There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten
but I've loved others with all my heat and soul, and to me... this has always
been enough<36>
R.I.P. to my great mentors
>neo
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Lessons (Rules) in Life
I'm suppose to post another entry before this but i cant concentrate enough to finish it, probably because i find this more interesting than the other one. anyways, i was going through my computer documents the other day and i found a series of notes about lessons in life. i made this notes as my guidelines on how I'm going to live my life and it really helped me a lot. now i want to share this knowledge to you guys that reads this blog. this are a compilation of lessons or "rules" of life from various inspiring people like the Dalai Lama and Bill Gates. I also added some rules that I learned from just living my life. I hope you guys learn something from this.
Lessons I've learned from life:
1.God and family comes 1st.
2.never underestimate the power of a smile.
3.when you say "I love you", mean it!
4.when you say "I'm sorry", look the person in the eyes.
5.never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
6.love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but its the only way to live life completely.
7.in a street fight, there are no rules. fight as dirty as you want, just try not to kill them.
8.talk slowly but think quickly.
9.when someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "why do you want to know?".
10.remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
11.when you lose, don't lose the lesson.
12.don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
13.when you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
14.spend some time alone.
15.remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
16.learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
17.open your arms to change but don't compromise your values.
18.remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
19.a loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
20.share your knowledge. In a way to achieve immortality.
21.once a year, go some place you've never been before.
22.remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
23.judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
24.approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
25.life is not fair, get use to it.
26.the world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.
27.always remember that no matter how bad the situation is, there is always a bright side.
28.goals are like your house, there are more than one way to get in when you are locked outside.
29.life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
30.be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
31.you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in lol!
32.no matter how much you care, some people are just assholes.
33.it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
34.depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
35.don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
36.exes are like fungus, they keep coming back.
37.don't suffer from insanity, enjoy it.
38.artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
39.quiting while you are ahead is not the same as quiting.
40.try anything twice, you never know how you'll like it the second time around.
41.life is like a chess game, think ahead, you'll get a better chance of succeeding.
42.give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
43.money should never be your life, it suppose to make your life easier.
44.nothing in life worth having comes easy.
45.don't be afraid to hit rock bottom, your friends and family will always be there to pick you up and expect to do the same for them.
46.marry someone that you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
47.act wisely, there's no point charging with a big sword in a gun fight.
48.there is nothing scarier than fighting a man without emotion.
49.the key to happiness is to live your life without expectation.
50.life is too short, know which conflicts to fight and which to avoid... You'll live longer.
QOTD:
"The three hardest tasks in this world are neither physical nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded and to say 'I was wrong'."
>neo
Lessons I've learned from life:
1.God and family comes 1st.
2.never underestimate the power of a smile.
3.when you say "I love you", mean it!
4.when you say "I'm sorry", look the person in the eyes.
5.never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
6.love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but its the only way to live life completely.
7.in a street fight, there are no rules. fight as dirty as you want, just try not to kill them.
8.talk slowly but think quickly.
9.when someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "why do you want to know?".
10.remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
11.when you lose, don't lose the lesson.
12.don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
13.when you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
14.spend some time alone.
15.remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
16.learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
17.open your arms to change but don't compromise your values.
18.remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
19.a loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
20.share your knowledge. In a way to achieve immortality.
21.once a year, go some place you've never been before.
22.remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
23.judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
24.approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
25.life is not fair, get use to it.
26.the world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.
27.always remember that no matter how bad the situation is, there is always a bright side.
28.goals are like your house, there are more than one way to get in when you are locked outside.
29.life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
30.be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
31.you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in lol!
32.no matter how much you care, some people are just assholes.
33.it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
34.depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
35.don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
36.exes are like fungus, they keep coming back.
37.don't suffer from insanity, enjoy it.
38.artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
39.quiting while you are ahead is not the same as quiting.
40.try anything twice, you never know how you'll like it the second time around.
41.life is like a chess game, think ahead, you'll get a better chance of succeeding.
42.give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
43.money should never be your life, it suppose to make your life easier.
44.nothing in life worth having comes easy.
45.don't be afraid to hit rock bottom, your friends and family will always be there to pick you up and expect to do the same for them.
46.marry someone that you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
47.act wisely, there's no point charging with a big sword in a gun fight.
48.there is nothing scarier than fighting a man without emotion.
49.the key to happiness is to live your life without expectation.
50.life is too short, know which conflicts to fight and which to avoid... You'll live longer.
QOTD:
"The three hardest tasks in this world are neither physical nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded and to say 'I was wrong'."
