Trellis Volleyball Team Claims 3rd in the 2012 PVC Men's Open

Battle for 3rd. Trellis won in 4 sets over Haikurasu.

Our team, Trellis A, finished third in this tournament. We could have battled it out in the championship game but we were unfortunate to be the number three team in a triple-tie against the TVM team and Rockwell team. The point quotient system had left us out and the team felt gutted. We knew we could have had the biggest chance of winning our first over-all victory. A victory that would have been very fulfilling as we played a gentleman's game within the team and knew each strength and weakness of our members. Unspokenly, we agreed to use them to the best of our abilities. Thus, finishing the league with a good result.

Team huddle. Trellis Sisig!

We had placed well in numerous games, often landing somewhere in the runner-up positions. We all were previous varsity volleyball players from the University of the Philippines from different times. We knew our system. We knew our goals. And, we did it right, having respect for everyone inside. Everyone was able to show his best qualities within the team, and we now all have a little more respect for each other. And though we may sound serious, we actually had a lot of fun inside and outside the court. We enjoyed our game and we played it well! 

Thank you Trellis Restaurant for another successful tournament. Good games for the guys, Dino, Jarod, Eric, Ronald, Gerald, Paolo, Juno, Luis, Nicolo, Justin, Choq, and Tep.

Semi-final game against Rockwell in Club650.

Video of our intense game! How we won in our battle for 3rd! (Don't kill me!)

Walking in Singapore

Walking in the Singapore Grand Prix Track at Marina Bay

During the time I spent going around Singapore, I decided on one of those days to actually get an estimate of how many steps I did in a day. I don't usually do long walks. In fact, I believe that I was given feet by God to actually use it to operate the pedals of a car. Kidding aside, I do know the importance of exercising and I do like walking at times. 

Pedometer is all set at 0

So I borrowed a purchased pedometer in one of those everything $2 shops in Singapore and started my day with walking. It  is said that 10,000 steps were the recommended steps per day for a person to achieve good fitness. Personally, I think I am fit enough. But, to walk for 10,000 steps for a day and without any regular load of walking that much, I estimate to walk around just 3,000 steps per day, maybe even less. Well, I couldn't be too sure but, I recorded two days of my travel weekend with a 13,000+ steps on a Saturday and 14,000+ steps on a Sunday. That's a lot for someone like me who doesn't walk as much on any regular day.

They say 10,000 steps are said to be around 5 miles. For a more Asian conversion, that would be 8 kilometers. 

The estimated number of steps I made on Sunday's Race Day

At the end of the day, it felt good that I was going well over 10,000 steps. Thinking of how much carbohydrates I had to consume wasn't a problem, and feeling fit was always something good for the psyche. Plus, I was sure to have a good night's sleep. The aching however was terrible but tolerable at the feet. Funny how my calves, hamstrings, and glutes, hip muscles and back had a bit of aching through all the mobility and stability. But hey, mixing a daily chore and not noticing it as exercise, fitness could be easier like this.

Trellis Volleyball Update

Praying for a perfect play after my perfect short dig as the libero.

Trellis Volleyball team  update, we are in the semis. We lost to Rockwell last week after 3 sets. Later, we'll be having an important game that we need to win so that we get into the finals match of the PVC Invitational Men's Open. We go up against Combo X. Hope to win! Go Trellis!

Game is today (Saturday), October 6, 2012, at Club650 in Libis. See you!