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Published: October 28th 2006
South America
October 21st 2006
Let's go!!!
From Caracas I took the over night bus (only 10 hours or so) down to Cuidad Bolivar. After almost no sleep I was supposed to go on the tour to Canaima. I was pretty tired, and asked the people who picked me up if I could go the next day instead. No no, don't worry, it won't be hard. Only resting today. Tomorrow hiking. I guess there was no way out and as I was just waking up (it was still like 6 am I think) I was not in an arguing mode. So I was taken straight to the aiport where the little Cessna would take me and a bunch of people out to Canaima national park. That was not a big plane. But awesome!!! After dozing off a few times, I defenitely woke up when the pilot asked if we wanted to see the falls closer by, and suddenly dived down 2000 m to have a closer look. My heart stopped up there and I could only take another breath after a few minutes.. It was the best part of the 3 day trip already...
Spent a few days with very nice people, a great mix of spanish,
swiss, venezuelan, french and israeli. Not bad at all!! Thanks guys for good times and great company!! And I can tell you I was confused with the languages, don't know how many I tried to speak those days!! We saw the stunning Angel Falls, and walked behind another fall, went swimming and slept in hammocks. Awesome times. There are a lot of natural wonders in this area..
After we got out from Canaima I continued by bus to the south of Venezuela, to Santa Elena de Uairen. Another 12 hours by bus but I think I got used to sleeping on buses already, this time was not as bad. Very funny when the military ask all passengers to open up the bags in the road check. That was at about 5 am and I basicly did it in my sleep. I've learnt the best way is by embarrasing the guards (who are always men, of course) by showing them the bag with underwear first, then you usually don't have to empty your whole bag. If they still want you to dig deeper, then you show the condoms too, they get chocked and don't know what to say. Ok, enough..
Tepuis (table mountains)
Maybe they just don't want to see more and you get away. Ah, so good being liberated european.
I thought I would continue straight from Santa Elena but found there was so much to see in this part. The Gran Savana is just there, and it's a tiny, chilled out town. From there you can do day tours and it doesn't have to get that expensive. As I was stressing out to get to Brazil and I didn't have much time left to travel, I jumped on a tour the same day and saw lots of beautiful places. It was me and a Finnish couple! We went around the area by jeep, and hiked and visited waterfalls and more. One cool place we went to was Quebrada de Jaspe, awesome stone colors, made me think of the moon!!
What I really wanted to do was a hike through a part of the savana, visiting an indian woman on the way. The guide didn't want to do that trip the day I came, only with one person, but the next day he would leave with one person only anyway.. I don't know what, but I really wanted to go,
Salto el hacha
so the next day I went with them on a hike.. Came to Balbinas place, so wonerful to see.. The first thing me and the other girl did was to go for a bath in the natural pool. I have been to many amazing places and seen many beautiful things, but this was just incredible. It's like a pool in the river, in between the rocks. Natural aloe vera shampoo was prepared for us, and the little fall was the shower. Just amazing. None of us had words, we just shook our heads, and enjoyed every moment of this natural wonder. What a spot. For lunch we had the typical food that Balbina had prepared for us. Fish from the river, roots and leafs like spinach from the plants outside. With that the typical cassava bread. The soup is pretty spicy (made spicier with a termite sauce...), so after you eat grilled plantain (like banana) to even out the flavours. Yummy.. Oh, not to forget - the juices.. Mmmmm.... One like passion fruit. Another one of guyava. Wow...
The others went on and I stayed with Balbina. She told me to have a rest in the hammock. Si senora!!
The famous beach
I wasn't tired but somehow I slept for some hours anyway.. How did she know? Later on we went for a little walk, she showed me plants, fruits, some medicinal plants and I found lots of orchids! Everywhere we went her 24 dogs (no, only like 5 or so) came with us. When we were back at the camp we had dinner and continued talking a lot. I had so many questions and she has such an interesting life. Later on she brought out her instruments and we sang (mostly her of course, better). The songs were about the butterfly, the tapir (inviting it to come and dance with us), about the romantic parrots and asking the spritis of the tepuis (table mountains) to take care of the poeple. Before going to sleep the dogs didn't stop barking, and we figured there was something nearby bothering them. Finally Balbina saw a snake very close to the camp. It was dark and she couldn't see if it was poisonous or not, and decided to kill it to be on the safe saide. Good desicion, I thought. So she killed it with a long stick, while I was just watching with my
Pozo de la felicidad
mouth wide open... After that everything was very calm, and I had such a good nights sleep, like a baby. Basicly sleeping outdoors in a hammock.. Can't be better. Early in the morning we went for a long hike and saw more interesting plants and I heard more about pamon indians and Balbinas life. We got to a spot where you could see the tepuis, for example Roraima which is the famous one that all tourists want to climb. Looks crazy to me.. Apparently there are many untouched tepuis that you can climb, and they are just as nice. Well, not for me, anyway. Hiking straight up for three days and then straight down.. I'm not that crazy.. ; )
I left Balbina and the Gran Savana but I felt I could have stayed on for at least a few more days. I would have loved to learn more about the way of living, the idea of living with the nature. My feeling is the indians have a very healthy way of life and way of looking at nature and I am overwhelmed.
I had to get back to town to continue down to Brazil. Santa Elena is
By Angel falls
just on the border and I wanted to cross that same day. Me and Balbina walked back out to the road and got a ride back to town. Once I got back I rushed to the border to make it in time. I crossed the border and from now on I wouldn't understand a word people were saying.. Who said portugese was similar to spanish??? It's like thinking a foreigner who knows a bit of swedish will understand danish.. Not that it sounds like portugese speak with a potato in their mouth, but to me it sounds like it has something from russian, japanese and finnish.. Not a good combo, really... Well well, they seem to understand my spanish a little bit at least..
From the border I shared a taxi with some other people and went down to Boa Vista. The bus takes 3 hours, this guy, driving in average in 160 km/h made it in less than 2 hours. I was happy we made it at all. They are good drivers though, you think you will die but they drive like that's all they've done since they were born. So shouldn't worry really...
In Boa Vista
Amazing colours
I had just enough time to get a bus ticket for another lovely night on the bus.. Got the cheaper one, whatever, a yuky sandwich for dinner.. Have a feeling it will be hard to be vegetarian here, hasn't been a problem so far. We'll see, maybe it's just the language, all I know in portugese that's vegge so far is cheese and vegetables, so that's what I eat..
Man, this blog is getting far too long.. Will never fit in all the pics!! Will continue in a new blog insted! Hold on!
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By the river
Amazing colours again
Me and my compa Feli taking in some sun!
The Gran Savana
Salto el Sapo
The group!
More saltos
I am the assistant pilot!!
The others were terrified..
Our cool capitan!
(No, not the flying doctors...)
On a Gran Savanah tour
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Date: 28th October 2006
That just looks so amazing! I wish I was with you, but the way you write makes me feel that I almost was! Right that is it, forget finding a job, I want to join you!
