pHiLLiPiNe BaSkEtBaLL...

PBA

it all boils down to a best of three show down after Purefoods Chunkee Giants managed to tie the best of seven series in the San Mig Coffee PBA Fiesta Conference Finals two games a piece... Coach Yeng Guiao of the Red Bull Barakos even stated after their two straight losses that the series is just starting, and not blaming his boys because he knew that his boys played their best... and then the next two games was history... the bench of the Red Bull Barakos showed what they're made of and helped the team in winning their 3rd championship since joining the PBA in 2000... Mick Pennisi and Cyrus Baguio stepped up and hit crucial shots to keep the Barakos' rally in the fourth quarter added by the strong performance of the Barakos' starters; James Penny, Enrico Villanueva and Lordy Tugade...

PBA facts:

• Enrico Villanueva (PF - Red Bull) won the San Mig Coffee PBA Fiesta Conerence MVP
• This championship was the 3rd title for the Photokina's Franchise since joining the PBA in 2000

PBL
after being two games behind in the best of five series... Magnolia Dairy Ice Cream started to find their teamwork and played with all their hearts out taking a game after another as if it was the last game of the finals (literally)... most of the games are very close and intense... in fact, it became way too physical and even end up suspending Jojo Tangkay, the 2006 PBL Heroes Cup MVP and the star of Rain or Shine, because of throwing a punch in the face of Arwind Santos, one of the mainstay of Magnolia, in game 4... this penalty probably was the main reason why Rain or Shine lost the deciding game which was held at the San Andres Gym in Manila...

PBL Facts:

• Jeffrey Chan (SG - Magnolia) won the Pivotal Player of the Finals
• Kelly Williams (PF - Magnolia) won the 2006 PBL Heroes Cup Finals MVP

sUpEr bOwL XL...

tons of errors, amplified by poor officiating was the main reason why the Seattle Seahawks lost in the recently concluded Super Bowl XL... it was so unlikely for the Seahawks to play that terrible considering that they've manage to play their A game throughout the entire season including the playoffs... but the truth is, Pittsburgh was just way too good for them... it was a tough ride for the entire franchise of the Steelers... they even end up in a position wherein a loss could end their season and hopes to make it to the playoffs... but against all odds, the team showed their unity and teamwork resulting to a magnificent game in the Super Bowl...

NFL Facts:

• Pittsburgh Steelers joined San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers to the list of teams who won 5 titles in the history of the NFL...
• Bill Cowher, the head coach of the Steelers was 2nd in the list of active coaches who has the longest term/coahing career in the league... (14 years)
• Ben Roethlisberger besides having the longest last name (14 letters) to start as a quarterback in the Super Bowl, was also the youngest quarterback to lead his team into a championship...
• Jerome Bettis (Pittsburgh's Running Back), which was popularly known as "The Bus", announced in front of the Detroit (his hometown) crowd that he will now end his career....
• Hines Ward (Pittsburg's Wide Receiver) won the MVP plum of the Super Bowl XL...

sUrViVoR pAnAmA: eXiLe iSLaNd...

16 new castaways will battle it out again to claim the honor and become the ultimate sole survivor... and as expected, Jeff Probst and the rest of the crew of Survivor lived to their word that this season will be filled with twist and turns that were never been done in the past seasons of this reality show... an example comes from the title itself... Survivor Panama: Exile Island... of which every week, at least one of them will be banished to one of the remote islands of Panama which they tagged as "Exile Island... the person that will be sent here will have to figure out how to survive with no food and shelter for as long as he/she be allowed to return back in the game... although it may seem to be very disadvantageous to that person because he/she will be very prone to be voted out in the tribal council simply because his/her tribesmate could create a plot against him/her, on the contrary, it would still become a major advantage for the simple reason that an immunity idol is hidden somewhere in this "Exile Island"... an immunity that will grant the bearer an assurance to make it to the final four...

this season seems to be interesting... to know more about the new season of Survivor, check out their site...

RaDiO...

a heart warming story that made a tear fell from my eyes... i really find it very unusual for me to cry while watching a film... but i guess, eventhough the story is a bit too simple, i was really carried away to it... i don't know why, but i could somehow relate to the story (of course, not being disabled... hehehe...) i guess, this is the main reason why i hate serious type of movies... cause it somehow leads me to shed a tear...

Synopsis:

James Robert Kennedy (Gooding, Jr.) -- nicknamed "Radio" because of his vintage radio collection and his love of music -- is a loner in Anderson, South Carolina, pushing his grocery cart up and down the streets. He speaks to no one and is rarely spoken to, until one day, Coach Harold Jones (Harris), one of the town's most respected men and coach of the popular high school football team, befriends him. Radio is suspicious at first. But Coach Jones is persistent, even enlisting the help of Radio's mother. Jones' friends and family are taken aback as well since, until he met Radio, all his energies were poured exclusively into football.

Slowly, Coach Jones earns Radio's trust and opens up a new world to him. He invites Radio to help out at football practice and during games and to sit in on his classes at school, despite the initial misgivings of Principal Daniels (Woodward). Coach Jones' life is also enriched by Radio, from whom he learns to value friendship and family ties as much as he does coaching football. Still, there are those in town who believe that the coach's devotion to the young man is distracting him from his duties as head coach. Coach Jones is finally forced to make a difficult decision, which will impact both his growing friendship with Radio and his career as a football coach.

tEsT rUn...

i've finally uploaded most of the files needed to run my website... i'm currently testing the bandwith of the host that i've used for this site... hopefully, it will satisfy all my expectations regarding the speed and availability of bandwith... but the truth is... i'm thinking of switching back to my previous host which is 95mb.com cause i think that my site needs an unlimited bandwith due the fact that my flash site is merely a preloader... meaning, everytime you click on a button, it downloads the file from my server thus, consuming more traffic... but this is what test run is all about... hope to receive some good feedbacks as well... hehehe... click on the image to view my site....