Gone But Not Forgotten (from an Observer's Point of View)

3/6/2015 12:31:23 PM

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I’m not saying this to kiss ass or to ride bandwagon (say, I just wonder: is anyone talking about him in the first place, aside from the people whom were closely related to him, and the music community?). In fact, I admit that I’m not even an avid fan. But I admire this guy a lot; I even remember he’s one of the persons I want to meet as a youngster (unfortunately, it didn’t happen).

Who exactly is Francis Durango Magalona? 

EDSA Traffic World Out There!

3/2/2015 5:09:04 PM

Photo credits: Leo M. Sabangan II, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 02/20/2014

EDSA. Minsan tao, madalas kalye.EDSA. Minsan People Power. Madalas, people suffer.EDSA. Minsan malawak. Minsan mahaba. Pero parang wasak lang sa tindi ng trapiko.EDSA. Minsan ay minahal ng tao. Ngunit madalas ay minumura na ng tao.

D.S.T. (Deep Serious Trouble)

3/5/2015 8:29:05 AM

Babala: ang mababasa ay maaring naglalaman ng mga malalaim na kataga at kaisipan ngunit wala itong kinalaman sa ilang bagay gaya ng isang sikat na pelikulang pang romansa’t drama (dahil malamang, hindi naman ako broken-hearted at lalong hindi naman ako fan ni tita Whitney).

Sa totoo nga lang, hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nagsusulat nito e. Lalo na’t hindi naman ako sanay sumulat ng mga malalalim at may kinalaman sa aking personal na buhay. Sino ba ako, ‘di ba? Hindi naman ako gaya ng ilang internet sensation o yung mga superstar sa YouTube sa araw-araw ay may update sa buhay – daig pa nga nila minsan ang mga paborito mong iniiyakan, kinikiliga at ultimong mga kinamumuwian mo sa mga teleseryeng pinapanod mo. 

Playback: Flying Down To the Stands

3/1/2015 5:19:48 PM

I’m still on a log-jammed mode, friends. As of this writing, I already made six postings and yet it’s only a third (1/3) of the proposed ones – and damn it; I’m too far behind especially when it comes to things like sports and news.

Say, it’s been a week though since yours truly dropped by at the Philippine Wrestling Revolution’s latest program titled Vendetta.

One of the matches there includes an All-Out War between the team of Mayhem Brannigan and the Apolcalypse and The Royal Flush.

Since I really have a hard time squeezing on my takes for that matter (yes, sorry, laides and gentlemen I have to delay things once again as much as I don’t want to), here’s something I’d like to share. Perhaps on all of the PWR’s events in the Philippines, this stunt was never executed.

Not until the Vendetta comes; and I am talking about Mr. Do or Die jumping off from the top stands.

Tirada Ni SlickMaster: Which Color Is It?!

3/1/2015 4:55:31 PM

Anong meron sa dress na ito?

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The Rundown Slam: WWE Fastlane

3/1/2015 3:25:19 PM

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Just merely 35 nights before the grandest stage of sports entertainment, the World Wrestling Entertainment unleashed another pay-per-view, replacing Elimination Chamber in the process. The road seemed a smooth one as WWE took on the Fastlane.

WWE Fastlane comprised nine segments -- seven matches and two face-off sequences, in front of a not-so-loudly crowd FedEx Forum at Memphis, Tennessee. I wonder how Jerry “The King” Lawler felt that time. Sorry, man.

"Joke Time"

3/1/2015 1:27:32 PM

Photo credit: Rappler

Malaking biro raw ang paglalaro ni Manny Pacquiao sa Philippine Basketball Association, ayon yan sa isang import dati ng liga.

Oo. Isang import lang naman ang nagawang mang-insulto diumano sa isang manlalalro na mas kilalal bilang boksingero at konrgesista. 

The Rundown Slam: WWE NXT Takeover Rival

3/1/2015 3:16:19 PM

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Sami Zayn gets his hands at the man who once called him as “best friend” but at the same time that turned back on him after winning the NXT championship; while it’s Charlotte and Sasha Banks again for the NXT Women’s championship – plus Bayley and Becky Lynch; and a whole lot more occure4d in this NXT special event known as Takeover Rival.

