Philippines to send athletes to 2011 Universiade (Shenzhen, China)

Finally, Philippines will be sending a "lean and mean" team for the 2011 Universiade that will be held here in Shenzhen. Basketball team will playing on a nearby (my place) gymnasium (photo above) and expect me to bring a flag to cheer for them. ^_^

Teams from different countries will be setting their foot on Shenzhen Bay stadium (below) on grand opening of the said event this August.



The city rumoredly planned to held a 7 day holiday for the said event. (I'm crossing my fingers.) hehe.

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=Philippines-to-send-athletes-to-Shenzhen,-China-Universiade&id=31539

Posted on May 18, 2011 08:39:55 PM

Philippines to send athletes to Shenzhen, China Universiade

THE PHILIPPINES is sending a lean but mean delegation to the 26th Summer Universiade to be held in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China from August 12-23, 2011.

It marks the first time that the country will take part in the Universiade, an international university sporting event that is held every two years.

The Philippines will see action in eight sports disciplines, according to the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), the only local university sports organization that is officially recognized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the organizer of the Universiade and World University Games

The eight sports disciplines are: swimming, men’s basketball, table tennis, badminton, chess, archery, beach volleyball and athletics.

A Cebu all-star team composed of university players will represent the Philippines in the men’s basketball competition in the 26th Summer Universiade to be held in Shenzhen, China, in August.

The Sugbu squad will revolve around players from the University of Cebu, which topped the 2009 National Students Basketball Championship and the 2011 CESAFI tournament.

University of Cebu’s Roehl Gomez, who once played professional ball with Alaska in the Philippine Basketball Association, is the head coach of the Philippine team.

For the participation in the basketball competition, an athlete must have been born between Jan. 1, 1987 and Dec. 31, 1993

Serbia will defend its men’s basketball title in the Shenzhen Universiade. It played host to the 2009 Universiade and scored a 73-51 decision over Russia to claim the men’s basketball title.

The United States downed Israel, 91-80, to secure the bronze medal.

There are 24 countries competing in the men’s basketball competition of the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade.

Following the draw held last April 16, here is the composition of the four pools (or groups) in the men’s basketball competition:

Pool A -- China, Germany, Romania, Brazil, Czech Republic and United Arab Emirates;

Pool B -- Serbia, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Republic of South Africa and Hong Kong;

Pool C -- Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Japan, PHILIPPINES and New Zealand

Pool D -- United States, Israel, Finland, Korea, Hungary and Mexico.

More than 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials from a record-setting 188 countries are taking part in the Shenzhen Universiade, making this year the largest Universiade ever.

The first Summer Universiade was held in Turin, Italy, in August-September 1959.

A total of 1,407 athletes from 43 countries saw action in seven sports events that year.

Expectedly, host Italy collected the most number of gold medals with 18 and topped the overall medal list with 38 medals (18-10-10).

Long before Michael Jordan became a legendary player in the National Basketball Association, His Airness saw action with Team USA at the 1983 Universiade.

Jordan powered the Americans to a gold medal finish at the 1983 Universiade in Edmonton, Canada.

While a junior (his final year) at the University of North Carolina, Jordan gained a roster berth on the USA team that copped the gold medal during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. -- Marlon Bernardino

Welcome to Philippines!

Philippines flexes naval muscle

BIGGEST, OLDEST AND ONLY WARSHIP The Philippine Navy flagship BRP Humabon (PF 11) steams in formation during a naval exercise with US Navy warships in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) on March 14, 2010. The Humabon is a World War II vintage destroyer escort/frigate acquired from the US in 1978. It is now deployed along the Scarborough Shoal, an atoll facing Zambales and which China claims. US NAVY

I have to laugh with this one. A comment written by someone with a pseudo name "apyot" over an inquirer.net article.

