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 ~ aN oNlInE sCrApBoOk FoR nAnInG ~
dIs BlOg WaS cReAteD sOlElY tO bE ernani epondulan's UnOfFiCiAl SiTe. In ThE nExT cOuPlE oF dAyS, nEwS aRtIcLeS aNd AnYtHiNg AbOuT ernani wIlL bE fEaTuReD hErE.
tHe AuThoR wOuLd LiKe To EmPhAsIzE tHaT tHe SuBjEcT, uNlEsS nOtIfIed, Is NoT aWaRe Of ThIs BlOg'S eXiStEnCe. AnY aNd AlL eNtRiEs ApPeArInG hErE aRe SoLe ReSpOnSiBiLiTy Of ThE aUtHoR.
~ WARNING LABEL ~ | Informationi | | ernani epondulan is a RESTRICTED AREA. Authorised personnel only. Enter at your own risk. |
  | How to make a NANING cocktail |
Ingredients:
1 part intelligence
5 parts self-sufficiency
2 parts understanding
3 parts patience |
Method:
Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Serve with a slice of caring, a quarter of self-preservation and a pinch of salt. Yum! |
~ an INVITATION ~
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy. I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, everyday, and if you can source your own life from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
It doesn't interest me to know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
It doesn't interest me who you are. I just want to know YOU.
-oriah mountain dreamer-
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Thursday, September 23, 2004
oki! so here's the first installment for 2004. sorry for the delay...i had a very much needed break. tsaka, birthday ko no! wala man lang bumati sa kin...rar! haha! bitaw oi, read on! M. LHUILLIER SINULOG CUP CHAMPIONS 2004!
by Anthony Servinio January 31, 2004
CEBU City – An expected classic championship game turned into an ugly rout as M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu totally outclassed Mail & More-MayniLA, 97-78, Saturday (January 31) to annex the 2004 Panasonic National Basketball Conference (NBC) Sinulog Cup at the New Cebu City Coliseum.
The Cebuanos tried to settle the outcome as early as possible with Jessie Lumantas and Bong Marata accounting for 10 points each in the opening canto en route to a 13-point lead, 31-18. With their frontline struggling, Mail & More turned to their high-scoring guards Ernani Epondulan and Axel Doruelo to slightly close in by halftime, 38-48.
Marata would pop in the points every time the Capital City cagers would attempt to rally in the third period, with Woodraw Enriquez adding two triples for good measure. M. Lhuillier still held an imposing 72-61 advantage entering the final ten minutes.
Looking to deliver the knockout blow, M. Lhuillier went on a 13-0 blitz to open the final period behind James Laygo and Bruce Dacia for an 85-61 tally. That was all they needed as they easily coasted to the championship, adding another piece to their already crowded trophy case and another title for Coach Raul Alcoseba.
Marata tallied 21 points, his best effort in the tournament sponsored by Panasonic, Sulpicio Lines, BJ Star Logistics, The Freeman, Nature’s Spring Drinking Water, Molten Basketballs, Hotel de Mercedes and Air Philippines. Dacia added 13 and was later named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Doruelo and Epondulan paced Mail & More with 20 markers each.
In the battle for Third Place, Sulpicio Lines-Adamson took home its first trophy since joining the league last season by clipping the Spring Cooking Oil-San Pablo 7-Lakers, 81-79.
The game went down the wire, with Aldrich Reyes sinking three free throws at the 16-second mark to lift the 7-Lakers on top for the last time, 79-78. Suddenly, the ball was tossed to a streaking Mark Abadia who scored a field goal plus a foul. Abadia would miss the bonus shot but the Falcons remained ahead, 80-79. Strongman Jimmy Boy Robillos then drew a foul but folded under the pressure by missing both his charities. Abadia grabbed the defensive rebound plus a foul, splitting his charities for the final count with four seconds to go. In the final play of the game, Spring had a chance but Reyes missed a desperation triple at the buzzer.
Abadia led the Falcons with 23 points, 11 in the final period. Kenneth Bono followed with 17. Robillos topped Spring with 16 while Rodel Manuel added 14.
Special events were held in between both games. The tournament’s best individual performers were honored. Composing the Mythical Five were Dacia, Abadia, Epondulan, Rolly Menor of Spring and Mark Yee of Mail & More.
The M. Lhuillier Three-Point Shootout was also held with Adamson’s Patrick Cabahug needing an extra round to edge Doruelo for the title, 17-16. Other participants were Laygo and Aldrin Ocañada of M. Lhuillier, Patrick Tiongco of Adamson and Arnel Syyap of Fortune-Marikina.
