On Deck - 8 and 62

Saan nanggaling ang 8-62?

0-14, 3-11, 3-11, 0-14, 2-12

            Those are the records of the UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team since I entered UP as an undergrad student back in 2007.

            Over those years, I’ve seen various players come and go. I saw how Migs de Asis impressed and show promise (that sadly wasn’t realized) during his rookie year. I heard how Martin Reyes got compared to a certain Allan Caidic. I saw Woody Co win the rookie of the year award and I saw him play his last game. I saw Jay Agabayani’s gallant effort during his last game as a Maroon, and the same goes to long time Maroon Miggy Maniego. I was one of those that was estatic as Mikee Reyes led the team to a win during his rookie season against DLSU. I am one of those firm believers that Mark Lopez could have been a part of the national team if given more training. I was one of those that were eagerly waiting for Mike Silungan to finish his residency, and one of those pleasantly optimistic with Jelo Montecastro’s performance during the summer leagues of 2011.

            During those years, we saw DLSU win a championship a year after being suspended, Adamson slowly improve and become a contender, UE go 14-0, NU and UST field MVPs, FEU make back to back finals appearance, and ADMU win 4 straight championships.

             UP finished no better than 6^th, and was dead last in the other 4 years. Given that, I still was an avid fan of the team. I am still excited whenever talks about promising new guys are joining the team. Still hopeful after every good showing in the preseason. Still filled with joy with every win, and is still bummed after every defeat. With very little to show for in the last 5 years, why do I still support the team as such?

            I guess it is simply because I love UP so much and I love basketball just as much. Sure, it hurts not to see my team reach the same success the other basketball teams reach, but eventually, it goes beyond winning. I’m proud to be an Isko, and everything that comes with that. Win or lose, I’ll still support the Fighting Maroons. I am sure that within my lifetime, UP would win the championship again, and at that point, all these years waiting would be more than worth it.

           It's bound to happen, right?

Link Cable - It Shouldn't be a Big Deal.

Bakit ako gumising ng maaga kanina?

Dahil may exam kanina. Still, despite that, I still manage to log in Facebook and there I saw a link Ate posted about an article. I'll link you to that article in a while, but before that, let me post here some lines  from said article that I really liked.

If you think you love someone, chances are you probably do. That’s it. Why do we build it up so much?

You felt love for this person and wanted to show it. What’s the crime there? Why should we feel insecure about it?

 It’s just a natural progression for us when we care about someone. When it has to do with friends, we often don’t even think about it. “Oh yeah, I love my best friend. Duh.” So why do the rules change with our boyfriends and girlfriends? 

 Life is too short to not let the people we know that we love them,

Link to the full article here: Why Saying “I Love You” To Someone For The First Time Shouldn’t Be That Big Of A Deal 

 

 

 

Rewind - Drums and Bass

Bakit mo pakikingan at panonoorin ang video na nasa ibaba?

Because..well, just watch it.

That is Buddy Zabala (of The Dawn) in bass and Raimund Marasigan (of Sandwich) in drums, both, needless to say, are members of the best OPM band in history, The Eraserheads. In the video above, they are playing some Eraserheads songs. I tried to listen closely and identify which songs they played in the medley, then added in my unsolicited comments.

0:00 - Alapaap. Only fitting that they kick off with Alapaap, it is after all, the song they used to open up concerts.

1:10 - Sembreak. "Naalala kita pag umuulan. Naalala kita pag giniginaw. Naalala kita pag kakain na."

2:28 - Minsan. One of the more underrated, yet popular songs of the Heads. At least for me. :D "Minsan, sa may Kalayaan."

3:40 - Alkohol. Since this is a song where Raimund really sings, he actually sings in the video!

4:36 - Kailan.

5:28 - I had a hard time identifying what song this is, though the intro is very familiar. I'm guessing it is Fruitcake?

 6:40 - Back2Me. From Cutterpillow. "..Let's give love another chance.."

7:35 - Kaliwete. One of the my first favorite Eheads songs.

8:59 - Torpedo. "Di ko kayang sabihin ang aking, nadarama.."

10:32 - Magasin. Really, who can not recognize that opening part?

12:17 -  Ang Huling el Bimbo. Though for the first few seconds, I thought it was Huwag Mo Nang Itanong.

So there you have it. Did I got it all correct? It is kinda cool to see them play some Heads tunes. How about you guys? What is your favorite Eraserheads song?