Monday, December 30, 2013

Meeting Ritz Azul

- Who's That Girl ? -
No Assumptions


During the halftime break of the [Rain or Shine -vs- San Mig Coffee] second of two PBA Games yesterday, Sunday, Dec.29, I went up to the MoA Arena second floor lobby  - hoping to get On-the-Spot stills [on and off cam] of the light-hearted, hardly ever serious, banter, more often funny, occasionally boisterous - nature of the "Halftime Discussions" anchored by Aaron Atayde, Funny Man Ramon Bautista, and other PBA Correspondents along with different guests {occasionally}. ` ...... I know Ramon, Aaron , Sam YG [who joined the panel few days earlier - I was hoping! he'd be there ]..... and I had a PBA Media ID so - getting up-close was no problemo.


Anyway, Ramon was there, Sam YG wasn't,  Aaron was, also - there was one of the current male PBA correspondents -plus- This time, a pretty actress whom I didn't know -- graced the panel.    { I asked around On-the-Spot and people told me who she was -->Ritz Azul - an actress who was playing a leading tole in a current TV Drama Series, in ABC 5, titled "For Love or Money"

Hell, I didn't even know she had an FHM cover to her credit !! [Am I that "engot" ?] - I'd like to think , I'm just too preoccuppied with other things - like Sports Shoots AND the long, long hours in front of a computer - Ha ! { I hardly watch TV - and If I can, mostly look for -> Master Chef, CNN, New Girl, HBO - and to think I spend for cable !}



Anyway, did my "usual" -> Try to capture [on & off cam] some emotion, in this case, the humor - through well-timed shots.  OK Lang - did just that. Was interrupted, though cos - Jojo ["love survivor"] of 89.9's Boys Night Out - nudged and greeted me - ergo our impromptu conversation - Asked him about the Boys - ToniTony is in Canada raw, SAM YG in Fille Cainglet's wedding ?!


I'd just become in "Instafan" of Ritz, who had just mesmerized all of us red bloods - but she was swamped w/ impromptu photo opps w fans after the Halftime Panel "Discussion" - { which was even punctuated by an impromptu skit -Hahaha ! } so I just went ahead to go down the escalator.



When I landed on the ground floor, just so happened, I turned, and saw Ritz  take the escalator down - so ...  I said to myself -->Hey, I'll TRY taking candids of the charmer of a lady, as she "lands" on the ground floor [using the escalators as a backdrop] - Bahala na ! - a different "diskarte", for a change, might just "click"... ... ...



 
So I casually positioned myself {w/wide in hand}and shot 4 quick frames as Ritz "landed" and luckily for me - Ritz was more than gracious enough to respond ... ... ...



 It's either Ya Have it - or Ya Don't !

  

  You got my E-Mail Ritz, so Email me , so I can send the
 HRes JPEGs of these compressed blog images.

Thing is, I'd always wanted to have really great, standout portraits of a close friend or two, in an escalator setting [w/ the escalator in motion] for the longest time, but somehow never did - - - 

- - - It's just so totally unexpected having someone like Ritz Azul, who I never really knew anything about .......

---me becoming an "Instafan" of the lady, then managing an escalator "portrait"? on gut instinct---

 .....become my subject {w/frapuccino in hand pa} and  - What can I say ?   'cept Thanx a Mill, Ritz - Love the photos !

brosi gonzales


Sunday, December 29, 2013

Jayr & Japeth - Gin Kings

 December 28 - Mall of Asia Arena
- This time, vs. Meralco, & with 0.1 Left -
 AGuilar AGain !!!
WinZ it for Ginebra !!!



{ My Bad ! - I am a micro-second late in pressing my shutter !! -
 the ball is out of frame !}












In frenzied situations such as these, such as these,
 I always have a good number of shots that'll be
  "patapon"/useless/blurred/off-focus/ and/or off-frame.

- Have a lot of those {that could have been GREAT shots} - TBTold -



  
Jayr Reyes' left corner 3-pointer, 2 seconds into a Ginebra throw-in,
[15 ticks left]  is just as dramatic AND game-winning as Aguilar's clincher.
[Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of that trey] 
The photo above left has Jayr posing with 
 

I skip the 1st Qtr of the Petron vs Talk N' Text match 
to get some extra images of Jayr and Japeth.

  



Whatta way to exit 2013 for Aguilar !
I'm Just happy for the proud young man.

brosi gonzales

PS
The Gin Kings meet the Coffee Mixers, come either the 4th or 5th of Jan.


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Friday, December 27, 2013

Loved


Loved Ones
Loved Once - Loved Forever



My NEPHEW NACE and My NEICE VANESSA

NEED I say More ?


brosi gonzales

Ginebra vs Petron on X'Mas day - Part 2

Slashers and Shooters
Whatta Great Supporting Cast

 And if the match-ups of the Bigs in a Petron-Ginebra clash isn't enough to keep you PBA Die-Hards on the edge of your seats on a X'Mas day "get-together"      - there's Ross, Caguioa, Baracael, Lassiter, Cabagnot, Lutz , Ellis .   .   .


  
Chris Ross [#6]      Mark Caguioa [#47]

  

Mac Baracael [#45]     Marcio Lassiter [#13]

 
Alex Cabagnot [#5]                 Chris lutz [#3]

 Mark / Chris / Doug / Alex

Marcio Lassiter [#13]    Josh Urbiztondo [#3]

Chris Ross [#6]     Chris Ellis [#34]

 
 Marcio  vs  Josh


   
Marcio  vs  Chris [Ellis]

 
Chris [Ross]

   
The other Chris [Lutz]
Threading the eye of the needle w an assist pass / 
Outstreching the Big Man

At one point in the match Chris Ellis, Chris Ross, and Chris Lutz were on the floor.  I tried [and failed] to get a photo w the three Chrises  playing !
What better an opp - than on Chris-tmas day Hu ??


   
 Lutz' Got the Guts !!
Chris goes up against Ginebra's tallest -
-> Slaughter, Aguilar and Baracael !!!  Tang Ina !!  Hayop !!!

a few more random images  .   .   .   .


 
Ya just Gotta LOVE these Bigs

 

  



   
Despite better percentages by Ginebra, Petron goes down fighting.



Jayjay Helterbrand [middle] plays for only two minutes.
Emman Monfort [below] stays for ten.

{Yes, Emman manged to score a trey but I remember Monfort [to the delight of the holiday crowd] winning a jumpball over a much taller Petron opponent}

 It is a good day Barangay Ginebra.
It is a Good Fight for both the Kings AND the Blaze.

In any sport - It's always better to Give [a loss] than to Receive one.
This X'Mas day W by Ginebra puts them on first place [for now].


brosi gonzales

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