September 17, 2008
April 24, 2008
March 30, 2008
Earth Hour 2008
We joined millions of people last night on a small contribution against global warming by turning off our lights and my computers and other electronic devices for one hour.
March 29, 2008
March 27, 2008
Waking up Early
I had to wake up at 4AM to support a project in Sydney. Called up the PM and asked if they're ready for me to join the bridge. He said, no, you're not needed at this time, we'll just call you if there's an issue.
Darn! They should have told me that earlier so I shouldn't have to wake up this early. My body's no longer used to be up earlier than 8.
Back to bed then.....
March 9, 2008
PBA Legends at Arco Arena
Today I had the chance to watch and meet the Philippine Basketball legends at Arco Arena in Sacramento.
Here's my favorite -- atoy Co.
We all knew him by the monicker Fortune Cookie, but the Mapua Institute of Technology will always remember him as the Fortune Rookie when he joined the team in 1970.
He first played in the PBA on April 22, 1975, scoring 34 points and leading Crispa to a 113-102 win over CFC, the team's first victory after starting the season with three (3) straight defeats.
He was by far the best shooter there ever was in the Philippine Basketball Association long before the arrival of Allan Caidic. He was the main proponent of the famous fade-away shot and his patented “stop on a dime” jumper was unmatched in his storied career. A great scorer, he was the first player to score 5,000 points achieving it after four years, one month and five days after his debut on April 22, 1975. In 1984, he also became the first player to score 10,000 points in the PBA’s history. Had the PBA introduced the 3-point shot in 1975, he would have been the first to record 1,000 3-point shots, way ahead of Caidic and Ronald Magsanoc. Dubbed as the Fortune Cookie, he was named MVP in 1979 and a 9-time Mythical Team member. He ended his career as the PBA’s No. 4 in All-Time Scoring with 12,994 points behind fellow pioneers Ramon Fernandez and Alberto Guidaben and Alvin Patrimonio of batch 1988 as well as holding the distinction of being the first PBA player to have scored 5,000 and 10,000 points. He also was a career 78.6% FT shooter having converted 1549/1970 FT attempts and dished-off 2,640 assists (3.5 apg) in 14 seasons in the PBA from 1975-1988 in a grand total of 749 games in 24395:05 minutes.
In 2000, he was named as one of the PBA's 25 greatest players of all-time in elaborate awards ceremonies that highlighted the 25th year anniversary of the league.
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February 9, 2008
Helped a Friend Move
This morning I helped a friend move from her old house in Pleasanton to a newer, bigger house in one of the most expensive cities in Silicon Valley -- San Ramon. I'm jealous.
Darn, that place is so beautiful. As we exit the freeway, a nice park is on the left side. I saw a basketball court and a place for skateboarders. And the baseball field (or maybe a soccer field) even had an electronic score board -- in the outdoors.
Just a mile away down the road was a golf course. And beautiful (and huge) man-made water fountains.
The weather was good this morning so there were a lot of people jogging.
And I noticed the cars were mostly european made. And I saw a stretched limo.
The new house was nice. It's 4 years old but the previous owner used it only on weekends. So it's practically new, and really smells brand new. 4 bedrooms (plus a bonus room) and 2 baths, pretty decent. I liked it.
Shops and grocery stores are just a few blocks away. I really loved it there. But I couldn't afford it. A million dollar is too much.
February 5, 2008
February 1, 2008
Lakers Get Gasol
Yeah Baby!
Finally the lakers have a chance to compete for the championship! My friends and I, BIG BIG Laker fans, were very very upset when bynum got hurt. Ironically, he got hurt while playing against pau's grizzlies.
Now, the team got help from an all-star caliber. come playoff time, when bynum is back, they really have a big chance of getting that championship ring!
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January 13, 2008
My Boy Bynum Has Been Injured
Bynum leaves game vs. Grizzlies with injured left knee
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Lakers center Andrew Bynum was helped off the court with an apparent injury to his left knee early in the third quarter of Sunday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 20-year-old Bynum, a key factor in the Lakers' excellent start this season, came down on teammate Lamar Odom's left foot while going for a rebound under the Memphis basket and dropped to the floor in obvious pain, clutching his knee.
Lakers spokesman John Black said X-rays of Bynum's knee were negative, but an MRI would be taken Monday and Bynum wouldn't travel to Seattle for that night's game against the SuperSonics.
Bynum had 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists and the Lakers led 66-55 when he was injured. Teammates Kwame Brown and Ronny Turiaf carried him to the locker room, and the 7-footer wasn't putting any weight on his left leg as he left the court.
Bynum, a third-year pro taken by the Lakers with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft, is averaging 13.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.12 blocked shots. He entered the game tied with Golden State's Andris Biedrins for the NBA lead in field goal percentage at 63.4, and was the league's 11th-leading rebounder and ninth-leading shot-blocker.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press