i'm gonna miss thailand open 2007

damn i'm gonna miss the thailand open in bangkok next month! although marat will not be there (which is a good thing kasi it lessens the pain), still i'll be passing up the opportunity to see some great players including these guys. sayang pagkakataon ko na sana. i really want to meet novak before he becomes the next roger federer.

photos taken from http://www.atptennis.com/

better save up for next year. malay mo, grand slam na pala mapapanood ko. yahoo!

a love story

kahit sobrang lakas ng ulan dahil bumabagyo, tumuloy pa rin kami nina noel at jeff manood ng "a love story." excited kasi ako mapanood ang movie para matigil na rin ang paghula kung sino talaga ang querida!

mali ang hula ko at di ko nagustuhan ang movie. consolation na lang siguro na napaiyak ako sa isang scene sa movie.

bakit di ko gusto ang movie? sa tingin ko mas maaappreciate ko ang story kung linear na lang ang presentation. nakakalito ang flashback. sabi nga ni noel, maganda sana ang material, kinulang lang sa execution. imbes na manood ako para magrelax at siguro makarelate sa movie, ang nangyari tuloy nastress ako sa tagal ng revelation. nabore ako sa first 20 minutes ng movie. for me, mas maganda sana kung nag-umpisa ang movie nong nameet ni aga si maricel.

hindi ko rin nagustuhan ang treatment ng topic. siguro sa ilan, natural na ang mga illicit affairs. pero naniniwala ako na ang karamihan hindi pa rin carry ito. iilan lang ang asawang handang harapin ang querida at magtatanong ng, "tell me what your life's like?" at iilan lang din ang queridang handang magkwento ng buhay niya sa tunay na asawa.

ewan pero mataas kasi ang expectations ko sa movie dahil star cinema siya. sad lang at hindi nameet ng movie ang mga expectations ko. well, kanya-kanya naman yan. may mga friends naman ako na nagustuhan ang movie. bahala na kayo.

open letter to marat safin

dear marat,

i know how frustrated you are right now. it has been a very tough climb for you. but believe me when i say that it's doubly frustrating for me (and for all your fans throughout the world) to see you go through such an ordeal. but it's part of the game, right?

no matter the hurts and the frustrations, i still believe in my heart that you can pull this through. you have the heart of a champion, and you have proven to the world that you are one great champion. you just have to believe, marat! believe in yourself. believe in your game.

it will take time, i know. but i see your determination and efforts. all these, for sure, will not be put to waste. in time, everything will just fall into place. hang on there.


april

mabuhay team pilipinas

congratulations to smc-team pilipinas for a job well done in the 2007 fiba asia championship. hindi man natin nakuha ang olympic spot, napatunayan naman natin na tayo'y magaling! see you sa 2009 at sa 2012.


photo taken from: www.fiba.com

super relaxing saturday

i had a super relaxing day last saturday. the outgoing 5s members, me included, were treated to a half day of water therapy at the ace water spa in qc. it was my first time there and my first time to wear a two-piece! i tried almost everything, but my favorite would have to be the hot herbal pool. i tried both the mint (36 degrees) and the jasmine (38 degrees) pools.

after ace, we had our lunch at gerry's grill in tomas morato. i was so full that i had to go to the rest room to breathe. i ordered quite a lot but ended up eating so little. the experience was fun. at least, i was able to squeeze in some relaxation time in my crazy schedule. what a breather.

on bravery

a beautiful text message forwarded to me by a friend:

"superman isn't brave. you can't be brave if you are indestructible. it's everyday people like me and you who are brave, we who know that we can easily be defeated but still continue forward. that's true bravery."


aja, abril. you can do it! you're one brave girl.

pag-ibig

kung tutuusin, dapat nga hindi na ako nagpapadala sa pag-ibig. sa dami ng sakit na inabot ko, dapat lang tumalikod na ako. pero hindi. kinikilig pa rin ako sa tuwing may taong nagpapatibok ng puso ko. nagmamalasakit pa rin ako sa taong may puwang dito. umaasa pa rin ako na isang araw may magmamahal sa akin. bakit nga ba hindi ko kayang tumalikod sa pag-ibig? siguro dahil naniniwala pa rin ako sa kapangyarihan nito.