OMG! Kobe on Manila! Sept. 5!!!

I'm just so excited! I'll probably camp out the place where he'll be showing up! Gotta get my Kobe rookie card (which Ed gave me) as well as my Kobe jersey and tarp, all signed by the man himself! Mwahahahaha!

*Thank god I'll be leaving on the sixth! I'll get to see Kobe... L I V E!!!* ;p

The Philippine Daily Inquirer article last Friday

Kobe visits Manila Sept. 5

CAGE SUPERSTAR KOBE BRYANT IS ARRIVING IN MANILA on Sept. 5 as the first stop of his five-city tour of Asia.

This was announced yesterday by Nike, which will be hosting the main man of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association.

Dubbed the Kobe Supernatural Asia Tour, it will also make stops in Taipei on Sept. 6, Hong Kong on Sept.7, Shanghai on Sept. 8, and Beijing on Sept. 9 and 10. It was organized to give Kobe the opportunity to work with kids throughout the region and inspire them to energize and improve their basketball game.

Mentally and physically, Kobe is a force to reckon with on the court. He follows a core set of values that can be seen through his focused training and mental toughness that helped him score 50 points or more ten times last season.

"I'm looking forward to returning to Asia to see the progress the kids have made since my visit last summer and to train those I didn't meet," said Kobe. "I liked what I saw then and I'm planning to work the kids even harder this time to give them a better sense of my training regiment."

Off the court, Kobe has long believed in giving back to the community. Whether in LA, Philadelphia or throughout the world, Kobe continues to bring smiles to children's faces through his charity work. During the Tour, Kobe will be participating in charity events with his fans.

Additionally during the Tour, Nike and Kobe will introduce a new version of the Kobe II, part of the Fall 2007 basketball footwear product line. The product will be launch throughout Asia beginning Sept. 6.

For details on the Kobe Tour, log on to www.nike.com.ph.