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Ouch

2010-04-06T07:32:00.003-07:00

It's been a hard two weeks but I am getting better. Bamboo said it best in his song "Masaya", "Agony wraps my bones... why is love like this?" I still feel those knots in my stomach. It is not fun.

Thanks to all the friends/family that helped me out. And of course, what would I do without snowboarding to pass the time away? Hahaha...

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2010-01-21T15:51:00.003-08:00

New Year and no posts. I guess I have been neglecting my blog. Been real busy (or had better things to do, lol!)

Well, here's hoping I post more. Hahahaha, we'll see.

Oh, by the way, Avatar is my new favorite movie.

Snowboarding rocks

2009-02-22T06:49:00.008-08:00

It took me two years to figure out whether to do this sport. The usual apprehensiveness came up, it's too expensive, I'm gonna get really badly injured doing it and will I really enjoy it? Doesn't really seem to be my thing.

So finally, I decided to take lessons to just try it out up at Grouse on the first week of January. I had 4 sessions every Saturday and it was complete with falls, bumps and bruises. To top it all off, I was one of the people that didn't catch on it as quickly as the others.

Despite all that however, I was already having so much fun and this was becoming a sport I really looked forward to doing every winter. Now, I can officially say I am addicted. Got all the gear and thankful that I got friends (thanks Karno) to help me learn, and Aldo and Pia who also gave me individual instruction when I was still learning, and Aldo, the ever passionate one, pushing me as if I was going to eventually go to competition or something... hahahaha

The payoff is great, look below at the videos and pictures I took from my phone. You get to enjoy the view and watch other good people ski and board. On top of all that, you meet a lot of great people doing it.

If you have facebook, you will need to go to my original blog to view the videos below as it won't show up through facebook.

Karno, a passionate snowboarder of 18 years, is enjoying the view up on the mountain. This is what I have been missing figuring out whether do it or not! Karno is a real good guy to go boarding with as he gives great individual instruction and also tries to raise the bar as Aldo does.

A short 5 second clip, but you can see the reflection Karno's board made on the snow.

And a few

photos from facebook:

There was also the FIS Snowboard championship that was held on Cypress and here is another video I took on the phone. Karno has great pictures up on his facebook but again there are restrictions to who can view these photos.

Video:

The Holiday Christmas Ham Ceremony

2009-01-21T14:11:00.005-08:00

Every year we have this ceremony with the same pictures and pose... This is what we call, the Ham ceremony with the relatives. Featuring, Tita Tayin and Tito Manoling

Ham 08

Inspiring Good Samaritan story this Christmas season

2008-12-27T09:03:00.002-08:00

A mouse is walking in the forest and hears "help help." He comes upon a big hole where an elephant has fallen in and cant get out. He says, "mouse I need help to get out here" and the mouse says, "wait here i will be right back.”

Ten mins later, he pulls up in his Porsche 911, backs up to the hole, jumps out, goes to the trunk, pulls out a rope, ties it to the bumper and throws it down to the elephant

He says, “Grab the rope and i will pull you out.” The elephant grabs the rope with his trunk and the mouse pulls him out. The elephant says, “thank you mouse for saving my life i will always be in debt to you.”

Later in the year, the elephant is walking along one day and hears "help help!" Well, what do you know, its the mouse who has fallen down the hole. The elephant walks over, lowers his dick down to the mouse and the mouse climbs up his dick and out of the hole.

The moral of the story is if you have a big dick you don’t need a Porsche.

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As my friend said this story to me, someone asked, "why couldn't the elephant used his trunk instead." Well, he replied, "it doesn't have the same effect."

I guess the elephant wanted the pleasure out of it too :p

Snowed out

2008-12-26T16:32:00.009-08:00

Just when you think it was going to stop, yes the snow keeps on in Vancouver.

Link to the above Youtube clip

Click here to see a slideshow of how much snowfall we got here

We pretty much broke the record of heaviest snowfall in Vancouver, but in eastern Canada, this may be normal for them. Unlike them, however, we are not prepared for snowfall like this. We have less snowplows, and even less people with the right vehicle/skills to drive around the snow.

On that note, I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays, and drive safely out there.

Yo

2008-08-31T22:08:00.002-07:00

Knock knock.. still here, just haven't blogged lately (duh!)

NBA Playoff picks

2008-04-18T06:51:00.003-07:00

Here are my playoff picks for the NBA

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/playoffs;_ylt=AjeBUwbp2X9WoUGX7n9D0HO8vLYF

Eastern Conf

(1) Boston vs (8) Atlanta = Boston in 4
(2) Detroit vs (7) Philly = Detroit in 4 (yes, two sweeps)
(3) Orlando vs (6) Toronto = Orlando in 7
(4) Cleveland vs (5) Washington = Cleveland in 7

Western Conference

(1) Lakers vs (8) Denver = Lakers in 6
(2) New Orleans vs (7) Dallas = New Orleans in 6
(3) San Antonio vs Phoenix (6) = San Antonio in 7
(4) Utah vs. (5) Houston = Utah in 5. ( Alston, and Yao injured? I dont think so)

Sean Connery's Finest (Celebrity Jeopardy)

2008-04-10T22:16:00.006-07:00

I'll take TheRapists for 200; AnAl bum Covers; The PenIs Mighter than the Sword....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etmHaeaNsCw

Hhaha, these were hilarious skits...

Houston, Toronto, Cleveland, Seattle, Chicago, make deals at trade deadline.

2008-02-23T08:58:00.002-08:00

Let's summarize first before we go any further. So many trades at the deadline! I'll have to start with my favorite teams first.

1) Houston gives Bonzi Wells, Mike James to New Orleans and Kirk Snyder to Minnesota. Houston gets Gerald Green, slam dunk champion from a year ago, from Minnesota and Bobby Jackson from New Orleans

For Houston, I think this trade was to give more playing time to Luther Head and Carl Landry. Jackson is close to retiring. Gerald Green has potential but only a high flyer at this point. Houston had to let go its glut of guards

New Orleans got even stronger I think. James and Wells will help them a lot and keep them at the top of the standings

2) Toronto gets Brezec from Detroit for Juan Dixon

Where is Juan going to play with the Raps having Calderon and Ford? Toronto is better off keeping Graham who had been languishing on the bench because of Dixon. This shows more confidence in Graham by trading Dixon. Brezec? He was just a filler for the trade.

3) THE BIG THREE TEAM TRADE

Cleveland gets: Ben Wallace and Joe Smith from Chicago, Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from Seattle
Cleveland gives: Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden to Chicago. Donyell Marshall, and Ira Newble to Seattle

Seattle gets: practically no one. Newble and Marshall and Adrian Griffin. Rebuiding phase! They also get Barry and Elson from the Spurs. Barry was waived
Seattle gives away: Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West

Chicago gets: Larry Hughes and Gooden.

Seattle is rebuilding and they got nothing on these trades.

Cleveland finally gets some help for Lebron James and they got so much stronger. Once Varejao gets back, who will be the help on offense for Z in the frontcourt? Wallace and Varejao are no scorers. I guess this is where Smith comes in. They lose a good perimeter defense player in Hughes, rebounding with Gooden. I guess James will take the brunt of the offense now. Wally is an outside shooter that will help but is not a defensive player. West really gives them that point guard they really need and moves Gibson to SG.

By getting Hughes and Gooden, Chicago is in good shape for next season.

4) San Antonio Spurs acquire Kurt Thomas and give away Elson and Barry.

This trade is pretty much meh. You can never go wrong with veterans.

Trades galore part 1

2008-02-21T07:06:00.011-08:00

So much movement in the NBA. Part 1. Yesterday there were even more trades!

Gasol --> Lakers

I love Gasol but I am a Kobe hater. I'm still contemplating whether to cheer for them. Maybe for Gasol to do well, but that's it.

Shaq--> Phoenix, Marion --> Heat

He had his first game yesterday. Can't really say much. He needs to play a little bit more. I don't like the trade and I agree with Kenny Smith who said that the Suns window to win is now just two years. One thing is for sure, the Suns will not be one of the best free-throw shooting teams anymore. 3-12 for Shaq in the free throw line. Ouch! He's lucky he's got a good FT shooting team. Maybe it will rub off on him.

Miami got a gem in Marion. Very good player to build around and will do well with Wade. I have to admit though, I am starting to like the trade.

Bibby --> Hawks

The Hawks need someone like him to build on the East playoffs where mediocrity is the name of the game

Webber--> Warriors

Meh, Webber is washed up. Signing won't do much

Kidd--> Dallas

Dallas instantly becomes a contender for a title and will surely get past their upset a season ago. He will lead them far in the playoffs.

Philippines win the Women's World Cup of Golf!

2008-01-20T13:14:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the Philippines winning the 2008 Women's World Cup of Golf on the sterling play of Dorothy Delasin in the last round making 4 straight birdies herself after struggling mightily in the front nine.

