I was a kid back then when my 'Kuya' is watching PBA, of course during that time I have no like on basketball especially on PBA because there was this mentality that I have (During my kid days) that PBA is just a CopyCat to the NBA. But everytime I caught my Kuya watching PBA it's always the game of Ginebra.
Back then I never thought that Ginebra is the most popular ball club in the Philippines and I really get irritated to my brother because he is always switching the channel to TV5 (They are the Broadcaster of the PBA games back then) During I am watching cartoons or anime during the afternoon. I have no choice back then but to of course just follow him because he's older than me. So I had no choice, I have to watch with my Kuya the game. That was the first time I watched PBA and it was the year 2005 and it is the Fiesta Conference where Ginebra wins the Championship.
After that game, I always watch with my kuya the game of Ginebra. Back then the only player I knew is Mark Caguioa because my Kuya is always Cheering for him, So every time he cheers with Mark Caguioa I also cheer with him "Go Kagwya" that's how I Pronounce his name back then. And so after that my love for Ginebra Grew I started to watch their games alone even without the reminder of my kuya that it is their game on that day or this day, I'm just figuring it out when is the game of Ginebra.
Now that I'm a Teenager My love for the team even grew, My support for them is grew unwavery. Some people think of me as a weirdo because of how I'm affected to the team. I don't know I just feel different for this team whenever they win I feel so happy it's like I'm the most happiest man in the world and when they lose I feel like I lost something BIG.
There was this one time, last year during the 2012 Commissioner's Cup when Mark Caguioa was seriously Injured his eye during their game on B-meg (Now San Mig Coffee) I was Shocked, I don't know what I felt, My heart just started to beat fast and there are even tears in my eyes especially when I saw Mark Caguioa is on blood. I'm shocked, I even asked myself "Why am I so affected on what Happened to Mark Caguioa? Why did I even get emotional?"
I don't know what happened to me back then, I just burst down. My brother also caught me he even told me "Grabe bakit ka sobrang affected diyan si Mark Caguioa lang yan!" I replied back "Ewan ko! biglaan nalang ako naging emotional nung nakita ko si Mark Caguioa nang naka higa sa floor!" And by that time I knew it, it wasn't just bad fall there was a cut above his eyebrows! then that gave me more worry, there are so many things running inside my head. "Will this be the end of Mark Caguioa for his Basketball Career?" that is the thought that kept me worrying because seeing your childhood Idol going down on the floor with blood is very heartbreaking. It's like seeing a superhero fell down with no fight in front of you..
I know it's very weird for being emotionally intact with a basketball team, but this is what I am or maybe all of us Ginebra fan we are very passionate about the team. Maybe it's also the type of game they are bringing onto us fans. There is something different when Ginebra is playing, the excitement is different even they win or lose they never failed to bring us a heart-throbbing game.
Maybe from the start Ginebra blood is really flowing inside of me. I never regretted anything that I say, post, tweet about this team. This team will be in my heart forever even though I grow old, my love for this team will never fade even though Mark Caguioa will be traded to other team (I think not) and whatever you say about me I will still be proud and will still bleed Red And White!