>neo
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
100 miles
lately my sleeping pattern has been so screwed up because of that stupid lung infection that I suffered. I've been sleeping at 5-7 in the morning in which i normally i wake up at that time. It really sucks because by the time i wake up, half the day is already gone. Plus there is that feeling of loneliness that you cant avoid when you feel so alone and you got no one to talk to coz everyone is sleeping. then last night, I ended up passingout my bed before 1 am which lead to me waking up at 5:30 this morning. this is probably the 1st time i woke up before 9 am since the semester ended. I decided to take advantage of this moment so i jumped out my bed, took my pills, put on my shoes on then I was out my house to run. I planned on using the same route I used last year which is a 6 mile path around my town of kearny. this is the first time im running since my knee injury in april so Im pacing myself lightly. after 3 miles, my knee started hurting so i had to slow down. I really hate it when my body cant keep up with what my mind wants to do. this plague me my whole life but i really cant do anything about it but to adapt to the situation. during this time is when I had a great idea. I decided to set up a goal for myself. I usually set up goals that are hard but reachable for me (last summer i decided to read 5 books, I ended up finishing 8). this year I decided that im going to run atleast 100 miles for the summer. I already started thinking on how im going to do this. Im planning to run my 6 mile path 2-3 times a week which will be 12-18 miles a week which means I can finish my goal in 6-8 weeks if i stayed with the game plan. It sounds pretty easy but I know already that it wouldnt be specially because of my lifestyle. I already have 3 different vacation plans for the summer and ofcourse driving school, working and searching for a new job is also in my way. this is going to be an interesting summer! anyone wanna bet?
total miles: 6 out of 100
>neo
QOTD:
"Always make your presence felt in such a way that somebody misses you, but let not your absense be so long that somebody starts learning to live without you" -pope Benedict XVI
total miles: 6 out of 100
>neo
QOTD:
"Always make your presence felt in such a way that somebody misses you, but let not your absense be so long that somebody starts learning to live without you" -pope Benedict XVI
Friday, June 12, 2009
good guy
During my days in the den, I remember one dude asking me this question:
“...why do all the bad boys and douchebags always seem to get all the girls?... Do good guys really always finish last? Am I forever doomed unless I start being an asshole??”
I remember asking almost the exact same questions to Dr D when I was a newbie. I basically told him the same answer that Dr.D gave me which is the standard sales pitch for the den:
"Why do you think you're here the 1st place? Because being a good guy is not getting you anywhere. Probably because you're sick and tired of being that guy that is overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated... that's why you are here, to learn how to pick up girls but being a nice guy is not a very good approach to it..."
i really just wanted to say a simple "ofcourse not", but i cant, its a business, We'll loose tons customers if i speak out my opinion about it and this people are willing to pay us thousands of dollars just to learn how to be successful with women. i know its a sad reality that “good” guys have become the proverbial retarded step children of american culture, dropped and dismissed, disgraced and defeated, discarded and defrocked . regardless of where you look, there’s concrete proof that they also consistently get the short end of the romantic stick. it’s always been true, and will probably always continue to be. these facts are inescapable, like a rear naked choke.
right?
wait…right?
wrong.
other than hallmark cards, theres no bigger ongoing scam in american culture than the idea that truly good guys finish “last” romantically.
i have myriad facts to prove my claim, but for the sake of time and space, i’ll only dive into one
a faulty definition of “first”
we have to re-examine this definition of “first”, because if all the good people are finishing last, someone has to be “first”, right? well, if you define “first” as “getting more attention from the opposite sex, and appearing to have more dates and/or prospects“, then yes, maybe those with a bit more of an edge, a bit more swagger, a bit more potential danger, and a bit more superficial sex appeal finish “first” more often.
the thing is, if bagging more chicks is your definition of “first”, then maybe you’re really not all that “good” of a person anyway!
but, if by finishing “first” you mean “having more success finding sincere and loving and compatible mates, and sustaining positive romantic relationships“, then i couldn’t stress “no” strong enough. everybody, regardless of their status and disposition, has difficulty finding this, and i’d even argue that the “not-good” guys and urban models bad girls have the most difficulty, because of the never-ending game and ubiquitous trust issues that come along with that territory and leave them perpetually bitter and jaded.
maybe they won’t win the first couple of sprints, but in the marathon of life, i’ll bet my money on the good guy to finish “first”. maybe that trophy at the end won’t be exactly what they desired, but it aint all about the “trophy” though, is it?
>neo vsb
QOTD:
"Just when you think things cant get any worse, they do. I've learned that life is like an hour glass sand. Sooner or later. everything hits rock bottom, but all you have to do is be patient and wait for something to turn everything back around"
“...why do all the bad boys and douchebags always seem to get all the girls?... Do good guys really always finish last? Am I forever doomed unless I start being an asshole??”
I remember asking almost the exact same questions to Dr D when I was a newbie. I basically told him the same answer that Dr.D gave me which is the standard sales pitch for the den:
"Why do you think you're here the 1st place? Because being a good guy is not getting you anywhere. Probably because you're sick and tired of being that guy that is overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated... that's why you are here, to learn how to pick up girls but being a nice guy is not a very good approach to it..."
i really just wanted to say a simple "ofcourse not", but i cant, its a business, We'll loose tons customers if i speak out my opinion about it and this people are willing to pay us thousands of dollars just to learn how to be successful with women. i know its a sad reality that “good” guys have become the proverbial retarded step children of american culture, dropped and dismissed, disgraced and defeated, discarded and defrocked . regardless of where you look, there’s concrete proof that they also consistently get the short end of the romantic stick. it’s always been true, and will probably always continue to be. these facts are inescapable, like a rear naked choke.
right?
wait…right?
wrong.
other than hallmark cards, theres no bigger ongoing scam in american culture than the idea that truly good guys finish “last” romantically.
