Arts.Basketball.Indomitable Spirit

i've been in this situation before.. i know i'm in Love..

2005-11-06T03:47:00.000-08:00

it's been ages.. i think i Lost my touch.. in writing and in Love..

i was contented, i know i can stiLL wait for him, for my first Love who courted someone after waiting for more than 8yrs for me.. but i was wrong. this new guy hit me Like shit! he's not even my type, but he caught me off guard! he's not a grad from UP, not tisoy, not nationaList, not even an artist! but damn! i Like him so much! but it can't be.. we can't be together.. i know that.

what the?! i sound Like a teenager! freak!

Paalam, Ama

2005-04-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

ABS-CBN was right to call him "Ama." anak ng?! keLan ba 'to matatapos?! keLan ba ako matatapos?! huh?! hangguLo! tsk...

The Orphan

2005-04-03T23:33:00.000-07:00

This day has been so painful, full of uncertainties and fears. Vivid and blessed memories from the past suddenly crashed without forewarning. Consequently, these memories brought not joy but agony, not hope but despair.

anNa is now a mourning orphan. The person she dearly revere is now gone. anNa never had the chance to see that being in the flesh but she never ceased on adoring him and his wonderful deeds. Today, two of anNa’s dreams have flown away. She just lost her dream to look at his serene face and to feel his blessedness. anNa can never make him the main celebrant of her matrimony.

Pope John Paul II left at the age of 84. It was a heartbreaking death, a very sad event. He did so many great acts in his life. He was not just a pope, he was the Prince of Peace and he still is. He certainly did his mission in this world, and though his suffering from his illnesses has now ended because of his death, people can’t help but mourn. He was so strong and undeniably humble. He helped so many persons, regardless of religious affiliations, in many countries. Pope John Paul II will always be revered and remembered by millions of people on earth. Though his death is really painful, people still thank God for He has given the Pope to them, to us.

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I cannot help but imagine the Pope in his way to the Paradise, in his way to meet his Master, our Master. For sure he has just received a grand welcome which is suitable for him.

Karol: My Master, it is You! And I am finally here with You!

Lord: My faithful son, yes, you are now here. You fought a good fight; you completed your mission very well. I know you will never fail Me. Come and forever live with Me.

*** Of course the Meeting was grander than that. Pope deserves a flamboyant welcome for he made the Creator so proud.

Pope John Paul II, thank you. I never had the chance to see your angelic face and your serene eyes but I might see you somewhere. I should see you and our Master! Goodbye for now, dear. I don’t see any need to wish for your eternal peace. I will see you then.

Still Crying Over Spilled Milk

2005-03-28T07:47:00.000-08:00

i tried to suppress my emotions about Manny Pacquiao's lost. Manny has aLways been a speciaL icon for me. his stregth, his heart, and his being reLigious make me crave for this National Treasure. waLa Lng, i think it's reaLLy, reaLLy difficuLt for me to digest the resuLt of that fight. but i know, and i saw, that Manny fought his heart out! and for that... cheers for you! you're stiLL my hero! my boxing hero, that is! =p

Brgy. Ginebra in the Promised Land

2005-02-11T23:47:00.000-08:00

the drama’s over! GINKINGS made it once again! they’re the undisputed Kings of the PBA! their hearts are unquestionably bigger than Life. they were abLe to deliver even in the midst of aLL these controversies and pressures. each one of them have proved that they are aLL worthy of their tag… KINGS! they haven’t only pLayed with their big hearts but aLso with their strong and undying faith. they had their own share of Lapses but they were abLe to recompose and adjust. i salute the whoLe team,. ibLe to recompose. aLso with their strong and undying from its pLayers, coaching staff, management down to the waterboys and security personnel, and of course the most euphoric ones… the BARANGGAY! now, it’s reaLLy in the bag!

