Memorable happenings of the past year...
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| Wilson replaces Spalding as official NBA game ball... |
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| This beautiful photo of Luka seemingly bowing to Dirk... |
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| LaMelo became youngest player to have a triple-double (a record that would be broken) |
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| Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz earned the Philippines its first Olympic gold... |
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| ...becoming a household name in the process |
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| Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, and Nesthy Petecio also earned medals in boxing, making Tokyo 2022 the Philippines' most successful Olympic campaign yet |
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| Margielyn Didal didn't win a medal, but she became a darling for her good vibes |
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| Valentina Acosta turned heads |
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| South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker notably wore a "soli Deo gloria" cap; won gold and set a world record in 200 m breast stroke |
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| Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share a gold medal in high jump |
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| Ugas beat Pacquiao; Pacquiao announced his retirement from the sport soon afterward |
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| LeBron doppelganger |
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| Staples Center was renamed into Crypto.com Arena |
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| Lewis Hamilton became the first F1 racer to win 100 races |
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| He lost the championship, however, to Max Verstappen during the thrilling season finale |
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| Hamilton got knighted, though |
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| MLB pulled off a successful "Field of Dreams" game |
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| Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather |
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| For its 75th anniversary... |
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| ...the NBA released an official Top 75 (76, because of a tie) Players of All Time list... |
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| ...which was pretty flawed and unsatisfactory (I probably should have written about my displeasure) |
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| GOAT Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl title |
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| RK-Bro |
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| Let's go, Brandon! |
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| Biden's Afghanistan fiasco |
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| The Taliban returned to power |
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| Kabul International Airport chaos |
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| The Taliban mocked the iconic US Marines photo on Iwo Jima |
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| The storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 |
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| Bison Man |
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| "Walis Tambo" Man |
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| Ridiculous "amen, awomen" prayer during the opening of the 117th US Congress |
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| Palestinian rockets attacked Israel; Iron Dome once again awed |
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| AFP plane crash in Sulu, 50 dead |
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| Alec Baldwin accidentally killed Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun during the production of Rust |
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| Gabby Petito case |
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| Christine Dacera case |
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| Travis Scott concert crowd crush |
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| Lil Nas X's Satan Shoes |
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| Six-day Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given ship |
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| Duterte's last SONA clocked for 2 hours and 46 minutes |
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| Maginhawa Community Pantry |
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| Inspiring other community pantries to pop out all around the country |
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| Including one in my hometown, Legazpi City |
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| Bicol International Airport started operations |
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| GameStop short squeeze was spearheaded by the subreddit r/wallstreetbets |
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| BSP replaced ice delivery employee Adonis Buemie's 50k worth of life savings that had been damaged by termites |
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| Maria Ressa became the first Filipino Nobel laureate |
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| Karen Davila-Lyca same birthday meme |
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| Traumatized Mr. Incredible meme |
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| 8-year-old accidentally spent 100,000 pesos on games |
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| Ez Mil's "Panalo" |
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| Israeli archaeologists discover new Dead Sea Scrolls for first time in 60 years |
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| Diver discovered a 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel's coast |
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| Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to enter the Sun's corona |
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| Facebook rebranded into Meta |
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| William Shatner became the oldest man to travel to space |
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| Disney Channel shut down in Southeast Asia |
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| Kim Kardashian's outfit during the Met Gala |
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| Blue's Clues 25th anniversary; Steve's return |
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| Nas Daily-Whang Od controversy |
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| Controversial and disgusting (but hilarious) Belo ad |
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| Gawker's surprise return |
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| Jollibee fried towel |
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| Josh Swain organized a mock fight among other guys of the same name... |
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| Hence, the Josh Fight a.k.a. Battle of the Joshes |
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| Amazon buys MGM for 9 billion |
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| The rise of the NFTs; Beeple's "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" is sold for $69 million |
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| 'Disaster Girl' meme NFT is sold for $500,000 |
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| Abducted 4-year-old Cleo Smith was recovered after 18 days |
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