Yeng Guiao spends bubble 'me time' working out, catching up on reading

Gym, books, Netflix, playlist help veteran coach kill the time in Clark bubble
Oct 6, 2020

YENG Guiao is one of the busiest sportsmen you'll ever meet, but he's never had this much 'me time' in his life until he entered the PBA bubble in Pampanga.

So what does he do?

The veteran NLEX coach works out every day, enjoys his playlist and his Netflix, and catches up on his reading to kill the time at Quest Hotel inside the Clark Freeport Zone.

"[I work out] everyday since there's nothing much to do. I have all the time," Guiao, 61, said of his workout regimen.

"I should be buff by the time we get out," he added half-seriously.

Not a lot of people know that the fiery former Gilas Pilipinas coach loves his music, the reason he was spotted bringing along headphones when he entered the bubble.

He also has Netflix on his iPad.

Asked about his type of music, Guiao said, "Mostly old songs ... [but also] Jason Mraz, Adele, Bruno Mars, Charlie Puth, etc. Anything that catches his fancy.

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Guiao, a former Pampanga congressman, vice-governor, and board member who still has a house in nearby Magalang town, said he brought four books to the bubble: Originals by Adam Grant, The Upright Thinkers by Leonard Mlodinow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari, and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.

"I read Outliers already [but] I will see if I can go over it again," said Guiao. "I'll be happy if I can finish two out of these four books."

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    The multi-titled coach agreed that the number of books he's able to read will be dictated by how deep he and the Road Warriors get in the bubble season.

    "Guess that [woudl be] the measure of our success in the bubble," he said.

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