Graduation

I'm just waiting for my bro right now from his graduation dance. He just graduated from Grade 8 and I'm just proud of him. Honour roll just like his big bro. Anyway, I'm just too damn tired right now and I can't wait to go home and sleep. Tomorrow is a busy day. Have a goodnite people!

Peace of Mind and The Godfathers

I can honestly say that I've come at peace with myself because I've forgiven and let go of all the wrong doings of my enemies. It's an easy thing to say but it's even harder to do, but everyone deserves a second chance even if they don't ask for it. For years, I've had such a heavy heart for a certain individual and just the thought of forgetting what they had done to me never came to mind. For so long, I have wanted them to suffer as much as I suffered when they caused me such pain. But I didn't know how I would do this. I wasn't sure if it was worth spending a second plotting against them and planning my revenge. It was just recently that I found out the situation this individual was in and let me tell you that the severity of what they are going through, even I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Right there and then, my thoughts about this person changed from hating them to sympathizing them. The thoughts of trying to hurt them emotionally suddenly vanished and I just felt like I wanted to support them any way I can. I never imagined speaking to them, let alone trying to comfort them but fate, destiny, karma or whatever you may call it, has a funny way of bringing me closer to them. I've learned that life's too short to spend anytime hating/disliking anyone, so I'm just trying to be positive as best as I can.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that. Sorry for the lack of postings lately but hey it seems like I've been getting a number of visitors who have been choosing the 'Not Like' option for some odd reason. It's all good though.

On a happier note, I probably had the 2nd best date with the ladyfriend this past Friday. We first had breakfast at Cora's Breakfast & Lunch. I had this cinnamon toast looking thing with some sausages, egg and half a plate full of fruits (Note: I ate my first kiwi fruit and I am officially not a fan of it). After that, I took her to Riverwood Conservancy formerly known as Mississauga Garden Park. It's an amazing place to just look and admire nature. It kinda sucked because we were in nice clothing and you really need to wear something comfortable. We saw a number of wildlife from squirrels to chipmunks to a random doe we saw, which my girl acknowledged as "Bambi's mother"...yeah I know she died in the movie, but whatever, I'll give her that one. After that we went to No Frills to do my groceries and that whole experience made me realize how much I enjoy doing simple things with her. We finished in record time and we never missed an item on the list my mom gave me. Our last destination in Mississauga was at Kariya Park. The park honours the twin-city relationship between Mississauga and Kariya, Japan. I'll post pictures later so you guys can see the 'Japanese' tough to the park. We almost got attacked my a flock of Canadian Geese and I fully blame my girl for wearing a hot pink shirt that day because they looked like they were about to attack her. In that same day, we went downtown Toronto for an art exhibit at George Brown College. It wasn't my type of setting only because people seemed so sophisticated and whatnot. But yeah, we enjoyed ourselves and the food that was served there...hmmmmmm roast beef sandwich and smoked cheese. To end the night off we watched "He's Just Not That Into You" and man that movie is jokes. I didn't finish it and I've yet to borrow it from my girl to see what happens in the end. Definitely recommend that. Overall, I loved that day. It's definitely worth planning all of that.

Saturday night, I went to All Stars for some chicken wings. A couple of the Godfathers were there w/ their ladyfriends, the rest were MIA because they were at a graduation. But yeah, had a good time meeting Christina (you know who you are) and she's really nice to Flow, but hey I still have to run her through the screening process. I thought I would order just the regular Honey & Garlic flavoured wings but I thought I wanted to try something new (the ladyfriend insists that I try new things). I had what they called over there the 'Pandora's Box' and man, it's probably my 2nd favourite flavour after Honey & Garlic. The taste of it is pretty much like H&G but it had a nice spicy kick to it which is not too bad for me. We ended up reaching the graduation so some of the Godfathers were there (Rolando and VIP was still MIA) and I saw my girl along with our other friends. Overall a goodnight to spend with everyone. I couldn't miss another chill session because I've been MIA from all the other functions for the past week. Had to make this up to them.

You might be wondering who The Godfathers are. Funny thing is they don't know they're the Godfathers, I kinda just made it up today and it just stuck. Well it consists of MC, Flow, Franco, VIP, Rolando, Big K, AD3 and me. Just a bunch of us guys who grew up together and have created bonds throughout the years. There's a number of non-members who are affiliations but we'll discuss that later.

Sunday morning I went to the dentist with the family and I just had a filling done. Initially I thought I would've had my teeth cleaned but we didn't have much time because we got there at 10:30AM and we left at 1:00PM. So next time that's probably what I'm goin' to get done. We had Harvey's after, nothing too special about that. Sunday was just a beautiful day but it just felt nice being lazy and lying around. It was an okay Father's Day as well, but whatever it's just one of the marketing schemes that our society has embraced.

