I'm implementing RSS feeds on this blog. This should be fun.
--Andoy
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Epic US NCAA Big East Game: Syracuse win over UConn in 6OT game
Was working when I caught sight of this news item. And it was jarring in a way. Six overtimes. It ended past 1:00 in the morning. And one player played all but 3 minutes of the entire game.
From ESPN: Syracuse survives longest game in Big East history with epic win over UConn
--Andoy Castellano22 March 2005
From ESPN: Syracuse survives longest game in Big East history with epic win over UConn
--Andoy Castellano22 March 2005
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
71 KG and counting
No disrespect to my friends who have always been a bit heavier than me, but I never imagined I'd get heavier than 145 pounds (about 65KG plus change). When I visited the doctor last week, I was officially at 71 kg. And I don't like it.
So now, after talking about my test results (normal BP, no more pus in the urine, and except for the relatively high cholesterol everything else is a normal blood chemistry), I'm on a low cholesterol diet.
Of all the diet suggestions out there, I've decided to follow my friend Rach's suggestion. Oatmeal for breakfast and half-rice with dinner, and watch the animal fat. This is going to be hard to do. But I guess it should work. I do need more soup, vegetables, fruits and less of fried food.
Rach mentioned that she's been having (unflavored) oatmeal for breakfast for the past seven years.
I also have another friend who has oatmeal for lunch at the office. Albert has been having a big battle with his weight for some time now.
And now I'm in the same boat: oatmeal on a regular basis. Waaaahhhh!!!! It does need some getting used to. So far, I've had oatmeal for lunch and/or breakfast these past few days. I really need to get down to around 140 pounds. Though I think I would be more comfortable with 135 pounds (and back to a skinny butt, hehehe).
Oh well. This will need lots of work.
--Andoy
24 February 2009
So now, after talking about my test results (normal BP, no more pus in the urine, and except for the relatively high cholesterol everything else is a normal blood chemistry), I'm on a low cholesterol diet.
Of all the diet suggestions out there, I've decided to follow my friend Rach's suggestion. Oatmeal for breakfast and half-rice with dinner, and watch the animal fat. This is going to be hard to do. But I guess it should work. I do need more soup, vegetables, fruits and less of fried food.
Rach mentioned that she's been having (unflavored) oatmeal for breakfast for the past seven years.
I also have another friend who has oatmeal for lunch at the office. Albert has been having a big battle with his weight for some time now.
And now I'm in the same boat: oatmeal on a regular basis. Waaaahhhh!!!! It does need some getting used to. So far, I've had oatmeal for lunch and/or breakfast these past few days. I really need to get down to around 140 pounds. Though I think I would be more comfortable with 135 pounds (and back to a skinny butt, hehehe).
Oh well. This will need lots of work.
--Andoy
24 February 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
An Alternative Side to Life
Doing some research, I came across this blog.
http://path-lighter.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!
-- Andoy
11 February 2009
http://path-lighter.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!
-- Andoy
11 February 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
President of the World
During the run up to Barrack Obama's Presidential Inauguration, I heard a phrase which struck me as odd. He was called the "President of the World." I guess it must be true. And Obama's predecessor certainly proved that moniker.
I've been a hermit since the start of the US Presidential campaign, and didn't really care one bit whether it went one way or another. I was just happy that the election would mean that George W. Bush's presidency would be about to end.
But in a big way, Pres. Bush really was the "President of the World." His Presidency was felt by the whole world. When the US economy melted down, the rest of the world teetered on the edge of the abyss, looking down at where the US was taking them. I all fairness, it was not his fault that 9/11 happened, or that Iraq didn't have any weapons of mass destruction (which he admitted just before he left office), or that the housing loan and financing meltdown happened on his watch. He can't even be blamed for winning against Al Gore. (The last is definitely true. Al Gore lost Tennessee! If he had won his home state, he didn't need to win Florida, where George's brother was Governor. But I digress.)
Another aside, tt's too bad that Bush was the butt of jokes from day one. But everything was there, From his daughters' driving under the influence, to his mispronouncing "nuclear." Bill Clinton may admitted to taking a whiff of marijuana when he was in college, but George W. Bush was called a cokehead in some media.
All in all, George W. Bush will be remembered for the worse economic recession since 1964, and for the worse military record since Vietnam.
I guess that in that sense Obama really is more, or should be more of a "President of the World" than his predecessor. For one, he's an African-American and not a WASP. Another is that he seems to have a bigger grasp of world issues than Ex-President Bush. And he also seems to be more of an intellectual in the mold of JFK. But time will tell if he will live up to it. Meantime, the world is fueled by his messages of optimism. The world is really excited about this one.
I'm just happy it's him. But it's just too bad that the McCain campaign was one of a self-destruct example, imploding upon itself. At one point it looked like an Obama-Clinton race, rather than McCain vs. (Obama or Clinton).
Good luck to the new US President. The rest of the world is watching.
I've been a hermit since the start of the US Presidential campaign, and didn't really care one bit whether it went one way or another. I was just happy that the election would mean that George W. Bush's presidency would be about to end.
But in a big way, Pres. Bush really was the "President of the World." His Presidency was felt by the whole world. When the US economy melted down, the rest of the world teetered on the edge of the abyss, looking down at where the US was taking them. I all fairness, it was not his fault that 9/11 happened, or that Iraq didn't have any weapons of mass destruction (which he admitted just before he left office), or that the housing loan and financing meltdown happened on his watch. He can't even be blamed for winning against Al Gore. (The last is definitely true. Al Gore lost Tennessee! If he had won his home state, he didn't need to win Florida, where George's brother was Governor. But I digress.)
Another aside, tt's too bad that Bush was the butt of jokes from day one. But everything was there, From his daughters' driving under the influence, to his mispronouncing "nuclear." Bill Clinton may admitted to taking a whiff of marijuana when he was in college, but George W. Bush was called a cokehead in some media.
All in all, George W. Bush will be remembered for the worse economic recession since 1964, and for the worse military record since Vietnam.
I guess that in that sense Obama really is more, or should be more of a "President of the World" than his predecessor. For one, he's an African-American and not a WASP. Another is that he seems to have a bigger grasp of world issues than Ex-President Bush. And he also seems to be more of an intellectual in the mold of JFK. But time will tell if he will live up to it. Meantime, the world is fueled by his messages of optimism. The world is really excited about this one.
I'm just happy it's him. But it's just too bad that the McCain campaign was one of a self-destruct example, imploding upon itself. At one point it looked like an Obama-Clinton race, rather than McCain vs. (Obama or Clinton).
Good luck to the new US President. The rest of the world is watching.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
And a Jump Back to theReality of the Tropics
For a while there, I was hoping that the cold weather would last a while, even if only for another week or two, or till the end of February. But no luck, Since last week, the temperature has been steadily going up, and as long as the sun was showing, we had summer weather for the better part of the day.
Oh well, it may be low single digit temperature for Germany, for instance, but I'm okay with the more normal 26 degrees Celsius here in Marikina.
--Andoy
22 January 2009
Oh well, it may be low single digit temperature for Germany, for instance, but I'm okay with the more normal 26 degrees Celsius here in Marikina.
--Andoy
22 January 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
And The UPCAT Results Shows
Well, Darwi didn't pass. That's according to the online listing. That's okay. At least she already has a choice. And she may decide to take the entrance exam at PUP.
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