And My Life Mission is????

Seed of Taste

2011-07-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

Wow, last post in 2009. I can't exactly pick up where I left off lol so let's just make this a new starting point. I have a job, son, and new home which maybe I will discuss in later posts. For now, with the excitement of a new place and finally a backyard....I'm all about bar-b-q and homegrown veggies and fruits!

This picture is of the Achiote Tree, better known as the "lipstick tree". Remember when the ingredient Red 40 had this huge alert about the dye not being good for your health? Let me introduce the all-natural version. As you can see in the pods, they are filled with seeds - Annato seeds. You ever wonder why most of the meat you buy at the mexican markets are red??? This is why. This seed combined with vinegar and spices creates a paste that will take you across the seas. I absolutely love it. Where can I find this tree for my backyard?!!! That is my question. I think I have found the answer. They seem to be abundant in Hawaii. So.... my next blog you will see me with a shovel in the backyard planting this tree! lol Then I will provide a recipe using this past to make the most delicious tacos you have eaten!

Besides not knowing this was behind the marinade at the meat markets...my trips to Yucatan and Belize has led me to several taste which left me wondering "what spice do they use to make this stuff!" On my last trip to Belize, i ran into a lady in the market. She sold me a whole bag full of this seed already combined with the ingredients to make a "recado" ball. All i have to do is add chicken, fish, or pork and out comes a wonderful dish. I'll post pics soon!

Read A Book Lately?

2009-07-30T19:36:00.000-07:00

Gone are the days of going to your local library or maybe even your little cubby hole inside your elementary library to read a book. You remember that librarian, right? The one that always lowered their vintage eyeglasses with the chains hanging on each side.... or maybe she was the one who seperated you from your little reading group of friends for making too much noise..... well, believe it or not, the librarians are the one causing the noise now. According to the Texas Library association website TXLA ....Texas librarians are creating an uproar! Looks like most of them should have been art teachers instead! I do have to admit the next time I'm walking into my local library I'll be wondering whether or not the librarian was once a wild child. As the site mentions, there is a strong advocacy of "self-expression and diversity" which is promoted by our public libraries. Yet do I think this is the way to "secure" the future of public libraries as a means of a fundraiser?? Um no. If anything, I wonder if my book fines contributed to your tattoos. Sometimes I think we lose the focus on children and values these days and I'm pretty liberal. If I was younger I'd probably tell my dad (who might be staring at her tattoo anyways) to give me a marker so I could draw pretty pictures on my body. Know what I mean? There is a time and place for such issues and when I think library.... tattoo does not even come to mind..... perhaps I'm just behind on the times.

One with the Sea

2009-04-30T13:09:00.000-07:00

oh actually scuba diving.... that's what I want to talk about it... In Belize I took a DSD course which is "discovery scuba diving". If you want to snorkel in another country just ask for this course, you do not have to be certified. You only get to go 40 feet deep yet its enough for your first time. lol. Those tanks are heavy though!! Of course in the water you barely feel them, yet in the boat...talk about falling forward or back.

The hardest part about diving...in my opinion is stabilizing yourself when going down. Your ears are popping and you need to control your breathing, you need to control the amount of air in your backpack gear and of course the sea life around you. In my case, sharks. hahah nurse sharks. They say they dont bite because they have no teeth... yet their suction is enough to pull your fingers off...yeeah....

And actually this one is a baby one and its about 5 feet long. I snorkeled in Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley....Shark Ray Alley had stingrays bigger than me and sharks as well. Here is a cool stingray pic...

The local fisherman were cleaning their fish and these stingrays came up to the shore

So yes, i actually enjoyed the scuba experience after 45 minutes walking underwater. I am taking the class here in Houston at the Scuba Dive Shop off westheimer. Materials and all equipment which you will own will cost about $800. Yah maybe thats alot but its a certification for life and wherever you travel, you can scuba!

4-Ever

2009-04-30T13:07:00.000-07:00

and ever ever? wow this thing is like a time capsul now... i need to get back to blogging... i would start with my Belize trip yet I've raved and raved about it outside of this thing already. hahhaha so maybe just back to daily rants.... u know u miss it...

How u feeelin mon?!

2008-10-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

wooohooo!! pretty pretty colors! It's nice and fall outside, the air is crisp!! My killa bee scooter makes the ride to work all the more enjoyable, I got my coffee cup full of Obama this morning on CNN, i won last night on a game of Texas Hold 'em, I saw Al Pacino and Robert De Niro kill it cold in Righteous Kill, i'm gearing up for da crew trip to sin city and tonight I chillaxin wid da crew like i been everyday this week!....lolz... who can ask for more? ( i have little expectations. hahah)

Feel Good with me.... forget the worries of the past and future... you're in da here and now...

My pick of ten feel good songs in no particular order which range from rock n roll to hip hop:

1. I feel Good - James Brown no one can break it down like james boooooy!!!

2. I can see Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff awwwww yeah! i wanna go to Jamaica! lolz

3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses rock out to that electric guitar

4. Three little Birds - Bob Marley need i say more?

5. Sign, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder break it down baby....sign, sealed, delivered....

6. Think - Aretha Franklin - freeeeedom!!! freeeedom!!! mother of soul right there

7. Don't Stop 'Til you Get Enough owwww! and u gotta get up and dance like him, k? lolz...

8. Just Fine - Mary J. Blige lolz! hellz yah! i couldnt help it... its my fk 'em, im chilin jam! lolz...

9. 99 Problem - Jay Z aiite aiite, watchin out for my boys as well.. i call guys bitches too hahah

10. I got a Woman - Ray Charles hell yah the original version!! oh yah, dance with me now!!

Hope I got u in a better mood!

A Time of Blessings

2008-10-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

Wishing all my friends blessing during their religious trials and fast...
Eid is a Day of Remembrance : The Muslims pray to God and glorify His name to demonstrate their remembrance of His favors.
Eid is a Day of Victory : The devotee who succeeds in attaining his spiritual rights and growth receives the Eid with a victorious spirit.
Eid is a Day of Harvest : God gives infinitely to those who are sincerely concerned with the general welfare of their fellow believers.
Eid is a Day of Forgiveness : When Muslims assemble in the congregation of the Day, they whole-heartedly pray for forgiveness and strength in faith. And God has assured those who approach Him with sincerity of His mercy and forgiveness.
Eid is a Day of Peace : When a Muslim establishes peace within his heart by obeying the Law of God and leading a disciplinary life, he has certainly concluded a most invioble treaty of peace with God.

wondering when my someday will begin...

2008-09-28T12:32:00.000-07:00

How Could An Angel Break My Heart
Toni Braxton & Baby Face

I heard he sang a lullaby
I heard he sang it from his heart
When I found out thought I would die
Because that lullaby was mine
I heard he sealed it with a kiss
He gently kissed her cherry lips
I found that so hard to believe
Because his kiss belonged to me

How could an angel break my heart
Why didn't he catch my falling star
I wished I didn't wish so hard
Maybe I wished our love apart
How could an angel break my heart

I heard her face was white as rain
(Your face is white as rain)
Soft as a rose that blooms in May
(Soft as a rose in May)
He keeps her picture in a frame
(I keep your picture)
And when he sleeps he calls her name
(I only call out your name)
I wonder if she makes him smile
(She doesn't make me smile)
The way he used to smile at me
(I only smile at you)
I hope she doesn't make him laugh
(She doesn't make me laugh)
Because his laugh belongs to me
(My laugh belongs to you)

How could an angel break my heart
(You are my heart)
Why didn't he catch my falling star
(I will catch your star)
I wished I didn't wish so hard
(Don't wish so hard)
Maybe I wished our love apart
(Love falls apart)
How could an angel break my heart
(Your tender heart)

Oh (My love)
My (I know that)
Soul (I know your)
Is (Is dying)
Dying (I know your soul is crying)
It's crying (I know that
you've been dying)
I'm trying (Trying)
To understand
Please help me (Please help me)

How could an angel break my heart
(I'd never break your heart)
Why didn't he catch my falling star
(I'd catch your falling star)
I wished I didn't wish so hard
(You never wished too hard)
Maybe I wished our love apart
(We're not apart)
How could an angel break my heart
(Oooh yeah)

Ouch.

2008-09-26T14:06:00.000-07:00

So below is a poem sent to me by JV... although I think it would be better named "harsh reality"or "it is your fault" or "quit complaining biatch". lol...Still a nice flow of words...

"when it's gone"

you never miss something until it's gone
when it feels so wrong, waited too long
when it's too late, way over the due date
can't change the past, unable to make it last
this ain't a movie, don't mean to tell u rudely
u won't get it back, ain't funny no laugh
trackending won't be a kiss, no sudden twist
its a cold hard reality, so kneel, pray to your deity
don't take it for granted, just because it was handed
or fell into your lap, see, that's how we fall for the trap
thinking it will always be there, it was agreed and made clear
but never paid considerate attention, even if it wasn't ur deliberate intention
stinging loss you'll quietly feel, not sudden, eventually it'll be real
wishing it was a nightmare, a dream, hoping it's not what it seems
life only has one take, no reshoots, so think of decisions you make
no special effects to hide the blemish, even the smallest fault you must cherish
so if you ever discover it, don't wait till its late you'll never recover it

bruised.

2008-09-25T19:12:00.000-07:00

Wake up.

2008-09-24T16:48:00.000-07:00

Maverick turn yo candy ass around and BE A MAAAAN lolz... the nerve!! all of a sudden you are going to play hero to the economy?! Seems like someone is scared of debates with Obama, maybe you have to prepare for it as well as Palin did for her interview with Charles Gibson. Then again, she can see Russia from Alaska ...so you probably still see yourself in 4 years....

Question: What da hell is going on????!!!

America....America...god shed his grace on thee...And crown thy good .....with brotherhood...From sea to shining sea....

Now I'm not sure about your perspective on issues as of late, yet if the President of Iran says - "American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road, and its next rulers must limit their interference to their own borders" - I would pretty much get ready for a checkmate. These last 8 years have been damaging and a spiraling path downwards in all structure and against the beliefs of what America was built on. Can you imagine...2008..when we were suppose to be all space cars and technology and smart smart smart..... if this was the case, why are the critics stating we haven't seen times like these since the Great Depression!!! what??! Could the republicans have been so greedy, so careless, so oblivious to our "brotherhood" with countries that they ended up bringing the "empire" down in 8 years time? Incredible.

North Korea is restarting its nuclear program, Iran won't cease from their program, Russia is not ready to be bossed around about its reasons on invading Georgia, China backs Russia and leaves the difficulty in the UN Security Council, and you know what... and this is exactly what I've been saying for years in explaining the difference among people... if you are not cultured, aware of your fellow man and his beliefs and practice, if you do not take the time to learn what is "different" from your traditions and views... then you will NOT understand anyone who is not like you. and if you have this mentality and you enter public office and all of a sudden need to interact within a global arena, you will fail with your one-sided views and your inability to be diplomatic and offer alternative solutions. I say this because the countries of Iran for example. Yes Ahmadinejad is President, yet he is also a puppet. The real man behind the curtain is a man named Ali is who is the Ayatollah of Iran which goes way back into a history between suni and shi'a muslims... in a way for westerners to understand you could say he is kind of like the pope yet with way more of a higher standing and power. Basically whatever he says goes, period. If he says war, then war it is. So to understand and get this scope of what a war with Iran would entail.. because the religion factor will drive this so called world war 3 and if you dont think that's what is at stake, you better stop watching American Idol, The Simpsons, etc and pick up a book and research.
Why did we go into Iraq? Supposed weapons of destructions right? Recall that Bush was told there was no evidence of this before hand, yet politics put its dirty hand in the cookie jar and made the public believe that yes there is weapons of mass destruction. wow so then what happens? we lose millions in money, lost lives of our troops and surprise..no weapons found. Now lets look at Iran. The same situation! they are working on a peaceful nuclear energy program which you CAN do as long as the "watchdog" agency is allowed to check everything out. They say Iran does not have any harmful programs...yet the US insists again on this. This is why Russia is saying "no, we are not going to have another Iraq". make sense?

Ok so Bush says...no, we are going to war because you are dealing with programs of mass destruction and you are a supposrtive country of the terrorist. Ok now, you have Iran who wants to rid Israel, and well guess what Syria doesn't like Israel either and who is in Syria? You have Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and u know the crazy North Korea will provide the nuclear arms we are all afraid to aid them and China and Russia will be against us to stop the United States from our little power trip and destruction to the world economy. You have to be careful with the word "terrorist". In the views of Hezbollah, Hamas, you have to understand these are people who are protecting their country as well from Israelis who feel they have the right to just claim whatever land they want. Its not any different from Americans stepping on another soil and doing the same thing or Georgians doing the same thing.

Side One: Israel, the United States, Britain, France and Germany
Side Two: Iran, Russia, China, Syria and North Korea

This is the fight in the holy land. Be ready, know what you stand for because these are the times we have always spoke of. The disasters, plagues, destruction of humanity.... you want to vote Mcain this is what will continue. Obama has already said he will work all other forms of diplomacy to death to avoid war yet not ruling out war... thats better than just going into office and saying "World War III". and yes, i feel comfortable with Palin controlling this situation. Traveled once in her life. culture people, culture. I am my brother's keeper...

Busy Bee

2008-09-23T14:12:00.000-07:00

Dear Blog,

so last night was another night out with da boys. or night in, cuz we watched the season premier of heroes. It was me, Dullah, Aman, Zubair, Zishan, Robin, and AK. Now did i like the 2 hour episode of heroes... eh..... well i mean there is just too much goin on, i'm pretty much lost in the character development since i missed part of last season. It still captures my attention, I just have to get with the story line again...

my disclaimer: THE FOLLOWING IS FOR GEEKS ONLY.....

today was the big Adobe CS4 debut !!!!! oh daaaaaaaaamn creative suite 4 kicks ass... In Dreamweaver you have the web engine built INSIDE the application to immediately see the results and the use of Ajax has finally been kicked up a notch! In Illustrator, you can work with several artboards on one page! not to mention the ease between switching files between illustrator, flash, and Indesign. I sat through the broadcast which literally was jaw dropping. This is not just a "tweak" to CS3, this is some serious serious development. and guess what folks??? My job is buying the MASTER COLLECTION!! wooooooooooooooooooot!!! $2,500 for it.... luv it! just luv it!! man, i can't wait until its in my hands!!!!! i'm gonna use that thing and become a sik sik developer.... photoshop alone seems endless....wow....just wow.....

On another note, I created this per the request of our company's president. I'm going to research about this Jewish holiday and actually the fasting in Islam and Catholicism - it will be my next blog. I just wanted to show you the design I created because he was very pleased since many people complimented him for it through email. yays!! I mean i only did it in 20 minutes with no idea what this holiday is about lolz.... i just found out that bread, apples, and honey were a big thing... my next blog is gonna be intellectual....lol...for all those tired of hearing me talk my ghetto-ness about my daily activities hahahha whatever, im keeping busy. In fact, i'm about to jump on killa bee and head out to Aman's place... we are watching the new Michael Moore film which comes out online today..its called SLACKER. http://slackeruprising.com/ watch the documentary. Then on Friday we are watching Barack kick Mcain's Maverick ass on foreign policy and national security... served with a side of brisket and queso.... yays!

on another note, i just want to say i have mad luv for my boys. i think i would be a total mess right now if i didnt have their company. thanks for keeping me grounded...and laughing...always laughing...

First Day of Fall ...

2008-09-22T09:41:00.000-07:00

Listen Up Class....
the correct term for the First Day of Fall is "Autumnal Equinox". Que? What u say?

Well its when the sun is at 0° 00' which means daytime and nighttime are nearly the same amounts of time. On this day, we will have 12 hours of daylight.

Now, will I see all 12 hours???? No. In fact, here in my IT department we like to work with the lights off...so um 8 hours of work in the dark... then step outside... great i get to see 4 hours of sunlight... and thanks to Ike, I could frolic in the leaves that are all over the roads and sidewalks, hell i could jump into a pile of trees instead.... lol....

So Ike is over. finished playing evacuee...althought not to make light of it because seriously some people are without homes and even when you drive on 610 the signs says "Galveston closed off to the public" which is pretty devastating. I mean, i think the water is ugly yet I do love to go fishing on those piers out there.... bummer....

Power outage. yah u know it was kinda rough, nothing too crazy. We from Texas though, we can BBQ up a meal, no need for power. Cold showers on the other hand.. not cool..... On the up up up side... Houston is hands down a very close knit supportive community. Mayor Bill White deserves a standing ovation for being on top of the game and the way the city has recovered in just a week is truly amazing. I am a Houstonite...lol or Houstonian... people are just very very laid back here and I love that.

Oh so last night we had iftar at Ridwan's place. Then we watched the Dallas/Packers game and then we all decided to play Pictionary. hahahhah Girls vs Guys and the guys won both times, although I wont mention the crazy cheating goin on lol I will mention Sofia's lovely drawing which I have recreated here... this is what she drew:

no no, it did look exactly as scrappy as this rendition. hahahha so the three lines on top means it is three words...ok fine... and mind you, during this game if you are the one drawing, you cannot talk to your teamates, they have to guess the words. So she draws the whale and i guess it and she acknowledges that part is correct... here is where it gets a little strange.... she draws that man there holding up a sign... so we are all "Protest?!" "Protest animals?" "Whale watching?!" hahahha just yelling out all sorts of stuff... then she draws that other object you see on your left... a stop sign... so now we are all "Stop!" and Sofia is getting all excited as the drawer nodding her head that we are on the right track...so we are all "Stop! Whales! ??? Stop Watching Whales?! Stop killing Whales?!!" and finally we yell "Stop the Whales!!" haaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhah and she is all "Yesssssssssss!! that's it!!!" and so at that moment i was slightly feeling confused because that phrase didnt make sense to me. The category was action and why would you stop whales?? hahha well then the guys were like "no! that's not right, you guys are wrong!" and Sofia is like, "Nah ah!! That was the word!!!" and by this time ...the timer has run out. Then Aman yells at Sofia "No u dummy! It was "Save the Whales!!" OMG. hahahhahahha i died laughing!!! and then Dullah pointed out "and why would you draw a man on his sign that he is holding????" hahahhahahahhahahha so we were all dying of laughter and i had to throw in "ur drawing BLOWS." hahahhahahhahahahhahah i luv it. that was too much fun. heehee... ok that was my game night last night with my old skool peeps. yays!

Have a lovely cool fall day. Smile, it just makes things better despite all the BS.. lolz......

More Ike Pics around town...

2008-09-16T07:15:00.000-07:00

Chase JP Morgan building downtown... glass everywhere on the streets....

Another shot of the building...this is just the top portion......

Whole street filled with this stuff

My dad's favorite sign torn down.. lol.....

This is part of 45 south

Disabled vehicles will be towed...

National Guard coming through

Tree down in River Oaks Area

River Oaks

River Oaks was hit hard...

