Must be Sporty! Not be Mushy!

We had our regular basketball games last night at the Makati Stock Exchange and my body's oddly not aching as it use to after such exertion. There were three teams including us here in the office and we won the first match against our friends from Check Systems. I wore for the first time this jersey I bought from Virramall last Sunday - a Golden State Warriors, Jason Richardson (23) replica. I so hate the Warriors for defeating my favorite NBA team, Dallas Mavericks, in the first round of the conference finals! But, I just want to kid with my friends that I'm already jumping ship to the Warriors because of the Mav's upset.

The Mavs has the league's best season record this year (I think it's within the Top 20 for NBA's all-time best) and their star player (and my super idol), Dirk Nowitzki (41), is the current MVP of the conference. I've been collecting NBA cards of him lately and I already have three cards which has actual fragments of Dirk's game-used jersey. Too bad, his autographed card is in limited distribution that it actually costs around 24 grand a piece! Aray. Good luck, kung magkaron ako nun. I'm also into imitating his game moves. The 7-footer giant can run and dribble like a guard, and his shooting streak is infamous - just the kind of game style I like. I might be nowhere near his height but at typical Pinoy standards I should be on forward position. Despite that, I often play as a guard when I have the chance (like last night) just to improve my ball-handling skills and is continuously making good progress with my ranged shots (scores majority of my baskets on perimeter most of my games).

Easy gaming lang. No need for those fancy in-the-fly layups. Mababa kasi ako tumalon, in relation to my height. So, I focus more on hanging back for a long-distance kill or a step-fake then clutch jump. That look on your opponent's face after you made a crosshair out of his extended blocking arms is priceless.

Anyway, together with us last night was the Flash, a close friend back in my HP days (the Justice League-HP) and a teammate during my basketball stints there. I invited him for the game and I learned from him that HP's already starting with their inter-company league. Tingina, nakaka-miss maglaro with these guys. I've been playing ball with them since 2002, waaaay back when our office was still in 6750. Kumbaga kahit yung kung kelan kami uutot sa loob ng basketball court alam na naming mga magkakakampi. Ganun namin ka-predicted yung moves ng bawat isa sa tagal na naming magkakasama maglaro. I even remembered playing basketball on the Flash's hometown of Ilocos Sur on bare foot. Haha. By the beach! O-ha.

HP-GRAD Team Days
L-R: Obi@7 (obvious naman di ba), Berns@3, Flash, Pussy

*****

Had an early lunch a couple of hours ago here in my desk and I don't intend to be stuck here for the entire workday, so I wandered around the area again. This time, I ventured on the Barangay Bel-Air side of Salcedo Village, passing by the Makati Sports Complex perimeter. This is in spite of my aching leg muscles due to last night's basketball games. But stretching it up for a walk sort of eased the strain. Kung ganun lang din sana kadali magpagaling ng puso. Ahuhuhuy! Tingina, mushy na oh.

Saw some of my officemates on my way back so I chilled with them for a while. It was a tempting time to light a death stick and contribute to the smog pumped about by the nearby throng of call dudes, but thinking better of it, I just bought a mango juice while on the tambay. Pinaniwala ko na lang ang sarili ko na hindi ako tensiyonado.

Must be Sporty! Not be Mushy!

We had our regular basketball games last night at the Makati Stock Exchange and my body's oddly not aching as it use to after such exertion. There were three teams including us here in the office and we won the first match against our friends from Check Systems. I wore for the first time this jersey I bought from Virramall last Sunday - a Golden State Warriors, Jason Richardson (23) replica. I so hate the Warriors for defeating my favorite NBA team, Dallas Mavericks, in the first round of the conference finals! But, I just want to kid with my friends that I'm already jumping ship to the Warriors because of the Mav's upset.

The Mavs has the league's best season record this year (I think it's within the Top 20 for NBA's all-time best) and their star player (and my super idol), Dirk Nowitzki (41), is the current MVP of the conference. I've been collecting NBA cards of him lately and I already have three cards which has actual fragments of Dirk's game-used jersey. Too bad, his autographed card is in limited distribution that it actually costs around 24 grand a piece! Aray. Good luck, kung magkaron ako nun. I'm also into imitating his game moves. The 7-footer giant can run and dribble like a guard, and his shooting streak is infamous - just the kind of game style I like. I might be nowhere near his height but at typical Pinoy standards I should be on forward position. Despite that, I often play as a guard when I have the chance (like last night) just to improve my ball-handling skills and is continuously making good progress with my ranged shots (scores majority of my baskets on perimeter most of my games).

Easy gaming lang. No need for those fancy in-the-fly layups. Mababa kasi ako tumalon, in relation to my height. So, I focus more on hanging back for a long-distance kill or a step-fake then clutch jump. That look on your opponent's face after you made a crosshair out of his extended blocking arms is priceless.

Anyway, together with us last night was the Flash, a close friend back in my HP days (the Justice League-HP) and a teammate during my basketball stints there. I invited him for the game and I learned from him that HP's already starting with their inter-company league. Tingina, nakaka-miss maglaro with these guys. I've been playing ball with them since 2002, waaaay back when our office was still in 6750. Kumbaga kahit yung kung kelan kami uutot sa loob ng basketball court alam na naming mga magkakakampi. Ganun namin ka-predicted yung moves ng bawat isa sa tagal na naming magkakasama maglaro. I even remembered playing basketball on the Flash's hometown of Ilocos Sur on bare foot. Haha. By the beach! O-ha.

HP-GRAD Team Days
L-R: Obi@7 (obvious naman di ba), Berns@3, Flash, Pussy

*****

Had an early lunch a couple of hours ago here in my desk and I don't intend to be stuck here for the entire workday, so I wandered around the area again. This time, I ventured on the Barangay Bel-Air side of Salcedo Village, passing by the Makati Sports Complex perimeter. This is in spite of my aching leg muscles due to last night's basketball games. But stretching it up for a walk sort of eased the strain. Kung ganun lang din sana kadali magpagaling ng puso. Ahuhuhuy! Tingina, mushy na oh.

Saw some of my officemates on my way back so I chilled with them for a while. It was a tempting time to light a death stick and contribute to the smog pumped about by the nearby throng of call dudes, but thinking better of it, I just bought a mango juice while on the tambay. Pinaniwala ko na lang ang sarili ko na hindi ako tensiyonado.