Click here for the link to the story and the interview

Woohoo Noypi ako!

It's Christmastime

2007-12-13T07:22:00.000-08:00

It's that time again. As you may have noticed, the change in background music to keep in the spirit of the season

Below is an old link to an awesome youtube video. I knew about this two years ago, and now is a good time to bring it up again

Wizards of Winter - House Lights

Bamboo concert

2007-12-02T10:02:00.000-08:00

Sunday November 25th - The former frontman of Rivermaya came to Vancouver with his own band called Bamboo. And boy was it an awesome concert! I only had one album of his and that was his first, but I instantly fell in love with his type of music.

You know what the amazing thing is? I thought he would play most songs from his new band, but in fact, most of the songs were from his days at Rivermaya. Everyone loved it as this brought back so many memories for many people.

If I can remember right, here were some of his songs at Rivermaya which he played:

1) Elesi
2) Kisapmata
3) Ulan
4) Hinahanap hanap kita - this has got to be my favorite Rivermaya song of all time!
5) 214 - Another one of my favorites!

His songs from his own band:

1) Noypi (Pinoy Ako)
2) Hallelujah
3) Masaya - Love this song!
4) Mr Clay - another one!

And some which I cannot remember at this moment. Another amazing thing about this concert was that I saw some people who enjoyed the concert who were not even filipino. I could see them grooving and genuinely liking the music, headbanging and all. I noticed they heard Mr Clay which they knew the words by heart and sang it all the way through. His music really crosses continents.

They're coming to Toronto so you guys better not miss them!!!!!

Living Scenery (Richard Simmons)

2007-10-24T01:20:00.001-07:00

First time I watched this, I couldn't stop laughing. I still can't now...

Russell Peters

2007-10-09T18:01:00.001-07:00

I love this guy!!!!!

Woody takes a swim

2007-09-29T08:38:00.001-07:00

This is what you call taking one for the team.

To top it all off, he made 3 consecutive birdies after...

This is not what you think

2007-09-25T09:50:00.001-07:00

What starts out as something X rated is really not what you think.

Get your mind off the gutter!!!!

Never ever give up

2007-09-17T15:26:00.000-07:00

Some inspirational quotes to live by...

http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/efficacynotgiveup.html

Paul Potts - an inspirational story

2007-09-01T12:19:00.000-07:00

If you want a feel-good story that inspires, look at Paul Potts a contestant in Britain's You Got Talent. Here is a guy with no self-confidence, average-looking, had a hidden talent, and ended up winning the whole thing.

Update: I added the video where Paul Potts was revealed as the winner of the show.

The Semi-final performance where he sang "Time To Say Goodbye". There is also a little spiel of what happened after that first audition.

Here is the final, which he won....

And here is another talented singer. A 6-year old! Connie Talbot. She was a finalist

The revelation of the winner of BGT

Garnett going to the Celtics. Boston instant contenders

2007-08-01T06:18:00.000-07:00

Photo courtesy of NBA. Com

OMG. Boston has just become instant contenders again. Like in Gabby's post earlier, both of us used to be big Larry Bird, hence, Celtics fans. I guess this will be one more reason to cheer for them now.

My ranking of favorite teams now goes like this:

1. Houston
2. Toronto
3: Boston

The starting lineup of Boston now consists of:

Ray Allen aka Jesus Shuttlesworth - Great shooter but fast and quick enough to penetrate.

Paul Pierce - an overall good player. There is nothing he doesn't do well. Hadn't had good players around him to make some noise.

Kevin Garnett - Probably the best all around player in the NBA right now. I've had him for my Fantasy Leagues, and he consistently fills up ALL statistics. Not only that, but he is a hard worker, intense and a good example to set for his teammates as if Allen and Pierce cannot do as well a job on their own.

Correction: I included Durant here when he shouldn't. I was confused between the Celtics and the Sonics. Durant is in the Sonics.

I was watching the summer leagues and you guys have to watch for this guy Boston acquired. Jeff Green. He is another rookie that is impressing me a lot in the summer leagues. To have that coming off the bench is a reason why they could let go of Gerald Green, the most recent slam dunk champ. Gerald Green has the potential to be a superstar in this league but Jeff Green is not too bad either. Jeff Green is a very good all around player in the mold of a Paul Pierce.

One word.... WOW.... Celtics are going to rock!

First day

2007-07-24T20:21:00.000-07:00

Well it was my first day in a new job as an Assistant Accountant and it went well I thought. There was a lot of work to be done, and what I did today is probably around 10-20% of what I will be doing (invoicing). And you know what? I say bring it on! I tell you, I must be in the right field because it is tedious work but I am really liking it so far. My friend is giving me one month to get sick and tired of it. If it was a bet, I would be a millionaire by now.. hee hee...

The people and the work environment was really nice. I am like Dilbert. I have a cubicle, although unlike Dilbert, my cubicle has a lot of space. I report directly to the Accountant (hence, assistant) and he is a pretty cool guy. So far at least. That is a real good sign.

My cousin brought up a good point. He says that this is a marathon and not a sprint. I'm so used to jobs that required "sprinting". The mindset has to change, and I feel this is more suited to what I want.

In around three weeks, I will get to see the gamut of tasks I have to do everyday and find ways to get every if not most of it done. Until then, I will just keep learning and do my best. That's the only thing I can control - how hard I work and how smart I work at it.

It feels great to have a big rock lifted off my shoulders. Scratch that.... a boulder lifted off my shoulders. Me, an Accountant. Sort of has a nice ring to it don't you think?

I got it!!

2007-07-11T23:55:00.000-07:00

Oh man, it has been three days, and I still can't believe it's real. I'm so excited and still on cloud nine right now. I don't think it will really hit me till I start work in my job on the 24th. In case you're wondering, yes I am doing Accounting work. I will know more when I actually get into the job itself, then I can give a little bit more details.

I just can't believe that I was still able to get the job considering my experience. But he was looking for more... someone he could communicate with. My interview seemed more like a conversation and not an interview. There had been some common ground, we both had to deal with close relatives that died because of cancer yet we were able to move on and continue on with life. There was no BS in this interview, and what I said was true. He saw that. WOW is all I can say.

It's funny coz I received the phone call for the job offer after my dad and I were talking about getting an apartment along the Steveston seawall when I get a good paying job. Then I get that phone call. We were both high-fiving each other like we won the basketball championship or something. I was so happy to see how proud he was, but most of all I was in disbelief, I couldn't believe it, was it really happening? Until now, I still can't. I'm still wondering if it's a dream.

I can't thank enough the people that helped me through this and supported me. You know who you are. I have talked to most of you already. Even in some small way, everyone had helped me. No one is left out. That's why I am not naming any names here

My mom is indeed watching over me. Thank you mom. All the hard work, ups and downs, have finally borne some fruit. This is just the start of my career journey. I can't wait!!!!!

So... I got something in the mail a few days ago

2007-06-21T05:39:00.000-07:00

My Accounting Diploma, so I guess it's official now.

FYI, I am not going to post it in this blog just for privacy reasons.

Numb By U2/ Paolo Cui - Concrete Kingdom

2007-06-18T09:11:00.000-07:00

This song is old but I just came across the video just now and I find it fricking hilarious! I can't believe Edge is subjected to the abuse in the video. Although I would have liked to get licked in the face with those hotties. He was trying so hard to keep a straight face! Lmao.

Anyway, I'll let you guys watch, all the abuses he gets on here... It's also a good song by the way.

I also got the album of Paolo Cui, my cousin, on Itunes entitled "Concrete Kingdom". It's an excellent album to listen to when you're chilling. It's slow, soulful, acoustic-type, R&B type of music. Reminds me of a little bit of John Mayer, and a little bit of slow Dave Matthews

My favorite songs:

1) Clear View
2) Knowing For Nothing
3) Faith in Me
4) Free

Here is his page to sample his songs

http://www.myspace.com/paolocui

3 on 3 Tournament Recap

2007-06-09T17:32:00.000-07:00

Warning: Uber long post

BCIT Burnaby BC - If there was a worst day to hold a 3 on 3 basketball tournament, this has got to be it. It was not drizzling but pouring! Yet all games continued on as scheduled. My team didn't advance to the next round and we also lost Aljerau in the first 5 minutes of our first game with a third degree ankle sprain. He was supposed to be one of our key players in our team. Our record for today was 1 Win 3 Losses.

A 1 -3 record would seem like we didn't have a chance but not in this case. Our first game was an aberration as we lost 16-4 (more on that later). 2 of our losses were one point losses, however, losing it on a FT in the 3rd game and a winning shot on the last game.

Rules were pretty much typical 3 on 3 scrimmage games except possession alternates on every made shot. No "make it you take it". Also there are free throws. 1 free throw awarded after 7 fouls and a free throw plus possession awarded after 12 fouls.

