Hail Mary Squad spoils Tiger's Win

All the while i have been thinking that this would be a boring season with the absence of my alma maters arch-rival but i was dead wrong. UST gave my school a run for their money after we clobbered them badly during their first meeting. both schools have a long history..although not in basketball rivalry but competition of both school's congregation started way back, when they were busy evangelizing the country. this is just a trivia but the Dominicans, as they are commonly known had an axe to grind with the Jesuits and the former being very close to the Spanish colonial government, had them expelled from the Spanish colonies with the charge of heresy because the Jesuits were praticing the natural sciences. what a way to drive out competition. haha. good thing that Catherine the Great of Russia welcomed the Jesuits and from there, they were able to reestablish and regroup the order after being nearly wiped out. haha. well, enough with history.
yesterday, i was sitting infront of the TV with my 2 siblings...eagerly waiting for the game, being unable to go to Araneta to watch it with other schoolmates/fans. early on the game went on to be just fine, both teams firing basket after basket. when fourth quarter came, the real game starts to unfold. streaks of yellow and blue ballons starts to ripple and both the schools fans are jumping in excitement. Rosaries were held on by people, praying for their teams to win. (this is obvious of course, both schools being devout Catholic universities.) i for one thinks that UST is hungry for the championship trophy. they last won it in 1996 but i doubt that Ateneo would let them have it this year.hehehe. the sad thing is after allan evangelista sank a fade away shot with 1 sec left, they celebrated too early. Derek Fisher disappointed the Spurs fans with a game winning triple with .4 seconds left. imagine.....4 seconds. in 1 second, anything can happen. so we kept our fingers crossed, hoped for a miracle to happen and it came true in the person of the former Mr. Butterfingers, Doug Kramer!! hahaha. who would have thought that he scored the game winning shot! Nowadays, we can really call him a hero. he has come a long way from being a so-so player during my freshman year into a capable power forward..able to deliver when he is needed the most.
one last thing, is cheska garcia one of his lucky charms?hahaha. we can only guess.
wherefore, i leave this post with only one thing to say, the Blue Eagles are truly the Hail Mary Squad. AMDG

The Defrauding of our Nurses... and our Country

Philippines -- land of cheaters. this is all too familiar not to be heard by any normal Filipino but truth be told i am beginning to think that there is a truth to this monicker. first up, the president of the country herself cheated her way to win the presidency..and our baseball little leaguers falsified their birth certificates and now, nursing board exams answers were leaked to some review centers. why is this? is there an end to this? right now, the main issue that hounds our country is the eligibility of the 17 thousand or so nurses who are waiting for their oath taking to become full fledge nurses but this recent scandal casts a shadow of doubt to their capabilities. it is very difficult to determine who cheated and who passed honestly. however, in the spirit of fairness, THERE SHOULD BE A RETAKE of exams. this is a serious matter. these people are health care professionals and i personally dont want a cheater taking care of me and i dont think foreigners are willing to employ them as well. let us rectify this mistake and let them retake the exams. its a hassle but its the only way to see who's in and who's not. healthcare professionals should be sure of what they are doing, not go around second guessing what they ought to do. Nurses are one of our biggest human resource export and its just right that we ensure their quality to perform. after all. our country will be the one who will benefit from their proficiency.

Munich

I got to see this movie during its first run in Eastwood and I have to say that this is in time with the current political and social dilemma in the Middle East. The violence is what i mean of course. Set during the 1972 Olympic Games, this is the story of Avner and his Revenge Squad whose clandestine operations for Israel, codenamed "Operation Wrath of God", brought both justice and moral repercussions to the agents. It clearly mirrors the endless waves of violence that besieges Israel and its continued retaliations to Palestinians and vice versa. It also highlights the lack of remorse for both parties in their quest to fulfill their "just causes" even at the expense of innocent lives. This is a good eye opener to almost everyone in the world who experiences either minor or major forms of violence and that the only way to achieve peace is not through armed conflict. As the saying goes, violence begets violence.

The Godfather Trilogy

Probably one of the Best Crime Dramas i have ever seen. this tells the story of the Corleone Family, their struggles and their pursuit of legalizing their "family business" sans the betrayals, assassinations and murder of enemies of the family. the center of it all is the new Don, the reluctant Michael Corleone who just came back from the war as a marine officer and promised not to delve into the affairs of his father. for me, the story truly captures the importance of loyalty to family and being courageous in times of crisis. the maintenance of honor is what made their family persevere throughout the turbulent times. this is definitely a must see for everyone.

notable quotes: " i am trying to get out, but they keep pulling me back in" - Michael Corleone"

Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man." - Don Vito Corleone

The Departed - Infernal Affairs Remake

A few years back, a cunning Irish mafia boss organized a small group of young and bright men from his crew to infiltrate the Massachusetts Police Academy as cadets. Their aim is to rise eventually within the esteemed ranks of the city's police department, to serve as the eyes and ears of their Mafia chief. While somewhere else, a brilliant cadet was assigned with an equally dangerous task: infiltrate the Irish mob headed by the man who sent his own DPA's to the Boston Police. Years later, one of the rogue cadets succeeded and became a police official with a torn allegiance to his job and to the criminal mastermind that put him there. While the other is the right hand man of the Mafia Boss, who finds his professional duties blurred with his current state. But new clues have led to unfortunate revelations and when both sides realize they're being watched by the enemy, it's now all just a matter of time before the secret is out and someone's cover is blown. The conclusion will definitely come to a bloody end. This movie is really good because the characters life are interwoven with each other and the psychological barriers they have created for their new identities begins to consume them. Definitely a must see for crime movie addicts!!!

Is Peter Cayetano the new Chiz Escudero?

Yesterday, the First Gentlemen filed a libel case with the QC prosecutors office against Cong. Peter Cayetano of Taguig - Pateros. This in connection with the latter's accusation that the First Family has secret bank accounts in Germany "stolen" from our country's coffers. Sadly , Cong. Cayetano cannot produce any solid evidence to back his claims. In lawyer speak, this is what we call hearsay. In common tongue..this is what we call "chismis". He is a gossip monger. He is saying these things because he has a personal agenda. At this point i can already see their purpose with their constant frothing of the mouth, to enable themlselves to be noticed by the public of their "sincere" objectives in exposing the supposed anomalies. yeah..right. this is all too familiar. i am thinking that since Chiz is done with his part, they talked and agreed that its Mr. Cayetano's turn to make some noise. I am tired with this recurring tune in Philippine politics and i think most Filipinos are tired too. Why dont we move on and forget the past?After all, that is what Filipinos are known for, being "pusong mamon". case in point, in World War 2, we despised the Japanese so much for their brutality but after a few years, figuratively speaking, we welcome them with our arms wide open....and legs as well. so i cant see why we cant replicate this. just a thought, if we keep on looking back on our mistakes, i am telling you, Philippines will always be the same.