Love affair with Toyota By Al S. Mendoza It’s nice to be back, thank you Dear God.  More than recharged are my cells now bubbling once more with sting, zip  and audacity. And what’s this that has caught my attention just hours after my arrival? Manny Pacquiao returning to the movies…

The boss also rules in America By Al S. Mendoza NEW YORK CITY—If truth be told, I don’t miss America anymore.  Why I am here, it’s in obedience to my wife. The boss is the boss. I flew here on September 22 because I love my wife. What reason more…

We can’t afford to be complacent By Al S. Mendoza NEW YORK CITY—I got wind of Tim Cone being appointed coach of the Philippine basketball team to the SEA Games in Manila that begins November 30. As an offshoot to this, our basketball team is already being formed in earnest.  Good….

Another success story in America By Al S. Mendoza  LATHROP, California—The house on Delta Lane, corner Mossy Point, isn’t just a house.  “It is a mansion, Tatay,” said Dayong, the assistant coach of San Miguel Beer basketball team. A two-storey edifice, it has six bedrooms and four bathrooms.  My wife…

 ‘How can you turn me down, dahlin’?’ By Al S. Mendoza I could be on the plane by the time you are reading this. If plans turn out right, I will fly to the US today (Sept. 22). It’s been planned way back.  By my wife. Call me a KJ but…

Why we got shamed in the China Fiba World Cup HERE we go again. I am being asked:  What happened to Gilas Pilipinas in the Fiba World Cup in China? My standard reply? We were punished, if not shamed. Punished for our lack of preparation. Punished for not dumping our bad…

Prisoner corruption spin a national suspense theater By Al S. Mendoza THE ongoing Senate probe on the noise about corruption at the Bureau of Corrections has opened a Pandora’s Box. It has also unearthed a can of worms. Pandora’s Box?  Can of worms? As my good friend, the LA-based Kuya Leony…

We can only win if God plays favorites By Al S. Mendoza WE know we could not win in the Fiba World Cup of basketball.  We know we need God’s help to even survive the first round of the Fiba qualifiers. Still, we are playing in the Fiba World Cup:…

San Miguel’s greatness is beyond compare By Al S. Mendoza SAN Miguel Beer is champion again. By defeating TNT KaTropa in Game Six, the Beermen recently completed a 4-2 triumph in the best-of-seven title series. In defeat, TNT was virtually shamed. It got to the second round first with a…

Reward/gift versus bribery By Al S. Mendoza GIFT or reward? Or, what is a gift?  What is a reward? Here’s a police officer’s story to buttress the obvious: “Sir Al, listen to me,” he tells me. “OK, fire,” I say to him. “I rescued a kid from his kidnappers,” says he….