Newly married Michele Gumabao helps Creamline Cool Smashers within the PVL All-Filipino Convention qualifying spherical. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Valdez and the Creamline Cool Smashers gave Michele Gumabao a memorable practice-slash-bridal bathe earlier than the wonder queen spiker’s marriage ceremony day.
The Creamline captain shared a video on Instagram the place the Cool Smashers gave the Invitational Convention MVP an emotional sendoff with the entire workforce stunning her by carrying pink coaching shirts with Gumabao Aldo and her jersey No.7 printed on the again and giving her roses.
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“Nicely, right here’s the factor… MG threw a bachelorette celebration for us over the weekend, and we realized she did it for us. So, we tried to shock her throughout our observe. All of us wore t-shirts with ‘Gumabao-Aldo’ on them. It’s Gumabao-Aldo as a result of it was purported to be Gumabao-Panlilio, but it surely grew to become Gumabao-Aldo as a result of Panaga, Pangs, made a remark on the bachelorette celebration asking, ‘What’s going to be in your jersey? Gumabao-Aldo?’ All of us laughed, however she was critical about it,” Valdez mentioned.
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“She deserves the very best, and it was her final time being single. She cried as a result of it was the primary time she was really shocked.”
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Two days after their marriage ceremony, Gumabao performed impressed with an environment friendly 7-of-15 attacking clip in two units as Creamline swept twelfth seed Nxled, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17, en path to the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention quarterfinals on Thursday at Philsports Area.
Gumabao thanked Creamline for its excessive assist, serving to her juggle her marriage ceremony and professional stint.
“Truthfully, I didn’t count on that day once they shocked me. I feel that’s why I cried a lot—it was simply so overwhelming. All of the planning, the schedule, and typically they know the way exhausted I’m. Even once they inform me I can skip observe or not come, coach additionally says it’s okay if I want a break,” Gumabao mentioned in Filipino.
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Gumabao’s bachelorette celebration had an uncommon funeral theme, the place she was shocked with a dance quantity from Cool Smashers Tots Carlos, Pangs Panaga, and Lorie Bernardo.
“I’m a enjoyable particular person, and I used to be the one who picked that theme. I noticed it on-line and thought, “I need to do that!”
It was actually a funeral theme—like, “dying to your single life.” I assumed it was hilarious, and I wished to recreate it as a result of it regarded so enjoyable,” mentioned Gumabao. “I don’t assume it’s one thing that’s normally performed right here within the Philippines. Perhaps as a result of persons are a bit shy or frightened about getting judged. However, you realize me, I don’t actually take note of that. I simply thought it was a enjoyable thought and I actually wished to go for it.”
Gumabao and the Cool Smashers face the eighth seed — one of many two survivors of the play-in — in a best-of-three quarterfinals collection.