i am still overwhelmed after winning the hp cup 2013 overall champion. it's been almost 5 years since our first one.
i was always involved with the hp cup being a member of the bowling team since it started. that was 7 years ago. and since i've always been a fan of sports, i've been going to the volleyball and basketball games every year to cheer on our team.
this year, i think i got more involved than usual.
opening day, the mob and dance showdown: i have never attended the opening day of the hp cup except for this year. i'm proud to say that all the sds managers were there to support and represent sap practice. our new hires were also there to participate. good thing, too, since there were just a handful of us that day. i also had to be stand-in as manager representative since the other managers were not there yet. truthfully, i was not prepared to be at the front and center of the celebrations. in any case, i was still happy to have represented my team. i even joined the games! i had to compete with the boys in the eating contest (we placed second!) and we were the only team with women representatives in the tug-of-war (and our team was competing against big, burly guys). of course we lost the tug-of-war. i was just happy enough of us were there to represent the team. hahaha! as for the dance showdown, i was nervous for the team. but after seeing all the teams, i knew we had a fighting chance. it was a good thing the judges had the same idea. we placed 3rd.
volleyball: i did not want to join the volleyball team this year. the reason: i wanted them to have a fighting chance this time. yes, i know where i stand with regards to my volleyball skills. i am no way near varsity level. also, some of the women players were back from maternity leave so they should be fine. free still put my name in the roster so i was officially a team member. i tried to attend all the games that i could, just to make sure we had enough girls and not lose by default. unfortunately, we did not fare so well. we lost our last qualifying game so we only placed 6th.
men's basketball: i am a perennial basketball watcher from the very beginning, same as in volleyball. there were times in the last 7 years that i was the only one who watched the boys. there were also times when i cheered alongside the players' girlfriends. i was so happy for them when they went into the semi-finals undefeated and when they won a place in the finals. when they won the championships, i was soooo happy for them. some of them waited and fought for this for 5, 6, 7 years. to finally get it this time is a validation for them and i was so thrilled that i was there to witness it.
tennis: now, i am a self-proclaimed tennis fan. you could see my fb posts and tweets when i watch professional tennis on tv. however, i never played a game of tennis in my life (at least nothing that you can legitimately call tennis) so i had no idea why i was part of the team. i wanted to provide my full support for the team since it was only a one day event. however, i had a previous appointment for the day so i was just being updated by pia via sms. they coursed through the men's doubles matches but were on a twice-to-beat disadvantage for the mixed doubles. lo and behold they got first place in both categories!
bowling: bowling is my sport. ever since the hp cup began, i was involved with the women's bowling team and that has been the case for the last 7 years. for the first three years, we were back-to-back-to-back champions. then there was one year that there was no hp cup and after that we finished two consecutive years as first runner up. i really wanted us to get back the championship this year. we were not very confident because our star player was no longer part of the team. we were also coming into the finals as second seed against the green team. i guess my prayers were answered because jusel stepped up to the plate and delivered high scores in each of the games and we were finally on top again! the boys delivered their own and placed third. because we were the only team where both teams finished in the top 3, we were awarded as bowling champions.
manager's cup: i was so relieved that i couldn't perform in the manager's cup (we can only be involved in 2 sports). i tried to help out as much as i can and attended almost all their practices to show my support. i have to take my hat off to mylene, christa, aj, dune, glenn and christian because they really put a lot into this. although they started late vs. the other teams, they were able to execute a very complicated routine, together with a lot of lifts. i was also so thankful to sol for providing her expertise in sewing, even if it was all last minute. and rich and bev came to save the day, providing professional hair, makeup and accessories. i was at the sides when they presented since i had to prepare mylene's finale skirt but i was shouting my lungs off. they were amazing!!!! i was actually surprised we only placed third because in my mind, we were fighting for first.
there were other sports that i was not able to get involved in but all of the results combined to give us the overall championship.
i am so so proud of everyone who got involved in the hp cup and led us to victory.
GO WHITE GIANTS! GO SAP PRACTICE!!!!
