Tennis Daw!
Posted on January 25, 2006
Wala lang, Nakakaadik kase manood ng Tennis eh. Lalo na ngayon Australian Open. Ang daming bigating player like Maria Sharapova, Davenport, Hingis, Federrer and etc etc etc…
Noong bata ako, natutuwa talaga akong panoorin ang tennis. Mga ulo ng tao eh palipat lipat, sinusundan ang bola. O dba kakatuwa. Kaya nong high school ako eh napasama ako sa mga tita at tito ko na maglaro ng tennis. At nag-enjoy ako. Magttrain sana ako kaso yong trainor eh may pilay so yon, palo palo na lang kasama mga tita at tito o kaya naman magwalling na lang. Hehe
Wala lang, hindi ko rin makita ang punto ng pagsulat ko ng entry na eto. Well, wala ng pakialamanan! hehe
Naisip ko lang, bakit kaya wala pa masyadong mga kilalang tennis player na pinoy. Yeah nandyan nga sila Cecil Mamiit(tama ba?) pero dba sa US sila naglalaro hindi para sa Pinas(tama ba uli?). Naglaro nga sila nung SEA games kaya ayos lang. Eh ano ngayon? Wala lang! Dami nating kilalang players sa bowling, billiards, boxing at yong mga iba eh nagsisimula naring makilala. Pero sa tennis? siguro ako na yong next. haha joke lang. Siguro nga dahil sa hindi naman ganon ka kilala ang tennis sa ating bansa. Wala masyadong mga tennis courts at wala rin masyadong kilalang school para dito. Siguro marami naring magaling sa larangang eto pero hindi lang nakikilala dahil hindi nasusuportahan ng gobyerno. Mahal din naman kasing maglaro at sumali sa mga iba’t ibang cup o palaruan. Dba?
Kung may sapat lang ng pondo at mga pasilidad ay maaari tayong makilala sa larong tennis. Alam mo kung bakit? Hindi ko rin alam eh. hehe Siguro dahil na rin sa sadya lang na magagaling ang mga pinoy(o dba bias ako?). Eh talaga naman dba? Siguro konteng impormasyon pa o tamang kaalaman ang dapat na ibigay sa mga kabataan tungkol sa tennis na eto. Kase napapansin ko na ang dami daming mahilig sa basketball, parang pambansang laro na nga eto e. Pero aminin na natin, hindi tayo kalakihan at mas magagaling talaga ang mga lahing itim. Hindi ko sinasabi na hindi tayo magaling sa larong eto pero siguro kelangan din nating tanggapin na hindi na tayo para dito. nyahaha joke lang. Mag tennis na lang tayo!
Isa pa, yong website ng philta o ang Philippine tennis association ay hindi na updated. Pano kaya yon? Katulad ko, gusto kong magtraining pero wala akong mapuntahang site para makapag inquire. Alam ko 19 na ako at medyo late na para magtrain uli pero muka pa naman akong kinse anyos haha! Seryoso, wala talagang inpormasyon na makikita sa internet tungkol sa philippine tennis. Kung meron mang community ng tennis eh nakabase eto sa ibang bansa. Dito sa atin wala. O baka naman wala lang silang website, nagtitipid hehe. Ayoko naman pumunta pa ng ibang bansa para lang magtrain no!
Sana lang magkaisa ang mga samahan ng mga pinoy na mahilig sa tennis at magtayo ng mumunting website para dito. Hindi ba? Alam ko na maraming talentadong tao dyan na nagtatago at naghahanap lang ng mga makakalaro hehe. Ako eh hindi ako magaling, siguro may konteng alam lang at nong highschool pa ako huling naglaro. At 3rd yr college na ako! peste. Basta yon lang!
Naipost ko ‘to dahil sa naadik na ako sa kakapanood ng tennis. Lalo na’t pasok na si Maria Sharapova sa Semis. Sana makapasok din si Martina Hingis para masaya! hehe At natuwa rin ako sa mga pinoy tennis blogger katulad ni Ms Noelle at ni Rob.
Gusto ko rin sanang magblog tungkol sa tennis na yan, kaya lang medyo hindi muna kase malapit ng maging busy sa school haha. Yon lang!
Kaibigan! Laro tayo! haha
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Binayaran daw si Mamiit para maglaro sa SEA games.
i had tennis lessons when i was in gradeschool. ang coach ko pa nun was the coach for the Phil Junior Team..kaso natigil kasi pag dating ng highschool eh nagbasketball na ako. pano, lahat ng kaibigan ko basketball ang laro. hehe. punta ka sa Rizal Memorial marami nagtuturo dun or magtanong-tanong ka.
Mas gusto ko maglaro ng bandminton kaysa tennis feeling ko kasi masakit pag tinamaan ng bola.
