Thursday, September 23, 2004

F1 update

Some news ahead of the inaugural Shanghai Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend. Earlier this week, Fiat-owned Jaguar have said that they will not be participating in F1 beyond this season. Jaguar driver Mark Webber has already been pencilled into BMW Williams driver lineup for next season while co-driver Christian Klien's future is still up in the air. Also, with the impending sale of engine maker Cosworth, there is also speculation that it may also lead to the pull-out of both Jordan and Minardi, who both have been struggling the past few seasons. Since an agreement in Formula 1 stipulates there have to be at least 20 cars on the grid to have a legit race, there have been suggestions of other financially stable teams of fielding 3 cars instead of two. Heck, imagine three scarlet Ferraris in a single race... I'd be having nightmares if I was driving for one of the other teams.

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Out of commission

Ey yo... not so close to the monitor... you never know what you might get from me... Oh alright. It's actually been a week since I've been well but I'm just being cautious. You can never be too careful, you know... better safe than harmful, este.. sorry. I was on leave the entire week last week 'cause I got sore eyes. I was the last in the household to get it. Luckily my mom was spared though... :) watched a lot of TV... so much I almost bore a hole in my chair in the bedroom. Caught some of the matches in the US Open... that Roger Federer IS really good. But of course, now I've been back at work since Monday and am still having a hard time getting myself back in the loop. And today has been particularly uneventful... *sigh* :( ..thankfully though, I have entertainment. :D This crazy officemate of mine passed by my seat and started singing this tune from "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" at considerable volume, knowing full well that another officemate of ours was within earshot and that the guy was somewhat "suspicious" :p ...at least something to crack me up right there. I'm giving him a disc of the Amazing Race 5 - Manila leg that I burned last night as a prize for making me laugh and laugh good. Back to work....

F1 update

Much props to Rubens Barrichello of Ferrari for finally winning one this season at the Monza, Italy leg of the 2004 F1 season. It was a nice win on homeground for Ferrari, and refreshing since it wasn't won by a Schumacher. Incidentally, Schumi finished second after spinning out on the opening laps second chicane, and furiously fought back from what seemed like 16th place. Wala... mahusay talaga... (applause) Jarno Trulli of Renault was just cut from his driving seat to be replaced by either the comebacking Jacques Villenueve or one of their test drivers. In the Monza race also, BAR jumped Renault for second place on the constructor's title, as Jenson Button and Takuma Sato finished 3rd and 4th respectively for BAR giving them a 94-91 lead over Renault. Ferrari won the constructor's championship last race as they have about 3 million points or something already. Three races left: Shanghai, Suzuka and Brazil. 'Til a fortnight...

YM on the blink...

Friggin' Yahoo Messenger keeps turning on and off like lights on a Christmas tree... I gotta get to the bottom of whatever's wrong with this soon 'cause it's driving me nuts.

Lucky 13...

Dang... it's September 16.. that means I've been working here for 13 years. Is that good or bad? Gotta be honest, though. I'm a bit tired of the atmosphere... maybe 13 is a good place to stop. Bahala na...

Friday, September 03, 2004

Olympic Men's basketball

And oh... it was quite a showcase... no, not the US men's team made up of NBA pros... the rest of the world played much better, actually. The US only got the bronze after being eliminated (and severely outplayed) from the gold medal game by eventual gold medal winners Argentina. Ginobili, Scola, Montecchia and the 'Tines played a well-oiled passing game that was a joy to watch for any basketball fan. And the Argentine's spirits were equally engaging. It turns out they haven't won an Olympic gold medal in AGES, and they suddenly won two in Athens. And yeah, in conclusion, the Americans were ill-equipped for these other teams. Italy even went on a mind-blowing display of shooting the American team couldn't even dream of in their win over Lithuania which put them in the gold medal game. Italy's Basile was unconscious, making 7 three-pointers, breaking the US' Marbury's record of six just a few days earlier. World basketball (and the right way to play it) is alive and well...

F1 update

After a race win in Hungary gave Ferrari the year's constructor's championship and a second place finish in Belgium, Michael Schumacher of Ferrari just captured a record 7th drivers world championship. Wow... You gotta give it to him, he may not have that much quality opposition, but he crushes everyone, anyway. Props to McLaren Mercedes' Kimi Raikkonen for the win in Spa, he really gave it a superb run en route to his first win of the season. My man Jenson blew a tire and crashed into Minardi's Zsolt Baumgartner, fortunately neither was injured in the mishap. It's onto Monza and a first Grand Prix race in Shanghai, China for the next races on the F1 calendar!