Sunday Morning - { REvised }

Seeing Sel Guevara

and {Missing Ellen Adarna}

The prev PBA palydates - have just been that - "PBA playdates" - hahaha - where I got the first 4 matches of the PBA Quarters - Trabaho Lang - Di ba ?  and of course a few random Non-Sports Stuff [usually Portraits or whatEV]

I'm now prepping for a 2pm location shoot --- {and trying, albeit in vain ?, to encapsulate, from the past days, the 4 PBA matches I shot, and a portrait shoot or two } ---  at BGC [and on to the PBA thereafter]

I have begun to feel the pressure of my new {and difficult} job -- of which I was informed - albeit abruptly, last Friday -- I was requested to commence, possibly on Tuesday, March 30 or possibly ->Hopefully - on Easter Sunday or thereafter instead -- We'll See .....

For NOW -  as, IN The Moment - Let me just share a few random picks [Not Necessarily the Best Images, mind you - that I've shot then past few days]  --  Hey bro - "It's just a blog" - Right ? - It Lightens me Up, Reminds me of the "Pleasant Things - People and Photography"  I like and all - whatEV   ..

- Pensive ? -

 No Particular Reason {Do I Need Any?}
 for sharing three candid  images of

 PBA Courtside Correpondent Sel Guevara - At work

 - Simpatica -

- Nautical -

Again, 

Not that Shooting PBA games is Easy - Rather - It's Rewarding -

 -> Like ALL the Photography I do

[Nutshell Images Follow]

 Meralco beat NLEX last Friday

[97-82]

[ image above and below]

Purefoods Massacred Alaska

[120-86]

[after the Meralco-NLEX match]

 Cassius and Denise

Haven and Eunice

Xian Stella

Mark, Kyle, Miranda, Seth

 Jasmine, Myrhen, Mars

Talk N' Text elimenated Barako yesterday

[127-97]

Rain or Shine Elimenated Ginebra

 [after the TnT-Barkao match]

[92-91]

[3 images below]

- Jeffrei Chan -> For the Win !! - 

 

 Apple [dropping by]  and  Erika [working]

 - ON to the Semis !! -
Yeng

 My weekend certainly ain't over {Lottsa Images to Shoot}-

 Sure hope to end it on a Winning Note - God Speed to Me

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PS

I was supposed to meet up with a good friend of mine, last night - He was slated to meet up w Ellen Adarna -  some magazine, media thing maybe - 

Anyway - I Missed that Opp  !!

I never got to return the Saturday pm E-mail of my Media Buddy, who pushed through with the appointment w Ellen Adrana  - Damn !!

My Bad !!

PBA Quarters - Purefoods vs Alaska

March 27 - SMART Araneta

Game # 1 -  Best-of-Three

Purefoods STAR Schools Alaska's Aces

First Qtr

{Purefoods - 31    Alaska - 7}   !!!

What D___  F___?   Talk about Panis !?

Yes, we all know the Ball IS Round - and three quarters is a long, long time  But - Well .....

In hindsight - by the end of the First - Purefoods had it in the bag

 

- Yap shows us how it's done -

Former PBA MVP James Yap leads his STAR to a convincing W over

Compton's charges

                         FG Shooting %      Rebounds    Assists 

Purefoods         61                           51                   34

Alaska               39                           35                   22

                              1st Qtr      2nd Qtr      3rd Qtr     4th Qtr
Purefoods            31                23               34              32           
Alaska                   7                 22               30              27

Bad Day at the Office for the Beast

One of only 4 boards for Calvin

Abueva manages only 4 points [2/10 FG shooting]

Only last Monday, I had a one-on-one photo shoot w/ Calvin [for a glossy mag], and had wished him Luck, minutes before game time .....

Final

Purefoods - 120        Alaska - 86

Alaska needs to Win, and Win BIG !!  {if they can help it} on Sunday.

Or else - It's simply Series Over for the Alaska Aces.

We'll See what happens tom  .........

Meanwhile - 

I'll C U Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine Die-Hards,

 later, at the Mall of Asia Arena 

[along w/ the Texter and Barako Bull Faithful]

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PBA Commissioner's Cup - End of Elims !!

March 25, Wednesday - SMART Araneta

Alaska  vs  Ginebra

[On the brink of elimination, 
Aces take the last bus to the Quarters]

Kick-Out !

[Smothered by a sea of hands]  Drawing the D of four Aces -

 LA Tenorio passes to an open team mate

 Sundot !

Jayvee Casio makes Japeth Aguilar lose control of the ball, 

even as Ace Damion James flanks the sprinting Gin King.

Panis !

Baclao blocks Aguilar [but is called for a foul]

Huli Ka !

LA Tenorio blindsides Cyrus Baguio -

intercepts Damion James' outlet pass. 

Hustle Never Stops

for the Beast and Jayvee Casio  !!

[image above and 4 below]

 AUGH ! - ILAR !!

Japeth grimaces after a bad twist [fall],

whilst trying to defend Damion James.

 Take two wide shots from the left side,

 showing Chris Banchero [#2, above] 
and Greg Slaughter [in white, below] on the O.

Live by the Three - Die by the Three ?
[#45] Mac Baracael's 4/10 3-point FG shooting 
is just one of several stats -
 FYI, Alaska outrebounds Ginebra [48-38]

Mission Accomplished !

Aces make it to the Quarters.

Way to Go - Bagui - o !!

Match MVP Cyrus Baguio drills in 17 markers,
 {7/8 FG shooting} {1/2 charities},

hauls down 3 boards, dishes out 5 assists .....

and gives another FIVE to Erika Padilla !

Final 

Alaska - 104      Ginebra - 98

Coach Compton Close to Tears -
 of Joy

Down to Eight Teams -

 Quarters start on Friday, May 27 

Match-Ups are

NLEX - Meralco

Purefoods - Alaska
They clash on Friday, at the Araneta 

Talk N Text - Barako

Rain or Shine - Ginebra

They clash on Saturday, at the Mall of Asia Arena

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