animo ablaze. >>--->

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it was la salle's second game for the first round of uaap season 72. i watched the game for the first time live this season, and effortlessly got lower box seats. i had wanted, badly, to watch a game live (i'd watch every game, if i could) : one - to actually see them play, two - to cheer my heart out, and three - to see if they wanted it bad enough, and if any of them had heart. you gotta have heart to play the game, as seen most recently in king archer jv casio. the team, is a very young team. no star players, no go-to guys. it is a team made up of those who have experienced redemption *season 70* and defeat *season 71*. plus a bunch of rookies who have yet to prove themselves. la salle's game vs ue was very painful to watch on tv. (not only that, hearing boom gonzales is driving me nuts. please, for the love of basketball, don't let him cover la salle games. or better yet, get another sportscaster!!!) i would've expected the veterans to take the crucial shots, but they only ended up choking. talk about first day jitters. i'd expect that from the rookies, but not not the veterans, who have had more nerve racking games than this one. it served as a reality check, that the possibility of earning a spot in the final four is very very slim. of course, this can't be concluded with just a result of a single game, a poorly played game at that, but then all you have to do is hope for the best and expect the worst.

today's game, is still another loss. la salle's standing is at 0-2, same as up's. apparently, la salle has never started with a 0-2 standing for the past 23 years. at the score of 65-51, it seemed that the archers are struggling to even hit the 50 point mark. why all this negativity, you might ask? it's just that in knowing all these, knowing the worst possible outcome, i am keeping the faith.. still. always. no matter what.

this loss has been bearable because i have seen the animo ablaze in the archers. the rookies seemed to have more heart in them. and other veterans are trying to step up this time. i wanted to see passion and fire and desire to play the game, but instead, i saw a spark. that will be enough for now. i can bear to watch games, even against ateneo, so long as they fight.

i am keeping the faith. i'm ready for the heartaches and the heartbreaks, no armors, just heart. the rookies have really great potential and i'm hoping that in 2-3 years, la salle will have its dream team (and simon atkins as team captain. hehe. ;p fearless forecast?!). ANIMO LA SALLE! >>--->

..because i have a lot on my mind..

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to say that i’ve been riding on an emotional roller coaster for the past few weeks is an understatement. as a result of such, i have been experiencing a lot of physical pain recently, severe neck pain, a decrease in my blood pressure when it should’ve been high (yeah, you read it right, i’m complaining i don’t have high BP.. haha!) and worst of all, heart palpitations topped with migraine. i don’t know how i managed to get some sleep last july 6, i was almost waiting for someone to take my brain and my heart out. i have been going through so much emotional warfare, and keeping everything bottled up, that finally, my body couldn’t take it. either that, or i’m getting old (and not exercising. haha.) if i had blogged about it, maybe i would’ve *suffered* less. sleeping late isn’t helping either, and yeah, i really am stubborn. i’m ok now, palpitations are gone, thank God. so let the blogging begin. where to start..

true love waits. :)

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like i said, it’s an emotional roller coaster, so let me start with the highs. when i wanted to buy a new phone, i surfed the net, and posted here that i fell in love with the SE G900. so i figured, i wanted to get a DSLR for the longest time, might as well post my dream model here in hopes of eventually getting it. haven’t had time to blog lately, so i skipped that entire part and already bought one. i have a new baby and his name is Bruno. :) yep, i named him after a commercial model, haha. i call him B. when i first saw the Nikon D5000, i fell in love with it. and the first time i was able to hold one, it felt like we were meant to be. most girls fall in love with shoes or bags or clothes, (i’m not saying that i don’t.. haha!) but i fall in love harder with gadgets. i knew i had to have him – or it. i have been discouraged from making this purchase, but then, i just had to follow my heart. meet Bruno:


now that i have him, (i'm talking about him as if he's a person and not a thing.. :p) i have much to learn. the first time i brought him with me, i even brought the manual. haha!

why did i choose the Nikon D5000? there has been a long standing question as to which brand is better or even the best, is it a canon or a nikon? you can do all the research you want to, look it up on the internet, ask people who use different brands. they say that the best camera is the one you've got. i say go out there and actually hold the unit you want. if it feels right, then go for it. that's what i did. i fell in love with it. and i actually got it. :) never settle for second best.

passing of michael jackson

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michael jackson passed away last june 25, 2009 at the age of 50. found out about it through, where else, facebook. at first i thought it was a joke, but after reading through some other sites, found out it was true. yeah, he was the king of pop. but i didn’t really get why almost everyone was so affected. i wasn’t a big fan. i was thinking maybe his death really didn’t sink in to me yet. and i was right. i was late, as always, and only felt the magnitude of his death after watching his daughter paris break down with her two liner speech, “i just wanted to say, ever since i was born, daddy was the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say, i love him.. so much.” i watched that clip in the office, and i wanted to cry. i felt so bad for the kids. they turned out great. MJ was probably the best father those three kids will ever have simply because he loved them. i have been youtube-ing for videos of the kids, and find myself thinking what will happen to them. yeah, affected much, but i sincerely hope that the three kids will grow up to become beautiful testaments as to who MJ really was.. first and foremost a father. i hope they don’t separate blanket from paris and prince . those three kids really need to stick together.