It's 11:19PM right now, I'm not sure what time I started posting because my friend gave me a call saying that they had broken up with their significant other. I don't want to go into too many details but I earnestly believe that they have done the best thing for them and their relationship. They have been talking to a 'potential' so the whole situation for them right now is pretty much bitter sweet.

So that's pretty much all for now. I'll post up pictures of our adventure and I'll try to upload more things in the future.

Until then, peace mofos.

Pinoy

Rise from the Ashes

Man, it's been quite a long time since I thought about updating this blog. I've been really really swamped lately, but I shouldn't complain because a friend of mine has decided to help me out with a project for work. I pretty much owe her a lot after what she's done for me. With that said, I've been very tired just because my work requires me to start at 3:30PM and end at 9:30PM. By the time I get home, I'm pretty much dead and have no energy to do anything. Except Sims 3. That game is addicting. I've only created one character (mine of course) and I'm already engaged so much. I hope it's not another World of Warcraft phase I'm going through.

In other news, I really want to get into Adobe's Creative Suite. I just find that it's such a good asset to have in today's workplace. Doesn't matter what field you're in, Photoshop/Illustrator users are on high demand. If you guys know of any good books (no not a 'Photoshop for Dummies' book), send it over my way.

I realized that I would not be able to get to where I am right now without my family, friends and God. Just had to plug that in.

Until then, God bless and Peace out mofos

Blood Test and Long Awaited Update

Woah, I feel like such a stranger to this. Sorry for the lack of updates. These past couple of days/weeks have been very hectic for me. Just the whole job transition from one department to another took a whole lot getting used to. From faster pace to something slower and more relaxing, I sometimes find myself not having enough to do. I talked to my manager about it and now he's given things to do. I'll talk more about my new job later because I'm currently in the lab about to a blood test done :S. Yeah, I'm just hoping nothing is wrong with me. But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to make sure everything is functioning in your body. Until next time folks - I miss updating this thing, for real. Peace.

P.M.
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American Idol - Top 3 Result

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Oh man, I was feelin' a lot of anxiousness and excitement last night when A.I. was about to give out the results for Tuesday night's performance. When Ryan called Kris' name first, I just had a wonderful feeling of relief. One more week Kris, one more week. I felt sorry for Danny, but honestly, if he was in the top 2 with Kris, he would get murked! And although Adam may seem like the crowd/judge favourite, he can't measure up to Kris' down to earth swagger. No homo. But anyway, I have my money on Kris and even if he doesn't win, I'd still rather be a Kris fan than an Adam fan. Sure Adam's creativity is on a whole 'nother level (similar style to David Cook from last season) but damn, his voice is just annoying.

Kris (bottom left) and Adam (top middle) are the finalists.

I'm currently at work right now, counting down the days when I leave for my new position and not to mention my birthday. Just got paid today as well and I gotta thank God for getting me through the past couple of weeks. I'm contemplating about getting my DSi today, still hesitant but I think it's a go. Anyway, tonight is the season finale for Supernatural. I'm definitely stoked about watching it. I know it's going to be a while until the 5th season, but it's worth the wait. Guess I'll just watch all the episodes starting from the 1st season. I'm not sure where the show will go after next season. It's kind of hard to add anything else to the story, since they basically made their way to the main plot.

American Idol - Top 3

There are things that I don't like to admit about myself, but I just have to speak openly about a a particular show I like to watch - American Idol. Tonight's show was just crazy! Now, I don't really care much about Danny or that rocker fellow, but I am definitely a fan of Kris Allen. His rendition of 'Heartless' by Kanye West was absolutely amazing. I mean I've heard The Fray do a cover of that song, but Kris' version was definitely much better. Even better than K.West's version, but don't tell him that otherwise he's ego will feel threatened. His version of 'Apologize' was not that great - just mediocre. I understood what Kara and Randy were trying to say about him doing something more to that song than just playing behind the piano, but hey he did his best. If I hadn't heard that song, I would be convinced that it was his song to begin with.



In other news, what's up with the nude/scandalous celebrity photos showing up lately? First, it was that Miss California chick, then Cassie and now Rihanna. I dunno, just an observation of mine I suppose. Don't get me wrong, they are very attractive in more ways than one, but man, I'm just not feelin' the whole 'invasion of privacy' issue. Obviously those pictures were meant for someone else. Guess a person's word of honour isn't worth much these days.