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Date: 28th October 2006
to my Douther Helena
Jag önskar att kunde se alla dem foto som Du visar i senaste brevet. UNderbar trip bara att tänka mej följa texten i dina brev. Tack för den obeskriftliga touren med Dej. kram, pappsen. Först gången har sett Dej vid pilotstolen, lycka till.
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Date: 30th October 2006
hej Helena, Verkar som om jag inte far dig till granne nu i december. Trist :-( När kommer du hem? Just det,kan tyvärr inte se korten pü din senaste blogg (svarta). Stor kram frün ett soligt Tyskland Kattis
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Date: 30th October 2006
You know I just love you;). Sköt om sig... Kram Vanja
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Date: 31st October 2006
You rock my world big sis! Vilka fantastiska saker du far uppleva, ar sa himla glad for din skull. Och sa glad for volontarjobbet. Men om jag far vara lite egoistisk sa ar jag faktiskt annu gladare att vi ska ses i december for jag alskar dig och saknar dig sa mycket!! ps. soffipropp skickade djungelvral till mig som jag proppar i mig nu, avundsjuk??muhaha pusspuss
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Hej Helena Det finns bara ett ord-great ! Detta kallar jag för en riktigt äventyr. Hur går det med delfiner ,skicka några kort. Jag är riktigt avundsjuk. Mamma hälsar och pussar.
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Ginebra may have exposed weakness as GSM ruled over Global Port
November 29, 2013 by Erick Aromin · Leave a Comment
Ginebra may have exposed weakness as GSM ruled over Global Port.
Mark Caguioa is still the reigning king for Barangay Ginebra as he finished off with a superb 29 point explosion against the rumoured heir to his throne, super rookie Terrence Romeo. The two spit fire guards were like top rank boxers at the MOA arena having a virtual shoot out that started in the fourth quarter. Eventually, Ginerba won 109 – 103 Thursday night. Romeo finished with 27 points after a sterling 34 point performance last week.
The match was initially hyped not by Romeo-Caguioa head to head but rather the Gin kings against its long time big man Erick Menk who now wears a different jersey on a deal that allowed Major Pain (from ABL) to play for Global Port this season.
The game started with the Gin Kings' frontal assault of its arsenal with Japeth Aguilar, LA Tenorio and Mark Caguioa. The Gin Kings led by as many as 21 points in the 2nd quarter only to lose this in a 20 – 8 barrage by Global Port headed by their all star rookies, specifically Romeo.
In the rotation of Coach Ato Agustin, the Gin kings did not start off with Slaughter and in his place is JR Reyes who is proving his worth as a Gin King providing the necessary rebound, toughness in defense plus a good stroke from the outside. As the kings were leading all the way throughout the first 3 quarters, it seems that coach Ato has been experimenting on his line-up. He was going big, with the twin towers of Aguilar and Slaughter and at one time he was also going small with Slaughter at center, Baracael and Ababou at the forward spots while Helterbrand and Monfort at the guard spot.
Just how did Global Port overcame that huge 21 point lead? They were playing more with heart, intensity in both ends of the court and Ginebra seem to be lost without their solid five on the court. Even though Japeth and Greg were alternating at the center and forward position as well as LA and Mark were sharing the scoring load, it seems that they were struggling without their starting five. Ginebra came out with the win thanks to the heroic effort of Mark the Spark but, they may have exposed their weakness: their bench. After the solid five (Aguilar, Slaughter, Ellis, Caguioa and Tenorio), there is only the tried and tested Jay Jay Helterband to provide spark and production to the Ginebra crew while they rest their starters. Dylan Ababou and Mac Baracael should be more consistent provided that they are given the playing time to dust off the rust especially for Dylan who has recovered from his ACL injury. Ginebra are always known for their pesky guards but Josh Urbiztondo and Eman Monfort should also choose their shots carefully. During this game, the ball stayed with Monfort and Urbiztondo for about 14 seconds while directing traffic instead of moving the ball around for a more fluid offense. Coach Ato should plot a different pick and roll play with Slaughter at the top of the key hole, since the defense already knows where that play will end up.
Richie Ticzon and his wards proved once again that they are no push overs this season. They surely gave the number one seed Ginebra a scare going into the dying minutes of the game. It will just be a matter of time, when this team will be in the same caliber as that of Meralco and Rain or shine. If Enrico Villanueva gets healthy, this team will be complete as they will have a stronger presence at the post; definitely a welcome for Erick Menk who is their only option inside. Plus they can get their running game with RR Garcia and Romeo at the same time, whom others believed to be the next Fast and the Furious. Add to that the veteran leadership of Sol Mercado and the improving Jay Washington who seem to be comfortable with his new home.
PBA coaches and scouts are for sure studying and searching for that loop hole in this Ginebra line up. They might have an idea in last night's game. But for the Gin kings, the coaching staff should work more on their second stringers to have a good set of guys coming off the bench to provide consistency in their offense. This is going to be a long season. Anything can happen to your line up. Players may get injured, suspended or what have you and it is a coach's dream to have their role players ready to step up and understand the system when needed.
Unless Mark Caguioa will be there to save day…..every day.
Del League Finale
The 3rd Del League finally came to a close last Tuesday with Hobe Bihon defending their championship in a close fight with Marlou Aquino led Sky Force 97 – 94 at the Marikina Sports Park Gymnasium. This tournament's MVP and former PBA best import awardee Janelle Cornley led the offensive for the Bihon makers with 38 points and 13 rebounds. The Sky force team proved their worth in the championship and was bannered by former Letran star guard Ronjay Enrile with 21 points followed by Marlou Aquino with 14.
In the battle for 3rd place, home grown Marikina talent Harvey Gomez came with his best performance of the season to help Kiko Adriano and Sta. Lucia retain their 3rd place finish 125 – 1117 against PL Antipolo. The Marist Alumni finished with a career high 28 points and threw 4 out of 7 from the beyond the arc to an almost no relief effort to clobber the mighty PL Antipolo squad. Kiko Adriano paced Sta. Lucia with 43 points while Vice Leyva led PL Antipolo with 36.
Who will dominate the AFC?
November 15, 2013 by Erick Aromin · Leave a Comment
Who will dominate the AFC?
By Erick Aromin
It's just 3 days to go before the new PBA season unfolds. Coming off a banner season in which we saw 3 different teams winning each of the conferences, this will surely be hard to top. After a successful rookie draft held the previous week, there were also a lot of teams that retooled their lineups and even their coaches. So the talk of the basketball town is who will rule the AFC?
I have read a lot of articles that the Barangay Ginebra Kings will rule the entire season. This is favourable for me, since I am a die hard Ginebra fan since Robert Jaworski wore the GSM jersey. But it doesn't mean acquiring a 6'11 rookie and a couple of role players, will guarantee them to win the cup. As what coach Chot Reyes said, Ginebra looks good on paper but the game is played on the hardwood.
So Ginebra upgraded their line-up in acquiring Slaughter and Forrester to plug in new blood plus Jayr Reyes, Bryan Faundo to bolster their front court and signing Eman Monfort to bolster their back court. However they also gave away some key role players in Rico Maierhofer , Rob Labagala and Willy Wilson. Chemistry and health of their old reliables will be the key to their success. I would like to see Ginebra run since they have more height in collaring rebounds and they became quicker with Monfort, Helterbrand and Caguioa.
