 This latter nickname was given by the great Cliff Thorburn, former World and Canadian Snooker champion.Alex has a third, more recent nickname of "Mungo" (a favorite Filipino dish) given to him by Rick McCallum, former Wayne State University Pocket Billiard instructor and friend from the Hall of Fame Billiard room in Warren, Michigan.Alex was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.