The Dallas Mavericks now faces another impending early exit in the NBA 2008 Playoffs. (applause! hahahaha) Last year, despite being the number one team in the West, Dallas was eliminated by the number 8 team, Golden State Warriors. This is perhaps the nightmare that haunts the entire team especially the management which is why the team made some major roster movement this year.

Mark Cuban, team owner of the Dallas Mavericks insisted on acquiring future hall of famer point guard, Jason Kidd. He believes that the 35 year old veteran point guard will spell the difference for his team this season. However, acquiring Kidd required letting go of spitfire guard Devin Harris, big man D. Diop, and other bench players.

Today, the Mavs lost once again to the youthful New Orleans Hornets to the tune of 127-103. CP3 lead the Hornets to a dominating victory over the Mavericks. Hornets now take a 2-0 advantage in their best-of-seven showdown. Chris Paul showed superb leadership on and off the court scoring 32 points plus 17 assists (now that's leadership for yah!). Stojakovic and all-star David West also provided support finishing with 22 and 27 points each.

Last season, according to critics, Dirk Nowitzki was the missing link. The sweet shooting 7-footer of Dallas didn't play well against the small but scrappy front-line of the Warriors. But this season, based on the couple of games that I've seen between these two teams, Nowitzki is very comfortable playing against Chandler or David West of New Orleans. So who is or who are the missing links, at least for the first two games of the series?



This is Game 2 box score for the Mavs. Looking at it, Howard, Stackhouse, and J. Kidd is way below expectations in terms of scoring. Josh Howard should always be scoring more than 20. I believe Kidd and Stackhouse should give at least 15 points per for them to deserve where they are right now and the playing time given to them.

Note that in Game 1, Howard, Stackhouse, and Kidd scored 17, 9, and 11 respectively. Howard's 17 points was a 4-16 clip from the field (poor 25% FG).

I have seen the Mavs play its A-game against the Hornets. It was a game were every jumpshot of Terry, Howard, and Kidd dropped. Stackhouse drove to the basket anytime he wanted to and Kidd dominated the young Chris Paul. They say playoffs is a different level of basketball. Here, the boys are seperated from the men. Looks like the Hornets have taken their game way higher than the Mavs.

Credits: www.nba.com

I finally had the chance to check out Marco Polo's newest attraction, "The Deck!" The Deck is a P50 million upgrading project of its pool area. Aside from a calming swimming pool, The Deck includes the hotel's newly constructed, "Lazuli Spa."


Together with the first class spa, The Deck is composed of Polo Bistro Pool Lounge, Sarangani Function Room, and Marco Polo's Fitness Center. Lazuli Spa is very inviting. However, knowing their rates will definitely make you think twice.. more than twice!


Located at the 4th level, The Deck is a perfect place to "chillax." I got there at around 4:00 PM. The sun was just right. The heat isn't much to be afraid of though because their pool side beds are placed under huge umbrellas. After a cooling dip in the pool, laying down with drinks and chips on the side is a perfect treat under the sun.

Since it's summer already, check out my 2008 Summer fun posts. These posts will feature summer hot spots that I've been to and the places that I'd love to see this hot hot summer!

For those who are crazy over white sand beaches, add to your list, Gumasa White Sand Beach Resort. It is located at Glan, Sarangani Province. From the entrance point of General Santos City (one with checkpoint) take a left turn. It's about an hour and a half drive. The road is good, passable for sedans.

It's the 2nd day of the highly anticipated NBA 2008 playoffs and guess what, the Philadelphia 76ers pulled-off a surprising victory over playoffs main-stay, Detroit Pistons.

It was a stunning 90-86 victory for the sixers. They did it with defense, limiting the Pistons to only 16 points in the final quarter. This was their lowest output in the 4 quarters. Andre Miller had 20 points and 6 assists, and 4 other Sixers scored at least 10 points. Rasheed Wallace headed the home team with 24 points and 9 boards.

Now, I believe that the 76ers can in fact steal the series from Detroit. It's defense that will propel them over the Pistons. Billups, Prince, and Hamilton can definitely shoot the lights out on any given night and so the Sixers' defense must always be tight on the shooters of Detroit. Winning one over the home team is a fantastic start but it never spells the outcome of the series.

