Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra.

Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because she's as passionate as that guy sitting beside you in Araneta who's shouting out instructions to the players as if he's the coach of the squad. Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because she has gone through consistent player trades, missed Finals appearances, and championship drought. Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because she has the never say die spirit instilled in her.

She may be fat, she may be thin. Or somewhere in the middle. But her passion will blow you away nevertheless. You will see her patiently braving the long lines during Ginebra games. She won't care if she'd sit beside a construction worker or a politician because her focus will be on the game and the players. She'd scream for joy at every shot made. You'll see her standing with the rest of the Ginebra faithful, stomping their feet, chanting to the age old Gi-neb-ra! cheer. She would be in high spirits after a won game. But you will also see her sitting there, staring at the empty court with sadness in her eyes and tears silently running down her face. She will be as passionate during a lost ball game as she is when Ginebra is winning. There will be no in-betweens for her. She will be all out, passionate. Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because she's a bottomless bottle of passion who'd smile and cry with you through your ups and downs.

She may wear that sexy top, she may wear statement Panatiko shirts. Or something else. But the struggles she's gone through will definitely amaze you. She will be inconsolable if her favourite player will be traded to another team. She will speak her mind about it. She will struggle, greatly. She will air her frustrations, whether to you, to her friends on Facebook, to her followers on Twitter, or to the driver of the jeepney she's riding. She will say she's had enough of Ginebra's wrong moves, but her passion will override that. You will see her read Ginebra articles again after some time. Give her a few days, she will recover from the heartbreak which Ginebra, time and time again, dealt her. She's used to it. She already expects it. She knows just a few key players of Ginebra will be "untouchables". She has emotional battle scars from the struggles she has had while rooting for the popular squad. Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because she has endured team struggle and painful management decisons, but she will definitely and whole heartedly take the bad with the good.

She may put on layers of make-up, she may just put on baby powder. Or nothing at all. But the never say die spirit she has is something you will cherish. She won't easily give up on you or a problem or both of it combined together. Ginebra's never say die attitude has rubbed off on her. You might see her as stubborn on some days, relentless on some other. But she won't take a beating without trying to beat her opponent as well. She won't lay it easy for you. She will fight tooth and nail for you or against you. She will fight with all she has, until the very end. She knows she might look incredibly stupid to others, but she will push her way still. This is one of the best things she has learned while supporting Ginebra, until you hear that last buzzer, until you see the last millisecond on that shot clock, until you know there's no more time or space left, never give up. She will never say die if there's still time to fix a problem, she will never say die if she's still has something left in the tank to keep her going. Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because that never say die spirit she has is something worth fighting for.

But this doesn't mean a girl who cheers for Ginebra is the only type that you could date. You could date a girl who cheers for San Mig Coffee Mixers, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, or whichever team that is. They also have unique and endearing qualities to them, but that is another story for another day and from another blogger.

But as for me.. Date a girl who cheers for Ginebra because, whether she sits at court side or Upper Box B, she will have passion, struggles, and the never say die spirit all the same.

Note: This is inspired by You should date an illiterate girl of Charles Warnke. And is requested by Geleen Faye Gallego.