Photos from Opening Ceremony

Here's the last set of photos taken by Mr. Rey Nillama from the Opening Ceremony of
2nd GMA Cup:












Also, I brought one of my students, Shawn to watch the 3rd round games and he had some questions which made me really laugh but also made me think deeper....

Shawn: "Don't they give chairs to us? the audience?"

Kiko: "They won't give us, chairs are for players only." (end of conversation!) hahahaha!

Shawn: "I need to cough, can I cough here or should I go out?" (after the last word, a player in the hall coughs out loud!)

Shawn: "How come mr. Francis I get food in the bar for free? Do you think they have my favorite choc'late drink?

Kiko: "Shawn, not so loud, you might not get anything there if you let them hear you..."

Shawn: "Oooopps!"

This one made me laugh hard together with NA Boyet of NAPCA....

Shawn (while in the secretariat room, hearing the guys playing chess. I wont mention names anymore but I believe they know who they are): Mr. Francis why do they keep saying that while playing chess? pa-tayyii, tih-tih? What's that?

Kiko: Shawn, I'll tell you what it means but you don't say that word ok? *&%$#*&*&*&*(*(&(*^&^%^%%&*%&^*&^%&*^%&%%&%*&!!!! You can't say it now, your only 10, wait till your 18...

Shawn: Oooppps! What da? why do they need to say that?

Kiko (appearing tired of him): "Shawn, I brought you here to find out what happens in real, top level chess tournaments.... go there! (hahahahha! get him out of here!)

While I've been very "hyper" about this 2nd GMA Cup, I received an email from NM Bernardino. Here's the article:

DAREA TOPS LAGUNA CHESS
By: MARLON BERNARDINO

NINTH seed Department of Agrarian Reform Employees' Association (DAREA) Chess Team made a stunning performance by winning the 1st Sta. Rosa Rapid Non-Master Team Chess Championship held at the 2/F City Market, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna last Sunday. Led by Peter Lim, Noel De La Cruz, Samson Lim & Vic Neil Villanueva, DAREA Chess Team scored 11 match points after 6 rounds to bag the P30,000 plus trophy.

Greenlife Chess Team, bannered by Marc Nazario, Julius Sinangote, Jose Aquino Jr., Norman Madriaga & Joel Cocjin, was solo 2nd with 10 match points. The team got P20,000 plus trophy.

Sharing 3rd-6th places in team tourney which attracted 39 teams, the biggest chess team event, in South Luzon this year, were Deep Green Chess Team, Tagaytay City Chess Team, Bureau of Customs Chess Club & Kawasaki Chess Team. They equally divided the total cash prizes amounting to P22, 500.

Categorical winners were Gov. Lazaro Kiddie Chess Team (Top Kiddie Team),
Far Eastern University Women's Chess Team (Top Lady Team), San Sebastian College High School Chess Team, (Top Junior Team) & Calamba City Chess Team (Top Laguna Team). FEU Women's team won the Best in Uniform award.

Individual winners were Allan Cantonjos of Olongapo City Chess Team (Board 1), Julius Sinangote of Greenlife Chess Team (Board 2), Samson Lim of DAREA Chess Team (Board 3), Ricky Merano of St. Peregrine Dental Clinic Chess Team (Board 4), & Resvin Diocares of Sta. Rosa City Chess team (Board 5).(MARLON BERNARDINO).

So far so good! Lets hope super typhoon Mina changes direction and spare us of her gustiness!