(somewhere in Spratly's waters part 3)

Pinoy Captain: (nakatelescope sa aircraft carrier ng China) Attention intruder! You are entering Philippine waters. I order you to turn around and leave. Understood? (boses matapang)

China Captain: Ah, you again ha! (nakatingin sa destroyer na tatak Humabon) Attention Philippine Captain!I advise you to leconsidel youl position. China will not tuln alound! China will not tuln alound! Do you undelstood! (boses matapang din)

Pinoy Captain: Hmmp! Lentsik na kapitan ito ah. (boses galit na) Attention China Captain! We are Philippine Destroyer sir, we are "Humabon" Destroyer understood! Turn around or else(nagbabanta)

China Captain: Attention Philippine Captain! China will not tuln alound! I lepeat, China will not tuln alound. We al China Ailclaf calliel! Youl destloyel vely vely small, hehehe (boses nangangatiaw)

Pinoy Captain: Ah, talagang sinusubukan ako nitong lentsik na kapitan na to ah. Ok men, on the double, "War Position! War Position!" (boses galit na galit na talaga)

Pinoy Crews: (sigawan) War Position! War Position! (sabay takbo sa mga assigned posts nila)

China Captain: OK men! Wal Position! Wal Position! Let's teach this bastalds who's the boss ****! (pasigaw)

China Crews: Wal Position! Wal Position! Wal Position! (sabay takbo din sa posts nila)

Pinoy Captain: Ah, giyera talaga gusto nitong lentsik nato ha! Ok men load the rockets! load the rockets!

Pinoy Crew 1: Sir, anong rockets po ba, yung kwitis o yung whistle bomb? (nalilito)

Pinoy Captain: Ogag! anu ka ba! Tingnan mo gaanu kalaki ang barko ng kalaban natin! Siyempre di yung Super Jumbo Kwitis gamitin mo! (galit na galit na)

China Captain: (nakatingin sa mga jumbo kwitis ng Humabon) Hahahaha, hehehehe. Ok men load the lockets! Load the lockets! (sabay turo sa Scud missiles) hahahaha

Pinoy Captain: Huh, (nakatingin sa mga scud missiles ng China) Huhuhu! 'Nang ko po! Yari tayo dito, huhuhu.

China Captain: Ok men, leady to file the missiles? (taas noong nakatingin sa Humabon)

China Crews: Yes sil! Yes sil! We al ul leady to file the missile! Love live China! Long Live China!

Pinoy Captain: Long live China! Long Live China! Welcome to the Philippines sir! We are very happy to welcome you!

China Captain: Ah, vely good! vely good! vely vely vely good! (clap clap clap)

FALSE SENSE OF PARTRIOTISM (FALSOP Syndrome)

It amuses me. Below is a post that never went through. I've taken every steps (5 times) to post it and I realize Yahoo keeps blocking it for an enigmatic reason.

But luckily someone managed to post a good pundit. And its so calming to read.




Link here:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nbafinals-heat-spoelstra

Silent Slander

While watching CNN with 2009 Hero of the Year being awarded to Efren Peñaflorida I was filled with disgust over watching many of our countrymen and politicians joining the hand clap bandwagon in celebrating the award.

Here's my bet...when Efren was knocking at our doors asking for donations or asking people to volunteer for his cause probably large percentage of our countrymen wont even bother to listen or open for him. Damn, I remember seeing a friend inviting people few to join us for Gawad Kalinga none of them bothered citing "i having better things to do"! Efrens cause isn't an exception. Most of us walking along the streets before would probably ignore him, sneer at him since none of this international media body recognizes his work. But today you might run after him on the streets riding his popularity.

But when things are over and Efrens popularity fades would you be willing to join his cause?

..and now hooray for the bunch of hypocrites clapping for and applause for our dear president for recognizing Efrens work after someone recognized it! Sadly it took a CNN to recognize a heroic deed before our country does. Shame. And hey..a silent slander..when a person I know saw this he said "Are things that worse in Philippines, you have pushcart schools?" I replied....... "haven't even seen the half of it buddy, not even a half of it". A scene rose into my mind, 10 students sharing on 1 book, 200 students on 1 classroom with 1 teacher.


Maguindanao massacre


A Deadly Massacre in The Philippines



No need to write anything about this.