Here are the individual recap of the games:

Game 1 = Loss 16-4
We lost Aljerau on the first 2-3 minutes of the game when he went down on a railing and twisted his ankle. He was done for the day and we had to take him to the hospital. He is ok, albeit in a lot of pain.

We lost 16-4 as we were overplayed. Not overmatched, however. We played lackadaisical defense and missed open shots we would normally make. We also made some bad decisions that led to bad turnovers.

Game 2 = Win 16-12
Having Jin play in our next 3 games helped a ton! He wasn't sure if the 3 on 3 tournament was continuing on since it was pouring out so he didn't make it to our first game. Jin is so effective because he is a pest for the opposing team. On top of all that, he has a good medium range game with good speed and quickness to penetrate inside. He was invaluable in Aljerau's absence and played great!!!

In this game, Carlo and Jason were making the shots we missed in the first game. We were leading early but then they caught up towards the end of the game. With our team leading 12-11, I made a crucial 2 pointer that gave us a 3 point cushion. Carlo finished it off with a few free throws plus the winning runner at the end of the game.

Game 3 = Loss 17-16 (OT sudden death)
The team we played against here hadn't lost a game yet at this point so we knew this would be a hard game. Honestly, they weren't as great as I thought they would be, considering the scores of their previous games.

It was a game of runs, and I was the "goat" at the end of the game. We already had 15 fouls at this point and was one of the key reasons why we lost. The opponent made their FT to win the sudden death OT.

What made this loss hard to take was that we had 3 chances of finishing the game. Carlo and Jason missed FTs to end the game in regulation. Come overtime, I was the goat. I was open at the corner for a 2 pointer when Carlo found me after his drive, then the ball slipped out of my hands and went out of bounds. They got possession, I got called for the foul on the block and the opponent made the FT to win the game. I felt there was not a foul and it was a legitimate block. i hurt my back in the process of going for the block :p

Game 4 = Loss 16-15
This was a showboat team. They all thought they were playing for an And1 mixtape it seems, but they werent that great. Jin and Carlo made great penetrations in the lane to make life tough on them. I wasn't much of a factor in this game and so, Jason, Carlo and Jin finished the game off.

Highlight of the day though. With us down 14-13, Carlo made a 2 point heave with a hand in his face from LOOOOOONG distance and made it! That gave us the lead at 15-14. Carlo had a chance to win it but his runner rimmed out. This would have been similar to our Game 2 win had he made it. On the next possession, they got fouled, made the FT to tie it. Then they made the winning shot at the end of the game.. :(

Even though we didn't do as well as we wanted to, I felt that this was actually the first time where we played hard and good enough to win every game but came out short this time. Jin, Aljerau, were good additions to our team from last year's competitions, and we are definitely giving Jin an "extension" next year :)

Now pay up boys ;)

Team Madapakasanatalaga - 3 on 3 tournament

2007-06-04T22:55:00.000-07:00

For all you flips out there, it's supposed to read...

Team Madapaka Sana Talaga (I hope you trip.. really)
- it also has a double meaning in English. Think of a filipino saying the word "Madapaka"

Let's see if you guys (non flips especially) can figure it out

So we got 4.5 players. 0.5? That has to be me coz I cannot play on Sunday due to work. We have got 3 players back from last year and we came close to winning, and this time we got an even better team.

Let's see how it goes. Updates on Saturday after the games.

SFU vs. Ateneo - Game recap

2007-06-03T21:31:00.001-07:00

I wanted to watch this game so bad but I was working. At least Ateneo gave it one good go.

Weekend/Cavs win Eastern Conference Finals.

2007-06-03T10:01:00.000-07:00

That was an awesome weekend as two of my buddies had their b-day celebrations on Friday and Saturday. I had so much fun!

And on to another topic, I wasn't expecting Cleveland to win the Eastern Conference finals but I am so glad they did. There is no way I would feel like watching another Pistons vs. Spurs finals but with Cleveland in there, I'm so stoked to see how these finals go. Lebron is really showing why he was the first pick in the draft. Not only is he a scorer, but he is a team player. I still don't feel the same way about Kobe, however.

Yes, I picked a Pistons vs Spurs finals so again, I lose my playoff pool. I'm last place... ack! Oh well, there's always next year.

Weirdo

2007-05-26T09:22:00.001-07:00

Well, I just went to play pool with a couple of friends of mine yesterday and I got a call from this guy and I couldn't understand him. Yet he knew my name and my friend's name. I think it's supposed to be a practical joke or something yet when I checked my messages, he said that it was Jeff, one of my buddies' friend.

So I called my buddy, and he doesn't remember a Jeff either. It sounds creepy, but I find it harmless. Although I really want to know now who is doing the prank call.

He stopped calling and I will just chalk it up to someone who was just really really drunk and won't remember this tomorrow.

Olajuwon teaching Yao some low post moves

2007-05-23T18:33:00.001-07:00

Wow, these are real good moves to learn on the low post

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid823433113/bctid909894375

Transformers movie

2007-05-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

Oh man, I used to be a BIG Transformers fan when I was a kid. I was also a big XMen fan but not as much as the Transformers. Used to have some of the cool Tranformers toys most notable of which was Sixshot which changed into 6 things. I don't know where it is now :(

Here are the Transformers theatrical trailers. I can't wait!

Reconnecting with old friends

2007-05-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

I've already said that I now love Facebook among other sites because of its simplicity. So easy to chat, post videos, pictures, tag people on photos, with captions, etc... so many things. Why so easy? It doesn't have to go through all the "pimp my space" BS, which I never liked anyway. Someone should follow the "KISS" theory. "Keep it simple stupid" and Facebook does that, although the new layout bugs me.

Because of Facebook, I have been able to reconnect with old friends I used to hang out with before "life" happened. At least until I find that full-time Accounting job which I am working on ever since I finished my diploma last month.

Some of you who aren't on Facebook should give it a try. *hint hint* Gabz and Carls ;)

ROFLMAO!

2007-05-15T00:20:00.001-07:00

So silly and senseless that it is so funny. It is UBER L33T I tell you.

ROFLMAO... doot doo doo doo doo do

Baron Davis' Huge Slam Over Andrei Kirilenko

2007-05-14T22:59:00.001-07:00

The dunk heard around the world. Baron Davis putting AK47 on a poster. OUCH!

And of course other Game 3 highlights where it was the Baron Davis Show. Just watch the last part of the video for the juicy bits where Davis went on a rampage

Happy Mother's Day!

2007-05-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

Just want to greet everyone a Happy Mother's Day! Have a good one with your family!

Times like these when I miss mom so much. At least she is in a better place and watching down over me. LOVE YOU MOM!

Here is a link to my webpage dedicated to my Mom. Includes my eulogy to Mom, and a song fit for today. "A Song For Mama" by Boyz 2 Men. In the last day before bringing my mom to Pallative Care, my bro, Carls and I sung this to her. My sis played piano and we gave her a small recital.

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2007-05-07T12:22:00.000-07:00

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Another One Bites The Dust

2007-05-06T08:59:00.000-07:00

Hahahaha, maybe I am the jinx of all teams. LMAO.

Now it's the Rockets turn to get ousted. All my fave teams are now gone.

Now I'll be relegated to cheering for the Suns (Steve Nash), Warriors (underdogs), Spurs (used to be my fave team, but they are boring to watch. LOL). I don't like the Eastern teams much so I couldn't care less

Hope Ottawa Sens do well, they are the only Canadian team left. May they bring the Cup back to where it belongs :)

Going going gone!

2007-05-05T00:35:00.000-07:00

Well that sort of describes what happened the past few days.

The Canucks of course, but you know what? They went above what was expected of them this season. What Luongo and AV did with the personnel they had plus the adversity of injuries was nothing short of admirable. At the start of the season, I predicted them to be a little bit below .500 or above. Well, they did more than that.

Things can only look up for the Canucks but not with the same personnel. Luongo will still be there, so are our defencemen who played great these playoffs. Luc Bourdon, our highly touted draft pick, will finally be able to stick with the team, and that should help a lot. Edler showed what he can do this season. Our forwards needs some revamping, however. Sedins will stay, but I bet that Naslund and Morrison will be the next to go. Go Canucks Go!

And The Raptors. I feel the same way. A very bright future ahead, and they lost this playoff series due to the lack of experience. With one season of playoffs under their belt, things will look even better next season

But wow, Dallas? Losing to Golden State? I wasn't expecting that at all! I wanted the Warriors to win the series anyway. Nothing against Dallas but I like rooting for the underdogs. My Rockets play Game 7 tomorrow and please, this once, have one of my teams advance... Please, I beg of you.

I can also say the same thing with what happened today but I would not really know till Thursday next week. Oh well move on.

As I watched Rocky Balboa on DVD this evening, a quote from that movie really hit home to me. This is what I should remember as I go through my life.

It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done

-Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)

sprockets

2007-05-01T14:25:00.001-07:00

Gabz, this is for you! Hahahaha... Sprockets... let's dance!

