Before the Azkals Fever

Three Pictures of Aly Boromeo and Chieffy Caligdong 

from the Summer of 2010  .  .  .

Months before the Azkals made the news, I was able to take a number of photos  Aly Borromeo and Chieffy Caligdong,  who were playing [then]

for Kaya Digiprit and Air Force respectively.

March 28, 2010 [UFL] - Ateneo Erenchum Field

Aly is on the extreme right.

April 25, 2010 [UFL] - Army Football Field

- Aly -

May 5, 2010 [UFL] - Nomads Football Field

- Chieffy -

Big Shots of Aly and Chieffy from

July 28 and Febuary 9 of 2011  .  .  .

July 28, 2011 - Rizal Coliseum

A four-frame sequence . . .

showing Aly Borromeo whooping it up . . .
[This particular frame [the best among the 4]
can be seen in two earlier posts.]

after Schrock scored the Azkals' one and only goal . . .

 in the closing seconds of the 1st half of their match vs Kuwait,

where RP was knocked out of the World Cup Qualifying Race,

 losing to the Kuwaitis [4-1].

 Febuary 9, 2011 - Panaad Stadium

  - Big Goal, Big Shot - Big Photo

Chieffy Caligdong's goal that put the Azkals ahead by a point over Mongolia.

Phil Younghusband scored the 2nd Goal which helped seal the win.

 [Azkals-2   Mongolia-0]

[This JPEG may be seen in one of my early posts titled
"Panalo - Getting the Job Done"]
[It also came out in a Sports Section Spread of a daily, last Febuary 12]


and a simple photo of Chieffy and a boy.

October, 2011 - UMak Football Field
- Simple Photo -- Or so it seems -
This is a stolen shot of Caligdong warming up and
daring  a little fan to steal the soccer ball from him.
The moment captured here might appear insignificant, at first glance, 
and even inconsequential, at the most - more so if one compares it to Borromeo's "whooping it up" photo.  But if one can "get it",
 it's "utter simplicity" is its strength.  No image of flashy or flamboyant goals here - just a man and a boy, and a soccer ball --
that says a whole lot more than meets the eye.


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An Exciting One and a Boring One

October 23, Sunday

UMak

Global  vs.  Pachanga

                                            2                2

After John Bedic [#8] and Nixon Leonora [#7] put Pachanga ahead [2-0]  Global was put on the brink of elimination.         But, from that point onwards, as they say in the vernacular -"Napabayaan".  Izzu [#10] [Global] scored, barely two minutes after Leonora made his.  Capitalizing on a defnsive lapse by Pachangas, Guirado hit the open man, Franko Borromeo on the 89 minute mark.  Borromeo sent it home for a 2-all count, with barely a minute left in the match !!  Whatta Game !!!

This is Nixon Leonora's goal in the 70th minute which put
 Pachanga ahead 2-0.

- Global Strikes Back -
 Izzu scores !
[Picture above and below]

Diop [#21] had an opportunity to put Pachanga ahead by 2 again [3-1]
 but he went wide on his Penalty Kick.

Guirado found an open Borromeo [#7] in the dying minutes of the match.  

Franko finished.  Score [2-2] !!

 

 

Randomly arranged photos follow . . .

[more JPEGs 2 b added]

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October 23, Sunday

Araneta Coliseum

Rain or Shine   vs.   Alaska

                                           120                     84

In the biggest blow out of the season, the Elasto painters outclassd the Aces in practically all departments --

Field Goal %                                 57.5   to   37.8

Rebounds                                      58             33

Assists                                          30             19

Points of Turnovers                        17              8

2nd Chance Points                         18              7

Steals                                            6               5

3-Point Shots Made                        14              6

Jeffrei Chan's 15 markers in the 1st Qtr set the tone of the match early on but LA Tenorio's perimeter shooting in the 2nd helped bring down Rain or Shine's 16-pont 1st Qtr. lead to 8 [Alaska ended the 1st half with a Baracael buzzer-beater lay up].  Come the 3rd, another Elasto Painter, Larry Rodriguez,  scored double figures' [10 poinbts],shifting the momentum back to Rain or Shine.  The 4th Qtr then  saw Yneg Guiao's boys plaster Alaska, outscoring them by 17 [39 to 22], to end the match with an impressive 36-point margin.

A few pics follow here.

Cyrus Baguio

Baguio off an assist pass by LA Tenorio.

.Mac Mac Baracael - Hindi makaporma.

Actually, Jeffrei Chan was slapped a foul on this play.

Ronjay fakes out rookie Eric Salamat for a sure two.

Now, how often does this happen ?

