{"id":99,"date":"2004-07-19T23:43:53","date_gmt":"2004-07-19T15:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2004\/07\/2004_07_19_2343.php"},"modified":"2004-07-19T23:43:53","modified_gmt":"2004-07-19T15:43:53","slug":"random-thoughts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2004\/07\/19\/random-thoughts-4","title":{"rendered":"Random thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of things have happened. Best to write them down here so years along the road, I can look back and see what stuff has happened circa mid-July of 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Who am I kidding, this is a mercy post just so I can post something. But might as well talk about stuff while I&#8217;m at it.<\/p>\n<!--more-->\n<p>&#8220;nGallery entry&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;nGallery entry&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is The Rebel Alliance?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>ANIMO LASALLE!<\/h2>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s just the first game, so it may have been a lucky break. After all, those were the defending champions which they beat. I remember Mike saying &#8220;FEU natatalo ninyo, pero Ateneo hindi&#8230; MGA INUTIL!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As much as I want to say the same thing, one game is far from enough to gauge how strong [or weak] La Salle is. Let&#8217;s just hope that it WASN&#8217;T a fluke, and that the Green Archers have finally got their act back together and start kicking some ass.<\/p>\n<h2>Raffy&#8217;s Birthday<\/h2>\n<p>Last night, to celebrate my brother&#8217;s birthday, we had dinner at Bellini&#8217;s (did I spell that right?) near Araneta Coliseum. Pretty brave of us since it was right after the La Salle vs. FEU UAAP match.<\/p>\n<p>After that, we went to Mike and Cheri&#8217;s place where the family either played the Playstation or &#8230;get this&#8230; SCRABBLE.<\/p>\n<p>Been a while since I&#8217;ve played scrabble, so I just sat beside Dad helping him look for a lot of points. I now question why I helped him, since he was able to Scrabble and thus earn 50 more points early on.<\/p>\n<p>He won, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>Pics are at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/gallery\/thumbnails.php?album=52\">gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>JVC Badminton Open<\/h2>\n<p>The JVC badminton open was <em>now<\/em> held at Glorietta. It&#8217;s beyond me why they keep on changing venues, but hey, who am I to argue.<\/p>\n<p>Today was <em>double&#8217;s day.<\/em> And we were fortunate to have watched the Asuncion siblings (Philippine National Team members) play. They <strong>murdered<\/strong> their competition, and they look great on the court (stance, etc.) The outcome was so obvious that it makes you wonder why they&#8217;re allowed to play hahaha.<\/p>\n<p>The light was testing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nonofelipe.com\/blog\/archives\/2004_06.php#000035\">Rebel Alliance&#8217;s<\/a> &#8220;preferred photography settings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I think Nono had the edge as he had his fast zoom lens with him, which was perfect for sports. I was using my 28-135 IS USM, which specializes on low-light, yet <em>steady<\/em> subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice to say, both of us ended up using our 1.8 50mm primes hahaha&#8230; as well as boosting up our ISOs to the heavens.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, it was yet another fun day of photo-practice for us.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures of the JVC open in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/gallery\/thumbnails.php?album=53\">gallery<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of things have happened. Best to write them down here so years along the road, I can look back and see what stuff has happened circa mid-July of 2004. Who am I kidding, this is a mercy post just so I can post something. 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