More trees...

with bending action..look at those roots...

Taco stands feeding the hungry... u know i was there..

This is I-10 u guys... shocking... notice the sign...

I-10 and Sheperd

Tree in the heights..twisted...literally...

uprooted the driveway in the heights

My work has taken very good care of my father and I. They are giving all employees $1000 for inconvenience due to the storm. In addition, they let me take showers and cook here. Very lucky to work for such a company.

Here is a link to awesome awesome pictures taken by another houstonian http://flickr.com/photos/kaozrider/sets/72157607278391351/

As fore FEMA... i dont have high regards for them at all. I stood in line for ice and water on hillcroft yesterday for over two hours... the supposed "hot meal" box was a bag of peanuts and two andes mint candy. ????? what da hell? am i on an airplane or something??? and for the record no one has come to the heights at all for disaster relief. No gas, no stores, no electricity at all, they need to send food out this way. I have been sharing food with my neighbors for about 3 days now. we are all doing fine yet gas is about to be a major concern cuz i dont have enough to leave the heights area. My brother has been ordering pizza in sugar land and bringing it to us. lolz... sort of like a weird camping trip....

yIkes!

2008-09-14T09:07:00.000-07:00

I'm literally living in my work office. my boss came to get me out of my apartment and now i'm at work which is 5 blocks away and we are running on a generator. There is no AC though and at my apartments I am without water and electricity. My dad and are doing fine, thanks to God. Hope all is well with friends and family. These are pictures outside my apartment and in my neighborhood. The bayou has risen a good 20 feet so just imagine how much water came through. normally if you look at the bayou from that viewpoint you would be scared of heights because the bottom would be waaaaaay lower than what it looks right now. I have no way out of this area since all the streets are flooded. my boss found a shortcut through a neighborhood to get to rice village from here so I will follow him in awhile to look for some food across town.

I'm at i-10 and TC Jester, the exact spot where the eye passed through upon landfall. My apartment was shaking like an earthquake and it caused a 4 building fire alarm to start blaring for about one and a half hours. My neighbors have all been helping each other which is exactly what seperates Houstonians from the rest of America. You will not found this kind of southern hospitality anywhere in the U.S.A.

Update on my killa bee scooter... again my neighbor let me put it in his garage so it is safe and sound! and zero my puppy is safe as well =) My mom and Richard are in Arkansas where they got the aftermath and tornados but are doing fine and Ernie is here fine as well.

ok this picture below i found on the internet to see if i could find you a before shot of White Oak bayou... this is what it is SUPPOSE to look like and you can see in my picture above of the bayou that it totally overflowed the cement and the hilly grass side and at one point was out on the streets but receded back into the bayou

Lick, Taste or Suck??

2008-08-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

China's impressive haul of gold medals at the Beijing Olympics was tarnished somewhat today when it was revealed that "abnormally high levels of lead" were found in the first-place medallions.
The medals, which were supposed to be made entirely of gold, were instead found to be composed of 99% lead alloy and coated with a gold-colored lead-based paint.
The shocking revelations roiled the Olympic complex today and sent officials looking for answers from the Chinese manufacturer of the medals, the Wuhan One Hundred Percent Gold Medal Corporation.
"We are trying to determine how exactly so much lead got into those gold medals," said a spokesman for Wuhan, China's largest exporter of gold medals. "Until we do, we are urging all first-place athletes not to lick, taste or suck on their medals."

lolz.... nice..... on another note...

Think about what you ate this morning.
Maybe it was a bagel, or a bowl of cereal to go along with that cup of coffee.
Now compare that to what Olympic gold medalist and swimming sensation Michael Phelps eats in the morning, and you might feel a little malnourished:

— three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayo— one five-egg omelets— a bowl of grits— three slices of French toast with powdered sugar— three chocolate chip pancakes— two cups of coffee

Altogether, Phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day while in training. Compared to the 2,500-3,000 calories a day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends for men depending on age and activity level, Phelps diet seems outrageous.
But it is, in fact, a completely normal diet for an Olympic athlete like Phelps, said Tanya Zuckerbrot, a nutritionist and author of “The F-Factor.”
“Look at his picture, he’s completely ripped,” Zuckerbrot told FOXNews.com. “He is clearly burning that many calories — if he wasn’t, he would look chubby.”
Zuckerbrot said Phelps probably doesn’t eat that many calories during his off-training season as his high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet would be dangerous to his health.
“It’s interesting, if he wasn’t eating that many calories, he wouldn’t be winning, because he wouldn’t have the energy,” Zuckerbrot said. “The carbs is what the body uses for energy. You have to give the body glucose to fuel it. That’s why people on the Atkins diet (an all-protein diet) can’t work-out.”
For lunch, Phelps drinks 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks, one pound of pasta with tomato sauce and two large ham and cheese sandwiches (with mayo) on white bread.
For dinner, Phelps’ meal consists of six to eight slices of pizza, another pound of pasta with tomato sauce, and 1,000 calories of energy drinks.
These meals are important, Zuckerbrot said, because the breads and pasta are made up of refined carbohydrates, which digests quickly and give him instant energy.
Zuckerbrot said she would not recommend Phelps’ diet to the average person who hopes to have a high intensity work out at the gym for an hour, but then sit at their desk all day.
“This is a diet created for an Olympic performer,” she said. “Clearly with 11 medals under his belt, it’s working.”

Im gonna start training to be an Olympian. lol.

Emperor Kobe

2008-08-10T14:43:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder that my man is in China. He's gonna bring me back gold. Lolz!!!

I got Flickr account!!

2008-07-27T19:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flipmexi17/

Check out the photos and stuff I have been taking with my SLR camera!

Take Me Away..A Sweet Escape...

2008-07-20T16:28:00.001-07:00

A Secret Place...for better days..

Location: My secret hiding place to ponder

When: Saturday.06.19.08

I woke up to take my photography class this morning taught by Kathy Adams Clark. Massive, massive information i learned!! I mean the drive behind the motivation was found in this 6 hour class...so much so that I decided to go straight to taking pictures afterwards.
I went to my precious spot like the smeagle creature I am... and peered into the man-made lake. after looking at something that i thought was horrific and finding out that it was my reflection in the water (lol) i decided to just walk around the lake. I made this friend first:

Fearless Freddy froggy. now fearless freddy froggy had many friends chillin with him on that block but they all jumped in the water when they saw me... not him. I waited for his friends to come back..i was laying on my tummy when i took this pic and instead you could see the water ripple where the others were to just waiting for me to leave so they could jump out. I honestly think i annoyed the shiii out of these frogs... i could only compare it to the annoyance i cause my ex lol...they just wanted to chill and i was all up in their personal space. ribbit. hahahha everyone loves me i dont care. tsk..tsk..

so i keep walking, walking, walking... and i meet my friend #2

Clingy Chicharra. What is a Chicharra? Well boys and girls, not only am i equipped with a camera, i keep you in touch with your mother-nature.... and dont think you can find it on wikipedia....A chicharra is an insect that makes those loud noises in dry areas..such as memorial park..where u hear this real loud rattlesnake type sound... yah...that noise is caused by a bunch of these critters on the trees and in the grass. Eventually it grows wings and has irradescent colors..really interesting. I have to buy a $1200 lens in order to take close enough pictures of these guys at a 300f4 stop... its ok if u dont know what that means...photog talk... (sticks nose up in the air..lol)

alright so here I am poking around trees and poking around lakes in my secret spot in houston. The irony of it all is that this location is right on westheimer, the busiest street in houston. How da hell is that peaceful? I've yet to solve that mystery, but it just is. Its a wide nice man-made lake as seen here:

It would be a nice spot for a picnic or to stroll along with someone. I might also add that I released my little turtle i found about 6 years ago into these waters... his name is Squirtle. My biggest fear is that he mutated into a teenage mutant ninja... lolz... im sure I'll catch him there at another time. Last time I saw him was two years ago...

Ok so back to poking around.....poke...poke... lol...so um there was this hole... hahhaha noooo a hole in one of the trees.... so my curious a$$ goes reaching into it with a stick because I saw this camera canister thing wrapped up all funny. I grab it with sticks and pull it out and now i want to open the canister. At this point i'm thinking and hoping to find a million dollars wrapped up in a kodak film canister... hahah at the same time im not wanting some nasty spider or blood or something crazy to fall out. Instead, after peeling off the cap with two sticks (took me 10 minutes) this is what falls out:

what da???? Papers???!!! lolz.... where's da reefa?!!! hahhahahahhah so um, maybe my secret place isn't so secret???? daaaaaaaaaaaamn bamboozled again. lol.

Otays, thas enough of my adventures for this week. Anyways, I plan to buy more lenses - actually writing all this off as a business expense, will have a company name registered this week. I'm contemplating on becoming an underwater photographer. Ms. Kathy Clark is a full time Nature Photographer and she said she makes as much as she did as HR at a hospital when she worked in the corporate world...finally she was able to leave and do her passion full time. THAT is what i want! just in the water.. i am pisces.. i need to go back to my realm dammit! hahah cuz im a mermaid. hahhahahahhah omg ur retarded. yah anyways so my next endeavor is to get scuba certified sometime next month!! ooooo i can't wait!! sharks aint ready. lol hmm.. man thats not funny...

Swarmin around town..

2008-07-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

lol. It's actually fun riding around Houston, although i do it at 35-40mph... the bike can go 60 but my killa bee wings are not fully developed... sooooo keepin it slow. Last Friday was the first time I drove it to work.. turns out im only 8 miles away, so why does it take me 30 minutes in my car???? that's annoying. Cool part is that I was still on full tank hahahhaha ... i went to the gas station to fill up.. i told the cashier $7 on #3 ... well i go to fill up and it stops at $3.84... yesssss! ha! so i screw the gas cap back on, huge smile on my face, walk back into the convenient store and i'm all "i need my change back.." hahahhahahah luv it!! never would those words be uttered while filling up da gator.

hmm a little calculation... i get 100 miles per gallon, 8 miles of gas to work... 40 miles a week... so yah i gotta shell out a whoppin $3.84 about every two weeks roughly... whoooot! hehheh so when i drove up to work, next thing i know everyone wanted to ride it.. and they did... pretty soon i'm gonna have a whole troop of power rangers riding at my side!! u think im kidding, but im not! they all want to get one! hahahha and on the road i was surprised to notice that all the houston drivers are somewhat respectful of me.. they dont ride to close to me, and i've yet to get honked at... although i do get tons of people waving and smiling at me.. hahahha i was at this one stop light and this guy was in a drop top convertible and he was all "you go girl!" lolz!! omg embarassing. what am i? some child prodigy or poster child for scooters? yesss i would luv to see that billboard around houston. hahhahah bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! my stuuuupid buddy told me that i should ride around with that bee theme playing... hahahha messed up.

anyways.. i can't wait to move already. then i will be 5 blocks from work... lol gas will pretty much be non existent issue for me. niiiicely played. AND i will have a nice swimming pool yay yay yay! i think this time i will hire movers to take care of all my boxes. the idea of up and down three flights of stairs.. no. i think i been working out hard enough lately, that would b overkill. which by the way.. im back to training with rafael my original trainer. doing core workouts... i been real good lately.. the last time most people saw me i was about 160 pounds.. im down to 148 now... pretty crazy how fast i dropped it. its called counting calories and running 3 miles twice a week. yups. im actually training for the aramco half marathon that will be in january... eeek... i can do 5 miles... damn i dunno about 13... and no ipods allow... yah so thats my goal...

Other updates - just been messing around with the whole SLR camera and taking nice pics... i havent really posted much... actually i have a trip planned to return to cancun in October - main reason being i honestly want bad ass pics of the Mayan pyramids that I was not able to get the first time around. Cancun was my best trip ever, ironically considering how i got there in the first place. This time it will be with all the girls i pretty much know which is under 12 lolz... so that should be fun.

Oh let me show you my crazy skills at work
That right there is our new IP voice over phones installed for our company. On the screen is my graphic artwork for our logo!! yay me!! work is real awesome, ive completed many projects such as the company brochure and creating our European website... its great. So yah work is real well... lots of changes im going through lately.. everything is in order except the luv life.. as usual... lol so i just keep myself busy with activities.. been doing a lot of salsa dancing lately, luv it, really sexy dance ... oh and last night when i was out with Kylene and company we went to that one place called "the Drake".... wow.... hands down that has to be the best club in Houston.. i mean i know its hard to get in and the door guys are real jerks... but the inside is like the clubs in Miami and the DJ was insane!! definately my favorite in houston. plus the people are no where near ghetto.. gotta say that the heights area is growing quite rapidly. i've yet to find anyone who tears up the dance floor like i do.. hahahhahha conceited a$$... lol joke only.... ok thats all the updates i have at the moment! i plan to start putting more pics up once i get the motivation. lol.

Now that's a comeback

2008-06-17T19:34:00.000-07:00

The strange part - I remember Robert Downey Sr. first before Jr. ... yah not sure why that is.. I remember Sr. being on some talk show which i would watch all the time and I cannot remember the name. Anyhow, this blog is concentrated on Robert Downey, Jr. which I remember from that movie Weird Science. He was a pretty big deal in the 80's (Im not a huge fan of that decade) and in the early nineties.

Then somewhere between 1996-2004....he completely fell of his path. Or maybe it was his path, it was definately his trials. From wikipedia:

1996 until 2001 Downey was arrested numerous times on drug-related charges and went several times through drug treatment programs unsuccessfully, explaining in 1999 to a judge: "It's like I have a loaded gun in my mouth and my finger's on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gunmetal". He also explained his relapses by claiming to be addicted to drugs since the age of eight, In April 1996 Downey was arrested for possession of heroin, cocaine and an unloaded .357-caliber Magnum, while he was speeding downSunset Boulevard. A month later, when on parole, he trespassed into a neighbor's home while under the influence of a controlled substance, falling asleep in one of the beds. He was sentenced to three years of probation and required to undergo mandatory drug testing. In 1997 he missed one of the court-ordered drug tests and had to spend four months in the Los Angeles County jail. The same happened in 1999, only this time he had to spend nearly a year in a state prison in Corcoran,California when he was released on $5,000 bail. For his 1999 defense, Downey's lawyer assembled the same team of lawyers that successfully defended O. J. Simpson during his criminal trial for murder.

Long list of trials, eh? How ironic that Hollywood did not toss him out and to the side as trash. Even when he came out from jail, it was only a week until they gave him a role on Sex and the City. Look at him now, you can tell just from his appearance the change he has made, i've notice him smile more than ever and the roles he has taken on have definately showcased his talent: Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Tropic Thunder those are just recent titles... he's having fun now, im really in awe with him because that is a tremendous come back. I think his talent is under appreciated. If Downey did not stray, I'd make the stance to say that he would definately be on the same level that Johnny Depp has achieved, definately. Hey they were both 80's kids!

I really pray he continues because its been a long time coming for him. He attributes his success to family, yoga, meditation and therapy..All that self inflicting suffering, its a real ugly situation to hear about, much less go through.

Old Green Eyes

2008-06-15T18:48:00.000-07:00

Ok i must admit, after seeing the first Hulk which was directed by Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) I was really turned off at the idea that another Hulk movie was coming out. I mean the CGI in the first Hulk was horrible and no lie I slept during that movie at the theater. hand in the popcorn tub. death by popcorn. yes. I will give credit to the fact that it did make it seem like you were actually reading a comic book with the zoom, wipes, split screens and boxing up the hero's actions. c'mon though, hulk was way too cartoonish. so yah i kept hearing about the Incredible Hulk movie coming out again and yes I let it roll right off of my shoulders. UNTIL ....No, no. Don't play with my emotions!! Edward Norton in the new Hulk movie?!!! OMG. damn my eyes must have turned a shade lighter as well. Count me in. Movie came out on Friday the 20th and I was there Saturday morning the 21st.. I took my dad with me to watch.
Talk about bringing back the Incredible Hulk! Kudos to the director Louis Leterrer because the CGI in this movie was intricate and Edward Norton did a remarkable job in portraying the inner conflict of Bruce Banner. I suggest you go out and watch this Marvel Movie, since I dont want to ruin it for you. The intro explains the story behind the Hulk which is good for those unfamiliar with this comic. The infamous Lou Ferrigno makes a cameo and towards the end you have the talented Robert Downey Jr. come in for about a minute to leave you with the idea that there will definately be a sequel.
My dad really had a good time watching this movie. I said "so dad, whatcha think?" he goes "wow, that was loud" hahhahahah of course all this while he goes to grab a free hulk movie poster they were handing out as a promotion. He talked about the movie all weekend since we went to chill with my aunts and Uncles for father's day. So my final review: definate must see! i've yet to check out Iron Man.. but I will blog on Robert Downey Jr. next....

Geekiness - that which is me! tsk..tsk..

2008-06-01T12:25:00.001-07:00

what???? what do u mean you don't want a keyboard waffle for breakfast??!!!!! oh my gosh are you kidding me? Serve me up some of that!! and check out the bread printer toaster!!! i'm going back to carbs. fo'sho! lol
i came across all these geeky gadgets because I totally look up the news while i'm online... yeeah.... so my favorite by far is the door lock up top! hahahhaha dude i know you are totally picturing me locking you out of my place or being like "hold on, i almost got it figured out!" just so u can come in.. hahhahah you know you like this. you, as in YOU reading this. my friiiieeeeeend. hahahhahahha go ahead and add this onto your christmas shopping list. thank you, come again. tsk..tsk..tsk...

you're falling - have faith. someone will catch you

2008-05-31T17:39:00.000-07:00

Dear Self,

If I had the chance to write you this letter sooner, I would have. I would have told you to pack more socks. Obviously you have had nothing but cold feet in the decisions you have made up until this point. You must have been too scared to be different, and well, now you are frozen.

Change. Nelson Mandela said it best -
"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.

Music Lyric by John Mayer:
When you're dreaming with a broken heart.. The waking up is the hardest part.. You roll out of bed and down on your knees.. and for a moment you can hardly breathe..

You Decide 2008

2008-05-31T16:04:00.001-07:00

I'm back to blogging my thoughts, I am my own best friend. lol. Let's start off with this quick announcement... I did the candidate matchmaker - although I'm for sure i would have a 100% if David Letterman was a candidate - i did match Obama 53%. The cool thing about this application is that you don't need to know the issues, just select your stance and it will match you with your candidate! Funny how Clinton and McCain tied in my results lolz... i'm sorry Hillary but pant suit sets don't do it for me.

looking forward..