                                                                  

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Urinalysis In A Hotel Room

October 22,  Mandarin Hotel

Last Saturday, I was tasked to document [with a still camera and a video cam] a Sweat Test [by Gatorade].  Two celebrities - Jaymie Pizzaro and  Anthony Pangilinan - were at the forefront of this procudure.  They underwent a series of tests - which involved urine sampling, running on a treadmill [for a specified period of time], monitoring the amount of sweat they excreted and the amount of hydration [liquid replenishment] they took while running, and the measurement of other variables on, during, and after their time on the treadmill. 

It wasn't as exciting as shooting a soccer or a basketball game but it compelled me to use my macro lens [which I never bring to a match] and, among other things, taught me a thing or two about urinalysis.  Just had to exercise a little more patience.  After all was said and done - and downloaded to my laptop  - I could safely say that I had done a simple, decent job - and had taken a few casual souvinier snaps for this blog.

Yes, that'a urine sample being placed on the sensor of the chisel shaped end of a "refractometer" [one can see the the full length, profile, of the gadget on the picture below].  Notice how the analyst peeps at the eyepiece on the opposite end of the piece.  What he will view is a vertical chart, similar to that of a thermometer, which will give him a numerical reading which will then translate to measurements of certain variables. 

This data will then be the basis for the urinalysis.

It does help to point the refractometer agains a strong light source to have the chart well lit, ths making the graph/reading very clear.

One has to make sure that the lid, which closes and secures the urine on the refractometer sensor, is repeatedly cleaned, to make sure that each urine sample is free from contamination. 

That's one of several patches that  Jaymie, and also Anthony,

had to wear during the Sweat Test. 

 

Both participants had to do the treadmill for approximately an hour and a half.

In order to to simulate New York weather, at this time of the year, the room was prepped up [with the aid of additional airconditioning equipment],

the temperature being lowered, several hours before the actual test.

Everyone was advised to bring several warm clothing the night before.

Another patch, which would react [discolor] depending on the amount of on one's sweat,is shown being secured on to Anthony's forehead. 

 I belive that's Hannah, one of anthony's daughters, in the background.

- Mission Accomplished -

Marcia Cruz, Anna Romero - both from Group M, and

Anthony Pangilinan, are all smiles at the end of the day.

 

Actually, Jaymie, accompanied by son Anton [10] anddaughter Nia [6], 

 came early and had some time to pose for beside the window.

- One More, for the Road -.

Marcia, Anna, Jaymie, and Oz Arcilla

By the time I left Mandarin, it was  around 6 past.

[Glad to finally loose the three layers of clothing

I had  been wearing for close to 4 hours.]

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Wednesday the 19th

October 19, Wedenesday

Araneta Coliseum

Barako Bull   vs   Talk & Text

                                                100                        86

Early on, it was Mick Pennisi who was racking up the points.

Ababou leaves his defender behind for a sure one.
Dylan put in 20 while Mick contributed 18 points.

Dillinger scores a three just as the 1st half ends.
Jared totalled 10 points.

- Miller Time -

It was Willie Miller who led all scorers with 27 markers.

Miller stayed on court the longest too, he accumuluated 39 minutes.

From beyond the arc [3-5] and from 2-point range [9-12],

60% and 75% respectively - a good shooting night for Willie.

Reyes tries to scoop one one in between Maliksi and Pennisi.
Ryan scored 16, next to tream mate  Jayson Castro's 23.

 

Japeth slams one in.
Aguilar made only 2 of his 7 field goal atempts.

In the Zone - Pennisi

and Miller.

Rain or Shine   vs   Meralco

During the 1st Half, with the Elasto Painters behind by 1 [23-24],  

Ronjay Buenafe rattled of 6 straight points.  From this point on,

 they never relinquished the lead, eventually winning the match,

despite a spirited 4th Quarter rally by the Bolts.

[All of Ronjay's 9 points came in the 2nd Quarter]

Espinas being defended by Norwood.
Espinas contributed 19 points, Norwood pitched in 14.

Gabe gets open for mid range J from the left.

After being limited to 9 points in the 3rd Quarter, and being behind by as much as 23 points,  the Meralco Bolts [led by Chito Lanete] 

came charging back, scoring 35 big ones in the last 12 minutes.
[Lanete put in 12 of his 14 point total in that strech]

-  Nothing Personal ? -

Asi Taulava complemented Lanete's scoring, pumping in 8 points, in the 4th but Ronnie Matias [who earlier in the end of the 1st Half had a brief exchange of unpleasantries with the Tongan]
 plastered Asi in this play.

The Bolts had Lanete, the Elasto Painters had Lee. 

Paul managed to get into the paint [one too many times] 

to score clutch baskets [picture below].

He scored 9 points in the 4th.

3 of Gabe's 14-point total and 4 of Larry's 11-point total

helped settle the issue.

Wouldn't know if these were Meralco or Rain or Shine fans -

All I know is that they simply felt at home -

and had a good time watching the game.

Will miss the PBA matches at Cuneta this Friday
 but I hope to be back at the Araneta on Sunday, the 23rd.

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                                                   89                         84