Student Athlete

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Name: Karla Bello
Birthday: April 24, 1986
Weight: 115 lbs
Height: 5′3″

College Team: Ateneo De Manila University
Sports: VOLLEYBALL!
Jersey no: 5

How did you start playing your sport?
I started playing when I was in grade 4. But I joined the team when I was in grade 7 -Miriam GS. From then on, varsity na ako.

When I was young, we had this sports fest in our village… but they wouldn’t let me play because I was too young. So I wanted to learn how to play, joined the team and then learned to love the sport!

Reasons for competing in that sport?
Well, it would be because of my teammates. They’re my friends and family narin. So I compete for them para sa mga paghihirap na pinagdaanan namin. (yuck cheesy! Haha. But it’s true! )

Were you a varsity player during your elementary and high school days?
Yep, from grade 7 and buong High School.

How much do you usually spend playing sports?
Noon? Every freakin’ day. Hahaha. Ngayon, once in a blue moon.

Where do you usually play?
Blue Eagle Gym!

What do you do when you’re not playing sports?
Study. Yuck. Haha. And on my free time? I go out with the men’s team, wherever they are –mostly dota. Hahahahahahaha!

What are your greatest achievements/awards/moment as an athlete?
Best server for one Shakey’s V-League conference. Syempre when we placed third and second sa V-League.

What’s your course? Are you enjoying it?
Masters in Business Administration. Hell yeah!

When you were a kid, what do you want to be? Are you fulfilling it? Or do you have plans of fulfilling it in the future?
Flight attendant, so I can travel the world. Hehe. But right now… I’m looking for other jobs that does traveling too. Hehe.

Is it hard balancing academics and athletics at the same time? How’s your studies?
Not really, I survived didn’t I? Hehe. MBA’s looking good, about to finish in 6 months… sana!!!

Where do you see yourself in five years?
Working, and hopefully, traveling

Who are the players you look up to or any idols?
Yumilka Ruiz from Brazil and Maurizia Cacciatori from Italy.

Thanks for granting me the opportunity to feature you here, Karla. Continue playing great volleyball, more power and God bless! Oh, as I always say, stay fit! - Galwin

Name: Adrianne Mei Limpe Uy
Birthday: June 3, 1994
Weight: 128 lbs.
Height: 5′3 ft.

Current Club: International Little League Association of Manila (ILLAM) girls softball team
Sports: Softball
Jersey no: 34/10

How did you start playing your sport?
When I was 7 or 8 I saw MLB on TV and I though that it was pretty cool so I wanted to try it, my mom asked some of her friends about where I could play softball and then her friend told her about ILLAM. And that started it all.

Reasons for competing in that sport?
At first i just wanted to try it out, then when I turned 11, I was already old enough to compete in the Philippine Series and other competitions, the training was hard and my teammates were awesome, and my coaches were the best! So that’s what kept me going, the thrill of it all and the people I play with, and because I love the game.

Were you a varsity player during your elementary and high school days?
No, there’s no softball team in my school.

How much do you usually spend playing sports?
Well, the most would be about 61,000php for a year. That includes the coaches fees, food, my equipment, my personal training, etc.

Where do you usually play?
Colegio de San Agustin(CSA) field, Rosario Sports Arena, and Polo Club field.

What do you do when you’re not playing sports?
Lounging around, watching TV, using my computer or out with my friends, or studying.

What are your greatest achievements/awards/moment as an athlete?
Going the the World Series twice! (2006 and 2007)

When you were a kid, what do you want to be? Are you fulfilling it? Or do you have plans of fulfilling it in the future?
I still am a kid, well teenager, I want to study in Stanford and be a physical therapist or a business woman. Or both.

Is it hard balancing academics and athletics at the same time? How’s your studies?
Sometimes, but not often. My grades are just average. Practicing is my choice so I know what im getting into, I can handle it.

Where do you see yourself in five years?
Either in college or just graduated, with a good job or playing for the Philippine team.

Any lucky charm? Where’d you get it?
Haha none, we always just pray before we start the game.

Who are the players you look up to or any idols?
Coach Rey Pagkaliwanagan is my awesome pitching coach, he’s the best, and taught me what I know now. He hits really far also.

Ueno, she’s a japanese pitcher, she pitches really fast.

Thanks for granting me the opportunity to feature you here, Adrianne. Stay fit! - Galwin

To everyone, I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Let’s greet 2009 with a blast and always stay fit!

While surfing the net, I stumbled upon hundredpushups.com. I never really imagined that there’s a website such as this. I mean, anybody would find it dumb or plain useless but I think it’s really a wonderful idea!

I’ve been doing the push-up routine everyday in the morning after I wake up for at least two (2) years now, but I just barred myself to do ten to twenty (10-20) a day.

The site actually does nothing else but to challenge it’s readers and followers to do a consecutive hundred push-ups. Easy? Not!

It’s a three (3)  days  in a week in six (6) weeks program that starts with the initial test. If you ask how I did in the test? I got  38. And now that I’m taking the site’s challenge, my mind is pretty set to reach the hundred and I won’t stop until I do.

It’s a good thing after all. Since I do it every morning after I wake up, I don’t forgo nothing importnant.

If you’re a person that cannot even manage to do one (1) or ten (10) push up, fret not. You can do it! That’s if you are serious enough. Follow this six (6) week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!

If you’ve taken the challenge, let us know below! Good luck!