Meanwhile, in the Western Conference, the number one team, LA Lakers proved the worth of its major player movement during the regular season. Gasol, a 27-year-old forward/center acquired from Memphis last February 1 had a scorching game scoring 36 points on 14/20 shooting and 16 rebounds. Add to that is Bryant's 30 points. Damn! this Lakers squad is for real! I believe they'll definitely make it to the Finals this season. I can't wait for Andrew Bynum to get back on the playing court. The Celtics has their triple threat in Garnett-Pierce-Allen but the Lakers can have a quadruple threat in Gasol-Bynum-Odom-Bryant. How about that?! I'm really not a Bryant fanatic but I must admit, number 24 has definitely proven his stands as a player, a team player at that.

How I wish I could watch every single game of the playoffs! gggrrr!

"Web 2.0" is more than just the new trends in web lay-out and graphics design. After reading an article from O'reilly about web 2.0, it seems that Web 2.0 is simply a label for all the latest and hottest things over the web.

After seeing some examples of web 2.0 designs, I was eager to do some lay-outs with my touch of "web 2.0." It wasn't hard for me to follow the guidelines or trends for 2.0. The 2.0 style actually fits my preference and so I really had fun playing around with photoshop.

I encourage everyone to read about web 2.0. You wouldn't wanna be left behind right?

It was a busy day for me busy not because of my work. It's because of the announcement of the December 2007 Nursing Licensure Examinations. Everyone got intensified when a press release was posted at inquirer.net saying that the PRC will definitely publicized the results today, Thursday 21st of February.



1. Zandra Mae Zabaza Bongco Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila - 88.40
2. Robneil Dylan Sanchez Dellosa University Of Perpetual Help Rizal-Calamba Campus - 87.00
3. Joanna Kaye Binoya Remolar San Pedro College-Davao City - 86.80
4. Denise Claudia Dimatulac Mangiliman University Of Makati - 86.40
Neil Niño Sugitarios Navarra San Pedro College-Davao City - 86.40
Pedro Jr Posadas Tabernero Saint Dominic Savio College - 86.40
5. Joann Aguilar Candado West Negros College - 86.20
Betty Chua Chung University Of Makati - 86.20
Leslie Yap Coo Central Philippine University - 86.20
6. Katrina Victoria Luceño Akut Xavier University - 86.00
John Edward Vergil Villaflor Belardo Trinity University Of Asia (Trinity-Qc) - 86.00
Richard Baguio Saavedra Ateneo De Davao University - 86.00
7. Rosemarie Lu Go Western Mindanao State University - 85.80
January Ivy Bacali Haspela Central Philippine University - 85.80
Cristine Valen Mendez Davao Doctors College, Inc. - 85.80
Julius Atalip Riazonda Saint Paul University-Tuguegarao - 85.80
8. Joreena Perida Alvaran Remedios T. Romualdez Medical Foundation - 85.60
Emlyn Limbo Escobar University Of La Sallete-Santiago - 85.60
Hernessa Torralba Hernandez Xavier University - 85.60
9. Gerrie Mae Lozada Angostura University Of Iloilo - 85.40
Sheryl Gaye Uy Cu De Los Santos College (Delos Santos School Of Nursing) - 85.40
Ayn Portia De Luna Galamgam San Pedro College-Davao City - 85.40
Germaine Lou Tabita Sanchez University Of San Agustin - 85.40
Marie Kathleen Cavida Santos Perpetual Help College Of Manila - 85.40
Mary Lenin Pepito Talisic San Pedro College-Davao City - 85.40
Jay Pong Yap Capitol University (Cagayan Capitol Coll.) - 85.40
Vivian Esparaz Yu De Los Santos College (Delos Santos School Of Nursing) - 85.40
10. Katrina Socorro Lapuz Cembrano University Of San Agustin - 85.20
Diana Jean Bernardo Mendoza Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College-Q. C. - 85.20
Jeggar Chris Envoltorio Sorianosos West Visayas State University-La Paz - 85.20
Aura Ydda Alyne Santiago Toreja Our Lady Of Fatima University-Valenzuela - 85.20

Congratulations to NODE Batch7 Takers. I can't mention you all na. hehehe Congrats also to my batchmates in Holy Child, Ella, Nina, Mavreen, Melchor, Hazel, and everybody.. Gracey of barkadapanorama... I'm proud of you all..goooOoow!