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Scoring a Date
with NRW
By Ervin Lyod Y. Pizarro, Contracts Administration
Valentine’s Day, an annual event where every couple earnestly
showed their love and affection to their significant others. Some
players of the NRW Team even with the busy schedule in preparing
for this seasons game still manage to “SCORE A DATE” with their love
ones. For this reason, I was able to get an interview with selected
players from NRW Team through Coach Raymond E. Celis, to cite
about how they spend their Valentine’s Day.
KIEFER RAVENA
“Date? As a PBA Player, I would consider date a
time-consuming affair that’s why our significant
others should understand that as a player, dating
would be a luxury. At this point in time, we need to
save for our future and concentrating in our game is
our utmost priority. Sometimes, there are special
occasions that we missed because of our busy
schedule but we see to it that we find quality time to
celebrate it. It doesn’t matter if it needs to be special
occasions for as long as you are with your special
someone.
But if I have time during Valentine’s Day, the first
person I would treat for a date would be my mom
because she is my first love and she will be my
forever date. Then of course, I would date my
girlfriend (Alyssa) later that day. I like throwing
surprises to my girlfriend, but she always manages
to figure out what the surprise is all about.
As much as we want to stay at home, every now and
then I would find time to go out and look for a
restaurant where the ambience is good, where my
girlfriend and I would have some private space.
Sometimes we go out on a movie date then eat out!
memorable date.”
For me, every Valentine’s Day is memorable because
we spend it differently every single year. Back when PAUL VARILLA
we were still students, we spend it on the streets,
eating street foods at UP Diliman. But now that she’s “I would consider myself as a romantic type of
already working and I am playing basketball, person. And as for this upcoming Valentine’s Day,
may girlfriend and I have plans to have a simple
memorable na yung dinner and movie date namin
at their house.” dinner and we planned to go out on the weekend.
Sometimes we take turns in choosing a location and
KRIS PORTER if it’s a popular place, we go try it out and usually, I
pay the bills. I don’t have yet a memorable
“I’d consider myself as a romantic type of person Valentine’s Day because I consider it as a simple day.”
that’s why I already planned our Valentine’s date but
unfortunately my girlfriend and I haven’t decided yet POY ERRAM
on the venue. I take into consideration her schedule
before we head out for our date. She’s in law school “With my busy schedule, I don’t think I can manage
class and at the same time our team will be coming to set a date with my love one. I’d rather spend my
from a team building event on that day. date at home, prepare foods and watch movies. I
would recommend choosing a restaurant where you
We spend our Valentine’s Day depending on our usually dine in and a place that is romantic. It may be
schedules. Two Valentines’ ago, we stayed at home expensive but at least you spend it with your love
but last year we dined out. Some factors we consider one.
in a dating place would be the ambience and the
location. It is important to know the location My most memorable experience was when I caught
because our schedules don’t usually match. The my ex-girlfriend cheating on me on Valentine’s day.”
popularity of the place won’t be a factor for us, for as
long as we both agreed, ‘G’ (Game) na.
Sometimes we take turns in choosing our dating
place, if she says that the food is good in a certain
restaurant then we try it out. Likewise, in paying the
bills, we take turns.
My most memorable date happened two years ago,
we had trainings in Ateneo De Manila and it was
really late. We planned to have a pizza in her house
but what she did was a surprise. She downloaded
movies that we both wanted to watch then she
decorated her living room with all the lights, and she
prepared good foods. I would say this is my
Well, Alyssa would always choose the place or
restaurant and of course I would be the one in
charge paying the bills. It’s always that way.
In considering the restaurant, we would choose a
place where we could enjoy the view while telling
stories and the place should be romantic. What I
would recommend to those who are trying to “Score
a Date” with their partner is to go out in places like
Antipolo or Tagaytay. Look for a place that serves
good food.
My first date with Alyssa is one of my most
memorable Valentine’s date experience because we
went out after her game with some of her
teammates, with their partners. It was a group date
actually.”
KYLES LAO
“Siguro ngayong Valentine, wala na muna kaming
date nang girlfriend ko. Kailangan lang muna
naming ng space sa mga romantic stuffs. We also
take into consideration our busy schedules because
my girlfriend would be coming from work and I
would be coming from my practice game. Pero sa
mga pagkakataon na kung minsan lang naman
nangyayari like Valentine’s, Birthdays gumagawa
ako ng paraan para mai-date ang girlfriend ko. And if
Valentine’s Day is on the weekend, we try to make
time to explore cities or provinces that we haven’t
been into. Usually, in choosing a place to date, we
consider the comfort and convenience of the place
and I also consider our home as best place for dating.
I’m the type of person “to go big or go home”,
minsan lang naman mangyari why not spend it for
the experience. Ambience is a must in choosing your
dating place. Dapat masarap yung aura nung place
kasi you spend it with your very special love one.
While it is important to know what is popular in
town, I for one choose to spend my date in a place
where I could talk to my girlfriend solemnly and
alone, mas sweet and romantic. While my girlfriend
may have the right to choose the place, it’s me who
pays the bill. I mean, it may be 21st century na pero
bakit hindi pa rin kami equal di ba? In my opinion,
guys should always be the one paying the bills, be
gentleman enough ika nga.