krnboijunsung
Semi-Pro
I know I've already said this before on this thread.
But flips are hot.
But flips are hot.
any filipinos here?
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armand
Banned
Met a filipino dude at my tennis club. He just moved here with his wife and 2 kids a coupla months ago and he plays some great clay court tennis. Too bad there are only hard courts here! It's really fun to play against him though.
Anyway, after our match last week our team went to the bar for chicken and beer. It was his first taste of beer here(I think we were drinking Stella Artois) and he says it wasn't as strong as filipino beer but it tasted much better.
Discuss
Anyway, after our match last week our team went to the bar for chicken and beer. It was his first taste of beer here(I think we were drinking Stella Artois) and he says it wasn't as strong as filipino beer but it tasted much better.
Discuss
Prince_of_Tennis
Professional
kuyaariel said:
hmm kuya huh...Ariel?
Welcome to all the new Filipino tw members!
Re: strength of Filipino beer... That guy must've been talking about Red Horse, which is approx 7% alcohol (or was it 11%). San Mig is more typical of other lagers, at about 3%.
Red Horse is almost the same strength (and resultant kick) as Aussie beers but much different taste-wise.
Red Horse is almost the same strength (and resultant kick) as Aussie beers but much different taste-wise.
Hey everyone, I can't believe I missed this post for so long. My mom comes from a large filipino/chinese/spanish family in Hawaii. There have been some quality posts in this thread about a part of my heritage that I don't know very much about and I appreciate it.
The best filipino tennis players I knew of back in hawaii were Dennis and Derrick Lajola. Derrick plays for the university of hawaii while Dennis has a good chance of going pro in the next couple of years. I read recently that he is training at Bollettieri's and recently represented the US at junior davis cup over in Spain.
The best filipino tennis players I knew of back in hawaii were Dennis and Derrick Lajola. Derrick plays for the university of hawaii while Dennis has a good chance of going pro in the next couple of years. I read recently that he is training at Bollettieri's and recently represented the US at junior davis cup over in Spain.
Prince_of_Tennis
Professional
Reviving from the dead!
So I went to a candle light vigil for filipino veterans. It was basically a protest to help fight for the veteranos. It's sad how they are treated by the U.S... =(
So I went to a candle light vigil for filipino veterans. It was basically a protest to help fight for the veteranos. It's sad how they are treated by the U.S... =(
I'm going to be hitting my hometown of San Fernando Pampanga in the spring, so that'll be fun. I hope I can find some good tennis clubs, or tennis places. I had a dream a long time ago of playing in the olympics for the Philippines haha, even if I was in last place or whatever.
I wish I could leave the US for a year or two and just live there. Too bad the colleges there aren't great. I miss the life in the PI, a lot different from Washington. Weather, enviroment and almost everything.
I wish I could leave the US for a year or two and just live there. Too bad the colleges there aren't great. I miss the life in the PI, a lot different from Washington. Weather, enviroment and almost everything.
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yapman
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Another Pinoy in the House
Hi all - surfed on google and landed on this thread looking for Cecil Mamiit stuff and here I am. Lucky for me to find my flips have a thread.
Cecil news:
I was a ball boy for his match yesterday in Carson - long battle but alas a tough loss - 7-6 6-3 7-6 to Amer Delic. He can really move on that court
Hi all - surfed on google and landed on this thread looking for Cecil Mamiit stuff and here I am. Lucky for me to find my flips have a thread.
Cecil news:
I was a ball boy for his match yesterday in Carson - long battle but alas a tough loss - 7-6 6-3 7-6 to Amer Delic. He can really move on that court
mabuhay
Rookie
yapman said:Hi all - surfed on google and landed on this thread looking for Cecil Mamiit stuff and here I am. Lucky for me to find my flips have a thread.
Cecil news:
I was a ball boy for his match yesterday in Carson - long battle but alas a tough loss - 7-6 6-3 7-6 to Amer Delic. He can really move on that court
tnx 4 d news man! good to hear although he lost. at least he's still playing. never heard anything from him 4 a long time. do u know where he's playing next?
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yapman
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I am not sure but I suspect that it will be one of the last couple of challengers listed on this link.
http://www.usta.com/schedule/custom.sps?iType=944&icustompageid=12045
http://www.usta.com/schedule/custom.sps?iType=944&icustompageid=12045
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yapman
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I am not sure but I suspect that it will be one of the last couple of challengers listed on this link.
http://www.usta.com/schedule/custom.sps?iType=944&icustompageid=12045
but I suspect that it will be one of the last couple of challengers listed on this link.http://www.usta.com/schedule/custom.sps?iType=944&icustompageid=12045
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Keira38
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Hey...
I cant believe i havent seen this site until now! @_@ Its interesting...
I cant believe i havent seen this site until now! @_@ Its interesting...
