About three weeks ago, two huge balikbayan boxes where shipped from Australia to me. This Australian who has been following Bleachers' Brew and my stuff on football had written before that (we have corresponded on numerous occasions) he had all this football gear that he was donating so he sent them to me. There were like five dozen spikes, about one hundred plus jerseys, keeper gloves, traffic cones, new and old footballs etc.
Yesterday, I appropriated some for old friend Ed Formoso's Street Child football team and his GK football program; and some for Leah Madrid of Muntinlupa FC. The rest of the stuff will go to kids in Cagayan de Oro. Last night, the Muntinlupa kids texted me and sobrang enjoy sila with the stuff. It would help if we can have pics taken so I can send them to Sorin in Australia so he knows its going to the right people.
A few months ago, someone sent me boxing equipment that I donated to a small boxing gym (not the swanky types but an honest to goodness sweat shop of a gym where real boxers toil) here in Marikina.
It sure is nice to be a conduit for these stuff to help others. So if anyone has something to send, kindly do so.
There are two coffeetable books that Ateneo is doing and I got the invite to write some pieces the other day. I wanted to write about Gregorio del Pilar but Fr. James Reuter S.J. and another person wrote about him too. Just as my friend Michael Grace has a fascination for Joan of Arc so do I for the boy general. Since my grade school days. In fact, while prepping PLDT's Centennial commercial, my storyboard was all about Tirad Pass. It was disapproved but we still got the Katipunan themed one that Peque Gallaga directed (it was shot at La Mesa Dam). I kept my script and story of Del Pilar and have thought about writing a play for it. Some of the people behind the book expressed surprise at my choice as they expected a sports figure as a topic for me.
So I'll write about someone else. Let you all know within a few days.
Many players and coaches of NCAA teams expressed dismay with the special game day arrangement for the San Sebastian-San Beda match (today at 4pm at the San Juan Arena) where skeds were moved around. But aside from that, today's match will be a whopper of a game. Then Game 6 pa of the PBA Finals. Hard to take sides when there's Olsen Racela in SMB and LA and Larry in Alaska.
Yesterday, Jamike Jarin complemented Kiefer Ravena on his game and said what he showed out there was like what Larry Fonacier used to do except that Kief was smiling coz Larry never smiled. He always had that game face of his one the moment the game started.
Guess I'll be able to watch the Ateneo-La Salle game. Will arrive from Cam Sur around 230pm so I'll head straight from the airport to Araneta Coliseum. Will be there from Friday to Sunday for the Iron Man triathlon. Not as a participant but to cover it. Hell, yeah, I am excited. But am trying to work myself back in game shape. Joined my first basketball league in a while -- the Pakitang Gilas Basketball League for media guys. Hahahaha!
Looks like I will not join the media group going to Brazil because it runs at the same time as the F1 in Singapore. The latter assignment came first so I gotta keep my commitment there.
For the Pele Eterno, we will do the showing after the UAAP college hoops season.
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