Feelin' tired even though I only had a short day at work. I have decided to get myself a DSi along with an Acekard 2i to download my games. I'll be trading in my DS for a $65 credit (and trust my DS is worth that much since the top screen is a bit flimsy) towards a brand new DSi. I thought of getting either a DSi, a DSLR, an Xbox 360 or an acoustic guitar for my birthday, and I think I might get 2 out of the 4 (one of them being the DSi).

Life is just amazing these days. And speaking of which, I just wanted to make an announcement that I'll be starting my new job either on the 19th or 25th. I'll be working the new Fine Arts Building for George Brown College Continuing Education. As for the duties that I'll be doing...not to sure, but I know I'll be taking care of the operation of the building. And no, I don't know what my position is either. All I know is that I'm getting paid more and doing a lot less than my previous job. Can't knock me down for that. :D

Well I'm getting tired, sorry but there's no Big Up Monday until next week when it's Victoria Day in Canada. I might be getting the condo to myself. Not sure, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one. Party? Maybe a small get together with the friends. Sleepover? Most likely - if they feel like it.

Anyway, this is it for now. Goodnight mofos. Peace. Oh btw, here's today's Babe of the Day:...errr I'm kind of frustrated because I can't find a decent and beautiful looking BOTD. Next time.

"He's Going For The Dungeon..."

So the boys and I were hanging out at a local Booster Juice, when we witnessed one of the most hilarious and entertaining videos to be recorded via Blackberry. I swear you gotta be cautious with what you do these days. Enjoy!

P.M.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Template got boring. Currently looking for new and better looking templates.

P.M.

Happy Mother's Day!

Just wanted to do a quick post for Mother's Day. I gotta show love to my mom, my grandma and my 2 aunts. I am privileged to have 4 moms to look after me. They raised me up and made me who I am today. I don't tell them enough that I love them, but I hope that the little things I do for them at least counts for me saying that I love them. Peace.

P.M.

Colour Template

Well I've been struggling to find the perfect colours to compliment each other for the theme I have going on...and so far, I have been getting no luck. I should really invest sometime looking at the other templates. Perhaps I'll get an idea or two. *sighs* Goodnight everyone.

P.M.

Chicken Ala Carte

Just a video my friend posted up on Facebook. It made me realize the many things I take for granted each day. Hope you take in the message of the video.

"One man's trash, is the next man's treasure."

LMAO

Just saw this video and I thought I just had to share.

Big Nike Low

Now, I'm not into fashion nor do I read much about fashion, but when I see something captivating I just have to get on it.

Nike has released Big Nike in a new low-top form. And as for you sneaker heads out there, you know this sh*t is going to be hot off the shelves once it hits stores. The Japanese writing (Katana) simply puts the cherry on the cake.

Check it out at Hypebeast.com

P.M.

Couple's Day Off

Just chillin at H&M waitin for the lady friend to try on some clothes. She just finished her last exam for the year so she's doin some shopping therapy. We had Spring Rolls for lunch and it tasted as good as ever. The downtown location seems to taste better than the one near Square One. I bought my very first cardigan from Forever 21 and I'm definitely convinced that the Canadian collection for men is better than the one across the border. Anyway, we're off to see 17 Again at Yorkdale. But before that we're goin to stop by American Eagle to buy my mom's present. Peace out mofos.

P.M.

BIG UP MONDAY - May 4th Edition

So I found sometime at home to do a Big Up Monday and I'm sorry that it's a bit late. Anyway, things have been pretty hectic lately - hectic work schedule, responsibilities, relationships etc. Nonetheless, I haven't been this occupied in a while. I was just recently offered a new job as well at a different department. I think it will open more opportunities and experience for me in the long run. I also that hope I can finally stop working and start having a career instead. Life couldn't get any better for me at this point in time. I'm blessed beyond belief.

To start things off, I have been watching a number of movies here and there. Some I've watched 5 or 10 times in my life, while others I just recently discovered through my dad (he's a real movie junkie and movies are probably the biggest thing we have in common). With that said, I thought I'd point out some of the movies I've watched recently.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Now, I've been a big fan of X-Men as long as I can remember and let me just say that this movie was a bit of an upset for someone like me. As a movie straying away from the X-Men Trilogy, it could've potentially done well but there was just a lack of depth in the story line and characters. Most of the times, I found myself thinking, "WTF is going on here?! That's not what happened!" and I honestly felt they let down a lot of the hardcore X-Men fans out there. Now, I don't want to give away too much of the movie especially to those who haven't seen it, but half of the skills/powers that Deadpool had in the movie, he didn't even have in the comic books that I read. Anyway, still a good effort for pulling off a new twist with the Wolverine story line. I, unfortunately, will only give it a 2.5/5. It would've been a 3, if I hadn't seen the bootleg version. By the way, which ending did you see after the first set of credits?