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
love letter
dear SAP Practice volleyball team,
i just want to say how proud i am to be part of this circle. i am in constant awe of the talent that you guys have, the passion for the sport and your ever uplifting and positive spirit.
i was included in the team because there was no other choice. yes, saling kit lang talaga ako. zippy included me since wala nang ibang girls na sumali --- 2 lang daw ang girls from last year na natira. and since lagi naman daw akong nanonood (yes, matagal na akong supporter ng SAP Practice volleyball team), might as well daw isama na ako sa list. just in case kulang ng girls --- better to have me than lose by default. makes sense. so sige. the moment zippy sent out the list, nagdalawang isip na ulet ako. kasi naman, kakatakot. e kung wala na ngang choice kung hindi ipasok ako? at ako ang dahilan para matalo ang team? susko. pero sige na, ayaw na akong tanggalin ni zippy sa list.
my only goal was to get more exercise, get more active. dati kasi, kahit na sinasabi kong sasali ako sa practice, hindi rin ako nakakapunta kapag busy ako (which is all of the time), kasi isip ko naman, wala namang mawawala sa akin if hindi ako sumali. this time, kapag hindi ako sumali sa practice, may double reason if pumalpak ako sa game itself. so sige, sama ako sa lahat ng practice. para kung pumalpak ako, kasama na si Lord sa sisisihin ko. di Niya ako binigyan ng talent sa pag-spike at pag-block, e. di rin Niya ako binigyan ng height to even attempt man lang. so kung wala man akong talent, wala man akong physical abilities, baka naman madaan sa effort. so go.
high school pa yung last kong actual laro ng volleyball. so that was a verrrry long time ago. and that was just because kailangan siya sa PE. i was never good at it, but i liked playing it. i guess ganun ako in most sports, even in the sports that i say are "mine". so kahit na hingalin ako sa pagtakbo sa "warm up" at magkapasa ang mga braso ko dahil sa pag-receive at pag-serve ng bola, go pa rin. babalik din naman siya sa dati.
i think good thing na rin na hindi ako pwede nung first game. that was probably the most difficult game/opponent that we had to play. sila nag-champion eventually, e. and undefeated at that. we needed to field our best players there. i think naman andun sila.
nung first time kong maglaro, i think marami akong naging errors. unfortunately, talo tayo. inisip ko talaga nun na wag nang magpakita sa susunod pang mga games. kasi baka mapilitan si zippy or si pet na ipasok ako just because dumating ako. e mas gusto ko na manalo tayo. pero isip ko rin, baka nga ma-default. so kahit na nagdadalawang isip, pumupunta pa rin ako sa bawat game natin. pero on the way, mula paranaque hanggang greenhills, constant ang dasal ko --- sana di ako magkalat. sana maka-contribute ako sa team. sana manalo kami. hindi na para sa akin kundi para sa inyo na malaki ang puhunan sa team na ito.
nung dumating na sa point na lagi na lang do-or-die, natuwa naman ako at marami nang uma-attend. nakakahinga na rin ako kasi marami sa girls ang uma-attend. ibig sabihin, hindi ako required na ipasok. natuwa rin ako kasi nananalo tayo. ang sarap ng feeling. hahaha!
sayang lang, sa last 2 games, hindi tayo nanalo. hanggang ngayon naman, malaki ang paniniwala ko na kaya nating umabot sa finals. pero since tapos na, next year na lang.
anyway, gusto ko lang din magpasalamat sa lahat-lahat. sa pagbibigay sa akin ng chance maglaro. sa di pagpapagalit sa akin kapag sumasablay ako. sa pagtitimpi tuwing crucial part na ng game. sa pagtulong sa akin mag-improve sa paglalaro ng volleyball. salamat ng maraming marami. malay nyo, isang araw, maging kasing galing nyo na ako. :)
thank you for the great experience of playing with you. i will miss our saturday/sunday games.
*hands in* 1-2-3... yes! :)
p.s. pahabol lang sa special mentions
1. pet --- idol! grabe to the next level ang galing at pasensya mo. kung merong tinatawag na leadership by example, ikaw yun. ikaw ang pinakamasipag sa court, ang nagmo-motivate sa lahat, ang di natitinag sa pagpapraktis sa amin, ang laging andiyan kapag may laro. nag-reminisce nga kami ni christian at sabi ko, kahit di ka pa sap practice, kilala na kita kasi galit ako sa iyo dati. kasi ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit natatalo kami. hahahaha! buti na lang, kakampi ka na namin ngayon. salamat, boss (yes, ikaw talaga ang boss)
2. free --- isa ka pang boss! napanood na kita last year pero di ko na-realize kung gaano ka kagaling until nakita ko ng malapitan. ang masasabi ko lang, bow ako! ang galing galing galing mo! sayang at konti lang sa team natin ang nakakaalam nito. isa ka pang ever-present, ever-"kaya natin to". proud akong maging teammate mo --- in and out of the volleyball court!
