Seabiscuit, Shakespeare and Underdogs

Fiery post ahead... hinay hinay lang

 

“Though he be but little, He is fierce!”

 

I love this line from the movie Seabiscuit, although the line was originally lifted from one of Shakespeare’s works, I can’t seem to remember which one, (probably because I haven’t exactly done enough reading)

 

You will always see me cheering for the underdog. Last weekend, my sisters were laughing their heads off as we watched NU get clobbered by ADMU. I, on the other hand felt bad and a bit pissed at how underutilized and uncoached, not to mention, unsupported the poor Bulldogs were against a blue-chip school like Ateneo. But more than anything, its so sad to see underdogs lose their will to fight, lose their will to prove themselves against a more superior team.

 

I always see myself as the underdog, that’s the reason why I always walk around with a chip on my shoulder and a burning desire to shove it up the favorite. And I relish the challenge, the honor and the duty to lead other underdogs in doing this “shoving-up.” I enjoyed the shock and grimace on the faces of several key competitors from the “favorite” section when I beat all their 5 entries… why? Simple, because they thought they could win by throwing their balsa wood copy models at us. Ask Dino how painful it was for him to have our DCS model placed right next to a bunch of overspent Ken Yeang replicas, Ask Marts how insulting it was to be beaten by 2 fricking huge hands touching end to end! Arggghh!

 

That’s why I relished my Ayala win, because it wasn’t just for me, it was for everyone who got one-upped and politicked by good-for-nothing brownnosers and politickers from that “favorite” section… fricking editor-in-chief/bitch-in-charge cant even spell my 4 letter family name right… yun na nga lang mention niyo sa trabaho ko… the same piece of work that brought honor to our college… AND THAT INCLUDES YOU!

 

As for Jomike’s thesis-of-the-year… the guy did a great job, he deserves it, better than any sipsip from that section. It was his turn to win one for himself and for everyone else. I do not feel slighted by his win because he is also an underdog… and I will always cheer for the underdog… ALWAYS. For everyone who got slighted and boxed-out by the system and its second-handers, this one is for you!