checking in at the heartbreak hotel

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uaap season 72 just started july 11, 2009. and so i have archer fever again. not that this fever ever goes away, but it’s on its highest alert this time of the year. ok, time for my pre-game comments:

  • i have to agree with what commissioner joe lipa said about the officiating this year, (i want to find the exact quote, but i can’t.) that the game should be played by the coaches and the players, and that ‘it should never be decided with a blow of a whistle.’ amen to that! screw that no taunting rule! (i really can’t let it go.. :p)
  • seeing the ateneo’s team introduction still brings up the ouch factor. man, after almost a year, it still hurts. :c
  • what the freaking F? (more like, huwat da freakin' eeeefff?!?!?!) why boom? why?!?! can’t they get somebody else? and why does he always have to cover la salle games? why?! BOOOOOOO.
  • uaap season 72 on HD offered by sky cable. yup, and they’re damn proud of it. just make sure your normal connections are working perfectly before bragging about HD. i can’t forget my sky cable story.
  • BOOO for boom.

onto the game. dlsu vs ue. too bad we lost. 46-65. gahd. my comments:

  • yey, the boys are back! but i miss jv, rico & la. heck i even miss sharon yu. haha!
  • the team obviously lacked chemistry. except for si and david. *love* team of the year.
  • i love the overhead panning. but not so much when they’re still on that camera and the ball is already on the other court.
  • 2 pumarens on the green side. and we still lost.
  • the veterans need to step up. BADLY. james had an off game. somebody needs to lead them and show the new guys what to do. keep in mind, 6 rookies.
  • marata and tolentino both have potential. andrada, bulk up. i’m still waiting for bringas to bring it. welcome to collegiate basketball, boys!
  • and how come nobody can shoot?! we need a shooter, a go to guy.
  • as usual, what’s up with the free throws?!
  • i’m hoping it’s just jitters. it’s the first game of the season. bounce back. :)

sure it’s a loss, and heartbreak hurts like hell. but with the archers, i’m willing to endure the pain. BSB said it best when they sang, ‘ain’t nothing but a heartache.. cause i want it that way.’ like i said, true love talaga. haha!

cluttered.

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i have a lot on my mind, not all exactly concerning me. like the jackson kids. i can't stop thinking about them. i'll be blogging hopefully before the end of the week, almost a month's worth of thoughts, and they're all just there, cluttered in my head. gotta write them down somewhere before i lose them. my thoughts are all over the place. it's like 15% - jackson kids, 35% - green archers & our fate this season, 5% - hannah montana (i know, right?!), 5% - rolling the credits, 20% - combination of work, my daily routine, things i have to do and 20% - YOU. *did i get my math right?* i try to spend that 20% elsewhere, so i pretty much distract myself with music. it may not look or seem like it, and you may not hear or feel it, because i don't say or show it.. but *you* are the *special* one. ;)

you might want to take a bow now. it's over.

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roll the credits - paula deanda

(Roll the credits)

Boy in the beginning
In the beginning it me and you
I was Bonnie, You were Clyde
We we were running
We were running for the end
We knew
(Before the credits)

But then in the middle
In the middle you went and changed the script
Took a pencil and erased my happy ending
Instead of loving you I feel so sick
(Roll the credits)

I know you directed it
I'm sure I produced a bit
So why's that chick stealing my show?

Baby, Tell me
Who is she?
I need to know her name and number
Tell me
Who does she hang out with
When you're not together
I ain't gonna do nothing crazy
I just need you to hear me
(Before the credits)

Roll the credits
And tell me
How many of your friends
You told all about it
They said "You're workin"
Last Friday night when I was calling
Did you lie to all of them, too?
Or was I just the fool?
(Well, roll the credits)

Roll the credits

You worked undercover
And gave her every single line I owned
And it doesn't make me feel any better
That you took her places we would go

I thought you were meant for me
My name should be on that screen
Tell me, why is that chick playing my roll?

Baby, Tell me
Who is she?
I need to know her name and number
Tell me
Who does she hang out with
When you're not together
I ain't gonna do nothing crazy
I just need you to hear me
(Before the credits)

Roll the credits
And tell me
How many of your friends
You told all about it
They said "You're workin"
Last Friday night when I was calling
Did you lie to all of them, too?
Or was I just the fool?
(Well, roll the credits)

Roll the credits

I know you directed it
I'm sure I produced a bit
I thought you were meant for me
My name should be on that screen
We weren't even at the end
But you started auditioning
And let somebody star in my show

Baby, Tell me
Who is she?
I need to know her name and number
Tell me
Who does she hang out with
When you're not together
I ain't gonna do nothing crazy
I just need you to hear me
(Before the credits)

Roll the credits
And tell me
How many of your friends
You told on about it
They said "You're workin"
Last Friday night when I was calling
Did you lie to all of them, too?
Or was I just the fool?
(Well, roll the credits)

Roll the credits
Roll the credits
(Roll the credits)
Roll the credits
Roll the credits

Roll the credits