Nanood ako kanina ng laban ni Martina Hingis at .. hehe di ko ga’no kilala ‘yung kalaban n’ya e. Pero gusto ko talaga nanonood ng tennis, nakaka-relieve ng stress.
no wonder if Mamiit was paid to play.. kasi even Tiger Woods get paid to play in lower-class events. nabasa ko ynu minsan sa isang magazine.
i guess its still worth it na nag laro si mamiit as long as he’s playing under the philippine flag. OK lang yun =)
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Kainis talo si Hingis kay clijsters. well, mahina ta talaga tuhod ng lola! shes been my idol since i was still in college. I will never forget that f—ng day na nasa finals na sila vs Iva majoli french open, nag match point na sya, pero natalo pa rin. yun lang ang tanging grand slam event na di nya napalanunan on the same calendar year: 1997 yata. >:
Mas gusto ko yung tennis kasi pakiramdam ko nakakatanggal ng stress lalo na pag malakas ang tira heh Parang gusto ko sumigaw ng whooo.
waaaah natalo si maria sharapova. tsk tsk wala na. hehe
Love ko si Martina kahit noong bata pa laman ako. Tapos type ko talaga yung mga Russians.
I do not know much about the sport. I am usually after the players. Hahaha!
i looove tennis too! martina hingis was one of my favorite, but now, i don’t have any, i seem to watch an open with random favorites. i am on the side who’s close to winning. haha. anyway it’s really cool to play tennis, especially when you feel like your stomach looks like your boobs. my dad is a professional player now. i really wish to be like him. (haha, nagkwento ng buhay)
anyway you’re right about that, i haven’t heard any Filipino site about tennis or someone who won some tennis or just about a tennis ball held by a Filipino. believe me, if someone gets to be the filipino guy who picks up tennis balls during a game, he’ll be really famous here in the country.
jeeper: haha yeah ako rin, kaya nagulat ako at sya ay nagbalik…
ayel:: hehe grabe minsan kapag nde ko rin kilala ang player eh dun na lang ako sa medyo nanalo haha. astig..
wow pro na ang dad mo? astig ah… sana ako rin hehe…
haha aviva’s like training asian ball kids.. makasali nga. nyaha kidding!
bakit ayaw mag line break…
bakit
bakit?
Ako nga eh, gusto kong maging ballkid sa Australian Open. Kaya lang, hindi na ako kid eh…
Haha! May naka-notice pala ng munting blog na ginawa ko. Asar lang kasi walang time to update.
Nag-tennis din ako nung trese anyos ako. Kaso natigil kasi mahal ang bayad sa court at pulot boys (at mahina daw ako mag-serve at mag-backhand, hehe). Siguro, isang dahilan din ‘yung mahal na court at pasilidad ng sports na ‘to kaya hindi masyadong sikat sa bansa natin.
Paborito ko din pala si Hingis. Sayang lang yung sa Toray Pan Pacific kasi hindi siya nanalo kay Dementieva.
talagang nakakatuwa lalo na para sa mga lalaki … sukat mo ba namang ang seseksi ng mga suot ng mga tennis player na mga babae c maria nga e laging nakapantulog lang lol!
hi jong!I have a daughter who is competing in the age groups. Ang tawag sa kanila ay mga age groupers. She was ranked 10 sa age group 12 and under. I likewise play every weekend with my wife. We belong to a tennis club in Citadella in Las Pinas. Sa kakasali nya sa mga tournaments ng Philta, medyo familiar kami doon. If you want to help, baka pwede kang gumawa ng semi-interactive website for Philta at i-host natin in a free web host. Kung ang aasahan natin ay ang support from the government, walang mangyayari. Sariling kayod. I actually spend PhP 600.00 per hour @ 6 days per week sa training ng anak ko. Paano yung iba na hindi kaya mag spend? Ako nga ay todo kayod just to support her. Nakakahinayang kasi pag di mo susuportahan. She loves to compete. Kahit sa school tennis team, kami pa ding mga magulang ang nagbabayad ng gastos sa training. Anyway, my point is, if you have the interest and talent in web development, why not use it to help Philippine Tennis. Who knows, baka maging Don Secuya ka (web developer of mannypacquiao.ph). Kasi if we can have a web page, we might be able to attract interest of Filipinos worldwide into supporting Philippine tennis. O sige, you have my email address. Keep in touch and let us exchange ideas on how we can do something about our situation.
thanks mr louie victor.
taas noo ako sayo.hehe. Well sa totoo lang nasa plano ko na yan. A forum or interactive website for tennis enthusiasts, na pwede nila makita mga announcements, tournaments and everything. Well email na lang. thanks… Anyway, Gusto ko uli magsanay ng tennis kaya lang wala akong mga kakilala na in sa tennis… taga pasay lang ako.
