Lines In My Head

* This is the third part of the Overdue series and focuses on the World Cup and unplanned visit to Manila. All events happened last July 2014* I'd say we are casual football fans. I've been following Real Madrid F.C. since their Galactico days (Zidane, Beckham, Figo, Roberto Carlos, Raul, the true Ronaldo) while she has been avidly cheering for her goalie boyfriends (San Iker, Courtois, Lloris). It wasn't a big surprise then that when the World Cup rolled around last July, midnight viewing and group standings updates were the common theme on our Twitter and Viber conversations. And we certainly had a healthy supply of topics: the one-man Cristiano Ronaldo show, Suarez's degustation expedition, the James Rodriguez revelation, La Furia Roja's epic collapse, the devastating Neymar injury, Messi, the show pony, falling short (no pun intended), and the Germans hoisting the World Cup trophy. Since I'm more familiar with La Liga, I was inclined to root for th...

Spent last Sunday just rolling around in our unit, munching leftover stuff, catching up on some anime series, occasionally defending our ancient, and draining a bunch of three-pointers. Typical boring weekend for me but that got me thinking about random stuff happening lately. So while I try my best to induce some much-needed sleep, here are some recent ruminations. * * * * * We spend most of our time at work. In my case, it amounts to approximately 50 hours per week. That's why I think it's critical to have a pleasant atmosphere in the workplace as it has a direct effect on your mood,  on your day, and eventually on your life. Sadly, that hasn't been the case for me. You see, for the past few months, the previously warm air circulating around our office corridors has seemingly degraded into a dark hanging cloud of misery. It's not just me though. I think almost the entire workforce acknowledges that fact. I have no idea if it'll change but as of this writing...

De-Rek Je-Ter. Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap. Just a random Tuesday night and I felt the urge to write a blog post. There hasn't been a lot of sports-related content in this blog (except for the Homegrown Squad series) so I figured it was time to add another one. This time, I'll be sharing my list of all time favorite team/squads across different sports and reasons why I offered (or continually offer) my unwavering support and loyalty to them. In some cases, the fanaticism borders on extreme obsession *coughMaroonscough*. Others have their weird origins and most were easy choices because of the team's popularity. Let's move on to the list then, shall we? More after the jump.

Marlou Aquino or EJ Feihl? This coming Sunday (November 17), the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) returns with the 2013-14 edition of the Philippine Cup, more famously known before as the All-Filipino Cup. Among the 3 conferences, I personally like this the most since without the aid of imports, our homegrown talents get the chance to showcase their skills more in an even playing field (though technically, the imports DO provide more balance to the league). With the offseason highlighted by a flurry of trades and draft-day deals, a number of teams have bolstered their rosters with hopes of snatching what I consider the most prestigious crown in Philippine basketball. Let's take a quick look at the current rosters for the ten teams with details on key players and projected starting line-ups.  (Averages are from the 2012-13 season from www.pba-online.net) Air 21 Express Forty freaking years old. Ageless. Bulk of the scoring duties will fall upon the arms of KG...

While watching an NBA pre-season game (Blazers vs. Warriors) yesterday, a crazy thought crossed my mind. What if a team was ONLY composed of players that they originally picked during the draft? Would the team be able to form a competitive squad? It was seemingly a good idea for a blog post and so, armed with several useful links from the web (Thank you basketball-reference.com!), I'm going to try to build an NBA roster based from a team's draft picks. But first some selection criteria that I  will use. 1. Only active players will be considered . Retired players and those who are already out of the league will not be included in the list. 2. Only players who came from a team's original draft choices will be included. This eliminates players acquired through trades during the draft day itself. 3. The squad would be limited to 12 players. That's it! So then, let's start with the "Homegrown Squad" for my favorite team back in the 9...

I'm a big sports fan. I play basketball. I'm a geek for baseball. I enjoy watching football. Hell, to this day, I'm still amazed by pro wrestling (Rocky! Rocky!). But badminton? Never was a follower of the sport. Heck, I don't even know the rules of the game. Recently though, our company held a badminton tournament and for whatever-reason-that-I-have-no-frigging-idea-why, I joined the said tourney without any playing experience in badminton. The results, however? Then again, I just stood there while my partner did most of the work! Memorable experience indeed!

Found this gem of a basketball sequence featuring Kyrie Irving and several members of the 2012 version of the 'Dream Team' during one of the scrimmages of Team USA. (Credit goes to the owner.) Bye-bye, Kobe, KD, and Harden. That's just unreal body and ball control. This kid would definitely lead the NBA in ABPG (Ankles Broken Per Game) next season.