i have myriad facts to prove my claim, but for the sake of time and space, i’ll only dive into one
a faulty definition of “first”
we have to re-examine this definition of “first”, because if all the good people are finishing last, someone has to be “first”, right? well, if you define “first” as “getting more attention from the opposite sex, and appearing to have more dates and/or prospects“, then yes, maybe those with a bit more of an edge, a bit more swagger, a bit more potential danger, and a bit more superficial sex appeal finish “first” more often.
the thing is, if bagging more chicks is your definition of “first”, then maybe you’re really not all that “good” of a person anyway!
but, if by finishing “first” you mean “having more success finding sincere and loving and compatible mates, and sustaining positive romantic relationships“, then i couldn’t stress “no” strong enough. everybody, regardless of their status and disposition, has difficulty finding this, and i’d even argue that the “not-good” guys and urban models bad girls have the most difficulty, because of the never-ending game and ubiquitous trust issues that come along with that territory and leave them perpetually bitter and jaded.
maybe they won’t win the first couple of sprints, but in the marathon of life, i’ll bet my money on the good guy to finish “first”. maybe that trophy at the end won’t be exactly what they desired, but it aint all about the “trophy” though, is it?
>neo vsb
QOTD:
"Just when you think things cant get any worse, they do. I've learned that life is like an hour glass sand. Sooner or later. everything hits rock bottom, but all you have to do is be patient and wait for something to turn everything back around"
Friday, May 15, 2009
2nd week of may recap and etc...
okay guys im back with the weeks update:
friday and saturday: i didnt really do anything except work coz mommy is getting frustrated that i only work only when the deadline is almost up which is true lol but i think she shouldnt complain as long as i get the job done. i did my mom just because i dont wanna get in trouble again lol! after work, i watched the school rumble marathon and just realize that i like this show. its pretty funny in a dorky kind of way (just like me!)
sunday: its mother's day and so i decided to spend the day with my mom. we were on the way to get my grand aunty from her house coz shes gonna spend the night on our house when my mom decided to check the mail box and there was a mail for me. it was the result of my state board test. yes! i finally passed! im finally licenced to work in the state of new york! time to find a summer job! i told my mom that that my mothers gift for her lol! and she was really happy that i finally got my CNA license. after that, i spent the rest of the day with my mom and my g.aunty in the mall coz they want to go shopping. i saw JC and geeterly at jersey garden and i think its pretty cool coz i finally know some people from nj other than Dee lol!
monday: this is my craziest day of the week! my mom made me wake up at 6 am to accompany my g. aunty to the philippine consulate. this was actually my 1st time going inside the philippine consulate and we got there pretty early. when we got there, there were mad filipinoes inside and they told us that every monday morning, they sing the philippine national anthem and the filipino pledge allegence. it was so cool! i didnt even know filipinoes got a pledge of allegence! then i took my g aunty to roosevelt ave in queens to get her hair done and this gay filipino stylist was convincing me to be a nurse SMH! then after that, i had to go to class so i dropped of my g aunty at 5 ave coz she wanted to go shopping while i go to class. i picked her up after class and we went home where i took a nap. my mom woke me up coz we had to drop off my g aunty back to her house and i saw a text message from lorelie that she wants to go to her sorority's party. it wouldnt be such a big deal but its at stonybrook, long island! ofcourse i didnt wanna let my drinking buddy down so i said i would go with her after i drop off my g aunty. i got to NYC at 10pm to pickup lorelie at her dorm and we took the LIRR to stony brook. on the train, i kept telling lorelie that it was monday nite and i couldnt believe that we are doing this! we got to stonybrook at 1:25 AM and lorelie's big sister, big brother and another sister picked us up from the train station. it was kinda crazy coz when we got to the sorority house, there was a cop car outside and we had to wait till they left. when we were walking to the house, it was pretty quiet but once someone opened the door... OMG! it was crazy up in there! there was people everywhere! i never really been to a sorority house party before so i didnt really know what to expect. the only word to describe it is CRAZY! there was beer pong tables, girls dancing, a makeshift bar and etc... it been awhile since i've been to a non asian party and i felt kinda out of place but i still had alot of fun especially watching them play beer pong. i thought ray and JP are good at beerpong but this people are no joke! it was the 1st time i saw a duo kill someone in 3 turns. it was jaw dropping! by 4am i was pretty beat already and i ended up sleeping at joanne's room.
tuesday: i didnt really get that much sleep coz we went with one of lorelie's sister to drop some people off then we had to get ready to leave so we wouldnt miss the train. me and lorelie were deciding what stop in the LIRR to get off coz we are kinda in the mood for jollibee and we are pretty hungry but we ended up getting off at forest hills coz i remembered that there is a boston market there. we had the half chicken platter and it was delicious! after lunch, we went to hunter to chill with friends and i ended up staying till 7pm watching a volleyball and handball games. we are all hungry so me, jeeves, jem and guido mike went to st marks to eat. we had milk tea from the J mart, two bros pizza and otafuku takoyaki's. vargas ended up meeting with us at there. i ended up getting home at 10 pm. i took a shower (coz i really felt nasty) then knocked out cold on my bed afterwards.