Hi jong!thanks for visiting the Citadella Tennis Club Blogsite. Kami kami lang na mga non-techies ang nagme-maintain nun. Kung di ka nalalayuan, you can visit Citadella where my wife and daughter and I are members. Many members play during weekdays pero sa mga katulad kong uring manggagawa, I can only play during Saturdays and sometimes Sunday. We just had a team tennis tournament during the last 2 Saturdays and this Saturday, meron na naman. I can email you the current player rankings and the schedules of tournaments nationwide. Galing to sa Philta. I have the email addresses of a few Age Groupers and once we have something, we can email all of them the URL. It will not be the official Philta website but at least, we have a virtual meeting place of Filipino tennis enthusiasts where information can be exchanged. I do occassionally bump into Johnny Arcilla (his dad and Chris Cuarto are some of the coaches that teach tennis at The Palms).
I can tell you, age 19 is not too late to learn the sport. You just have to be athletic and able bodied. I actually went into tennis seriously when I worked in Saudi (I was 25 years old then) and ang mga tennis enthusiasts doon ay halos gabi gabi nagtetennis. Libre ang court and wala nang araw kaya paumagahan sa pagtetennis.
The person who teaches tennis at the Citadella Tennis Club is named Al. I can hook you up with him.
Until here and keep in touch. Let me know if you want me to send you the data.
All the best!
Louie
wow haba ah, hehe..
i’ll just email you na lang po…
anyway, nung nasa saudi rin ako madalas kami magtennis though hindi talaga ako nakakuha ng maayos na training, palo palo lang hehe… pero ang tagal na ng last na nakapaglaro ako. Gusto ko uli matuto, haha i maybe thin pero kaya naman siguro ng resistensya ko.. ehehe. thanks thanks.. i’ll shoot you an email kung kailan ko kailanganin ang data..
marhaba jong! saan ka nagtetennis when you were in Saudi?In which part of Saudi did you stay? I was actually stationed in Riyadh, Dhahran and Jeddah in a span of more than 13 years. My daughter spent about 5 years of her life in Saudi. We would play in Samco Juffali and Arabian Homes and Saudi Wiemer compound in Jeddah and Riyadh. We had a huge group and my house was a building away from the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah.
Anyway, Philta advised me that they are planning to have their own website. That does not mean you cannot come up with your own as a tennis enthusiast. Just the same I thought I would let you know.
Mabruk!
louie
ello… hehe sa Dharan Hotel ba un? yong malapit sa dharan airport dati.. member kasi dun lahat ng empleyado ng company nila papa kaya libre magtennis and swimming… Alkhobar ako for 4 years, pero riyadh na parents ko ngayon, at dun din ako bumalik dati…
well, im looking forward to that.. I mean, they really should come up with their website… sobrang late na ang country natin… haha
yeah, siguro forum na lang.. atleast dun interactive parin… dba? at matatagalan pa naman siguro ang philta haha..
ey jong! i agree.update me on the latest! all the best!!!
up na ang forum…
[…] Philippine Tennis Online Started here and through the help of Mr. Louie of Citadella Tennis Club we came up with this Forum that might help Filipino Tennis Enthusiasts to interact with each other… […]
Hi Jong!
When I am looking for the Philta site, I found this one. You said, you used to play tennis and stop but you are interested in watching Martina H. and Maria Sha. You wanna play again but expensive and there’s no enough playing fields in Tennis, you are right! I am also an avid fan of tennis and I want tennis to be a major sports in our country. That’s my dream. If you want want to play tennis again I will give you tennis rackets and I will introduce to the best coach in the philippines. Anyway, I’m not staying there I’m outside of the country but I can give you high level coach there to teach you for free. I like your idea thats one way of helping Philippine tennis. I want Philippine tennis to be big that is my dream. You can email and asks me about tennis and give you information. keep the good work. MABUHAY ang Tennis ulit sa Pilipinas!!!
hi d great, thanks thanks.. Woah, id really love that! hehe Anyway, i have my old tennis racket, havent used if for years na.. What i dont have right now is a good tennis shoes and yeah trainors… I\\\’ll email you na lang… Btw, please visit Philippine Tennis Online. I created that forum so that we could interact with other pinoy tennis enthusiasts here and abroad…
you mail this add. junjuntoledo@yahoo.com and ask him to teach you tennis. he knows very much about philippine tennis. I think his rate for teaching is 1000-2000 pesos per lesson and he’s always fully booked you call him and set a day and time. good luck and enjoy playing tennis it’s really fun.
pano ba maging professinal tennis player at maglaro sa mga world cups and grand slams?pano din ba ko makakasali?kasi gusto kong maging worlds no.1 tennis player na pinoy paki email na lng me tnx
can anyone help me….whats the website of philta? i want to see the tournament schedules for 2007
ei goodalch! philta has no website but admin jong has Philippine Tennis online. You can go to: tennis.staticbluecreations.com and click on Tennis tournaments. I think naka post doon yung Annual schedule of tournaments ng Philta.
Hi there! I wanna learn and play tennis, meron po ba dito sa Bulacan area??