UNLEASH YOUR INNER TIGER: BE FASTER, LIGHTER AND STRONGER WITH ADIDAS

Short message from our Adidas friends…

UNLEASH YOUR INNER TIGER: BE FASTER, LIGHTER AND STRONGER WITH ADIDAS

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ADIDAS GEARS UP FOR NBA 2010

Welcome to the performance revolution. Sportswear juggernaut adidas introduces its latest active line, TECHFIT, the latest compression system that gives you effective edge on the court.

NBA COURT REVOLUTION

Be faster with TECHFIT Powerweb or Be stronger with TECHFIT Padded and revolutionize the way you play. With Powerweb, you literally elevate your game with the use ofcompression fabrics and applied TPU bands in specific areas. These supports key muscle groups and stores elastic energy to deliver explosive acceleration and endurance throughout athletic movement. On the other hand, Paddedcompression protects you from flying knees and elbows and gives you extra freedom for that crossover or slam, turning the pounded into the pounder! With the TECHFIT Team System, adidas offers a new arsenal to help you become better for your brotherhood—whether you choose more speed or more protection.

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Shop Adidas

Just a short release from our friends at Adidas…

SHOP ADIDAS

This holiday season, adidas, a leading brand in the world of modern sports, indulges your passion for shopping with two, new promos.

Shop and get a gift for free with the adidas’ Lace Up Your Holiday promo! For a minimum single receipt purchase of PhP2,500 of any adidas Originals product, receive a holiday gift that celebrates the spirit of originality. Pick a token from the adidas Originals box to get your corresponding free gift, whether an adidas Originals shoelaces or adidas Originals shoe jewel, an adidas Originals USB stick or the adidas Originals Christmas CD!

You also get a gift with the adicolor promotion! Get an Originals Graphic Tee at PhP199 (Men’s regular price at PhP1,495. Women’s regular price at PhP1,395) when you purchase an adicolor Tracksuit Set. Let’s shop adidas!

Participating stores of the Lace Up Your promo include adidas stores in Trinoma, Greenbelt, Megamall, and Podium; OCS Trinoma; Shoe Salon stores in Glorietta 3, Rockwell, The Block, Gateway, Trinoma, Robinson’s Ermita, Podium, and ATC; and Traffic stores in The Block, Shangri-La Mall, Rockwell, and Eastwood. Participating outlets of the adicolor promo include adidas stores in Megamall, Trinoma, Rockwell, Greenbelt, Mall of Asia, Ayala Center Cebu, Robinson’s Ermita, and Shangri-La Mall; OCS Trinoma, Rustan’s Shangri-La, Sport LTD Duty Free Fiesta Mall, Gaisano CDO, Sports Central, adidas Camp John Hay, adidas IloIlo, and adidas Cebu. Promos are from November 15 to December 15, 2009 only.

Nike Creates Special Edition Tees Celebrating Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao

Makati City, Philippines  (November 6, 2009) — Nike today announced the creation of two special edition tees, the Nike MP Team Pacquiao Eagle Tee and the Nike MP Tee, celebrating boxing great Manny Pacquiao’s possible unprecedented seventh world title in seven different weight classes as he goes into the ring on November 14.

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PBFantasy: The “Smart” Decision

Last week, PBA has ordered the Smart-Gilas games as “no-bearing”. This means that win or lose their games will not affect the opposing team’s standings. This is the league’s answer for the RP Team’s lackluster performance. Ever since their debut, the infamous Smart-Burger King game where Wynne Arboleda MMA-ed Allan Katigbac, Gilas hasn’t been playing well. Worse, their naturalization nominee CJ Giles is suffering from personal problems that made him less focused in their TNT game. However, their roster lists 18 players. Without Giles, they get their strength from top pick Japeth Aguilar, Mark Barocca and JV Casio. Chris Tiu played only in their debut while Rabeh Al-Hussaini missed their second game. Letran’s Rey Guevarra is injured while RJ Jazul missed the first game to play for the Knights in their Final Four game against the San Beda Lions.

The other players that have seen action in all of their games are FEU’s JR Cawaling, Aldrech Ramos, and Mac Baracael, San Sebastian’s Jason Ballesteros, and UAAP MVP and UST standout Dylan Ababou.

Missing in action are Guevarra, Visayan centers Greg Slaughter and Junmar Fajardo, Ateneo’s Ryan Buenafe, and UE’s Paul Lee. UP’s Magi Sison is suited up but has yet to see action in the PBA. These players are also students, people exclaim and while this is true, they can’t shrug the fact that they need to put their best players! I am sorry but the team could use a couple of 6’9 and higher guys because Ballesteros and Aguilar are getting plummeted!

Obviously, these guys are starstrucked when playing against their idols. Moreover, they don’t fight back. The BK experience is enough to psyche them out of their game faces. With the ruling, Noli Eala is planning to pull out their squad from the Philippine Cup altogether.

So how will this unresolved issue wreak havoc in the PBFantasy game?

1) I was victimized in the second week when I chose CJ Giles and Chris Tiu. Tiu didn’t play because of injury while Giles found out of the personal matter against TNT. I only got 1 rebound from these guys in two games! WHAT THE HELL!?! WHAT IF BAROCCA, CASIO, or even AGUILAR DNP’s!?!

2) If this is non-bearing, will the Smart-Gilas versus Coca-Cola Tigers game pit Barocca, Casio, Baracael, Al-Hussaini, and Aguilar against RJ Rizada, Francis Allera, Dale Singson, Rodney Santos, and Tigers assistant coach Gerard Francisco because WHY WOULD THE TIGERS RISK THEIR BEST PLAYERS TO GET HURT!?!