Forever Strong

This movie was a real surprise for me. Initially, I didn't want to watch this movie when my dad asked me to watch it with him, but after watching it, I can say that it's one of my favourite movies. I'm not sure why I never heard about this movie until now because it says it was release in Fall 2008. But anyway, the story is about a juvenile delinquent who plays American rugby but gets sent off to juvy. He eventually learns how to be a better person when he is brought on to a rival team. That's just the 'jist' of it and I really hate giving away the story. It stars Sean Faris, the guy from Never Back Down (also a favourite). I think he has the potential to be the next big actor if given the right role. Anyway, this movie gets a 4/5 for me. Definitely a must rent for anyone.

The Wood

One of my all time favourite movies about friendship, brotherhood and becoming into a man. For those who have seen it, you all know how funny and real this movie is. I felt like I was connected with every single character this movie had. You have the guy who always screws up, the guy who always thinks he's the best and the guy who brings the whole group together. This is what most movies are lacking these days...realistic characters. Anyway, I'm not going to get into that.
Well the whole movie is basically about a bunch of guys growing up in 'The Wood' (aka. Inglewood, California) facing what regular teenagers face this time and age - girls, girls, girls. And also about life in general and growing up to be a man. I don't think this movie could be any bettera and to top it all of, it was laced with an outstanding soundtrack (from Ahmad's 'Back In The Day Remix to Whodini to R. Kelly to Luther Vandross' If This World Were Mine'). I will give this a 6/5, nuff said.

Well, this whole month there are just too many things I'm looking forward to in theatres. Here's what they are:

• Star Trek (2009) - It has Spock and it's directed by McG. You say 'Who's McG?!', I say get out of here.
  
• Angels & Demons - A very controversial film, I might watch it just for the heck of watching it
  
• The Brothers Bloom - I just have a huge crush on Rachel Weisz
  
• Terminator Salvation - Coming out on May 21st, 2009, which is on my 23rd birthday. Now you know where I'm going to be on that day.
  
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - First movie was surprisingly funny and brilliant. It was only a matter of time before a second movie came out.
  
• Drag Me to Hell - Scared the f*ck out of me. Gypsies are scary. Lesson learned from watching the trailer 'Be nice to everyone...especially to old ladies that have poor dental hygiene.'
  
• Disney's Up - Boy scouts are the sh*t for the summer.
  

For sure I know that I'm going to be poor this month :P. Which movies do you think will be a hit in the box office for the next couple of weeks?

Second on today's Big Up Monday list - Video Games. If I haven't posted yet how much of a nerd I am when it comes to video games, then I'm just going to say it now - I'm a nerd when it comes to videos games.

Lately, I haven't really been involved in anything hardcore. Except maybe Pokemon. I put Killzone 2 on hiatus (even though I bought the 2 new maps they had available for download). I'm currently putting in a lot of hours on my DS and evolving all the Pokemons that I have. I know I sound like a loser right now, but if I'm going to be pationate about anything, it's going to be either about video games or art. In this case, it's about video games.

I'v recently downloaded a couple of DS games as well:

• Super Robot Taisen OG Sage: Endless Frontier - Just literally downloaded it today, I haven't immersed myself too much into it. But it looks like there are 36DDs on the lady characters.
  
• Rhythm Heaven - I haven't played it but the lady friend says that it's fun. I think it's the game where they had Beyonce in the commercial.
• Grand Theft Auto : Chinatown Wars - The best game on the DS.
• Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure - What more can you ask for when you can play as a senior citizen who wears a magical fedora that causes him to turn 30 years younger and has a cane that can shoot bullets?
• Pokemon Platinum - Nuff said.
• Gardening Mama -From the guys who brought you Cooking Mama, they just couldn't stop at the kitchen and now they've taken your garden by storm. Haven't played it only because I think the game file is hands-off territory laid out by the lady friend.
  

For those of you wondering, "How does he have so many games?" To answer that, no I do not buy my games, I just download DS ROMS for free. I have not spent a single penny on a DS video game since I first bought my DS console. Get at me if you are interested in free DS games.

As for the PS3 console, like I said, I have put that on hiatus. I'm not home most of the times, so I don't have the time to play on my PS3. However, I do download a couple of demos and downloadable content here and there. I'm currently updated on all the available Little Big Planet costumes. Most recent download is the Egyptian themed costumes. Here's an example of some of the costumes which I currently have (these are kind of old). One of my favourite packs.