2008-01-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

I've honestly never made New Year's resolutions just because I doubt I would stick to them. Funny thing is i said "ok no sweets this year" and what happened at midnight? i happen to be chomping on a cookie. hahhaha what an idiot. my cousin tried to make me feel better too hahaha he was all "umm that could be the last cookie of the year!" tru.. but one minute into the new year and I had already grabbed a second cookie. oh the travesty of it all. tsk..tsk...tsk...

moving forward is essentially what i would like to do this year. its awesome because almost every weekend i've been with family and I luv it! i actually have cousins to talk to and everything! sad how family drama can tear you away for years...lots of lost years... i'm glad that time has come where we can all have decent conversations and all be of partying age! yesss!

so thinking along those lines and knowing that the majority of my time is constantly with my friends... i just stopped for a minute to think about others who could not say the same. I decided to go visit Roger and noticed they finally put up a beautiful headstone for him... last i was there was in October and there wasn't one yet.

I visited him because well... he visited me.. and in this so called dream that was too vivid to be that... he gave me the biggest bear hug and i could smell the cologne on his neck and he told me he loved all of us. He said he was only going to hang around until Aman's thing and then he has to go. I assume its Aman's wedding he is referring to. The whole dream or delusion was very moving for me because i woke up in the hugging position and i just started to tear. I've had family pass on me before and ive been real close to them but never had a dream or any signs to do with them or from them. I know Roger has been watching us and his timing couldn't have been better. Here's to memories of '07 and years before...

The Great Debaters

2008-01-02T21:07:00.001-08:00

Denzel Washington. Standing Ovation. In all honesty, i did not expect anything less. I've yet to catch an unsatisfying movie with Denzel. He takes the character role and he just makes you believe in him whether he is antagonistic or a protagonist... i wish i could say as much for Johnny Depp because i really "heart" Johnny. This is off subject yet Johnny is very humble and shy and that definitely intrigues me about a person who is in the limelight - although - he should really stop doing Tim Burton movies because they are a little oddball. yah yah so is Johnny and i might retract that statement if the Sweeney Todd musical is any good....
Moving on... yah i just got back from going to the movies tonight with my pops. We saw The Great Debaters... i did not know that Oprah was the producer! You can definitely see her touch on the film. I recommend you watch this drama since it pulls together rights, education, motivation, religion, fear and you realize you are able to sit and watch movies as a community because of someone else's dreams.
Denzel is a professor in this movie who chooses 4 students to create a debate team for Wiley College here in Texas. This movie is based on a true story and how this debate team of color advanced to go head on with Harvard - an "anglo saxon" university. Each of the 4 debaters has their own trial/tribulations and of course there are some comical moments to relieve tension in the movie. Oh and i must mention Forest Whitaker as well... he is a preacher in this film and definately a moving character as a father figure to his son who is on the debate team. This film will put you in the 1930's and note the lighting of the scenes, outfits and the articulate word usage.
my dad absolutely loved it and I'm glad he decided to come out and watch a movie with me. '08 is beginning to unfold... little bit of crinkles from '07 that might leave a crease... yet i definately sense change around me.

On to Bigger and Better Moments...

2007-12-31T11:32:00.001-08:00

letting go..

2007-12-24T00:06:00.000-08:00

thank you for all the phone calls, texts, prayers, support....

my "mija" passed at 6:22pm today, December 23, 2007. Her viewing will be the day after Christmas and then it is her wish to be cremated.Dad saying last goodbye
on
December 26, 2007

A Silent Night

2007-12-20T18:40:00.000-08:00

I know exactly the picture I want to put up for this blog, I just need to go and take it. It's not a picture of my grandmother who i call "mija" and who this blog will be referencing. It's actually the family's last name of BECERRA which was written in the cement driveway when it was still wet at my Mija's house many years ago.**
**added
My grandmother's name:

Guadalupe Rodriguez who married Ernest Becerra (who passed when i was in middle school)

8 children all alive and well, plenty of grandchildren, plenty of great-grandchildren

76 years old

The reason for this blog:

my grandmother is in a hospice now, just admitted yesterday, and she is dying from colon cancer.

The irony of it all :

One being this is the season of life and happiness, new beginnings. Two being that I call her "Mija" while the rest of my family calls her "abuela" ... mine means "little girl"...the other means "grandma". The reason for this is when i was younger she always said Mija to me and i thought that was her name. Three being that the last time the family all came together was during my younger years at Christmas time because of my grandma. It probably stopped right when i hit middle school. Fourth being the cycle of life and how your parents always took care of you and how you end up taking care of them later.

The Now:

just reflection and memories. My creativity comes from my Grandma and my dad without doubt. I remember her stories about her life, her raising 8 children as almost a single mother because remember back then the husband just worked, came home to eat and not be disturbed and go to sleep. Also her struggles of having to learn english, and just struggles in general that none of us really go through because we have pretty much the good life now right? She has been living a blessed life, 76 years, she has done what she has wanted to do and she is ready to move on, she has told me this. So you tend to be accepting of the fact yet of course it hurts because changes will be made and you will miss your loved one. That point bothers me, yet what gets me more.. is my dad. It's his mom. imagine... years and years and your very fortunate to have your mom around soo long and by your side. He's crying. and i dont know what to say or do. He's the oldest, that is her first born. and you see that connection and its beautiful yet its too painful to watch as events unfold. You deal with one situation on a day to day basis to where it becomes normal and you forget that person still has memories and feelings and can still relate to what's going on. (in reference to my dad) and then here comes a factor in life which we all know has to happen yet you are just never ready for it. Im not sure u really can be ready for it.

The Hospice:

It's the Houston Hospice on Holcombe. Extremely peaceful, friendly environment with caring staff. I've had experience since I use to volunteer for a Hospice in Waco. A Hospice is a facility that provides special care for those nearing the end of their life and their family. It can either be at home or in an actual facility.

Solution:

I'm not really sure. Faith, prayer is more for the individual... i suppose i'm looking for more strength or to be the one who takes the rain for both my father and I. i dont know why i feel like i have to protect his feelings. maybe i should just see how he handles the situation over the next couple of days. same goes for all my uncles and aunts...

The View

2007-12-13T22:24:00.000-08:00

Just remembering my trip to Thailand... out of all the places i've visited, by far its my most cultural trip. I happen to be sitting in a Starbucks (yes there is one there) while it was raining outside and took this picture. I remember I was reading the DaVinci Code at the time since the plane ride was extremely long. In the middle of backpacking, i just took a coffee break and picked up where i left off in the book. Best times.

quiet time

2007-12-12T08:12:00.000-08:00

one of those days... feelin pretty down...

i wouldn't call it emo, people aren't happy 24-7 unless they are lying to themselves.
i miss a couple of people and i miss holiday gatherings with family.

High Definition?? No High Dynamic!

2007-12-11T20:03:00.000-08:00

hmm so what do you think? i've taken an interest in photography and this is a technique called HDR. If you click on the link on the right to Sen's blog, you can see how impressive this technique can make your pictures. The idea is to get the photo as realistic or surreal as you would like. This is the picture I took when I walked out of work yesterday evening. I took two pictures, one at really low exposure and one at medium exposure... then I did an HDR merge in Photoshop CS2 then had to play around with the tonal range....as i converted the image to 16 bit ... lolz... geek.... well i dunno, i dont think its bad for my first try. Hell, that's what the sky looked like thus why i took the pic!!! I want to get an SLR digital camera .... but getting gifts for me has always been on my low priority list ... i dunno maybe... we'll see....

On a more colorful tone but not HDR...

After my 3 mile run around Rice University yesterday.. i decided to go for a little walk. Pretty safe over there lol and actually when I ran last Thursday I saw Christmas Carolers... awww i mean for me not being all "holiday" this year, that had me for a good 10 minutes. lol. so walk, walk, walk, taking pics and here is one of the places I took a picture of. felt like that light bug in "A Bug's Life"... attracted to the lights. Although I could have been labeled a peeping Tom or Stalker taking pictures of people's property. Yah i'm down with O.P.P. and what? tsk..tsk..tsk... well i'm tired from all this excitement that I create for myself lolz.... night nightz...

KFC or Pizza Hut? McDonalds!!

2007-12-10T20:10:00.000-08:00

You can rarely travel these days without finding a McDonalds somewhere in that country's main city. The chain has made its impression internationally and isn't just America's food chain anymore. I honestly first noticed this on my trip to Bangkok. This is Ronald greeting you outside the door. Now the cool thing I've noticed is that there will be one menu item which is different from the "normal" meals McDonalds serve.

Lol!! Samurai Pork Burger!!! awww yeah, didn't think you could go to an Asian Country without becoming a lethal warrior???? Which by the way everytime i take a picture of the menu, i always get yelled at by the employee who works there. I mean really, is minimum wage worth all the hassle of dealing with me the relentless tourist??

McDonalds in Bangkok...

This is the menu in Hawaii. They have local breakfast Platters people...platters. I want that breakfast here!!!

Lolz! Good old Spam, egg, and rice!!!!

This is the menu in Korea.... totally stolen from a friends album, hey though its contributing nicely to this blog. Check out their one item: The MEGAMAC!! lolz... too cool...

I never did understand why I would even eat McDonald's when there was ethnic food all over the place.... well that was until I went to London and their food totally was bland and horrible unless u decided to fine wine and dine which could make you broke as a joke. It was at that moment I was like "oh hell no. keep your damn sandwich, I'm getting a burger." In all honesty, you can only take so much of fish and chips.

So yah... if you travel and catch a McDonalds menu, take a pic, I'll add it to this blog. I'm sure I could go online and find some more but its more meaningful if I actually know someone who was witness to a menu remix.

Pretty Boy vs. Hitman

2007-12-08T13:16:00.000-08:00

U know, just to play devil's advocate.... i hope Hatton wins. No doubt Mayweather is the favorable, hell he is the bigger fighter, 72 inch reach and his plus minus rating of plus-30 .. he has a record of 38-0 ... yeaah he's pretty much bagged it. Here's my two jabs...tsk tsk... see the thing about Mayweather that i noticed, especially more since the DelaHoya fight...is that he slows the tempo down to the point where it frustrates his opponent. He comes in lands punches and dances back. Ricky Hatton has noticed this and in order for Hatton to win this one, he needs to pull of what Castillo couldn't pull off when he fought Mayweather. He needs to hold Mayweather against the ropes and just have at it. Hatton has quick punches and he is faster on his feet than Mayweather and in order to get those score cards, thats the approach he should take. Easier said than done though because like I said, Mayweather tends to dominate the tempo.... how shocking would that be though... get beat by some dude from Manchester england...not just beat, but taken down in your hometown of Las Vegas and your whole infamous claim of being the best fighter since Ali and undefeatable..... i'd love to see that. I really lost all respect for Mayweather when he came out with the Mexican flag during the DeLa Hoya fight AND had 50 cent by his side. Can you be any more immature and commercial???!! Mayweather is too damn flashy, talks to much trash.... i mean i know its boxing, i just can't stand the guy who is not humble. You fight fights around the world and you want to be top of the world, pro, but you can't act like one???? I hope Hatton shuts him da fu** up.

Anyways, fight on at 8 tonight!!

Watch this clip to see what i mean:

Training Series Before fight on HBO

Aww man...

2007-12-04T12:02:00.000-08:00

ON December 04, 2007 Pimp C, real name Chad Butler -- and one half of the rap duo UGK, was found dead in a hotel room this morning in Los Angeles. L.A. County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed. He was 33.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/04/rapper-pimp-c-found-dead-in-hollywood-hotel-room/

Wow.. seems one by one Hip Hop is losing our lonestar boyz.... just last week Big Moe passed... and its kind of weird cuz actually my gym is not to far from Screwed up Records and Tapes on Cullen so i'm always reminded of the local flavor when i head to that side of town. I love southside music, dirty dirty and screwed up... and u know what, i'm probably one of the most cultured people you know and I can tell you that every place I have gone to around the country, I have ALWAYS heard downsouth Texas music being played in the club. Can u imagine?? U might be shocked, but hell even when i was in Bangkok, small little club in the middle of no where.... jammin to Geto boys....i mean forget Southside music...straight Houston... insane!! and yet it never fails... i hear it world-wide...

And for the record, UGK is the first time i heard the term gold digger. It wasn't Kanye's remix of Ray Charles "I got a Woman" that introduced me to the word... it was UGK. Remember? "Front and Back and Side to Siiiiiide.... never let broke gold diggers riiiiide" hahahahha i would jam that song... all in my '89 geo spectrum hahahhahah cuz gold diggers soo wanted to ride in there... lolz! whatever. Yah....awesome memories... UGK, Bone, Cypress, Wu-Tang... i loved to jam those hard back in the day.... my whole collection of cd's were stolen so i havent been able to much lately but with the crew we tend to go back to old skool jamz on the weekend. Of course after all the "make it rain" "drop it like its hot" and "superman" club songs hahahhaha

This sux though... of course UGK will always live on, yet u just gotta feel bad for Bun B. Not worried about him bein a solo artist though, he's always wanted on everyone's tracks and he does it own his own as well. Crazy cuz Alex was just on their CD cover too... actually UGK was the last of three cd's i bought.... it was UGK, Bone, and Paul Wall.

RIP PIMP C

Ur Off Beat!!

2007-12-03T21:07:00.000-08:00

hhahhahah yesssssss! Cool friends with cool toys!! ok the first time i played Guitar Hero it was at Zubair's apartment. He said I did really well cuz it took him a long time to unlock songs (or he could have just been really nice to me lolz but whatever) .... so what's next??? Da Drums!!!! also known as Rockband on the Xbox. coooooooooooool!! I had so much fun just banging away at those things! Joseph, Jacob, Rochelle and I formed our own rock bands. I had to do the whole hand-eye coordination, plus the whole color simon says memory type thing, plus not drop the sticks, plus the total headbanger head movement.... all beautifully compiled to form the perfect rock-ette.... yours truly! Right on!!! hehehhee ( u liiiike it) Ok so the key to the game... it helps to know the song. i think i only knew two songs on that game.. the Nirvana song and the Radiohead song. Everything else.. total failure.... and playing with the guitarist as your partner who thinks he is beyond the easy level.... total failure again!!

Abdullah and Aman would love this game, they use to play the percussion in band. what nerds. hahahha whatever i use to play a "wind" instrument. ok but i never went to band camp.

yups so i give this game 5 stars, on a star scale of 1 to 5... 5 being mega fun concert mode.... u should try it....

Of course all this playtime was after watching the final show of Heroes! The suspense!! Yah i hope the writers come off of that strike soon... no way they can leave us hanging just like that, I'll not have it i tell ya!

Oh and i cooked brisket and queso for them, they loved it... as far as i know i passed Joseph's taste test. good thing he has a rice cooker. i dont assume just because your Japanese and rice is a staple food in your diet that you totally have a rice cooker. Lucky him, he did lol so he made the rice. yum yum yum and just in time for hero, no DVR for the finale!!

so i hope we all get to chill again even though our Monday Heroes is over... i'm sure it will be for rockband practice!!!

Sing the Blues while I make the piano cry...

2007-12-02T22:44:00.000-08:00

"When its Blues Music..if you're a human being, you get it."

man, i love it, absolutely love it.... let me just say that John Mayer really impresses me with his ability to cross many genres with his music. This post isn't about him though, its about the soul music.. that blues music. I remember when I went to LA about three months ago, Raja was auditioning for an acting gig and you are not suppose to bring guests to auditions. well.. u know me, i can always find something to keep me busy, so i told him i was gonna walk down the street and look around. I just so happened to find a bar.... all alcoholic jokes aside, i really was just trying to find a spot to chill at. I don't remember the name of the place off hand... all i know is I sat on a stool that was near the entrance yet looking out of the window of the outdoor patio. Since i was by myself, on a Friday, ordering beer ... I probably looked really sad or depressed or lonely cuz I kept having several people coming up to me asking if I was feeling alright. hahhaha it wasn't that at all though... it was the music... the second I had sat down, i heard the piano playing... not live...it was a CD.... Ray Charles... yet there is something about the very first couple of notes that start off a blues song.... you have your major key (which are known as the 'happy' keys) and then you have your minor keys ('sad' keys) .... blues songs will lay those minor keys down real hard in the beginning and of course throughout the song. I heard it too and the blues with a beer... awesome awesome combination... because you think hear the blues yet until you KNOW where its coming from, when you can feel the song not just from the voice but from the keys, the guitar... indescribable feeling. I'm not sure if its because i grew up playing the piano and having an appreciation for music, but i get into some kind of trance. You could be talking to me and if i hear any kind of jam or song I like, most likely I will zone u out in that second. Lolz... many of u know this because I've done it to you... whether i started dancing or been like "oh man, that's the jam right there"...music just does that to me. I have to say I love acoustic and I love acapella music the best. Its that "feel good" music, those songs you have to sing along to.. i imagine that's why many people love to karaoke even if they cannot sing. Abdullah and I love to play Hotel California by the Eagles.... i heard that the best in Hawaii, on the beach sitting with my Corona inside a restaurant with that sea breeze flowing through, hearing the waves and not a worry on my mind. This is what makes me happy.

I love playing the blues on the piano, i will make those keys cry... if you ever get a chance to get me near one, i'll be more than happy to make you feel da blues... lolz...

Ruminating

2007-12-02T21:37:00.000-08:00

just kind of been pondering and taking a second to reflect on a consistent thought .... there still is a tender spot which does not want to heal .. i have already given the effort to make this said situation be if anything a pragmatic relationship. i honestly feel a real loss where two people were familiar with the other's qualms in every aspect. The feeling which i'm at loss to explain is why i would even take the time to step backwards.... how contrary from my whole moving on with time. I just feel a great loss and it really hurts and i can't think of any word that would capture the feeling except just sad. I'll do things to keep busy... at the end of day though, i'm not sleeping right and i'm honestly not happy nor do I care to start anything else. Its more of a being stuck, not knowing what to say or do and only hoping its the same on the other end. what can i do if its not, i just don't truly care to accept that fact and i'd rather go thru this than to just know its finished. i miss the laughs, the fun, the being real part. i miss min.

** took me awhile to post this just cuz i was scared.. yet u know what.. its ok to be scared sometimes. its my blog anyways. lolz.

12/04/08

Chill Weekend

2007-12-02T15:01:00.000-08:00

Took a picture of the last dozen of roses sent to me about 5 months ago. Finally found some use for them... to practice my coloring in photoshop. lolz. was that mean to say? Flowers are not my thing..i honestly dislike them. Well, roses at least. it seems everytime I get them its because the guy screwed up and it is suppose to make everything better. yah keep on thinking that. lol... i do like to dry them out though, they look better than they did alive. wow, sounds so gothic.

Hope your weekend was nice! Friday went to Bijan Persian Grill for Omaer's birthday then chilled with Dullah and Aman till about 1 in da morning. Saturday I went to melting pot on a nice date (u know im not mentioning names anymore) and had that delicious Ying Yang Drink... luv that stuff... then yesterday hanged out with the crew and played some Poker then dance the night away! Pretty chill weekend....

and this too shall pass..

2007-11-29T18:24:00.000-08:00

just really frustrated, really icebox right now..... just cuz things happen a million times it doesn't mean the millionth and one time won't make its mark. i'm working on it, keepin busy... jokes people.. i need jokes!!!