wednesday: i had to wake up semi early coz i have to go to queens to get my mom's paperworks and money. i got a text message from JP telling me to meet them at prime burger coz we have food journey. i didnt really like their burgers so i ended up getting a grilled cheese sandwich but i dont mind coz i just wanna chill with my homies anyway. after lunch, i stopped by hunter to see if anyone is there but sadly noone is there. i was feeling a little down so i decided to go to momofuku milk bar where they had a new cake. i ended up getting a slice of arnold palmer and banana cake to go. its official, both this cakes are my new fav cakes (sorry myra's mocha cake). then i went to otafuku and j-mart again coz i really wanted more takoyaki and milk tea.
thursday: its joanna and jerome's birthday! i left my house extra early coz i had to get joanna's present. i got to class 5 minutes late lol! but i dont really care coz its my very last day of class. probably my last class in hunter *tears* i chilled with my friends like how i do after class then after joanna's class was done, we decided to take her out. marifelle, diana, nelson, vargas and nico went with us. we 1st went to momofuku milk bar coz i wanted to get joanna a cake from there. i let her pick which one she wants and she decided on the dulce de leche cake. i also got something called a "volcano" (its a pastry with potato, caramelized onion, bacon and cheese sauce inside) coz i saw ed levine's entry about it. it was pretty funny coz they are closing early for a business party and they pretty much wants us to leave that they doubled up on my order so i ended up with 2 volcanos! nelson got alot of stuff there too! he had the ceral milk, pork buns and a ton of cookies. all of them are pretty good! after momofuku, we went to artichoke, we went to artichoke coz its pretty close to where we are and i remember constantly telling jo that im gonna take her there someday and today is that day! we met up with one of joanna's bff there (trish) and i and vargas had the margherita slice while felle and nico got the crab slice, nelson and diana got the artichoke slice and joanna got 6 slices for her family. after artichoke, i went home coz i was really tired. i actually fell asleep after the yankee game was over (10pm?)
im working on another entry so watch out for the pic of my new tattoo!!
Quote of the day:
"True love unspoken is the quickest way to a heavy heart" -warren peace
>neo
friday and saturday: i didnt really do anything except work coz mommy is getting frustrated that i only work only when the deadline is almost up which is true lol but i think she shouldnt complain as long as i get the job done. i did my mom just because i dont wanna get in trouble again lol! after work, i watched the school rumble marathon and just realize that i like this show. its pretty funny in a dorky kind of way (just like me!)
sunday: its mother's day and so i decided to spend the day with my mom. we were on the way to get my grand aunty from her house coz shes gonna spend the night on our house when my mom decided to check the mail box and there was a mail for me. it was the result of my state board test. yes! i finally passed! im finally licenced to work in the state of new york! time to find a summer job! i told my mom that that my mothers gift for her lol! and she was really happy that i finally got my CNA license. after that, i spent the rest of the day with my mom and my g.aunty in the mall coz they want to go shopping. i saw JC and geeterly at jersey garden and i think its pretty cool coz i finally know some people from nj other than Dee lol!
monday: this is my craziest day of the week! my mom made me wake up at 6 am to accompany my g. aunty to the philippine consulate. this was actually my 1st time going inside the philippine consulate and we got there pretty early. when we got there, there were mad filipinoes inside and they told us that every monday morning, they sing the philippine national anthem and the filipino pledge allegence. it was so cool! i didnt even know filipinoes got a pledge of allegence! then i took my g aunty to roosevelt ave in queens to get her hair done and this gay filipino stylist was convincing me to be a nurse SMH! then after that, i had to go to class so i dropped of my g aunty at 5 ave coz she wanted to go shopping while i go to class. i picked her up after class and we went home where i took a nap. my mom woke me up coz we had to drop off my g aunty back to her house and i saw a text message from lorelie that she wants to go to her sorority's party. it wouldnt be such a big deal but its at stonybrook, long island! ofcourse i didnt wanna let my drinking buddy down so i said i would go with her after i drop off my g aunty. i got to NYC at 10pm to pickup lorelie at her dorm and we took the LIRR to stony brook. on the train, i kept telling lorelie that it was monday nite and i couldnt believe that we are doing this! we got to stonybrook at 1:25 AM and lorelie's big sister, big brother and another sister picked us up from the train station. it was kinda crazy coz when we got to the sorority house, there was a cop car outside and we had to wait till they left. when we were walking to the house, it was pretty quiet but once someone opened the door... OMG! it was crazy up in there! there was people everywhere! i never really been to a sorority house party before so i didnt really know what to expect. the only word to describe it is CRAZY! there was beer pong tables, girls dancing, a makeshift bar and etc... it been awhile since i've been to a non asian party and i felt kinda out of place but i still had alot of fun especially watching them play beer pong. i thought ray and JP are good at beerpong but this people are no joke! it was the 1st time i saw a duo kill someone in 3 turns. it was jaw dropping! by 4am i was pretty beat already and i ended up sleeping at joanne's room.
tuesday: i didnt really get that much sleep coz we went with one of lorelie's sister to drop some people off then we had to get ready to leave so we wouldnt miss the train. me and lorelie were deciding what stop in the LIRR to get off coz we are kinda in the mood for jollibee and we are pretty hungry but we ended up getting off at forest hills coz i remembered that there is a boston market there. we had the half chicken platter and it was delicious! after lunch, we went to hunter to chill with friends and i ended up staying till 7pm watching a volleyball and handball games. we are all hungry so me, jeeves, jem and guido mike went to st marks to eat. we had milk tea from the J mart, two bros pizza and otafuku takoyaki's. vargas ended up meeting with us at there. i ended up getting home at 10 pm. i took a shower (coz i really felt nasty) then knocked out cold on my bed afterwards.