On the other end there are a couple of teams that have also strengthened their line ups while others kept their core intact. There's Petron who has not signed up any rookie and just started practicing this week as well as Meralco who did not bother shaking their roster that much. Going out of these teams, I would like to zoom in on the probable dark horses this conference: Air 21 and Barako Bull. Reviewing their submitted line up, I think Coach Franz has a lot more talent at his disposal. I see this team to run more with the transfer of Mac Cardona partnering with Joseph Yeo. Wow it looks like DLSU all over again! Add to that is the 3 point shooting of Ren Ren Ritualo and the improving Simon Atkins. Then there's the rock; Asi still manning the paint and continues to be a threat at the low post. They were also lucky in signing talented rookies that can make this team start winning more games at least on my opinion.
Barako bull is also creating some noise this preseason. Getting rid of Rajko Toroman reacquaints coach Bong Ramos with his former players. Sharing wisdom with the team is assistant Koy Banal who also steered the Arellano Chiefs in the NCAA to a good finish. I see this team as a pretty balanced, well rounded team. There's youth with their rookies in Fortuna, who is known to be a good scorer and point producer in UST and Carlo Lastimosa who was a scoring machine then in Benilde. Plus Gilas and former King Red Lion Dave Marcelo. Then they've added the Ginebra connection of Maierhofer, Wilson and Labagala. This should be the Ginebra team B. Majority of their players wore a Ginebra jersey before: Intal, Villanueva, Macapagal, Maierhofer, Wilson, Labagala, Jensen and Willie Miller (Welcome Back). In offense, I would see more of JC Intal or post plays for Enrico Villanueva. On the other hand they can provide isolation to the explosiveness of Willie Miller or Buenafe. And yet this is without Danny Seigle on their line up. As of this writing, Danny Siegle does not have a contract with any PBA team yet together with Danny Ildefonso from Petron.
I can't wait for the new season to start. I hope this will be the season finally for Ginebra, regardless of what conference. If they win a championship am pretty sure that the record gate attendance last season will be broken. On the other hand, it seems to be a pretty balanced tournament and anybody can win the championship for the AFC. The question now is, who's the hungrier and more prepared?
Gilas Pilipinas players collectively donated 100K to Yolanda relief efforts
November 10, 2013 by .:. · Leave a Comment
via @coachot gilas pilipinas players collectively donated 100k. how great is that. #saludo @PUSO
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 10, 2013
Per Coach Chot Reyes, Gilas Pilipinas players collectively donated 100K to the Yolanda relief efforts by TV5. Coach Chot announced it on live TV, on Ogie Alcasid – Sharon Cuneta show, currently airing the telethon and fund drive.
BTW bunch of Gilas Pilipinas players and other basketball personalities are helping out and doing the telethon. Seen are Chris Tiu, Larry Fonacier, coaches Chot Reyes, Norman Black, Richard Del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio, TV guys Dominic Uy & Jason Webb and more. As of this posting total donations already P20,000,000. The drive is jumpstarted by MVP group of companies (mother company of TV5), donations from MERALCO, Maynilad, etc. were in millions of pesos.
Salute to the Gilas Pilipinas, PUSO on and off the court.
MVP group of companies pouring millions in the relief funds. Tycoon > Typhoon.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 10, 2013
Ritchie Ticzon, Globalport's Interim Coach
November 9, 2013 by .:. · Leave a Comment
Per @richava, Mikee Romero is hiring Ritchie Ticzon as interim head coach of the Globalport team. No doubt about Ticzon's ability to coach. He's paid his coaching dues. He's been an assistant for years. But what I am concerned about is Globalport mix, composed of players of different characters. They loaded the team with quality rookies and new recruits. Now they have a decent lineup but then, they are getting a a coach on interim basis. It doesn't make sense to me. You need stability ASAP. Remember the Olsen Racela coaching situation with Petron?
New players are Nico Salva and Terrence Romeo (they have twitter war history), add RR Garcia, not really Romeo's best friend. Add the trio to the line up that has the likes of Jay Washington and Solomon Mercado. It's a volatile lineup where a coach really needs to be firm and at the same time, be able to massage player's egos.
It remains to be seen if Ticzon will adopt Baculi's system, or Baculi's sunglasses, or both. Seriously though, this is tough job but hey, as I've said, coach Ritchie Ticzon has been around, he may have the tricks of the trade to have the Globalport Batang Pier players in sync and behaved. If he can coach this team as smoothly, or as close as his smooth shooting touch, he may well remove that "interim" on his calling card. We'll be rooting for The Velvet Coach!
Barangay Ginebra 2014 Philippine Cup Eliminations Schedule
November 8, 2013 by .:. · Leave a Comment
H/T @barangayginebra and @EJ_GRFX
Danny Seigle, Where To
November 6, 2013 by Benjie Cruz · Leave a Comment
So, Danny Seigle declined the 1 year deal offered by the Barako Bull. Highly doubt if the terms of the contract was the deciding factor. Me thinks, Danny Seigle isn't fond Barako Bull franchise. Now 37, he wants to win and the latest controversial moves (giving high draft picks away) by Barako Bull do not really put them in that direction. Now in exploring other options, usual suspect is the Petron Blaze Boosters. For sentimental reasons, that's his best destination, go win a ring or too and retire. But really, if Dynamite Danny feels he still has some explosions left, he should pass on the loaded PBB. Playing Danny Seigle's (sf pf) position in Petron: Arwind Santos, Lassiter, Doug Kramer. Even Deutchman, Danny I and Lutz, these are players he'll be battling minutes with. He'll ride the Petron bench if ever. I'm Danny Seigle, I'd rather play meaningful minutes and contribute for another team (hello MERALCO) than play for Petron Blaze Boosters and be on retirement tour.
Beau Belga's Wide Body Solved a Car Mishap
November 5, 2013 by Benjie Cruz · Leave a Comment
On my way home sleepyhead and not feeling better then all of a sudden a TAXI bumped my car.. What a day.. ????????
— Beau Belga (@bigboybelga30) November 5, 2013
Ang malupit pa non nagreklamo pa yung taxi driver.. Hay buhay.. Ako raw ang may kasalanan.. Ako na ang binangga ako pa may kasalanan..
— Beau Belga (@bigboybelga30) November 5, 2013
TD- sir bakit mo ako kinut?
BB- pano kita kinut eh tuwid na tuwid ako sa linya ko..
TD- hindi sir kailangan ipagawa mo ito..
— Beau Belga (@bigboybelga30) November 5, 2013
BB- ikaw tong bumangga ako ang magpapagawa..
Tapos nung bumaba ako ng kotse sabay uy idol okie na ako na ang bahala dito.. SMH.. ????????????????????
— Beau Belga (@bigboybelga30) November 5, 2013
The thing with car accidents, discussing whose fault it is, things can get ugly. Fortunately for Belga (unfortunately for the taxi driver), after getting off the car and the taxi driver seeing how wide the man is, he readily took the blame and stopped claiming for damages. By the way, if there's a PBA player's car you wouldn't wanna bump, it's Belga's car right?