Cirque Du Soleil

2007-11-29T03:05:00.000-08:00

Location: Treasure Island aka T.I.
Key Playas: Irene & Hatim
Show: Mystere
Synopsis: the ultimate discovery that life itself is a mystery

Right in front of center stage, in like the third or fourth row...awesome awesome seats.... and honestly it didn't look like there was a bad seat in the house. I've never seen a Cirque du Soleil production even when they came here to Houston so was not too sure what to expect. Honestly.... striking lighting effects, majestic voices and music coming from a live band, and perplexing yet astonishing tactics with the human body. ooooo u like that description huh?! hell yah.
I dont want to ruin the show if you have not seen it, yes i would recommend you book a ticket if you can. Remember, i have not seen the other productions so I don't have a comparison to make - yet as a "first timer" i liked the show choice i made! Although, I can't help to contemplate the fact that some of the acts i've "seen". I mean, there are two that come to mind... one is part of the acrobatics which i've seen when i went to Cancun at the Coco Bongo Club and the other i could have sworn was part of a half-time show at a rockets game. lolz!

Overall, it was definately invigorating to the eye. Hatin was pretty much floored. How cooool.. his very first trip to Vegas and hell its was like my freakin 10th time there and he got to do everything i wanted to do the first time!

After the show we went to the gift shop and pretty much played around with the masks and took some pics...thus the weird pics in the above collage lolz... so anyways, yups two thumbs up on Mystere. I believe the tickets were definately worth the price if you decide to take a trip to see them!

long days

2007-11-28T03:22:00.000-08:00

by the way this pic makes sense at the end of this blog lolz!

still up. lately sleep has become an oddity. 4am seems my sleep hour. i get real tired at work and even more tired at the gym. u would think i'd pass da hell out. the only comforting fact is the friends i have in Cali.. some are still up until 2am their time so at least i still have company to talk to. East Coast friends totally sell me out and of course peeps here would beat me the next day if i dare call at such an hour.

yesterday i watched that shows Scrubs. yah i watched tv, again against my nature.... that show is hilarious to me.. no wonder Ridwan is always quoting something from there. I saw it at joseph's house after watching Heroes with him, marie and rochelle. Next Monday is the finale and i promised them i would cook them brisket, mash potato and queso... spoiled they are lol nah i love to cook and lucky them, i'm off from da gym on Monday. Some of our fighters are turning pro so special training in progress for them. yays!

its cold at night... maybe thats why my whole crew has been hibernating. i haven't been out in awhile and its odd for everyone lol people keep asking where i been hiding. im just really tired physically, mentally, and just taking time to rest. lucky for them as well cuz with me constantly trying to drag u out of your house... you would b glad that i decided to lay low for a bit. tsk tsk tsk.

talked to jul again today... he likes to tell me any recent jokes - he's a stand up comedian whore.... and i like to laugh, so that makes for great conversation. damn maybe if he was boring i'd be put to sleep. lolz. oh so i decided not to go to san antonio this weekend. real talk.. im too tired to go out of my way or that extra mile for situations that just don't make sense. was that rude to say? didn't mean for it to be yet i'm sure u get the point.

oh and next weekend i will be in the christmas parade in Kemah! yups, on a float!! cool huh? juss a lil recognition i was invited to. There will be a boat party as well, open bar, gambling, food, and prizes! i'm very excited about that and i even saw this really gorgeous coat that i want to buy for the event. now i'm last to be materialistic... (don't materialistic people say that? lolz yah i mean it though) it happens to be a kenneth cole... which is awesome but sux ass cuz of the price??? dammmit and u kno its only cold two days in houston. what a lose-lose situation. i'm so going to spoil myself and get it though, who cares. and i might even dress really girly girl... like a dress..... omg... no way... makes me nervous - the party, not the dress. i may need to spike the eggnog ... u know i drink to make people more interesting hahahhahah joking!!!

sigh...alright..... let me try to sleep again.... i think i updated u on current events... by the way Hatim says i type the way i talk to people in person. lolz good. i hope you do feel like i'm talking to you when you read this - as opposed to me totally talking to my blog like a geeeek!!

night.. night.... i dunno why the image of that oldskool gloworm toy just popped in my head...oh and now a popple cuz i said popped... hahhahhah yah im not sleeping.....

Penny for your Thoughts....

2007-11-27T18:50:00.000-08:00

Alright, so lets mention my NEW collection.... i would say hobby but by definition of the word "hobby" thats more of an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation. Um so collecting pennies... i dont see the pleasure or relaxation in that... so lets stick with collection and the act of "collecting". tsk tsk tsk.....
Ok so you guys ever see those machines....the ones where you have to put two quarters in and a penny?? Then you can choose your design - which by the way you have to do FIRST before inserting the money... i seen so many people screw that part up. lol. Oh that's just one catch. The other catch, it works best if you have a SHINY penny and not that one u picked up in the parking lot which was sitting in oil (probably from my car) and you were soo happy to pick it up just cuz it was HEADS up (thats the lucky side right?). yah whatever.
Anyways, i've always have played with these machines and so i have a couple of these pennies from different places. I'd come back home from my trip and then just put it in my travel collection which is in reference to my shot glasses.
The cool part - I was in San Francisco and just finished chillin on the Golden Gate Bridge when i walked into the Gift Shop and low and behold... a "Squished Penny Pocketbook"!!! Coooooool!!! hahhahahhahaha yup yups so i bought it. Here are some of the pennies I have:

Dude, u only have four pennies???? <---- um no. Remember i found this in San Francisco which means the trips like London, Hawaii and Singappore, etc, etc... those pennies are in my storage in a box which is under another box, which is under another box... which i'm not going to go dig out. So the four you get to see are actually not too impressive. One is from Las Vegas, one from San Francisco, one from San Antonio and the last from right here in Houston at the Museum of Natural Science. yay! u likes? so yups i'm on the lookout now for these machines. if you pplan on visiting anywhere i have been already where i missed the machine... let me borrow 51 cents and get me one... i'll pay u back! lolz....

Update on Hawaii...

2007-11-25T14:51:00.000-08:00

****Disclaimer: Jul is aware of this blog lolz..

daaaaamn well you guys remember Hawaii right? He met a couple of you when he came to visit me. Take a look at his recent pic after almost a year in the army now...... i love the army!! lolz! awwww i'm kidding. he finished top of his class and supposedly has all these great things going on for him and i'm genuinely happy he has achieved this goal in his life.

timing has always been the only element in my life that surprises me. I mean you can pretty much tell me anything or do anything and i will rarely have a shocked reaction. Yet when it comes to timing... certain events happen at just that right moment and i'm like "this is so weird." With that said.. this past Friday i was at work for no reason and just listening to music... pretty much had myself in a somber state and was talking to Hatim (the one i went to Vegas with) about life in general and how we should always be on that Vegas vacation. hahah so certain topics came up and my sensitive ass had to go and be a girl about it and whine and cry right? (this is what happens when i get a two hour break between getting ready to go out and actually going out) cuz for the most part i'm pretty damn hyper and laughing at you. lolz.

then not even an hour later, jul calls me. (i still keep in touch with his sister which is how he got my number) so here comes this call from the army. and its soooo weird..... he called to say Happy Thanksgiving and before i could say thank you... he goes off about regrets he had about us not working out.... pretty much everything he should have said back in the day right? and with me, every relationship that fails i can't help to think that its because of me and he just completely turned every thought i had around. the timing though, i havent heard from him in about a year already... it was pretty unreal and yet sad for me. i honestly needed to hear everything he said at that moment. he truly was a breath of fresh air at the time that i met him. So yeah.. he is still here in Texas in San Antonio. He wants me to visit next weekend which I may or may not do. I personally dislike San Antonio. lolz.

Anyways he did send his regards out to my friends and i wish him well. He told me that he is pretty sure they will deploy him and he is scared about it and that hurts as well to hear yet at the same time it is the choices you make in life right? After this whole holiday of Thanksgiving and sincerely thinking about what we should be grateful for..... i'm thankful for just being right here and you being right here with me. material things mean nothing in my book... my heart belongs to all those i cross paths with whether it was years ago or now, i wish nothing but your well-being.

2007-11-17T03:35:00.000-08:00

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

Not seeing that loving you
That’s what I was trying to do

Reeeowwr......

2007-11-09T09:05:00.000-08:00

Owwwwww!! Just take a minute to soak in the picture. That right there boys and girls is the new Mac OS X Leopard installed on my G5 and Powerbook G4 ..... of course with only one license hahahahhahah whatever. Oh ahd of course on my phone as a screensaver! shuddup u!! stop hatin on my geeky luv for these gadgets. Let me tell you though, my relationship with Mac has considerably improved. Once I get the parallel desktop installed (run windows on mac) then maybe I might be sold on the idea of owning a Mac. (but u already own a mac!) Yes i know but its totally because of work and I wouldn't understand why you would own a Mac if you are not in some type of field which requires the Graphic Applications. You, unlike me, would just buy a Mac to look trendy. lolz. I, on the other hand, can tell you millions of better things to do with 10,000 dollars then spending it on a complete Mac System. Why are graphic apps better on a Mac? well these days its not even about that cuz u can do the same thing on a PC.. point is MAC brought out the apps first and us old skool peeps are use to the short cuts and we've been learning everything in Mac so there is the answer to that age old question.

For those of you who care, don't think it wasn't a biatch to install the new OS. It is and again reiterated my Love/Hate relationship with Macs. Sure it installed perfectly on my G4... but on my G5, my freakin powerhouse, it totally crashed it for a whole day. Just for that, give me the jobs of those jerks at apple because they sure as hell did not test out the software and if u google G5 and OS X Leopard, you will see a shiii load of users who are having problems. How did i fix it?? Patience. Reinstalled that OS like 6 times.. seriously... and it finally completed installation and started up. Thats the best advice I can give, sorry. Otherwise you can sit there and watch that stupid ass blue screen that makes u think the mac is processing but its really frozen. BUT once u finally get it working thru miracles of God (which i believe maybe Satan owns a Mac) then you got yourself on bad-ass OS. Lots of new qualities, my favorite being remote viewing - which i could have had before if i had the patience to configure it but why would I when it already comes with the new OS !! yessss so i have total control of my work Mac from my laptop anywhere in da world! Before, ernie would have to drop files onto the .mac idisk for me to access the files on the internet. Now I dont need Ernie. hahahah yessss Ernie elimination, ur worth value has just gone down. hahahahhahah I can go on and on about the new stuff, if ur interested ask me. Oh and I'm still hood and goin out with da crew... I just found a lil playtime for myself this week.. lolz.....

what can i do...

2007-11-06T15:23:00.000-08:00

oh by the way...

so last year my beagle had pups right ?? and everyone was all "go sell it at the flea market or on hwy 6" etc etc... anyways my ass knows better... i went to Hong Kong market and sold 8 beagles in 3 hours.. lolz asians luv dogs what can i say....

so point being ..today i get a random call.. some lady calls me crying her ass off and with her insane FOB accent i had no idea what she was saying... so then her husband gets on the line... turns out he ran over her puppy (was only 1 year old) and she's devastated and wants to know the numbers of the brother and sister pups to go visit them.... ummm do i suck that i didn't keep track of that shii?? dammit i just wanted to sell the dogs. lolz..... so that just made her day a little worse right? ....

so just right now ...her and her husband came to my work!!! lolz... she wants a pic of my dog to see how the puppy would have turned out! and she's cryin her ass off and yellin at her husband... it took every effort for me to keep a straight face, i know i'm mean, but this shit was a lil too hilarious for me....

anyways i dont even have damn pics of my dog so i had to go online to my stupid ass blog to copy and print pics hahhahahha .....whatever.

my sitcom moment for today...

My Hot Date!

2007-10-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

awwwwww.... hehehhehehhe it's a picnic! When was the last time you went on a picnic...with an actual picnic basket?? lolz.... I went to Herman Park on Saturday with Min ... it was such a beautiful day outside!! Score one for fall weather approaching! If you haven't been by the zoo area, you need to take time to do that and enjoy Herman Park. The waterfalls were up and running and the zoo train was making its way around the track. No ants, no humidity, and no squirrels throwing nuts at you. Although we did see this real fat squirrel show off his pecs to us!! You don't think squirrels have pecs?? oh this one did. Can u see them between his paws? lolz!

So to start the day, Min and I went to the grocery store to buy our picnic supplies. hehehehheh.. i had sooo much fun!! ok ok so we bought 6 slices of Pepper Roast Beef, 6 slices of honey glazed turkey, and 10 slices of Jalapeno Pepper Jack Cheese, a loaf of bread, a cup of vegetables and a Large bottle of red wine called Lambrusco (which is more like grapejuice for those of you who do not like wine lolz) That was the contents of our picnic basket... here is a close-up

oh and bottle water of course - which definately was needed for paddle-boating later after the picnic. Real sweet date, we also road the Zoo Train and while we were paddle boating we saw some fish that could have been a result of a nuclear disaster... unbelievably huge, saw a turtle swimming around, saw some ducks, and Min was lucky enough to see the water fall up close! hahahha dude i totally steered the boat into it and as hard as he was trying to push the steer the other way... i won. yay!!! so much so that the canopy of the boat could not hold the water hahaha awesome ... so that was my hot date on saturday! i saw want to do a big group BBQ.. gotta get da boys together for that.... here are more pics by the way...

The Next Dimension

2007-10-19T09:24:00.001-07:00

Lolz!! You can thank Bux for this ridiculous posting!! We don't have to be out to party, thats how we do!! hahahhahah

Unpredicted Explosion...

2007-10-18T07:53:00.000-07:00

tooooo funny for a Thursday Morning! i know i have other stuff to blog but i had to put this up. So i come to work this morning.. (i went to the Taco stand first <--just so u know how anxious i was to get inside my office and eat my breakfast tacos) and when i opened the front door this crazy crazy smell of gas was coming from inside my office!!! tell me why the first thing that popped into my head was Louie the Lightning bug? lolz! u remember him? yah so i'm thinking "ive seen way to many natural gas commercials and i remember that movie backdraft...." hahha which in turn meant that i got paranoid. I didnt want to turn on the lights, pick up the phone or anything. I didnt know who to call though.... i thought 911 yet at the same time i didnt know if that really was an emergency so i called poison control hahahhahah shuddup, at least i called somebody. yah, they told me to call 911. hahhahhah (ok another random thought, but it was really close to that message u hear when you call your doctors office 'if this is an emergency dial 911' ) funny stuff. ok so i called 911.... then i proceeded to park my car way across the parking lot cuz if the place explodes, god forbid da gator gets blown cuz it is sooo money right? stupid. anyways... so im kinda excited cuz wow this is early morning dramatics for me... so i proceeded to eat my tacos in the car... lolz didnt know what else to do.....

alright so then my ears practically blow off when the firetrucks come around the corner... i mean its pretty damn embarassing... they are supa supa loud and travel in trucks of 3 with like two firemarshall vans... and here i am.. just me standing like a loser. ok but for my ladies... follow me on this.... 5 firemen per truck... yesssssssssssssssssss! sooo worth the call! hahahhahahhahah anyways the chief comes up to me and i tell him and he is all "is it natural gas ur smelling or gasoline?" and i said "i dont know the difference, all i know is that it is a strong gas odor" and anwyays i'm not too sure if natural gas has a smell?? isnt it odorless?? should have paid attention in science class on that one... so they all walk in, walk all around my business and say "its not natural gas, its gasoline". Ok at this point.. there is this one ANNOYING mexican worker which is a total blog on his own cuz we have exchanged words a couple of times, the guy is an idiot. i had seen him running to one of the other suites when the firetrucks pulled up - i thought it was weird but then again so is this guy. So i tell the firefighters "well i dont know where its coming from then if it is gasoline.." and the other ones are like "lets check next door"

INTERESTING PART!!!!!!!! so they go next door where idiot Mexican guy happened to be up to no good... turns out there were gasoline cans everywhere and they were leaking!!! he was freakin using it as a storage place for lawnmowers and all this other crap. wow that was a funny sentence...lolz..mind you, this is the landlord's right hand man..... so the fire marshalls totally went off on this guy!! they cleaned up all the gasoline and they pulled the carpet out.... see pic for reference for some of the soaked carpet...

what da hell right???? well no wonder he ran when he thought there was a fire, hell we would have exploded regardless!! sheesh!! so yups.. my entertainment for the morning.... i basically called firefighters to yell at my landlord wow watching hot men in action. Where's my coffee .... tsk...tsk...tsk....

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!

2007-10-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

alright alright i'm waaaaaaaaaay da hell behind on this blog!!
Here's what i gotta update by the end of this weekend...

1. Miami trip - fkn nutz with my crew

2. Cancun trip - DEFINATLY da best trip i've ever taken

3. I got a new camera yay!!!

4. Upcoming Vegas trip Nov. 17-20th

5. Just the daily update on my crazy life =)

sooooooooooooooo sorry its been awhile, i will definately jump on this with pics and crazy stories!! u know how i do!! =)

I see da Eye..

2007-08-17T13:53:00.001-07:00

daaaaaaaaaaamn. i'm just trying to make it to Thursday so i can leave to Miami. why is this thing suppose to hit us on Wednesday??? supposedly its done some crazy damage... cat 3 with 125mph winds out in the carribean..... anyways aren't i in trouble cuz if it doesnt hit here that means it turned towards Florida? lolz....
here is another funny thing... when the Cancun trip was booked, i do have to say that the dude who booked it thought about hurricane season.... so how ironic would it to be - as a result of getting the vacation after being screwed over only to end up screwed over twice if cancun gets hit by a hurricane. thas the type of luck i have. lolz. real funny to me.

Come sit and Chat....

2007-08-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

ME - "Anyways, I want to tell you what happened because its leads us back into the discussion about myspace, facebook and dating sites like match.com"

Friend who wants to remain Anonymous - "what..Some Lame guy contact you on myspace?"

ME - "No." Advances to tell story.

Tells story.

Story telling is finished.

Friend who wants to remain Anonymous - "Irene let me summarize your story in a literary sense."

Friend who wants to remain Anonymous - "Heroine character was weak, no characterization, no motivation, hard for the reader to sympathize. Plot was pointless and mundane. Ending was unsatisfying, offering neither resolution of the central conflict or progression/development of the character. And finally the ending was telegraphed from the first page."

ME - "You really are mean to me. I'm not talking to you for the rest of the day."

lolz! Here's the funny thing.. i have two best friends who met their match on an online site and happened to end up marrying that person. I know plenty of people who do online dating. I on the otherhand am kinda opposed to it because of the whole "who knows if they are telling the truth" or whatever. needless to say thats not any damn different from the outside dating world (meaning not through your friends or school)

so said anonymous friend has told me to go pick up a book entitled "Freakonomics" which I will now start dedicating my weekends to reading it at Barnes and Nobles... cuz hey why pay for it when u can read it there. lol cheap ass. It is a book by a brilliant U. of Chicago economist, Steven D. Levitt, which analyzes a wide range of topics from an economist’s Point of View.