3. pao --- ikaw ang galing and entertainment in one! kapag ikaw na ang magse-serve or papalo, lagi akong nakaabang kung ano ang gagawin mo at kung paano mo gagawin. sa bawat game, di ko alam kung happy pao ka or bitchy pao. but either way, constant naman na magaling ka. heehee! favorite moment ko ang taray moment mo. sayang, wala akong camera nun. kodak moment yun, e!
4. zippy --- utang ko sa iyo kung bakit ako kasama sa team na ito. maraming salamat kahit na na-stress ako ng bonggang bongga nung sinama mo ako sa lineup.
5. papa ben --- ikaw na ang overall player --- pwede spiker, tosser, libero. may sense of calmness ako kapag andiyan ka. cool ka lang kasi kahit na anong nangyayari sa loob at labas ng court.
6. nyan --- ilang beses lang tayo nagkasama sa games pero nung sinabi mong, "sipag lang", tinotoo mo ng bonggang bongga. saludo ako sa iyo.
7. christian --- ang partner ko sa cheering! in fairness, may gamit talaga ang malakas nating boses. :) next time kasi, mag-ingat para di nagkakasakit kapag may game! :P
8. mia --- idol din kita! galing mong pumalo! ang galing mong mag-volleyball, period. parang di ka dapat i-classify sa girls, e. hahaha! :)
9. hilda --- ikaw ata ang hardest working girl sa volleyball team. kung si pet ang laging andiyan sa boys, ikaw ang laging andiyan sa girls. habol kung habol. at lagi pang naka-smile.
10. nica --- ikaw na ang maraming fans. but then again, expected na yun. maganda na, magaling pa. saan ka pa naman?
11. jill --- natuwa ako sa last usap natin about you-know-what. hehehe! natutuwa din ako sa iyo kasi parati kang naka-smile kahit na crunch time na. :)
12. pia --- natutuwa ako kasi nagkasama tayo outside of the office. and outside of bowling. :) salamat sa pakikinig sa lahat ng kuwento at tsismis ko. hahaha... next year ulet!
13. joana and janice --- ang mga kasama ko pang cheerers. thanks for keeping the "yes" in SAP Practice! :) fun ang games kapag andiyan kayo. :)
ulet, maraming maraming maraming salamat sa inyo. i love you all. bow.
i just want to say how proud i am to be part of this circle. i am in constant awe of the talent that you guys have, the passion for the sport and your ever uplifting and positive spirit.
i was included in the team because there was no other choice. yes, saling kit lang talaga ako. zippy included me since wala nang ibang girls na sumali --- 2 lang daw ang girls from last year na natira. and since lagi naman daw akong nanonood (yes, matagal na akong supporter ng SAP Practice volleyball team), might as well daw isama na ako sa list. just in case kulang ng girls --- better to have me than lose by default. makes sense. so sige. the moment zippy sent out the list, nagdalawang isip na ulet ako. kasi naman, kakatakot. e kung wala na ngang choice kung hindi ipasok ako? at ako ang dahilan para matalo ang team? susko. pero sige na, ayaw na akong tanggalin ni zippy sa list.
my only goal was to get more exercise, get more active. dati kasi, kahit na sinasabi kong sasali ako sa practice, hindi rin ako nakakapunta kapag busy ako (which is all of the time), kasi isip ko naman, wala namang mawawala sa akin if hindi ako sumali. this time, kapag hindi ako sumali sa practice, may double reason if pumalpak ako sa game itself. so sige, sama ako sa lahat ng practice. para kung pumalpak ako, kasama na si Lord sa sisisihin ko. di Niya ako binigyan ng talent sa pag-spike at pag-block, e. di rin Niya ako binigyan ng height to even attempt man lang. so kung wala man akong talent, wala man akong physical abilities, baka naman madaan sa effort. so go.
high school pa yung last kong actual laro ng volleyball. so that was a verrrry long time ago. and that was just because kailangan siya sa PE. i was never good at it, but i liked playing it. i guess ganun ako in most sports, even in the sports that i say are "mine". so kahit na hingalin ako sa pagtakbo sa "warm up" at magkapasa ang mga braso ko dahil sa pag-receive at pag-serve ng bola, go pa rin. babalik din naman siya sa dati.
i think good thing na rin na hindi ako pwede nung first game. that was probably the most difficult game/opponent that we had to play. sila nag-champion eventually, e. and undefeated at that. we needed to field our best players there. i think naman andun sila.