Saturday Night Live Eddie Murphy Classic Skits

2007-05-01T14:08:00.001-07:00

Ahahaha, Fee Tines a Mady!

New Job ad for girls ;)

First step

2007-05-01T12:37:00.000-07:00

in the right direction. Some of you know what I mean :D Couple this with a Canuck win tonight, then I will be elated :D

GO CANUCKS GO!

I got caught!

2007-04-30T04:08:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile, in other news, I have just been caught! Fricking fishermen.

I got caught eating a dolphin

What is going on?

2007-04-30T03:58:00.000-07:00

This has been a crazy weekend in sports.

First off, the Canucks. Just when you thought that we would get the upperhand, we squander it on Game 3. In Game 2, we see an inspired team that unexpectedly won on Anaheim on Cowan the Brabarian's heroics. Linden is showing why he brought the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals in '94. True, he's old and a shadow of what he once was but his hardwork and heart still shines. Then of course, you have an immediate letdown on the next game where Anaheim won the first game at GM Place. Since I was working that day, I didn't get to watch the game. Nice to see that Naslund and Daniel Sedin scored although the giveaway by Luongo proved to be the extra goal that the Canucks couldn't recover from.

And how about the NBA? Who would've thunk it? Miami got swept by Chicago! I guess Wade's injury was worse than expected. Warriors pushed the Mavs in to the brink of elimination by winning Game 4 at home and leading the series 3-1! Toronto is playing real bad, not being able to handle the Nets. They are down 3-1. Looks like my picks are all going south this first round.

Canucks will win Game 4. I have a better sense for this game than I did with Game 3 (and I am talking before the game even started). Go Canucks Go!

An Ode to Nice Guys

2007-04-27T08:46:00.000-07:00

This is a nice link I found. It's basically an ode to nice guys. Sad to say it but this is so true.

Ode to the Nice Guys
This rant was written for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal

This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends back from parties and never take advantage once they’re at her door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules favor cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don’t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she shouldn’t worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best killing spree you’d ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she didn’t have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing “serious” between the two of you, she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: “oh, but we’re just friends!” And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you’re nice like that.

The nice guys don’t often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don’t seem to get laid as often as they should. And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I can’t. From what I have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches. Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as “oh, he’s too nice to date” or “he would be a good boyfriend but he’s not for me” or “he already puts up with so much from me, I couldn’t possibly ask him out!” or the most frustrating of all: “no, it would ruin our friendship.” Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I can’t figure out why the connection breaks down between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (I’m going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn’t last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you’re sick of hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.

Fu-zu Jen, SEAS/WH, 2003

Pop's Toronto trip

2007-04-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

Gabby just posted on his blog Pop's trip to TO and posted some pics

But he didn't post this picture! Which I found so funny as well and really captures Carla's silliness.. The silliness runs in the family. LOL!

Hahaha good job Carls.... Miss ya!

On to another note, Canucks lost without having two of their stars, Bieksa and Salo. Clearly overmatched. But you know what? Despite the loss, there is still that chance. It wasn't that bad, if only they had Salo and Bieksa. They really got to cut down on turnovers. Krajicek has been making so much errors even since the Dallas series and same goes for Sopel.

I still believe! Go Canucks Go!

And on basketball, Houston plays today. I can finally watch my first game of them in the playoffs. I could not watch them previously because they had games when the Canucks were playing

The Raptors play tomorrow. Same with the Canucks. At least I can watch both games.

Canucks set for Game 1 vs. Anaheim/Raptors win 2nd game

2007-04-25T08:10:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks

Game 1 is set for today against Anaheim. We are clearly the underdogs here. The Anaheim Ducks are known for their size and physical play, plus they got great goaltending (2 of them!), size and speed (see Selanne). Everything a potential Stanley Cup contender needs to have. Therefore, many predict Ducks in 5 or 6.

Except for the aberration (the 6-0 Anaheim win at the start of the season), all the other games during the regular season were real close. Anything can happen in a playoff game, and of course we have Luongo, considered by many as one of the best goaltenders in the game. When could you have said that about Vancouver goaltending? Last time we had great goaltending, it was Kirk McLean in the 90s.

Do we have a chance at an upset? I think so. We were one of the favoured teams in the Bertuzzi era yet we lost two straight Game 7s. Calgary and Edmonton had a good run all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. And on the basketball front (Philippine college game), Ateneo lost the championship to UST who came back being down 3-1. How heartbreaking for Ateneo. In a way, being an underdog is better for the Canucks. You have nothing to lose, have more motivation and have the potential to surprise people.

As long as we play with effort and poise, we will be in good shape. It will be a more open style of game with the Sedin twins and Naslund having the potential to have a great series. My prediction? There is a chance at that upset but the depth and physical play of the Ducks will wear the Canucks down. I predict the Ducks in 6. But... I REALLY hope I'm wrong.

There is no denying that VC (Vince Carter) put the Raptors on the NBA map. But when you clearly dont act professional, tank games and have the audacity to say it in public when you get traded, you get absolutely no respect. Kudos to the Raptors for winning Game 2 but I really hoped they would sweep the Nets. Karma is a b**tch and VC deserves it.

Go Raptors Go, beat the Nets!

Go Canucks Go! Pluck those Ducks!

Canucks win Game 7!

2007-04-24T07:50:00.000-07:00

OMG what a game! What better story than to win the game on the player that has been synonymous with Canuck hockey. TREVOR LINDEN!!!!!!!

Photo Credit: Canucks.com

Canucks.com report on Game 7

What could've ended up as an ominous hockey game with Dallas getting the first goal, the Canucks dominated after that and put the game away. Zubov was a big loss for the Stars.

After the game, a couple of friends and I celebrated downtown and everybody was high fiving each other, shouting in support for the Canucks. The two friends I had with me had never done this thing before and I'm glad I got them hooked.

Some funny quotes from yesterdays celebrations looking ahead to the next series against the Anaheim Ducks:

F**k the ducks!
The duck is done!
Let's BBQ some ducks!
Nucks pluck those ducks!

It really brought back memories of the Rangers vs. Canucks final in 1994 when my brother, sister and I did the same thing and celebrated on Robson after the Game 6 win in the Stanley Cup Final. That's what got me hooked on hockey ever since. It was pretty much the same thing and you know what the great thing is? It's just the first round!

Well, I can't write much anymore as I have an exam coming up tomorrow

GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!

Fantasy League results

2007-04-19T10:05:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Basketball Season is over and in all three leagues, I came in second place. Not bad from being a perennial cellar dweller.

Here are the detailed standings... Not bad eh? Jamie (Bryan's Bombers) won for two straight years. My bro and I tied for second place. A tight race here

I (Dis Is Yu Dis Is Me) tied with Taal Tantays for second place. Who are the Tantays? I dunno. Gabby (Ducut's Ducks), my bro, can answer that.

My brother (Punky Alolor's) won this league, I came in second (Madapakasana). Look how close the standings were. It came down to the last day. I was down 5 points and almost won it!

The Landlord

2007-04-18T08:43:00.001-07:00

Will Ferrell gets owned by his landlord

Mad World

2007-04-16T16:49:00.000-07:00

What is this world coming to? It really is a mad world. Yes, I'm talking about the Virginia Tech massacre. According to reports, 33 dead.

This song by the Boomtown Rats is a chilling foreshadow of what happened today, Monday, April 16th .

I Don't Like Mondays

-BoomTown Rats-

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
And nobody’s gonna go to school today
She’s gonna make them stay at home
And daddy doesn’t understand it
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be show-ow-ow-ow-own?

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down

The Telex machine is kept so clean
And it types to a waiting world
And mother feels so shocked
Father’s world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl
Sweet 16 ain’t that peachy keen
Now that ain’t so neat to admit defeat
They can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reasons do you need?
Oh Oh Oh Oh

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot
The whole day down, down, down, shoot it all down

And all the playing's stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with her toys a while
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
And the lesson today is how to die
And then the bullhorn crackles
And the captain tackles
With the problems and the hows and whys
And he can see no reasons
'Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die, die?
Oh Oh Oh

Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like
I don’t like (Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like
I don’t like (Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don't like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down

My prayers go out to all the families and the people killed

Nucks win Game 3

2007-04-16T16:24:00.000-07:00

Wow, Canucks just won last night giving them a 2-1 series lead. What a game! Canucks finally woke up from their stupor and played like they should in the last period. We were extremely lucky that the Stars did not take advantage of the bad 1st and 2nd periods. Everytime Hansen plays, I get more and more impressed. AV tried to shuffle his lines, trying to find one that clicked. When Vigneault put the Ikea line back together again, it looked dangerous along with the Morrison-Hansen-Bulis line.

Turco played amazing in the last two games. He looked on his way to posting another shutout. The way he handles the puck is just amazing. Luckily, that didn't happen and Luongo played great. There is still much improvement, however. There are still way too many turnovers, and we cannot seem to string a full game together. The ironic thing is, Linden had two giveaways that could've cost them the game but redeemed himself by being the first in the forecheck that led to Smolinski's pass to Pyatt for the goal.

