UAAP's Funniest Moments

I am again trapped on this lazy afternoon, finding there's nothing left to do that could kill this seemingly endless time. My body seated in a metal chair, got immobilized for quite some time, my eyes glued at the flat computer monitor and my mind stuffed with spacious blank. This posture of mine get distracted after a piercing Mike Cosa sound penetrate my dumb ear. It was then that I realized, I am once again in my favorite position collecting random bizarre thoughts in my head to come up with a subject for this blog.

UAAP, the last post's topic is one of the things that flashed on my mind when I am on that statue mode couple of minutes ago. Watching basketball games wasn't my interest before, but as I scrutinized myself lately, I slowly become hooked in watching such games. I believed it started when I watched the last NBA finals where Celtics won over Lakers, and since then, I began watching other basketball games like the Olympics and the UAAP. Though my school is part of the UAAP, I don't find myself to fancy seeing basketball matches in the past seasons, but now is a less different, the word 'less' being emphasized for though I watch basketball games now, I still don't consider myself to be a basketball fanatic. But the recently UAAP season's final interests me a lot, because it's a La Salle-Ateneo match and so I must see it no matter what...and I did yesterday, the Eagles have won. There's a sports event in the UAAP where I always see to it that I won't miss it. I'll just going to reveal it later on my next posts because I am going to write one about that before that particular sports event starts.

Now, that 71st season of the UAAP is about to end- actually it's too early to say it's near to end, for there are still five remaining months before the official closing, I just wanna share what I read on a Candy magazine, August issue about the happy candid moments it captured during the UAAP basketball days. It's about the funny things experienced by the supporters or fans of different UAAP-participating schools every basketball games in the Araneta.

Take a look on their stories, you might as well remember that you were once in on the same hilarious situations they've been through.........

Mistaken Identity:

I was at the championship match between Ateneo and La Salle. Since I happened to get courtside tickets with my friends, I was hoping to get an autograph from my favorite player. I had a big crush on him!After the game, I rushed towards the players' bench and called out his name. He smiled and came towards me. I have mixed feelings of nervousness and excitement. Handing him both pen and paper, I said, "Can you get my autograph?" he gave me a surprised look but took the pen and signed anyway. He said goodbye and headed for the dugout. it was only then that I realized what I said!Ack! I instantly turned red all over. I still can't quite forgive myself for such a big booboo.

------Jenny, 16

Close-Up Moment:

I was once picked to be the Kamiseta Girl for a UAAP game. I was so psyched that I forgot to check how I look in front of the mirror. While the camera was rolling, the cameraman kept on pointing at his teeth. I though that meant for me to smile wider so I did. After that shot, he went up to me and said, "Miss, may hotdog ka sa ngipin." I immediately checked, and true enough, a chunk of meat from my hotdog sandwich was stuck in between my teeth!

------Kamiseta Girl, 18

VIP Treatment:

My friends and I got hooked on UAAp games last year. Since we had never watched a game, my friend's dad got us courtside seats! We were quite psyched because we were so near the players. in the last quarter, people began to crowd right in front of us. I was so irritated because I couldn't see what was happening. In my frustration, I yelled at the person who was standing right in front of me, "Excuse me nga!, we can't see anymore!" The guy turned around and he happened to be the coach.

------Janice, 16

Secret Love:

I was rooting for the Green Archers but had a huge crush on one of the players from Ateneo. While I was watching one of their intense games, my crush made a 3-point shot and looked totally cute. I couldn't contain myself and let a loud cheer!Everyone beside me gave me pissed-off looks! I wanted the ground to swallow me up alive.

------Marge, 20

Falling For You:

After the game between UE Warriors and UP Maroons, I approached a player who happened to be my crush. I asked him if we could have our pic taken. He gladly agreed and even asked me to stand beside him. As I excitedly strolled towards him, I stepped on a wet spot and fell flat on my face. I turned bright red and couldn't speak!

------Janie, 18

For The Pee-rst Time:

I had never watched a live UAAP game before. With my incessant pangungulit, my brother finally agreed to take me to one. In the middle of the game, I felt the urge to go to the bathroom. Since I didn't know where the restrooms were, I asked my brother to take me, but he told me to wait for a time-out. I couldn't hold it in any longer so I peed right then and there.

------Rejeane, 14

Tag, You're It!:

At a game, there were kids behind us who were super kulit. I was getting annoyed because they are incredibly noisy and kept running back and forth. At first, I didn't mind them, but when the other kid used a water gun to play, I abruptly stood up and asked them to stop. After my short sermon, the naughty kid splashed water on my face and ran away!

------Addine, 18

Spit It:

My bestfriend is such a clown! While watching one of the UAAP games, he kept making faces and stupid comment on our opponent's play. While I was drinking my iced tea, he made a really funny face and I ended up spitting my iced tea on the girl in front of me. You could guess how mad she was at me!

------Alexis, 22

Oops, My Bad:

I had an upset stomach while watching the Ateneo-La Salle game last season. i tried to make myself feel better so I could enjoy the game. I took the medicine my boyfriend bought me and soon, the pain started to lessen. But at the half time, I farted so loudly and it smelled so bad! I tried to cover it up but my boyfrined couldn't stop laughing.

------Yuko, 19

Busted!:

My friend had great seats for the Ateneo-La Salle game, but unfortunately I was grounded. My friends talked me into lying and sneaking out. I did just that and my mom believed that I was in school doing group research. We were seated just behing the sports commentators' table, and TV cameras were all around us. Upon arriving home, my mom was furious with me! She taped the game for me and actually saw me on TV.

------Marco, 17

Hush!:

I'm a big fan of Ateneo team and I make it a point to watch all of their games. For a game against UST, tickets were sold out. I wanted to watch so badly that I bought a ticket to a seat on the side of the opposing school. At the game, I was so frustrated that I couldn't cheer loud enough because I was so blueamidst the yellow and black. i began mocking the other schools's cheer, which was originally "Go, go tigers, the mighty, mighty tigers!" I started shouting "Go, go lions!" Then people started shooting me angry looks! So I spent the remaining time watching the game quietly.

------Frustrated Blue, 22

I really found myself laughing while reading the article. It's humiliating when you found yourself in hilarious situations where first of all you never dreamed to be in-when almost all the people around you staring, laughing making fun at your poor condition and it's even worse when you discovered that your mortifying act was caught in camera and being watched by millions of TV viewers. After that, you'll just find yourself hiding in your room, avoiding any close contact from anyone who has witnessed your "scandal" and having a busy time listing that event under your most embarassing moment in your friend's slambook... :-)

PS

I wasn't lying about the fact that I got this article from the August issue of the Candy magazine, but if you're wondering that you didn't read about it on the same magazine and speculating that I might be not telling the truth, I just forgot to mention that it was indeed an article from the Candy, but it was released on 2005. Ciao.