Once and for all the only way to clean our country's politics is remove all the politicians we have and set things under one regime who knows how to "think".

It took communism to cleanse the political system of Russia, China, a federal system to cleanse the political system of USA, and a monarchy to cleanse United Kingdom.

20 Philippine Congressman to watch Pacquiao's fight

When Pacquiao fights, everything in the Philippines halts, crime, traffic, establishments, AFP, every corner of the street from tricycle drivers, garbage collectors up to the corporate and the elite just to give few minutes/hours to glue themselves in front of a TV.

One funny scene I could recall was way back in our small province, there was this Catholic priest who held a "rapid mass" because he don't want people (including himself) to miss the Pacquiao fight. When the priest ended the mass people were running out from from the church and all the clergy folks on the altar could never be found. They were like knitted with one goal, finding the nearest television set.

Another story was, I attended this Christian service way back. It came to the part where the service has ended and we have to pray for something suddenly a man on stage spoke loud in outburst, "Manny won the fight, our prayer was answered."

Every international event whether music, sports etc..with a Filipino on centerstage, the whole nation will definitely give its support. One may wish that Pacquiao should fight someone everyday so our nation from politicians to by standers will unite under one goal. But sadly that isn't the case, yes its daunting to know that we need some boxing icon to get a "short term" grip of unity.

Yes UNITY, ETHICAL unity because there is one thing I would never support in an event like this; the presence of politicians, and Manny's career is one big perfect example. Most of them will try to squeeze themselves just to make sure they are seen on HBO cameras and obviously even the one interviewing Manny gets irritated with all of them around. Like some dogs licking out to ride Manny's popularity, they thirst going to MGM and spend millions of money they claimed "out of their own expense".

Did you see flocks of Mexican politicians crowding to get to MGM to see a Morales, Barrera, Márquez etc..fight? Did you see US or British politicians postponing bills, work just to see a Dela Hoya, Hatton or even Mayweather fight? Well probably one or two they will, but take this record breaking attendance during the Pacquiao-Hatton bout, 50 Philippine congressman went last time to see it!. And thats surprising considering the ratio of that to the ratio of congress, Batasang Pambansa, attendance! Another surprising thing was their bold claim (as Lourd stated it on the video above) "ni singkong duling wala silang kinuha mula sa taong bayan". Who would believe in such thing? For a congressman who earns solely from his government salary, how can he afford to spend millions of pesos to watch the bout in MGM?

Now, if a congressman is eager to shout out his full support is it necessary to fly to Vegas, spend a million there and wave at the HBO camera hoping his constituents to see him internationally on TV? When I was a kid there were like one or two household in our barangay who owns a nice bright colored TV, and out of deep pity a Mayor on the nearby town decided to spend some of his salary and bought some projector and a big canvas where movies are shown at night every weekends. People would try to squeeze themselves on this small plaza to watch their popular movie/movie icons for free. How much would a projector and a canvas would cost? Its not even a fraction of a million. I'm still glad some of this spirit still lives on some areas in our country. I did saw one politician declaring on tv "kesa magpunta pa ko dun mas maiinam dito nalang sa malaking screen para mapanood ng lahat ng tao lalo na yung walang mga tv".

One thing we should follow I think is a nice law I know where in public offcials are forbidden to go to places like casino and non duty luxurious events.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/03/09/solons-urged-skip-pacquiao-cotto-fight

"At this time that House quorum is much needed, maybe they will try their best to skip witnessing this particular championship bout of Manny Pacquiao. Magkakahiyaan na rin," House Majority Floor Leader, Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Arthur Defensor told radio dzMM.

"Defensor expressed hope that with congressmen's sensitivity to possible negative public opinion, and their "stand to the call of high sense of duty," only very few lawmakers will watch the Pacquiao-Cotto battle in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 15.

There were reports that at least 20 congressmen, including House Speaker Prospero Nograles, may watch the fight."

There you go, "they will try their best to skip witnessing this particular championship bout of Manny Pacquiao"?