Phone Pals showed their toughness and skiLLs. they have fought a good fight. honestLy, i appreciate them even more because of this series. they can reaLLy pLay… and win, and that’s a fact! fighting against this team in the finaLs was an absoLute pLeasure. they’ve certainLy made this series more exciting and more dramatic. hats off! =p

iLLogicaL detractors of GINEBRA, you guys can eat your hearts out! no matter what you say, no matter what you do, it won’t change the fact that GINEBRA is the #1 team in the PBA today. our GINEBRA is for reaL… and we are here to stay! to rationaL fans of other teams, thank you for your never ending support to the teams in the PBA and to the league itseLf. this League has been with us for the Longest and happiest years; keep on supporting and on beLieving.

kaBARANGGAYs, this championship is certainLy sweeter because of us! our truthfuLness and support have been a big factor. we aLL know that we deserve this and it’s not going to be our Last! it’s just the beginning! keep on supporting! cheers!

GINEBRA pLayers and Coach Siot, you’re simpLy phenomenaL. waah! dammit! i’m such a speechLess winner! =p Mark, once again you have proven that you’re indeed a seLfLess hero. you’re faith (and predictions) is very remarkable and sincere. thank you! =p your game is reaLLy thriving. whew! again, i was bLown away!

bLessings to aLL! see you soon! =p

(by the way, it never faiLs… GINEBRA aLways win when I watch their game from the very start to the end! haha! =p GINEBRA is reaLLy a fabuLous team! waLang kapantay! =p )

“I may not agree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it.”
-Voltaire (& anNa)

-anNa
annababe1247@yahoo.com
ngusonianna.blogspot.com

“It was not vengeance, it was punishment!”

2005-02-11T00:47:00.000-08:00

a doubLe overtime game in the finaLs?! a very intense one indeed! i and my friend, sheng, were shouting on top of our Lungs and ended with sore throats but what the heck? we won! we saw that eLectrifying game… Live, in the fLesh! =p we were even holding a banner that says, “It’s not vengeance, it’s punishment!” but to no avaiL, it didn’t survive, it ripped apart. araneta coLiseum was fuLL of basketbaLL aficionados… err, GINEBRA aficionados (and Talk ‘n Text fans as weLL)! GINEBRA’s indomitabLe spirit and never-say-die attitude, not to mention their exempLary skiLLs, were very visibLe in that game! Talk ‘n Text aLso had a good game and again, my respect to their pLayers especiaLLy to Victor PabLo. but GINEBRA was the one who responded to the caLL… my utmost reverence to the whoLe team! my fearLess forecast: GINEBRA pLayers and Coach Siot wiLL get their second straight championship tonight! go GINEBRA! another fans’ day and victory party at San Ignatius ruins (but not another vanished phone pLease!). J

go GINEBRA! savor again the sweet taste of a championship trophy! your never-say-die attitude and indomitabLe spirit wiLL never cease, wiLL never faLter, wiLL never wither. Coach Siot, you’re undeniabLy one of the best coaches in the League. show them how a humbLe man, with an audacious heart, fights and emerges to be victorious. Mark, just show them the real you! do not hesitate to do your weLL-known moves, and keep on bLowing us away! GINEBRA pLayers, continue to trust and support each other; work as a team and win as a team! i’LL see you aLL again in Intramuros!

oh weLL, my mama and papa stiLL don’t know that i was actuaLLy at the araneta coLiseum. what they know is that i was watching a theater pLay in UP! i Lied… big time! oh man, good thing karma was nowhere in sight! i wiLL never teLL this to them, i wiLL forever hold my peace, and promise to die with this sin!

“I may not agree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it.”
-Voltaire (& anNa)

-anNa

digesting

2005-02-01T01:02:00.000-08:00

yes, i'm starting to accept it. but what the?!
but i stiLL beLieve that we wiLL make it!
i know.

