Last year has been a good one, as always..I learned a lot, laugh a lot, eat a lot and sleep less! This year, I usually go out late at night during workdays and during off, go home late at night still.. If I'll sum up the sleep I had,kulang talaga, siguro kaya ako hindi lumaki..hehe..Sad part for my basketball life as my fave player, Rey Evangelista, finally retired, but it was good, he was still part of Purefoods coaching staff. Good year for Larry Fonacier and Cyrus Baguio too.. a lot of trades involving our fave player.. Larry to Alaska from SMB, Cyrus from Redbull to Air21, Redbull players to Purefoods, Pingris out from Purefoods in exchange of Rico and Junthy out from Redbull to gins.. it made our basketball life more complicated than usual.And though "they" were all saying that i don't have loyalty or whatsoever, I couldn't care less.. I know who I like and appreciate and I'll show it no matter what they say.Thanks to others who understand that.
I was able to stay longer with my company and that's a record.. as of the end of 2008 I'm a year and 8 months staying with Kgb_, it's good, knowing myself who was not always satisfy with that I'm doing.
Here are some more notable dates, happenings during the year.. It's all worth remembering..
January:
This month, I was able to enjoy my sick leaves (SL) at work. Imagine, I was able to use 5 SL's with 2 vacation Leaves pa for the whole month. This is like the month I think I was being cursed by my teammates mostly by my team manager because I'm not doing my responsibilities by not being present and not giving the needed stats.. I quite hate this month too because I was always dress-up during weekdays!
February:
February is like the month that I shed a lot of tears! Naks! Drama! Hahaha! Yeah, a lot had happened. First is when Purefoods and Redbull met in the semis of AFC 2008, I was so disappointed with one game because Rey Evangelista was not played, I voiced it out (as I usually do), and well, medyo napagalitan ako.. Hahaha! I understand that part and it was really my fault. I was touched as well when pina-intindi sa akin ung reason why he have that reaction..Then, there's the physical pain.. for the 3rd time, my right knee got weak and gave in. It was really painful. I attended therapy (na hindi ko rin naman tinuloy..hehe) and was wearing knee support too (till now).Purefoods was able to enter finals vs Sta.Lucia, but I admit, I wasn't able to enjoy much of the games that time.And the saddest moment here is when I had a fight with my mother.It's like the first after a lot of years.. Ayun, I was able to learn something BIG time! After just 2 days, we were talking na.. We're not the type to say sorry and confront each other, but I love her so much and I know she knows that. :)
March:
Well, me continuation ang drama ko from last month. That's March 2, the day before my birthday, Purefoods lost to Sta.Lucia as was AFC second placer..Though I was not enjoying Purefoods game, I still want them to win, I really love this team. And it had pained me as usual to see them not winning, to see them struggling, to see them sad. Kahit pa iba na ung mga players dun, i don't know but Purefoods has been in my heart ever since. Just watch that game on TV thinking I will jinx them if I watch live, well, I still jinx them still ata.. huhu.. But got a lot of warm birthday greetings from everyone and that almost instantly cheered me up.. Especially that one from Governor Rene Pardo, saying he (with the team, even if they don't know it..hehe) that they were sorry not being able to win the finals as a gift.Then there's the effort of my friends from Redbull (MIMZ) of asking Cyrus Baguio for a practice jersey as a gift for me and he kindly gave one. Thanks everyone for making my birthday always special.By March 20, Larry Fonacier was traded to Alaska (along with LA Tenorio). It's like a blessing for him and for us too, knowing that we will finally see Larry share his talent and with a good team pa. Plus this month was my first "Kim Sam Soon" pose with notable players (Cyrus Baguio being the 1st one)..hehe.. in fairness pumayag sya along with all the others (Rey Evangelista, Rich Alvarez, Junthy Valenzuela, James Yap, Paolo Bugia, Marc Pingris, PJ Simon etc..) although medyo weird ung itsura. Haha.. I dunno lakas ng trip ko to adapt this pose at tapang to do this to think I was never photogenic. haha..During this month, Pingris was traded to Enrico Villanueva.
