Best Starts with Dad.

In a dusty, old album somewhere in my parents' house, there's a photo of 5-year old me with my Dad. We were in the zoo. We were both wearing shades. He had a moustache. I had a 10-peso haircut. I don't remember that day, actually. No memories of that trip whatsoever. Like I don't even recall the animals we saw. I only know this: it was my birthday and my dad skipped work to bring me to the zoo.

I really should look for that old photo. Maybe place it somewhere in my own house. Then again, it's securely planted in my head. There's an image of a dad and his son; the meaning of time spent together. While I take work seriously, like most people should, I also take trips with my daughter seriously. If that even makes sense. Perhaps it's my way of replicating an image in my mind.

Start them young. Start it young. I'm a dad hoping to collect as many photos and images of memorable trips with my daughter. The beach. A journey up the mountains. Plane rides. Road trips. 

Maybe twenty, thirty years from now, my daughter won't remember the details. Hopefully, twenty, thirty years from now, she'll recall the moments. Probably, twenty, thirty years from now, one of these photos will help her remember. 

Fellow fathers (and moms too!), feel free to celebrate your child's Best Starts in life with Dad moment with Mead Johnson Nutrition, makers of Enfakid A+ and Lactum 3+ & 6+ as they launch the BEST STARTS WITH DAD campaign. Share your father and child photo this May 14-June 11 at http://bit.ly/BestStartswithDad and already you get a chance to win a MacBook Air, iPhone 5, and iPad Minis. 

You can even get a FREE photo shoot for your kids with their dad (follow http://bit.ly/BestStartswithDad for details) and use it as an entry. Visit the Shangri-La Plaza Atrium on May 18-19 and get that Best Start father and child moment captured on camera!

Watch this touching video from Mead Johnson that features real dads (not actors) and their messages of hope and wishes for their children. Because Mead Johnson Nutrition, makers of Enfakid A+ and Lactum 3+ & 6+, understands that fathers can give the best starts for their kids. 

What is your Best Start with Dad? MH

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Calvin Abueva for Gilas?

Saw this Twitter exchange today between basketball fan Jerod Saradpon (@jsaradpon24) and Gilas Head Coach Chot Reyes (@coachot). The topic: Why not include Calvin Abueva in the Gilas pool?

Chot's answer "Onga" can be translated to "Why not?" As in most things related to Abueva, I'm sure this topic will be as divisive as Abueva himself. Take note, under FIBA rules, flopping is a technical foul. Technical fouls can change a game. Take note of this as well, in a FIBA tournament, we might actually need a multi-purpose disruptor like Abueva. Disruption, hopefully the good kind, can change a game. Looking at the pros and cons of this one is an adventure. I'm glad I'm not the one who has to decide. MH

Tony Dela Cruz Video Blog from Game 1. VIDEO:

Check out Tony Dela Cruz' Video Blog from Game 1 of the PBA Finals. Seriously, I hope more PBA players put together more stuff like this. Good job Tony!

Tony Dela Cruz Game 1 PBA Finals Commissioners Cup Video Blog from anthony dela cruz on Vimeo.

PBA Finals Fan Art. Alaska and Ginebra GRAPHICS:

It's been a superb tournament so far even in terms of PBA Fan Art. Two teams remain. So uploading just a few of the PBA Fan Art featuring Alaska and Ginebra:

Thanks @geraldasakura @gsmpanatiko @gepsimonbaldeo @MrWattatoe @swooshkidjm and Wrong Exed! MH

Tayshaun Throwdown vs OKC. VIDEO:

Once in a while, GritNGrind goes RunNGun. Here's proof. Tayshaun Prince rides the Memphis Time Machine to deliver a Tayshaun Throwdown vs OKC in Game 5: