The Daily Report

Since I am really inspired with the blog of my blog-icon The Professional Heckler, I was inspired to do a daily recap of everything that happened during the day. But my daily focus are just Sports, News, Technology, Music, and Entertainment. :] I will do my best. :]

SPORTS

Basketball

NBA

Are the Lakers peaking at the right time? Lakers won against Portland Blazers with Kobe Bryant scoring 47 points on their win. MVP chants are heard on the court of Portland. Kobe has been playing tremendously well and you can really see that he wants to be on the playoffs. Props also to the support of Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard. Lakers are now 1 game ahead of Utah Jazz.

Here are rest of the results:

ATL 124 - PHI 101
MIA 103 - WAS 98
MIL 103 - ORL 113
DET 111 - CLE 104
BKN 101 - BOS 93
PHX 102 - DAL 91
NOH 110 - SAC 121
SAS 86 - DEN 96
MIN 95 - LAC 111

PBA

TV5 will still air PBA games even though their contract with IBC ends on May.

Their contract with IBC will end this May but MVP has no plans of renewing it. He said that it was too expensive. I think it will be better if the games will be shown on TV5 as it will also help them to solidify their sport block timeslots, PBA fans are loyal viewers. But one thing is for sure, we will be seeing PBA on our television until the end of the conference.

Volleyball

After losing their first game, Arellano bounced back to win their game against the struggling but very sneaky University of San Carlos. Danna Henson of AU was named as the best player of the game by scoring 17 points. Arellano University def. San Carlos: 25-19, 25-18, 18-25, 22-25, 15-8

On the second game, Ateneo De Manila University still proved that they can defend their title by winning in four sets against the powerhouse San Sebastian College lead by their Thai import Jeng Bualee. Not surprisingly, Alyssa Valdez was on her usual form and scored 25 points. Ateneo leads their bracket with 2 wins and no defeats so far.

Next games of Shakeys VLeague will resume on Saturday, April 14 with games between UST and DLSU-D (2pm) and NU vs ADU (4pm)

Good news to all volleyball fans! We can now watch the games on our televisions!

Shakey's V-League will air on GMA News TV.

Fans of the much-followed volleyball league can now watch the games' telecast starting April 15, 1pm after noon-time newscast Balitanghali."

(c) GMA News Online

ENTERTAINMENT

SURVIVOR

Michael got eliminated. Interesting scene was Malcolm getting the idol of Reynold on the tribal council surprising everyone. In the end, it did not matter as Malcolm did not receive any vote.

FHM

The FHM 100 Sexiest of 2013 voting has now begun. You just need to log on to FHM to cast your votes. It was Sam Pinto who was named the sexiest woman for the past 2 years.

Still figuring how will I sum up everything on a short note so that it won't get boring. :] that's all for tonight!

Keep the Faith.

Paolo

The Voice Season 4 Blind Auditions recap

Now that we are done with the blind auditions, I will make my assumptions on who will stay longer on the competition for each team, my basis would be their auditions plus their charisma and stage presence. I will also include which team is the strongest and weakest. Let's see if we have the same picks.

STRONGEST TEAM:

#TeamADAM @adamlevine

I chose Team Adam as the strongest team because of Judith Hill. 90% of my decision was simply because of her. She can win this. No doubt that she is the person to beat this season. I just hope she sustains her intensity and improve every week!

Members of Team Adam that I think will also do well in the competition:

- Sarah Simmons, MidasWhale, Sasha Allen and Duncan Kamakana. 

Not behind by far, #TeamUSHER @UsherRaymondIV . His team is my 2nd team to beat, although  he wasn't able to get Judith Hill(which I still think would be the perfect fit for her) he was still able to form a very strong team!

Save the best for the last! I think Usher got two-three singers who could be with him until the end. And that is a good thing for him! 

In my opinion, any of Vedo, Ryan Innes and Jessica Childress can totally be with him until the end and win The Voice!

Usher has a deep team, probably the most talented team this season, he still has Josiah Hawley, Michelle Chamuel and Jeff Lewis!

