"Break It Down Now!"

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

PBA Pure Foods VS. Singapore Slingers

Tuesday, 7.40 pm, Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The PBA Champion Pure Foods was challenged by the Singapore Slingers to an exhibition match and of course, being the Pinoy and the Basketball-fan that I am, I went with my parents. The match went pretty well, really. A lot of funny parts. Too bad there were not any Singapore Slinger fans around me. Wanted to annoy them with my booing everytime those darned Singapore Slingers got the ball.

Well, first quarter, the score was, about, 19-25, second quarter 42-56, third quarter 64-82, last quarter 86-90. Yeah, we fought hard in the last quarter and managed to catch up, with 4 points left to a tie. Pinoy power. Pinoy pride.

Funny things about the match:

9/10 of the crowd were Filipino Fans. I mean, honestly. Everytime the Pure Foods made a shot, there'll be cheers. Everytime the Singapore Slingers made a shot, there'll be jeers. It was so funny. It was their home turf, and yet, the crowd was against them. Imagine how pathetic they felt. Oh, I loved it. Yeah, I hate the Singapore Slingers. Oh yeah, and we set the record for the most number of people coming to watch a Singapore Slinger game. Pathetic, really. Haha.

The Philippine Flag was being waved everywhere. Honestly, there was never a time in the whole game, no matter which direction you looked, that you would no see the flag of the Philippines. And there was not a single Singaporean flag. Here I was, thinking that Singaporeans were actually proud of their innocent, pure and stead fast country, when us Pinoys were more proud of our shaky and poor country with an undeniably corrupted government. Another reason why I hate Singapore.

They don't know what they got.

The head referee was an asshole too, giving out bad calls and all those fuckin shit. One of the Pinoy players was injured after getting elbowed in the face by Sandrin from the Singapore Slingers. The referee was not looking and no foul was made. And then, he was talking to the court officials and when one of the Singapore Slingers fell, he was not looking, but he still called a foul. Ass. And no one touched the damned Singapore Slinger player. He frikin tripped. Of course, the crowd was on the Pure Foods' side, so you can guess their reaction. A copy of a crowd's cheer:

One person: "Referee!"
Crowd: "GAGO! (Idiot/Fool/Stupid/Crazy in Tagalog)"
One person: "Referee!"
Crowd: "GAGO!"

And it went on for twenty minutes. I love pinoys. We love to have fun. >=D

And not only the Singapore Slingers team were spared. After the Pinoy player was unjustly injured, the crowd hated every Singaporean in the stadium. The cheerleaders came out greeted with jeers. It was so funny. Some guy shouted, "WE WANT FDC!" The Filipino Dance Club of Singapore. And I'm in it too. Whee~

I remember one part where the Singapore Slingers point guard actually committed a back-court violation, but the referee simply let it slide, then the Pure Foods coach went to the officials to complain. Some fucked-up Australian guy who supported Singapore Slingers stood up and scolded him, asking him to get back to the bench. Man, you should have been there. The whole team crowded at the court in front of the Australian, asking him to come down and dare say that again. If I was not wrong, he asked the coach to "Get your ass down and complain to your maid mother instead!"

I saw a total of eight water bottles being thrown at the Australian Guy. Fucker deserved it, I say. In fact, if I wasn't on the opposite side of the stadium, I would have thrown the tennis ball I found outside the stadium. Fucking asshole. The announcer was like, "It's just a game!" and the crowd was jeering at him. Anyone who supported the Singapore Slingers were not spared, really.

The last three minutes were awesome. The Singapore Slingers were unable to score. You know the announcer plays different kind of tunes to get the people to cheer 'Defence' or 'Offence'? Yeah, they were playing the 'Offence' tune, but the crowd was cheering 'Defence' instead. And yeah, the team worked well defensively. They couldn't even get near the ring. Everytime the ball was turned over, or a shot was taken, everyone, except the Australians and the Singaporeans, would stand up. It was so funny. No one could see the Singaporean Slinger fans anymore.

Too bad there was too little time.

Announcer: "That was a good game, but Singapore Slingers won 90 to 86. Let's give it to the fans!"
Crowd: "BOOO!!!!"
Announcer: "Uhm, I mean, the fans for the Pure Foods, yeah."
Crowd: "YAAAAY!!! WHOOO!!!! PINOY PRIDE!"

Haha. I love Pinoys.

We may have lost that match, but we achieved a whole lot more than the game. For that night, the Singapore Indoor Stadium did not belong to Singapore Slingers, no. It belonged to Pure Foods and to the Philippines. And we showed the Singapore Slingers just how small their fan base are (Which is fucking small, btw. Hell, wonder how small it would be during their game against the Australian team. lol).

And finally, we showed just how proud we are of our country and how united we can be, despite not knowing who each other are. We waved the Philippine Flag in a place that was supposedly a foreign turf, and in a basketball game too, cause we are proud of our nation.

We showed that when it comes to pride, no Singaporean can match a Filipino. Cause we love our country. So, Singapore Slingers, next time you wanna challenge one of the top basketball teams in the Philippines, take note. You're not only challenging the team.

You're challenging the whole Filipino community in Singapore. And trust me, we will crowd your stadium.

Oh yeah, as for that asshole who shouted at the Filipino coach, he had to be escorted home by the police. He was, after all, injured by a mere water bottle.

Damn, that felt so good to type.

Fuck you, you Australian bastard.

And Singapore Slingers, STOP RECRUITING FOREIGN PEOPLE! You only have one Singaporean and you call yourself the national team? What a bunch of losers. >_>

Singapore Slingers -> Suck
Red-shirted Australian bastard ->Suck more.
Pure Foods -> Rock
Filipinoes in Singapore -> Rock more.

Oh yeah.

dancethenightaway
7:52 PM

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