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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Expect rains over PH due to LPA, habagat on Friday — Pagasa
Against Chinese rivals, Mandal and Eala put up gallant fight
BY REY VIRGILIO LACHICA
AT A GLANCE
The victories by Gilas and the Blu Girls plus the silver medal win of Mandal somehow soothed the pain suffered by the Filipino fans here after tennis princess Alex Eala absorbed 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 defeat to Chinese starZheng Qinwen of Chinaat the city’s Olympic Tennis Centre.
HANGZHOU, China – Wushu sanda warrior Arnel Mandal was hardly mentioned as one of the country’s medal hopefuls but defied great odds to produce the first silver medal and become an instant star for Team Philippines in the 19th Asian Games Thursday, Sept. 28, here.
Competing in a heavier weight category at 56-kilogram, the pride of Iloilo gamely battled Chinese Jiang Haidong only to suffer a 2-0 beating in a contest watched by a small but highly appreciative crowd at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre.
“Ginawa ko lahat ng aking makakaya pero hindi ako pinalad,’’ was Mandal’s quick answer when asked what went wrong with his game.
Gilas provided the silver lining for Team PH when the Nationals romped to an 87-72 win over a surprisingly tough Thai squad at the Zhejiang Zijingang University Gymnasium.
A crippling 7-2 mini-run was all the Nationals needed to finally take the fight out of the Thais and enable several embattled basketball officials to heave a sigh of relief.
Known as the Blu Girls, the women’s softball team crushed Korea, 5-0, for its second straight win.
The victories by Gilas and the Blu Girls plus the silver medal win of Mandal somehow soothed the pain suffered by the Filipino fans here after tennis princess Alex Eala absorbed 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 defeat to Chinese star Zheng Qinwen of China at the city’s Olympic Tennis Centre.
Eala’s gallant performance against a rival who made quite a noise in the recent US Open after reaching the quarter increased the country’s bronze medal haul to five.
The Philippines hopes to strike its first gold when pole vault king EJ Obiena competes on Saturday, Sept. 30. Also expected to deliver are Tokyo Games medalists Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial.
Mandal’s silver medal plus the bronze medals won by Gideon Padua and Clemente Tabugara Jr. on Wednesday, made the wushu association the country’s top medal producer.
In all, the wushu bets collected 1 silver and 3 bronze medals, including the one won by taolu specialist Jones Inso’ in the men’s taijiquan-Taijijian all-round on Monday.
But it was another sorry day for taekwondo bets after Korean Open gold medal winner Kirstie Elaine Alora (women’s +67kg class) and SEAG 4-time champion Samuel Morrison suffered defeats at the hands of their superior rivals.
Only poomsae bet King Patrick Perez managed to win a medal for the 12-man taekwondo team. In the 2018 edition, they won 3 bronze medals, including two in poomsae team events.
Same thing happened to Esports bets after they dropped out of medal contention with a 2-0 defeat to Hong Kong.
Over at the West Lake International Golf Country Club in Xihu District, Filipina golfers put on a brave stand that put themselves in the medal mix.
Rianne Malixi shot a bogey-free 68 to gain a share of 7th place among 39 bidders in individual play of the 72-hole tournament.
Teammate Lois Kaye Go, however, failed to sustain a respectable 35 in her first 9 holes and ended with a 72 for joint 21st.
Feast of Saint Jerome on Sept. 30
Devotees of Saint Jerome (San Geronimo) from different parts of the country will celebrate his feast day on Saturday, Sept. 30.
Known as the greatest translator of the Holy Bible and the patron saint of theological learning, translators, and librarians, fiesta masses will be celebrated at 6 a.m., 9 a.m. (concelebrated), and at 6 p.m. at the St. Jerome Parish Church (Morong Church) in Morong, Rizal.
A solemn procession will follow the 6 p.m. holy mass. Novena masses were offered from Sept. 21 to 29.
Holy masses in his honor will also be offered in parishes placed under his patronage in Duenas, Iloilo; Tapaz, Capiz; and Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija.
In ancient Latin Christianity, St. Jerome was considered as the second most voluminous writer, next to St. Augustine.
Considered as the most learned of the Fathers of the Western Church, he was a brilliant scholar, bishop, and confessor.
A protégé of Pope Damasus I, St. Jerome is recognized as a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Anglican Communion.
The “Vulgata,” a translation of the Holy Scriptures from Greek and Hebrew into Latin, which took him 40 years to finish, is so far the only official translation of the Holy Bible used by the Roman Catholic Church.
Every year, particularly on his feast day, devotees visit the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Italy where his sacred relics are kept.
Filipinas dominate Myanmar for Asiad quarters spot
AT A GLANCE
Sara Eggesvik delivered a brace in the second half to bring the Philippine women’s national football team past Myanmar, 3-0, and advanced to the knockout quarterfinals round of the 19th Asian Games on Thursday night, Sept. 28, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium in China.
Sara Eggesvik delivered a brace in the second half to bring the Philippine women’s national football team past Myanmar, 3-0, and advanced to the knockout quarterfinals round of the 19th Asian Games on Thursday night, Sept. 28, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium in China.
With their 5-1 loss to South Korea a couple of days prior, the world No. 44 Filipinas were on the brink of elimination as only three of the second best-placed squads will move to the next round of the Asiad.
Thankfully, the Philippines only needed a one goal win against Myanmar after Japan’s commanding 7-0 victory over Vietnam and Nepal's stalemate with Bangladesh in Group D, and the Nationals have done that and more to stay in the competition.
It was also a payback of some sort for the Philippines, which was booted out of the Southeast Asian Games podium last May at the hands of Myanmar.
Sarina Bolden opened the scoring anew for the third time in the group stage in the 19th minute of the match off a penalty kick after she was fouled inside the box, 1-nil.
Unlike in their two previous matches, Bolden’s goal mattered this time as the world No. 51 Myanmar side failed to find the equalizer, giving the Nationals a halftime lead.
The Filipinas held the most promising possessions this time around to create more chances for themselves to stay ahead and pile pressure on Myanmar.
Bolden came knocking in the second half a couple of times to attempt for a brace, but Myanmar keeper Nyein Myo Mya Mya was just there to stall the Philippines’ goal insurance.
However, Bolden came through with a brilliant header pass to Sara Eggesvik in the 60th minute, which the Filipinas midfielder slotted in past the Myanmar keeper to double the lead.
A minute later, Eggesvik’s brace came when she found the back of the net with an impressive left-footed shot with a cross from Meryll Serrano to give the Filipinas a convincing advantage, 3-nil.
There were endless chances for the Philippines at this point to keep itself on the scoreboard as it had fully shifted the momentum on its side, helping Olivia McDaniel keep a clean sheet for the first time in the tournament.
The acid test continues for the Filipinas at the Asiad as they face Japan in the quarterfinals on Saturday, Sept. 30.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Is German harder than Russian?
I’m bilingual. My two mother tongues are English and Bulgarian (which is a Slavic language, similar to Russian).
I started learning German 7 years ago, Russian - 4 years so. Although I moved to Germany last year and have a C1 certificate, it took me a huge effort to master it and finally become fluent.
It took me about 2 years to do that in Russian. I must say, Russian grammar is more complicated because it takes some effort to practice the cases and actually learn them and be able to use them!
In contrast, German has quite unpleasant “der, die, das” noun genders, which can slow down your progress drastically. The passive form (“Passiv”) is also not easy to understand and apply.
Finally, I would say that German is harder than Russian BUT it depends ONLY on yourself how fast you will master a language. For example, my friend managed to start from a complete beginner and get a C2 certificate in German in 13 months.