April:
That's April 8, Emily, Joan and I went to Redbull practice.After that hilarious practice (due to talking to Adam Parada- effort kasi kami at nosebleed..hehe), me lakad nun sila Cyrus Baguio, and goodluck it was to San Pedro, Laguna with Rich Alvarez and Mike Hrabak. Ayun, napasabay ako ng uwi.As a fan, one of the memorable to. I'm not that close to any of the 3 during that time pero parang I belong. Rich was sharing his pics at his Iphone while Cyrus and I was sharing some stories. Si Mike naman kinakausap ung driver sa front seats. Even at the venue (as in dun pala sya sa barangay namin of which i didn't have any idea talaga), napasama ako and was treated like i'm one the guest. Super nice!
May:
First was Joan's birthday celeb with 5 Redbull players. That was at Dencio's and she was able to invite Cyrus Baguio, Celino Cruz, Warren Ybanez, Mark Andaya and Leo Najorda. Ayun kainan lang and mostly wacky picture takings. Then we went to Alaska practice too and I ask Larry Fonacier to pose like ung "Kim Sam Soon" nga.. Ayaw nya, nahihiya.. But nung nasa kotse na sya at nagpaalam, biglang nagpose! Marunong palang mang-asar si Larry! hahaha!Purefoods was able to acquired Rheda Rhalimi. At first, my first impression was he looks like a terrorist na puro travelling at missed shots with his first game with Purefoods..but I was able to like this guy afterwards.. hehehe..May 13, Larry Fonacier's birthday. Whoa! So appreciate Larry and Ms.Lora for taking time to be with us (with Emily) to eat together. Nice! The truth is medyo akward kami ni Emily nun, pero eventually, they made us feel na hindi kami dapat mahiya.. Me question and answer part nga, they've shared a lot of stories and their fave pizza too!! Super thanks to Larry and Lora.
June:
June 1, after Redbull game vs Ginebra, Kuya Junthy Valenzuela's new team, he invited us to celebrate his birthday with some other fans and it's with the whole Redbull team too! Nosebleed kami! hahaha because Adam Parada was there and he was going over our table answering some questions from us and asking questions himself too. We were able to chat with all the other fans of Redbull and the players of course. Bugbog ako that time, me humampas ng humapas sa akin that time laki ata ng galit sa akin..hehe..joke.. Super nice ni Junthy thinking of his former team first..
July:
Rey Evangelista played his last game in the PBA. it was vs Talk N Txt over at Ynares Antipolo. He scores 7 points for 7 minutes. (talagang 7 eh no.) I still can't accept the fact (maybe until now) that I won't be seeing him give his tremendous work for Purefoods. But that's just how it goes. I'll be missing his game. This game was quite memorable too because of James Yap's kick and run. Kidding..heheJuly 18, Rose and I have dinner with Rey Evangelista. The good part of this is after we ate, nag-net surfing kami over at Netopia's. hahaha. Aliw, nasa netshop ako with my idol. hehe.. Pati ung mga cashier dun me mga questions pa for him. Cool.Have my right knee MRI-ed (is this even the right term..hehe) and been diagnosed to have patellar tracking.
August:
First live concert I've watched.. SIMPLE PLAN! Of course it's with Emily and she planned this whole thing! She just love Simple Plan so much. But I was able to enjoy the music too. I never imagine myself jumping and singing along but I did! And i didn't even go to work that night that cause me another corrective action! hahaha.. talk about pasaway..SURENESS and SURETAINLY was the words for the month.. it's customer service at it's highest.. haha..kidding..Made a scrapbook, a super scrapbook.. Cool.. hehe.. madami natuwa..:)
September:
This month started with some trade news, Topex Robinson and Paolo Bugia to Purefoods! Of course I'm one of those na masaya, knowing that two players they'll be able to help Purefoods out.Over at work, was able to feel the presence of our new Team Lead Monnie, with him I'm exempted kahit papaano. hahaha!
October:First Purefoods game without Rey Evangelista as a player and it's vs Redbull too.But it was his first game as a Purefoods assistant coach! And they won!Oct 15, Another dream come true! How I truly admire my veterans and I was able to see them play again together! It's the PBA Legends and my faves' Rey Evangelista, Jerry Codiñera, Alvin Patrimonio with Vergel Meneses, Patrick Fran, Ronnie Magsanoc, samboy Lim etc. played vs MYMVP. I'm with my sister pa that time who was once a fan of Jerry too. All of them played well!! kayang-kaya pa makipagsabayan sa mga young ones!Oct 27, last practice (hopefully in 2 years time only) with Emily. She'll be leaving for DUbai na. We went to Redbull practice and have our pic taken with the whole team. By 28th, she left. A true friend i'll surely miss.Oct 31, After Rich Alvarez's birthday,he was traded to Purefoods. Another good news for me.hehe..
