A lot of my friends were excited about the Paramore concert.  2 days after the Manila gig, there’s a big buzz on the net.  I didn’t watch the Paramore concert but from what I read online I think there were a lot of unhappy VIP ticket holders because their area was switched with the Gold ticket holders.  There was no advise that they were going to switch the Gold and VIP sections –a compelling reason why most VIP ticket holders are asking for refunds.  Bottom line seems to be that they didn’t enjoy the concert anymore because of all the last-minute movements and the fact that they feel that they paid a premium to get a closer experience of the Paramore concert.

 

I wonder what really happened?

 

The concertgoers are there to enjoy the music and overall experience.  It’s sad to know that a lot of Paramore fans went home upset.

 

The Timbaland concert featuring Jojo and Justin Timberlake is already on March 27.  I’m not really keen on watching a concert in open grounds after a hot and tiring Chris Brown & Rihanna concert in Manila in 2008.  I guess I’m just not really big on outdoor concerts –being used to the air-conditioned and seated ambience of Araneta Coliseum. 

 

 

But since it’s Justin Timberlake and Timbaland and Jojo.  I can make an exemption.  I can feel that this concert will be a blast!!!

 

I surefire don’t want to jinx it so I won’t give too much details but… I met with someone from MTV last week and… *crossing my fingers*  I’m just all excited about it.

 

I hope there won’t be any last minute shuffling there!

 

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Rumor has it that Timbaland will have a concert in Manila and his special guest is supposedly Justin Timberlake!!!  I love Timbaland but shouldn’t it be the other way around –a JT concert in Manila featuring Timbaland?  At any rate, I don’t mind who’s on the spotlight but I would love to see both Justin Timberlake and Timbaland in one show -it would be one sizzling performance!!!

 

 

U92 is launching, which is the push behind the concert of Timbaland who is supposedly coming to Manila together with Jojo and JT.  I’m so excited to get confirmation on this soon.  My only gripe is, I wish it was going to be held in Araneta Coliseum. 

 

 

Changing Lives: Timbaland and Jojo Live in Manila 

(And a surprise special guest… JT, is that you?)

 

March 27,2010

SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds

Ticket prices:

PHP 4651.20

PHP 3100.80

PHP 1550.40

PHP 310.08

 

Tickets will be available in all Ticketworld outlets.  Call 891-9999 for more details about this show

 

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Q1 3:19

UE 8

ADMU 16

 

Jai Reyes just banked a jump shot.

3 Turnovers for Ateneo

UE just made a shot

Ateneo converts plus foul shot free throw

 

Q1 2:51

UE 10

ADMU 19

 

**On another note, parts of Marikina, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Quezon City, and San Juan will experience 3-4 hours power outage –rotation as Meralco fixes power distribution.**

 

End of 1st Quarter

UE 17

ADMU 21

 

Q2 4:10

UE 25

ADMU 34 

 

Q2 2:50

UE 25

ADMU 39

Ateneo leads by 14 points!!!

 

 The Advisory

Please be informed that we will be experiencing brown-outs due to a damaged transformer of the National Grid Corporation located at a sub-station in Dolores Tatay Rizal.   

Some areas affected are Pasig, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Quezon City, Cainta, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Binangonan and Angono.

 

Back to the game

Q2 1:28

UE 25

ADMU 40 

Ateneo is pulling away with a big margin

 

End of Q2

UE 25

ADMU 40

 

Q3 6:50

UE 31

ADMU 48

Ateneo banked 3 pointer

UE pulls an 11-point run. 17 point lead down to 11.

(Me thinks Ateneo should play it steady.  Time is in THEIR favor.  Should be running down their shot clock.) 

 

Q3 4:15

UE 37

ADMU 48

 

Q3 2:44

UE 37

ADMU 50

(Derek Ramsey spotted at Araneta. Paolo Bediones.  Allan Caidic.)

UE Espiritu misses both free throws.

An open Rabbeh makes a jumpshot from the top of the paint. 52-37

Ateneo steals the ball. UE fouls. Ateneo Player 13 makes two free throws. 54-37

Foul on Ateneo Silva.  2 Free throws for UE. 39-54

Ateneo banks a three!!! 57-39

Easy under the basket shot from UE. 41-57

 

End of 3rd Quarter.

UE 41

ADMU 57

 

Q4 3:44

UE 47

ADMU 67

 

Q4 3:10

 UE 49

ADMU 69

 

Q4 2:44

UE 51

ADMU 61

 

 Q4 1:31

UE 52

ADMU 69

Ateneo starting to celebrate

Time out called by UE. 55-69

UE steals the ball from Ateneo and banks 3 pointer 

UE assistant coach crying in disappointment? Aw.

