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Jaja Santiago makes emphatic Creamline debut

USA-bound Jaja Santiago made an emphatic debut with the Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL Invitational Conference at the Araneta Coliseum on Monday, August 31.

A seasoned professional in Japan, Santiago unleashed 19 points on 17 attacks, one block, and one ace as the Cool Smashers topped the Nxled Chameleons, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20 to start their tournament campaign.

Santiago, who goes by her Japanese name "Sachi Minowa", will play for the San Francisco Signal at the League One Volleyball at the United States after the Invitational Conference.

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00:00I think nasa...
00:02Maka-fair claim na siya sa...
00:03Pero tingin ko nasa ano, nasa 70%.
00:08Nandun na, it's just hindi kasi yung team eh.
00:12It's me na kailangan talaga...
00:14Kasi sistema na nila yun eh.
00:17Nandito ko, nag-iisa ako na pumasok sa kanila.
00:21So ako yung dapat mag-adjust talaga.
00:23And kailangan ko pa matutunan,
00:26especially yung sa blocking system namin,
00:28sa defense, and sa mga plays namin.
00:32Pero, I think hindi naman siya mahirap kasi...
00:35It's been two months na rin na nagt-training ako sa kanila
00:38sa cream line, and...
00:40Tingin ko, we're getting there.
00:42Itong the whole invitational hanggang finals,
00:45tingin ko, mag-coconnect lahat.
00:48Yes.
00:50Apo, sa team niyo, buka to a new team,
00:52especially sa China na nawala ako.
00:54Pero, paano siguro yung pag-adjust mo to at yung light cream line,
00:58ang pinahanan natin tight yung roster niya over the years din?
01:01Parang, paano mo lang sinigurado yung integration mo
01:04ay magiging as smooth as you can be there?
01:07Joining cream line, it's not really hard na mag-adjust.
01:12Kasi, actually, yung tanong mo kay Coach eh.
01:15Kung ako, parang hindi mo kasi makikita yung MVP sa...
01:20Kasi, sabi nga ni Coach, naglalaro kami,
01:23nagpa-practice kami ng pare-parehas,
01:25nagpa-perform kami ng pare-parehas.
01:27At ang maganda sa team namin is,
01:29wala sa aming mataas.
01:32Lahat kami equal sa loob ng court.
01:34Um, how they handle yung mga nyo players, mga old players.
01:39Sobrang, um, ang bilis maka-adjust.
01:43Kasi, hindi kami, hindi kami, walang naiiwan.
01:48So, I think, nung pagpasok ko sa cream line,
01:51um, hindi naging mahirap yun.
01:53And, uh, ako, uh, as an experienced player din,
01:59um, hindi, hindi ako, never ako magbamata sa kanila.
02:04Kasi, I'm still learning also.
02:06Uh, sabi ko nga, hindi ako perfect player,
02:08hindi ako perfect middle.
02:10Um, kung ano yung ma-input nila sa akin,
02:12ano yung ma-input ko sa kanila, uh, give and take lang.
02:15Diyan, may alaala bang bumabalik?
02:18Kasi, naalala mo ba kung kailan ka huli naglaro dito sa Araneta?
02:21Araneta?
02:23Naalala mo kailan yung last year?
02:24Baka yun ba yung price to meet your price meeting?
02:27I don't know, maybe, ah.
02:29Pero, ano yung, medyo, kamusta yung unang pakiramdam mo bumalik ka dito sa Araneta?
02:33Kasi, syempre, ilan, hindi mo rin nga maalala ko kailan.
02:36Nakakasilaw na sa Araneta.
02:38Unang pasa kanina, sabi ko,
02:40ano ba ilaw dito?
02:42Ang, ano, well, wait.
02:44Um, actually, yung wang ko, hindi ganon na,
02:50parang, uy, bago.
02:52I feel still home.
02:54Feeling ko parang na,
02:56naglalaro pa rin ako dito.
02:57Baka dahil din, Coach, naglaro tayo naman.
03:00Saka rin, pero siguro, yung mga venue sa Japan,
03:02siguro, ganyan na rin kalaki mo.
03:04Kaya nga po.
03:05Pero, ewan ko, hindi ko na feel na, ano,
03:08parang, feeling ko,
03:09So, I'm still playing dito.
03:12And it's not new for me.
03:14And I love Araneta.
03:16Kasi dito ko huling nakita yung tatayo.
03:18Sorry, segway lang.
03:19So, I think I'm still home.
03:24I'm still playing in front of the fans.
03:28And I'm still giving my best for everyone also.

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