Third team, #TeamBlake @BlakeShelton

Definitely Blake has come up to win this one for the third straight time, and I was right about him getting Cassadee all the way to end and she eventually won! I think his team is not that strong this year, but definitely two talented great singers are on his team!

Danielle Bradbery and Christian Porter will be his main guns for me.

He still has the Morgan Twins and the Swon Brothers to back him up.

#TeamSHAKIRA @Shakira

I'm still having second thoughts about her team, but she definitely has one of my favorites, and she is very lucky because he might bring her until the end!

Kris Thomas will be her main guy, and I am confident that he will be the last guy standing on Team Shakira. But the likes of Cathia and Monique Abbadie, the Latina singers are also forces to be reckoned with! Luke Edgemon is also good!

I can't wait for the battle rounds!! :]

Do you agree with me? Who are your favorites?

(Photo credits: Google, Facebook and NBC The Voice Page)

Keep the Faith.

Paolo

The Voice Season 4 Episodes 5-6

I was expecting a lot since this will be the last 2 episodes of the blind auditions and I am glad that they delivered. Some are good but only few stood out for me. The judges clearly showed that they mean business! I really enjoyed all the cat fights, and the fights between Blake and Adam, and also Blake and Usher! Shakira also is doing her thing! :) They're all amazing!

Jeff Lewis -  sang an Usher song, I can see him go far in this competition. He's new, original and definitely has the voice.

Caroline Glaser - she is way up there! She is really good! The nerves are still there, but she really did great! I'm a big fan of hers!

Mary Miranda - Latinas represent! She was good but I think Shakira already has too much Latina on her team! Cathia and Monique are better than her.

My new favorite! He is good! Ryan Innes! He sang Gravity! This man will go places! Usher got a lot of good talents on his team!

Luke Edgemon and Jessica Childress are definitely on the top of my list! They're the best! Definitely save the best for the last! I was more impressed with the Episode 06 than the Episode 05! 

(Credits: Images are from the NBC The Voice Fanpage)

Can't wait for the Battle rounds to start! Thoughts: Usher and Shakira are really doing well as new coaches, I can't wait to see them train their team come battle rounds.  Team Usher all the way!

Keep The Faith.

Paolo

Rising Stars: Houston Rockets

I am a self-confessed Houston Rockets die hard. From the time of Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Trevor Ariza, Luis Scola, Aaron Brooks until the resurgence and additions of Chandler Parsons, Carlos Delfino, Greg Smith, Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin and James Harden. I'm Houston Rockets all the way! #RedNation

What made me support the Rockets? They are strong, but they don't realize their full potential yet. They win big games, they lose easy games. I like that they acknowledge that they still have a lot of things to learn but you can see the big potential of this team. Being the Youngest Team in the NBA today, (avg of 24.9 years old) you can just see the bright future for this team. There is now way but to go up from here.

The Houston Rockets are currently at the 7th seed with a record of 43-34, and 1 game behind 6th seed Golden State Warriors with a record of 44-33. I believe they can be on that 6th seed come playoffs. This will be a very good improvement for the team. 

It has been 4 years since the last playoffs of the Houston Rockets, the last was where they were beaten by the Lakers, 4-3 in a best of 7 game series. I still don't know what will happen to the Rockets if they will be facing either Oklahoma or Denver. Both great teams and very strong on both offense and defense, but one thing is for sure. Rockets will definitely not give up easily. 

What are our chances? Let us look at the stats:

POINTS:

Leading the team is James Harden with 25.8 points per game, making him the 5th best scorer.

Chandler Parsons:  15.3 ppg
Jeremy Lin: 13.2 ppg
Carlos Delfino: 10.7 ppg
Omer Asik: 10.3 ppg

Pretty solid offense for the Rockets, we can also acknowledge the court presence of Greg Smith, Francisco Garcia and Terrence Jones who are providing really great support.

REBOUNDS:

Omer Asik: 11.6 rpg (3rd)

Rebounding is not the strongest skill of the Rockets, I would like to see improvements on this skill of the game.