3) Try looking at the Nov 7 to Nov 13 sked: Sta. Lucia has two games: one against Gilas and the other is an out-of-town game against San Miguel. No one can argue of how sucky your picks must be if Gilas pulls out their roster a day after YOU FINALIZED YOUR ROSTERS!?!

4) And what if… just what if… the PBFANTASY organizers think that since the other games are non-bearing, they totally destroy all the points you caught using the “non-bearing” players?

Fact is, wasting your picks on Gilas will have its pros and cons. And the fact that the best players in the league playing against a bunch of amateurs are great to coral stat points (if they take these kids seriously).

But in a game that lasts for four months, their entry gave the gamers extra players to get points. They are the foremost reason why the players are cheap compared from last season.

But ultimately, he who bets best will definitely take over the tourney.

Game over.

Regarding the tragic event that just occurred

In basketball games, teamwork and great leadership most of the time will prevail over a very tough opponent. No matter how good the opponent may be or how tough the challenges they’ll present you, your team will always come out on top if you learn to trust one another. In most parts in this tragic event that hit us, I guess it’s also safe to say that what we have when all’s all is gone, much like basketball, is one another.

I am very happy to see people in the news, whom despite having some rough times on their own, managed to help their neighbors, especially the old ones who’s struggling for survival. I’m happy to see people interacting, people who’ve sent their own donations whether it may be in the form of cash, food, clothes, medicine or other necessities. My hat is off to everyone who even in the tiniest things have shown sincerity in helping out our fellow Filipinos in this tragic event that just occurred.

With that being said, my heart goes out to all the people who’ve lost their love ones, who lost their houses, who lost everything. I have a friend here who just had his house flooded up to the second floor and my God, I’ve never seen a place so devastated before. While I was helping them fix their house yesterday, I can’t help but think about how lucky we were who wasn’t affected by the storm one single bit. I then made a vow to myself to give out and help, even in the littlest things possible.

And you, if you’re reading this, that means you still have the means to help. I encourage you to help out. Think for one second of how lucky you are and then decide if you want to do help or not. Lots of people are still in need. Lots of organizations are still looking for volunteers and donation. That’s why here I am, encouraging you, that if you aren’t that affected by the Typhoon, to help out.

Here are the hotlines of Government, NGOs and other business groups where you can find the information on how to interact and help out. (From Inquirer)

Rescue Operations

National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) (+632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9115061, +632-9122665) Help hotlines: (+65 734-2118, 734-2120) ndcchelpdesk@gmail.com
Philippine Coast Guard (+632-5276136)
Air Force (+63908-1126976, +632-8535023)
Metro Manila Development Authority (136)
Marikina City Rescue (+632-6462436, +632-6462423, +632920-9072902) Pasig Rescue Emergency Number (+632-6310099)
Quezon City Rescue (161)
San Juan City Hall Command Post (+632-4681697)
Bureau of Fire Protection Region III (Central Luzon) Hotline: (+63245-9634376)
Senator Dick Gordon (+639178997898, +63938-444BOYS, +632-9342118, +632-4338528)
Senator Manny Villar (+639174226800. +639172414864, +639276751981)
Philippine National Red Cross (143, +632-5270000)
Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter operations center hotline: (+632-6350922, +632-6347824)

Rubber boat and chopper requests

NCRPO (+632-8383203, +632-8383354)
Private citizens who would like to lend their motor boats for rescue please call emergency nos: +632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9122665, +632-9115061)
You can also text (+632917-4226800 or +632927-6751981) for rescue dump trucks.
For those who are able to lend 4×4 trucks for rescue: Please send truck to Greenhills Shopping Center Unimart Grocery to await deployment, Tel No. (+632920-9072902).
Petron & San Miguel Corporation are lending choppers for rescue operations, call/text: (+632917-8140655) ask for Lydia Ragasa

Power supply concerns

Meralco (+63917-5592824, 16211, +63920-9292824) If you want service cut off to your area to prevent fires and electrocution.

Donations of heavy duty flashlights needed for rescue operations in Cainta, Rizal area. Contact Cielo at (+632918-8824356)

E-Donations

SMS: text RED to 2899 (Globe) and 4483 (Smart)
G-Cash: text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882
TXTPOWER.org: Paypal, Smart Money (5577-5144-1866-7103), G-Cash (0917-9751092)

Cellphone services

FINDERSERVICE. For Smart, text wis to 386.
FINDERSERVICE. For Globe, text find to 7000.

Maps

A group composed of Serge Gregorio and Franklin Naval has put up an interactive rescue map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&

Again me and the rest of Hoops.blink.ph crew wish you guys the best.

Nike to release limited edition Manny Pacquiao products in celebration of his astonishing 2.59 victory on 5.2.09

In commemoration of Manny Pacquiao’s historic win over Ricky Hatton, Nike will give Pacquiao fans a chance to own a piece of history with the limited edition 259 Pacman Knows Trainer 1 Mid shoe and Pacman Knows Tee. Both products celebrate Manny’s quick ending and astonishing knock-out time against Ricky Hatton last May 2, 2009. With only an interval time of two minutes and fifty nine seconds (2:59) the Hitman was knocked out on the canvas, adding another badge of victory to our very own Pacman.

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Michael Jordan Hall of Fame Induction

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NBA All-Stars Face-Off against Legendary and Best Filipino Talent the PBA has to Offer

MyPinoy.tv offers the one-night-only engagement between marquee talents from both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) online.

As part of the NBA’s determined vision to bring the sport of basketball globally and promote the game as a fruitful means to bring different cultures together, the NBA-Asia Challenge sets out to take the authentic and actual live-game experience to different countries, which includes Korea and the Philippines. As the PBA is the Philippine’s top and premiere professional basketball league, both duty and privilege rest upon them to showcase true Filipino talent and ability.

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