Author Archives: the-ocho

Beer and milk rule the PBA All Filipino conference after the end of the elimination round.  Polar opposites in composition, both literally and figuratively,  SMB’s superstar laden squad was able to get it’s bearings after a so-so start while Alaska, with it’s vaunted triangle offense, was able to capitalize on a strong start to compensateaaa

The holidays are a time for both celebrating the Lord’s birth as well as ringing the New Year.  A time for forgiveness for mistakes committed for the past year and optimism for the next.  Here are my holiday wishes for some of our hoops heroes and personalities:   Wynne Arboleda – A chance for redemption. aaa

At the tail end of the first round of eliminations in the PBA but no dramatic movements in the standings, save for some surprises here and there.   The resident and rising superstars are also starting to prove their worth.  The honeymoon period is over for all teams and the 2nd round will weed out theaaa

The past 2 weeks in the Bayan saw more injuries than a WWE pay-per-view, the resurrection of players from the grave called “semi-retirement”, and Smart-Gilas games changed to non-bearing (Dissed?  More on that later) finally winning a game.  A few things remain the same though:  Alaska still has an immaculate record, SMC teams are stillaaa

The 35th season of the PBA is barely 2 weeks old but we’ve seen more than a fair share action, drama, and controversy.  The past few years has seen the collegiate leagues, particularly the UAAP, make strides in surpassing the PBA in terms in popularity (no doubt helped by the media empire that is ABS-CBN),aaa

The catastrophe that was Ondoy swept thru Metro Manila, putting 80% of the city under water.  Calamity is a great equalizer and unfortunately, we were one of the victims.  Water reached waist deep in our house and many of our belongings have been rendered useless.  We had to live at our uncle’s condo for aaaa