nung first time kong maglaro, i think marami akong naging errors. unfortunately, talo tayo. inisip ko talaga nun na wag nang magpakita sa susunod pang mga games. kasi baka mapilitan si zippy or si pet na ipasok ako just because dumating ako. e mas gusto ko na manalo tayo. pero isip ko rin, baka nga ma-default. so kahit na nagdadalawang isip, pumupunta pa rin ako sa bawat game natin. pero on the way, mula paranaque hanggang greenhills, constant ang dasal ko --- sana di ako magkalat. sana maka-contribute ako sa team. sana manalo kami. hindi na para sa akin kundi para sa inyo na malaki ang puhunan sa team na ito.
nung dumating na sa point na lagi na lang do-or-die, natuwa naman ako at marami nang uma-attend. nakakahinga na rin ako kasi marami sa girls ang uma-attend. ibig sabihin, hindi ako required na ipasok. natuwa rin ako kasi nananalo tayo. ang sarap ng feeling. hahaha!
sayang lang, sa last 2 games, hindi tayo nanalo. hanggang ngayon naman, malaki ang paniniwala ko na kaya nating umabot sa finals. pero since tapos na, next year na lang.
anyway, gusto ko lang din magpasalamat sa lahat-lahat. sa pagbibigay sa akin ng chance maglaro. sa di pagpapagalit sa akin kapag sumasablay ako. sa pagtitimpi tuwing crucial part na ng game. sa pagtulong sa akin mag-improve sa paglalaro ng volleyball. salamat ng maraming marami. malay nyo, isang araw, maging kasing galing nyo na ako. :)
thank you for the great experience of playing with you. i will miss our saturday/sunday games.
*hands in* 1-2-3... yes! :)
p.s. pahabol lang sa special mentions
1. pet --- idol! grabe to the next level ang galing at pasensya mo. kung merong tinatawag na leadership by example, ikaw yun. ikaw ang pinakamasipag sa court, ang nagmo-motivate sa lahat, ang di natitinag sa pagpapraktis sa amin, ang laging andiyan kapag may laro. nag-reminisce nga kami ni christian at sabi ko, kahit di ka pa sap practice, kilala na kita kasi galit ako sa iyo dati. kasi ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit natatalo kami. hahahaha! buti na lang, kakampi ka na namin ngayon. salamat, boss (yes, ikaw talaga ang boss)
2. free --- isa ka pang boss! napanood na kita last year pero di ko na-realize kung gaano ka kagaling until nakita ko ng malapitan. ang masasabi ko lang, bow ako! ang galing galing galing mo! sayang at konti lang sa team natin ang nakakaalam nito. isa ka pang ever-present, ever-"kaya natin to". proud akong maging teammate mo --- in and out of the volleyball court!
3. pao --- ikaw ang galing and entertainment in one! kapag ikaw na ang magse-serve or papalo, lagi akong nakaabang kung ano ang gagawin mo at kung paano mo gagawin. sa bawat game, di ko alam kung happy pao ka or bitchy pao. but either way, constant naman na magaling ka. heehee! favorite moment ko ang taray moment mo. sayang, wala akong camera nun. kodak moment yun, e!
4. zippy --- utang ko sa iyo kung bakit ako kasama sa team na ito. maraming salamat kahit na na-stress ako ng bonggang bongga nung sinama mo ako sa lineup.
5. papa ben --- ikaw na ang overall player --- pwede spiker, tosser, libero. may sense of calmness ako kapag andiyan ka. cool ka lang kasi kahit na anong nangyayari sa loob at labas ng court.
6. nyan --- ilang beses lang tayo nagkasama sa games pero nung sinabi mong, "sipag lang", tinotoo mo ng bonggang bongga. saludo ako sa iyo.
7. christian --- ang partner ko sa cheering! in fairness, may gamit talaga ang malakas nating boses. :) next time kasi, mag-ingat para di nagkakasakit kapag may game! :P
8. mia --- idol din kita! galing mong pumalo! ang galing mong mag-volleyball, period. parang di ka dapat i-classify sa girls, e. hahaha! :)
9. hilda --- ikaw ata ang hardest working girl sa volleyball team. kung si pet ang laging andiyan sa boys, ikaw ang laging andiyan sa girls. habol kung habol. at lagi pang naka-smile.
10. nica --- ikaw na ang maraming fans. but then again, expected na yun. maganda na, magaling pa. saan ka pa naman?