wednesday: i had to wake up semi early coz i have to go to queens to get my mom's paperworks and money. i got a text message from JP telling me to meet them at prime burger coz we have food journey. i didnt really like their burgers so i ended up getting a grilled cheese sandwich but i dont mind coz i just wanna chill with my homies anyway. after lunch, i stopped by hunter to see if anyone is there but sadly noone is there. i was feeling a little down so i decided to go to momofuku milk bar where they had a new cake. i ended up getting a slice of arnold palmer and banana cake to go. its official, both this cakes are my new fav cakes (sorry myra's mocha cake). then i went to otafuku and j-mart again coz i really wanted more takoyaki and milk tea.
thursday: its joanna and jerome's birthday! i left my house extra early coz i had to get joanna's present. i got to class 5 minutes late lol! but i dont really care coz its my very last day of class. probably my last class in hunter *tears* i chilled with my friends like how i do after class then after joanna's class was done, we decided to take her out. marifelle, diana, nelson, vargas and nico went with us. we 1st went to momofuku milk bar coz i wanted to get joanna a cake from there. i let her pick which one she wants and she decided on the dulce de leche cake. i also got something called a "volcano" (its a pastry with potato, caramelized onion, bacon and cheese sauce inside) coz i saw ed levine's entry about it. it was pretty funny coz they are closing early for a business party and they pretty much wants us to leave that they doubled up on my order so i ended up with 2 volcanos! nelson got alot of stuff there too! he had the ceral milk, pork buns and a ton of cookies. all of them are pretty good! after momofuku, we went to artichoke, we went to artichoke coz its pretty close to where we are and i remember constantly telling jo that im gonna take her there someday and today is that day! we met up with one of joanna's bff there (trish) and i and vargas had the margherita slice while felle and nico got the crab slice, nelson and diana got the artichoke slice and joanna got 6 slices for her family. after artichoke, i went home coz i was really tired. i actually fell asleep after the yankee game was over (10pm?)
im working on another entry so watch out for the pic of my new tattoo!!
Quote of the day:
"True love unspoken is the quickest way to a heavy heart" -warren peace
>neo
Friday, May 8, 2009
1st week of May!
hey guys! there is not really much happend to me this week except dancing at the poh show, freddy's bday at space 212 and a new tattoo. yes! a new tattoo! im suppose to go today but due to a series of chained events, i ended up going a day early. i got an "eye of horus" on my right shoulder. its an egyptian symbol that suppose to bring protection and good luck to the bearer. and it is also a tribute to the 6 senses (hear, see, smell, touch, feel and thought). i wasnt really prepared when i got to the tattoo parlor. i had an idea but thats all i had. thank god the dude in the parlor is very good with photoshop. he basically worked with me till i was more than satisfied with the final design (i made the eye a little bit chinky coz i am filipino lol). i felt kinda bad that we took a long time with the final design coz the main reason i was there was joanna. she was getting her 1st tattoo and she "want and need" me to be there (aww!). too bad i missed the 1st pricks but other than that, i was right there by her side telling her to breath so she wouldnt faint lol! this is my 2nd tattoo so i kinda know what kind of pain to expect already. its pretty much tolerable, the only notable fact was that my tattoo artist is an old korean lady that kept calling me "baby" which made me a little uncomfortable but it was all good. i dont have any pics of my tat yet coz im kinda selfconcious with my body right now lol! gimme 2 weeks after the scabbing is done and i'll post it promise!
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speaking of promises, here is one:
as most of you know already, i love quotes. so here the quote of the day!
"If you love something set it free, if it returns it was meant to be..."
you guys probably heard this quote a million times before and in my opinion, its pretty much overly used by people to comfort someone that is going thru a break up. nope, im not going thru a breakup (far from it) but the reason its on my mind right now is, what would you do if they do come back but you dont feel the same anymore? its been a re-occuring problem for me and yea i know i sound such an asshole for not taking them back but COME ON NOW!!!!! its been 1 , 2 and fucking 7 years ago!!! and still expecting me to have arms wide open for them?! are you fucking kidding me?! im apologizing for my ranting lol! but i've learned so much through the years and a clear lesson i've learned is to never make someone a priority when they only make you an option. i believe this is a very sad example for this especially because it makes me look like their very last option *tears* lol. i dont really know what to do but right now instead of thinking too much about this, im just gonna smile and enjoy life. i hope you guys are doing the same =)
>neo
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speaking of promises, here is one:
as most of you know already, i love quotes. so here the quote of the day!
