Mister Donuts At Baguio City

Baguio United falters vs Davao in PFF Cup

IT’S GOING to be a long way to the top for the Baguio United Football Club as it suffered its first setback in the ongoing Philippine Football Federation-Smart Club Championships group eliminations in Iloilo City.

A thundering 0-3 defeat came in the hands of the Goshenland backed football squad against the much experienced Columbia FC of Davao during the afternoon games in bracket B.

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“Grabe ang init, sa umpisa pa lang ubos na agad kami,” said BUFC coach Aries Bocalan in a text message Tuesday afternoon.

Fresh from their triumph in the 1st Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan Football Cup, the squad had little time to gather themselves after a weeklong absence in the training field before flying to Iloilo for the three day competition.

“We were thinking that our team would play better, but in the first 20 minutes we fail because of the severe heat,” added Bocalan.

Baguio City is competing in group B featuring Smart Stallions FC of Iloilo, Columbia FC of Davao, and Pachanga of NCR where they are playing in Barotac Nuevo.

Bao Breakers FC of Iligan, Laos FC of Leyte, Smart San Beda FC of Rizal, bannered by Phil and James Younghusband and Teknika FC will be slugging it out in the Group A contests supported by Nature’s Spring, Mister Donut, Salon de Manila and Xavier University where they are slugging it in Cagayan De Oro City.

The group topnotcher and runners-up from each bracket after a single-round eliminations advance to the crossover semifinals scheduled August 16 and 17 at the University of Makati football field.

The home-and-away finals will be stated on August 20 and 23, possibly at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, organizers said.

But despite the loss, Bocalan promises to bounce back against Iloilo in their game Thursday afternoon.

“Against Iloilo we have to stop their quick passing and hold them at the back, we will attack only in our transition,” Bocalan quipped.

Pleased by the outcome this far of the inaugural PFF-Smart Club Championships, organizers aim to institutionalize the PFF-Smart Club Championships to promote the development of football clubs all over the country.

D-I-Y TRIP: BAGUIO DAY 1

Me, Nads and Shane went on an impulsive trip to Baguio on a rainy June. It was an usapang lasing when Nads wanted to get away from Manila and escape her sadness at that drinking moment. The three of us agreed on a Friday night with warmly reddish but happy faces. (I canceled my Ilocos trip with Travel Factor for this) The trip was scheduled two weeks away from that day and believe it or not, we never spoke a single word about our Baguio plans after that night. Victory Liner  offers an hourly schedule of departure. Fare for regular aircon bus is 450 PHP with two stops at Siesta in Tarlac and Sison in Pangasinan. If you want to go for a deluxe bus, fare is 700 PHP without stops and the bus is wifi ready. If you are travelling at night, you might as well use the restroom a couple of times prior to your departure because the temperature inside the bus can be freezing sometimes. You can cook here also. They provided us with utensils, mugs, plates, spoons, etc. (my favorite mug is Mister Donut brown mug with the word "Him" on it) If you just want to have a yakisoba noodles or a coffee, they have drinking water with hot and cold dispenser. (Turn the two switches on at the back of the dispenser. I ended up turning only one switch, kaya yung noodles namin, ininit pa namin using the stove and it took us 15 minutes to boil the water.) The refrigerator isn't working. You will eat naman outside all the time so you don't need one. Malinis ang restroom na color pink! I've had enough of the usual park hopping when in Baguio. I've been into the Burnham Park, Wright Park and among others, but I felt like it is so common that I never had a chance to explore Baguio's artistic heritage. Baguio boasts of culturally, historically and artistically inclined people contributing to the City's artistic haven, feeling ko kailangan ko silang makita lahat bago pa mapuno ng parke ang Baguio at tuluyan na silang makalimutan. For a change, I toured my friends around the City searching for art galleries. (Nads said that I was the tour coordinator.) TAM-AWAN VILLAGE - On a slope of Pinsao lies a living museum of Cordillera arts and crafts referred to as the garden in the sky. Brimming with energy, we took off to a museum and replica of a traditional Cordillera village. The moment I set a foot in Tam-Awan's rich Cordillera hut, I told myself: " I want to paint!