Shaq vs. Show

Since WWE RAW is 18 hours delayed here in the Philippines, I finally got a glimplse of the shaq vs. big show scene. Kinda entertaining and amusing since shaq was considered to be a fat boy in the nba, but this time around, Big show was the one calling him a slim toothpick. The only moves shaq did was a choke and a runng elbow to the big show. That was it. Gone are the days where the worm and the mailman fought full matches at the offseason.

Speaking of Wrestling and the PBA, look at the pic of batista and PBA player Ali peek.

Review: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Circuit Board Ox

A few weeks ago, I was one of the people asked to review one of the future lines of converse. And while the future releases are deemed confidential all I can say is that they look really good.







After a day of checking out the new releases, I finally got my own free pair of chucks. Though it wasn’t what I expected, I was very grateful of them. It would’ve been better had I acquired a high cut version instead of an ox cut. But nonetheless, for a giveaway it wasn’t bad at all.



The design looks cool, in a geeky cool kind of way. Microchip circuit patterns are abundant in the shoe. The print is metallic silver. Even if it is silver it does not look anything like those glitter arts and crafts paste on shirts which the glitters does get removed just after a few washes.



Another standing feature in the shoe is the label of the brand. Nope, it wasn’t one of those loud brand names printed on ones shoes/ shirts but rather an ingenious way of branding. The word “Conv” was printed on one side of the shoe, while the remaining letters “verse”



Overall a good design, paired with nice and ingeneous pattern while remaining not to be too gaudy.

RP Team: Playing Posum?

What transpired over the week seemed to be a shock for the local avid filipino basketball fan. Powerade Team Pilipinas, though not expected to show all and keep intent on winning games in the William Jones cup. We expected to lose games, but not get smacked by Jordan in the opening round or have our 19 point lead vanish at the hands of Japan. Negativity and criticism are rising in local and international hoop forums. But there are signs and flashes of brilliance that make us wonder if the RP Team is really playing possum or not....



There are most times where the team use individual one on one plays and turnovers galore. Basking in dissapointment everytime the opposing team clobbers us by a 10 point lead or so a few minutes within the start of a game, yet we shout and cheer valiantly as the team climbs back to let the enemies' lead wither or even tie the score, using set plays and offensive schemes only to revert back to the NBA style and lose at the end by a few points. Questions like, "why didnt they call a timeout?" or "why didnt they revert to the set plays" boggle out mind. As if in the back of our heads, we are thinking that the team isnt really taking this seriously.

The team who does well in the jones cup does not really guarantee that they'll win big on the suceeding touranments that they will enter. Such an example is the 2007 version wherein Jordan won the jones cup but ended up as only the 5th place in Fiba Asia in tokushima. Kazakhstan, a team which placed way below and 2nd to the last, ended up a notch higher in fiba at 4th place and even made it to the wild card olympic qualifying round. Another example is the 1998 centennial team wherein they won the Jones cup but got smacked by the US College teams, Korea and China in tune to the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games.

Right now we are seeing a mystery, Are we seeing a team which continues to hold back? A team which is really on a loss and has no chance to win in the grand stage? A team which has lost lots of precious preparation time due to the professional league and the commissioner's vision? Or a team that is just playing possum?

In 2 weeks time we will know.

Review: Freeze Dried Ice Cream

Space Food

To celebrate the 40^th year of the first man on the moon, I figured out we’d try to do something geeky for a change.





I got this “Freeze Dried Ice cream” from the Smithsonian air and space museum back in Washington dc. The tour guide specifically recommended this one to us because she said this can only be bought here and other space museums.






While I do recall seeing this back in my first trip to the Smithsonian way back in the spring of 2000, Our time was way to limited to get a look and buy at this kind of stuff.



The product says it was “originally developed for the early Apolo Missions, This space treat is frozen to -40 F, then Vacuum dried and placed in a special polyfoil pouch. Freeze dried fruits re used by astronauts eating under weightless conditions in space.”



The first time I thought of this, I was wondering if this is gonna be cold, is it made of edible dry ice or something. But then When I opened it, it looks like a dry, powdery candy. Like what dried Ice cream mixtures are, only this time solidified.



The Ice cream comes in 3 flavors, Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry. The taste is ok. It was not bad, but not great as well. It tastes like a cross between a polvoron (a Filipino food treat), merengue and ice cream. The best flavor out of the 3 is the strawberry.




Still, with the intruiging packaging it was a good tasting experience, How the astronauts back then eat their treats on low gravity conditions.

Overall: 7/10

Blog Entry MINDStyle's Servomatics Photo Contest

Got this from fellow photog powerpee

Will post it here so I wont forget that I have to do an entry

Eligibility. This contest is open to photographers residing in the Philippines. MINDstyle Philippines staff, personnel, family, relatives, etc. are not eligible to participate in this event.

Fee. Each participant will receive an entry form for every purchase of Brandt Peters’ Serv-O-Matics figure (www.mindstyleph.com). These figures will be shipped at a cost of P850.00. You can also avail of the figure for only P750.00 directly @ 57 Guirayan St., Araneta Avenue, Quezon City. Only 1 entry per person is allowed.

Theme. Show us your creative juice by sending us your best interpretation of Serv-O-Matics. You can add props, backgrounds, toys, diorama, etc. Entries that depict any malicious elements will be disqualified.

* Digital Manipulation or any enhancements are not allowed

But other adjustments are allowed (like brightness, contrast, etc.)

Submission. Kindly email your entries at mindstyleph@gmail.com with the following captions:

Subject: Photo Contest: (Title of Entry)

Photo should be at least 500kb in size, and a maximum of 1MB. Please also include your name, email and contact number in case you are chosen as the lucky winner.

Other. The contest will start on July 23, 2009 and end in August 31, 2009. The winner will be notified via email or sms and must submit the original file of his/her entry to be verified by the panel of judges. The winning entry will be uploaded at www.mindstyleph.com and will be awarded P5,000.00.

Disclaimer. MINDstyle Philippines reserves the right to use the photos for promotional ads, etc.

Mi Adidas RP Edition

Adidas has caught up with nike on the RP Game. With nike releasing the RP Hyperize pack and released the RP Hyperdunk in limited quantities in the states, Adidas has also released their own Myadidas Pilipinas Collection.



These are basically customized color variants of their kicks, notably the TS Bounce Commander, the Promodel and the TS Lightning Creator.

Designs are ok but prices are e little higher than the regular releases. (and I like the KG Home colorway better for the bounce commander).

Arboleda Joins Poweade Team Pilipinas

With the recent injuries and uncertain status of Jayjay Helterbrand and Ryan Reyes. Coach Yeng has appointed BK Whopper Guard Wynnie Arboleda as an interim point guard for the national team. He will play in the jones cup but if Reyes' and Helterbrand's injuries continue, might go all the way to Fiba Asia.



Arboleda, The Triple H of the PBA (Like HHH, he is known for his physical and cerebral asassin like calculated moves, plus he is also the son in law of the team owner like HHH and Vince Mc Mahon). Also played in the tune up game against the Atheltes in Action Soldiers of Christ team.

With time Running out and the pba still havent played the final season. Arboleda is the logical choice for the guard even with better players around (Alapag, Castro etc) because of his familiarity in the system.