"If you love something set it free, if it returns it was meant to be..."
you guys probably heard this quote a million times before and in my opinion, its pretty much overly used by people to comfort someone that is going thru a break up. nope, im not going thru a breakup (far from it) but the reason its on my mind right now is, what would you do if they do come back but you dont feel the same anymore? its been a re-occuring problem for me and yea i know i sound such an asshole for not taking them back but COME ON NOW!!!!! its been 1 , 2 and fucking 7 years ago!!! and still expecting me to have arms wide open for them?! are you fucking kidding me?! im apologizing for my ranting lol! but i've learned so much through the years and a clear lesson i've learned is to never make someone a priority when they only make you an option. i believe this is a very sad example for this especially because it makes me look like their very last option *tears* lol. i dont really know what to do but right now instead of thinking too much about this, im just gonna smile and enjoy life. i hope you guys are doing the same =)
>neo
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The craziest man of the year goes to...
okay heres the recap of my week:
-wednesday: there was filming for the poh show and i ended up being an extra for it then after that i had dance practice were i taught tristan and ling the dance just incase one of the dancers cant make it. after dance practice, me, lorelie, guido mike and j.d. went to artichoke coz i was craving that pizza every since i was in the poconos. lorelie and mike got the crab slice, j.d. had the margherita and i had the spinach/ artichoke slice. i was satisfied with the pizza (consider it my quick fix when i cant go to difara). after artichoke, lorelie needed some sweat pants for dance practices so we went to forever 21 but unfortunately, they didnt have any sweatpants. after trying to shop we realized that we are still hungry so we tried going to chipotle but it was close so we just ended up walking to shake shack and we had some lemon merengue frozen custard which was pretty good. after shake shack, i walked lorelie to her dorm and took the 12 midnight path train. i ended up being home at 12:30 am.
-thursday: i had class but ended up missing it coz im lazy and i got distracted with jon and kate plus 8 but i did go to cna board practice for the 1st time and all i can say is that alot has change since i took the test like the privacy issue and the wheel locks on the beds. i felt like a fish out of water but thank god for this filipina that helped me out to get used to it. after practice, i had another dance practice but it wasnt as bad as i expected. then after that, me and vargas decided to go may's for some udon, takoyaki and musubi. pretty decent price for japanese food. i got home at 12:30 am again.
-friday: as i posted last time my left knee was pretty much sore but i still ended up going to dance practice, at the dance practice jamie gave us our costumes which is a red satin pants for guys. after practice, me, dunhill, marifelle, lorelie and ling left to go to my birthday celebration with the "famalay". i felt kinda bad that we were late coz ray, denise and kristyn waited outside the restaurant for us. this year i decided to celebrate my bday at picnic garden which is an all you can eat korean bbq joint. i really like it there coz 1st of all i love korean food and 2nd you pay the same price you pay on any korean bbq at ktown but you get to eat as much as you can! the only thing i hate about it is that i smell like smoke afterwards. after dinner, me, lorelie and ling went to a corner store were ling bought me a scratch off card. too bad i didnt win anything but its all good. im gonna keep that card on my memory box. the three of us took the bus to main st. flushing then we took the 7 train where ling was approached by a creepy dude and asked him for a looseleaf paper lol! then while waiting for the transfer to the yellow line, ling and lorelie were racing who will be the 1st to greet me happy birthday via txt msg. it was pretty funny coz ling had a digital watch and lorelie just cheated and txted me before he could press send lol! this year is one of the more memorable bday coz this is the 1st year that i actually got people that i love next to me when the clock struck at 12 am. i walked lorelie back to the dorm then i took the cab to the path station. i got home at 2:30 am.
-saturday: my actually birthday! i wokeup with crazy amount of facebook greetings then my mom made order chinese noodles and chicken wings for good luck. after lunch, i went to my final dance practice of the week. everything was going great till my right knee buckled while i was doing the awkward jumps part of the dance. i was really surprise that i injured my right knee coz it was the left knee was the one hurting the day before. my right knee started to swell up pretty quickly to the point that i couldnt walk anymore. i was starting panic that my whole bday plan will be cancelled because of this but i was really determined to go on. the vargas brothers got me ace bandages and instant cold pack (it was so cool! i didnt even know those exist, all you have to do is pop the seal and it starts to get really cold!). i ended up limping my way to congee village. i choose this restaurant because its cheap and it specialize on large groups. me, joanna, lorelie, carla, ron, dunhill, ralph, jp, pico, mike v and marvin were escorted to one of their VIP private rooms which was so awesome! jerome and red alittle late. congee village is a family style restaurant so we ordered alot of food and shared it. the food was very good esp. the peking porkchop and the beef chow fun. we had such a great time specially with the lazy susan videos, church mass parody, dunhill's bare chest pics and ralph's kor-ri-yah num-ba-wan jokes. oh yeah, ralph and carla thought i could speak chinese coz of my conversation with the waiter lol! when the bill came, i was so suprised that it was only $106. i was expecting a $200 bill. the funny thing was the name of our waiter was jet li so i can proudly say that i was served chinese food by jet li for my bday lol! after congee village, we took the train to space 212 were i realize that my knee was getting worse but i just sucked it up. when we got outside space 212, we saw that they have bouncers that night which means that some of us cant go in esp. marvin who was only 17. we were about to walk away when a korean girl started yelling "hey you! comeback i know you!" then i remember that she was the same girl from phil's mr pi celebration where i spent $400. i was so happy that she got everybody in. inside space, i ordered 2 pineapple soju and 1 cranberry soju (coz ron is allergic to pineapple). we took 3 (double) shots then joanna, lorelie, carla, ron and the vargas brothers left. it was me, pico, jerome and red were left (dunhill and ralph went straight home from congee village). it was okay coz nelson and diana came alittle bit after they left. we had like 3 more bottles of pineapple sjou, 2 bottles of cranberry, one regular soju and one called "space" soju (yes i can say that we drank space that night lol). the korean girl that got us in stopped by our table and took shots with us. then someone told her it was my bday and she ended up buying me a shot then another bottle of soju but we were about to leave. before we leave, i asked her name and it was jai. she told me that if i every have problem getting in the lounge, tell the bouncer that i am her friend then she made me give her a kiss and hug. after space, i took the path train (it was only 12:30 am) but mom wanted me home early coz i have church the next day. my knee was really swollen by this time but it was just getting held up by the bandage. i ended up calling my bro if he can get me a ride home. luckly he was at jersey city and he picked me up from journal square. we stopped by his friend mark's house to say whatsup to his friends and pickup his gf then went home. i got home at 1:30 am. i basically came home late 4 straight days in a row thank god i didnt get in trouble with mommy.
