Author Archives: Patrick Kennan

My 2014 March Madness Bracket

I’m not really a huge US college hoops but I do participate in the annual tradition of filling up NCAA March Madness (the collegiate basketball championship tournament held from mid-March to early April yearly) brackets. Some of the future superstars in the NBA have made a name for themselves in the tourney and I expectContinueContinue reading “My 2014 March Madness Bracket”

My Dehydration Experience

One of the freakiest things to happen to me was my little bout with dehydration on March 5th, 2013. It was an extremely hot day as summer was approaching. To make the long story short, I almost blacked out on the sidewalk along Quezon Street (near SM Delgado). Luckily for me, there was a sari-sariContinueContinue reading “My Dehydration Experience”

Student-Politicians. Pffft.

At around this time every year, students aspiring to be elected into their respective student councils are busy trying to convince schoolmates why they deserve to be voted. Of course, one effective way to woo the crowd is to embellish speeches with words like “service”, “integrity”, “hard-working”, et cetera. These speeches are not unlike theContinueContinue reading “Student-Politicians. Pffft.”

Grading the Lakers’ Trade Deadline Activity

The trade deadline has come and passed, and like in the previous two years, it was relatively quiet. The biggest name to have been traded is the Indiana Pacer’s ex-franchise player Danny Granger, who was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers for Evan Turner and LaVoy Allen. We’re not going to provided in-depth analysis on thatContinueContinue reading “Grading the Lakers’ Trade Deadline Activity”

Happy Birthday, Kurt!

Kurt Cobain would have celebrated his 47th birthday today, had he not taken his own life one fateful day in April 1994. He, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were the voice of a generation, revolutionizing a new genre of music, encorporating the angsty, angry lyrics of punk rock and aggressive melodies. Kurt taught people toContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Kurt!”

2014 All-Star Weekend Recap

The 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone! It’s back to reality for everybody in the league. The top-tier teams hope to continue their strong start to the season. Mid-level teams hope to gain some sort of momentum to keep their hopes of a playoff berth alive. Bad teams can go back to tankingContinueContinue reading “2014 All-Star Weekend Recap”

Lakers and Celtics: The Mighty Have Fallen

Any NBA fan worth their salt knows that the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are the two most decorated teams in the history of the league. So it’s very understandable that these two teams have some of the most loyal and passionate fans ever. And it’s also understandable that there is bad blood betweenContinueContinue reading “Lakers and Celtics: The Mighty Have Fallen”

Should the Lakers Keep or Get Rid of Pau Gasol?

Ever since that botched trade (thanks to then-NBA commissioner David Stern and his #BasketballReasons) to the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) for Chris Paul in 2011, Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol has been the center of various trade talks. For the past two trade deadlines, Gasol survived all the rumors of him heading to another team and remained a member of the Lakers.ContinueContinue reading “Should the Lakers Keep or Get Rid of Pau Gasol?”