Mile High Relief

Someone just posted a photo of a Cathay Pacific lavatory on Facebook and it just dawned on me that I've never used an airplane john in a long time. To think I've had about 20 or so flights the past couple of years.

Weird.

Fil-Ams in the US big leagues

I just found out that Texans RB Steve Slaton is Filipino-American. His maternal grandmother is pure Filipina.

Other popular Filipino-Americans currently playing in the major US professional leagues are:

Chris Gocong, Philadelphia Eagles LB (NFL)
Eugene Amano, Tennessee Titans OL (NFL)
Jason Bartlett, Tampa Bay Rays SS (MLB)
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants SP (MLB)

The recently-retired Tedy Bruschi of the New England Patriots is perhaps the most successful Filipino-American in US professional sports having been a vital cog during the Patriots' three Super Bowl championships in the mid-2000's.

Did You Know?: Random IBS trivia

...that when I joined IBS in early 2006, we were only about 400 employees. Now, about 20 months later, we're more than 1800 already.

...that when I joined IBS in early 2006, we were occupying four floors (Cyberone) in Eastwood. Now, about 20 months later, we have a total of nine floors spanning three buildings (Cyberone, IBM Plaza, 1800).

Did You Know?: Random DLSU fact

...that since 2001, only six (6) of La Salle's basketball players student athletes have graduated. Mind you, most of these players students used up all their five years of UAAP eligibility yet they never finished school.

These are the six who played for got their degrees:

Renren Ritualo
BJ Manalo
Mika Vainio
Mike Gavino
Tyrone Tang
Cholo Villanueva
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Why am I not surprised?