So Lets capture your attention though because the whole reason why this came up was to oppose me posting anything on match.com site. Here are some interesting stats for those considering getting noticed:

**An unattractive male has to earn $150,000 more than an attractive male to be on an “even playing field.”

**Hispanic male has to make $77,000 more than a White Male to be on an even playing field with regard to getting responses from White Females.

**Black Males have to make $154,000 more than White Males

**Asian Males have to make $247,000 more than a White Male to be on an even playing field with regard to getting responses from White Women.

So what have we learned? I'm not a white woman so u will be getting a response from me! hahhaahah just kidding... anonymous friend says.. and I quote "It all Reeks of Desperation." lol kinda harsh isnt he?

When Jokes Go Horribly Wrong...

2007-08-15T13:10:00.000-07:00

oh I need to tell you what i got into yesterday.... so what had happen was.... i went to the Bally's during my lunch break to get a little workout on... my old trainer Rafael works there .. and well he has a little boy who at the time had a little play gun. so we are all out in the parking lot and two off the staff members - Carlos and Heidi - were about to go to lunch. we all get along really well and big dummy Rafael decided to be funny and he had his son's play gun and he starts pushing Carlos into the car saying "get your ass in the car!" and Heidi was playing along like a victim and Rafael and I were pushing them into the car and telling them they better cooperate and all this crap.... so really u hear all this screaming, car honking, etc... just being really stupid right? Well.. I happened to look up to see some lady on the phone all crouched down hiding behind a car super scared! and at that moment rafael turned around with his fake gun and this lady is like trippin!!! LMAO!!!!! ohhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyy myyyyyyy she was on the phone with the cops yelling "he has a gun!" and she practically dives into her car and takes off!!! I'm sorry but i busted out laughing and i took off running inside the gym and i turn around and see Rafael doing the same. haaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhahah we freaked that lady da hell out! Needless to say the cops started patroling the parking lot and well of course nothing went down since everyone had taken off lolz... funny funny stuff...

Rush Hour 3

2007-08-15T12:58:00.000-07:00

Chris Tucker. Funny character. Went last night to catch part 3 .... it was cute. The first one is still my favorite, yet definately this one surpasses part 2 on the comedy. Tucker basically makes this movie because i'd have to say half of the supporting actors... are the reason why they are supporting actors.... i dont know if anyone else does this... since i analyze everything, whenever i watch a movie i will look at the actor's eyes.... if they are truly in the role you can tell... sometimes though i look at them and its as if they are thinking "i wonder if my lines are coming across as well as i'd hope" does that make sense? cuz thats the impression i got from the actress in this movie. Jackie Chan though is still funny and crazy with all his stunts. Yes and there are bloopers at the end, i was hoping there would be! Thumbs up from me more along renting the movie than actually paying at the theater for it. Over and out. lol.

Making Good Times...

2007-08-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

14-16 years in the making... its the type of friendship where everyone has just been through everyone's life turning events. not individually, together. This weekend was a definite breather ... first off congrats to Abdullah... he's finished with school and is ready for the whole nuclear med world! We all went out on Friday to celebrate... which of course is just the pre-cursor to his grad party in Miami in two weeks... i can't wait for that!
I had a really .... i need to find the right words.... this weekend the luv i felt from friends... thats what i needed. they never fail in that category anyways yet sometimes u need it more than other times. Its when u have that empty feeling... that gut wrenching empty feeling, does that make sense? kind of being scared thinking "is this how its going to be" cuz life is dealing cards from the bottom of the deck... and ur looking for that ace or that one card to complete your hand.... and why i'm relating this to poker i dont know...lol.... but yah i tend to run away from that feeling but we all do. so its ok. thats why its good to have a blog for the self expression. man i've put up some crazy hater-ass blogs too hahhaha thats just me at that moment in time. i dont have ill feeling towards anyone.. even dating wise. it can't always be what you would hope for it to be.
hey my weekly crew i always thank you guys for the time u spend with me (insert ur jokes here lol)... also thanks to Wes, NJ, JV, Meed, Dalouny for chillin on Friday at Grab Bar... love to see those guys... plus some peeps from my gym (angel, kat, martinez, chili) for coming out to chill with me (by the way the shirts i designed look bad-ass lol my one conceited moment but where da hell is my shirt?????) and shoutout to jv for my late night pizza snack attack saturday night.... Gail and Muna for lunch on Saturday... Robin, Omair, Zubair, your cousin who's name i can't spell, Dullah, Zishan, Ridwan for Saturday afternoon and to Rochelle, Bux, Talib bro's (yes all three in one spot lol), Corey, Kiff, Magic and Pranav for staying out with me on a Sunday till 2am... total craziness and laughs...

Last Words

2007-08-09T07:24:00.000-07:00

ALANIS MORISSETTE LYRICS

"You Oughta Know"

I want you to know, that I'm happy for you

I wish nothing but the best for you both

An older version of me

Is she perverted like me

Would she go down on you in a theatre

Does she speak eloquently

And would she have your baby

I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able

To make it enough for you to be open wide, no

And every time you speak her name

Does she know how you told me

you'd hold meUntil you died, till you died

But you're still alive

And I'm here to remind you

Of the mess you left when you

went awayIt's not fair to deny me

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know

You seem very well, things look peaceful

I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know

Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity

I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner

It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced

Are you thinking of me when you fuck her

Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me
you'd hold meUntil you died, till you died
But you're still alive

And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you
went awayIt's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

Cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me

And I'm not gonna fade

As soon as you close your eyes and you know it

And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back

I hope you feel it...well can you feel it

And I'm here to remind you

Of the mess you left when you

went awayIt's not fair to deny me

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know

Oh and In case you didn't know

mark-ass bitch: The mark-ass bitch will gladly give the slut all his money and time in exchange for her pretending to be faithful.

the wall still stands..

2007-08-08T08:10:00.000-07:00

Today, I'm feeling the distance between us a little more than most days..I'm
missing your smile, your touch, your easy ways.

I'm feeling a little lonelier
than usual,thinking of you a little more,

and missing the way I feel when I'm with you.

Today, like everyday that you are away,I'm missing you and wishing you
were here...only today, I find myself wishing just a little bit more.

Reunion Recap!

2007-08-02T13:50:00.000-07:00

1997. What a year. Kempner Graduation. Where's Kempner... out in Sugar Land... Voss Road...across from cow fields where many a cow decided to commit suicide and jump out into the streets. (Do you honestly know how many times that made me tardy?!) ok ok so fast forward 10 years. wow. Highschool reunion... thank god no one listened to me when i was all "let's go rent some bad ass car and claim its ours" hahahhahhaha i mean thats why we all go to these reunions right? cuz i dont know about you but i keep in touch with the people i wanted to so no need for this reunion stuff. BUT for kicks, lets see what happened to the cheerleader and hope that she has like ten kids, living on a trailer park with baby daddy drama. hahahahhahahhaha....

nah not to sounds negative, u never know who might show back up and its fun to be curious of how some people turned out. Honestly off the top of my head only 3 people there made me be like "awwwww man!!! where have u been!!!" and everyone else i was like "yah i'm gonna need a couple of more beers to make u interesting." hahahhahahah Sarah Dees, Lawrence Bong and Randall Column... some of the sweetest people i know and glad to report they are doing well.

It's funny cuz i saw Bikram and Pankaj up there who i see all da DAMN time lol and we kept flocking back to each other more for comfort more than anything else. Reunion was held at this bar out in the boon-docks called "the Swinging Door". All together now folks "CHooooo Chooooo!!" freakin hick station galore, that place was lame, BBQ might have been from a reunion earlier in the day, and i'm sorry but if ur just serving Beer... what kind of BAR is that?!?!? We parked in gravel and grass. Rain, Mud, if u didnt have a truck u should not come is what they should have said. it was so high school too... everyone sat at tables just like in the cafeteria room... i even was like "no, u can't sit at my table" hahahhahahha geeks on one side, headbangers over there, snobs over there... and social butterflies have a seat at every table.

funny stuff. so it started at 7. i got there at 8 with Kim and Trina and I left at 10 lolz.... needless to say i could care less for the 25 or 20th reunion... blah. Congrats though on all those who told me they were married and with newborns, that was definately sweeet news. Oh and here is our class vote from that night... which i was not around for... thank god it was Dullah's Birthday

Note: The results are based on information provided before and at the reunion:

Traveled the Farthest (to attend the reunion) - 1. Bonnie MillerDombrowski, from Mystic, CT; 2. Carey Bruns, Hoffman Estates, IL; 3. TracyBiddle, Rogers, AR.

Changed the Least - Female, Kori Kelly. Male, Richie Worthy.

Married the Longest (and still married) - 1. Crystal Kates Quintero, sinceMarch 1998; 2. Jackie Tinney Norman, December 1998; 3. Nataki BeasleyBuchanan, June 2000.

Most Children - 1. Colleen Eder Funderburk, with three; 2. (tie) CrystalKates Quintero, Jackie Tinney Norman, two each.

Most Eligible - 1. Sarah Jane Dees; 2. Katy Elliott.

(these were stupid categories. i vote it should have been opposite everything in the yearbook. "most successful but did not succeed" "Most beautiful but ended up lookin like shii" "Smartest Person who made dumbass choices" "Most Likely to Become President but now runs the street corners") u know? keep it real. hahhahahhaha i dunno it was disappointing. just was not what i had in mind for a reunion.

I won 100,000!!!!!

2007-07-30T14:13:00.001-07:00

Don't call me. I'm on my way to Austin!!! lmao.... so what happened was this morning i heard the commercial on the radio about the Texas Lottery having a new game ...called Texas Hold 'Em... and we all know i love to play poker. cuz in my head i think i'm pretty damn good at it. actually with all the guys i almost always come in second or third place which i think is good but in Vegas i get my ass whooped. yah. so anyways... i forgot about it throughout the day then i went to go get gas and when i went inside the station... i saw the game! so i ask how much is it...well its a $10 card. yeah.... sometimes u gotta play big to win big right? so screw it, i ask for $20 worth. I get in my car, grab a dime...since the card is $10..why not scratch off with a dime... lolz..... so me being the pro i am at poker... i see 4 Queens.... and i see their straight.... and thats all i see..... then i see 100,000 as the prize.... so i double check..... and i re-check.... lmao.... (my poker players are already laughing) and anyways i'm still the winner.... i go back to work, i tell my mom (not a poker player) she gets all dramatic and excited. she calls my dad and brother who are out running errands. At this point, i am now deciding how i will split the money and what i will do. i'm also thinking about how many drinks i will have with friends.....lmao...everything. yah. Richard comes...asks to see the card..... um hello... not only did they have a straight.... its a flush.... well fine, i still beat a flush with 4 of a kind... no no no buddy.... they have a ROYAL FLUSH... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhahah omg i'm an idiot from hell and i will officially say that i suck at poker. u don't understand though, i was super rich for 30 minutes and so was 5 of my closest friends whose names i will not release! lmao so u think its funny but it damn well could have been u too with ur finger in this pot!!! hahhah oh what a laugh. now i gotta get back to work. funny though the thoughts that run through your head when u win such a large amount. lmao... yah imma cry.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeahh!!!

2007-07-24T11:18:00.000-07:00

Look what i've accomplished!!!

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/v1/html/milestones/print_certif.html?id=213430994®ion=us&language=en&locale=en_us&dateFormat=MM/DD/YY

Thats using the nike ipod sensor thing with my shoes.... i've run 100 miles!! crazy right?

so 43 runs.... but they go from 1-6 miles.... cuz i dont appreciate the 12 minute average.. i'm at 8 minutes a mile right now... hehehhe yay!

Miller Outdoor Theater

2007-07-16T15:13:00.001-07:00

Sunday.... actually somewhat of a breezy day here in Houston.... the heat was not that bad.... and well this Sunday was actually interesting for me... I happen to be on a date... lol nameless date..we all know no one gets introduced by me until months after hahahhaha anyways he had a nice idea of taking me out to lunch and then walking around a park. We actually walked around Herman Park which I did maybe a month ago... they have changed it up a little so its a nice spot where I see people go and Bar B Q once in awhile. Oh and we rode the zoo train...lol...when's the last time u did that? yeeeah... that was fun though..... then afterwards we walked across the street to the Miller Outdoor Theater. Most people are not aware that every weekend there is a show here and the best part is that it is totally free. A nice evening would be to pack a picnic and sit on the hill and watch the show... so just some idea dates for my guy friends out there. Yesterday the show was a 60's Musical called "Beehive". wow. talk about jammin out to da 60's.... i loved it! It was 6 women doing there celebrity impersonations of singers from Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross all the way to Tina Turner. 6 women in their beehive hair..introducing themselves to the Name Game ("Marcie, Marcie, bo-Barcie…") i mean it was freakin hilarious!! One great song after another like "My boyriend's back" "It's my Party" "You don't own me" "wishin and hopin" and at the same time they took you through the 60's with excerpts about John F. Kennedy, the civil rights movement, the Hippie times.... it was really awesome. Great way to break the ice when on a date too.. dancing in your seat...cuz my dancing is that good...lolz.... fun times fun times.... when u get a chance go out to the Miller Theater...i know this sunday they will be showing Happy Feet on the big screen lol so if u wanna chill outside and watch a movie..that's a bet!

This Saturday...

2007-07-12T13:26:00.001-07:00

This Saturday at 9am... i will be at the Museum of Natural Science at the Cockrell Butterfly Center. For those of you not familiar, its that glass Pyramid you see next to the museum when you are on the way to the zoo. I love going to the Museum exhibits and i'm an email subscriber so I get all the latest updates. Which reminds me I need to go check out the Rome exhibit with Zubair ....

So this is the email I received:

Enjoy the unique experience of releasing a butterfly into the Cockrell Butterfly
Center this Saturday, July 14th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take the opportunity on
this special day to release a butterfly to honor a milestone, celebrate a cancer
survivor, or remembered a loved one. Only 500 butterflies will be released on
this day. All proceeds benefit the Cockrell Butterfly Center.

Also! Each new adoptee (or their guardian for those under 21) will be eligible to win:
* two roundtrip coach tickets from any Cayman Airways' gateway to Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands,
* a four-night stay for two at Sunshine Suites Resort in Grand Cayman, and
complimentary admission into the Cayman Islands Butterfly Farm.

I've decided to release a butterfly in memory of Roger and his spirit flying freely. It makes me happy because i'm always going to the butterfly exhibit every year... you walk through and sometimes they land on you...they are really beautiful. Plus its right across the street from Rice university where I go running...

So When I release the butterfly I will get a certificate of adoption and also a small gift. It only costs $15 to adopt...If anyone wants to come with me you are more than welcome to....

She's a groupie!!

2007-07-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

eeeeeeeeeeeek!!! JoKoy!!!!!! happy happy smile smile!!! Ok you know what..honestly..how many of you can say that you have taken a picture with the person you are a #1 fan of???? I mean i'm totally in love with Enrique Iglesias...but have i gotten within 200 ft of that guy? no. Sheesh... the closes i been to my celebrities was 5 ft from Prince and i didnt even get a picture to prove it! lolz. awwwwwwwwww but JoKoy.... see now for those of you not familiar with him..... get familiar. Hilarious, u know its talent to be able to improv almost a whole show and JoKoy did just that on Saturday night at the Improv on 1-10. freakin funny... i went with Gail and Junior and we just laughed it up. The funny thing is that I found out about Jokoy thru Jewell... u guys remember him? lol Hawaii. He reads my blogs too so i bet he'll beat me for putting his name out there. Jewell's biggest goal was to do comedy on the side and when I took him to the Improv he saw that the upcoming act would be JoKoy and he said I had to definately check him out. So i did, and man I fell hard. Everyone knows I love to laugh ...i do it all damn day.... what i really luv are those laughs where you can't stop yourself...and that would be JoKoy. He's a real modest, humble guy and this is coming from someone who has been on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and did the Punisher tour with Carlos Mencia and just has been everywhere. When i went to Cali i was trying to see him at the Laugh Factory but my flight came in too late!! His birthday was one week before i left to Cali and again I missed his birthday party. BUT if i'm a fan, I stay true. So i went and bought him a birthday gift that i could give him whenever I would see him again! It's the dogtag he is holding in the pic. The front of the dog tag is him doing this pose:and on the back is the Filipino flag and his name!! He was really flattered and I was sooo nervous and chicken shii about the whole thing. My little shy bug jumped in real quick, i can't believe i was able to take this pic with him. hahahhahahha i'm such a dork. i luv JoKoy... and stop clowning me cuz i'm far from stalker status!! hahhaha oh For those of you who want a little taste of his comedy... watch this:

Check out this video: Jo Koy on the Jay Leno show.

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Rock Da Bells Tour

2007-07-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

Time to Make Moves!! This is the advantage of having a large amount of guy friends who are into Hip-Hop....neva gonna miss da headliners when they come thru...... let's do dis!!!!

Wednesday - August 8th - Houston, TX - Reliant Park -- On Sale Now!

Featuring:WU-TANG CLAN, UGK, NAS ,DAVID BANNER, PHAROAHE MONCH, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, JEDI MIND TRICKS,PLUS ADDITIONAL ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCEDHOSTED BY: SUPERNATURAL + RAHZEL

VIP ($125) seats include meet and greet with Wu Tang Clan members, official back pack, concert tee, souvenir credential & more - fulfillment will occur at the venue on the day of the show. Otherwise it ranges $45 on up

Rock Da Bells Trailer This is a tight movie trailer huh?

More than meets the eye...

2007-07-11T13:08:00.001-07:00

yessssssssssssssss! so everyone's seen Transformer's right?? I actually had seen it the Monday before it came out... at the IMAX theater on I-10... it was the midnight show.... I went to watch it with Zubair, Robin, Zubair's cousin, Kash (happened to be there), and Mahoney. Now that was alot of fun! i meant to blog about this and be like "yeah biiiatches!! i saw the movie before u!!!" but my blog laziness worked against me. damned it! hahahha man but that was the craziest graphics...amazing...loved it....lubrication...call center....loved it.... hahhahah ok ok so i was thinking this Sunday i'm gonna get back to my $9 sundays..... its an open invite if u care to be scandalous with me. I want to see that horror movie 1408 or something like that and Live Free or Die Hard. ** Note to self... i've never seen any of the Die Hard Movies so i hope that doesn't ruin anything..... sorry! i'm not a movie person or a tv person, i'm working at it....... oh and guess what.. i've lost 15 pounds since i started at Aztec Gym... crazy right? i'm officially at the lowest i've ever been which is 155... so i got 10 more pounds to go until my goal! yay me!!