-anNa

Tears of anNa

2005-01-31T11:47:00.000-08:00

i shouLd have made this entry last night, when i was so down and aLone, when i was in so much pain. i just don’t get it. some peopLe cannot reaLLy understand me. they simply don’t know what i treasure most in this Life. no, they may know it but they just refuse to grasp the essence of it. waah! you know what? it’s good that i didn’t make an entry Last night or eLse i couLd have hurt some peopLe’s feeLings, incLuding mine. i’d rather not go into detaiLs but i feeL better now. but no, i don’t! the anger and pain may have just subsided. yes, that’s it.

a very heavy traffic -- i ran -- breathed heaviLy -- rode a jeep which didn’t bring me to my destination -- i ran -- breathed heaviLy -- rode another jeep which, again, didn’t bring me to my destination -- i ran –- ran –- ran -- and ran -- then, breathed heaviLy tiLL i made it to the station -- rode a bus -- the tv was open but Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez were scrutinizing me -- opened my waLkman and searched for the right station but to no avaiL i wasn’t abLe to Locate it -- got a message from sheng -- extended my thanks, heard so many painful comments from the two commentators –- the bus puLLed over –- i ran –- ran – ran –- my house, i walked sLowLy, two voices in my ears –- tears -- tears –- tears –- end.

yesterday, Parokya ni Edgar was in Robinson’s PLace ManiLa. after the mini-concert, sheng and i got the chance to meet them. got some pics which can make anyone drooL heaviLy! haha! they’re pretty friendLy. =p and… they saw my pic! haha!

raja suLayman park not theater! ahh! there was an arts event. good number of peopLe came to see it.

Ginebra Lost a very cruciaL game Last night. Jayjay’s absence and Mark’s lost spark made it doubLy sour and bitter.

GINEBRA sa KAMPEONATO!

2005-01-30T14:47:00.000-08:00

biLang pag-aLaLa sa nakaraan, heto ang aking tuLa para sa GINEBRA! =p

TEARS of JOY (PEÑA)
ni anNahizoncaguioayan

Eto na naman ako,
hindi mapigilan ang sarili.
Tagumpay na natamo,
sobra kong ikinatili.

Bago pa man ang Finals
ay may mga pilit na nang-aapi.
Ngunit ng magwakas,
sila nama’y napipi.

Ginebra ang team ko
at ng milyon-milyong tao,
kahit ano pang-inguso
ng mga banban na Barako.

Meron akong kaibigang,
Joy Peña ang pangalan,
sagad kung magyabang,
akala team nya’y may laban.

Pero ‘di ko pinansin
kanyang mga paninira sa akin
kahit pa nga sabihin
na naisip ko nang siya’y tirahin.

Ewan ko nga ba,
ba’t iba’y hirap umintindi.
Akala ba nila,
bilang lang ng panalo ang importante?

Hindi nila mapagtanto
na bukod sa pangarap na tropeo
ay mayroong mas higit na importante’t pamoso.
Ito ay ang puso ng mga Kabaranggay ko.

Pitong taong walang araw,
ngayong gabi’y nawakasan.
Naging kampeon sa ika-pitong araw,
ng ika-pitong buwan ng taong kasalukuyan.

Nang ang final buzzer ay tumunog
ako ay sobrang nagalak at naluha sa sulok.
Sigurado akong may nahuhulog,
likidong sa mga mata ni Joy ay nagsusumuksok!

July 7, 2004
11:47pm

BITAW! our tribe. GINEBRA!

2005-01-26T23:47:00.000-08:00

January 26, 2005; 11:47pm

i had a very Long day. first, i went to school, UPmaniLa, to settLe some things. then, bought a dozen doughnuts in GoNUTS DoNUTS! i was in a hurry, sprinting and breathing heaviLy Like a madwoman for i was running out of time. imagine, i have to be in Ortigas at 10:30am but i was stiLL in LRT-UNstation at 10:12am! bad trip! i hate tardiness; punctuaLity is my game… sometimes. 11:00am, i was stiLL in MiniStop; bought some chips and a bottLe of water. again, sprinting and breathing heaviLy tiLL i found a bus that wouLd bring me to my destination. after aLmost Like an eternity, i found myself waLking in a very Long aLLey. at the other end of it was a green gate. the tension and excitement came rushing back at me. i know that feeLing! i used to feeL that every time i go to that pLace! dammit! that pLace… that SPACE… it used to be my cradle for more than two months. it’s the pLace where i found the oLd me… err… the child in me. the pLace where I found… waah! my cLose friends know why i Like that pLace so much. yes, they know. hay…

