LA Lakers TOO BIG fOr TWOLVES..

Again, it's Kobe and Bynum leading the pack. Bynum rafted all the way up with 27 points and 15 rebounds which perfectly complemented Kobe's 30 points; Pau added 21 points. NOTE: The Lakers cleared F Trevor Ariza to play - he had 8 points in 23 minutes - after a CT scan and MRI test came showed no problems.

HERE SOME STATS AT A GLANCE:

LAKERS:
Turnovers: 12
Fast Break Pts: 19
Biggest Lead: 20
Unanswered Pts: 0
Points in the Paint: 50

TIMBERWOLVES:
Turnovers: 9
Fast Break Pts: 22
Biggest Lead: 1
Unanswered Pts: 2
Points in the Paint: 46


And the Los Angeles Lakers started a six-game road trip with a 132-119 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.



Sweet. =)

_hasta La huegO!

it's just dark here..

FigurativeLy.

My LOLO died yesterday.

EarLier this week, my mOther texted that everybOdy was Laying Out sOme pLans fOr a get-together since granpOp's birthday is On january 27 and it's been traditiOn. The way i gOt the message when my mOther texted in came thrOugh Like buLLets tO me - because i just dOn't know. 'Twas weird. The kind Of feeLing that's getting in tO me when i knOw sOmething bad wiLL happen. That was why.

Yesterday, everybOdy was just trying tO caLL and have cOntact with me but I Left my phOne in my dOrm and it was untiL 4pm that I found Out that he's.. weLL, gOne.

When i Left Last year, i remember him just spending the whOLe day sitting On that favOrite chair Of his facing the teLevisiOn; muscLes frOze in aLL the Left part Of his face; can bareLy Open his mouth tO get any fOOd/Liquid in; he OnLy gets tO have a LiL strOLL Outside the hOuse and the memory Of him Lifting his Left hand up tO give me a highfive everytime I visit him is just tOO fresh Of a memOry fOr me fOLLOwed by that cLassic smiLe [tO what i caLL it] that cOuLd warm a granddaughter's sOuL. He was aLways restLess and hyperactive and enthusiastic and as far as I cOuLd remember, my favOrite part being with him [especiaLLy when I was being reprimanded at home] is the way he Laughs in DOLphy's funny tactics in his tv shOws. He just kinda burst Out a crazy Laugh aLthOugh I have nO cLue as tO what was funny abOut it. I LOOk at him and just eventuaLLy made me Laugh tOO. I wOn't fOrget the tattOO that he aLways brag abOut - tO my knOwLedge it's On the Left side Of his chest, i beLieve it's a crucifixiOn tattOO and that LittLe marbLe-Like thing On his kneebOne. The stOries that were passed On by my father, grandma, aunts and uncLes abOut his Once being a herO [in his Own right] when the revOLutiOn brOke Out and hOw he gaLLantLy fOught and escaped frOm the capture Of the Japanese sOLdiers. And it makes me smiLe that everytime I jOin them in their dining tabLe especiaLLy during dinner - LOLa wiLL aLways give him the sOft parts Of whether it's chicken, fish Or pOrk. Hahaha! because he dOesn't have teeth anymOre. That's why i'm aLways amused everytime he Lets Out a smiLe. I wOnder why LOLa didn't get him faLse teeth - he might have kinda get used tO it Over the years. But he's the mOst handsOme LOLO in the wOrLd.

Dead. FLat. LifeLess. BasicaLLy NOT the image Of my LOLO that's fOrever etched in my brain.

When i read aLL Of the text messages frOm my phOne One after the Other, i was hOping that the next One wiLL be different, hOping that it was a big jOke pLayed On me because he can't just wait tO see me, that he misses me sO much, One Of his "favOrite apO", and that he was aLive!

They're aLL but One message.


=(


I'm in the Office right nOw. Right here in my statiOn. SettLing my emOtiOns and gathering my thOughts fOr this bLOg. I was Late fOr wOrk tOday because I had tO grace a 5Oth GOLden JubiLee ceLebratiOn Of Our Lady Of Sacred Heart SchOOL in GaLas QuezOn City. I rendered a sOng and judged the battLe Of the bands. It was nOt easy Last night, I knOw the extent Of my interest fOr music but Last night was just heLL. I was trying tO LOOk sO cOOL and reLaxed and struggLing tO Let Out a smiLe tO everyOne in the audience knOwing that in my heart - i'm empty.

I hate this. I have my shades On tO have my eyes cOvered yet tears keep faLLing frOm it.

I aLready purchased my pLane tickets tO gO hOme tO see everybOdy On march 3.


GOD, it cOuLd have OnLy been a mOnth away.



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9:18am Manila time
Thursday, January 29,2009

kOng hei fat chOi!

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year's Eve is known as Chúxī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".

Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction.

