It was supposed to be a close Most Valuable Player race between last season’s MVP, Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. But when the votes were tallied, it was a landslide victory for the latter.
“The King” received 109 of the possible 121 first-place votes to record the sixth-largest victory margin in history. “The Black Mamba” on the other hand finished second overall but had just two first-place votes. Leading his team (Cleveland Cavaliers) to the best NBA regular season record with 66 wins was the biggest factor considered by the voters. It also helped that he averaged a mind-boggling 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game and led the league in triple-doubles (7). Proving that he is a multidimensional player, Lebron James also finished second to Dwight Howard in the Defensive Player of the Year voting.
In garnering his first Maurice Podoloff Trophy (named after the first NBA commissioner)in his 6th NBA season, Lebron became the third youngest player in NBA history after Wes Unseld and Moses Malone to be given the hardware. It has been that way ever since he first entered the league as a rookie in the 2003-04 NBA season; setting youngest player records left and right.
Leaving no doubt on who is the “Best Pound-for Pound Boxer in the World”, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao lulled Ricky “Hitman” Hatton to sleep via a 2nd round knock-out during their “Battle of the East and West” bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Before sending Hatton to dreamland, Pacquio gave him a brutal beating in the 1st round with two knockdowns.
By winning the bout, Manny wrestled away Ricky’s IBO and Ring Magazine junior-welterweight championship belts. He has now won five world titles in five different weight divisions! He also improved his record to 49-3-2 with 37 wins coming via KO.
I’m not a master dropper but I always try to visit at least 100 Entrecard member sites per day and drop on their widget. I have been doing this since March.
In the process, I have accumulated more than 10,000 credits. Last April 23, I was approved in Entrecard’s new Cashout program wherein you will be paid $1 for every 1,000 credits you sell. I think that’s pretty low considering that you have to pay $6 in order to get 1,000 credits. But $1 is still cash so last night, I decided to give it a try and transferred 10,000 credits to my Cashout balance. After 3 hours, I got an email telling me that $10 has been deposited to my PayPal account. Here’s the screen shot.
If you’re like me who don’t mind the 1:6 buyback ratio, you can Cashout your Entrecard credits with these steps:
Since its already the NBA playoffs, I decided to auction off some of my NBA trading cards at eBay. It has been proven that they sell well and end at a higher price during this time. That resulted to some PayPal money for me. Usually, I use the amount to buy NBA trading cards for my Shaq and DH12 collections but this time, I decided to withdraw it to my MetroBank savings account. My wife is expecting and we really need all the cash we can have to prepare for it.
You can actually withdraw your money to many Philippine banks aside from MetroBank. To add a bank to your PayPal account and see the list of bank codes to use, check out this post from pinoymoneytalk.
With the recent AH1N1 (swine flu) outbreak, people especially in Mexico City are wearing surgical face masks when they’re in the public. But can they prevent a person from being infected with the disease?
Yes. You see, an influenza virus can be transmitted via water droplets. So when a person near you coughs or sneezes, the face mask prevents the virus from entering your system through your mouth or nose. However, when that same person touches a door knob or a coin that you might also touch, there’s a risk of catching the virus. So, it is a must to always wash your hands. It is also advisable to change your face mask every now and then.
Some people have actually made a fashion statement out of their face masks. Check out these AH1N1 (swine flu) face mask designs below. It reminded me of the SARS outbreak in 2003.
I arrived home this morning coming from an exhausting 2-day training I have facilitated. It’s a Friday and I immediately checked what NBA game is on ESPN. It was Game 6 of the first-round playoff series between the defending champion Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. When I saw that its already on the second overtime period, I immediately dropped my bags to tune in. I felt like, “Wow, just in time”. Nothing beats watching a LIVE game than just seeing it on replays or reading it on the news.
With seven seconds left in the second OT and the Celtics down by three points, Ray Allen hit his 9th trifecta (that three-pointer tied Vince Carter and Rex Chapman’s playoff record). He finished with a career playoff -best 51 points! In the third OT, Joakim Noah managed to steal the ball from Paul Pierce and run the length of the court for the breakaway jam. That gave the Bulls a one-point lead and Pierce’s 6th personal foul. That was a very foolish foul by “The Truth” since you know that Noah is going for a dunk in that play.
