmang lipunan, at sa kung saan pang konteksto o anggulo mo pa itong tignan.

Pero, ito ang problema: namatay nga si Jamvhille Sebastian. At ayaw kong bumira ng tanong na “eh ano ngayon?” Bagkus, kung may tirada si SlickMaster sa kasagsagan ng isyung ito, ay ito lamang.

Just My Opinion: The Life and Times of Jimmy Alapag in the PBA

3/8/2015 8:42:20 PM

Photo credit: Rappler

One Wednesday evening of November 2005: It was during my early days of following the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) when I first took notice on this guy – small in the typical Pinoy basketball player size – with that quickness to put up plays for the Talk ‘N Text Phone Pals against Barangay Gineba San Miguel. The game was then slated at the packed Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City (and how can't I forget the match? I still even have the game's ticket on my archive.)

That guy was known as the “Mighty Mouse,” the Fil-American player named Jimmy Alapag.

KO’d in 14 Seconds

3/8/2015 9:57:56 AM

Last week, when I checked the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view episode, it was a heck of catfight to cap the month of Feburary in downtown Los Angeles, California. Talk about Ronda Rousey going up for her fifth title defense against the tough top contender Cat Zingano. 

But as far as the prediction of a potential all-out war goes, it was unfortunate it ended... in just a glimpse.

Gone But Not Forgotten (from an Observer's Point of View)

3/6/2015 12:31:23 PM

Photo credit: struturstuff.wordpress.com

I’m not saying this to kiss ass or to ride bandwagon (say, I just wonder: is anyone talking about him in the first place, aside from the people whom were closely related to him, and the music community?). In fact, I admit that I’m not even an avid fan. But I admire this guy a lot; I even remember he’s one of the persons I want to meet as a youngster (unfortunately, it didn’t happen).

Who exactly is Francis Durango Magalona? 

EDSA Traffic World Out There!

3/2/2015 5:09:04 PM

Photo credits: Leo M. Sabangan II, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 02/20/2014

EDSA. Minsan tao, madalas kalye.EDSA. Minsan People Power. Madalas, people suffer.EDSA. Minsan malawak. Minsan mahaba. Pero parang wasak lang sa tindi ng trapiko.EDSA. Minsan ay minahal ng tao. Ngunit madalas ay minumura na ng tao.

D.S.T. (Deep Serious Trouble)

3/5/2015 8:29:05 AM

Babala: ang mababasa ay maaring naglalaman ng mga malalaim na kataga at kaisipan ngunit wala itong kinalaman sa ilang bagay gaya ng isang sikat na pelikulang pang romansa’t drama (dahil malamang, hindi naman ako broken-hearted at lalong hindi naman ako fan ni tita Whitney).

Sa totoo nga lang, hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nagsusulat nito e. Lalo na’t hindi naman ako sanay sumulat ng mga malalalim at may kinalaman sa aking personal na buhay. Sino ba ako, ‘di ba? Hindi naman ako gaya ng ilang internet sensation o yung mga superstar sa YouTube sa araw-araw ay may update sa buhay – daig pa nga nila minsan ang mga paborito mong iniiyakan, kinikiliga at ultimong mga kinamumuwian mo sa mga teleseryeng pinapanod mo. 

Playback: Flying Down To the Stands

3/1/2015 5:19:48 PM

I’m still on a log-jammed mode, friends. As of this writing, I already made six postings and yet it’s only a third (1/3) of the proposed ones – and damn it; I’m too far behind especially when it comes to things like sports and news.

Say, it’s been a week though since yours truly dropped by at the Philippine Wrestling Revolution’s latest program titled Vendetta.

One of the matches there includes an All-Out War between the team of Mayhem Brannigan and the Apolcalypse and The Royal Flush.

Since I really have a hard time squeezing on my takes for that matter (yes, sorry, laides and gentlemen I have to delay things once again as much as I don’t want to), here’s something I’d like to share. Perhaps on all of the PWR’s events in the Philippines, this stunt was never executed.

Not until the Vendetta comes; and I am talking about Mr. Do or Die jumping off from the top stands.

Tirada Ni SlickMaster: Which Color Is It?!

3/1/2015 4:55:31 PM

Anong meron sa dress na ito?

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The Rundown Slam: WWE Fastlane

3/1/2015 3:25:19 PM

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Just merely 35 nights before the grandest stage of sports entertainment, the World Wrestling Entertainment unleashed another pay-per-view, replacing Elimination Chamber in the process. The road seemed a smooth one as WWE took on the Fastlane.

WWE Fastlane comprised nine segments -- seven matches and two face-off sequences, in front of a not-so-loudly crowd FedEx Forum at Memphis, Tennessee. I wonder how Jerry “The King” Lawler felt that time. Sorry, man.

"Joke Time"

3/1/2015 1:27:32 PM

Photo credit: Rappler

Malaking biro raw ang paglalaro ni Manny Pacquiao sa Philippine Basketball Association, ayon yan sa isang import dati ng liga.

Oo. Isang import lang naman ang nagawang mang-insulto diumano sa isang manlalalro na mas kilalal bilang boksingero at konrgesista. 

The Rundown Slam: WWE NXT Takeover Rival

3/1/2015 3:16:19 PM

Photo credit: www.rawandsmackdown.com

Sami Zayn gets his hands at the man who once called him as “best friend” but at the same time that turned back on him after winning the NXT championship; while it’s Charlotte and Sasha Banks again for the NXT Women’s championship – plus Bayley and Becky Lynch; and a whole lot more occure4d in this NXT special event known as Takeover Rival.

Just My Opinion: 2015 NBA All Star Game

3/1/2015 12:13:10 PM

(This is a late post.)

Stars shone the brightest in New York City during Valentines’ Day for the 2015 NBA All Star Game. Brooklyn provided the festivities for the Friday and Saturday, while the weekend never has been completed with the staging All-Star gamne itself at the epic Madison Square Garden.

At the end, records were shattered with a lot of three-point field goals; and it was the first time the Western Conference All-Stars garnered a victory after the previous four tries at the venue, 163-158.

Say, I won’t give much emphasis on the highlight reels, and other stats since I already posted this almost two weeks late. Let the video do the talking.

Review (Throwback Edition): Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata

7/31/2013 2:20:55 PM

(At present, the sitcom airs on Jeepney TV; and also, Studio 23 was reformatted and renamed as ABS-CBN Sports + Action as of January 18, 2014. )

You know, every time I hear that tune, I already know what program is that.

One of the best satirical sitcoms ever produced on Philippine Primetime Television was the Tuesday evening regular named “Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata.” One of the ABS-CBN’s finest earned an award at one international contest in 1991. Seems like Jose Javier Reyes was a hell genius in creating this series, alongside Johnny Manahan’s direction, eh?

Anyare?!: EDSA After 29 Years

2/25/2015 12:34:40 PM

Bente-nuwebe anyos na ang rebolusyong nagdikta ng bagong republika sa bansang Pilipinas. Ang tinaguriang People Power Revolution na naganap sa kahabaan ng Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue, o sa madaling sabi, EDSA.

Oo, tao nga ang pangalan ng kalasadang yan. Tapos minumura niyo? Kapal niyo rin e no?

Pero 29 years after EDSA, anyare na?