-sunday: i wokeup and my knee wasnt that bad but still cant bend it. it was really hot so instead of wearing my typical dress shirt i decided to wear a barong to church. it was the traditional barong that my ninang got me from the philippines. everybody in church were surprise to see me in a barong then when the sermon was about to start, one of the ushers approached me and told me that they were kinda short staffed and if i can volunteer to help out. at 1st he asked me if im comfortable leading the prayer but i told him i really am not so i just ended up being an usher helping out collecting the envelopes with money (just a note, i did this while i was limping). being an usher wasnt that bad but at the end of the sermon, me and my mom were about to leave but the pastor remembered that it was my birthday the day before and decided to sing happy birthday to me in traditional and christian version accompanied by piano and an organ. i was kinda embarassed coz i dont really like having the spotlight on me but i really appreciate what they did. when we got home, i took a nap on the couch with my leg up and with an ice pack. when i wokeup, i can slightly bend my knee and can walk semi proper. i even threw out the garbage that nite.
-monday: it was almost a regular day except for the fact that my knee is still slightly swollen. i was lucky that i didnt really have to walk that much except for going to cna board practice. practice was very good. i was more comfortable with the skills. i just hope i dont get panicky on the actual test.
-tuesday: today my knee is a little better but still not 100%. i decided to continue my workout which turned out great. i used the swiss ball so i didnt put any pressure on my knee. after doing some work im planning to go to dno later tonite. its been awhile since we had a dno and im excited.
there you have it! a recap of my week! i cant believe i actually remembered all this details!!!
p.s. i know i promised field reports atleast onces a month but it sad to say this but i decided to retire from the whole thing and start working to be a better man. dont worry, im planning to post past stories of my life both sad and funny. im also planning to start posting my philosophies (thats what i call my rants about the society lol). till next time!
>neo
-wednesday: there was filming for the poh show and i ended up being an extra for it then after that i had dance practice were i taught tristan and ling the dance just incase one of the dancers cant make it. after dance practice, me, lorelie, guido mike and j.d. went to artichoke coz i was craving that pizza every since i was in the poconos. lorelie and mike got the crab slice, j.d. had the margherita and i had the spinach/ artichoke slice. i was satisfied with the pizza (consider it my quick fix when i cant go to difara). after artichoke, lorelie needed some sweat pants for dance practices so we went to forever 21 but unfortunately, they didnt have any sweatpants. after trying to shop we realized that we are still hungry so we tried going to chipotle but it was close so we just ended up walking to shake shack and we had some lemon merengue frozen custard which was pretty good. after shake shack, i walked lorelie to her dorm and took the 12 midnight path train. i ended up being home at 12:30 am.
-thursday: i had class but ended up missing it coz im lazy and i got distracted with jon and kate plus 8 but i did go to cna board practice for the 1st time and all i can say is that alot has change since i took the test like the privacy issue and the wheel locks on the beds. i felt like a fish out of water but thank god for this filipina that helped me out to get used to it. after practice, i had another dance practice but it wasnt as bad as i expected. then after that, me and vargas decided to go may's for some udon, takoyaki and musubi. pretty decent price for japanese food. i got home at 12:30 am again.
-friday: as i posted last time my left knee was pretty much sore but i still ended up going to dance practice, at the dance practice jamie gave us our costumes which is a red satin pants for guys. after practice, me, dunhill, marifelle, lorelie and ling left to go to my birthday celebration with the "famalay". i felt kinda bad that we were late coz ray, denise and kristyn waited outside the restaurant for us. this year i decided to celebrate my bday at picnic garden which is an all you can eat korean bbq joint. i really like it there coz 1st of all i love korean food and 2nd you pay the same price you pay on any korean bbq at ktown but you get to eat as much as you can! the only thing i hate about it is that i smell like smoke afterwards. after dinner, me, lorelie and ling went to a corner store were ling bought me a scratch off card. too bad i didnt win anything but its all good. im gonna keep that card on my memory box. the three of us took the bus to main st. flushing then we took the 7 train where ling was approached by a creepy dude and asked him for a looseleaf paper lol! then while waiting for the transfer to the yellow line, ling and lorelie were racing who will be the 1st to greet me happy birthday via txt msg. it was pretty funny coz ling had a digital watch and lorelie just cheated and txted me before he could press send lol! this year is one of the more memorable bday coz this is the 1st year that i actually got people that i love next to me when the clock struck at 12 am. i walked lorelie back to the dorm then i took the cab to the path station. i got home at 2:30 am.
