An Early Birthday Gift For Me: At Last, the Lakers are Champions Again!

Thanks, God.The Los Angeles Lakers are back on top.NBA Champions 2009!At last…After all those disappointments of the past…Their championship run cut by the San Antonio Spurs in 2003.The 2004 Finals upset defeat at the hands of the Detroit Pistons.Missing the playoffs in 2005.Wasting their 3-1 lead on the Phoenix Suns in 2006.Another first round loss to the Suns in 2007.And that painful Finals loss to the Boston Celtics last year, 2008.It was a tough...

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Watching the Wanders

On Independence Day, the Wanders had a show in Legazpi. Wanders is the famous world-class show that boasts as the “Best Musical Acrobat Show in Asia.” The Wanders show was presented by the City of Government of Legazpi for Legazpi’s 50th anniversary as a city. The venue for the show was the Albay Astrodome, which was the venue for the city’s major conventions, meetings, sports events, concerts, and the like. I am not the kind of person who watches the concerts done in the Astrodome. But I did so with this Wanders show. The reason is...

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I Wish The Cavaliers Won

I was rooting for the Cavaliers. I wanted them to fight the Lakers in the finals. Kobe vs. LeBron is certainly going to be very entertaining.But my main reason was… there was no way the Cavaliers can beat the Lakers. The Lakers had already beaten them in the regular season, 2-0. Moreover, the Cavs is a one-man team. Sure, LeBron James is MVP enough to carry his team to the best record in the NBA. But there was no way he can carry his team in the Finals over, though inconsistent, a powerhouse and deep, Kobe-led, Lakers.LeBron is a great player,...

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