The next scheduled NBC tournament is the Seven Lakes Invitational set for February 12 to 15 in San Pablo City to be hosted by Mayor Florante “Boy” Aquino.~*~It's M. Lhuillier Versus Mail & More For Sinulog Cup 2004
by Anthony Servinio January 30, 2004
CEBU City – It will be the veteran-laden M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Jewelers versus the youth brigade of Mail & More-MayniLA for the 2004 Panasonic National Basketball Conference (NBC) Sinulog Cup. This happened after both sides bested their separate opponents in contrasting fashion in the final day of the elimination round Friday (January 30) at the New Cebu City Coliseum.
Mail & More dashed the title hopes of the Spring Cooking Oil-San Pablo 7-Lakers in a game that needed an overtime period and a bizarre ending, 99-95. The 7-Lakers went on a 13-0 run in the final period of regulation to lead with 4:31 to go, 79-80.
However, Mail & More came roaring back behind the guns of tournament scoring leader Ernani Epondulan and Axel Doruelo. Doruelo hit a triple with 19 seconds left that tied the game at 83-83. In a sudden twist, the 7-Lakers missed six straight free throws in the final nine seconds that could have gave them the win. Actually, Spring coach Ted Magno knew that he had to win by at least nine points to boost his team’s chance of barging into the finals via the backdoor.
The game remained tight in the extension. With the score still tied at 95-95, Spring’s Aldrich Reyes missed two free throws with five seconds left. Christopher Corbin (196-C-76) grabbed the defensive rebound and drew a foul from Melvin Taguines. Corbin split his charities with three ticks to play to lift Mail & More ahead, 96-95.
In another bizarre twist, Spring’s Marphyl Limbo received the inbound pass and tossed a triple into Mail & More’s goal. The points were credited to team skipper Jose Magdadaro and thus ended the game in Mail & More’s favor.
Epondulan led the winners with 27 points while Doruelo added 18. Limbo topped Spring with 22 markers followed by Reyes with 18. ~*~MayniLA shoots down Falcons
by Rommel C. Manlosa
Sun.Star Cebu January 29, 2004
MAIL & More-MayniLA came up with a stunning game plan as the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Baycats-manned team waylaid the unsuspecting Sulpicio Lines-Adamson University Falcons, 84-72, in the National Basketball Conference’s Panasonic Sinulog Cup 2004 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
Meantime, Spring Cooking Oil-San Pablo City relied on the energy and vigor of the Menor brothers, Rolly and Romar, to repulse the sudden uprising of Fortune-Marikina for a 92-81 victory.
Former USP point guard Donald Lim menaced the interior defense of the heftier and taller Falcons as he scored all of his eight points in the final quarter to lead Mail & More to its first victory after dropping its debut game to M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu the other night.
However, the all-out effort defending Adamson’s prized forward Kenneth Bono was the focal point of SSC-R Cavite’s victory.
“Actually our focus was to limit Bono and let their swingman score. Although their wing made the contribution, it was the huge contribution of Bono from the inside that was missing,” said Mail & More coach Egay Macaraya after the game.
With the taller and more experienced Christopher Corbin throwing his weight around Bono, the Falcons’ inside operator scored only one point – a far cry from his 21.5 points average in their last two games.
With their defense holding the inside, Ernani Epondulan led the running game of MayniLA as he scattered 29 points while Mark Yee finished with 15 markers.
Mail & More MayniLA made a good start to take a 19-15 lead in the first quarter before Sulpicio Lines-Adamson University came back with a 24-17 second quarter to close the first half ahead, 39-36, and continued to keep the lead as they closed the penultimate period, 60-56.
It was in the fourth quarter when Lim displayed his skills that gave MayniLA back the momentum en route to a 28-12 bashing for the victory.
Spring San Pablo, on the other hand, banked on the strong inside presence of brothers Rolly and Romar Menor to repel the second-half rebellion of the Kings.
The combined efforts of Bong Tan, Gil Lualhati, Elvis Tolentino Jr., and Alvin Pua erased the 52-34 halftime lead of San Pablo as Fortune-Marikina made a spirited ran in the third quarter.
However, the Kings failed to sustain the momentum when the Menors plus the outside shooting of Aldrich Reyes shifted the momentum back to the 7-Lakers.
San Pablo was more aggressive at the start of the final quarter as its defense held Marikina scoreless for four minutes and 30 seconds while scoring 10 successive baskets of their own.
Business tycoon and Marikina team leader, Tan, tried to salvage a win for the Kings as he broke Marikina’s long silence with an undergoal stab, but his efforts came short as the 7-Lakers were already going for the kill.
The Menors combined for 35 points while Reyes made an impact with his new team as he delivered 16 points for San Pablo City. Tan’s 25 points came to naught as Marikina suffered its third straight defeat.
Mail & More-MayniLA (84) – Epondulan 29, Ye 15, Corbin 15, Lim 8, Doruelo 5, Magdadaro 4, Panes 2, Alfafara 2, Bonocon 2, Cenita 2.
