Hadji Reveals Playful Mischiefs Inside Boot Camp

Salic Imam, better known as Hadji, has finally found his “new home,” after his old one, Blacklist International, got disbanded. 

Surrounded by a storm of testosterones who’ve fully found their bodies, Hadji can only describe Team Falcons’ internal dynamics with a laugh.

“Feeling ko po sobrang close namin ngayon lahat,” Hadji tells ALL-STAR. 

“Wala pong boundaries sa isa’t isa!” He adds. 

(“I feel like we’re all really close now. We don’t have boundaries!”)

Hadji, known for being cool, calm, and nonchalant, now has to deal with the most boisterous boys in MPL. 

“May respeto po kami sa isa’t isa pero yung boundaries po talaga namin… ayun. Kahit may naliligo sa CR, may pumapasok!”

(“We respect each other—but when it comes to boundaries… yeah, those don’t really exist. Even if someone’s showering, someone will still just walk in!”)

His eyes disappeared into slits as he laughed off this revelation. 

“Hanggang diyan lang pwede kong sabihin!”

(“That’s all I can say!”)

Which means there are worse, hahaha. 

Antics aside, he feels very much at home in the Falcons’ Nest, whose roster are all  veterans, titleholders, and world champions. 

“Mas nakakagana po maglaro kasi sarili mo lang po iisipin mo,” said Hadji. 

(“It’s more fun to compete when you don’t have to worry about your teammates.”)

He compared the feeling with playing in other teams after Blacklist. 

“Nagkakaiba lang po kapag nasa stage na po talaga kung sino po yung mas better match (sa isa’t isa).”

(“The difference now is when you’re on stage and you feel you match well with your teammates.”)

Right now, Team Falcons is showing a strong performance three weeks into Season 17 with a 4-1 score behind Team Liquid’s 6-0 streak. 

But Hadji doesn’t put down his guard. 

“Wala na pong nagpapa aura ngayon sa mga teams sa PH. Wala po talagang nagpapa aura. Kahit yung mga previous champions, hindi maaawrahan.”

(“No teams in MPL PH can be intimidated anymore. They don’t even get intimidated by previous champions.”)

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