Some poetry to explain why there have been no blogs from me since last year's maniacal MFL 2014 blogfest:
Our winter league's already begun
But I haven't blogged about all the fun
Truth is, have not felt much like blogging
Coz unfortunately i've been logging
Some relatively abysmal
Scores, i'm distraught and dismal
Trying not to get too down
Striving to play with a smile not a frown
Keep hoping and always praying
That I'll improve my playing
But my slump seems to be going nowhere
I work hard, it's just so unfair
I should shut up and stop the dramatics
And focus on bolstering the basics
Hit the practice lanes with determination
To not be overcome with flummoxation
So i can get to blogging once more
Share the joy, not worry about my score
Trust that like seasons come and go
My slump will melt like the snow...
Let it go...
Fun Night with no lights came and went, Weeks 1-5 have come and gone, and apart from the above poem (written on Week 3), the blog bug has truly not bitten me in 2015. We already had our first position round of the season on Week 4 (how exciting!) and after the Bowlinators jumped from being 2nd from the bottom to 4th place on Week 5 (on Valentine's eve, no less, yebah!), here we finally go: blog, baby, blog!
OMG, where do I start? Did we win on Week 5? Oh yeah, the Bowlinators finally Bowlinated on Weeks 3 and 5. Did I finally show up? Yebah, baba, the BowlStar still lives, hallelujah.... Have there been super bowltastic fantabowlus performances in the past few weeks? Yes, yes and again YES! In true Philly Pinoy bowling fashion, there were breakthrough performances galore and lots of celebrations on the lanes: the music may be loud, but we are LOUDER!
Yup, to start off, the degree of difficulty was through the roof on our Fun Night on JAN 9, with all the lights off at the Palace. That did not stop our Philly Pinoy star bowlers from shining and blinding the competition. How about Grace and Paolo winning lowest score IN THE DARK? Naks, mad skills, bebe... How about Romy with his 300 game (wow!) and Alice with her 250 score in 8-pin no-tap IN THE DARK? How about all our red pin winners with their limpak limpak na salapi (tons of cash)? Wow, magagaling talaga sila sa dilim (they really perform well IN THE DARK...), uy! No mercy! No lights? No problem!
Since my poor memory has become quite unreliable (we are demented, due to dementia...), I will not attempt to recall detailed highlights of the past few weeks of league play. Instead i give you links to the results, and also the schedule and rules, from League Manager Paolo.
Schedule and rules on our website
Week 1 standings
Week 2 standings
Week 3 standings
Week 4 standings
Week 5 standings
But of course I simply cannot resist
Rhyming coz I am an artiste
Here's a rundown of the twists of fate
That my Bowlinators have experienced to date
Fun Night, our Romy came to play
In the dark, his mad skills were on display
Eight dollars from red pin bowling, wow...
300 in 8-pin no-tap, bow!
Week 1 - lost to Bowleros, only won one
Week 2 - tied with GAMR, that was quite fun
Week 3 - with Bowltes Four we bowlinated
Lolet shined but we won 3 and dominated
With each week our wins were increasing
The trend seemed mighty pleasing!
Week 4 position round was a reunion with GAMR
They played well and we lost coz we were lamer
Week 5 - the BowlDawgs match gave us nailbiters
We bowled hard, played well, we're all fighters!
With both teams scrambling for pins
Luck gave the Bowlinators three wins
Week 6 - Bowlinators meet the Lords of the Lanes
They dress like super heroes, their play's been insane
Capucao versus Capucao - Joel vs Jing
On the lanes of the Palace who shall reign supreme?
Whaddaya think? Who will win in this Friday's JC versus JC battle with the Lords of the Lanes up against the Bowlinators? Will I wait five more weeks before the next blog? Will there be a blog next week? Will it depend on whether we win or not, or whether I play well or not? Have you seen (and smelled) my new ball, Bowlificent? How many more questions will I ask before the next poem in this blog? (Two, two more questions...). Can I give a shout out to my Philly Pins teammates (Mitchie, Angie and Giovie) and subs (Bicoy and Lolet)? Are you still with me? Thank you for your patience, love you!
I love to talk
Unless i'm antok
I love to blog
Unless i'm tulog
I love to bowl
It's my goal
To be the best
I am obsessed
Kinda possessed
Sometimes distressed
A little depressed
But never oppressed
I will compete
Abhor defeat
Love to win
Fight for each pin
Practice a lot
To improve my shot
I will play with y'all
Winter, spring, fall
The joy i bear
I try to share
Strive to have fun
Laugh with everyone
Bowl, baby, bowl
Good for the soul
Play all year
With friends so dear
See you at the lanes!!!