Good news on the injury front: Green is coming back and Santala is probably the odd man out. We really need Green as we have Cooke and Kesler injured. With Hansen playing the way that he has, I do not think we lose much anymore.

As usual, it was a celebration downtown as everyone was honking their horns in support for the Canucks. GO CANUCKS GO!

Dallas vs Vancouver Game 1

2007-04-13T08:57:00.000-07:00

Photo Credit: Canucks.com

WOW, what an amazing Game 1 between Dallas and Vancouver. It was a total marathon. Lasted from 7:00 pm and ended at 12:30 am PST. 7 periods! Remember, there are no shootouts, therefore they keep on playing until someone scores a goal

Luongo stopped 72 of 76 shots and Naslund showed flashes of his old self. That goal he scored was vintage. A wrister that fooled Turco. In the OT, the Sedins, who played mediocre the whole game, came alive in the OT with Daniel passing to Henrik for the win. They simply dominated as they played their patented cycle game. It was intense, some people had to leave the game or go to sleep as they had work or school the next day. Everyone else got a hangover as they were not used to sleeping that late. This is nothing for me. I normally sleep at 2 am anyway.

Today is Game 2. Another marathon? Well it's a Friday. Chances are, people will be partying afterwards if we win another marathon

Oh by the way, I got a message the other day that tell me that I ruined my jersey because I put my name and number on it. I ask you this, what if one of them gets traded? Players get traded all the time. Might as well make it my own. And it's not your jersey I ruined. It's mine, and I do not think I ruined it. That's all that matters... GO CANUCKS GO!

Yeesh

2007-04-05T07:09:00.000-07:00

Ok. Now this really sucks. Looks like Jaime will win this season AGAIN. It's been 3 straight years.

You know what the bad thing is? He didn't play his players in the first half of the season so he can play everyone in the second half. It worked. Gave my bro and I a false sense of security

Well, at least I am doing much better than last year. In my 2 other leagues, I have the potential to be #2 at the end of the season

And my bro and I are tops in this league. I am second

Cannot complain, considering I was last last year in Fantasy Leagues.

Rasheed Wallace Full Court Shot 3/26/07

2007-03-27T16:37:00.001-07:00

OMG talk about luck. Sheed with the heave... IT GOES INNNN!!!!!

Sports stuff

2007-03-19T09:13:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks
Well, what can I say. I predicted that at most, we would be at .500 or less. Call me a pessimist but I really didn't believe Luongo would make that much of a difference. And if you told me that we are 3rd in the Western Conference with Naslund having probably his worst season in terms of scoring, I wouldn't have believed you

But look, we have balanced scoring and we just beat the Wings, the best team in the NHL at the moment. We are now looking to get that 2nd seed. We are no longer looking just to make the playoffs. We want more

The flags in my car are coming out soon in the playoffs. It has been, what, two years? Kudos to Alain Vigneault for doing a fantastic job making the most of the players we have.

NBA

Houston Rockets
Yao Ming is back and TMAc is playing as good as ever. With the West the way it is, the Rockets will be hard pressed to even make it past the first round. But they have a good chance. The injury to Yao still hurts and you can still see he is not himself coming back from it. The way he is moving right now reminds me of David Robinson in his later years. Capable, but noticeably average. He had been able to string 2-3 really good games together but his movements are still slower than at the start of the season. Just doesn't have his legs yet and his shot is rusty

Toronto Raptors
Who would ever thought that they would be doing well too? 4th in the Eastern COnference seedings? They are struggling a bit with a loss to the Knicks yesterday but overall, they have been doing better than expected. Bargnani is really starting to come into his own. Colangelo is looking like a genius

I wish I was there to watch with my sister in the Memphis game. Now is the perfect time to watch the Raptors. Because of her work, they have a luxury box with the Raptors. Man, that's awesome

Fantasy Basketball
Our 3-time champion, cousin Jamie, has now taken over first place ahead of my brother and I. Come on Gabz! Let's not Jamie win this one! It's hard because Jamie has a great team

I had mentioned before that what set me back was injuries to all my star players for a long time. Yao was one, Lewis was the other. I really needed them. I have them back but is it enough? Well, homestretch, see how it goes!

Good luck to everyone!

Yeesh

2007-03-19T01:32:00.000-07:00

Man, this is too much. Too many profile sites. Friendster, Myspace, Hi5, now Facebook.

I'm starting to like Facebook the most among the above. Myspace is on its way out now.

HP Sauce - Makes Beef Sing

2007-03-11T20:44:00.001-07:00

This commercial rocked! So much that we can't stop singing it, even until today. Do you all remember this commercial? Memories!

Mom

2007-02-16T10:03:00.000-08:00

The start of February is always hard. It's because it is the day of my mom's passing. I was not able to post any blog entry on this day just because I had to hit the books because of midterms and busy with other stuff that blog entries was not top at the list of my priorities.

But I am quite free right now so this is my time to write something, albeit really late.

Thank you to everyone who sent their best wishes to our family for her death anniversary. Really appreciate it.

Here is a link for my dedication to Mom, taken from my old webpage.

I am so thankful for my family and friends - especially friends that I have made in the past 3-4 years (you know who you are). I really believe my mom was up there bringing these friends in to help me through life. And as far as finding what I want to do as a career? Well, I think I found it. Thanks not only to mom, but to Pops as well as he gave me the idea.

Mom, love ya, miss ya and thank you so very much.

Some cool computer utilities/sites

2007-02-15T10:27:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder how you can consolidate all your friend's blogs and be notified as soon as they update theirs so you can go check it out? Then check out...

Bloglines

I love this little program that runs in the background and can be found on the toolbar. I subscribed to some of my friends and relatives blogs and I love it that I do not need to keep on checking the site to see if they updated. It notifies me as soon as they update. Thanks to Carla for showing me this program.

JRuler

I love this little utility. It measures ANYTHING on your screen. In pixels, cm, inches, whatsoever. I can resize pictures the way I want on the screen. Extremely useful on forums where you dont want a picture too big. Many times pictures would be so big that you need to scroll right to read the rest of the text without word wrapping. I also use this when I need to resize pictures for use in my blog. Used in conjunction with Adobe or any Image Editing program. Most of all, it's freeware!!!

Beatle's Love Album

2007-02-15T09:52:00.000-08:00

Just a few weeks ago, I got the Beatles Love album. It was made for Cirque De Soleil and it was basically a mash up of Beatles songs. Splicing different Beatles songs into other Beatles songs. I like it a lot, but I can see why there are others that do not. The originals are still a lot better but there are some songs in particular that do stand out to me

Tomorrow Never Knows/Within You Without You - video link
Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing
Get Back Remix
Glass Onion Remix
Lady Madonna Remix

A lot of the songs that would be better remixed with other Beatles songs are obviously not in this album. It is not possible, though, to fit every Beatles hit into a one hour and a half show and the album reflects that. At times the remixes sound a bit crude and could be done better.

Review from Amazon.com. Scroll down to see the reviews

Myspace Page

Been a long time. Valentine's day? Bah, humbug!

2007-02-14T21:30:00.000-08:00

Yes it's been a while since I updated blog.

Let me summarize what had happened the past few weeks... hmmm..

Bellingham adventures, Stanton Warriors at Richards (what a sweatshop), Canucks on top of the Northwest Division, my sister visiting. My fender bender that had been on my mind for the past 3 weeks... good news though. He admitted he backed into me = not my fault, insurance not affected.

Just finished my midterms and went to the Accounting career fair on friday. What are the chances of seeing your high school classmate who has the same group of friends as my sis and myself, and now a manager of an accounting firm? I hope I get to work for them after my school is over. Speaking of classmates, I actually miss one in particular who I always had nice talks with after class (and have a little bit of a crush on but has a bf, however), and was in a majority of my classes in accounting. She had to drop all her courses this sem coz she found a good job. Congrats to her, she seems to really enjoy it a lot :) There is another, but it's too complicated. 2 of my close friends think the same way about her. Ever heard of that saying (i know it's not in these words exactly), "Bros first?". In the end, however, us guys dont make that choice. Whatever happens, happens. All I can say is I always enjoy her company.

Must be Valentines day that made me think too much. I still hate it. I always will while I'm still single at least. I dunno though, why reserve a day? You should be doing this occasionally. You don't need Valentines to show your love

Beauty and the geek is over :( What a big heart Nate is. Too bad he had a manipulative bitch as a partner. But he did the right thing and told everyone it was not right to vote for him just because Cecile, his partner, hadn't learned anything. I hope he and Jenny Lee have a long lasting relationship.

Anyway, that's it for now. Just thought I may get back in the swing of things here.

Humping Dog USB Drive

2007-01-11T00:18:00.000-08:00

You all know about the technology that pretty much replaces floppy disks.. the USB Drive..

