Soaring standards

Great is not good enough these days. It baffles me to no end.

SMH. LOL.

Transformers 2: More than meets sablay

I watched the new Transformers movie (Revenge of the Fallen) the other night and it was average at best. Quite frankly, I expected a lot more coming in yet I left feeling shortchanged.

The film is just too long and I think they could've done everyone a favor by eliminating some of the sketchy subplots. Can someone tell Michael Bay that loads of action and tons of explosion will not make up for a bad and hazy storyline?

C'mon, Sam Witwicky dies and he gets resurrected by Primes in robot heaven? Please.

If it wasn't for Megan Fox stripping from her leather ensemble to reveal a sexy white number, I'd declare this movie a failure. Of course, its box office revenue will dictate otherwise.

Splendid Sunday

For some reason, I feel really good today. I haven't slept at all since I got in early this morning from a midnight screening of Transformers 2 but I'm still pumped.

I played basketball from 8-10am and I'm stoked to have had superb games. Did my best Stephen Curry impression, dropping buckets from everywhere while scoring about half of my team's points on the way to a 2-0 record.

I hope today turns out to be a awesome Sunday. I'm tired of the same old lazy Sundays that I'm so used to. Time for a change.

Hocus pocus

I told myself I think I may have found a keeper. Now if only she didn't do magic, then I'd be all over.

The Way You Make Me Feel

Whoa. We both share the same favorite Jacko song. Very interesting. Must be a sign. A good one hopefully.

Cavs buy Witness Protection

Seeing how witness turned into weakness in their Eastern Conference Finals series with Orlando, Cleveland just bought themselves Witness Protection by acquiring Shaquille O'Neal and his $20M salary from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for backup center Ben Wallace and seldomly-used reserve Sasha Pavlovic.

This trade should help beef up their weak frontline but I'm not so sure it will be enough to rule the East next year. If anything, they should match up better now against Orlando's Dwight Howard.

With Shaq having one year left in his deal and Lebron possibly opting out after next season, the pressure for the Cavs to win an NBA title now just dramatically increased exponentially. Cleveland fans have about a year to find out how this interesting saga will end.

Carolina draft recap

Tyler Hansbrough - Indiana Pacers (13th overall)
Tywon Lawson - Minnesota Timberwolves (18th overall)
Wayne Ellington - Minnesota Timberwolves (28th overall)
Danny Green - Cleveland Cavaliers (45th overall)

As expected, three Tar Heels get selected in the first round. I was surprised to see Tyler Hansbrough go ahead of Ty Lawson though. I thought the speed demon point guard had the best shot to land in the lottery.

I thought it was hilarious and stupid for Minnesota drafting three point guards with their first three picks (Spain's Ricky Rubio, Syracuse's Jonny Flynn and Lawson). That said, they've agreed to send Lawson to Denver for a future 1st rounder. The Nuggets just improved their exciting high-octane offense by adding him to their roster. He is expected to log backup minutes for Billups.

Meanwhile, Cleveland is getting a heck of a player with swingman Danny Green. Dude will be a solid contributor for the Cavs. I fully expect him to crack the rotation given the lack of quality bench players in Cleveland.

No matter how they fare in the NBA, the teams that drafted these UNC players are getting proven winners.

Tar Heels in the 2009 NBA Draft

With the NBA Draft only several hours away, I only have one wish - that UNC's Danny Green can somehow sneak into the first round.

Dude was instrumental in Carolina's magnificent run to the NCAA Championship last April and I hope he gets a chance to land a roster spot come the regular season.

The other three Tar Heels are all expected to be selected in the first round. All-Americans Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough might even end up as lottery picks while Wayne Ellington is predicted to go in the late 20's range.

Regardless of where they may end up, I wish them nothing but success intheir professional careers.

My 1st Kobes

I got my first pair of Kobe sigs today. Huarache 2K4's and Hyperdunks don't count as his sigs even if he was the lead pitchman for both.

There's a reason why I never copped any of Kobe's sneaks. I was never a fan and I'm still not a fan despite his awesome postseason performance on the way to leading the Lakers to the 2009 title. But with him achieving his fourth championship, his validation ring, I allowed myself to buy my first ever (and perhaps last) pair of Kobe signature shoes as some form of tribute.