2007-07-10T14:58:00.000-07:00

Ok so couple of announcements.... can i just say that this past Winter must have been uh...really cold? lolz... why is everyone pregnant!!! hahahahhaha well let me send my shoutouts to the following people pregnant and having kids:

Jamuna & Shine
Fahim & Naveen
Omaer & Noreen

And the following engagements:
Omar and Rouge
Kash and Nabeela

yay =) i'm happy for u all and wish u the bundle of joy and the happiness of marriage regardless of any tough times... lolz....

and why didnt anyone tell me that wedding rings cost like 5-10,000?! yah i'm way outta da loop. to think i would have been satisfied with a $500 ring. LMAO!! damn i'd rather have a car...

$9 Sundays.....

2007-07-01T22:08:00.000-07:00

"You shook Sinatra's hand. You should know better."

yessssssssssssssss Ocean's 13..... what a clever clever movie!!! i luv it!! I am a big fan of the original and Ocean's 12..both very well directed. For some reason though, I think this is right up there with the original... the way all the events intertwine u actually leave the theater laughing and wanting to rob a casino. All star cast and you know I went cuz Al Pacino was all up in it! I must say though..the first scene where you see Pacino... u kinda think "damn he's getting old and that is not a nice hair color for him" he has like reddish hair...as usual though he plays the part really well and although it is a star cast, they really interact well with each other and not one outshines the other. And And!!! Andy Garcia takes stage on this one as well which I'm totally in awe of him since Godfather 3. Something about that guy! =) I also must add the Brad Pitt is really charming in this film and I'm not a Brad Pitt fan. lolz.

So $9. That's what my Sundays will now be call since that was my ticket into the movies. Yah i went alone like a Loser yet its not so bad. Well i take that back cuz the whole theater was empty and then some old lady has to come all the way to the back row and sit one seat over from me!! omg depressing and so all these jokes are going through my head about her being me in the future and shii..... when about 5 minutes later her husband shows up. so yah, i was the only loser there. hahahhahha i'm kidding, i know any friend would have gone had i asked. i honestly just wanted alone time.

soooooooooo keeping it ghetto...... I movie hopped. lolz! i know i know but damn i had nothing else i WANTED to do. lolz keyword. had to do is a different story. In which case I went and saw Ratatoullie!!

how cuuuuuuuuute! when do i not like a Pixar movie? My dream has been to work for them since they first came out with Toy Story. I really want to make a small animation flick...even one good for the Sundance Film Festival. I would move to Cali if it weren't for Family and live out that dream. I love how Pixar does short films before the actual movie, it was a super funny flick about an alien trying to abduct some guy. hahahha gotta check it out. Ratatouille is actually pretty funny and again the graphics have that high digital effect and for some reason i now like rats... great... Yet he's not just any rat! lol and why has there always be some sort of tear jerker somewhere in these animations??? why am i crying for a rat???!!
anyways...That's my two cents on the movies... i'm really behind so i think I will keep this a routine for my sundays now. Next up is Michael Moore's movie Sick-O and i wanna check out Transformers and Fantastic Four.

Lolz... uh oh!!!!

2007-06-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

yah so i decided to join BMG music. yups. No no i'm not stupid i know i can burn da shii outta cd's.... i got them everywhere..... and i'll still burn cd's...

well u guys remember i had two of those 500 cd case holders pretty much filled up and it got stolen =/ talk about an investment... and that was what... 8 years ago or something...

so u know what... screw that, imma start my collection all over and go look for those Old a$$ hard to find CD's ...Montrose gots all the old skool stuff in their stores..... so there's my solution to being upset... music. yesssssssssssssssssssss! until i see the bill.... lolz.... oh well my toys are in storage and i have the need to collect something... either that or buy me a bad-ass keyboard so i can just sit at home and play piano like a geek. lolz. whatever my dad likes it. hahahha =)

damn not again...

2007-06-28T09:17:00.000-07:00

where's that Eagles song at... imma look online for the lyrics.... hold on....ah here it is

"Take It Easy"
Take It easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy Lighten up while you still can don't even try to understand Just find a place to make your stand and take it easy......

egypt. yah let's see the great pyramids. yah i gotta leave again. traveling alone is actually quite an adventure. just remembering how i tore up singapore all day everyday....just my camera and i... bad-ass. actually i need to go back to vegas to do paperwork on the timeshare so maybe i'll just go watch some of the shows one weekend this summer. anyone can come with me there if ur down =)

Hmm give it a try....

2007-06-26T10:47:00.000-07:00

I actually have a lot of things to blog about. Yet at this very moment i need to be working... but its called my 5 minute break. So within this time I though about Vacation lolz.. like i always do... and i took this little quiz about where I should spend my summer... so here is the results..... so i'm thinking.. Colorado??? where else are the damn mountains... way down in Mexico? ohhhhhh Canada... i should go to Quebec or Montreal..... shii where i'm going is back to work... lolz...

You Should Spend Your Summer in the Mountains

You're quiet, introspective, and a great thinker.
You need a summer vacation that gets you away from the crowds and the heat.
So retreat to the mountains, where you can clear your head.

Where Should You Spend Your Summer?

LA Fun in da Sun...

2007-06-20T08:01:00.000-07:00

Partners in Crime: Raja, Bux, Louie, Carlos, Tim, Lupe, Rene, Adriana
Location: On that Sunset Blvd. !!!
Damaged: Sunset Blvd., Paseo Colorado, Santa Monica Blvd. ,Hollywood Blvd., Universal City,
Rodeo Dr.

** I'm going to have to come back and break this down day by day instead of one long blog...but here are the pics for those of you not on Myspace lolz... My trip to Killa Cali....

Laughing

2007-06-14T10:09:00.000-07:00

yay yay yay!! i'm so excited to get back into traveling again! although i've already seen LA and hollywood, I'm just going to visit Raja and chill with my cousin and his friends. let the adventures begin! oh and we r gonna go to Universal Studios.. i love that place and Laugh Factory to go see JoyKoy!!!!
let me tell you what happened to me yesterday.... and only me... mind u... cuz everyone else is normal... lol... so i got to Bally's for my training on this side of town and i'm trying to park the Gator...the infamous Gator that always gets me in trouble.... yah... some guy like almost hits me... and i'm thinking "fkr!!" just thinking it!!! i made no moves or nothing... well my car decided to make moves for me.... the horn just went off on its own!!! so i'm like a lil shock but i laugh and say to myself "niice...good timing".... except the horn decides not to stop... ummmmm yah... so here my car is blasting away at this guy who almost hit me and i didn't even honk the horn!! LMAO!! ok but thats the least of my worries cuz this guy is pisssed off!!! cuz he thinks i'm just leaning on that damn horn to be a real b towards him or something!! Lolz!!! omg. and what da hell do i do? i can't stop laughing! issues i tell u...real issues. i'm still panicking...anyways i turn my car on and the horn still doesnt want to turn off so here i am driving around Bally's parking lot horn blaring like a damn fire engine....sooooooooooo embarassing right.... i call my brother's cell phone and i'm like "do u hear this!!!!" and he busts out laughing... finally it dawns on me to just hit the damn horn. and i did. and it stopped. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhha oh the adventures i have... yah that was my highlight for yesterday. thanks for playing. hehehehhe....

Speaking of laughing.... seriously u guys are tooooooo funny. I'm always getting caught laughing in my car or at the store just cuz i think about certain events that ocurred... lol u ever done that? and people look at you like ur crazy or something? hahahha no but i've seen people do the same thing and when they look at you and realize they got caught...that shiii is tooo funny!!!! lolz...

Bobby's Fight

2007-06-13T10:31:00.000-07:00

Dullah and Zubair will just ignore this blog cuz i told them about Saturday like a million times. oh yah? well now u can read about it!!! hahhahahha

My old trainer Rafael is best friends with Bobby and so he told me that there was gonna be a fight this weekend.. i hadn't been able to make it to any of bobby's fights since last training with him. So i bought my ticket. lolz sometimes i really do feel like a loser rollin up to places by myself. (insert ur smart ass comment here)

ok so i get there and i'm supa happy to see Bobby and Rafael gettin pumped up for the fight!! yay and my trainer L and the whole Aztec crew was there as well so have no fear, i was only alone for one minute hahahhah...

It was a real small boxing ring..smaller than the one at the gym - we have a 24 x 24 - and i thought that but didnt say anything until L mentioned it ... cuz here i am trying to figure out what da hell is different with the ring... so i guess its an advantage when its smaller so u dont get soo tired going around. speaking of stamina... shii i need to step up my game. running no problem... i can run 3 miles and not be winded to the point where i have to stop... boxing... i think at 5 or 6 rounds imma about to fall off.

yah so Bobby went in there... one minute 30 seconds.... took that guy out!!!! body shot, that guy got winded. That was fun to watch. did i mention they serve drinks at the fight? hahahhaha i'm not gonna mention the rest of the night cuz i headed out to 702. i had crazeee laughs and fun though with those involved!! too funny....

The next day Dullah and I were laughing cuz we didn't even party together this weekend but had some funny a$$ stories to share.... pickin up bad habits from da best friend... oh my my my lolz.... soo damn funny cuz we were blowin up each others phone all day givin updates on situations while in situations!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhaha good times, good times...

Frustrated.

2007-06-12T18:56:00.000-07:00

maaaan. she's yelling into internet space....lolz......

between me and u reading this.... c'mon i'm simple!!! I live frugal, work smart, chill wit my guy friends, girl friends, until i meet someone i'm willing to call "boyfriend" - and at that point everyone will know who i'm with for sure, its always been like that and i'm sure its like that for most people! that's it, don't make my life complicated. i barely even date cuz i chill with the crew all the time!!!! omg.

guys - if the lady says she just wants to be friends, yes she means it, listen. Is it normal to stop other guys from talking to her just cuz she told u no???? geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez and i suppose it can go both ways if the gurl decides to be all psycho and shii and stops u from talking to anyone else... either way that's just immature.

i know it sux to be on the receiving end or giving the rejection. damn though, thas life, that's dating!!! I know somebody out there has to feel me on this!!! lolz now its funny to me... i'm not even dating anyone right now. i'm juss gonna chill....take my vacation..... wooo-sa... lolz......

Let's Laugh....

2007-06-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

Ok if ur close to me you more than likely know that i cannot stand email forwards. I'll probably tell you up to three times not to send that crap my way ...then after that, i will just put your email addy in my spam folder. LOLz! most of you are like "oh so thats why she hasn't written me back..." hahhahahhahha YET... i must say... i did receive a clever one a short time back which I been meaning to put up...its probably the only forward that had me smiling.... i'd imagine this person is deadly at scrabble - whoever took the time to do this...

DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:DIRTY ROOM

PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:BEST IN PRAYER

ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:MOON STARER

DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:A ROPE ENDS IT

THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:THEY SEE

GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters: HE BUGS GORE

THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters:HERE COME DOTS

SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:CASH LOST IN ME

ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters: IS NO AMITY

ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S

A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:IM A DOT IN PLACE

THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:THAT QUEER SHAKE

ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:TWELVE PLUS ONE

MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:WOMAN HITLER

Dalai Lama

2007-06-11T11:22:00.000-07:00

"Just like a dream experience, whatever things I enjoy will become a memory. Whatever is past will not be seen again. "

U know when I was at Baylor I took this one course called "World Religions"... it really captured my attention and my professor was from London...and his wife was from India. He pretty much married into her culture because he would come to class wearing the traditional Indian clothing... i admired that because that shows an open-minded individual.

oh ok i'm going to sidetrack my thinking here but there is some song called "Ghetto mind state" that came out not too long ago by Lil Flip.... its about people who are just pretty much just living in the environment they were brought up in and accepting their situation instead of trying to make it better. My best analogy would be a horse wearing those blinds...they only see whats in front of them.... my point being ....don't be like that. be open minded and take time to learn things outside your element..... which brings me to another thought.... Baylor University used to be called the "Baylor Bubble" by all the other colleges here in Texas. Why? One being that its baptist and two being that they are very conservative...which actually might roll back to the being baptist part. I have no problem with other religions, I do have a problem when u try to force ur religion on others...and by force i mean "strongly persuade" as well. still though...the word "bubble"... i would have to say that was one part of the University I didn't want to be associated with. I actually met alot of gay people at Baylor yet if the University found out you were, they would kick you out. and they could because its a private university. They would go as far as going to the gay bars and seeing which cars had the baylor student stickers on them and that my friend would be the end of your education. yeah...

Back to the World Religions course.... so one day we watched a movie called "Kundun" which is what Tibetans use to refer to the Dalai Lama. It means "The Presence". If you get a chance to rent it one day I'm sure you will enjoy it. Anyways why am i talking about the Dalai Lama? Well because actually i get emails from the Australian Zoo (I'm a big Steve Irwin fan) and turns out the Dalai Lama will be visiting there this weekend...when i happen to be in Cali. He is going there to launch the worldwide "kindness week" which will be the following week. If you didnt know...the Dalai Lamas are the manifestation of the Budhha of Compassion that chooses to reincarnate to serve the people. Right now we are on the 14th Dalai Lama and his name is Tenzin Gyatso.... this is the cool part.... what the Tibetan people do is that when the Dalai Lama dies...they look for his predecessor... they will study the behavior of kids they believe is the Dalai Lama reincarnated... so in Tenzin's case...he was recognized at two years old. From that point, he is put through schooling until he actually becomes the leader for his people. He follows the life of a Buddhist Monk by rising at 4am and then meditates then does administrative duties all day. I also plan to visit Tibet one day. I've seen plenty of monks and temples...beautiful architecture and the sense of peacefulness you get when going into these holy places are truly unforgettable. I wish I could go to Australia this weekend... lol... oh well there is a time and place for everything...

Texas State Bird

2007-06-11T10:54:00.000-07:00

Summer time! hmm i thought i did a blog already on mosquitos... remember i said only the female ones bite cuz they need the protein for their baby eggs... did u just learn something new? great. cuz they took alot of protein from me this weekend!!@)#(*)@(*#)(@*#!!!!!! yah i was sitting near a lake so u can imagine the festivities those suckers were having. sick.

ok so here are my top list of things i plan on doing this summer..in no particular order...

1. Going to sleep in late one day that i decide to take off from work. embarassingly late.

2. Ride a rollercoaster. somewhere since Astroworld gone and i will sweat profusely while waiting in line.

3. Take a road trip to visit family or friends...and stop at a Dairy Queen along the way.

4. Visit a local park and walk barefoot in the grass.

5. Find a lemonade stand...tip like i'm George Clooney and make some kid's day.

6. Look for a drive-in theater...i thought i heard of one still here in houston...

7. Make sun-brewed ice tea and sip it on my patio. slowly.

8. Now this one i'm contemplating lolz... to try every flavor at that Ben N Jerry's on kirby over the entire summer.....

9. Listen to the Beach boys and Jimmy buffet in my car with the windows down.

10. Watch a baseball game and have a hotdog.

11. Go to Schlitterbahn in Galveston

So... thats my small plan. hahahhahha what are you doin this summer? of course imma throw some crazy traveling in.... just havent decided where.... really leaning towards Australia...want to see their zoo and the baby koalas!!! awwwwwwwwww........... who's coming with me?!!!!

Whoa.....

2007-06-11T07:44:00.000-07:00

so if i let my blog slip for two more weeks it would have been about a month since i last put a post up! can't be having that....

so what have i been up to? lolz..... no better yet why have i not blogged..... because i don't want to sound like a broken record. Every weekend I chill with the crew and everyone weekend its either at someone's place or our usual spots.... i do have highlights though.... Jorge came down from Jersey to chill...and Don came down from St. Louis.... hmmm what else... oh i'm going to Cali this weekend to visit Raja and my cousin Louie and his two friends who luv to clown on me..... what else.... oh Oliver is stuck in Colombia and so is Chris which is insane but i told them i could send da banana boat hahahha i'm sure they will be aiite.

yah i'll be right back to blog about two things: timeshare - our crazy upcoming trip to miami and things u should do in the summertime... sups to all! and if i haven't seen u this whole month..its totally ur fault cuz i know i've made the effort to say wussup to everyone..so yes u should feel guilty sellout! lolz...

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!

2007-05-24T13:46:00.000-07:00

i just saw ghetto happenings here on Harwin. Two mexican chicks taking down one huge black chick right in the middle of the road. I dunno how it started, but i do know how it finished and the black chick had a crazy stick too...needless to say it didnt help her. wow but how ghetto right? could u be any more street trash than that? they had to bring an ambulance over....ridiculous.... and i'm not trying to jump into anything thats not my business..just not worth it to me these days. they were all grown women...they knew what da hell they were doing.

doesnt say much that i took the time to watch it though lolz..... nah but how mean. people are just mean these days...... i really think if i had the opportunity to run i would instead of standing there and defending myself. hahahhaahahha its da truth.

Limpfish

2007-05-22T13:50:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer: This blog is directed to my River Crew ...

That's right. smooth and gracefull just like that...u only wish u could fly like i can!!!! I'll slap all of ya'll with my tail!!!!!

LMAO!!!! it was the dew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unexpected Visitor

2007-05-20T09:55:00.000-07:00

Now this is really random. Sunday I was on my way to my Grandma's house when i decided to go grab lunch first at Gold Ribbon. Its a filipino restaurant on Kirby and Holcombe. If u know filipinos then u know that everyone knows everyone else. hahahh so me going to lunch by myself is not so much a big deal..its like eating at home. Anyways, twice weird things have happened to me there. U know before every meal i say grace...one time i had a priest come up to me after I had finished... he said that he rarely sees anyone do that these days.... which is kinda cool yet then again its not something i look for compliments on.. i'm grateful for what i have because i've traveled and seen people without food and who are struggling. i'm sure u understand me on that.
So this time... i was just chillin there and eating when this lady comes and sits at my table. She asks me my name, age, if i'm Filipino, etc, etc. hahhah awww she was a super sweet old lady..and so when i told her i was half filipino on my mom's side she asked about my dad. I said he was mexican-american and then she asked how my parents met. I said they met in the Philippines and she goes "How did the Mexican get over there?" <-----LMAO!!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhah i had to start laughing and she was laughing the second she asked it cuz she realized that it came out the wrong way. she goes "oh no i didnt mean to say it rude like that" hahahhahha didnt bother me any, i got a good laugh. So of course she asks me if i'm a nurse right? lolz... yah sorry to disappoint filipinos across america but i'm a computer geek. We talked about her travels to Spain which really makes me want to visit and we talked about her family. Real nice conversation. She told me i was really tall....then again..she was really short lol...then she asked why i was single at 28. Gawd!!!! i said "i'm just enjoying life and people aren't what they used to be" and i guess that made sense to her cuz she went off on people's morals. lolz. she goes "when i had wings i made it a point to meet new people everyday" lolz.... wings..... guess they get tied back when u get married or somethin. lolz. Her name was Maria by the way. I gave her a business card..she works for the City of Houston and said she would come by to visit. She use to be an ESL teacher as well. aww but it was nice meeting her. ... yah afterwards I went to my Grandma's place. I saw all my cousins and we just Bar B Q'd and some played the guitar. Damn i need to get a keyboard, i use to play for them lolz. The rest of them played Poker... so I chilled until 9pm and then went to 702 to chill with Oliver until midnight. Damn with these gas prices i need to just be staying at home!!! ... tragedy....