-saturday: my actually birthday! i wokeup with crazy amount of facebook greetings then my mom made order chinese noodles and chicken wings for good luck. after lunch, i went to my final dance practice of the week. everything was going great till my right knee buckled while i was doing the awkward jumps part of the dance. i was really surprise that i injured my right knee coz it was the left knee was the one hurting the day before. my right knee started to swell up pretty quickly to the point that i couldnt walk anymore. i was starting panic that my whole bday plan will be cancelled because of this but i was really determined to go on. the vargas brothers got me ace bandages and instant cold pack (it was so cool! i didnt even know those exist, all you have to do is pop the seal and it starts to get really cold!). i ended up limping my way to congee village. i choose this restaurant because its cheap and it specialize on large groups. me, joanna, lorelie, carla, ron, dunhill, ralph, jp, pico, mike v and marvin were escorted to one of their VIP private rooms which was so awesome! jerome and red alittle late. congee village is a family style restaurant so we ordered alot of food and shared it. the food was very good esp. the peking porkchop and the beef chow fun. we had such a great time specially with the lazy susan videos, church mass parody, dunhill's bare chest pics and ralph's kor-ri-yah num-ba-wan jokes. oh yeah, ralph and carla thought i could speak chinese coz of my conversation with the waiter lol! when the bill came, i was so suprised that it was only $106. i was expecting a $200 bill. the funny thing was the name of our waiter was jet li so i can proudly say that i was served chinese food by jet li for my bday lol! after congee village, we took the train to space 212 were i realize that my knee was getting worse but i just sucked it up. when we got outside space 212, we saw that they have bouncers that night which means that some of us cant go in esp. marvin who was only 17. we were about to walk away when a korean girl started yelling "hey you! comeback i know you!" then i remember that she was the same girl from phil's mr pi celebration where i spent $400. i was so happy that she got everybody in. inside space, i ordered 2 pineapple soju and 1 cranberry soju (coz ron is allergic to pineapple). we took 3 (double) shots then joanna, lorelie, carla, ron and the vargas brothers left. it was me, pico, jerome and red were left (dunhill and ralph went straight home from congee village). it was okay coz nelson and diana came alittle bit after they left. we had like 3 more bottles of pineapple sjou, 2 bottles of cranberry, one regular soju and one called "space" soju (yes i can say that we drank space that night lol). the korean girl that got us in stopped by our table and took shots with us. then someone told her it was my bday and she ended up buying me a shot then another bottle of soju but we were about to leave. before we leave, i asked her name and it was jai. she told me that if i every have problem getting in the lounge, tell the bouncer that i am her friend then she made me give her a kiss and hug. after space, i took the path train (it was only 12:30 am) but mom wanted me home early coz i have church the next day. my knee was really swollen by this time but it was just getting held up by the bandage. i ended up calling my bro if he can get me a ride home. luckly he was at jersey city and he picked me up from journal square. we stopped by his friend mark's house to say whatsup to his friends and pickup his gf then went home. i got home at 1:30 am. i basically came home late 4 straight days in a row thank god i didnt get in trouble with mommy.
-sunday: i wokeup and my knee wasnt that bad but still cant bend it. it was really hot so instead of wearing my typical dress shirt i decided to wear a barong to church. it was the traditional barong that my ninang got me from the philippines. everybody in church were surprise to see me in a barong then when the sermon was about to start, one of the ushers approached me and told me that they were kinda short staffed and if i can volunteer to help out. at 1st he asked me if im comfortable leading the prayer but i told him i really am not so i just ended up being an usher helping out collecting the envelopes with money (just a note, i did this while i was limping). being an usher wasnt that bad but at the end of the sermon, me and my mom were about to leave but the pastor remembered that it was my birthday the day before and decided to sing happy birthday to me in traditional and christian version accompanied by piano and an organ. i was kinda embarassed coz i dont really like having the spotlight on me but i really appreciate what they did. when we got home, i took a nap on the couch with my leg up and with an ice pack. when i wokeup, i can slightly bend my knee and can walk semi proper. i even threw out the garbage that nite.
-monday: it was almost a regular day except for the fact that my knee is still slightly swollen. i was lucky that i didnt really have to walk that much except for going to cna board practice. practice was very good. i was more comfortable with the skills. i just hope i dont get panicky on the actual test.
-tuesday: today my knee is a little better but still not 100%. i decided to continue my workout which turned out great. i used the swiss ball so i didnt put any pressure on my knee. after doing some work im planning to go to dno later tonite. its been awhile since we had a dno and im excited.
there you have it! a recap of my week! i cant believe i actually remembered all this details!!!
p.s. i know i promised field reports atleast onces a month but it sad to say this but i decided to retire from the whole thing and start working to be a better man. dont worry, im planning to post past stories of my life both sad and funny. im also planning to start posting my philosophies (thats what i call my rants about the society lol). till next time!
>neo
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