Now, look at how these Asian countries celebrate the Chinese New Year:

HONGKONG <fantastic view!>


MALAYSIA


TAIWAN <UFOs?>


KOREA <yum! yum!>



SINGAPORE <UFO's?>


INDONESIA



PHILIPPINES <binOndO - the pLace tO be!>








..and speaking of Filipino-Chinese New Year?















hmmm...











I wonder how'd he go about it..















merry CHRIS-tmas and a Happy New Year TIU all of you!


_that's courtesy of chris tiu's blog








hahaha! [char! char! this blog goes out to my ChineseFil pals Theo, Natalie and Dex of ADMU]..



KONG HEI FAT CHOI everyOne!




-hasta La huegO! =)

sucks! LA Lakers' 2 cOnsecutive LOsses..

Yep, tO aLL yOu Laker fans, Lakers LOst twice in a rOw this week - first was a 1 pOint game against the Spurs and just this Friday - a 6 pOint game LOss frOm superman D hOward's OrLandO magic. HOward is as weLL Leading, by the way, the Latest pOLL resuLts fOr this seasOn's MVP and kObe cOmes in secOnd. NO questiOn Of kObe's drive tO puLL his team up and stiLL retain that #1 spOt in the western cOnference and 3rd OveraLL. But twO straight LOss for just a very smaLL remainder - mereLy 3 shOts and fisher cOuLd've made it just a twO Out the perimeter Line and a bareLy haLf shOt? - just scares me.

-cOnverse aLL star quaLity!

Amazing - The sun came out today from hiding since last week so I happened to be on a 'shopping mode' this morning. After work, I braved myself through its scorching heat to experience some warmth to kiss my skin.. Didn't have a particular item to purchase yet so I walked the halls of Landmark and Glorietta and passed by their shoe section - there's Converse, Vans, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas stores [etc.] just around the corner right next other. My eyes feasted over the pairs of shoes with brands worn by the most famous people/celebrities on earth like Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk, Travis Pastrana, Kurt Cobain just to name a few. I settled on the Converse rack in one corner and looked for a prospect pair.. hmmm.. thought of shopping around.. ["Don't be a lil impulsive jerk or you'll poke our head real hard!" I told myself.] Since these are limited issues, I'm pretty aware that they're subject to availability so I took MRT off Megamall to try some luck if there's anything else. And tada! I saw this pair and purchased them right away before somebody else does.. It came with a white all star shirt using my reward points. Well, need I say more? As always, its style never cease to mesmerize me.












-This model is included in the Converse Century 08 Series. You can check out Converse ALL Star Shoes [in limited series or you can have 'em customized too] in major stores/malls nearest you. Or checking out its website is the best option - that's http://www.converse.com/ . These are the kind of shoes that'll never get stuck in your shoeracks forever coz they're fully utilized from their cleanest to their grossiest! If you can't agree more with me grab one for yourself.

-I also have these shoe edition in my collection.. I like them more hi-cut.. they just look Oh-sO-cOOL.. whichever fits your lifestyle..here..















.. January 17, 2009 - I heard Kobe Bryant's releasing his new shoe limited series in Nike - designed by himself! I'll keep you posted on that.. Ciao Hasta La Huego!

wicked shirts!

..was just able to pull this picture up while having some lazy hours at the office.. Where in the world could i get shirts like these?! speak up man! just freakin love the black one.. [sigh]

..on the corner of First and Amistad..

-here's a song i've been listening to lately.. it's from a band called 'the fray' and songtitle is 'you found me' from their album called 'how to save a life'..
here's a little get-to-know-the-band facts:
-The Fray is a Grammy Award-nominated four-piece alternative rock American band from Denver, Colorado.
-The Fray was formed in 2002, and currently consists of Isaac Slade (vocals and piano), Joe King (guitar and vocals), Dave Welsh (guitar) and Ben Wysocki (drums and percussion).
-I didn't know the band until the song was played over 103.5maxx fm [a radio station in manila]. So basically the song appealed to me then the band. Just liked the confidence and rhythm of the song especially when words came out the vocalist's mouth til that part before he hits chorus - don't ask me to go on any further coz i'm telling you it'll save us both time, ok? just try to download this on your gadget or in ways you know how and you'll know why.. i won't suggest this if you'll end up turning off your gadget in the song's first lines anyway..


here it goes..

I found God
on the corner of First and Amistad
Where the west
was all but won
All along
Smoking his last cigarette
I said, where've you been?
He said, ask anything.

Where were you?
When everything was falling apart.
All my days spent by the telephone.
And all I needed was a call
It never came
To the corner of First and Amistad

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late.
You found me, you found me.

But in the end
Everyone ends up alone
Losing hope
The only one who's ever known
Who I am, Who I'm not, Who I want to be
No way to know
How long she will be next to me

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late.
You found me, you found me.

I've been calling for years and years
and you've never left me no messages
Never sent me no letters

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late.
You found me, you found me.