Adrenaline Rush.

I'm in it for the thrill. I'm in it for the cheers. I'm in it for the crowd. I'm in it for the players. And most of all, I'm in it for the GAME.

Being inside the Big Dome, for me, is like being transported to another world. I forget all about my worries, my cross on my back. Everything seems to disappear except for me, the crowd, and yes, that orange ball.

PBA or UAAP, you name the league 'cause I'm all about the basketball game. I got my favorite basketball teams. I'm all about the green for the PBA and the blue in the UAAP.

Ateneo - De La Salle, Game 1 of the Championships.
My brother, Apa, and I were the only ones that got to watch the game live because our dad is in Cagayan de Oro and we only got two tickets so, our mom and our other brother just stayed at home. Bummer.

Today. WE DID IT AGAIN! Ateneo won over De La Salle by 8 points, 69-61, with Rabeh Al-Hussaini leading the Blue Eagles with 31 points. Wow! Almost half of the score was his. Good job. Both teams have this different kind of confidence when it comes to the Finals. Many fouls were committed, lumalabas na ang mga pikon, but I'd have to say that the Blue Eagles kept their cool.

Just one more game to go. I have faith in my Blue Eagles!

ONE BIG FIGHT!

Arrivederci, A.

Carpe Diem.

I haven't been blogging for about a week now, though I had a gazillion attempts to. This week is filled with school work, plus I got sick, but I'm all better now. Let's rewind back the days and see the interesting things that happened.

September 13.
I got sick. Really, really sick. My temperature went up to 40 degrees. My brother, Apa, got sick too. We just layed in our parents' bed covered with comforters the whole day. I actually lost 5 pounds in 3 days. My dad even joked around saying, "Kawawa naman mga anak ko. Hindi lang manonood ng Ateneo - UE, nagkasakit na."

I think it was partly true.:D

September 14.
We didn't watch Ateneo-UE because we had a family meeting (paternal side) and it's my little cousin's 2nd birthday (maternal side). And for yumping yimminy! Our grandfather got tickets to the game! Since we were sick, Apa and I, didn't get to go to any of the three. We just stayed at home and watched the game via TV. Thank God for TV but SAYANG YUNG TICKETS!!

Yes, and as predicted, Ateneo won. I was actually scared during the first quarter because Ateneo had a very hard time scoring. They actually fell 11-5 during the first few minutes. Jai Reyes was the only one scoring. Then Eric Salamat came in, and that's when Ateneo started catching up until they were already leading by 10 points in the second quarter. Reyes with 13 points and Salamat with 11 really stood up. The bench players like Nico Salva and Ryan Buenafe* contributed a lot during the game, with 5 and 9 points respectively. And we won't forget Nonoy Baclao who produced 12 points and Rabeh Al Hussaini who got 10 points.

And in the end, Ateneo won by 20 points, 70-50. Hehehe.

I'll see you, guys, on Sunday!
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*Bacon Austria was used in the starting five instead of Ryan Buenafe.

September 15.
I didn't go to school 'cause I was really weak to even hold a pen. I couldn't even speak when I woke up. My voice was still shaking whenever I would talk. I needed to go to Ateneo at 10:30 A.M. 'cause I was going to meet up with Mav's mom to get the shirts I bought from her. I love her shirts. It's simple, cute, and very creative. It only costs Php 250 and a part of it will go to charity. I bought 2 shirts, both in royal blue (the one of Kirk Long's) for my brother and myself. I fell in love with this shirt when I first saw it in Araneta during the Ateneo-La Salle game but since there were so many people and we were hurrying to go inside the Coliseum, I didn't get the chance to buy. I was hoping to see it in Multiply but I didn't know what to look for. But fortunately, Chris Tiu posted the Multiply site on his blog and I found a way to contact her. Yipee! If you want this shirt, you can visit this account: getbluefever.multiply.com. Mav is also having an auction there for two autographed shirts. The bid starts at Php 1,000 and this is for a good cause. Check it out.:D

September 16.
First day in, I was feeling sick. I was too lazy to do anything. I cut History for the nth time to do Marketing or Accounting, but I ended up resting in Starbucks with A.M. and Ella. I was actually trying to blog, but I didn't get to do that either. I was just looking forward to going home the whole entire day.

September 17.
E.M. Cup day and since I was still feeling a bit sick, I didn't join the mixed volleyball game. I just sat and watched at the officials' table. We also had our All-Star Game today, and Division B won. I was secretly rooting for Division A. Hahaha. They actually had a chance to tie the game, but the last shot wasn't planned enough for it to actually go in the basket. Oh well. That's basketball. I love it.;)

September 18.
I went to the airport to drop my Dad off because he was going to Cagayan de Oro with his friends. I was late for P.E., I was hit by a frisbee right smack in the middle of my nose where my bone-like-lump is, and I was feeling much better today.

Oh, and the most perfect part of all... I GOT TICKETS FOR SUNDAY'S GAME!

Need I say more?:D

and lastly,

September 19.
I'm just waiting for time to fly. I'll go to Ten O2 Resto-Bar in Timog later to plug our event. I need points, baby! Points! Our prof is giving out 20 to go and stay there, and another 15 points to those who will plug it on the mic. I think I'll go there around 10:00 P.M. and it's only 6. Still a long wait.