I tried driving a beat up truck with my dog but it just didn't agree with me. Although becoming an American citizen requires you to renounce any affilition to any government, it doesn't prohibit you from retaining the cultures that you grew up with. It's part of you as a person, an individual. Should you tell the Americans of Irish descent to stop going to stop celebrating St Patrick's Day? Even though you have pledged an allegiance to the government, you still have to pursue yourself as a person.tonyjh63 said:
dmastous
Professional
This is all true of many SE Asian Countries as well as many Latin American countries. Also, most former Soviet Union countries (Russia, Hungary - those are the ones I can spell). Don't think that the US has singled out the Philippines for these restrictions. I think the restrictions are a minimum of $2000 in a dollar account and ownership of property, as well as a clean medical and criminal record.Noelle said:
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pana_ginip
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hoy hoy hoy hoy ..ako si mister swabe ......heheheh pinoy ako na nasa NJ
baselinebrawler
Rookie
B U M P...
Noelle
Hall Of Fame
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports02_nov24_2005
Mamiit gives RP tennis big edge
By Peter Atencio
CECIL Mamiit broke some of the strings of the racquets he brought along when he finally showed up for morning practice at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
His teammates PJ Tierro and Johnny Arcilla showed their excitement in hitting a few balls with him, a few hours after he arrived from Los Angeles the past night.
Signs of jetlag were not evident on Mamiit’s face. Donning the white shirt provided by the national team’s sponsor, Jean Henri Lhuillier, he seemed to have enough energy to practice for the whole day.
“I’ve always wanted to come back, and that would have been sometime later down the road. My parents are Filipino and I was in a culture of being around Filipinos,” said the 29-year-old Mamiit, who was hardly bothered by the midmorning heat.
With members of the Indonesian team doing their thing nearby and their assistant chef de missions watching from the bleachers, Mamiit added that playing for the Philippines was something he had always wanted to do since his family migrated in the United States in 1982.
His father Cesar is from Alaminos, Laguna, while his mom, Feliza, hails from Sariaya, Quezon.
Mamiit, whose current ranking is now no. 211 in the world, is no longer bracing for a showdown with Southeast Asia’s no. 1 netter Paradorn Srichapan of Thailand in the men’s singles. Srichapan, who is ranked no. 42 in the latest International Tennis Federation classification, is skipping the Manila meet in favor of a richer Association of Tennis Professional-sanctioned competition elsewhere.
Instead, Mamiit is preparing against the possibility of meeting the 129th-ranked Thai Danai Udomchoke, who is Southeast Asia’s second-highest ranked tennis professional.
Udomchoke is coming to the country before tennis action begins on Nov. 30 and is reeling from a string of losses from seven money tournaments.
On Sept. 23, Udomchoke beat Indonesia’s top bet Prima Simpatiaj, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, in a Group I Asian-Oceania Davis Cup tie. Simpatiaj, who is no. 633 in the world, is also expected be one of headache to Udomchoke’s bid to reign supreme in the biennial meet.
Mamiit, on the other hand, recently reached the semifinals of the Champaigne-Urbana Challenger with Korean Hyung Taik Lee.
His regular partner Eric Taino was expected to join Mamiit in practice after arriving from Hong Kong last night.
Mamiit said opportunities which enabled him to reach a career-high ranking of no. 35 two years ago are no longer around.
The United States Tennis Association are now keen on supporting younger and promising netters in the professional circuit, like Andy Roddick and James Blake.
“At my age, they probably think that I’m getting old. They have a lot of younger guys like Andy Roddick and James Blake that I have to compete with. And it’s hard to satisfy everbody,” Mamiit went on.
Mamiit explained that for the last four years, the USTA had been supporting him by allowing him to gain wild card slots for Grand Slams and Tour events.
With that support, came allowances and coaches like Paul Goldstein.
The only thing the Philippine Tennis Association promised Mamiit when they asked him to play were a lot of incentives if he and Taino wins a gold.
“No money was involved here,” explained Mamiit.
Mamiit gives RP tennis big edge
By Peter Atencio
CECIL Mamiit broke some of the strings of the racquets he brought along when he finally showed up for morning practice at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
His teammates PJ Tierro and Johnny Arcilla showed their excitement in hitting a few balls with him, a few hours after he arrived from Los Angeles the past night.
Signs of jetlag were not evident on Mamiit’s face. Donning the white shirt provided by the national team’s sponsor, Jean Henri Lhuillier, he seemed to have enough energy to practice for the whole day.
“I’ve always wanted to come back, and that would have been sometime later down the road. My parents are Filipino and I was in a culture of being around Filipinos,” said the 29-year-old Mamiit, who was hardly bothered by the midmorning heat.
With members of the Indonesian team doing their thing nearby and their assistant chef de missions watching from the bleachers, Mamiit added that playing for the Philippines was something he had always wanted to do since his family migrated in the United States in 1982.
His father Cesar is from Alaminos, Laguna, while his mom, Feliza, hails from Sariaya, Quezon.
Mamiit, whose current ranking is now no. 211 in the world, is no longer bracing for a showdown with Southeast Asia’s no. 1 netter Paradorn Srichapan of Thailand in the men’s singles. Srichapan, who is ranked no. 42 in the latest International Tennis Federation classification, is skipping the Manila meet in favor of a richer Association of Tennis Professional-sanctioned competition elsewhere.