UE coach goes to Norman Black and Ateneo bench to congratulate them. (Me likey Norman Black since he was San Mig coach -was that San Mig -bad memory -senior moment)

 

End of 4th Quarter

End of Finals Game 3

UE 58

ADMU 71 

Sweet victory! 

 

After quite some time (‘87-’88), ATENEO back to back champs again!!!  Congrats!!! 

 

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The Ateneo Blue Eagles aimed to bank back-to-back titles when they clinched the first win in the final series of the 72nd UAAP men’s basketball tournament last October 1.  The game ended with a 78-71 score with the Eagles leading the way by 13 points since the 1^st quarter.  The UE warriors didn’t make it easy for the Eagles retorting with a 19-1 run before the end of the first half.  The Eagles however held on to their game with the 2008 Most Valuable Player Rabeh Al-Hussaini clutching an impressive game with 28 points and 14 boards and Jai Reyes piling sets of triples.

 

 

Game Two proved to be a totally different story.  University of the East made the most of the best-of-three finals bringing the series to a do or die match Game 3.  Ateneo received quite a blow from the Warriors being behind by 20 points after the final buzzer.  It’s been 24-years since UE scored a UAAP title and they want to discontinue that record this year.  Last time Ateneo pulled a back-to-back series was in 1987-88, Ateneo is vying to replicate that.

 

The heat is rising –a smoking Game Three to watch out for.

 

Game 2 Scores:

 

UE 88 -Espiritu 22, Llagas 19, Lee 13, Acuña 12, Lingganay 7, Reyes 6, Zamar 5, Duran 4, Tagarda 0, Bandaying 0.

ATENEO 68 -Al-Hussaini 18, Monfort 12, Reyes 11, Baclao 10, Austria 6, Salamat 4, Long 3, Chua 2, Buenafe 2, Sumalinog 0, Salva 0.

 

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Quarters: 18-15, 38-40, 63-53, 88-68

 

 

Aug. 28 and Sept. 25 games will change schedule.  ALL of the 2nd round games will be played at the Arena, San Juan.

 

 

a.             FRI, Aug. 28  4pm

Arellano vs Letran – currently they are tied @ 4th                             

 

b.             FRI, Sept. 4    4pm

Arellano vs JRU - currently JRU is @ 3rd                                          

 

c.             Wed, Sept. 9    4pm

Arellano vs San Beda - SBC is in 2nd place                                        

 

d.             Fri, Sept. 11            4pm

JRU vs Letran                                                                                                   

 

 

e.             Wed., Sept. 16  4pm

San Beda vs JRU – last year’s Finalists                                                

 

f.              Mon., Sept. 21  4pm        

Arellano  vs SSC-R - Stags unbeaten in 10 games so far

 

g.             Fri., Sept. 25  4pm

Letran vs SSC-R

 

h.             Mon., Sept. 28  4pm

JRU vs SSC-R

 

i.              Wed., Sept. 30  4pm

Letran vs San Beda!!!

 

j.              Wed., Oct. 7      4pm

(Last day of Elims)

SSC-R vs San Beda – 1st vs 2nd

 

 

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It was only last Sunday when the Araneta Coliseum was filled to the brim with ADMU and DLSU fanatics.  The Ateneo de Manila University won that game against De La Salle University 76-72 in overtime.  This coming Sunday, watch out for another tight bball battle as the two school favorites face each other again in the second round of the 72^nd University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament.

 

While Ateneans usually wear blue and La Sallians green, both schools wore yellow as a sign of national unity during its first meet to also honor the late former president Corazon Aquino.

 

 

Before the second face-off, the Eagles will face in Thursday court the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, while the Archers also has another game to hurdle in Adamson University Soaring Falcons.

 

2ND ROUND SCHEDULE

 

AUG. 13, 2009    THURSDAY, ARANETA

2PM        -        DLSU         VS        AdU

4PM        -        ADMU        VS        UE

 

 

AUG. 15, 2009        SATURDAY, ARANETA

2PM        -        NU         VS        UP

4PM        -        UST        VS        FEU

 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2009, ARANETA COLISEUM

12 NOON        ADAMSON         VS        UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST

4:45 PM                ATENEO        VS         DE LA SALLE         

 

Catch the UAAP action in full HD only available in SKY Cable.

 

In other basketball news, RP5 lost to Iran by 10 points earlier today, 88-78.  Crossing my fingers for a win tomorrow versus Kuwait!