November:
Nov 7, it's Purefoods game vs TNT and we won that game. It's a good game coming from behind by 16 points. And then me Alaska game that time but wouldn't be able to catch it kasi I'll be watching the PBA legends again. As I was scanning the Alaska players looking for Larry Fonacier of course, as they were shooting at the court,tumama ung right leg ko sa kahoy na inuupuan ng mga photographers (sa me likod ng ring mismo nakalagay un..), nadapa ako! wahaha! Parang bigla akong nawala sa eksena that time and without looking at any other directions tumayo ako at dirediretso na naglakad.Hahaha! Up until now eh me bukol pa rin sa part na un! Then the MYMVP vs PBA Legends again. It's the finals na.The PBA Legends lost that game. We went there (sumabay na kami kay Rey Evangelista) and we came exactly halftime na. Rey played the whole half and we were cheering our hearts out again. Also there was Papa Jun Limpot, Gerry Esplana and Ato Agustin, also Nelson Asaytono.. super picture taking afterwards especially with Jerry, Alvin and Rey.This month's also the first time I attended an Anime Convention.. Cool!By Nov 28, it's another friend's turn to leave again.. Diana Valles who's one my closest friend too.. It's sad but it's needed eh.. and hopefully we'll be seeing each other sooner than 2 years.:)
December:
Quite accident prone during this time. By end of November, me nabangga ung bus na sinakyan ko (and I hope okey lang sya kasi tumakas ung driver ng bus na nakabangga sa kanya eh). Then Dec 3, after seeing a Purefoods practice eh nabangga ung bus na sinasakyan ko naman. Ung mga shattered glasses from windows talagang talsikan sa akin paano i was seated at the back pa (it's my fave spot din kasi.hehe).. My face and left knee hit the front seats and talagang nahilo ako! Good thing my other knee (which is already injured) eh me knee-support nga, so the other one had some bruise and a little pain. Thank God everyone at the bus was fine naman, pinakagrabe na ata ung tama ko. The other bus na nakabangga sa amin un ata grabeh ung lagay nung driver.During this month, had a small fight with a friend that made me realize I really should change some attitude of mine especially of being sarcastic.. Some had said that before pa, I was thinking I was not sarcastic, I was merely joking.. pero siguro people will somehow see it differently.. To all those who find me sarcastic and was being destructive with my words, I'm sorry.. never meant to hurt any of you.. it's just so natural of me to be that way. That's my new years resolution, i'll tried to lessen that. I really can't say I won't do it again, I mean, I'm not even sure when I was doing it.. hehe.. but really I thank those who accepts me for what my real attitude is.. Salamat po..I spent Christmas eve at work once again.. I don't have work naman by the whole 25th so it's okei. Got to enjoy it more compared to last year na nafrustrate tlaga ko. This time kasi, I was closer to my teammates. We bring food and ate a lot. Thanks for all those who greeted and replied too.Dec 28, Rey Evangelista's birthday! They have a game and it was the last one. They lost. It's a forgetful game. It's Cyrus Baguio's first game pa with Air21 and they're up against Purefoods, so ironic for me. And me contraversial incident pa that I hope won't happen again ever, not with Purefoods.. But still it's Rey's day, so we've waited (the longest we had for Purefoods, usually it was Redbull that was like this when they lost).. I know he was thankful with all our efforts and that made me feel okey enough.After that, Alvin Patrimonio invited the fans as usual, this time to celebrate her daughter's birthday which is on the 29th.. ayun we ate over at KFC's and we've enjoyed eating, exchanging some laughs plus the super fun picture taking. Cap was able to like the Kim sam Soon pose! hahaha.. kakatuwa.. Thanks Cap for always being the kindest to ur fans.Got a perfect attendance at work! Great!
And then the end of 2008 and welcoming of 2009.. wahahaha.. I was asleep!!! Nakatulog ako.. just created this blog during the whole day of Dec31 going over my diary, reminiscing, looking over some good memories of 2008, ayan pagdating ng gabi, inaantok na ko.. Hindi ako nakatalon! Hahaha just kidding, asa pa naman akong tatangkad ako.. hehehe..
I thank God for everything. And I hope I'll be able to be a better person, for Him, for all those I love and for everyone.
Thanks!
---undesirablenumber1---
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