Instead, Mamiit is preparing against the possibility of meeting the 129th-ranked Thai Danai Udomchoke, who is Southeast Asia’s second-highest ranked tennis professional.
Udomchoke is coming to the country before tennis action begins on Nov. 30 and is reeling from a string of losses from seven money tournaments.
On Sept. 23, Udomchoke beat Indonesia’s top bet Prima Simpatiaj, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, in a Group I Asian-Oceania Davis Cup tie. Simpatiaj, who is no. 633 in the world, is also expected be one of headache to Udomchoke’s bid to reign supreme in the biennial meet.
Mamiit, on the other hand, recently reached the semifinals of the Champaigne-Urbana Challenger with Korean Hyung Taik Lee.
His regular partner Eric Taino was expected to join Mamiit in practice after arriving from Hong Kong last night.
Mamiit said opportunities which enabled him to reach a career-high ranking of no. 35 two years ago are no longer around.
The United States Tennis Association are now keen on supporting younger and promising netters in the professional circuit, like Andy Roddick and James Blake.
“At my age, they probably think that I’m getting old. They have a lot of younger guys like Andy Roddick and James Blake that I have to compete with. And it’s hard to satisfy everbody,” Mamiit went on.
Mamiit explained that for the last four years, the USTA had been supporting him by allowing him to gain wild card slots for Grand Slams and Tour events.
With that support, came allowances and coaches like Paul Goldstein.
The only thing the Philippine Tennis Association promised Mamiit when they asked him to play were a lot of incentives if he and Taino wins a gold.
“No money was involved here,” explained Mamiit.
Noelle
Hall Of Fame
http://news.inq7.net/sports/index.php?index=1&story_id=57601
Inspired Mamiit promises gold
By Dennis U. Eroa
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on page A22 of the November 24, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THERE was not time for rest for world-ranked tennis player Cecil Mamiit. Not after making a bold promise to the country.
"I can guarantee at least one gold," Mamiit declared.
And with that vow, he immediately plunged to work, shrugging off the effects of lack of sleep and taking on Philippine No. 1 Patrick John Tierro in a practice game before a small but appreciative crowd at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
The 207th-ranked Mamiit will spearhead the country's tennis squad in the coming 23rd Southeast Asian Games and admits that playing before a partisan home crowd brings about a different kind of thrill.
"It's a different feeling coming here," said the 29-year-old Mamiit. "There's a lot of energy and motivation to perform well knowing that the crowd will be behind you. I'm pretty excited.
"I'm proud to be a Filipino."
A veteran of Grand Slam events since 1999, Mamiit and fellow Fil-Am Eric Taino will play men's singles, doubles and mixed doubles as the Philippines tries to collar the overall title against tough challengers, including Thailand, which is bannered by world-class Danai Udomchoke.
Mamiit also cited Indonesia as a threat with Suwandi Suwandi and Prima Simpatiaji at the helm.
Taino, ranked 213th in the world, was set to arrive last night.
Mamiit and Taino have already shown what they can do for the country. The pair won the men's doubles in the ATP-sanctioned Vietnam Open recently.
Despite signs of fatigue, Mamiit feels that the competition format will work to his favor.
"There are a lot of matches to be played," said Mamiit. "I'm certain to get better as the days wear on. This is a different setting. I think I'm going to have fun."
After nine years in the ATP Tour, Mamiit's career earnings have reached about $900,000 (more than P53 million). With a report from Apolinario Mapacpac, contributor
Inspired Mamiit promises gold
By Dennis U. Eroa
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on page A22 of the November 24, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THERE was not time for rest for world-ranked tennis player Cecil Mamiit. Not after making a bold promise to the country.
"I can guarantee at least one gold," Mamiit declared.
And with that vow, he immediately plunged to work, shrugging off the effects of lack of sleep and taking on Philippine No. 1 Patrick John Tierro in a practice game before a small but appreciative crowd at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
The 207th-ranked Mamiit will spearhead the country's tennis squad in the coming 23rd Southeast Asian Games and admits that playing before a partisan home crowd brings about a different kind of thrill.
"It's a different feeling coming here," said the 29-year-old Mamiit. "There's a lot of energy and motivation to perform well knowing that the crowd will be behind you. I'm pretty excited.
"I'm proud to be a Filipino."
A veteran of Grand Slam events since 1999, Mamiit and fellow Fil-Am Eric Taino will play men's singles, doubles and mixed doubles as the Philippines tries to collar the overall title against tough challengers, including Thailand, which is bannered by world-class Danai Udomchoke.
Mamiit also cited Indonesia as a threat with Suwandi Suwandi and Prima Simpatiaji at the helm.
Taino, ranked 213th in the world, was set to arrive last night.
Mamiit and Taino have already shown what they can do for the country. The pair won the men's doubles in the ATP-sanctioned Vietnam Open recently.
Despite signs of fatigue, Mamiit feels that the competition format will work to his favor.
"There are a lot of matches to be played," said Mamiit. "I'm certain to get better as the days wear on. This is a different setting. I think I'm going to have fun."
After nine years in the ATP Tour, Mamiit's career earnings have reached about $900,000 (more than P53 million). With a report from Apolinario Mapacpac, contributor
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