and just like that, it’s now the end of january.  it’s just like yesterday when we partied to welcome 2009.  hmmm, i’ll bet that i’ll say that last sentence again when december comes.  but as they say, time flies when you’re too busy to stop and smell the roses…  or something like that.  now comes the shortest month of the year.  and believe you me, we’ll just breeze past it faster than we think.  things to look forward to this month?  for me, there are only two, and both are sporting events.

 

first, it’s now super bowl weekend!  though my favorite team, the dallas cowboys didn’t make it that far, this sunday’s game (monday morning in manila) will still be worth watching.  i’m always for the underdog, so i’ll be rooting for the arizona cardinals to win it all against the pittsburgh steelers.  nothing’s worth spending the first monday of the month more than being glued to the tube to witness all three hours plus of helmet-crashing, bodies-flying, pigskin-throwing, crowd-cheering action.  plus, bruce springsteen will be performing at halftime.  although i haven’t seen “the boss” perform in years, but i guess the organizers could’ve done better in selecting the halftime performer.  but stil, the stadium at tampay bay will be rockin’ and rollin’ once kickoff starts.

 

the next is nba all-star weekend in phoenix.  though that’s still a couple of weeks away, the nba’s version of the pro bowl is actually three days long.  slam dunks, three-point shootouts, and east meets west highlight the festivities.  and compared to past all-star games uniforms, this year’s looks way, way better.  no over-fancy designs and distracting colors, it’s as simple as simplicity gets.  i’m a west coast kinda guy, but i think the east packs more punch in all-star basketball power this year.  the one good thing about this year is that it’ll be beamed live (hopefully) to a local channel, unlike last year when it was monopolized in one cable channel that our provider doesn’t have.  hmmm, another weekend of being glued to the tube then…

 

two major sporting events in one month.  but both something to look forward to.  someone in the background is yelling that valentine’s is also another occasion to look forward to.  what?!   valentine’s?  what’s that?  i’m not familiar with that day…  i don’t recall that there’s a celebration for that.  so it’s not an issue.  by the way, today is one of my cousins’ birthday.  so to my cousin treck who’s based in london, happy, happy birthday!!  wish you all the best, bro!

 

hope everyone has a good weekend.  i know i’ll be having one…