Jessica Zafra's Blog, page 318

Game on. Philippines v Korea at A5N, the liveblog (Updated. More videos!)

The team is on the pitch. The game starts in 37 minutes. The media tent not only has pore-vision, it has wi-fi, drinks, snacks, and electrical outlets! Yay first world! And the speakers are playing If I Were A Boy by Beyonce. As in, If I were a boy you would take my rugby coverage [...]

Game on. Philippines v Korea at A5N, the liveblog

The team is on the pitch. The game starts in 37 minutes. The media tent not only has pore-vision, it has wi-fi, drinks, snacks, and electrical outlets! Yay first world! And the speakers are playing If I Were A Boy by Beyonce. As in, If I were a boy you would take my rugby coverage [...]

Game on.

The team is on the pitch. The game starts in 37 minutes. The media tent not only has pore-vision, it has wi-fi, drinks, snacks, and electrical outlets! Yay first world! And the speakers are playing If I Were A Boy by Beyonce. As in, If I were a boy you would take my rugby coverage [...]

Game Day. Philippines v Korea at 1530hrs (1430 Manila time)

The match will be played in the auxiliary field of Ansan Wa~ Stadium. The main field is reserved for the finals. We're in the media tent alongside the pitch, so close I can see their pores. The Malaysia-Singapore game is on. The score is currently 33-12, Singapore. The Philippine rugby team in the stands, awaiting [...]

In Korea with absolutely nothing to do! (Updated. Thank you for posting your questions!)

Up bright and early to take videos of the team training, but in the lobby Manager Matt said the coaching staff had an issue with the media being around all the time and would prefer to keep it closed. Oh goody I still have my cred. Can't be seen as a publicist. So I have [...]

And then what?

The British filmmaker Michael Apted has a continuing series of documentaries called The Up Series. It started in 1964 when Paul Almond filmed 14 British 7-year-olds from different socio-economic backgrounds. Seven years later Apted, who had been a researcher on 7 Up, looked up those same kids for a second documentary called 7 Plus 7. [...]

In Korea with absolutely nothing to do!

Up bright and early to take videos of the team training, but in the lobby Manager Matt said the coaching staff had an issue with the media being around all the time and would prefer to keep it closed. Oh goody I still have my cred. Can't be seen as a publicist. So I have [...]

I had no idea

On-board announcement on PR 468. "We would like to welcome the Philippine rugby team on its way to Seoul for the A5N Division 1 championships. We also wish to congratulate Justin on his recent engagement to Patrice." I got an aisle seat in the first row of coach—more leg room, except that the guy next [...]

Half past midnight, Hanyang University, Ansan

The Volcanoes are billeted at the Guest Residences of Hanyang University in Ansan. It's a dormitory that looks like a good, clean two-star hotel. Dinner was at one of the restaurants on campus: Korean barbecue. The menu was meat, vegetables, meat, meat and meat. "They probably thought they were going to have a quiet night [...]

In which Madonna puts in a guest appearance

We hear a lot about sexism in sports. We've never experienced discrimination on the basis of gender—we are lucky to work in an industry where the enemy is not men or women but idiots in power. As my Jedi master Teddy-wan has always told me, "The stupid must be terminated." It occurred to me today [...]