High school and college won't be complete without this sport. To tell you frankly I don't consider it as a sport at all, billiards is like more of an escape from reality. It's more like an illusion for me not because I'm playing it, but because with whom I'm playing it with (wowoot! LOL). Until such time my "lakas tira, lakas tsamba" turn into more strategic, then playing billiards turned into a favorite waste time with my college tropa (cutting classes, toinks!).

During high school, I'm more of a salingkit. I feel stupid then on how to use the stick and the bridge, even doing the breaks, makes me feel a sore loser. They always say that i'm "one-of-the-boys" then, after our CAT training we go straight to this billiard hall (kambingan) and do some games for couple of hours. Although not good at it, I enjoyed it because there are more things than billiards. (eehhheerrrmmm!)

Until college happened, fortunate or not (i don't know! LOL!) I got to know people with the same interest and love for those little colorful balls. After class we go straight to a billiard hall near our university, which in the long run we were tag as regulars (TAMBAY! LOL!) of the place. It was soooo addicting that sometimes we do cutting classes (bad cheetah!) to do some of our lakas tira, lakas tsamba style. 

But just any other game, there's a halftime, retirement, injury or what ever you may want to call a hibernation period, for me it's simply growing up (choss! may work ako eh! walang time! hehehe!). So I haven't played the game for many years, well if playing billiards online counts I retract my statement. For seven years and counting I miss the words spot, doblete, tisa, kiss shot, lakas tira lakas tsamba, gapang etc.. etc.. etc.. However it seems that the universe felt my secret longing, the stars lined up and conspired. Hello! Company Sports Fest!

As much as I wanted to win, my rusty skills let me down. It was embarrassing to do the first break and the cue ball flew out the table. Very well done! That's what you call a Pro! Darn Pro!