Source: PDI
Erik Morales, the Mexican prizefight legend, fought and lost in Las Vegas Sunday but, at the same time, won what could be his most significant victory outside the boxing ring.
Morales won big away from the MGM Grand Arena after Mexican fans celebrated and took him back into their arms despite losing on points to a younger foe.
Unsuccessful against the bull-strong Marcos Maidana, El Terrible was truly heroic in fighting off the years with a display of unassailable courage and nobility.
In golf yesterday, a budding masterpiece, 21-year-old Rory McIlroy, ruled the course with his golden game for three straight rounds at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, only to crash in fragments on the final day.
He aged like a prized jar that instantly cracked and drove off the fairways into the trees where he lost a shaky battle with baby nerves.
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Here at home, master music man Ed Gatchalian yesterday apologized for trying to intrude into the sporting turf while requesting for some mention about a musicale he is preparing to mount with a friend.
“I know what I’m asking for is not compatible with the nature of your work, and I apologize for this,” he said.
The request is par for the course.
It’s a musicale centering on the fabled Ateneo-La Salle rivalry.
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“Definitely, each basketball game between the two schools is one of the highest in the level of rivalry issues, regardless of championship chances of either team,” Gatchalian explained.
However, the rivalry goes beyond the hardcourt, he added.
Well, the musicale may not touch on the late King Eagle Ed Ocampo’s toughest on-game assignment.
In fact, it may not be either Shin Dong-pa or the legendary three-time Olympian Narciso Bernardo but Chief Archer Dominador Sevillano.
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But do trust Gatchalian when he said the musical, “Rivalry,” is sure to succeed in showcasing various facets of the long-time school feud.
He listed a number of reasons:
Girls—The chance of having a “karibal” from the other school was always high because of the types of girls that attract both the Atenean and Lasallian. Falling in love during the college days was a major factor that affected every nerve of emotion. Both the Ateneans and Lasallian unconsciously developed their own way of talking (in wooing girls), style of walking and, most importantly, skill in dancing (you could tell if a person was Atenean or Lasallian by the way he dances).
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Academics—The pride in the Atenean for taking up Latin, Shakespeare, Prose and Poetry gave him a feeling of “quality” superior than the Lasallian. On the other hand, La Salle’s reputation for the sciences, i.e. Math, Business courses, and other academic factors that led to entrepreneurship was something that the Lasallian felt was a factor that puts him above the Atenean. There was always a competitive spirit when it came to academics. The Atenean felt superior in studying Theology versus La Salle’s Cathecism. But La Salle’s Accounting curriculum was really known to be far better than Ateneo’s.
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The bottom lline, says Gatchalian, is that both the Atenean and Lasallian have a silent respect for each other “because the rival might win the girl he loves, might get the job he wants, might get the basketball championship he passionately desires.”
As a result, each one strives to do better than the other.
The opening night for the musicale is on Jan. 27, 2012 at the Meralco Theater. There will be a press conference on April 28, 2011 at Insular Life Theatre, top floor of The Insular Life Building on Ayala Avenue, Makati. Excerpts of the musicale will be performed by the cast in a 30-minute sneak preview.
FORE!
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Erik Morales, the Mexican prizefight legend, fought and lost in Las Vegas Sunday but, at the same time, won what could be his most significant victory outside the boxing ring.
Morales won big away from the MGM Grand Arena after Mexican fans celebrated and took him back into their arms despite losing on points to a younger foe.
Unsuccessful against the bull-strong Marcos Maidana, El Terrible was truly heroic in fighting off the years with a display of unassailable courage and nobility.
In golf yesterday, a budding masterpiece, 21-year-old Rory McIlroy, ruled the course with his golden game for three straight rounds at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, only to crash in fragments on the final day.
He aged like a prized jar that instantly cracked and drove off the fairways into the trees where he lost a shaky battle with baby nerves.
* * *
Here at home, master music man Ed Gatchalian yesterday apologized for trying to intrude into the sporting turf while requesting for some mention about a musicale he is preparing to mount with a friend.
“I know what I’m asking for is not compatible with the nature of your work, and I apologize for this,” he said.
The request is par for the course.
It’s a musicale centering on the fabled Ateneo-La Salle rivalry.
* * *
“Definitely, each basketball game between the two schools is one of the highest in the level of rivalry issues, regardless of championship chances of either team,” Gatchalian explained.
However, the rivalry goes beyond the hardcourt, he added.
Well, the musicale may not touch on the late King Eagle Ed Ocampo’s toughest on-game assignment.
In fact, it may not be either Shin Dong-pa or the legendary three-time Olympian Narciso Bernardo but Chief Archer Dominador Sevillano.
* * *
But do trust Gatchalian when he said the musical, “Rivalry,” is sure to succeed in showcasing various facets of the long-time school feud.
He listed a number of reasons:
Girls—The chance of having a “karibal” from the other school was always high because of the types of girls that attract both the Atenean and Lasallian. Falling in love during the college days was a major factor that affected every nerve of emotion. Both the Ateneans and Lasallian unconsciously developed their own way of talking (in wooing girls), style of walking and, most importantly, skill in dancing (you could tell if a person was Atenean or Lasallian by the way he dances).
* * *
Academics—The pride in the Atenean for taking up Latin, Shakespeare, Prose and Poetry gave him a feeling of “quality” superior than the Lasallian. On the other hand, La Salle’s reputation for the sciences, i.e. Math, Business courses, and other academic factors that led to entrepreneurship was something that the Lasallian felt was a factor that puts him above the Atenean. There was always a competitive spirit when it came to academics. The Atenean felt superior in studying Theology versus La Salle’s Cathecism. But La Salle’s Accounting curriculum was really known to be far better than Ateneo’s.
* * *
The bottom lline, says Gatchalian, is that both the Atenean and Lasallian have a silent respect for each other “because the rival might win the girl he loves, might get the job he wants, might get the basketball championship he passionately desires.”
As a result, each one strives to do better than the other.
The opening night for the musicale is on Jan. 27, 2012 at the Meralco Theater. There will be a press conference on April 28, 2011 at Insular Life Theatre, top floor of The Insular Life Building on Ayala Avenue, Makati. Excerpts of the musicale will be performed by the cast in a 30-minute sneak preview.
FORE!