 

 

UAAP Website

SKY Cable

SKY Cable Hotline (632) 631-0000

 

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The first win of the UP Fighting Maroons (68) only meant the first loss for the Ateneo Blue Eagles (58) at the UAAP Season 72^nd elimination round last Sunday, July 26.  After three straight losses, UP finally mustered a win and at the hands of a formidable foe this season.  Ateneo is on top of the standings with three wins in a row.

 

 

 

Former Ginebra player and current UST coach was also very proud of his boys when the oldest school in Manila gathered the first win against UE since 2006.  The UST Tigers pulled off a victory against the University of the East Warriors, 92-88, to inch up in the standings and claim the number #2 spot with 3-1 records, same as FEU Tamaraws.

 

Catch UAAP Season 72 LIVE on Studio 23! 

Catch UAAP Season 72 on HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) on SKY Cable HD!  Call SKY Cable at 631-0000 for more details.

 

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Ateneo clinched its third straight victory against the UST Tigers, 93-77 in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament at the Philsports Arena the other day.  Prior to the match-up, both schools held an unbeaten record in the first round of the recently opened season. 

 

The 5’6” Eman Monfort gave a big showing when its main man Rabeh Al-Hussaini struggled with foul trouble.  He had a very impressive game clutching 20 points that includes explosive six treys. 

 

 

With a very good start this season, the Blue Eagles seem to not miss Chris Tiu’s presence on the bench.  Tiu has already completed 5 seasons of UAAP and is slated to move on.  Ateneo is gunning for a second championship with Rabeh Al Hussaini leading the pack.  Hussaini was last season’s MVP and was a powerful element in the championship win. 

 

DLSU this year will be missing the sparkplug JV Casio and another frontliner in Rico Maierhofer.

 

 

Catch UAAP on HD!  Call SKY Cable at 631-0000 for inquiries.

 

Game Recap
Game 8: FEU-65/DLSU-51(game on 18 July)
Game 7: UP-68/ADU-72 (game on 18 July)
Game 6: UE-57/ADMU-72 (game on 16 July)
Game 5: UST-104/NU-89 (game on 16 July)
Game 4: ADMU-63/FEU-59 (game on 12 July)
Game 3: UP-64/NU-74 (game on 12 July)
Game2: DLSU-46/UE-65 (game on 11 July)
Game 1: UST-76/ADU-75 (game on 11 July)
STANDINGS

ADMU: 2/0
UST: 2/0
UE: 1/1
NU: 1/1
FEU: 1/1
ADU: 1/1
DLSU: 0/2
UP: 0/2

 

Upcoming Schedule

 

UAAP - July Game #6
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Philsports Arena
2PM DLSU vs UP
4PM FEU vs AdU

 

UAAP - July Game #7
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Philsports Arena
2PM NU vs FEU
4PM ADMU vs UP

UAAP – July Game #8
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Philsports Arena
2PM AdU vs DLSU
4PM UST vs UE

 

UAAP - July Game #9
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Araneta Coliseum
2PM DLSU vs NU
4PM AdU vs ADMU

Other venue for the games will be the Philsport Arena beginning last Sunday.

*****UPDATE***** 

 

Fall Out Boy will hold a press conference in EDSA Shangrila on Feb. 12, 2009.

 

ETC Entertainment Central and Jack TV brings back the Grammy-nominated band Fall Out Boy to perform again in Manila.  Fans of the pop punk band should mark their calendar as FOB hits the stage again at the Araneta Coliseum on February 13, 2009 @ 8pm.

 

Bassist Pete Wentz is the proud dad of weirdly named Bronx Mowgli with another pop punk artist Ashlee Simpson.

 

Ticket Price

 

Patron                    PHP 4725

Lower Box                 PHP 3675

Upper Box A                 PHP 2625

Upper Box B                 PHP 1050

General Admission PHP 525

 

Tickets are available through Ticketnet.  For ticket inquiries, please call 911-5555. 

John Legend is supposed to have a concert in Manila in March.  Details were received via email.

 

Date:       March 26, 2009 (Thursday)

Venue:    Araneta Coliseum

 

Ticket Prices:

P10,000 – 1st-3rd Row (reserved seats)

P 7,500 – 4th-6th Row (reserved seats)

P 5,000 – Patron VIP (reserved seats)

P 3,595 – Patron Side (reserved seats)

P 2,995 – Lower Box (reserved seats)

P 1,595 – Upper Box A (reserved seats)

P 995 – Upper Box B (free seating)

 

Contact Details:

Royd Tan

Office # 532-7021

Mobile # 0917890- 7020

Email: rtan16@yahoo.com 

 

Anyone interested to watch?  I’m still thinking about it but I’ll probably pass this one.