Just My Opinion: 2015 NBA All Star Game

3/1/2015 12:13:10 PM

(This is a late post.)

Stars shone the brightest in New York City during Valentines’ Day for the 2015 NBA All Star Game. Brooklyn provided the festivities for the Friday and Saturday, while the weekend never has been completed with the staging All-Star gamne itself at the epic Madison Square Garden.

At the end, records were shattered with a lot of three-point field goals; and it was the first time the Western Conference All-Stars garnered a victory after the previous four tries at the venue, 163-158.

Say, I won’t give much emphasis on the highlight reels, and other stats since I already posted this almost two weeks late. Let the video do the talking.

Review (Throwback Edition): Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata

7/31/2013 2:20:55 PM

(At present, the sitcom airs on Jeepney TV; and also, Studio 23 was reformatted and renamed as ABS-CBN Sports + Action as of January 18, 2014. )

You know, every time I hear that tune, I already know what program is that.

One of the best satirical sitcoms ever produced on Philippine Primetime Television was the Tuesday evening regular named “Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata.” One of the ABS-CBN’s finest earned an award at one international contest in 1991. Seems like Jose Javier Reyes was a hell genius in creating this series, alongside Johnny Manahan’s direction, eh?

Anyare?!: EDSA After 29 Years

2/25/2015 12:34:40 PM

Bente-nuwebe anyos na ang rebolusyong nagdikta ng bagong republika sa bansang Pilipinas. Ang tinaguriang People Power Revolution na naganap sa kahabaan ng Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue, o sa madaling sabi, EDSA.

Oo, tao nga ang pangalan ng kalasadang yan. Tapos minumura niyo? Kapal niyo rin e no?

Pero 29 years after EDSA, anyare na?

It's On!

2/22/2015 4:02:58 PM

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Sa wakas, matapos ang sandamukal na patutsada sa isa’t isa, tuloy na tuloy na raw ang pinakahihintay ng lahat. Ang megafight. Sa sobrang blockbuster nito, ang tila “usap-usapan” lang sa pagitan ng dalawa sa mga pinakatanyag ng boksinergo sa kasalukuyang panahon ay mas mainit pa sa kumukulong lava.

Oo, ang sagupaang Floyd Mayweather at Manny Pacquiao, sa Mayo a-2 na ng taong ito magaganap! (Mayo a-3 oras sa Pilipinas; at take note: ang tatlong malalaking TV network ay nakipagsainib pwersa sa Solar Sports para i-cover ito.)

O tapos, ano na?

War For Peace?!

2/1/2015 12:49:03 PM

“Kung ang hangad ay kapayapaan, bakit kailangan pang makipagdigma? Kung ang kagustuhan ay pakikipagsundo, bakit kailangan pang dumanak ng dugo?”

Sa panahon na isinusulat ko ito, dalawang bagay ang naalala ko sa isipan ko: ang pelikulang “Bagong Buwan” ng yumaong director na si Marilou Diaz-Abaya, at ang tugtuging “Cotabato” ng Asin.

Kung bakit, hindi ko rin alam. Basta, ang malagim na salpukan sa Mamasapano, Maguindanao noong nakaraang Linggo ay isa sa mga napakasalimuot na kaganapan sa taong ito.

PlayBack: Autotelic – Misteryoso

2/7/2015 8:19:16 PM

I’d like to give my take on this track I’ve been addicted on listening recently.

Thanks to my good ol’ college friend who performed on one of the gigs recently at Route 196, now my jukebox just got expanded – the indie way.

Wild Night in Brooklyn

2/18/2015 9:35:37 AM

The All-Star fever in the NBA may be over, with records shattering anew in the historic Madison Square Garden. The West won for the first time after five contests slated at the New York City-based venue, 163-158.

However, in Brooklyn, things are getting historic of their own. Look on this epic performance by Stephen Curry in the championship round of the Foot Locker Three Point Shootout.