…chismis, office work, and year of the underdog …

 Visited Robert with some classmates and friends… Everyone was like: “hoy voltz, anu pinagkakalat mong nastroke si Robert?” Then I realized the power of the Filipino language. I used the term “malubha” since Robert told me that he can’t even piss right and that he’s having a hard time to stand. Thus the term “malubha”. Some interpreted it as “dying state” and that the visit that we did was almost a “last wish” for the dying guy. Tagalog could go a long way, huh?

 

It was good to see that Robert is doing ok on the road to recovery.. He’s lost weight, but still the same ol’ teddy bear that he is.. Although his state is really not that good.. If visits could make him feel better, I suggest we do it by batches so that we could visit him more often...

 

It is a welcome change, office environment from a call center environment, I mean.. but still, it’s lonely.. but then again, I’m thinking, if it was any fun, it wouldn’t be called work, right? We’d think actors and actresses have it easy since they do some “enjoyable” work, but maybe for them, work’s just this bad too… But, who am I to speculate? All I know is, this pays me money, and that’s enough reason for me to stay lonely, so that I’ll be happy in the future. And I’ll be able to pay for my PSP… my freakin’ PSP that can’t play ad hoc with other PSPs.. demmit.. I’m gonna learn how to fix it... the internet is my friend…

 

UE Red Warriors – the perfect season, 14-0. And the perfect end to the season, 2-0. But it was in favor of their opponents, erstwhile champion DLSU.

 

Hapee Complete Protectors – the perfect season in the PBL, who incidentally has some players from the perfect UE Warriors. Waited for the team to face them in the finals. Had lots of rest, only again to be swept in the finals by erstwhile champion Harbour Centre, who incidentally have a couple of key players in the DLSU squad which upset UE.

 

Boston Celtics – Chasing 70 is the main goal people have set for them. But this seemingly invincible team lost 2 straight to a team who lost its star player due to injury, the Wizards.

 

These are the underdogs, people you don’t expect to rise because of the invincibility of one team. These underdogs are always underrated because people focus too much on the invincible team. These underdogs are the fan favorites especially of Filipino fans, as proven time and again by Ginebra(who later on became a powerhouse because of its fan base) and Manny Pacquiao(who is now a top boxer in his class because of numerous fights he’s won despite being the underdog). These underdogs thrive on criticisms, while the powerhouses break on expectations. These underdog happenings are events this season. And the biggest one just happened:

 

New England Patriots – The perfect season, breaking some records while achieving that feat. Just one game left, and they would have broken another record. But it was not to be, as the surprisingly improved New York Giants upset them yet again to win the Superbowl this year. Led by stingy defense and a smart QB, who incidentally is the brother of the much criticized QB of last year’s champion, the Indiana Colts, they made the biggest upset in NFL history possible.

 

Now, I’m starting to think that the PBA’s next champion would be Red Bull for this season.. I love Purefoods, but the way things are going, I think the underdogs are getting all the breaks..