After two years, the beloved Rain or Shine tandem of Beau Belga and JR Quinahan reunited on the hardcourt. But it was not for a basketball game.
Thursday evening at the covered courts of Gold’s Gym in Sheridan Street, Mandaluyong, the two burly big men figured in a chicken-eating contest organized by Chooks-to-Go. Besides the a cash prize, the stakes for this contest were high as the winner will get to supply chickens for a charity of his choosing.
Quiñahan easily breezed past Belga in the contest.
“Gutom talaga ako. Kaunti lang kinain kong tanghalian kasi yun nga, pinaghandaan ko talaga ito,” shared Quinahan, who stands at 6-foot-6 and weighs a good 235 pounds. “Nagulat lang din ako na naubos ko kagad yung manok na yon. Pero may kaunting natira – buto na lang!”
“Nagpa-cute lang ata si Beau ngayon e. Parang nagpatalo. Dapat kulang pa sa kanya yun e,” he quipped.
“First ko ito! Kung titignan mo yung nasa lamesa kala ko kaunti lang. Pero ‘pag nagsimula na, wala na. Mahihirapan ka. Kailangan mong itulak ng tubig dahil bumabara e,” Belga recalled.
The two have yet to decide which institution they will donate to.
“Hindi pa namin alam namin ngayon pero pag-uusapin pa namin nila Beau kung saan namin bibigay yung mga chickens,” shared Quinahan.
Besides this experience, the two heavyweights relished the chance of sharing a court together again.
“Oo naman, na-mimiss ko siya. All throughout magkasama kami. Nakaka-miss kasi si JR talagang lalaban yan,” expressed Belga as the two won a couple of PBA crowns together. “Yun yung nakaka-miss even sila Paul [Lee], sila Ryan [Arana], sila Jeff [Chan]. Iba kasi yung nabuong grupo ni Yeng Guiao e. Iba yun. Kahit kami, ‘pag tumanda kami, maalala namin yun.”
And Quiñahan is hoping that this contest will be turned into a best-of-three series.
“Dapat best-of-three ito ‘di ba Beau? Hamunin mo naman ako, Beau,” kidded Quiñahan.
“Kakain ka lang nagka-premyo ka pa. It’s fun na naisip pa nila yung ganitong concept. Hopefully, may mga susunod pa at ako naman yung magju-judge,” added Belga.
Earlier, members of the press also competed with Carlo Pamintuan of ESPN5 defeating Mark Escarlote of ABS-CBN Sports, Christian Jacinto of Spin.ph besting Yo Sarmenta of ESPN5, and Justine Bacnis of Tiebreaker Times edging Randolph Leongson of Spin.ph.
Serving as judges for the event were Pinoy Dunk King David Carlos, three-time SEA Games gold medalist for Triathlon Nikko Huelgas, and Karylle.