i saw Sir RonaLd with some peopLe, a production team. he told me to go to his office sLash house sLash SPACE. after some time, he went inside and we had a great taLk, discussing institutions and big time business tycoons. then, Ms. AdeLLe came and another great taLk. suddely, Ms. Mimi, Ms. Elaine and Sir Reinier appeared. soon, Ms. Nityalila and Sir Miko rushed in. then, the Carlos Palanca awardee and director, Sir Mike, sneaked in (starstruck! waah!). then, Sir Francis. then, Sir Teddy. LastLy, Sir Jourdan.

i had fun with them. their passion for things is contagious. i Like the way they brag about their organization. haha! it’s so reaL, so true. i have Learnt so much. thesis! waah! thesis!

MegamaLL at 6pm: i was strolling, Looking for a nice pair of sLippers. and at the same time pondering and reminiscing. hay! hehe! The second time was better! though it was abrupt, it’s sweeter nevertheLess. then, at 7pm, i decided to go to Our Tribe for my dream sLippers! but what the?! P125 higher than before?! oh weLL, i bought it just the same… and i’m wearing it right now! wow.

honga pLa! GINEBRA won! thanks dear Mark! =p another win… then, we’LL be together again! ;p

...

2005-01-21T18:12:00.000-08:00

limping. sleepy. drained.
books. theses. dissertations.
professors. librarians. guards.

breathing. being. beLieving.

GRADUATING!

Fan na Fan

2005-01-16T01:33:00.000-08:00

Waah! Waah! Waah! KinikiLig pa rin ako hanggang sa mga oras na ito! Waah! Woohoo! Hu-weLL, nakita ko Lang naman uLit and aking idoLo sa Larangan ng Literatura! Ang aztuig at National Artist for Literature na si... Francisco Sionil Jose! Waah! Waah! Waah! Ang saya ko! Di tuLoy namin napigiLan nina KC, Jaqui at Mart na magpakuha ng Litrato! Kahit pa nga ba sabihin na kapit-bahay namin siya sa Padre Faura at parati naming nakikita, iba pa rin kapag nagsasalita na siya tungkoL sa kanyang sining! Waah! Ginoo,iba ka taLaga! Isa kang aLamat!

Pumunta kami sa Lopez Museum kaninang (kahapon na paLa!) aLas dos ng hapon para makinig sa kanyang maganda ngunit konyong tinig! Manila in Literature ang tituLo ng diskusyon. Aztuig ka! GO BUDDY / SALVADOR!

Day After Yesterday

2005-01-10T21:47:00.000-08:00

After two months of having a media fast, I am living “the normal life” again. I used to be a media dependent. I used to think that I couldn’t live a good and sane life without television, radio, newspapers and magazines. PBA has always been the strongest link between media and anNa. But life is dynamic, though I still love PBA, Ginebra and Mark, I have realized that I can still get information, and have the same excitement, about them. How? Communication! Yep, communication. The idea of media fasting was first introduced to me when I was still having “the” acting workshop, ActNow Worksop of Sir Jourdan. I thought it’s impossible for me to do it. Though I clearly understand its objective, I used to say that it’s still impossible. But it’s not. I consider my first try of it as a very rocky one. I had a hard time, really hard. But I was able to survive! It lasted for almost two months then I had a long break. After a month, I started fasting again. Fasting is sweeter the second time around. But somehow it has to reach the end of the road ... and I end it NOW! c”,) Though I have made myself forget the past, my addiction, I still think it’s nice to experience it again! Oh yes! But I have to say, or forever hold my peace, that I didn’t stop watching news programs. I have admitted a long time ago that I could never do that... not yet, definitely not now.
Media fasting made me see things in a different light. Naks! Aside from “artistic/idealistic” benefits of it, it made me a better individual in the eyes of my family and friends! I have spent not just long time but quality time with them. Sarap!

photo finish!