Godspeed Raja!

2007-05-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

I gotta get pics from Gail from Saturday night to post on here. In the meantime...here's a pic of Raja. I met him back when we were at Baylor... we bonded cuz we both collected toys. we were actually one of the first ones on ebay buying somethin every other day!! We both majored in Computer Science and we both hated it as well hahahhahah He works for NASA and actually ..and here is the crazy thing.... how many people do you know actually follows their dreams? I mean this kid said "i want to be an actor." He has been in alot of broadways and commercials and most of you know him from his Michael Jackson dancing skills. I went with him to NY for that concert...that was like 3 days of craziness... yah so Raja quit NASA to go move to Cali to follow his dream. Saturday night was his going away party. is that insane or what? awww kinda makes me sad cuz we talk all the time... it ok though..i gonna go visit in 3 weeks anyways...he got a spot right on Hollywood Blvd. It's gonna be Carlos's birthday that weekend too!! yesssssss goin back to Cali!! hehehhehe Ok so get this..not only is Raja doing that but this kid has a job offer from the CIA or FBI...i keep forgetting which one...but damn..he put them on hold to follow his dream!! I have crazy respect for that because he will have no regrets, really awesome. His party was at Venue on Saturday night. I saw soo many old skool peeps like Rooshir and Ruby....and afterwards at Mai's i saw Chris Cuchapin..... real old skool if u remember who he is! actually that was Friday night when I saw Chris. Shout out to Ryan Strong as well..it was his birthday this weekend and he did the damn thing and managed to be passed out by 11pm before i could even get there. hahahhahahhah

Reverse Happy Hour...

2007-05-18T22:00:00.000-07:00

Went to Kona Grill on Friday after Suzanne's Bday Dinner. I like Kona...the prices are not really happy hour prices but it's a trendy spot. It was the first time for Gail to go there and she had fun up until crazy Motu accidentally dropped beer on her. I blame Ernie for that as well. So reverse happy hour is from 9-11pm. I only had one drink... i been gettin this whole "ur a party animal" or "alki" thing lately and thats not true! my myspace does not reflect that! hahahha nah but seriously i just hang with friends all the damn time that i can and I can see how that looks like partying. that's single life and i'm not gonna try to justify it anymore lol. plus u r all down for the cause! this picture proves it...we run in packs! lolz..... so afterwards half of them wanted to go to Bond...which i abhor that place... the rest of us tried to hit up Sammy's Jazz Bar....which the music was not up to par...so yah...we ended up at Bond. lolz its inevitable. aww i had fun with the crew Friday Night..

Dolce Vita

2007-05-18T21:26:00.000-07:00

Friday went to Dolce Vita on Westheimer and Montrose for Suzanne's Bday Dinner..... these are my girls right here...u know we meet up at least once a month to catch up and besides that blow up our inboxes everyday talking about girly stuff. which..might i add...is different from our tomboy days... although Suzanne was always the girly one!

So yups she turns the big 2-8 and we all talked and chilled. Did i like the restaurant.... ummmm... lolz.... well its like this... u know when ur hungry and u gotta pay high dollar for a meal...and it comes out in a real small portion.... i mean like as if u really are on a diet...yah that annoyed me. i hadn't eat yet all day!! hahahhahha i had eggplant for dinner. i mean they have pizza and pasta but i wasn't feelin really italian. Its a nice little spot..not one i would really go back to but nice to experience. Dessert was probably the best part....had this cake like tres leches. U know actually i think its a good appetizer spot hahhahah .... Jamuna said it was ok.. Gail liked it and so did Suzanne... we are always split decision ...nice way to spend a friday evening..

Oh my....

2007-05-13T21:47:00.000-07:00

lolz....... once again...... too much pandemonium!!! hahahhahahhahahahha....i'm going to sleep. much love to the entire crew for Friday...we owned Kona Grill =) and those who chilled thursday-sunday... i blame u for everything....hahhahahahhahah...update this later with pics...

grrrrr

2007-05-10T14:24:00.000-07:00

thats it. someone give me one of those wall putty things so i can throw that shii on the wall!!!!!!!!!!! hmmmmmmmpf. if nice guys finish last my ass must be taking from the front of the line for sure. lolz ... yah i'm gonna cry...oh gawd i'm not gettin into this... dating is not fun. gonna keep on leaning single!

yesterday was fun...i went swimming for an hour...luv the water.... then met up with Dullah and Aman at that Greek restaurant bar called Papa's. i actually just sat there drinking water while they yelled at me for being weak and not drinking. i'd yell at me too. hahhahahh instead i hit the owner up to buy printing and a website from me. lolz business b4 pleasure!

funniest shit happened today too... see and this is where language barriers come into play with the folks here on Harwin. literally 2 HOURS yesterday i was with one customer going through design and pricing....tell me why this guy walks in today as if we never had that conversation?!????? honestly i went to the twilight zone on that one and he comes in with everything all twisted and i know i must have had that look like "ur bullshitting right?" hahahhah so it turned into a big drama like really big and he leaves then calls me to go ahead with his design. ???? lol ok so fine i do. why? the customer is always right. lol. bs.
he comes back... and he loves the design...great... yet AGAIN now he's arguing with me over colors...mind u not even an hour prior we agreed on the colors...so i'm thinking this little indo man just isn't right. haaaaaaaaaaahahha but whatever cuz i deal with the Fobulous peeps all day...except THIS TIME... i'm standing there going into my ESL teacher mode breaking everything down to this guy when HPD rolls up.
lol so my first reaction is "dammit did i do something or did ernie" hahahhaha they walk in and they are all "u called us?" "ummm...no..." "u sure? its said call from Daka Printing Company..." i said "umm...nah ah....unless of course u guys want business cards" so the cops start laughing and they are all "thats strange"....and they are about to turn around to leave....when freakin crazy ass indo is all "Actually sir, i called." (while sticking one finger up in the air)<--?????? what?????? LMAO!!! no seriously i fell down laughing real hard and i couldn't help it for the life of me. and indo guy starts saying how i didnt put the right colors on his flyer to the cops!!! i'm still laughing and the cop goes "you called us out for this?!" "yes sir" "what? did she put a gun to your head to make you order or something?" haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhahahhahahhahahhahahha omg i'm still on the floor dying while my mom is in shock and so is Richard and Ernie is laughing with me. The next 5 minutes consisted of the cops clowning on this guy real bad and then lecturing him about when to call 911. awwwwwww..... shit i'm too nice cuz i felt real sorry for him...he honestly felt he was getting ripped off and i dunno ...who do u call when that happens at a store? LOLz!!! dude u dont understand though, i promise u nothing shady was going on, this guy here was just all over the place! anyways the cops asked if it was safe for them to leave and i said yah cuz damn i wasn't planning anything crazy... and end of story i just finished helping this guy out. i needed that laugh, that was great. u would think i would have been mad... i almost got arrested for being a graphic artist. yessssssssssssssssssss! lolz. harwin is ridiculous.

Ride until you lose the road....

2007-05-08T14:27:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday MotoHouston had a memorial ride for Roger. Just to give you an idea of how many came thru:They also made a real nice memorial video. You can watch it here i like the choice of song and supposedly it was a real nice safe turnout.
now i can say this...U know the night it happened and we were driving to Roger's mom's house... i had this one moment in my car and i said "why did u do that man?!" cuz u know frustration usually comes before grieving and the second i said that..the song playing was The Frey song called "How to save a life" and the line that came out said "Drive until you lose the road." and to me..i was like... ok... i mean i understood..its what he loved to do...and wow look at what his motorcycle crew did for him. much love..

Multiple Entries!

2007-05-08T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hey hey there...... hmm well my weekend started since Last Thursday actually..... damn i sense a multie blog in effect... here it goes.... u must be bored. lolz.

Thursday

Prayers for Roger...Mosque experience. Its kind of like being in a catholic church..u know how we stand up, sit down, kneel...well they pretty much did the same thing. They also have a "peace be with u" moment like we do. Found that interesting...i wasn't allowed to take pictures inside but i got one outside the building. Whoa what was up with the rain that day? Westheimer was supa flooded! and for once i was thankful for having an SUV... lolz... so anyways when i got there Gabby had to help me put on a hijab - which is the scarf the women wear on their head. I read this sign in the Mosque that said the hijab was a symbol of modesty...and i wish i had better memory cuz the quote was good...along the lines of a person without modesty has no faith....it made sense to me at the time. Prayers lasted for about an hour. Actually it wasnt really a Mosque it was an Islamic Education Center where my friends sister goes to school. After prayers we had Persian Food in the cafeteria and that stuff was pretty good. Almost like a beef stew? so just ate and talk for about 30 min.....

then i decide to go chill at 702 with Gabby, Oliver, Bux, Faisan, Ameer, Junior, and Gabby's cousin. I don't know why i was acting like I didn't have work the next day hahhaha we were laughing a lot.... I put that flyer there cuz thats the place to be on Sunday! Aman and I killed crazy steaks last week there heheh... oh yah then i look up and notice my boxing trainer is sitting across the bar. lolz! i said "oh damn! hide the drinks!" hahhahha beer carbs are good carbs....riiight..... i had training the next day too which we cancelled cuz of Cinco de Mayo.....otherwise for sure it would have been drunken boxing .... damn so i didnt get home until about 4am thursday/friday..... i blame everyone else. oh and Dullah has been studying for exams in case u been wondering where da BFF has been lolz

Friday

Yah was trying to work, promise. Friday i was all about slow motion...and for me...thats a big deal. my hyper a$$ is always up to something...friday though i was supa slow. I heard on the radio that 97.9 was going to be at Doneraki on westheimer and Hillcroft... which is 2 minutes from me and they were having a party from 6-8pm. so why not. actually i rolled up there at 7:30 to meet up Eva, Jonry and Shadi. Lil bro came with me first and the whole promotion was for this guy they called Chili. He was trying to get a job at the BOX so he had to throw this crazy party and u had to vote for him. We walk in and u see this guy in this big red hot pepper outfit...big mexican guy... hahhahah he was cool though and he actually ended up getting hired 30 minutes later and it was drinks all around! I was relaxing then the random phone calls started coming through....what was suppose to be 4 people....turned into the following crew: Me, Ernie, Eva, Jonry, Shadi, Will, Bux, Faisan, Pranav, Jason, Nabeel, Ashok, and Abe. ?????? hahhahahha i luv it!!! Eva goes, "i forgot that you travel in packs" lolz! cool thing was the Cazadores Tequila girls were going around giving free samples and if you bought a margarita with the tequila..u got a free boxing glove keychain and a shirt! yesssss! so i got one...only to find out that they were also the sponsors for the De la Hoya fight the next night...cool deal. Most important event....the Mariachi's...they were in full effect. I kept saying i wanted to request a song but i wanted them to play from across the room!!! lol! i don't like that kind of attention!!!! didnt matter...the second i said that Bux and Faisan got them to come over...and u know i only know one mexican song! hahha its called El Rey. awww yeah i brought the house down! had that whole restaurant singing!! it was sooo freakin funny! Then Faisan requested Mi Corazon from Desperado hahhahaha... good times...good times.... so by 11pm half of them left to 702...ok let me fast forward, trust me i had fun lol unless u were there though this probably sounds all the same. i just went to 702 and Bond and again got home at 5am. why do i feel guilty about that? thas single life..sheesh. work smart, play hard ...

Saturday

um yah i was suppose to be up at 5am to help set up for the Dragon Boat Festival...since i got home at that time..i called my brother who did it for me hahhah i got up at 10am to head downtown cuz my mom had her Jewelry booth there plus Suzanne was racing. Her team ended up winning the competition! yay! go Houston Heat! They had all kinds of booths and shows going on. Here's a pic of us in front of my mom's:

So yah chilled there for two hours then went to the boxing gym to train. I had an actual boxer train me..he goes by Angel... and the second i got there he pretty much was coaching me cuz u know i don't really like to shadow box..i feel stupid for some reason ...the point is to work on your technique though...so really i just have issues lol. so Angel started coaching me cuz L had paperwork to do...and yah i got slaughtered. we went 12 rounds in the ring and the funny part is that when they give u water..u open ur mouth right and they squirt the bottle for you. yah well Angel just freakin washed my face down with the water bottle which made me laugh so hard cuz i felt as if i was a real boxer or something. hahhahahha he said he didnt want my sweat burning my eyes... lol u definately would have laughed if u saw my reaction..... next stop..... home! damn. and u know i crashed out for 2 hours more. Oliver woke me up to ask what da plans were so i got up, went to da mall, came back and got ready then chilled with my other colombian friend Johnny for a bit. Then Ernie and i went to Ninfa's and then 702 to meet up with Oliver. Now here was the dilemma. The Rockets were playing and the fight was about to begin. So i get to 702 at 9pm and L told me the fight starts at 10. Chris was bartending and told me he was gonna run across the street to catch the fight and come back to work lol. I decided to go the gym 20 minutes later and we met up with Dullah on Leeland Rd. He was like "why are u bringing me out to little mexico?!" hahhahah we hit up the corner store, loaded up on drinks and i showed them my gym. They really liked it and thought the boxing ring was so much bigger in person as opposed to on TV. We watched the fight while making calls to Chris to follow up on the Rockets game. Damn only good thing out of the night was that Rocky Juarez won his fight. Shady point of the night is when Mayweather came out with a sombrero and mexican colors..... real tacky right... and the fight was pretty boring until the last minute when they were actually hitting each other. so split decision and de la hoya loses...which i'm not watching a rematch if they decide to...lame.. and then the rockets lost. geeeeeeeeeeez. so we headed back to 702...met up with Ameer, Bux, Faisan, Nabeel, Jason, George ....only to find Luther Head walking in about an hour later.... he had called before hand that he wanted to be left alone so they cleared out the back bar for him. this is the second time i've seen him at a bar. remember the first time i sat next to him for 45 minutes and didnt even know who da hell he was. lolz. so there he was supa depressed...and i was cuz the Dj was playing trance lol. so i told the bouncer to ask Luther what he wanted to hear so i could tell the Dj. he said anything hiphop/ R&B so it was funny cuz we were all thinking of what da hell to play. Then i think it was Nabeel..i dont remember who was with me at this point....he said we should play TooShort "gettin some head" haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhah that was hilarious! of course the DJ didnt have it though. sheesh. so he played Tupac but i guess that put Luther in a better mood cuz he came out to the main bar to chill for a second. So i asked for a pic and i told him what song we were trying to request and he was laughin.

So yah the infamous Luther Head story is that he was leaving the bar and we were all walking out to the parking lot...and he got into his clean benz and was rolling out....and i had just started to walk over to the parking lot and i saw him leaving... so i waved by and he waved back and he took off.... but he was looking at me through his rearview mirror and freakin went Curbside!!! LMAO!!! we could not stop laughing...aww man poor guy...what a night..... dullah likes that story. cuz its true. hahhahahh so i go home...actually i dont...Oliver and i went to Mai's....everyone else was tired....so yah i didnt get home until 5am yet again. lolz

Sunday

Johnny woke me up at noon cuz he asked me to chill and everyone knows my weakness is not saying no to hanging out even though i'm dropped dead tired. i just like to spend as much time with friends as possible. so anyways Johnny is like Mr. Colombian and he wanted to take me to this restaurant called Mi Pueblito. Nice hometown kinda place and the food was great. OH and of all people Gina was there! who was suppose to be in Arizona...she came down for the weekend for her mom's bday. so it was nice seeing her.. Then Oliver called and wanted to go to La Strada... lolz..... this is while i was trying Buchana...some kind of tequila or liquor..i have no idea...that stuff was strong though. the whole time i'm thinking about how its sunday and why da hell am i drinking so much and how much i'm gonna have to run. lol. so then i call Dullah who was down for the cause and yet again Bux and Faisan lolz! So we all roll up to La Strada. oh my gosh. loud and crowded. great music but damn how do people do that on a Sunday. yet i'm there. great. Chris came out as well and so did BJ. Johnny and Oliver had Colombian connection or something...damn like 2 hours they talked then afterwards we went to Crome for a total of 2 minutes then i actually lost my crew there. I ended up at Sam's boat with Johnny's friends who mind u only speak Spanish and I understand it just my grammer is off. so interesting conversations there. Then they took me to Melao's colombian spot.... off of cook rd right? where the other karoake spot is at...glitter....yah da ghetto.... music was nice and they all did their salsa thing lol yah me no. thanks. so yah out until 4 on a sunday. now that's a crazy a$$ weekend. and really only Dullah would understand hahahhahahhah live for da moment!! but i was still able to run 3 miles yesterday! so i didnt do too much damage lolz!

Spidey 3!

2007-05-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

I never freakin told u guys this story!!! Actually some of you know about it. Two days before September 11th went down...my a$$ was in New York for the first time ever. First time i saw the Twin towers and of course the last time. I went there for Michael Jackson's come back concert where he performed with his brothers and Brittaney Spears was there, Destiny's Child, Slash, etc. etc. tight concert. so u know me right...how i'm always with a camera and my friend Raja had got us seats right on the concert stage floor in VIP section but it wasn't close enough for me to get good pics. mind u not alot of people had digital cameras yet at this point...just da ballas...lolz talking shii i'm just kidding. it was my work camera at the time and they didnt know i took it, hell they thought i was sick at home hahahahhahahha N-E-Wayz.... so yah what happened was that i told Raja that i was gonna head to the front to take some bad ass pics of Michael Jackson. So i did just that and security was on my like flies hahahahha BUT!! this is where my skillz come in.... i told every security guy that stopped me "hey, it's my first time seeing Michael Jackson, i want some bad-ass pics, give me your email and I'll send them to you." haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahha u laugh but it worked and i got all da way to the front. hmm i gotta look for those pics to post them up on here so u can see. ok ok point to the blog..... so while i'm up at the front and mind u celebrities everywhere like Stallone, P diddy, yadda yadda and there is me hahahha so i feel this tap on my shoulder. i turn around and its just some random guy. and he is all "ur taking some real nice shots" cuz he could see the screen on the camera...so he is all "u think u can get me a copy?" i'm all "yah definately, let me have your email addy" and he goes on and on about how he loves michael jackson and all this and we get to talking about everything and little do i know he is the #1 comic creator in New York. Oh u wanna know who has Michael Jackson infamous white glove with diamonds?? yeah. he does. lolz craziness right?! so yah we been keeping in contact through email and he's been on all the talk shows cuz he even created a comic series after the whole september 11th thing. So he gets some cameo time in all the spidermans since Spidey 1. His name is Graig by the way and he emailed that pic to me to show me his spot in the movie. i mean even though its like .2 seconds, hell i' haven't been in a movie so its supa cool to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5TplFkcXM there is the trailer. he is the guy cheering. bad ass right? ok so september 11th story....michael jackson had the concert sunday and monday night. i went to the sunday night concert, flew back on monday, bomb went off tuesday morning. yah u know our hotel was only blocks from the site. thing is..if i would have went to the monday concert instead...i would not have made it back to houston cuz remember they shut all the airports down. yah. crazy right? so thats my share on Graig, September 11th and my tie to Spidey lolz..