Fresh from getting a max contract, no report yet if Belga is planning to replace his bumped car with a new one. After the mishap, they went on their separate ways, the taxi driver to report what happened to his operator. And Belga, to his trusted car shop, have his car scratches rubbed off and I assume, to the nearest resto to cool down and dine out this bad day away.
All's well that ends well.
2013 PBA Draft Live Tweetcast
November 3, 2013 by Benjie Cruz · Leave a Comment
@Jason_Webb_Phil doing the pre-game coverage. a high draft pick himself, 1997 3rd pick overall. behind seigle & belasco.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
salud is best commish ever in terms of his speeches, quick and straight to the point. as for him being trade police, thats different matter.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Lumaki katawan ni Greg.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
@SMC_Mixers select Ian Sangalang. @SMCMixers
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Forget it Ian, learn not from Reavis or Yancy, learn basketball from @alvinpatrimonio .
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Swerte if this draft reaches 50 players drafted.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Medyo underweight lang si Almazan. Pero papatabain yan ni Quinahan at Belga.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
4th pick, Barako trades pick to BGSM. Rico and Wilson for 4th pick, they pick James Forrester.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Ginebra with @mrchrisellis34 , forrester, @japethaguilar35 and @GWillSlaughter , dakdakan na!
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
5th pick, after 12 trades, @GPortBatangPier owns pick, they pick Terrence Romeo, Bro.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Romeo be like, after playing with RR, now playing with Sol.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
6th pick, globalport select RR garcia. again, pick from Barako.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Yun oh, anak ng kabayo, Garcia and Romeo together again.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
7th pick, global port select Isaac Holstein. Big dude, looks like Kramer. But Kramer cooks steak better.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
At least, Mikee's @GPortBatangPier looks serious in its PBA campaign. Looking to win. Not a pang-gulo franchise.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
8th pick, alaska aces select ryan buenafe #condensedmilkunlimited
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
9th pick, ROS select Alexander Nuyles. Yeng's kind of guy.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
10th pick, SMC pick Justin Chua.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
After the draft, can we gather all those drafted in one room and do celebration, with water, with Erika. #PBAmakeup #youoweusthis
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
2nd round, 1st pick… globalport select nico salva. LOL LOL LOL!
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Nico 2 months back – Romeo is back to his old self. Why dont u just give the ball to RR?
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Nico now – Romeo is one of the most exciting players…
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
2nd round, 2pick – ROS select Jeric Teng!
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
ROS tuloy tuloy lang sa pag-kuha ng Intsik.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
ROS picking Teng is like saying Tiu not getting it done.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
2nd round 3rd pick, @SMC_Mixers @SMCMixers pick Melton.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Barako Bull trades all high picks, then picks Fortuna in rd 2, 4th pick. Tapos na mamigay ng picks, seryoson na to!
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
RD 2, 5th pick, TNT select John Paul Erram. (Pick from Alaska). First pick of Trillo as GM.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Rd 2 – 6: Air 21 select Eric Camson.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
2nd Rd, 7th: Robby Celiz to TNT.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Halos lahat ng team Lumakas. Yung barako bull din lumakas… mang-asar.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
Ping Exciminiano idol daw is Calvin Abueva. Role model eh.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
rd2 10th pick, carlo lastimosa to barako bull.
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
TV5 live coverage ends, but the draft continues… Off to the south now… #mondaybreak
— Hoo.ph (@hooph) November 3, 2013
PBA Mock Draft 2013
November 3, 2013 by Mark Dandan · Leave a Comment
I'm making this mock draft basing it on the team's needs. We all know how unpredictable the PBA Draft can be given all the trades and nonsense picks sometimes. Most choices in the draft are made for what's best for business and not really filling in a team's need.
So here we go:
1. Ginebra San Miguel – Greg Slaughter (Center, ADMU)
Mr. Slaughter has what Ginebra needs as they transition from the Fast and Furious Era; a solid post presence who can change the game both offensively and defensively. Ginebra has long lacked a decent post player since Eric Menk won the PBA MVP award almost a decade ago. Slaughter can bully anyone inside with his size and strength, a decent mid range jump shot to keep the defense honest and is fundamentally sound when it comes to his post moves. Defensively, he will block shots and change a lot more because of his size and length. Also deceptively mobile for his size.
You'd want him to rebound at a better rate. Yes he averaged almost a double double in his 2 years in the UAAP but give his size compared to most UAAP teams, he should have grabbed a lot more rebounds. Given that the PBA will throw much tougher and bigger guys at him he has to be able to rebound well at this level. Conditioning is also a big concern; he has to be able to keep up with the pace and physicality of playing with the big boys down low.
I mean, why not? If Ginebra doesn't pick Greg for the first pick, then they should all quit and retire because that'd probably be the dumbest move in PBA history. You only get one chance to draft a 7 foot game changer that could possibly be the face of your franchise going into the next decade. Here's a scary thought: this team could go with Slaughter at the 5, 6'7 JR Reyes playing 4 then 6'9 Japeth at the 3. Makes you wonder.
2. San Mig Coffee – Ian Sangalang (Center, SSC-R)
Great height and can play both the 4 and 5 positions. He rebounds at an incredible rate (his stats with SSC and NLEX/EA Regen can attest to that) and probably as well versed fundamentally as Greg Slaughter. His excellent mid-post/mid-range game will fit very well in Coach Tim Cone's Triangle Offense. Think of how Pau Gasol was so successful in P-Jax's Triangle scheme. I see Sangalang doing about the same thing. A far cry from putting in a Rafi Reavis/Yancy De Ocampo who can't do anything right at this point in their careers.
It might take some time for Sangalang to adjust to the physicality of the PBA. He hasn't faced anyone his size (he and Slaughter were teammates for a time in the D-League) wherein we could see how he'd respond to better competition. Much like Slaughter, how he adjusts to the PBA game will determine his success going forward. Defensively, it'll be a challenge for him to keep himself from being bullied by the veteran big men of the PBA.
At this point, SMC has to be thinking about the future of their frontline. YDO and Reavis simply won't cut it anymore. Blakely hid a lot of their front line weaknesses last conference because of his greatness but come the All Filipino Cup, their only serviceable big is Marc Pingris (Devance to me is more of a 3 right now, can't defend the post well). If you look down the bench, there's Ponferrada, Gaco, Najorda to see. Not really what you want for the future of one the PBA's most popular ballclubs. Drafting Sangalang will give you the big man you need and the talent that will take you past the James Yap era.
3. Rain Or Shine – Raymond Almazan (Center, Letran)
Freakish length combined with athletisicm. This guy is just LONG. Measured just a shade under 6 foot 8 and had the 5th longest wingspan in the PBA Rookie combine. His physical tools and his great pursuit of the ball will probably translate into what he will bring to the PBA: record setting shot blocking and tenacious rebounding. Despite the thin frame, this guy can go after the ball. He also has great timing for blocking shots. My early sleeper for DPoY for the 2014 season.
