* I never really felt unsafe at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay, despite the presence of all those seedy characters scalping tickets in that area. That was the case, until this evening, when I had my wallet picked at that goddamn venue after watching Game 1 of the the Red Bull vs. Purefoods [...]
* I was also able to watch two of the RP Youth Team aspirants, JERIC TENG & GABRIEL BANAL of Xavier University recently at the opening of the Metro Manila Tionglian Basketball Association (MMTBA), in their game against Chiang Kai Shek College.
Jeric Teng
* Jeric did not inherit his father, Alvin Teng’s height & [...]
* I was able to watch Justin Chua, the much-heralded high school basketball prospect during the opening of the 2008 season of the Metro Manila Tionglian Basketball Association (MMTBA).
* Justin seems to have bulked up in his upper body compared to his video during the 2006 MMTBA finals against Xavier. [...]
The word “Bwakaw” or Ball Hog is becoming a very common word in basketball nowadays. Its almost like if you don’t like a player, you can just label him a “Bwakaw” whenever you want.
I think we need to define exactly what a ballhog really means, rather than just rely on intuition & guesswork. [...]
* The SM Mall of Asia recently opened the “SM Science Discovery Center”. It is situated towards the rear of the mall, the side nearest to the Manila Bay. It has a couple of attractions;:
- A modern, at least 100 seat Planetarium;
- Some themed showrooms;
- A couple of exhibits;
- [...]
Below are the game statistics of most of the rookies playing decent minutes so far. Stats are as of Jan. 5, 2008, & courtesy of the www.pba-online.net website:
JC Intal
- 16 g – 17.19 mpg – 5.75 ppg – 3-pt FG 13.3 % – 2-pt FG 25.4% – 2.88 rpg – 1.75 apg
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There are a couple of things that bother me about ABS-CBN’s coverage of the Manila Pen Mutiny:
‘Inside The Manila Pen’
First, is that they were getting live TV coverage from inside the Manila Pen itself. The other major network, GMA-7, did not do the same, mainly because they followed instructions by the Police securing the [...]