Skywalker

During one of our review classes, Ma'am asked if "naabutan ba ninyo si Samboy Lim? Yung pinapaharipan yung shot eh ang dali na lang sana"

To which I replied, "naabutan .." Medyo excited ang voice sa "naa" na part pero medyo humina sa "butan..." when I realized that it seemed I was the only one who answered. It's either my classmates were not basketball fanatics back then, they just did not want to answer the question or I am just a bit older than they are.

I think it's a combination of them not that being much of basketball fans and me a bit older than them and being a basketball fan.

Yes, naabutan ko si Samboy Lim, a.k.a The Skywalker. Samboy Lim, Allan Caidic and Ato Agustin are the triple threat of SMB during the '90s. Actually, pinaka-fan ako ni Allan Caidic. Next na sina Samboy, Ato, and later si Olsen and the rest of the Beermen.

I will remember Samboy with his knee-high socks .. hehe

Buti hindi tinanong ni Ma'am kung anong team si Samboy? SMB.

Buti hindi tinanong ni Ma'am kung anong jersey number ni Samboy? #9

Buti hindi tinanong ni Ma'am kung kelan birthday ni Samboy? April 1

Buti hindi tinanong kung sino fan ni Samboy dito? Malamang sasabihin ko na ako. At malamang sasabihin ko rin na bumili ako ng postcard na nandun siya at meron akong poem ginawa about Samboy Lim .. haha .. Kaya lang hindi ko na mahanap yung notebook ko na iyon na puno ng poems na ginawa ko nung elementary and high school .. haha ..

Kung tinanong ako ni Ma'am na if nakita ko na si Samboy in person, sasabihin ko oo.

Kung tinanong ako ni Ma'am if humingi ako ng autograph, sasabihin ko hindi.

Sasabihin ko na nag-papicture lang ako with Samboy.

We were staying in Kowloon Panda Hotel nung April 2001. After eating free breakfast dun sa restaurant area nila, nasalubong ko si Samboy with his family sa escalator. Nag-smile ako, nag-smile din sila. Hinintay ko dad ko (basketball fanatic din iyon!). Sabi niya magpapicture kami pag bumaba na. Sabi ko hindi ko kaya na ako ang magsabi if ok magpapicture. Nung bumaba na sila, ang mommy ko ang lumapit and sinabi “Is it ok if I take a picture of you with my daughter? She is a big fan of yours. She has a big poster of you in her room”. (Wala akong poster niya .. hehe) So, picture, picture na. Ang bait ni Samboy and mukhang mabait din iyong wife and anak niya.

Malabo ang pic kasi wala kaming scanner.

Di ba sabi ko naabutan ko si Samboy? Naabutan ko nga .. hehe