The most glaring weakness here is his frame. A lot of people are saying that he might not be able to take punishment from the stronger big men at his position. However, his athleticism will help him adjust his game in the PBA.
RoS has been lacking a solid defensive big the past years. When your tallest player is also your starting PG, that really is some cause for concern. Drafting Almazan will enable Coach Yeng to slide Belga to his more natural position at the 4. Almazan will be able to impact this team defensively with his skills and length and could be what carries RoS back to the Finals.
Now the next 4 picks are tricky because of all trades swirling about. The 4th, 5th and 6th picks were all owned by Barako Bull, but due to recent events, these picks were all traded away. The 4th pick was traded to Ginebra for often injured Dylan Ababou. The 5th pick was traded to Petron for Mark Isip and Magi Sison (zoinks!) and the 6th pick to Globalport for… Denok Miranda. Like I said, the PBA Draft and its trading system isn't used to fill roster needs, it what's best for business.
4. Ginebra (by way of Barako Bull) – Terence Romeo (SG, FEU)
With this pick, Ginebra takes the next available talent, and the guy that could electrify the Barangay for years to come. Romeo will be a great fit for Ginebra to complement their aggressive Never-Say-Die attitude. He scores in bunches and he's flashy and cocky enough to inherit the throne from Mark Caguioa. A core of LA-Romeo-Aguilar-Slaughter can and will carry this franchise in the future. We all know what Romeo can do best and that's score, score and score some more. He will remind Ginebra fans of a young Caguioa in his pre-injury seasons. Plus having the Spark as a mentor will help Romeo leaps and bounds. He will have a steep learning curve, as college scorers have always had a hard time adjusting to the PBA level (Jimbo Aquino, John Wilson, Ken Bono, Joseph Yeo to name a few) but the staff and management will be patient with him until he learns the ropes from Caguioa.
Everytime I did a scouting report on Romeo for UP when we'd go up against FEU in the UAAP, the one consistent thing that I wrote about him was that he will shoot himself and his team into a terrible game. He will have terrible nights as he adjusts to the PBA game, but his ball-hogging, happy go lucky shooting nights will have to disappear and he will have to defer to the veterans of this team. That will be his biggest adjustment as he goes to the PBA. Deferring his scoring to others. The moment he realizes that this team is insanely talented and how he feeds off them will determine how good he can be, this guy will score on anyone.
Best talent available, plus they need a replacement for when Mark Caguioa finally decides to hang up his Reeboks.
5. Petron (by way of Barako Bull) – RR Garcia (PG, FEU)
If you're Petron, you just take the best guy left. RR Garcia is that guy. He can play both guard positions and for me will be a better backup to Cabagnot than Chris Ross. RR has great basketball IQ and probably is the most fundamentally sound guard in this draft. He has deep range, attacks the pick and roll as good as anyone in the pros. His game is tailor made for the PBA. The past 2 years we've seen him defer his game to Romeo but for me it was a sign at how really good RR is. He was able to play with a ball heavy scorer and still get his numbers night in and night out. That maturity level plus his talents as a combo guard will make Petron deeper and deadlier this conference.
He might be taken aback by the physical game in the PBA, as with almost every rookie out there. And it will be a struggle for him at first trying to adjust to being the 9th or 10th guy off the bench. He tends to disappear for long stretches on the floor back in the UAAP and he loses his aggressiveness when that happens. I don't think it'll be too long until RR or whoever this pick is to be traded again in the season.
Best talent available, will be great back up to Cabagnot at the PG and Lassiter at the SG spots.
6. Globalport (by way of Barako Bull) – Jeric Teng (SG, UST)
Great scorer back in college. Probably the best candidate to fill Gary David's spot as the starting SG. He can contribute right away because of his mature game and natural scoring tendencies. He is also a proven winner, something a franchise like Globalport can use. He is also a lot stronger than some rookies at his position and will be able to adjust faster to the physical play in the PBA. He has great range, and developed a decent post up game, something he needs to excel in the pros. Great feel for the game and his basketball IQ will help him succeed in the pros.
Teng might not have the quickness to beat his man off the dribble, but given time his strength and IQ might be able to compensate for that. Will struggle to find his shot at first same like Romeo and will be challenged defensively by the guys at his position.
Globalport needs someone to pick up the slack from losing Gary David. While Teng might not be able to replicate what Gary did in terms of scoring, he will be a threat nonetheless. He's too good and too smart to pass up at this point.
Sad to see Barako throw away their draft picks for spare change. This would have been a franchise turning draft for them given how loaded it is this year. But we all know that this franchise is just a holding team for the other SMC teams. Best for business.
7. Globalport – Justin Chua (Center, ADMU)
Given the lack of quality 4's for Globalport, drafting Chua would make the most sense. He's tough enough to bang inside with the big boys and has a decent jump shot til the 3pt line. He's also the above average basketball IQ guy so that should help a lot in his role as a backup to Jondan Salvador. He's a winner, and with Jeric Teng could add that winner's attitude to a franchise sorely lacking it. He's also skilled with his back to the basket. Globalport will get a solid return from this guy, could even probably take Salvador's starting spot away from him given time.
What you see is what you get. You're not drafting this guy out of potential because he's already at his peak. He'll get better, yes, but not in the way of a breakout franchise player type. He's going to be a decent role player/rotation guy who'll give you 10-15 points on a good night and a few rebounds as well. He's hit his ceiling, so don't expect much after.
Global needs a decent big after Taha, Salvador and JayWash. Could fill in that role nicely as a physical stretch 4.
8. Alaska – Isaac Holstein (Center, West Virigina State)
Admittedly, I don't know much about this guy enough to break down his strengths and weaknesses. Alaska is lacking in quality centers after Sonny Thoss. Given that Calvin Abueva has transitioned into the 3 spot and Gabby Espinas is more of a 4 guy than a defensive anchor, someone has to be able to back-up The Boss inside and Samigue Eman is not the answer to that problem. Isaac Holstein is 6 foot 9 and has the longest wingspan in the draft. Reportedly he's still very raw, but with his potential as a defensive game changer and a backup to the insanely skilled Thoss, he could turn into this draft's sleeper. He will learn from Thoss on the fly and that will do wonders for this kid. If not, at least you got two 6'9 guys on your team with a combined 12 fouls to commit.
9. Rain or Shine – Ryan Buenafe (SF, ADMU)
The guy is too skilled and too good to pass up. Under the tutelage of a great coach like Yeng Guiao, Buenafe could possibly fulfill all that untapped potential of his. He has the best basketball IQ of anyone in this draft and his innate toughness and swagger just fits in the the team character of RoS. The combined "angas" of Paul Lee and Buenafe will be off the charts. He's going to be a great rotation guy at the 3 spot with Ryan Arana and Jireh Ibanes.
His main concern is his conditioning (he didn't even show up at the rookie combine, shy maybe?) He needs to be in shape when he goes up against the best in the country. And for him to contribute, he needs to lose some more weight. That outside shot needs to be more consistent as well in order to progress in the PBA.
Best fit for the team, attitude right up there with what kind of team RoS is. Plus, we all want to see him, Quinahan and Belga on the floor at the same time.
10. San Mig Coffee – James Forrester (SG/SF, Arellano)
Great strength and quickness for the 2 spot. Can attack you and finish at the rim and finish thru contact. Can also defend all three spots at the wing position. This guy is talented but never realized his potential back in Arellano. Could be one of those players who plays better in the pros than in college.
Never developed a consistent outside shot in college and disappeared in too many games in the NCAA. He was supposed to lead his team as the main threat to San Beda but ended up faltering at the opening gate and never really found his form through out the season. Could be the most overrated guy in this draft.
His athleticism alone will make you draft this guy in the first round. If he does become that guy who is better at the pros than when he was at college, then SMC will probably have found the guy to replace Peter June Simon eventually. Too talented to pass up at this point.
2nd Round: I'll keep this short but sweet.
11. Globalport – Jeric Fortuna (PG, UST)
Fortuna will back up Sol Mercado right away. Great leader, excellent court vision and has a knack for finish off opposing teams, everything you could ask of your point guard. AJ Mandani is expendable at this point and so is Rudy Lingganay. Definitely a better choice to back up Sol.
12. Rain or Shine – Eric Camson (PF/C, Adamson)
This guy has been playing out of position and undersized all his life and he still produced given the situation. Rain or Shine has made a name of themselves by finding underrated scrappers and turning them into gold (Jireh Ibanes, JR Quinahan, Beau Belga).
13. San Mig Coffee – Nico Salva (PF, ADMU)
I don't see Salva as a first rounder because I just can't see his game translate into the pros. Back in college he was suave enough to succeed with mid range jumpers and attacking from the elbow. But in the pros, he'll be hard pressed to do that at the same success rate. In SMC, he has the chance to learn from another undersized 4 guy who made it big in the PBA, Alvin Patrimonio.
14. Barako Bull – Justin Melton (Mt. Olive College)
At this point, Barako has thrown out all its picks for Dylan Ababou and spare change. They need some talent and Justin Melton is the right choice for them. This guy will have the chance to start right away with Monfort being traded away. Insanely athletic and quick, he's the best available talent left in the draft and Barako needs a PG. No, Labagala, you won't start.
15. Alaska – Joseph Marata (SG, UP)
With the aging trio of Hontiveros, Dela Cruz and Baguio, Alaska will need to be able to start planning for the future. Marata can fill in the void of Hontiveros as the team's designated shooter off the bench. He scores in bunches and heats up faster than a microwave. With all the attention that Abueva and Thoss get inside plus Casio's point guard play, Marata will get a lot of open looks. And probably knock it down all day.
16. Air21 – JP Erram (Center, ADMU)
This team desperately needs to shore up its front line. JP Erram (if healthy) will help them defensively. Good size at 6'7 and has 15 foot jump shot. Causes of concern: balky knees and thin frame.
17. Talk N Text – Mark Lopez (PG/SG, UP)
With Ryan Reyes perpetually injured, TnT needs a good defensive guard coming off the bench. Lopez has the strength and size to defend all three positions on the wing. Good basketball IQ also will help him adjust accordingly to the PBA.
18. Alaska – Mike Silungan (SF, UP)
In the same vein as the Marata pick, Mike Silungan can help replace that aging trio. Need another guy to knock down open shots? A tall, lanky defender at the 3? Good playmaker? This guy can do it all that for this team. He's going to excel having great teammates at his side.
19. Rain or Shine – Alvin Padilla (SG, UP)
A guy born for Coach Yeng's system. He's as tough as they come defensively and can also put points on the board. He'll do anything to win a game and will be a great pick at this time in the draft. Think Jireh Ibanes with a more polished offensive game.
20. Barako Bull – Nate Matute (SG, JRU)
Best guy left out there, proven shooter and scorer. Barako needs all the help they can get.
And there you have it folk, my 2013 PBA Mock Draft. I could be wrong, I could be right. Feel free to comment and throw out your own idea or two.
(Good luck to the UP boys later at the draft!)
RoY – Ian Sangalang
All Rookie Team (Slaughter, Sangalang, Teng, Romeo, Melton)
Biggest bust: James Forrester
Biggest surprise: Justin Melton
Undrafted but will be signed: Eliud Poligrates, Robby Celiz, JR Cawaling, Alex Nuyles
UST is the first fourth seed to play in the UAAP Finals!
September 28, 2013 by Sydrick Salazar · Leave a Comment
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I got to hand it to my UST Growling Tigers. The NU Bulldogs played tough but in the end, their championship savvy prevailed over the top seeds.
UST is the first team in the Final Four era to beat the top seeds.
Pido Jarencio cried and the game wasn't even over yet. When he realized the feat he just accomplished, seeing him with that reaction is almost inevitable. After all, Jarencio almost relinquished his duties after the 2012 UAAP Finals loss. Against the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the Tigers succumbed to one mental lapse after another mental lapse. With a virtually intact lineup (losing Jeric Fortuna and Melo Afuang) and with the expiry date set on Jeric Teng and Clark Bautista, Pido Jarencio will stop at nothing but to give his boys a big time finish.
Well played sir. Well played.
With Bobby Ray Parks moving like a madman and NU wanting to break their almost half-a-century drought should have been the story here. The last time the NU Bulldogs won was in 1954. To give you a heads up on how long this drought has been, Ramon Fernandez is born on October 3, 1953.
Yes… it has been THAT long.
But the thing is – there's another story worth mentioning… and that is the rivalry between Jeric Teng and his brother Jeron Teng. The elder spawn of Alvin "The Robocop" Teng has stated that his motivation to succeed is to play his last game in the UAAP against his brother. While we expect the trash talk to unload in the Teng household, it is evident that there is something UST that NU doesn't.
Now don't get me wrong. I was actually shocked on how good the other NU players are. Sad to say I haven't seen a lot of NU basketball lately and the only time I saw one of their games was when Jeric Teng got trampled by a rampaging Jeff Javillonar. Dennice Villamor is a streaky shooter, Gelo Alolino will continue to shine and Nico Javelona deserves more playing time.
But as mentioned, NU has been in the bottom end of the UAAP hierarchy for almost like… forever. Even the time when Danny Ildefonso and Lordy Tugade ran the show they just can't buy any wins. Even the Harbour Centre duo of Edwin Asoro and Jonathan Fernandez couldn't stop the Bulldogs' Final Four famine! NU had one trip prior to this season and the hardworking roster led by Froilan Baguion and Jefferson Napa finished fourth – no thanks to Renren Ritualo, Mike Cortez, Macmac Cardona, Joseph Yeo, BJ Manalo, Adonis Sta. Maria, Carlo Sharma, Manny Ramos, Willy Wilson, and the rest of the top-seeded DLSU Green Archers of 2001.
In the last three minutes of the NU-UST game, it was evident that the Bulldogs don't have any experience on those big game moments. Even Parks, a notably calm performer, got too excited during a fast break moment and his pass to Villamor wandered in the sidelines. Then there's the ill-advised decision-making of Alolino, the big shots of Kevin Ferrer, Aljon Mariano, Sheak Sheriff, and Karim Abdul, and the silence of Parks. Parks was almost unheard of in the dying seconds that the most significant moment we got called by his attention was when he got hurdled with cramps.