Anyway, I picked these MPLS Kobe IV joints and a couple of other stuff up using the store credit I received for returning my damaged/defective pair of gray stealth XX3's. It took about a week for the exchange to get approved and finalized. Props to the Nike Park management and the Eastwood outlet staff for their assistance.

Return of the robots

Transformers 2 opened today and I'm positive they've sold out in pretty much all popular cinemas. They'll probably sell out the same this weekend.

Aside from seeing Megan Fox and a bunch of morphing robots, I heard there's a Decepticon that transforms into an R8. That's more than enough to get myself amped despite the so-so reviews.

I hope I get a shot at watching this Saturday with my adorable date in tow.

Three strikes

Does that mean I'm out?

Typhoon Tuesday

Save for the unexpected downpour, I want to say it was a great day. Too bad I can only speak for myself though.

Players aplenty

After only 13 people showed up at last Monday's games, 37 players went last night. SMFH.

King of LSS

Is it just me or does Flo Rida make hella catchy beats?

From "Low" to "In The Ayer" to "Right Round" and now, "Sugar," which samples Eiffel 65's 1999 popular hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)."

I swear everytime I hear his songs, they stay spinning in my head long after.

Nation of domination

Two notorious countries have been hogging the global headlines the past week - Iran for it's dictatorial rule plus the violence and chaos its recent elections have caused; and North Korea for threatening to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) against the US and some of its allies.

I'm sure to get flak for this but I hope the United States flexes its muscles on another set of erring nations. I wish the US military nuke both Iran and NoKor into submission, or maybe even instant obliteration from the world map.

I swear they won't know what hit them and the suffering won't last long. It'll be just like putting both countries on lethal injection.

It's quite unlikely though with Obama in power. Dude doesn't have the Bush balls to intimidate anyone.

Shallow speed bump

My dinner plans tonight got slightly derailed. I'm not bothered one bit though. We'll have our time soon and it's gonna be a blast.

Good luck Bred

A good friend of mine left for the US yesterday. His goal is to try his luck on potential employment opportunities there.

He's planned this for about a year now and I hope it works out for him. I wish him well.

The Lake Show drowns the Magic in Orlando

You already know.

Kobe got his validation ring while Phil got his tenth. Quoting Kevin Garnett from last year's Finals, they're certified.

As much as I don't like the Lakers, I knew I had to ride them all the way to the bank. Fan allegiance and money matters were usually mutually exclusive this time.

Props to them for going all out and not letting up. They proved a lot of critics wrong that they can't close out on the road.

Random thoughts on Game 5

I wonder how the NBA Finals Game 5 will turn out tomorrow.

The Lakers can close it out on the road but there's always the thought of wanting to celebrate in front of your homecrowd. The Magic, on the other hand, might not want to get embarassed at home thus producing an outstanding all-around performance for a possible win.

Keep in mind though that the Orlando players should be aware that even if they win Game 5, their chances on winning Games 6 & 7 in Los Angeles are quite non-existent. They might not be willing to take the long flight out West only to eventually lose anyway. That said, I won't be surprised if they exhibit a subpar effort tomorrow enough to concede the championship to the Lake Show.

Why over-analyze you might ask? Because I need to figure out which side to put money on for Game 5. LOL.

Erasing contacts Vol. Phonebook

Why is it that when you delete a dormant contact from your phone, that person somehow calls or texts you soon after? Now it leaves you wondering who that person is.

Always happens to me.

Fitness fact

A friend of mine walked up to me after our game last night. He asked, "How do you not get tired?"

I said, "Football (Soccer)."

One thing I'm very proud of is my superb conditioning and endurance. Having played competitive football for most of my life, basketball is not even close to challenging my football-developed stamina.

CR7 now a Galactico

It's official. Newly-elected Real Madrid Florentino Perez has delivered on his promise to bring in star power to the Spanish capital.

Manchester United has agreed to sell superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish giants for a world record $132M.