I'm excited for Sunday's game. My second Ateneo-La Salle game, my third UAAP game, and my sixth live basketball game. Yes, I'm a self-confessed basketball-oholic. I get this different high when I'm watching live. I don't know. It's the game, it's the fans, it's the players. It's everything about it. I love it.:D

"Seize the day, boys! Make your lives extraordinary!" - Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society

Arrivederci, A.

T.G.I.F.

A countdown until I break free from my small prison cell.

1 and a half hour of Accounting.
Another full and a half hour of English.
My self-declared free cut for History (after imposing my once a week History class this month).
10 minutes of deciding whether we should eat lunch and where.
80 minutes of lunch break.
Lastly, 90 minutes of Arts.

And finally, I'm free to enter my sanctuary.

So, I needed to attend Accounting today and English too.

After 3 hours of staring at the wall and letting my mind wander, Nicole and I went to Greenhills to run an errand. Make that Nicole, Camille, Rina, Lawrence, Pao C., Emman, Kevs, Myc, and I. We went to Promenade, ate some Belgian fries (where it led to the conversation that Nikki wanted it short but hard, I wanted it long and hard, and Cam wanted it long but soft... nothing green here. It's just fries.;)), played in the arcade, and went back to school at 12 noon.

That was fun and spontaneous.

For lunch, I ate turon and drank water after practicing our Arts musical skit. We sang, danced, and acted to the tune of When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls.

And finally, I'm free as a bird.

Jeanne went with me to Ateneo to see if I can post our event poster in Moro Lorenzo Gym. We saw 4/16 of the Ateneo Blue Eagles.:p I saw Jai Reyes, Mike Baldos, Bacon Austria and Yuri Escueta. Nothing interesting. Actually, we were waiting for Nica, A.M., and Pie to pick up the posters and... secretly waiting for Nico Salva and Nonoy Baclao (for Jeanne). Hahaha. And ever since we got into my car, all I kept saying was "Sayang! 'Di natin naabutan si Nico!"

Oh, well. Next time.:)

After convincing my feet to finally leave Moro, we went to fetch Apa from training. He hasn't given yet his coach his report card. I so pray to God that he still gets accepted for Mini-Paya 'cause he has a grade of 71 in Math. Great.

We were leaving and our van went to pick us up near the grade school gate, when the car door automatically opened and Japheth jumped out and said "Bye, Apa!"

Yeah. Go figure what happened to me. Hahaha.

We went home afterwards and Jeanne was still with me. We actually had a conversation about me wanting to go to Ateneo... She was actually right when she told me that I might be more motivated to study if I was going to the university I really wanted to attend. My line was "I'm meant to be Atenean... I am Atenean..."

Her driver picked her up here in my house.

She was gone more than an hour ago and I was left inside a cold room with this piece of rectangular technology, two triangles of white Toblerone, and with this longing to attend the university in front of my house.

I think I should go and find myself right now.

Arrivederci, A.

Should Have Been There.

I woke up at around 7:45 am today, went back to sleep, and finally got up at around 8:30 am. I was running late for my E.M.P.E. classes, but I was still in a snail-paced manner this morning. I didn't even bother to look outside my window to see if it was still raining. So, yeah, I took a bath, brushed my teeth, you know the drill... I left my laptop open over night. Good thing it still has batteries. After I was done in my room, I fled to Ultra for P.E. classes, and yes, it was still raining when I arrived. Our professor asked us if we wanted to have classes, and all of us said yes, but in the end, our prof gave us a free cut and we don't need to make-up for it.

From Ultra, Camille, Jen, Jeanne, and I went to Jen's house to change into some decent clothes for school, 'cause we were all in jogging pants and shorts. We still had time to admire the tadpoles and the tiny frogs residing in Jen's abandoned, green-watered pool in their house, and I kind of wanted to stare at their salt-water aquarium for a bit 'cause I miss SCUBA Diving. I haven't been diving for almost 4 years now. Damn.

Anyways, from Jen's house, we went to Camille's to get her clothes, and then went Mark's place to watch Hell Boy II. We didn't get to finish Hell Boy, 'cause we needed to be in school at 12 noon for Jen and Jeanne's Arts 2 meeting.

I was out in the rain most of the time today and yesterday aiming to get sick, but unfortunately, my immune system seems to be working so well, that I only got a mild headache today during Theology. I didn't attend Ethics, again, 'cause I had to do this thing for Arts.

I won't forget my 5-minute meeting with Fr. Santos regarding about Spiritual Direction.

It's almost 9 pm right now, and I still hadn't done anything for my classes tomorrow. I don't even know why I'm this lazy nowadays. And recently, all I ever look forward to is going to the Ateneo after classes to watch my youngest brother train for varsity.

Earlier today, as we were driving around Ateneo, I wondered if things would be different if I was studying there. Maybe I'd study a gazillion times harder than what I'm doing now in my current university. I still hadn't decided yet if I'd take another entrance exam to Ateneo. I'm still weighing my options. I hope I find the answer sooner for my dilemma.

But for now, I still have to study Accounting and do my homework.

Arrivederci, A.