But how about a humping dog USB Drive?

Movie Link

Japanese homepage of that USB Drive

Winning streaks

2007-01-09T09:24:00.000-08:00

Two of my favorite teams, one in the NHL, and the other in the NBA are on a roll right now.

The Canucks

Currently, they are on a 7 game win streak. Luongo has been playing real well and has stolen us some games against our divisional opponents. Linden is getting back to scoring, but I think it's due to the work of the Sedins. Anyone that plays with them is gold. Last game against the Panthers, Luongo was not on the top of his game, but still gave us key stops and made the final stop in the shootout. We are currently tops in the Northwest Division but other teams have games in hand.

Naslund got a big ovation after breaking a 17-game scoring drought. I was on my way home from work, so I was not able to watch it but I was listening to the radio. The fans gave him a standing ovation for around 3 minutes. Naslund needs that. I think the slump is just mental for him. Good thing, however, he is still working hard offensively and defensively. Although he is not scoring, he gives 100%. That's all you want to ask for. He doesn't deserve to get benched because he is one of the hardest working out there and never complains about his shoulder injury.

For more, check out canucks.com

Houston Rockets (NBA)

Yao Ming is out for another 4 weeks/a month but they are still doing fine without him. TMAc is back and playing well. Taking over games like he did in Orlando. For the past 4 games, he has been averaging 30 ppg to make up for the lack of scoring. The Rockets have gone 5-1 in that stretch all without Yao. Rockets are much deeper this year and the acquisition of Battier really helps as he does everything well. Defense is his calling card, but he has been filling it up from 3 point range. Mutombo is also finding some youth in his old age.

Hope Rockets keep it up while Yao is away. I don't think any of the teams would want to play them in the playoffs. They are a very dangerous team. I agree that they are still not in the class of a Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix but they have a great chance.

NBA Highlights

2007-01-08T07:08:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday (Or Friday I think), the courtside countdown was about one of the best I've seen. Some amazing dunks. There was the Jefferson, Vince Carter, and Trevor Ariza dunk. And the Kidd circus-no-look-shot. Here they are below.

#4 I will start out with the dunk of the year. This was not part of courtside countdown last Friday, but almost any NBA fan knows of this dunk. It still goes down as the dunk of the year. Ronnie Price's dunk on Carlos Boozer.

#3 Vince Carter posterizing Andres Nocioni. Come on Nocioni, why did you even try to block the shot with Carter already coming in with a full head of steam. True enough, posterization!

#2 Trevor Ariza's "hammer". Ariza says, "try blocking this shot Emeka!. I'll give you a good kick for good measure."

#1 Jason Kidd's no look shot. Just throw it up there, see where it lands

Christmas holidays

2007-01-06T11:20:00.000-08:00

That was a fun Christmas holiday! My sis and my dad were here to celebrate it and it was enjoyable to have a relaxing vacation with them. Although it was a simple holiday for the family, it was still fun! We basically went out to dinners, hung out at home and watched Canucks or NBA games, and go to the mall.

This is our last pic before Carla had to head back to Toronto

This is a pic of all of us at the Keg, with Nelson, Carla's friend from TO. He's a cool guy and it was fun to hang out with him.
This is my meal, PRIME RIB!!!!
This was killer. The dinner we had with our Aunt and uncle is always a good one! Heck, I couldn't eat for days just because the food was so good! I'm lounging while Nelson and Anna are on the right. LOL! Aldo is imitating Amori's expression.
Christmas Day with my uncle cutting the roast beef
NOT THE SAME PICTURE. Same pose, different animal. This time it's the ham! New Year's eve dinner
Carla and I also spent the holidays hanging out with Carla's close friends. Seen here is Aldo, Anita and Kevin.
This is the rest of the group. The newlyweds - Charlotte and Eduardo, Lee (or as Carla likes to call him, "Bleelit". Means "little kid" in filipino), and Pia and Amori!

Look how cute Amori is! And what did I get for Christmas? This! I have two jerseys now. Both are in the shop right now getting my number and name placed on the back. I am picking it up 2 weeks from now.
When my dad and sis left, it was time for me to end the holidays with my buddies. This is a pic of me with Joe, Michael and Lexi on NYE in Ocean Beach Club.

Well, that's it. Hope you guys had as much fun as I did during the holidays!!!!

If you want to see more of Amori, click here to go to Pia and Aldo's blog

BC Place roof collapses

2007-01-06T10:03:00.000-08:00

The BC Place roof got torn due to hail, snow and windstorms. Now it will take quite a while for them to repair it

Click here to go to the news link

Talking dogs

2007-01-03T11:24:00.001-08:00

I saw this on America's Funnies Home Videos but thanks Carls for sending me this link on YouTube! So cute!

Christmas holiday update coming soon!

Christmas day

2006-12-26T07:55:00.000-08:00

Well, with changes in plans, we didn't get to feed the homeless but instead, we spent the whole day and christmas eve with my family.

The food yesterday was great, so much so that I got knocked out from being so full! I got my vintage white Canucks jersey, and some clothes. That's the thing when you get older and are single. You do not get much presents anymore, just because you don't need anything, and you can see how many people are strapped for cash this holiday season. It's not much, but I am definitely content with what I got this christmas

After the lunch, we all went out for a walk around Steveston, had some coffee and that was fun as well, working all that food out. It was cold, but it didn't matter.

So now, I head on to work to take on the busy boxing day craziness. Lots of lineups today and I love it when it's busy!

Hope everyone had a good Christmas! New Years is next!

Merry Christmas!!!!

2006-12-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

For all of you out there in a different time zone(ie. Philippines), this greeting is not advanced but right on time. For others, it's a day early... in any case...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Rock on with friends and family and enjoy the foood! and presents!!!!!

Fantasy Basketball

2006-12-24T10:54:00.000-08:00

After going back and forth with my brother Gabby switching 1st and 2nd place in my fantasy league, I now get this...

INJURIES!!!!!! click on the picture for a larger image

I cannot afford to drop these guys as they are the reason why I was in first place for a while.

One good thing though, I get to save my games a bit after going a little bit over in the first half of the league. Question is, will my injured players do as well as they did in the first half?

I dominate in 4 other categories being the first by a good margin but with these players out, it gives a chance for everyone to catch up to me quick.

Oh well, that's how it goes.... click on the picture for a larger image

Christmas Time

2006-12-21T09:54:00.000-08:00

Well, finished all my exams and let me say that all of them were all brutal! I just hope I get by unscathed. But enough of that, it's time to enjoy what is coming... Christmas! As we speak, you could maybe hear Christmas songs in the background. Just a little something I added to my blog to add some "spice" to it.

I am so excited that my sister will be arriving today at 3:45 pm. It's been a long time and I miss that roomate I had for all these years. What we have planned as of now is to watch the Rocky movie with the whole family. I've heard a lot of good reviews about this Rocky movie and for someone that grew up watching it without being able to see it on the big screen, will be a first. I could have watched Rocky V but it already looked bad from the previews so I did not bother. I like the plot on this one.

Every Christmas morning, there is a new ritual that Carla and some of our friends and relatives do as well. That is, go to Holy Rosary Cathedral here in downtown Vancouver and feed the homeless. A lot of volunteers come in to this event and help out. You set up tables and chairs, prepare gift bags consisting of canned goods and groceries and prepare some turkey for them eat. Because there are a lot of volunteers each year, you can get an assembly line going for preparation of food, and you get to meet with a lot of really cool people. This will be actually the first time where I will have some of my real close friends willing to help out. This will make it even more fun as it will be their first time doing it.

I want to wish everyone an advanced Merry Christmas and New Years.

Knicks vs Nuggets Brawl

2006-12-18T11:57:00.001-08:00

And you thought it was over ever since the Pacers and Pistons brawl. This is just shameful.

Here is David Stern's statement and the suspensions issued

Alizee Laisla Bonita

2006-12-16T01:27:00.001-08:00

One word.... WOW! SHE IS SMOKING! But the guitar player is awesome as well playing the solo.

YOWZA. Humuna humuna humuna

Old Christmas time Artist videos

2006-12-08T10:20:00.001-08:00

Christmas time is coming, and I thought I may share some of these old videos of artists coming together and making songs. This brings back memories :D

Do They Know It's Christmas

Contributing artists - Do They Know Its Christmas

We Are The World

Contributing artists - We Are the World

Evolution of Dance

2006-12-06T08:43:00.001-08:00

This is the most watched YouTube Video

I can see why. Heck, it even made me download some of those cheesy songs in that video. This guy is awesome though, and it makes me want to learn ALL those dances.

Wow amazing...

While we're at it, this is another OK Go video. You may remember them from the "Dancing in the Backyard". I have this on the archive (Just click on the video link). This time they do it on treadmills! Oh man, it just gets better.

