Animo UST!

I've got some tickets for today's Sunday match-up: UST vs. DLSU. I was able to grab those last minute tickets for the Upper B section. Syempre, gusto ko talaga na nasa Upper A kaya lang sold-out na. I'm really thankful that I one of my friend was able to buy us some tickets...those tickets were really a scarce resource if you'll explain it in terms of Economics language.

Anyways, Medz and I planned to see each other at the entrance of the coliseum in front of the upper box sign. Late pa nga ako dumating kasi medyo nagkaroon ng slight problem..dapat 12:30pm yung usapan para at least makakaupo kami doon sa first row ng upper B...take note..2:00pm yung start.

When I arrived at Araneta Coliseum, super daming tao...may mga naka-green, naka-yellow, naka-blue and naka-yellow and green combination. (2nd game is Ateneo vs. FEU). Hindi ko talaga makita si Medz sa super daming people...Nakita ko pa si Sir Mattias na may konting line of yellow dun sa white t-shirt niya. At least his showing some support to the tigers even though his really allergic to yellow!

As I continued my search until I was losing hope to see Medz..I called her up nalang...It's getting late na rin kasi..baka wala na kaming maupuan. Here's how our conversation goes:

Marielle: Medz..nasan ka na ba? Dito na ako sa may entrance..

Medz: Dito sa harap ng Upper Box

Marielle: Diba Upper box, Patron/Lower Box and Upper Box ulit..dun ako sa may left part.

Medz: Eh nandito nga ako sa front ng left part na Upper box.Marielle!...iyak na ako...

Marielle: Hindi kita makita..nandito na kaya ako sa harapan..ano bang color ng shirt mo?

Medz: Stripes na blue and red (Naman...nde kasi nagyellow eh!..hehe)

Marielle: Cge..wait lang..baba ko muna yung fone.

Since medyo matagal na rin yung conversation namin..sayang sa load..so binaba ko muna. After a while saka lang nagsink-in sa akin na 2 nga pala yung main entrance ng Araneta for Upper Box..So pumunta ako dun sa kabila and nakita ko na rin finally yung friend ko. Nakakainis talaga..were on the same spot...but still really different.

We were able to grab those cute sponge shaped fingers which is sponsored by Samsung. Sayang nga lang kasi ubos na yung sa UST..eh may nag-alok from DLSU nung mga fingers na may nakatatak na DLSU. Ang weird nga eh kasi even though naka yellow ako..pilit akong binibigyan. Since it's cute I get one..tinakpan ko nalang yung akin ng bandana na may nakasulta na UST tigers which is sponsored naman by Accenture. This is how it looks like:

Since I don't want to raise those cute sponges with DLSU sign for the "GO USTe" cheer, I became creative and I've got a funny result.

At the start of the game, ang galing talaga ng UST..nalamangan pa nila ang DLSU ng 17 points for the 1st and 2nd quarter. I'd like to give credit to Dylan (hey I'm not biased hah!) because super galing niya talaga. 3 points shooter na siya..Kahit noong mga past games ng UST pag nanonood lang ako sa TV lagi nilang sinasabi na talagan nag-improve sina Dylan and Francis Allera compared to last season..they make the team stronger!

And then medyo nagkaproblem na sa 3rd and 4th quarter..paliit nalang ng paliit yung lamang ng UST..10 points, 5 points, 3 points, 1 point and then tie-braker at the end of the 4th quarter which brings us to an overtime! Actually nung bago mag-end ang 4th quarter meron pang 6 seconds yung UST para magshoot..kaya lang medyo nagkagulo yung mga players kasi pressured na rin sila that time. I think even coach pido wasn't able to tell the team a good game plan para sure win na UST. At the end, I just saw from my place that Japs Cuan forced a 3 point shot just at the nick of time. Sumabit pa nga yung ball dun sa rink eh..sana kung yung iba siguro yung nandun pwede pa pumasok.

Isa pang comment: LUTO yung game. You know what I mean? Madaya yung isang referee dun. Kasi laging nagko-call ng foul against UST kahit hindi naman. I think slight touch lang yun eh..considered as foul na agad. Kaya maraming free throw shot opportunities yung kabilang team kaya naging tie yung scores. And then pag naman super obvious na na-foul ang UST..hindi kinoconsider nung referee. It's not really fair. It's my first time to watch such game like that na almost every move they call a foul. Haaay..I have a feeling that DLSU might be playing a dirty game..I'm not sure..but that's what is shows.

Even at the overtime..ganun parin yung way ng game. Hanggang sa naging confident na yung DLSU na they could win the game. The result was 90-86.

Even though we lost..I don't feel like a loser. Kasi alam ko talaga sa self ko and pati na rin dun sa ibang kasama ko na nanood (even my Mom who watched the game on TV) that UST was the "real" winner. That's the true spirit of a true thomasian supporter! (.^__^.)

With all the dirty tricks and games that I've seen (it's quite obvious, you know!) and all the cheer and yells that all those yellow-shirt people had shared..(which includes me and my friends of course!) It's alright if we lose now..at least we have a 3-3 run against other teams. May 2nd round pa naman eh..pwede pa bumawi! (.^__^.) Go Tigers!