James Harden, Greg Smith and Thomas Robinson are the ones supporting Asik on rebounding.

ASSISTS:

Jeremy Lin is the guy for the assists. He averages 6.1 apg making him the leading Rockets in assists. James Harden and Chandler Parsons averages 5.9 and 3.1, respectively to back up Jeremy Lin.

STEALS:

James Harden once again leads the team with 1.8 spg, with Jeremy Lin come close to 1.7 spg.

BLOCKS:

No surprise, its Omer Asik with 1.08 bpg. Greg Smith comes second with 0.51 bpg.

Summary:

It is really James Harden almost doing it all. He is the heart and soul of this team. He is the leader of the team. With Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons providing equal leadership on and off the court, there is no doubt that this trio of Lin, Parsons and Harden are the trio to beat come playoffs.

With few more games to go before playoffs, I am excited on what will happen next! But one thing  is for sure, I am with #RedNation all the way!

Next game of Rockets will be against PHX tomorrow.

Credits to: Google and NBA.com for the photos. :]


Keep the Faith.
Paolo

Series Talk #2: Raising Hope

I've been watching a lot of TV series and majority of the stories i'm watching are about families. Since I am also a family man, I really enjoy show that tackles the adventures and happenings within the family and how they are able to get through the problems and trials.

James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 25-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death and electrocuted, Jimmy relies on his eccentric but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.

Since I am just on the first season, I still have to give my full review about the series but after 14 episodes of Season 1, I am really hooked up and I can't wait to see more of Raising Hope. 

What I like about Raising Hope:

* Cool Parents (Virginia and Burt Chance)

* Laid back set up, the ambiance of the show is just very nice to watch

* Right mix of everything: Comedy, Love, Romance, Action all packed into one!

* Cute baby Hope!

* Maw Maw's craziness

I highly recommend that you guys check out Raising Hope! :] Family first above all right? :]

Keep the Faith.
Paolo

The Voice Season4 Episode 03

Just heads up, I'm still stuck on the audition of Judith Hill that's why I'll be more critical about this episode. I still think no one came close to her audition and the judges seem to choose the wrong singers to join the competition. 

Here are the 11 contestants who made it on the 3rd episode:

Swon Brothers - they're good but not great enough to last on this competition. They're country artists so the obvious choice is to choose Blake Shelton.

Taylor Beckham - another normal performance. She's really lucky that Usher pushed his button. I don't see her surviving the first knockout round.

Karina Iglesias - one the better auditions of the night. Rocker-chic / Latina singer. She is good. And she even hit the crazy high notes at the end! She is on team Adam.

Garrett Gardner - Shakira was the only one who was interested on him. Raspy voice but its not that spectacular. Great story but another spot wasted for a  better singer.

Holly Tucker - She made judges push all their buttons. Yes, her voice is really good, but with the star quality. I'm not sure about that. Another country artist, I hope the other country artists chose another coach, so that they won't have a lot of competition on Blake's team.

Michelle Chamuel - I honestly did not expect her to sound this good! Talent is really a special thing! You will not expect the shy looking girl to sound and rock this good! Interesting addition to Team Usher.

Monique Abbadie - Definitely the best performance of the night! This is a match made in heaven. No doubt that she will choose Shakira! I want to see more of her!

Warren Stone - I don't know what the judges heard but it's a normal country sound for me. Nothing extraordinary.

Here are some of the artists who also made it but their audition was not shown:

Recap:

This is just my opinion, but clearly if we would be basing it from the 3 episodes, #TeamAdam clearly has this on his bag! No doubt, hands down. Judith Hill. Here are my Coach Rankings:

1. Team Adam 

Why?

I can see Judith Hill on the end with him. He also got the Dez Duron of this season, with Duncan Kamakana. He also has a good chance with Midas and Whale

2. Team Shakira

Why?

So far, I can see Kris Thomas' being her main weapon. Then Cathia, and Monique next. Hopefully she can get more good singers because I think some are not deserving to be there. Hopefully Jay-son whom we did not see his audition will be surprisingly good.