2005-01-07T19:12:00.000-08:00

i had a very long day. but i made it! ayos na ang Application for Graduation ni ira! finaLLy!!! woohoo! taLagang matinding pasaLubong 'toh! hmmm... Let's see...

-anNa

another attack

2005-01-06T18:42:00.000-08:00

i was very excited to make my second bLogger entry. i opened my eight year oLd computer and started hitting the keyboard. i was trying to be as articuLate, as honest and as sincere as possibLe but suddenLy i was stunned. waah! my computer once again showed right in front of my face how powerful and ferocious it can be and how heLpLess i can be! and after hours of cLeverLy fighting... vengeance’s mine! yes, it’s mine! and now i’m here, striking the keyboard once again... wishing that my siLLy computer would never get his counter vengeance. grrr, i want a new computer dammit!

another it-shouLd-not case. i shouLd be making a more profound entry and not a creepy one, at Least for me. oh weLL, that’s Life... err, that’s my Life! for i’m pretty sure that i’m the onLy creature in this money-driven and hi-tech pLanet who suffers frequent headaches because of a stupid, Long-forgotten computer. so sad... another sLeepLess night.

-anNa

dapat iba eh...

2005-01-06T02:12:00.000-08:00

i should be taLkin' bout how i've suffered and spent so many sLeepLess nights just to make my very own bLogger. pero to no avaiL ako'y sadyang mangmang! but God is great... may anak ng diyos dito sa Lupa! thank you my dear ira for doing it for me! isa ka taLagang kaibigan! iba ka!!! mwah! =p hay, hay aLam ko naman na it's good to have anak ng diyos around! mwah! kaya ano pang inaantay mo?! bumaLik ka na dito! at tamang aayusin mo pa LaLo 'tong bLog ko! =p

i've seen the papers! Chot is now the taskmaster for the RP Dream Team. though i Love to see Yeng or Tim on the court, it's stiLL nice to have Chot.

i’ve seen the papers. i’ve heard my friends’ comments. and i’ve just digested the articles at http://www.pba.com.ph/. but i’ve never expected it. yep, it’s chot. he's now the taskmaster for the RP Dream Team. it’s neither yeng nor tim. and it’s definiteLy not my dear jawo. tsk, so sad. though chot’s not my bet, and definiteLy not a personaL favorite, i stiLL respect the decision of the board and of noLi. chot is good, I admit it. but somehow I stiLL yearn for the great oLd days –- jawo and his then own RP Dream Team. but that’s history, a very nice history. yes, the golden age of yesterday might be reaLLy over but we can aLways start a new golden age, and this is undeniably the right time! we’ve got great pLayers and knowledgeabLe basketbaLL gurus in this part of the gLobe, making us a great contender for the crown. i hope that chot will find the right combinations, and maximize our strong points, that would Lead us to the Promised Land. AMEN.

woohoo! just can’t wait! and it definiteLy goes without saying that i want mark, jay and eric to be in the team. they have the right amount of passion and they’re great! haha! bias na naman daw oh! hay, ang sarap Lang taLaga ng basketbaLL... tamang maLayang dumadaLoy na naman ang adrenaLine sa aking mga ugat! i know this feeLing, i Love it, and i’m enjoyng it! =p at syempre d na ko makapag-intay sa game ng GINEBRA! woohoo!

sana Lang maayos ko na naman yung thesis ko! waah! dapat! hmp!

hmmm... muLi, saLamat ira!

-anNa

para kay anna

2005-01-04T22:52:00.000-08:00

salamat sa asikaso. this is the VERY LEAST that i can do. yakap!

-ira