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But whatever it may be, win or lose, Manny will still be the Pinoy Pacman who once lived in our country and throw up some dreams to our fellowman who lost their hopes from our country ensnared by the haunting grip of poverty.

...Manny should start knocking out those politicians behind him.

Onion Skin (Balat Sibuyas)

This video brought me back to the memories of Mr. Chip Tsao, the Hong Kong writer who was deeply criticized for what he wrote few months ago.



Ms.Ho: *grabs her phone, dialed a number* Wei (Hello), Inday where are you?
Inday: Hello, yes, misis Ho, I'm presently on the street, I joined a protest against a columnist named Mr. Tsao and now we are parading all over the streets of Hong Kong.
Ms.Ho: What the hell is this protest all about Inday?
Inday: Mr. Tsao called our country a "land of servants". Thats absolutely not true misis Tsao!
Ms.Ho: Well whatever is that Inday make sure at 6 PM sharp, after your day off, fetch the kids, cook dinner, clean those toilets and try to clean those furnitures I have told you to clean several days ago.
Inday: Yes misis Ho, bye.

First and foremost I am a FILIPINO and a proud SERVANT working for a company with 6 Chinese Directors.

Tsao has faced various accusations of racism for his English-language writings. In October 2005, an article he wrote for the South China Morning Post entitled "Have Hong Kong girls stopped looking for Mr White?"

On January 12, 2008, Tsao published an editorial for the local Chinese newspaper Apple Daily entitled "Monkey President". [12] Tsao began his article with, "Unless America has gone insane, it would be impossible for this Obama to be elected as the next president of the United States."

When Tsao wrote this did any "white guy" cared? Did you see a "monkey president" or any politician condemning, bashing Mr. Tsao on TV just to get noticed?

The point is, why are Filipinos so sensitive about things written by a sarcastic writer who's only goal in life is to be noticed? Thanks to our country we fulfilled his wish. There are more issues for Filipinos to consider and to care about (jobs, poverty, crimes etc..) Rather than watching our television 24x7 waiting for someone to speak anything about Philippines, why don't we face the FACT written by Mr. Tsao?

This was in regards with Spratlys Issue..

"as a nation of servants,"

Is there anything untrue with what Mr. Tsao wrote? Most claim that "workers" should be used instead of "servants". What difference would that make? Fact is the one should understand the difference between a "worker" and a servant".

worker – noun
1. a person or thing that works.

servant - noun
1. one that serves others ; especially : one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer

A "worker" could never be a "servant" in his own farm/land. Face it, our country's economy marginally relies on the millions of its citizen "employed by other countries." Our country earns from those citizens "that serves others, that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer." Whats wrong with being called "a nation of servants" when statistics proves its true?! Why would I bother to pretend something that I am not? A sample I would take here is the humble office we are working with here in China . Most of us Filipinos here generally accepts being SERVANTS catering to "serve" the requirements of our clients and boss..and so does our fellow Chinese office mates, largely accepting being a servant, we are not working for oneself, we are "working" to "serve" the needs of the company. Is their any racial slur with that?

Few years ago back in the Philippines some folks protested for being called as "squatters"..., rather they want to be called "informal settlers". Hell, what difference would that make to their lives anyway? Why would they protest for silly names when they should be protesting better housing programs from our dear government.

Spratlys

"as a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter."

If the government was dead serious on claiming those islands...then we should start thanking our "brilliant law makers", the once senator who became president Joseph Estrada along with Tanada as they were the brain child of abolishing two US bases, Clark and Subic. When US forces left from the said bases our grasp with those islands went downhill. Does Taiwan, South Korea, Japan (Asian countries with US bases) encountered any problem with border disputes? NO. Did our brilliant Estrada realized that we rely mostly on the prowess of US military to guard our boundaries? Heck, I couldn't even hear from our country that we have at least a single decent naval warship to guard our territory. How can you "flex" your muscle against a country 50 times the size of our economy, military and population? Our country can't even handle Sulu!

Somewhat Mr. Lourd on the video above is right, "umunlad ba ang Pilipinas pagkatapos magapologize si Chip Tsao?"