3-4. Team Blake / Team Usher

Blake scored jackpot with Danielle Bradberry and Usher got Vedo and Josiah Hawley. I still think they have yet to form a stronger team.

Excited for the 4th episode.

What are your thoughts?

Credits: The Voice for the photos.

Keep the Faith.

Paolo

Holy Week 2013

Happy Easter! It's been a while since I last blogged. I've been really busy the past few days, and by being busy I mean watching a lot of TV Series. :) Last week was Holy Week and I would like to share what our family did.

It has been a tradition of our family to always have our Visita Iglesia. It's where you go to different churches and pray the Stations of the Cross. For this year, we decided to follow the itinerary of our grandmother. But unfortunately, we weren't able to do it. Our car was acting up, and the heat is really excruciating. So what we did was we went to Imus Cathedral and recited 7 Stations, and the last 7 on the Angels Hills. After that we also went to Pink Sisters to pray. We were planning to go to DB Batulao but the traffic is really heavy at that time, so we decided to postponed it and to go there tomorrow.

Here are some of the pictures from our Stations of the Cross.

Shots taken from my Sony Xperia S. It's the real deal. Fast phone and with amazing camera features!

I'll post our next activity where we went to Chapel on the Hill and Caleruega!

Keep the Faith.

Paolo

Series Talk #1: Modern Family

Another new on my blog! Series talk contains my comments and thoughts regarding the different tv shows that I am watching. I will probably do 1-2 Series Talk every week and I hope you can give your insights too by simply commenting on this article. :]

First on my Series Talk is probably the second most favorite TV Series. The first one, is a no brainer, since I've been a nerd and die-hard Chuck fan for years, but for this time I would like to do a review for MODERN FAMILY.

Here are some of the information about Modern Family:

Modern Family is an American comedy which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Presented in mockumentary style, the fictional characters frequently talk directly into the camera. It tells of Jay Pritchett, his second wife, baby son and stepson, and his two children and their families.

The show revolves around three families who are interrelated through Jay Prichett and his children, Claire and Mitchell. Jay (Ed O'Neill), the patriarch, is re-married to a much younger woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), a passionateColombian woman, with whom he has a baby son, Fulgencio (Joe) Pritchett; and a 14-year-old son from Gloria's previous relationship, Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Jay's daughter Claire (Julie Bowen) is a homemaker married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell), a real estate agent and self-professed "cool dad". They have three children: Haley (Sarah Hyland) the stereotypical ditzy teenage girl, Alex (Ariel Winter), the nerdy, smart middle child and Luke (Nolan Gould), the offbeat only son. Jay's son Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), a lawyer, and his partner, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet), have an adopted Vietnamese child, Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons).


My Talk:

I liked this show simply because it has the mixture of everything. Comedy-Love-Family-Drama-Romance all wrap into once show! The humor of the show is for all ages and I can definitely say that families can watch this show together. Phil Dunphy is my favorite on this show. His actions, words just get through me. I laugh every time he does something! His relationship with his children is also admirable. They are very close to each other.

Series Grade: 10/10

Series Problem:

So far, I cannot think of anything that can affect the show. I hope they continue to be awesome and I'm sure they are here for a long time. Pritchett family is the best!

* PS:

Here are some of Phil Dunphy's - Phils-osophy.

What are your favorite Phil Dunphy Quotes?

Like their fanpage on Facebook: Modern Family

Photo credits to: Phil Dunphy Quotes

Keep The Faith.

Paolo

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Obsession Wall

I'm back on blogging and I hope that I say for good. I had a dream about a lot of ideas and I can't wait to share them all with you. This blog will mostly consist of my obsessions about Music, Sports, TV Series & many more. I would be doing some feature story every now and then about my personal life. I would also like to share some of my photography shots here.

This will probably my freedom wall. I will give my insights and I do hope you can also give your opinions about the things that I will be posting.

So heads up! Welcome to my blog!

PS: Still figuring out how to put a widget beside for twitter. -__-

Keep the Faith!

Paolo
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