C2C DMC 2005

2006-12-05T02:59:00.001-08:00

This is an awesome turntable video! They are from France and won the DMC turntable championship 3 times in a row... this is 2005, one of the best I've seen!

The last part is the best when they merge the harmonica scratching with the "oooooohhhh yeahhhhh" Awesome!!!!

here is the full track list.

Spring Groove - So Real (instrumental) - white label
20syl - Live on an Mpc
Hocus Pocus - J'aimerais (ijkl...nop) - on & on
C2C/Louis Armstrong - Tribute to Mack the Knife - white label
Sumerian Atlantic Tribe - Solid (Sat Prod)
Hocus Pocus feat the Procussions - Hip Hop (on & on)
Cesaria Evora - Petit Pays (20Syl remix) - white
Dajla How - Unsigned Demo (white)
Dj Atom - Level 1-2-3-4
Dj Greem - Routine
DJ Shadow/Pfel - Scratch Session
Melodiq - Unknown (white)
Hocus Pocus - Keep it movin' (on & on)
Clone - Incorporated (C2C remix)
DJ Pfel - Beat Down routine
DJ Atom - Wheels on Fire
Hocus Pocus Feat TY - On & On Part 2
Dj Greem - Outro

BAAA BAAAA

2006-12-04T11:29:00.000-08:00

Black sheep... I'm finally going to go through and grow a goatee, for a change at least. And longer hair.

The transition stage is the worst, when it looks real ugly. I tried it this summer, then gave in to the temptation and shaved it all off. Let's see if I can stick with it this time...

I make this look like I am quitting something big... really... it's not a big deal. But I do need a little change.

I don't blame you guys if you cannot recognize me in a few months... ;)

Back to normal rainy winter

2006-12-01T00:13:00.000-08:00

Yes, temperatures are back up, no boil water advisory, and no more snow forecast for a while. At least not until January or February they say

So, what now? Yes, more rain. A typical Vancouver winter. Snow was nice for a while, but not when you have to drive.

Whew!

Temperature, boil water advisory lifted

2006-11-28T08:50:00.000-08:00

The boil water advisory is lifted and businesses and homes can now run their taps.

Now, another thing is happening. The forecast calls for -20 degrees C weather PLUS windchill! Driving should be an adventure.

BRRRRR.....

Not prepared for snow? How about murky water? (Part 2)

2006-11-27T10:01:00.000-08:00

Now that I've talked about the snow, I now want to lead you on to another problem most BC people have had to deal with for the past week and is still ongoing. Boil water advisory is still in effect for the Vancouver area and Burnaby as their water is still murky.

The heavy rains we have had plus the harsh winds last week was a result of the Philippine typhoon that happened the week before (See my bro's blog for more details on that typhoon). It caused landslides and two of our major reservoirs were affected. Water in the Vancouver, Burnaby, North Shore and some other areas had to deal with brown smelly water coming out from their taps. As of now, it's getting better, but still not where it has to be yet.

News Link - Boil water and heavy winds in BC

In my area (Richmond), as well as most of Coquitlam did not have the same problem. Ever since the torrential downpours, we hadn't had to deal with murky water. But I still boiled my water just in case. There was never a boil water advisory in our area. The reason was that we get our water from the Coquitlam reservoir. The Capilano reservoir and the other one (I'm not sure of the name), were directly affected by the landslides, since it was near or around the mountains.

I got to see first hand at work, how bad it was that people were scurrying to get all the waters we had on hand in our store. I heard in Costco it was even worse, people were climbing over each other and lining up outside to get good clean water. And the stores were all cleaned up in no time. Many people were angry, flustered, and it even made front page news. Heck, even my sister in Toronto heard about it and I never even mentioned it (I wonder what they have thought over there. *hint* *hint* comments please!). It rivaled the lineups outside to get the new Playstation 3!!!!!!! Some people also camped outside for water.

The panic is less now but we still get cleaned out of bottled water and jugs of water everyday, even though we order a lot of skids to make up for the advisory. Water companies are sure making a lot of money these days. I hope the people in the affected areas have water back to normal very soon. Oh yeah, we also get cleaned out of snow shovels and salt (see below) lately.

For somebody coming out of the Philippines, it actually doesn't seem new to me. We have to deal with this same kind of thing every day over there. No way should you drink from the taps as you can get dysentery. Water is always boiled or filtered before drinking. Of course you can use the water to take a shower and brush your teeth, just that water needs to be filtered or boiled before drinking. Sometimes I cannot understand the panic down here, but it's understandable since we take many things for granted over here.

Let it snow, no please dont. Not if you are a driver. (Part 1)

2006-11-27T09:21:00.000-08:00

For BC people who don't get much snow (or at all!), when we get more snow than usual, all hell breaks loose basically. The bad drivers come out, and our city is not prepared for something like this. Eastern or northern Canada would consider snow by these standards, "wimpish". I went outside and measured the snow. I don't consider it too bad... 6 inches? but it is bad in BC standards for a province that is not prepared for unusual amount of snowfall. Here are some pics.

When I came home from work, what an adventure. The day before, I didn't know it was going to snow so I brought the conventional car. This time, however, I had to bring the SUV. I'm glad I did. There were so many stalls on the road due to cars and trucks on the road that were either stuck or had a little fender bender. Some of my friends told me that they drove around and saw worse accidents around their area. I'm just glad I came home unscathed, no bumps and bruises, on myself OR the vehicle.

For those of you that read my blog and are in the Vancouver area and are students, double check your schools to see if they cancel. Kwantlen doesn't have any school today, and I hear UBC and SFU are cancelled as well. As for other schools, please call or check your school's webpage for more info.

For those of you that have to go to work, please be careful out there. Here are some tips when driving on the snow (automatic transmission)

Don't panic, as in pump your brakes. In order to stop, the wheels have to be turning a little and you have to give yourself ample distance to stop, because slamming on the brakes will make you skid even more.
Skidding from side to side. If this happens to you, you have to roll with the skid a little then turn gradually. Herky jerky movements will not do anything - which happens when you panic. If you're already going too fast (which you aren't supposed to in the first place!), I cannot really help you there.

This is a very useful link for winter driving. If you have a stick shift, this is a good read

BC's day

2006-11-20T09:02:00.000-08:00

The Lions win the Grey Cup! Woohooo! Reminds me of the time when Gabby, my bro, and I watched the Lions win the Grey Cup many years ago on a field goal by Lui Passaglia. Haven't watched a game since but I'm still happy that the Lions won the Grey Cup.

On that same day, the Canucks also get a little win streak going, even though the wins were against teams we should win against - Chicago and St Louis. In every game, except the one against Anaheim, we outplayed the opposition but it's the goal scoring that is hurting us. We cannot seem to get past 2 goals.

The Ikea Line is back now. Vigneault basically thinks that an great first line is better than okay lines all throughout. The others have to step up the scoring production. I'm still optimistic about this team, and you would too if you see how they play. Luongo is in a little bit of a slump but played great last night. He feels he is feeling a lot better

It also helps that Mitchell is back after being out 3 weeks. He is one of our top 4 defenceman. We also have a find in diminutive Coulombe in the back end who is making tape to tape passes and dangerous on the power play. Bourdon is sent back to juniors and we will see him next year, hopefully much improved and better. He is not ready for the NHL yet.

GO CANUCKS! GO BC LIONS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE GREY CUP!!!!!

BC finally gets Raptors NBA TV

2006-11-15T18:56:00.000-08:00

I am a big basketball fan. When I came to Canada, I used to dislike hockey because it took time away from NBA television. The Canucks making the finals with Trevor Linden (still is my favorite player), changed all that and I started to like Canucks and hockey. Also, the departure of the Vancouver Grizzlies still left a bad taste in my mouth especially when they made the playoffs last year.

Sportsnet showed a lot more NBA games for the past 3-4 years if you have digital cable. But I couldn't believe what I saw today however. Raptors NBA TV is now part of the digital cable package! I'm so happy!!! The premise is basically this, NBA all day everyday! I also heard that they will show some college basketball as well. IT'S ABOUT TIME WE FRICKING GOT A BASKETBALL ONLY CHANNEL!!!

Weee!!!!!! I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!

We didn't start the fire/Skateboarding dog

2006-11-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

If you guys know that Billy Joel song, "We Didn't Start The Fire", here is a good rendition of all the stuff he sang about with images. The creator even added some sense of humor to it as well. Check it out. It was actually pretty educational. Check it out!

http://home.uchicago.edu/~yli5/Flash/Fire.html

And oh man, this is so cute! Check out the skateboarding dog!!!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

2006-11-07T22:18:00.000-08:00

Yes my mom would be 60 today. I always feel she's up there watching us, and behind some of the great events that happened recently.

Love you Mom! R.I.P
Nov. 8, 1946 - Feb 1, 1998

Link to my webpage with my eulogy.

Cara learns how to walk!

2006-11-07T07:26:00.000-08:00

My niece learns how to walk! Im sure Mom and Dad are so proud of Cara (me too!) with this milestone and to get it on video! Surely to make you, awwwwwww!!!!!