And that pretty much was the white flag of the Bulldogs.
Eric Altamirano has been awesome in instilling a winning tradition to the Bulldogs and it's only a matter of time before they get to the Finals.
But now I'm going to talk about my Tigers.
I can still remember Clark Bautista from last year's debacle and while I will cheer on every triple he detonates, this Sheriff kid is a nice addition. While the only thing I hate about him is he looks scared to shoot an outside shot (reminded me of Japs Cuan) but Abdul's mini-me played that game with all heart. Meanwhile Ferrer's dagger bombs were awesome and even if with Mariano's offensive struggles, Aljon Mariano unearthed the damage when it mattered. Jeric Teng exploded in the third canto and while he barely saw action in the decision quarter, his heroics paved the way for his teammates' own awesomeness.
And while we have expected Abdul to take down all NU comers, the significant support made by Paolo Pe must never be forgotten.
Like the Tigers, the Archers defeated the FEU Tamaraws in their own post-elimination round battle to reach the Finals. This should be a good one.


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With 11 foreign-born players on their Opening Day roster, the Colorado Rockies trail only the New York Yankees in that category and are tied for second with three other clubs.
The Colorado Rockies' hard-throwing bullpen might be the best collection of relievers in franchise history. But it still has question marks and seven relievers has never been enough to get through a full season.
The Colorado Rockies ended their Cactus League season with a 7-2 loss in the final game of an otherwise promising spring training. The Rockies have plenty to be optimistic about, but a pair of injuries may have left them in a precarious position.
The Colorado Rockies provided some clarity for their Opening Day roster on Sunday by optioning and reassigning seven players, including infielder Eric Young Jr., catcher Jordan Pacheco and five pitchers. The moves trim the number of players in camp to 30.
Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta continued a hot streak Saturday against the Oakland Athletics. Iannetta was 3-for-3 with an RBI and three singles — all to the right side of the field — in the Rockies' 4-1 win over the Athletics.
Ty Wigginton gets a start at second base Saturday for the Colorado Rockies against the Oakland Athletics.
Esmil Rogers will start against the Texas Rangers on Friday, his first start since being named the Colorado Rockies' fifth starter. Also in line to pitch for the Rockies: Matt Belisle, Franklin Morales, Felipe Paulino and Matt Daley.
With Esmil Rogers now set to be the Colorado Rockies fifth starter, only few pieces have yet to fall in place before Opening Day.
Colorado Rockies Opening Day starter Ubaldo Jimenez was sharp in a "B" game on Tuesday, otherwise a day off for those still in the Rockies major league camp. Jimenez pitched six shutout innings and allowed five hits, walked three and struck out two against Arizona Diamondbacks minor-leaguers. Jorge De La Rosa will start Wednesday.
With less than two weeks left until opening day, the Colorado Rockies roster is taking shape — 37 players remain in major-league camp, but only a handful still have a shot to make a team that's shaping up mostly as expected. Only a few questions remain.
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- Will my service be interrupted?
- What happens if I change my mind?
- What questions should I ask any alternative provider before changing?
- How long will it take before I am connected?
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- Should I cancel or terminate my telephone service with my existing service provider?
How do I know what alternative providers and services are available?
The number of telecoms service providers offering landline, mobile and broadband services has increased over the last number of years, giving consumers greater choice when considering their telecoms needs. ComReg's independent price comparison website www.callcosts.ie provides details of the current personal telecommunications packages on the market, which, depending on the scale of your business, may be appropriate to your needs. For information on specific business offerings you should start by checking out websites of the various service providers - links to all the websites are available on callcosts.
Why would I consider changing?
When comparing the different prices, prices and terms and conditions of various products and services, you may source a package that matches your needs. You may choose different providers for each service your business requires or you may be able to choose a single alternative service provider to provide all the services you require, for example some providers offer packages which include mobile and landline services. Combined service packages are known as bundles.
What do I need to do before I switch?
You will need to consider the various platforms/technologies that are available and that you wish to use. More information is available in the Telecoms Products section.
You need to consider your personal and your business needs. You will need to decide if you want to have separate services and contracts for each. Some providers have different terms and conditions for business and residential services. You will need to be aware of the implications, such as your consumer rights, of bundling your residential services into a business contract.
You should ensure that you are aware of the costs for all the services you want to use, such as call waiting and call answering, directory enquiries, calls to 1890 and 1850 numbers etc.
If you are considering changing your telephone service provider during the process you may be asked for the the following consumer references, Universal Account Number(s) (UAN(s)), Eircom Account Number (EAN (s)), Circuit Reference Numbers (CRN(s)) or your account number.
Consumer references mean, any number, letter, code or reference pertaining to a consumer, which is necessary for the purposes of the consumer efficiently changing services or efficiently switching from one telephone service provider to another supplying such services. In general terms some telephone service providers do not own their own telecoms infrastructure to provide services, they rent the infrastructure (wires, telephone poles etc) from Eircom and then provide you with a retail telephone service. When a telephone service provider rents infrastructure/services from Eircom, Eircom provides a Universal Account Number (UAN) to your service provider (i.e. the account number for the service that Eircom provides to your retail service provider). Your service provider puts the UAN on the bill along with its account number. Without the UAN, the new retail service provider cannot get access to the infrastructure. Therefore, the new retail service provider would not be able to provide service.
Some telephone service providers in Ireland have their own telecoms infrastructure completely separate from Eircom's (they do not need to rent their infrastructure from Eircom) for e.g. UPC. They may provide television, telephone and broadband services through their own infrastructure. Service providers of this nature will provide you with an account number.
Service providers are required to display all consumer reference numbers applicable to your account on your telephone bill by 1 October 2010.
You should review your contract(s) with your current service provider to ascertain the conditions for termination. In particular, you need to be aware of your minimum contract period, notice of termination and termination charges and the policy with respect to the return of equipment.
How do I switch service provider?
When you have compared the products and selected a provider, you will need to consider the conditions for termination of your current contract in order to minimise termination penalties.
You can make contact with your new provider to give your consent to switch and the new provider will organise the transfer of services for your business.
You will need to enter into a new agreement for service with your new provider, which involves either signing a consent form, or confirming your consent over the phone, via Third Party Verification (TPV) or Voice Contract.
In the majority of circumstances the subscriber that wishes to change their service provider will not need to take any action in advance of the switch, other than contacting the retail service provider that they wish to use to provide them with service. However, the subscriber should be aware of the terms and conditions of their current retail contract, and in particular any possible early termination fees. For example the subscriber may have agreed a 12 month contract with their current retail service provider. If the subscriber terminates the contact after 10 months, their current service provider may have an early termination fee.
Should I cancel or terminate my telephone service with my existing service provider?
When a subscriber is switching their phone service between a telephone network operator and a cable network operator that offers phone services or vice versa, and you wish to continue using your existing telephone number. Then you should not terminate or cancel your telephone service with your current retail service provider before consulting with your new retail service provider.