Sulpicio-Adamson (72) – Abadia 14, Tagupa 10, Cabahug 10, Tiongco 9, Hate 9,
Hugnatan 8, Poloyapoy 8, Alonzo 3, Bono 1. ~*~M. Lhuillier, Mail & More Win On Sinulog Day Four
by Anthony Servinio January 29, 2004
In the curtain raiser, Mail & More-MayniLA clicked all game long to deliver their second straight win by topping Fortune Kings-Marikina, 84-74. Mail & More remained on course for a possible shot at the finals while the Kings bowed out of the tournament with their fourth consecutive loss in as many games.
Prolific guards Ernani Epondulan and Axel Doruelo tallied double-digits as early as halftime, powering Mail & More to the lead, 53-41. Mark Yee then took over by unloading a dozen points in the third period to keep Mail & More on top after 30 minutes, 73-60.
Again, the Kings staged their patented late game surges via an 11-2 run that cut their deficit to only four points with 2:32 to play, 71-75. Epondulan played the role of fireman by answering with four straight points to quash the Kings’ dreams, 79-71, and 80 seconds on the clock.
Yee led Mail & More with 20 points followed by Epondulan with 17. Marlon Aredas showed the way for the Kings with 20 points while Marvin Sioco added 14.~*~Race For Sinulog Cup Tightens On Day Three
by Anthony Servinio January 28, 2004
CEBU City – Mail & More-MayniLA complicated the race for the 2004 Panasonic National Basketball Conference (NBC) Sinulog Cup by shellacking the Sulpicio Lines-Adamson University Falcons Wednesday evening at the New Cebu City Coliseum, 84-72. The win leveled Mail & More’s win-loss card to 1-1, while the Falcons stayed half a game ahead at 2-1. Idle M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala is the solo leader at 2-0.
The game was tight and intense all throughout. Jeffrey Tajonera and Jose Magdadaro saw themselves ejected from the game for fighting with 1:36 to go in the third canto. The Falcons led early in the final period, 65-61, when Mail & More dropped a 14-0 bomb via Dondon Lim, Mark Yee and Christopher Corbin to lead for good with 3:36 on the clock, 75-65. The Falcons tried to claw back but the lead was too much to overcome as Mail & More cagers answered back with timely hits to preserve the win.
Ernani Epondulan led all scorers with 29 points. Corbin and Yee backed him up with 15 markers each while accounting for most of their rebounds. Mark Abadia led the Falcons with 14 points while Ramil Tagupa and Patrick Cabahug added 10 points each.~*~Unexpected Thrillers Mark Sinulog Day Two
by Anthony Servinio January 27, 2004
CEBU City – Routs turned into unexpected thrillers on the second day of the Panasonic National Basketball Conference (NBC) Sinulog Cup Tuesday (January 27) at the New Cebu City Coliseum.
In the first game, the Sulpicio Lines-Adamson Falcons squandered a 28-point lead but had enough steam left to repel the gritty Fortune Kings-Marikina, 75-72.
With the Falcons on top, 69-57, Elvis Tolentino sank a triple and fellow Kings Bong Tan, Gil Lualhati and Alvin Pua followed with field goals to threaten with 43 seconds to play, 69-73. The Falcons bungled their next offensive allowing Tolentino to nail another triple to cut the deficit to a point with four seconds to go, 72-73. Ramil Tagupa then drew a foul and made his first but missed his second free throw. However, Mark Abadia came from nowhere to grab the offensive rebound with a second left to play plus a foul. Abadia then split his free throws for the final count. Patrick Cabahug scorched the nets for 21 points to lead the Falcons, who notched their second win in as many games in the tournament backed by Panasonic, Sulpicio Lines, BJ Star Logistics, Nature’s Spring Drinking Water, Molten Basketballs, Hotel de Mercedes and Air Philippines. Kenneth Bono added 13. Tolentino tallied 20 points for the Kings while Pua chipped in 16.
In the second game, host M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu stayed in pace with the Falcons by winning over debuting Mail & More-MayniLA, 85-76. M. Lhuillier looked headed for another blowout as veterans Bruce Dacia, Bong Marata, Woodraw Enriquez and Alan Caputolan toyed with their younger foes to take the first half, 47-38.
Mail & More then turned the tide in the third period on the inside plays of Mark Yee and long bombs of Ernani Epondulan to grab the lead entering the final ten minutes, 58-57. Epondulan sank a triple that gave the Capital City cagers a 65-61 lead with seven minutes left. That proved to be their last hurrah as Dacia, Enriquez and James Laygo combined in a critical 10-0 run that put the Cebuanos on top with three minutes to go, 71-65. Yee made a basket followed by another Epondulan triple to threaten for the last time at the 2:11 mark, 70-71.
Dacia and Danny Aying delivered the knockout blow by scoring six points each in a 12-2 as the MayniLA five collapsed in the final two minutes. Dacia topped all scorers with 24 markers, 12 in the second period. Enriquez supported him with 14 points. Epondulan led Mail & More with 20 points while Yee finished with 15 points.~*~
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