Things I Think I Think (The San Beda vs Letran Edition):

1. I think San Beda's two championships and this year's if they win it all should be marked with an asterisk. They wouldn't have won them without the benefit of having an import. Thus giving them an unfair advantage over the rest of the NCAA teams who fielded true-blooded FIlipinos. Even the PBA makes it so that everyone should have an import if there'll be one.
2. Bedans should be ashamed of themselves. They couldn't win it by themselves so they got an import. How else can you explain why it took them so many decades before winning one again? So please stop acting like you own the world.
3. On the other hand, I've got nothing but praise for Coach Louie Alas. He really is Letran's ace in the hole. Talk about making do with limited resources.
4. To Mapua, this year's organizers, shame on you! Why was the game held at the cramped Cuneta Astrodome & not at the more spacious Araneta Coliseum when it's obvious that the Astrodome cannot accommodate the number of fans? Come on! This was a rivalry game that goes way, way back.Rumor has it that Mapua scheduled the game at the Astrodome on purpose.
5. I'm getting tired of watching those Little Indians at halftime. Don't you? Give us some cheerleaders already!
6. And only on the NCAA: "Pogi kami, pangit kayo!" & "Squatter!" These are cheers chanted by both Letran & San Beda. The NCAA sure do know how to cheer.
7. Round 1 goes to the Height is Might school of thought. Small Ball just got swatted into oblivion. Though the bully got smacked in the mouth. Beda's aura of invincibility is almost gone.
8. Ekwe is not the Ekwe-lizer. Ok? Get it?
9. Menor is one hell of a baller. Tough, tough guy. Very hard to stop.
10. To the Letran guards, I don't know how you do it but pressing all game long & only Jazul cramping up? These guys are one of the most fit athletes in the NCAA. What stamina.
11. Sam Beda. 'Nuff Said.

Where Na You?

Whatever happened to Jun Lozada? Where na you Jun?

Things I Think I Think:

1. Oh my God! I though I've seen it all. But today's game between Letran and Perpetual really had it all. All game long, Letran never led and was down by 20 points midway through the 3rd quarter but came back furiously and finally won on two free throws with 2 seconds remaining. Only in college basketball. They say it ain't over till the fat lady sings. This game definitely is in my top five best games I've seen in my life. Wow.
2. On the other hand, UST, my alma mater, blew an excellent chance to keep pace with league leading Ateneo as it lost to archrival La Salle by 1 point yesterday. The loss dropped them to 1-2. What was Pido thinking? This guy had a massive brain cramp on crunch time as he devised a play that had a rookie shoot a three pointer with 23 seconds left and La Salle on the penalty. Right now is a very frustrating time to be a UST fan. I just wish we had a coach like Louie Alas. We need a coach, not a clown. Sigh.
3. True to form, a typhoon graced my birthday. As if that was not enough, I got sick. A double whammy of sorts. Happy 30th birthday to me. Wow, I thought for a minute there that it was my 25th. Boy I'm old. No wonder kids call me kuya. hehe
4. With gas, rice, fares, & basic necessities going through the roof, the last person I would want to be is GMA. She probably is the saddest & the most stressed person in the country these days.
5. Eight weeks into graduate school, I'm finally catching up. Or so I think.
6. I think, no, I know I have the best wife in the whole wide world. I love you Chabs. Thank you for making my birthday fun. Without you, I'm lost.

Things I Think I Think:

1. Have you seen THE fight? Of course you did. What a masterful display by Pacquiao. In knocking Diaz out, Manny did what no Filipino or Asian has ever done before. He's the first Asian to ever win 4 world titles in 4 weight divisions. And the way things are shaping out, it looks like it will be 5 next year. The legend just keeps on growing. And we're witnessing it. Enjoy the show folks. This is once in a lifetime.
2. Just when everything's going well in our economy, the oil & food crisis put the brakes on our takeoff. One can draw a parallelism to the Asian financial crisis during Ramos' administration. One can't help but think. Our country is really cursed. Really, think about it.
3. Strange but true: I saw on television yesterday that on Saudi Arabia, mineral water (bottled water) is costlier than gasoline. Goodness gracious! Why can't our government leaders negotiate with them Arabs? Let them pick from Wilkins, Agua Vida, Absolute, etc. In exchange, we'll accept unleaded or premium. hehe
4. The UAAP & the NCAA are in full swing. Time to show your true colors. Mine's yellow. Growl.
5. With gas prices rising through the roof, the MMDA has unwittingly discovered the solution to our traffic woes. Bayani was heard trumpeting that we should raise gas prices even more. haha
6. Of all the major banks, Banco De Oro (BDO) is the dumbest, most inefficient, most insensitive of them all. Maybe you have noticed their atms offline during payday? Or when you visit the bank itself, surprise of all surprises, the bank itself is offline. And you say this is a major bank? I'm missing Equitable Bank already.
7. A week from now, I'll celebrate (or should I say mourn) another birthday. Malapit na ako mawala sa kalendaryo. Hay. I wonder where the fountain of youth is...