Cinco de Mayo!

2007-05-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

Let me drop some knowledge on you cuz i know u think its all about da beers and enchiladas!! lolz

Teacha teacha! hahahhah real quick:

First off its not Mexican Independence day retards...there is a 50 year difference there and that is in September. gawd. lolz. I'm gonna break it down in two sentences.

Mexico didnt want to pay debt to foreign countries until after a hold period. (English, Spanish and French countries)The French were not down with that so they invaded Mexico and it was called Batalla de Puebla or Battle at Puebla and got a beat down.

So what have we learned boys and girls..... we should beat up our debt collectors and then drink afterwards. niiiiiiice i liiiikes!!! hahahhahahh oh u know what else is funny...the commander's name at the time... Ignacio.... Nachoooooooooooooooooooooooo hahahha get that corn outta my face!! lol see ya'll this weekend!

Did i miss something?!

2007-05-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

yah um supposedly two weeks ago a tornado rolled through Harwin.... ???????? i mean i heard noises....lol...but what da hell? and i only found out about this cuz i went to my mechanic on Westpark and their whole front store wall was torn off. i thought they were reconstructing but they were like "nah, a tornado ripped off our wall." u know i looked at them as if they were crazy.
so what's up with the rain? i thought it was April showers bring May flowers.... its been raining almost every other day around here. so much that my stupid apartment roof leaked through my ceiling since i'm on the third floor. ... me being on the third floor is not justification for that dammit so had to let my landlord know. i called them this morning and i forgot my apartment unit number. twice. i didnt know until i walked into the office to pay rent later. hahha poor maintenance guy was saying "trust me there is no leak in 129 or 132!" hahhah my landlord is real cool with me... i saw her and she told me i need to stop working so hard cuz i gave her my rent check under the wrong apartment number as well hahhaha yah just let me pay someone else's rent...shiiii.... for the life of me i couldnt remember and she knew it off the bat...no looking at files or anything..is that crazy or what? its cuz lately i'm totally outta it. real exhausted. mentally, physically...it happens..
Spidey coming out on friday. maybe check it out on sunday...not trying to mess with the crowds. ohh u guys been watching the golden state games? i like the suspense hahahha da golden games is what i called them even though zubair is like "u know they are not the rockets right?" hahhaha i been away from sports for a long time now. tv just not my thing. Yesterday i took a break from work around 4 and met up with dullah, zubair, aman and nabeel at Layal. smoke dat hookah and enjoyed the windy weather. then i came back to work...was trying to go run at Rice University ..lol but then got intercepted by my mom. she wanted to walk the track..so quality time with the mom. U should come walk with me out there...love the track.
After that met up with Aman, Dullah and Nabeel at Papa's restaurant. what is that..greek or persian food? i dunno. good stuff though and we actually had serious conversation. funny cuz they were already drunk when i got there yet it turned to serious talk. i say that cuz we laugh all the time yet deep conversations like that really bring you closer to friends and u realize ur not alone in many aspects.
Tonight will be my first time at a Mosque for prayers for Roger. I have to wear a hijab and long sleeve blouse. definately will be a cultural experience as well and i luv that, just wish it wasnt under those circumstances. then afterwards gonna watch the game somewhere... if u catch this blog in time hit me up... lolz....

International Festival 2007

2007-04-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

A very nice way to end a very mind exhausting week. The whole crew has just been through a lot and each person has dealt with the loss of Roger in their own way. At the same time... its us being together that makes it easier...sounds backwards right? A group of us got together for "Funday Sunday" hahahh as Oliver likes to call it. Oh maann um drinking from 3pm to midnight....insane. hhahha Bux found da scandalous booth boys who would sell us 10 beers for like 5 coupons. normally that stuff is 6 coupons each...freakin rip off. then Faisan saw a karoake machine and it was all over! He sang Red Red wine and i couldn't stop laughing... don't you love it when people sing their asses off even though they are all over the place?! that's passion right there. The festival theme this year was China. Oh i got some funny pics...I'll post them once I get those uploaded. We pretty much acted like kids at the playground all running around causing scenes.... jumped on a boat, drank some wine, messed with some Chinese Mascot, yelled out "gritos"...u know that Mexican scream when they hear a good song? hilarious! and we even went to the Louisiana Stage to get down Creole style. Just good hearted fun and the weather was real nice for walking around. Damn that was a workout though.
Afterwards, we rolled up to 702. Chris was bartending and he hooked us up with some frozen pitcher of something. I have no idea what it was but it was better than the margaritas at the festival. I saw da Kracker Nutz there and they were throwin down some crazy old skool tracks..funny how i can remember all the lyrics...back in da day..... by the way, on Sundays, 702 has a BBQ grill in the back and we got steak, bake potato, and a pint of beer for $12. Real good stuff.... watched the Golden State game which was just insane. That kept me out until midnight! mad fun....until next weekend!!

Post Oak Grill

2007-04-28T12:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday.... i woke up real late...just tired. I had training at 1 so I got ready for that. Went to Azteca Gym and L basically killed me. 12 rounds, crazy workout...ohhh but i was actually working out inside the boxing ring. Usually i'm outside it just cuz the guys are practing inside but Saturday afternoon was pretty quiet ..lucky me... hahahhah nah but i really luv it, lots of fun. I just hate it when i get tired though cuz then my punches will reflect that so i need to work more on stamina.
After working out, I went home and relaxed for awhile. i'm sure i did something else but can't remember for the life of me.... hmm.... ohhhhh wait! yah i watched the draft! went to Zubair's place and chilled with him and Riddy. Pretty impressed that they were guessing all the picks correctly. I need to put their skills to use in Vegas. hahhaa ur wrong for trying to use ur friends like that lol.
After that I went home, got ready and went out to Post Oak Grill . Actually the one part i'm leaving out is that Friday Night/Saturday Morning at like 3:30 am Yaseen calls me.... and i was like "what da hell?" usually those types of calls mean something is up so it kinda worried me. awww but he called cuz he wanted to have everyone come out on saturday to just chill and have dinner. so i told him for sure, no problem and i helped him call people (at normal hours) to come through. It was a nice turnout... nice restaurant too actually... kinda uppity though which is out of our nature hahahha i'm kidding... funny how we all ordered appetizers Lolz!! we had great conversation. I also met Gabby who is on of Roger's ex...really was nice meeting her. Here's some pics of us...

Afterwards, we all hit up Belvedere's. I really don't like that spot, we just have the hook-up there so what can u do. All the other guys (Ernie, Zubair, Owais, Haythem, Shray) were up at 713 to watch the game. Roger's other crew of friends came with us to Belvedere's which is really nice because now we all got to meet each other - and its not just a hi-bye thing cuz the next day a couple of them blew up my phone to say what's up...which i was like "wow, that's cool" ... funny how it works out when someone passes...its like they are still doing their thing beyond the grave. So yah that was Saturday night...i got home at 2 and Oliver and Ali went to Rich's and i couldn't drive out that way in all honesty lol they got home at 5am. that makes me sleepy just typing that... oh well a lo bien ...oh new phrase I learned in spanish...or colombian slang... "a lo bien"... means chillin... hehehhe

Ride All the way...

2007-04-26T19:03:00.000-07:00

Today I buried my friend. my heart has been broken.

Roger would laugh...

2007-04-24T13:34:00.000-07:00

Wow. so yesterday i went to my storage to go look for the old pics I have of Roger.... its funny cuz in high school Roger and I had so much freakin anger towards one another and we have talked about that and laughed it up. Reason being - I use to be part of "Teen Court" at Kempner. You wouldn't know about it unless yo a$$ got in trouble a lot. hahhahah basically kids who got written up were given a chance to be judged by their peers on what their punishment would be. It could be like Saturday School, or clean the cafeteria or tutor or some junk like that. lol. Sometimes I would be the defense lawyer and sometimes I would be the prosecutor. Well...when I met Roger... I was the prosecutor. LOLZ!!! ohh man and so I went to all his teachers to try and get them to say somethin bad about him. I dunno what he was written up for..i can't remember. yet when looking through my stuff yesterday I found this... "deposition". It's a form one of Roger's teachers filled out. It says "roger is honest and very straight forward" hahahhahha which is so true. I actually found two..the other one said "He is always present. He works better by himself. He cares about his grades." So you see...for me being the prosecutor..that crap didn't help me!! Although!! I am a bad-a$$ persuader and ended up convincing the student jury that Roger was in the wrong - and he got sent to saturday school!! hahahhahahhaah thus the Irene vs Roger highschool days. He really was upset with me. Then we found out we were running in the same crew and I remember him telling them "no man, don't be her friend, she fu** got me in Saturday school." hahha but everyone would be like "nah Irene's chill man..." and he would talk soo much shii to me and I always held my ground with Roger. Then it so happened that I started my Thanksgiving traditions at my house which is what i'm known for. We did that for 7 years straight after highschool...we didn't need no damn reunion...all of us stayed close. The funny part is that the first two years I would not let Roger in my house for nothin. I was like "roger? hell nah. keep him out." hahahhah and then i think it was the 3rd year or 4th year that Aman came in and was like "hey man, Roger is outside... can u just let him in." and i told aman "nah cuz he's just so freakin inconsiderate to me." and aman said "no he's real cool he doesn't mean it..." and i thought about it hard and Aman was really wanting him inside... (this part..sigh....) and i was like "ok man. let him in..but if he starts talkin shii, he's out." and that my friend..thats how Roger and I became friends. It was funny cuz he came inside and after all that time that we were so mean to each other... he walks in and it was like an akward moment...but then we both smiled. I fixed him up a plate of food, got him a drink....and we were on cool terms. one of the best decisions i've made.
man...Roger...u guys dont understand how unreal it is. Funny cuz as his teacher said he was very straight forward. if i wanted an honest opinion that guy freakin gave it to me. Everytime i called him to tell him to come out and chill with the crew...he was there... no questions or anything..just came. One time we were all at his apartment and actually i was driving and I remember Jamuna was chillin with us that day too and the other guys were all in the other cars but Roger wanted to ride with the girls. We had a deep conversation about relationships and he was like "man u two...u two are good girls. I need a good girl like you guys." and I would ask him about him dating and he was just always worried about his weight and all this and not meeting the right kind of girls. I mean, i was pretty shocked to find out Roger had a sensitive side. hahhaha yah but alot of things came out that night and those are the kinds of conversations with friends you just don't forget. Through the years he's been there and like everyone else you catch up when you see them and although its been awhile...its ok...cuz u talk like it was just yesterday. and that's how it is with all of us and my thing is to keep everyone together. thats why it hurts. i keep them together and when one is not there I know it because each person has an impact on me and freakin everyone will come thru when I need them most. those are the types of friends i have and love and I do everything for them in return. Roger not being there anymore ....its like this freakin pierce in my heart....he is who i talk shit with, he is who makes me laugh at his perspectives on life, people, and he is the biggest teddy bear who will only let u in if he feels comfortable. like Bj said..Roger was a soldier...he did play that role. with me being the only girl most of time I got to see a different side yet he would lay the smack down on me too without hesitation. hahah and only he could.
Last time I saw him was on my birthday..at my birthday party dinner but i'm not talking about that..i mean my actual birthday..that Thursday at Melting Pot. I was sitting there and all of a sudden someone yells my name as if I was halfway across the room..scurred the shii out of me. I look up and its Roger. all smiles. hahhaha and i'm like "what da hell?!" cuz i hadn't made calls out for peeps to show up..just to some of the girls and guys. Turns out he was taking his girlfriend out to dinner...and he was soo happy and I clowned on him too...i was like "awwww how cute" hahahhahah he was all embarassed. u know what though... he had himself a good girl. He really was being the best he could be and u can only be proud of that.
so i pray for him, i already seen the little signs here and there, i know that kid smiling down standing there blinking his eyes and cracking knuckles..he should be...he is where we all hope to be. aww i miss u Roger. my door is always open and there is always a seat for u at the table....hugs much love....

My Friends...my heart.....

2007-04-23T08:53:00.000-07:00

The many things I want to say, things I remember.... its too hard to reminisce right now and tell you how we met, the funny moments, the sensitive side of roger ...which he did have one lol....maybe later today i'll write.

we miss you Roger..... always will have a place for you.....

Back 2 da Gloves...

2007-04-17T20:20:00.000-07:00

O yah! .... her hands have been wrapped!! lolz
today was my first day at the Azteca Gym off Telephone Rd. .... ok seriously, i was really really nervous. First off i was late cuz of the rain and I got lost cuz of a detour. thas a long story i'll leave out. Let's just say Airport Rd. is called that for a reason...the planes at Hobby pretty much touch ur car. (way off from where i was suppose to be)
Aww but the gym is supa nice. I walked in really really nervous cuz its a bunch of guys u know. They have girl clients but most train during the day. My trainer goes by "L"..real nice guy and it was hilarious cuz he had to wrap my hand many times cuz he's use to wrapping huge hands and there would be all this slack left over with me. gawd that makes a big difference though when u throw punches. I never had my hands wrapped prior just cuz i was doing it out of Bally's and well.. i didn't want to cause a scene. hahahhah but at least at this place its what ur suppose to do.
So actually here I have two trainers...L and Israel. Israel is a muy-thai kick boxer so I worked out with him for 30 minutes. I think i surprised him heehee...he was all "niiice" hahah and u know i wanted to go Borat and say "i liiiiikes" but i just laughed it off. Israel had me doing some crazy kick combos... my left leg is freakin weak....he definately had me sweating though, that was a good 30 min. Oh we talked about Thailand cuz he trained over there as well...man and i saw the muy-thai centers on the map but never did check them out when i went over there!!
anyways.... then L took over the last 30 min and we did combo's. I luv that stuff. honestly i was scared that no one would work the mitts with me like Bobby and Rafael because it actually is difficult and when I throw my punches I like a little resistance from the trainer. so i was really relieve that L did combos with me with the mitts and did it the same way. Man it takes me a minute to remember the combos..i'm so use to my other combination routines! 3 times a week i get to do this! u guys don't realize how happy that makes me..i really really love this kind of workout. Seriously if you want to come with me to the gym sometime to check it out, give it a try, I would be thrilled to show you. Hitting the bags and stuff is fun but when u have someone working the mitts with you its like ur actually fighting. and i dont mean in a violent way... lets just say u know u can defend yourself after all the techniques. plus u sweat yo a$$ off and thas a good thing...
Here are pics from the gym...i took this off of L's page hahahhah.... damn when is my camera gonna get fixed already!

I forgot to mention...

2007-04-16T13:06:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday we finished the cards for Wes! Yay! This is his business card which I designed for him....u likes? I had to make those three chefs...dunno if u can see close enough but the middle guy i made a lil more oriental hahahh

man i don't have that napkin that Wes gave me but he pretty much drew it out how he wanted it - I did my best to match it. lolz i wish i had it...total chicken scratch!! that's ok though cuz it gave me an idea of the image he wanted. He loves the card so thats all that matters to me!

I didn't know the meaning of "Toques"...for some reason i was thinking...fire...like flames?? but it is the word for those tall hats. learn something new everyday.

I'm excited that he is getting the business going! In fact, I am going to use him to cater a babyshower in July. Zubair told me that him and lucky really threw down a crazy Italian meal one time. They even know how to make Chicken Biriyani....which will come in handy for Jamuna's baby shower. Definately give them a try if you guys know of any upcoming parties that need catering!

Catch-up!!!

2007-04-15T16:49:00.000-07:00

CoRnY JoKe TiMe!!! : A Daddy tomato, Mommy tomato, and kid tomato were walking to the store.... kid tomato was taking too long...so mom tomato turns around and slaps the kid in the back and says "KeTcHuP!!!"

yah u suck at jokes. daaaang i'm behind on bloggin yet again. u know why though right? cuz its spring and my ass is outside playing!!! yay yay yay!! i gonna get a bike, gonna get a bike! anyways let see what i remember so far..

last night lolz Gail and I drove in from austin at 5 am this morning!! kill me now i was soooo freakin sleepy. I think i was in the middle of conversation with her many times and kept falling off instead of keeping da driver awake! it's tight thought cuz i rented a Dodge Charger...u ever been inside one of those? pretty impressive, leather seats and all that jazz... for only $23 a day! yessssssssss! real smooth ride... yah i plan to rent another car for the river this weekend. cuz da gator has reached its peak and it just is not gonna make it on that road trip. i should trade it in but its my first car =( paid and pwnd foo!!! hahha u know thats how that word "pwned" got started right? typo i bet. for my non ghetto folks "pwned" prounounced "poned" means got owned. and u thought my ESL teaching skills were not useful....... ;)

so yah we got to austin saturday around 10pm and I met up with a family friend for about an hour then we headed to 6th street. looooooong time since i had been back there...prolly like 6 years or somethin like that.... still crazy ass ever and we bar hopped and the music was bumpin at every place we hit... there are soo many characters out there ...i was pretty entertained the whole night! haaha

k so rewind back again..... Friday night..... yah 1 hour of clubbing. lol. in the rain pretty much...went to bond and nazi bouncer guy was being himself so we went across the street to Fix. Second time i've been there already, music is great there =)

rewinding again.... Thursday Night...Sam's Boat..... now that was fun!! Seriously, get 11 random people who don't know each other, add some drinks.... be amazed at how fast u make friends hahahha It's funny cuz Eva and I actually just wanted to go out after a hard day of work and we ended up just making calls to other people and next thing we know is that we had a random group. hahhahah weather was soooo nice too. It was me, gail, eva, junior, jonry, tammy, michelle, christina, yoly, haythem and pranav. Great Conversations and great laughs! oh and i got a group of Columbian guys to buy all the girls drinks .....lol wait until he sees that charge hahahhahha

ok so tuesday i'm excited.... get to do my boxing training at the real gym since it is built and ready now!! yay!!! i will blog about that on tuesday for sure! i'm tired again. its sunday, i been sleeping all day. my work weeks are gettin really busy and hard for me now so its like limited time on myspace and blogging. good and bad. did i tell u lately that everyone keeps asking me where i'm from?? the craziest remark i've gotten is if i am from bangladesh. ??? yah. hahahhah most of the time its countries in south america...which leads me to believe i don't have aything filipino about me or something. cuz only 3-4 times has someone even thought i was part filipino. hahahhah oh well soon everyone is going to be so mixed that no one will even bother trying to guess. yessssss da mix breeds take over!!!! =)