Blog Posts on mike mendoza
Percent:
Competing against a Sub-14 Sprint Hurdler by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Jun 9, 2011Prior to the Philippine National Games, the fastest sprint hurdlers I’ve competed against were national record holder Alonzo Jardin (14.75s), UAAP record holder Orlando Soriano (14.96s); my teammate, three-time UAAP 110m high hurdles champion,...
14th ASEAN University Games – 110m High Hurdles by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Dec 1, 2010A few days ago, I stumbled upon a video clip of the 110m high hurdles race from the 14th ASEAN University Games held 2 years ago in Malaysia. My former teammate and training buddy, Mike Mendoza competed. Together with UST’s Robin Tuliao, the du...
The Eye of the Tiger by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Oct 18, 2010I’m excited as hell to compete again. In light of this competitive renaissance, I’ve been dusting off the cobwebs of my repertoire of pump-up songs – to get myself into the proverbial zone. Since’ I’m a fan of the Rocky...
Payback (13 April 2008) by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Oct 17, 2010Since it’s Unigames time again, allow me to resurrect another one of my old entries. I wrote this piece during the dark months after UAAP 70. I was then unemployed and had lots of free time. I was still dealing with my ignominious UAAP exit; I...
Sub-15 (13 October 2007) by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Oct 13, 2010The Philippines is far from a regional track & field power, much less a dominant sprint hurdling country. Almost all of our national records pale in comparison with current Olympic “B” standards. The discrepancy between the “B&#...
Afterword by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Jul 26, 2010My most eloquent moments seem to come at the heels of heartbreak. I wrote the following piece days after my final UAAP. My confidence was shattered; I was aimless. A months-long period of emotional erosion – then healing – took place. Now...
December 2006 by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Jul 15, 2010While looking for pictures of Rizal Memorial, I chanced upon the following photos from Babisalva‘s Flickr account: These were taken during the 2006 (UAAP 69) Men’s 110m high hurdles final. I was sidelined by a broken arm, leaving the rest...
Text, Tree Silhouette: Backpiece by Ayaw ng Nanay Mo on Sep 19, 2009The wordings consist of random phrases and sentences with different skateboarding brands as interstitials. The dead tree silhouette represents Abby and the sunset background what used to be her hard life in Dubai - still a work in progress. – Mike...
Guadalupe with Skull Mask: Arm by Ayaw ng Nanay Mo on Sep 19, 2009Our Lady of Guadalupe with a twist - it has a skull mask similar to the ones used in the day of the dead celebration in Mexico - inspired by Sylvia G. - MikeBody Canvass: Adrian LomuntadExcution and Design: Mike Mendoza...
Blessed: Arm by Ayaw ng Nanay Mo on Sep 19, 2009Designed by my Australian client also residing in Dubai. The word ‘blessed’ is rendered to look Arabic into the form of a cross. - Mike Mendoza...
