roland garros 2008

haha.. after a while long while i have post ulit.. and it's about my fave sport.. tennis..

the recently concluded french open came and ended with my bets eventually winning the trophy.. ana ivanovic, the glamor girl from serbia. and rafael nadal, the spicy spaniard. no one can deny that they have the looks and the game to be a household name.. love it.. i hope they win again in london for the forthcoming championships at wimbledon..

Aussie's Glamorous Finals

Australian Open 2008 ladies final would be a battle of the beauty!.. I can forget that it would actually be a tennis championship match. It does not happen on a daily basis that a one gorgeous and talented tennis player would be pitted to another. And with Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova on the finals match. It's a match made in photographers-heaven.. Ivanovic is a 6' footer stunner from Serbia who's currently ranked world #3 while Sharapova a blonde from Russia who towers 6'2" is a two-time grand slam champion ..Shutter-bugs would be everywhere. And the best part is they can really play tennis!!! They're even 2-2 in their head-to-head meetings. But I hope Ivanovic would win this one!..

We'll all know who'll be the champion on Saturday (tune into Star Sports), but who do you think is prettier??

it's (a shirtless) tennis season!

it's tennis season once again.. and i'm glued to my couch watching the live tv feed of australian open.. thanks to star sports.. i simply love this sport.. and this is one of the many reasons.. ahaha..

-- rafael nadal, andy roddick and marat safin.. love it!!!

Back is Beautiful

-- These are some of the pics of uber hottie soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United during his vacay at his mother land Portugal. Too bad there are no pics showing his front side.. Still it's so hot that I need to post it after all..

UP Pep Squad is the Champion!

The University of the Philippines (UP) Pep Squad blast its way to the top. Winning the 2007 UAAP cheerdance competition held at the Araneta Coliseum and ending the 5-year reign of University of Santo Tomas (UST) Salinggawi Dance Troupe.

The UP Pep Squad for the past 5 years had to settle for 2nd if not 3rd place while UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe dominated and was always hailed as the champion. But not this time, a difference of 0.5 was the only thing that UP needed to clinch the championship which they last acquired back in 2001. Needless to say, the competition was so tough. Everybody was giving their best.

The University of the Philippines (UP) Pep Squad bagged the championship with a score of 92.66, University of Santo Tomas (UST) Salinggawi Dance Troupe was second with 92.16, and Far Eastern University (FEU) Pep Squad grabbed the third place with a score of 91.66. The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Bubble Battalion finished fourth, Adamson University (AdU) Pep Squad fifth, University of the East (UE) Pep Squad sixth, De La Salle University (DLSU) Pep Squad seventh and the National University (NU) Pep Squad eighth.

Becks Made Me Remember

David Beckham did some serious hot photos for Motorola. Clearly, Motorola knows how to sell their product. But I don't know if I want to buy another Razr because the last time that I did, it was stolen.. So maybe I'll just settle for making the pics as my screen saver..!

Flushing Meadows Conclusion

Roger Federer the number 1 seed and his counterpart Justine Henin prevailed in US Open. Roger beat Novak Djokovic of Serbia to claim his 12th grand slam title (Pete Sampras in his entire career have 14).

On the women's draw Justine Henin had a tough draw. Meeting and beating Serena and Venus Williams en route to the final then stomping Svetlana Kuznetsova. Henin now have 7 grand slam titles. She moved past Venus who got 6 and trailing behind Serena who have 8.

Alexandre: My Anti-depressant

Alexandre Despatie

Alexandre Despatie is a French Canadian diver. Who was born on June 8, 1985 at Montreal, Canada. He began diving at age five (in his own backyard pool), and in the 2000 Summer Olympics finished in 4th place in the 10 metre platform.

At the Olympics in 2004 in Athens, Greece, he won the silver medal in the men's 3 metre springboard competition, but finished out of the medal standings in fourth place in the 10 metre platform. This finish was contrary to expectations going into the games, where he was expected to win silver or gold in 10 metre platform and not place in the springboard.

Despatie has a sponsorship agreement with McDonald's, and acts as an "ambassador", doing television advertisements and personal apperances.

Alexandre attends Collège André-Grasset and lives with his parents in Laval-sur-le-Lac, Quebec. In an interview with the CBC in the lead-up to the 2004 Olympics, he said he was interested in acting and television/movie production, and may pursue that as a career once he is no longer diving.

-- He made my day! And that's a good thing coz am getting depressed this past few days. But he's really packing that speedo he's wearing.. Isn't that deadly?! Haha.. He can dive right into my arms anytime! Haaayy.. Ilusyonada.. hehe..

got my balls..

thank god! i got my wish.. and that is to watch the us open 2007 on tv. it might be shallow but what the heck, it's my fave sport! thanks to the new channel on sky cable, the perfectly named "balls" which is on channel 33. though it seems like a new channel because it's just a test broadcast. hopefully they'll air the grand slam's matches..

i really love balls!!! haha..

here are some pics of the ladies powerhouse.. serena and venus williams, maria sharapova and ana ivanovic.

what channel??

it's the time for the last grand slam event this year.. the us open has now started..

i have been following tennis tournaments on tv and also online since i was in high school. it was one of the lasting "contributions" that my friend joeben influenced me with. there's something about the game, i don't know what it is but i became an afficionado. it's not as masculine-looking as basketball nor as boring as golf. it's just right in the middle. the game provides excitement, rivalries, fashion-forward players and hot guys whacking their balls, tennis ball, i mean. hehe..

the us open is the last grand slam of the year. preceded by wimbledon, roland garros and australian open. because its a major tournament in this sport, naturally it will be broadcasted by sports channel. i was waiting till 4am for the tv rights of the tournament being played on whatever sports channel. espn, star sports, solar sports and even basketball tv. none of them are airing the tournament of my fave spoort! this can't be!!! waaahh.. i long to witness the williams sisters' groundstrokes, the dress of sharapova, the backhand of henin, the biceps of nadal, the neurotic whims of safin, the elegance of federer, roddick touching himself, the young protegee(s) from serbia.. can you tell that this is important to me?! waaahhh.. i hope that star sports will air this just as they did for wimbledon and australian open. or solar sports like in roland garros. i will not complain! give me the us open on whatever channel!!!