Didn't see this coming sooner than the David Villa transfer. Anyway, CR7 must now choose a jersey number since Spanish legend Raul owns Madrid's #7.

Next up for the Los Merengues are Spanish striker David Villa (Valencia) and French midfielder Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich). Coincidentally, like Raul and Ronaldo, both Villa and Ribery also wear the number 7.

Con-Ass protest via FB

People are trying to mount a crusade against the Con-Ass by creating a Facebook group/cause. I don't care if they invite or recruit their friends and then some but that won't deter the Congressmen from pursuing their plans.

It's amazing and flabbergasting how stupid people can become.

Magic win first ever Finals game

Game 3 turned out to be a best case scenario for me. The Magic won while the Lakers covered. I'm not so sure Game 4 will have a similar result though.

The Mamba is furious. I'll bet he has his gameface-cum-scowl back on.

Galacticos reload Vol. World's best

First it was Kaka. Now it's David Villa. Next up? Hopefully Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid is creepin' on the come up.

Suffer-ink

The worst part of getting a tattoo is not the pain. It's the aftercare. Fuckin' hassle to the highest level.

Sour Apple

Desperate times calls for desperate measures.

Apple is getting desperate now with the company slashing prices for its iPhone and Macbook models in an obvious effort to gain more market share.

Nice try but they'll never overtake any of their major competitors in either industry. They should just to stick to iPods.

Suns vs. Nuggets on Jimmy Kimmel

Chris Andersen & Dahntay Jones of the Denver Nuggets face off against Grant Hill & Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns in "The Team Mating Game" on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night.




Hilarious stuff.

Act a fool

I was out cold last night. I don't remember shit. I dunno how I got to my room. I even left the living room lights and television on. I think I sleepwalked myself to bed.

When I woke up, I was like, "WTF just happened?"

All these and I wasn't even remotely close to being drunk. Didn't even have anything to drink!

I blame exhaustion.

Another US lawmaker with messed up priorities

One US congressman is questioning the NBA's age limit rule. According to the league's collective bargaining agreement with the players' association, an American citizen wishing to join the draft must be at least 19 years old and one year removed from his high school class.

The congressman is concerned over the rule on the basis of age discrimination. Did he even bother looking at his own backyard? Last I checked, the US Congress has it's own minimum age rule (25 years old).

Someone tell this scrub to clean out his backyard first. Better yet, he should move on to more urgent and important matters like tackling recession.

Delusional denial

The wife of the lone Filipino passenger aboard the Air France flight that recently crashed into the Atlantic Ocean believes that her husband is still alive. She remains positive despite the authorities are saying it's highly unlikely that anyone could've survived.

I don't mean to ridicule her misery but this is just plain dumb. Ignoring the facts will just prolong her agony. Acceptance is the key.

Channeling Mamba

I'm still way too exhausted. But I'm still fuckin' elated.

I killed on the court last night, scoring from a variety of ways and hitting shots from everywhere. More importantly, I led my team to three tough race-to-forty wins, nailing the gamewinner in one.

Still floatin' on hoops nirvana.

Air France Flight 447

I'm still puzzled how an airplane as big as an Airbus A330 can just vanish without much of a trace. Sometimes even the most modern of technology seems rather useless. Took a page right our of the Bermuda Triangle chronicles.

Damn weather

What the fuck is up with the weather? It's been raining hard nonstop since Sunday and this has basically done nothing but mess up my plans.

Not a good look at all.

Missing ink action

My freakin' tattoo artist flaked out on me last night. Dude wasn't answering his phone to reconfirm my appointment. I swear he always does this shit. Hell yeah, I'm pissed.

What an ass.

Unbecoming of a King

Lebron James stormed off the Amway Arena after the blowout loss his team suffered against the Orlando Magic. He never bothered to shake hands, congratulate or even acknowledge any of the Magic players.

After all the showboating during the 4-0 sweeps over Detroit and Atlanta, the King suddenly disappears in front of a worldwide audience. No handshakes, no hugs, no words.

Humble in victory, gracious in defeat. Lebron James has none of that.

That's just one of the many reasons he'll never be like Mike.