She could be the next WNBA player crashing into cameraman going for loose balls or maybe a girl NFL player getting a touchdown! Check out my bro's site for more!

My Bro's site

Fantasy Basketball

2006-11-06T08:47:00.000-08:00

Thanks Gabz for getting me addicted to Fantasy basketball. It's almost as bad as my old times when I used to forego everything to stay home and score basketball games. Being a stats guy, guess that explains why I like the accounting program as well.

In the 3 leagues that I am in, all made by Gabby and our cousins, I am doing pretty well in one league because I had one of the top picks in the draft. I had the last pick and the second from last pick in the other two leagues so I didn't have much to work with. Unlike the first league where we have 8 players, there are 12 players in these two leagues.

Thanks Gabz :p

Carter Beauford/ RIP Nina

2006-10-31T23:55:00.000-08:00

This guy is my idol. He is the drummer of the Dave Matthews Band. Just watch his drum solo playing "Ants Marching"

On a sad note, Nina, my brother's toy poodle, died today. One of my fondest memories of her was when she would come up to my lap and lay her head on my arm while I was playing playstation or watching TV. She was a real cute and loving lap dog. Condolences Gabz. Hang in there bro...

Update: Nina passed away because she has a heartworm infection. I just read the link to it and it's pretty gruesome. Click at your own risk. At least she's in a better place

This pic is taken from Gabby's old website, when he just got Nina. RIP.

Held up

2006-10-30T19:40:00.000-08:00

I would like to thank god that this situation didn't happen to me yesterday at work because it could easily have been.

Long story short, I moved to a different register that was less busy because the person who I was replacing was going home. The co-worker that replaced me got held up an hour before closing time when it was not that busy. The robber showed his gun at my co-worker and he was forced to obey his orders and gave out all his money. The customers behind this robber came back to the store and acted as a witness to the incident after closing. I'm curious to see what happens when I go back to work this Friday. I hope they catch that bastard!

The important thing is that he didn't get hurt but he was really shaken up. I just hope that he recovers from this incident. Me, on the other hand, I was shocked as well as it could have easily been me hadn't I moved from my till.

Do not take things for granted. You never know what may happen.

Rock on

2006-10-29T10:57:00.000-08:00

Yes, I dressed up for an early Halloween celebration on Saturday. I have other pics, but it is in Mike's phone and he doesn't have a data cable yet. So, until then, this is all I have to offer for now. LOL! Rock on! Lindsay thought I looked like an Asian Napoleon Dynamite. Hahahaha!!!!

Also, my fantasy league basketball draft was yesterday and I am happy with the turnout of my team. There are only 6 of us in the league, so the teams are pretty much all star teams. This is who I have

Kevin Garnett
Tracy McGrady
Yao Ming
Tim Duncan
Jason Kidd
Mike Bibby
Rashard Lewis
Marcus Camby
Ben Gordon
Peja Stojakovic
Andre Miller
Ron Artest

Analysis: I have a good mix of big players and 3 point shooters. Unfortunately, I am lacking in the assist department. Kidd is on the decline and could be injury prone, but capable of having triple doubles now and then when he is healthy. Bibby is starting off the season injured. I'm not sure what Artest and TMac can give me in the way of assists but let's see how it goes. I have a couple of moves in mind so this lineup will change before the regular season starts.

Update: Acquired Ben Gordon and Andre Miller for Chris Kaman and Jorge Garbajosa. I think I have enough big men, so time to get some possible playmakers for my team. Andre Miller did really well for me last season as he was one of my top assist men. Ben Gordon was ok, I had him for a little last year. Even though I had Kobe and TMac on my team, Ben Gordon gave me more 3 point shooting.

Luongo posts first shutout as a Canuck

2006-10-26T09:13:00.000-07:00

Vancouver has always been known as a goalie graveyard. We never had an elite goaltender ever since Kirk McLean and it usually bites us in the ass come playoff time. The Canucks went 97 games without a shutout until last night. The shutout is Luongo's 28th for his career. One goal didn't count, however, because of an early whistle but who cares, it's still a shutout and a win for us

On to another sports topic, the draft day of my Fantasy Basketball League is this coming Saturday. I will post more about this when my players get drafted. Last year, Gabby tried to persuade me to join the league but I didn't want to. I finally caved in and this season, I'm joining from the start. I was 2nd from last place last season but was able to move up 3 notches at one time. There were 5 of us last season, and the same group this season. It's my team now and my players, so I cannot make the same excuses.

Look at what WE got!

2006-10-25T08:50:00.000-07:00

Lately, Pops has been having problems with his back whenever he sleeps on our bed. It was about time we got a new bed and I guess Pops got other stuff too! Hahahaha... but it looks real good! I guess being a furntiture buff, he knows what he is talking about when he buys furniture

We now have a recliner/chair to accompany the new TV we got

We also got a new chest

And finally, his bed!!!!!

So, what does he think of the bed? No more back pains? Yes! He can sleep better at night which is a good thing. He wonders, however, if Carls will like sleeping on the bed since it's stiffer than the previous bed we had.

In any case, I really love the stuff he got for the house! Looks real good! Good job Pops!

Typhoon in the Philippines

2006-10-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

I would like to refer you to Gabby's blog who went through first hand, a real bad typhoon that hit the Philippines, probably the worst in years.

They had to endure among others:

roof of the supermarket flying off
big, sturdy, strong trees felled by the typhoon. One of which was our makopa tree
no water and electricity for 4 days!!!!

For more, please click this link for a more detailed story

Comeback Canucks

2006-10-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Wow, who would have ever thought we would start like this at the start of the season. The record is at 5-3-1 right now which isn't that great but everyone thought that they would be sub .500 early in the season just because of the competition they were facing

And it is due to hard work, relentlessness - that never say die attitude. They were 3-22-2 trying to comeback from games last year. It is still early but the signs are encouraging. Luongo, coach Vigneault and the Canucks are making believers out of us fans and it's hard to not like this version of the Canucks, unless you're a fan of run and gun free wheeling hockey which was last year.

In all honesty, it is only the come from behind wins that make the games exciting. The overall play is not as exciting vs last year but it is still exciting in its own way. If you watch Luongo it is fascinating to see how an elite goaltender like that moves around the goal. And you would want to cheer for a team that actually deserves to win with all the hard work.

They play the Dallas Stars today who only have lost one game so far this season. Law of averages would mean that the odds are against the Canucks this game but we will see. Game Time is at 5:30.

Rant about Myspace

2006-10-18T08:57:00.000-07:00

You know, the winekone is a natural comedian. I love this guy, his videos are so entertaining and hit home to many of us out there. This is one of my many favorites made by him, it's about myspace. I have been visiting these kind of pages lately and I am peeved about all these customizations that make the page load slowly. Everyone should take a course in business communications because keeping it simple, in most cases, is the best way.

This is a nice montage of "waking up" in the morning

This one too.... hits home to many of us... LMAO!

Paolo Cui

2006-10-16T23:51:00.000-07:00

Yes, my cousin... he makes great music. Clear View is my favorite but check out his other songs. The link to his myspace page is down below. It's the kind of music to sooth your savage soul. Very John Mayer like music. Got to love the acoustic soul sound.

Paolo's Myspace Page

I had to take off the automatic play in the blog, coz it doesn't work after a while. But check out Paolo's two pages especially "Clear View". "Knowing for Nothing" is another song that hits home for a lot of people and "Free" is good to listen to as a hopeful song after a breakup.

Paolo's other music site

Thriller Indian version

2006-10-12T23:05:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of the coming Halloween and Friday the 13th, I present you three videos of Michael Jackson's Thriller. The Indian Thriller is the funniest while the Final Fantasy One is also cool. The last two videos are the REAL Michael Jackson Thriller. The way he dances is just unreal.

Indian Thriller - this rocks! One person had commented, "I will now have nightmares of that moustache when I go to sleep tonight." LMAO!

Final Fantasy version

And the real one...

The full version

2006-10-12T08:49:00.000-07:00

For the benefit of my sis... look at what I got after the TV we had before conked out

Happy Thanksgiving!

2006-10-09T08:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Speaking of thanksgiving, thanks to all who also greeted me for my b-day. Doesn't matter if it was late or advanced. After all, it's just another day for me. I am getting old. LMAO!

With all the things that happened the past few years, I am counting my blessings. Things seem to be really moving forward, not only for myself but for my close friends and family. I'm so happy for that.

My mom even though she is not physically here, she is guiding me through friends and family. Even teaching me through certain events that are happening in my life.

What are you guys thankful for? And about that turkey, get ready to be knocked out. Turkey is like Tylenol 3. It makes you sleepy because of the tryptophan chemical. It hit me yesterday. You should not operate heavy machinery after eating turkey.

Geez, now I am making turkey sound like alcohol or painkilling medicine.