Will my telephone service be interrupt because I am changing my telephone service provider and transferring my telephone number?
To switch telephone service between providers (either with or without moving your telephone number) requires some technical tasks to be carried out. As a result, there is likely to be short interruption of service, the duration of the service interruption will depend on specific circumstances (e.g. a subscriber that is moving two hundred telephone lines to another service provider will be more complicated than a subscriber that is moving two telephone lines, therefore the potential for service outage increased depending complexity of the move). The subscriber will need to make arrangements with their new service provider to minimize the impact of any service outage.
Will my service be interrupted?
The switch over to the new service provider should be seamless for single services and for bundles.
For broadband and voice transfers, a new facility has been put in place to ensure that both services can be transferred simultaneously without intervention by the customer or interruption to service.
What happens if I change my mind?
If you have entered into a contract with a new service provider, you may have a minimum cooling off period (your rights in this respect depend on the nature of the contract and the method of sale). You should ask your new provider, when signing up about your rights with respect to a cooling off period and, if applicable, how to cancel the contract within this period.
If you are entitled to a cooling off period and you change your mind within the period but after the switch, you are liable for any telephone call charges incurred in the interim.
What questions should I ask any alternative provider before changing?
- Ask for the customer Code of Practice/Guarantee Scheme
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- Ask if your new service requires additional equipment and is there a cost associated
- Ask if there is a minimum contract period and if so what are the early cancellation penalties
- Ask how long will it take before the changeover
- Ask whether there are any additional charges, such as connection fees
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How long will it take before I am connected?
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What about my other telephone services?
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The temporary stand in dualcore PC has at last been upgraded to a 6 core, 3.5GHz CPU, which has been overclocked to just slightly over 4GHz. A safe, stable and cool amount. Just the music software to install now and studio back up and running. :)
Big thanks to YEWBE for his analysis of Banjo in Kashmir. It made me giggle, but I'm pretty sure most who listen don't analyse our music like this when they listen to it. Here is what Yewbe had to say...
Anchorage Alska excites me, particularly the piece "Banjo in Kashmir"!. It embodies one of the basic elements of Cohn's theory ("Mapping the Triadic Universe"), for it captures the novel approach to measuring distances between major and minor triads by means of "tune-leading work." In the pan-triadic world of the Anchorage Alaska instrumental, we can quantitatively discover consonant triads based on the number of shared common tones and total amount, of tone-leading work through "idealized voice leading," an abstract concept that measures tonal leading in semitones without regard to register -- let me be clear, I am referring to the basic "Hexatonic Cycles"! Anchorage Alaska introduces a formalized system based on efficient tonalities. For example, in the 31 second mark of the "Banjo in Kashmir," both the C major and A-flat major triads are in a "minimal-work relationship" with the C minor triad, which means they share two common tones and the remaining tone moves by semitone (i.e., a single unit of tone-leading work) to produce the other triad. When this system repeats, it creates a hexatonic cycle: a set of six consonant triads--C major, C minor, A-flat major, A-flat minor, E major, E minor, C major (i.e., cyclic closure)--whose three different roots form an augmented triad. There are three other hexatonic cycles (as there are three other augmented triads) that include the remaining eighteen consonant triads, which "produces a preliminary map of the triadic universe" when combined with the initial hexatonic cycle described above. According to Cohn, this "model is sufficient to provide preliminary support for the central claim that the capacity for minimal tonalities leading between chords of a single type is a special property of consonant triads, resulting from their status as minimal perturbations of perfectly even augmented triads." Because augmented triads divide the octave into three equal parts, separated by major thirds, they accordingly create a "perfectively even" distribution of pitches in chromatic space. The work of A.A.M emphasizes the dual existence of consonant triads, as both acoustically consonant and nearly even in terms of their distribution of pitches in chromatic space! And in all this, my friends, I salute you!
The new PC is all sorted and ready to rock and problems identified. There will need to be some rerecording, due to some files not being as clean as they should be, but all in all things are back on track. We're behind schedule, so we've decided to ignore the schedule, that way we won't be behind it! :)
OK, studio PC is almost in PC heaven. Got new one ordered and will be here in next couple of days. Takes a while to install operating system and all the studio software, but hope to have it up and running by the end of the wekend. Because of this annoyingly timed critical equipment failure, it looks like our debut album "The Band Not The Place" will be making an appearance in September, rather than August.
Lots of small things to do, but all songs, except "Fall With Grace down tempo" and "Jonah the Eskimo" are more or less done. We are on target (well a little behind, but not much) for August release! We will be starting a crowd funding campaign for those that want CD copies, instead of downloads and also help to fund our first proper video. T-shirts will be available and other goodies.
Things are going well so far. We have passed the halfway point and are not far away from completing the longest track in the album - "Banjo In Kashmir".
The track is made up of 3 distinct sections:-
Part 1 - at just under 2 minutes, it's a short jazzy intro, with a very ethereal jazzy piano intro and an interesting rolling bass tapping riff through most of it.
Part 2 - at just a little over 3 minutes, this is the original and main part of this musical triumverate. The main hook is played on the bouzouki part, but initially Corina's haunting rendition of the main theme is sung at the beginning of Part 2, followed by the fake banjo (the bouzouki) playing a banjoesque rolling version of the main theme, thereadter the uillean expands upon it.
Part 3 - at around 4 and a half minutes, this is the longest and easily the most "chilled" part of the trio. With little haunting vocals floating in here and there, an echoed low whistle and the return of the "riff", the 3rd part has a lot to use, but is kept remarkably empty. Also, Danny plays a great celtic outro played on both low whistle, hi whistle and uillean pipes.
At well over 9 minutes and predominantly instrumental, this is the longest track on the album, but it will transport you across valleys, mountains and even continents. You can here a rough mix of Part 1 on our profile.
The completion of our debut album "The Band Not The Place" is coming along nicely. We are just over the halfway mark, with the 3 part track "Banjo In Kashmir". Part 1 has been completed and has additional bass parts, while Part 2 is almost completed. Part 3 of Banjo In Kashmir has not been head by anyone outside of the band yet, but has a slightly more ambient feel. We are rarely, trully ambient, because we like so much percussion, but it is very chilled for us and makes the full track, with all 3 parts over 9 minutes long. All this and NO banjo! LOL
Half of the songs are done, just needing some monor adjustments. Only another 5 to go. Next song up is the 9 minute Banjo In Kashmir. Song is in 3 sections, and is primarily instrumental. As usual the musical genres and styles are varied. Bit of a challenge as this is the longest track on the album. You can hear a rough mix of part 1 on our RN page. ANother little jazz fusion orientated number.
Will be starting "Until The Sandman Comes" this weekend and that marks the halfway point for our album. Things are moving along nicely, but the more complex songs are still to be done.
Remember you can see and hear us having some fun doing a crazy and unusually jazzy song for us at http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/202180527 Although this jazzy version of track isn't on our forthcoming album, it will be fun to compare it with the our typical Anchorage Alaska sound of the album version,, once the album is ready. Enjoy! :)