Mom

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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... ;)