11. jill --- natuwa ako sa last usap natin about you-know-what. hehehe! natutuwa din ako sa iyo kasi parati kang naka-smile kahit na crunch time na. :)
12. pia --- natutuwa ako kasi nagkasama tayo outside of the office. and outside of bowling. :) salamat sa pakikinig sa lahat ng kuwento at tsismis ko. hahaha... next year ulet!
13. joana and janice --- ang mga kasama ko pang cheerers. thanks for keeping the "yes" in SAP Practice! :) fun ang games kapag andiyan kayo. :)
ulet, maraming maraming maraming salamat sa inyo. i love you all. bow.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
billiards fan
i just bought tickets to the world pool championships!
i am soooo excited! this is my first time i will be watching the best billiards players in action. i hope i'll get to see bata reyes, django bustamante and mika immonen!
i am soooo excited! this is my first time i will be watching the best billiards players in action. i hope i'll get to see bata reyes, django bustamante and mika immonen!
Sunday, September 02, 2007
pacquiao wannabe
i recently took up boxing. yesterday, to be exact. this is due to the prodding of aj, who had this weird notion that she was fat. so since we're on the same sphere (south of manila), she invited me to go boxing at elorde in southmall. i thought, i'll give it a chance. it's something i haven't done and i guess i can try it once. so off we went yesterday and signed up.
aljo and karla have told me that it was difficult but i guess i had to try it out for myself. edison is my trainer, unfortunately for him. we were asked to run six rounds around a small track and i was out of breath after two rounds. i have no idea how i was able to finish six. sabi pa ni edison, "akala ko, nag-shopping na kayo." that's how long it took me. he then taught me some combos, had some rounds with the speedball (which was so difficult!) and with the punching bag. i was even pathetic doing the jump rope. talk about out of shape! one thing is for sure, i don't have a future being a boxer. i can't believe that they are doing this as a regular training routine. well, this times a hundred, probably. imagine what manny pacquiao has to go through for his fight. ugh!
even though we did some stretching before and after the session, i was still sore all over. my shoulders and arms hurt the most. edison told me that it's expected and i should go back for another session if it hurts. so that's what i did today. i went back, even with sore limbs. i did not do better on the running but i think i did better on the routines and the speedball. or maybe that's just me. my body is still hurting and i'd probably ask myself tomorrow why i followed what my trainer told me. but then, it's good exercise. maybe this will get me into shape. or not. but for now, i'm still enjoying it. let's see in a couple of months if i'll still be singing the same tune.
aljo and karla have told me that it was difficult but i guess i had to try it out for myself. edison is my trainer, unfortunately for him. we were asked to run six rounds around a small track and i was out of breath after two rounds. i have no idea how i was able to finish six. sabi pa ni edison, "akala ko, nag-shopping na kayo." that's how long it took me. he then taught me some combos, had some rounds with the speedball (which was so difficult!) and with the punching bag. i was even pathetic doing the jump rope. talk about out of shape! one thing is for sure, i don't have a future being a boxer. i can't believe that they are doing this as a regular training routine. well, this times a hundred, probably. imagine what manny pacquiao has to go through for his fight. ugh!
even though we did some stretching before and after the session, i was still sore all over. my shoulders and arms hurt the most. edison told me that it's expected and i should go back for another session if it hurts. so that's what i did today. i went back, even with sore limbs. i did not do better on the running but i think i did better on the routines and the speedball. or maybe that's just me. my body is still hurting and i'd probably ask myself tomorrow why i followed what my trainer told me. but then, it's good exercise. maybe this will get me into shape. or not. but for now, i'm still enjoying it. let's see in a couple of months if i'll still be singing the same tune.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
he's back
he's skating in the u.s. national short track championships. the love of my life (haha!) is excelling in his sport as always, in spite of not competing last year. he's still on top of his game. i am still frustrated that i could have been able to watch him compete had i stayed in cincinnati (the competition was in cleveland which is just three hours away!).
soon, he'll be competing in dancing with the stars. i've been a fan of the show and i've regularly watched it when i was in the u.s. with him as part of the lineup, i'll make it a point to watch every single episode. how i wish i would be able to vote for him every week as well.
good luck and well wishes to apolo!
*february 24
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apolo won his 8th national title in speed skating. way to go, apolo! good luck in milan!
soon, he'll be competing in dancing with the stars. i've been a fan of the show and i've regularly watched it when i was in the u.s. with him as part of the lineup, i'll make it a point to watch every single episode. how i wish i would be able to vote for him every week as well.
good luck and well wishes to apolo!
*february 24
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apolo won his 8th national title in speed skating. way to go, apolo! good luck in milan!
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