The costumes are what's got me hooked onto the game. I'm not into the whole ground breaking level making concept they have going on, but I can't hate on them for giving that option to the players.

I have my eyes set out on a couple of games coming out on the PS3 within this month and I've categorized them into Rent First, Must Have and Rent First then (if amazing) Must Have:

Must Have

• inFamous - It's a must have because my brother is going buy it and will therefore end up in my collection. That and I think this will be another open-world game similar to GTA4.
  

Rent First

• Terminator Salvation - Just want to try out the whole co-op portion of the game
  
• Bionic Commando - A complete remake from the old school Bionic Commando, want to try out the new grab and go gameplay they have going on.
  

Rent First then (if amazing) Must Have

• UFC 2009 Undisputed - If this game is easy to pick up then for sure I'm going to get it. The demo was hard to get around.
  
• Cross Edge - A crazy concept these Japanese makers came up with of putting characters together from different games and creating a potential classic RPG game.
  
• Damnation - If the graphics are not half bad and the whole 'vertical' gameplay hits the right note then this game will be a must have for me.

Well folks, that's the end of today's Big Up Monday. I didn't put up a music section because it's too damn late. I'll probably have that section up for the next Big Up. I'll add in a couple of upcoming news either local/international news, celebrity news or just random news. Hope you had a good read. Enjoy the rest of your week. Peace.

Here is today's Babe of the Day - Jamie Chung (the only thing worth watching from the Dragonball Evolution movie). I had to put 2 pictures because one would not do her beauty any justice.

P.M.

OH SNAP! And I almost forgot, Happy Birthday to my Mom. I don't tell her that I love her, but I love her.

Credits: IMDB, Gamespot, LBPCentral, Chickipedia

KO - Pacman Vs. Hitman

Just celebrating the win of Manny with the family and ladyfriend. I spent $59.99 to see the fight and all I got was 2 rounds. Not even 2 full rounds. Anyway, it was worth every penny. The Brits may have had a bigger crowd, but all of that means nothing when your pride is tainted with arrogance. Freddy was right 100%. Hatton fights the same way he always does and he has not evolved as a fighter. Also, Floyd Mayweather Sr. needs to leave his ego by the door. Hatton just wasted his money hiring him. And as for De La Hoya with his Hatton 'mask', he should've made a cut out of Manny's face instead. Oh well, guess a lot of Mexicans lost a lot of money placing their bets on Hatton. After being dubbed as the Mexicutioner, I don't know why they still haven't learned their lesson. Well, that's all I'm going to rant about tonight. Take it ez.

P.M.

TGIF

Just at the grocery with my mom and aunt, the weekend is here and I'm ready to take advantage of it. I gave the lady friend a heads up that I would sleep early and she was okay with it...at a price of course. She ended up taking my DS (just for tonight) and I was kinda upset about that. But she's great. Anyway, going to watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine with the brother. Let's see if it's better than the bootleg version that I saw a couple of weeks ago. Peace out.

P.M.

No Title

Damn, this week is goin' so slow for me each day. Probably because I don't have my usual Wednesday off. Anyway, I recently got into Pokemon again (Pokemon Platinum)...yeah I'm a nerd. Too many new characters to remember, however I still remember the old ones from Pokemon Red/Blue. Everyone had that game back when it came out in the 90's.

Well last night I cleaned up my closet and decided to throw out some things that I didn't need. While I was cleaning up, I found a couple of things which gave me a feeling of nostalgia:

• 20+ issues of Maxim, still in mint condition (consists of mainly brunettes who have graced their covers)
• a number of comics books - I'll post the titles later on
• some pictures I've had from way back in the day (middle school & high school era)
• a box full of little gifts from my 'ladyfriend'
• a number of PC games I used play - can you say World of Warcraft?

Anyway, my closet looks clean...for now. I still have to sort out my shoe boxes tomorrow. I'll give an update later on. Take care for now.

P.M.

Here's for the ladyfriend - I'm not sure if you know my blog exists and I don't know if you keep up with it...but I just wanted to say that I love you. Cooooooool!

Disaster

Alright, so the main reason why I wasn't able to do a Big Up Monday is because one of the programs we use at my workplace had some technical issues. My fingers have been tired for the past 2 days typing non-stop because of these damn referral forms. I'm glad that the day is almost over....15 min to go and I am home sweet home.

P.S. I deposited my refund cheque....but I had to pay back my University for some fees that I was owing *thumbs down*

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Well looks like HTML update from BB is a HUGE fail. Sorry for the lack of update. Busy at work during this week and next week. Most likely a Big Up Monday on the 4th. Take care.