Late for Australian Open 2011

Two months!  That is how late I was to witness one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the planet. While in Sydney, planning our trip to Melbourne, I specifically requested my Pinoy-Aussie friends that I wish to see and visit the arena where the Australian Open is annually being held.  True enough on our [...]

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Pekyaw

So the Gods, the odds and karma are again in favor of Manny Paquiao.  His win today against the bigger Antonio Margarito only confirms that Paquiao is the greatest boxer in modern history.  Every time Pacquiao wins a boxing fight, I am always so impressed by how the heavens answer the intense prayers of Nanay [...]

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World Cup for Pinas is Bland

In the midst of all the brouhaha about the NBA Finals Game 7, the citizens of the Philippines do not care and do not know that there is an estimated 380,000 foreign fans who travelled and will travel to South Africa to watch the World Cup; there are already 2.9 million tickets sold for its [...]

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Warning: NBA Finals Game 7 may lead to a Job Disciplinary Action

Even if the economy is bad, a lot of people borrowed large sums of money just to place their bets.  We Pinoys are so immersed on the performance of a bunch of basketball prima donnas chasing, bouncing, passing and shooting a ball on the final game.  Each Pinoy is either a Team Lakers or a [...]

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The Fashion Evolution of Roger Federer

    From a Boy Wonder to a Gold Emperor of Wimbledon!  A lot has raised their eyebrows about the fashion sense of Roger Federer.  For me, his sense of style ads more perspective to his tame personality.  Apart from winning the most number of tennis Grand Slams and being one of the athletes with [...]

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Phils vs. Phelps

General Info: Phils – a democratic country Phelps – a swimmer Population: Phils – 94,000,000+ Phelps – 1 No. of times participated in the Olympics: Phils – 19 Olympics (since 1924) Phelps – 3 Olympics (since 2000) No. of athletes sent to Olympics since first participated: Phils – 465 athletes in various sports discipline Phelps [...]

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Pasay Tennis Open

For the past years, there has been an upsurge in the number of tennis tournaments being held in key cities and countries around the globe.  Of course there’s the 4 major grandslams: US Open, Australian Open, French Open and Wimbeldon.  Some of the less popular tennis tournaments are: Monte Carlo Open (in Monaco); Generali Open [...]

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French Week…

Samedi, 07 Juillet 2007 No I have not been to France (how I wish I was), but this week I have been bombarded with a lot of French connections… 1.  I have been following this year’s Wimbeldon tournament and surprisingly Richard Gasquet entered the semi-finals.  As expected, this young Frenchman lost the game to my [...]

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Vamos Rafa Nadal!

I know why Roger Federer lost this year’s Roland Garros.  It is because the live TV program keeps on focusing on his girlfriend’s pretty but not so dazzling face. Roger keeps on hitting the ball low that would usually hit the net causing him this year’s French Open championship.  It’s obvious from the face of [...]

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Federer is Betterer!

While munching a bunch of pinipig chocolate flakes, I enjoyed watching the men’s finals of 2007 Australian Open on StarSports channel.  The spectacular tennis game was between, Chile’s pride Fernando Gonzales and my personal favorite, world’s number 1, Roger Federer. With his usual piercing eyes and mega focused play, Roger Federer won the game without [...]

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