MFEO

to SG! Yipee!

Will be back to blog about our adventures. Wish us luck!

Also, wish me a happy birthday on Monday. Haha!

In other news, sister teams San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra Kings are tied at 2-2 in their best-of-seven series. SMB got a 2-0 start but Ginebra scored two lopsided victories.

We were there when SMB absorbed its 111-146 Game 4 thrashing. (Tita Dap got us the tickets. Thanks again!)

The game was scheduled at 7PM. I got to Cubao at around 6PM and waited for Dionne, Bon and OJ. We had a quick dinner at KFC and rushed off to the arena. At the walkway, we met Ate Malou and hubby Ariel. Turns out they’ll also be watching the game.

Dionne and I have been SMB fans since way back. She still remembers when Hector Calma was playing while Mon Fernandez was the memorable player for me. Unfortunately for us, everybody else with us were pro-Ginebra… We were outnumbered 4 to 2.

The game started with both teams scorching hot. Each time a player scores, the crowd screams. It was quite obvious that most of the crowd were for Ginebra. Unfortunately, SMB couldn’t keep up with the firepower of Ginebra and they started to pull away at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the lead balooned to 22 points. I thought, we’re still in this. Just a couple of stops and some more consistent scoring.

But then the game got ugly. SMB piled up foul after foul. Danny Seigle, SMB’s primary scorer for the game (and the series, I think), got two quick fouls in less than two minutes. He continued to play with four fouls, making him ineffective on defense. Play after play, a whistle against SMB can be heard. There was a point when the usually cool Olsen Racela baited the referees to T him up because he was throwing the ball towards the crowd.

There were times when SMB seems to be making a run, only to be doused by Ginebra’s bench. They wouldn’t miss! Even Andy Seigle scored!

Never say die!

Haay.

After the game, we had coffee at Coffee Bean. After a couple of minutes, Jera and Bianco fetched us to meet with the other Frenchies. Lu was in town for a short “vacation” from her scholarship. Food was in abundance as usual, courtesy of host Michelle.

We played Guesstures, the original version. It was boys vs. girls. We had an early lead but were overtaken at a point. It took a barrage of near-perfect sets for us to get back the lead, including ingenious moves for hairdo (me), helicopter (Dax), nipple (OJ) and stripper (Bianco), among many. In the end, we showed them our mastery of the game, 310 to 296. HEHEHE.

By the way, tonight is Game 5. Go SMB! Bawi tayo!

Update:
SMB lost.

I’m disappointed.

At first, I was scheduled to leave today. So last week, I rushed off to renew my passport and get my clearance from DOST-SEI. This clearance, I got yesterday at the Bicutan office, only to learn that it was actually an endorsement for a clearance from the Bureau of Immigration, which is in Intramuros!

I spent most of my day taking care of this. Basta lang di na magkaproblema sa airport.

Then my flight was moved to tomorrow. Unfortunately, Cebu Pacific flights are already full.

I’m now supposed to leave on Saturday midnight. With Dionne this time. We’ll only have Sunday for ourselves since I have to work on Monday.

I asked the powers that be if we can leave on Friday night instead, which was Dionne’s original schedule.

The excitement’s almost gone from me now.

Tonight, I’ll have to repack my things. Take out some stuff and plan for a 2-week trip instead.

Haay.

I’m off to Singapore next week.

It all happened so fast. My boss told me about the possibility of going there earlier this week. Then yesterday, we already have rooms reserved for us. I’m still waiting for confirmation on our flight schedule.

I’m very excited! It’ll be my first trip outside the country. Yeah!

Just this morning, my colleague, Jojie, and I went to Dionne’s office to renew our passports. Jojie’s expires May while mine’s October. Thanks to Dionne’s powers, we will get them on Monday morning.

One other thing I need before I leave: a temporary clearance from SEI-DOST. In exchange for being a scholar for 5 years in college, I just needed to report to them that I was working in the country or for a local company for the same number of years. This, unfortunately, I have neglected. I have not been able to get certificates of employment from my previous employers. At least one of them have folded up! Haay. I am praying that this will be available on Monday as well…

When I get back, I’ll see what can be done to get my permanent clearance.

As happy as I am for this opportunity, the timing is not very ideal. It’s Dionne’s birthday next week!

Let’s see what can be done about that…

I am happy.

Check this out.

BUT, I’m missing Joven already.