Can't blog...sleeping.........


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Despite a few glitches, the luau was a complete success.

In other news, this weekend continues to have its fun. Tomorrow I'm going to Magic and I think it's about time that I go to a freaking amusement park. The whole household, including those who don't really live here, have gone to every park without me.....TWICE.

I'm going to check some things here and there before resting up for the drive up tomorrow.

I miss you guys...you know who you are.

You can't really stay out of it when you've been in the middle for the longest time.

I went to Red Robin for the first time today.

I guess that's all I'm willing to spill. I have to get some stuff for the luau done...

I've been so busy being me lately. I've been out living my life and for some reason I don't really have anything to really write about. Why is it now that my life is moving, I haven't been able to write about it. Maybe it's like what Amaya was saying. In a way I'm in the same boat...but there are a few people that I'm still praying for...at the top of the list: me.

Man...I could so do the voice for this movie...

Dear friend,

I was concerned about you today. Things are obviously not getting too much better; or are you letting it? Seriously, you need to find a way to get past...the past. All of our shortcommings are meant to make us a stronger person. You don't give yourself enough credit. I hate seeing the person who helped me get through a lot suffering over everything. Don't look for the answers that may never come. The world will pass you by. I miss the old you. I miss the things that defined you. I miss the jokes and the toilet humor that always broke the silence. No one can help you unless you tell us what's going on. Don't think that we don't care...we do. It's just so hard if you set up all of these walls around you. The truth hurts, but as the motto goes: pain is weakness leaving the body. Remember that there are so many people that have it MUCH worse than you have it. It's up to you to decide to leave it behind. It's up to you to let us help. It's up to you to bring the life back to everything you left behind. You have helped so many people...It's about time you let the many people help you.

This person could not have said it any better..

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies within us. He is somoene that other people loook to for help, for advice, etc. Since hes good at helping others, he should help himself and get on with life...sorrry to be so blunt, but thats what he needs.

God Bless and keep the faith.

w/ prayers,
Me

I had one of these recently and thought of you.

Everyone is seriously getting on my nerves. I'm so annoyed! I seriously need some time to recollect. I'm on my last nerve so no one push me...if I'm going down, I swaer I'm taking you with me.

In other news...

WE'RE FINALLY RUNNING ON DSL!

Okay, sorry for totally leaving you guys hanging the other day.

Like I was saying, we almost got sued the other night. Some dumbass took a bite of our onion rings (which, in my valued opinion are REALLY good), and three of her fillings or crowns fell out. She wanted to sue us, so she wanted the receipts to document that she had purchased them and that we comped them. She decided not to sue, but you know what? If anything she ought to sue her dentist. It's not our fault that her dentist has shitty worksmanship.

We almost got sued at work last night. Don't worry, it wasn't my fault, but I'll fill you in on it later...haha

Another sleepless night...

Well, tonight was the last night our general manager was going to party with us ISLANDS folk. She seriously served our restaurant well. She will be missed. Hell we even had a going-away party for her. Of all the "Islands Parties" I've been to, I think this one was one of the best. That crowd usually drinks so I'm usually the sober guy swimming through the alcohol. For once, I let loose and had a good (& sober) time with them. Heh, I think I surprised a lot of people tonight. I mean, I'm pretty confined at work so my friends at work don't know me outside of that element. But, little did they know that I know how to play pool and shake my booty like nobody's business. I don't need anything to loosen up, I'm crazy enough sober. hahaha

Tonight proved that I can have a good time sober...but also I had to make sure that certain people weren't going to drive home intoxicated. Since I don't like to drink I had to take responsibility and take a few people home. I've never been put in that position before. I wasn't going to let my friends drive home drunk. The first thing that came to mind is that I hope that they will be okay in the morning and in the back of my mind I was hoping that they don't blow chunks in my car...Either way, I had my share of driving.

Tonight was also a reminder that I'm still in between two worlds right now. I realized that I'm being pulled in so many different directions. Don't worry about what I mean by that. I'm not too sure myself. *deep breath & long sigh*

My apologies for dissapearing for a couple of days. Oddly enough, I had a deadline to meet. Hmph...let's hope I don't have to feel so much pressure. I mean... C'MON! I'm on vacation here.

The least I could do is show you what I've been finishing for the past couple of days.

The tentative site for Filipino Pastoral Center Homepage...(note:this is NOT the actual URL of the page)

The server was down for a little but thanks to Ariel for getting it back up...so here's that post I made last night...

Dear friend,

I know that times are rough right now. I never thought I'd see you like this. In fact, it kind of worries me that you're like this. Whether we like it or not, shit happens. I wish I knew a universal truth that would solve everything. Please don't leave my life and the lives of others. You've done so much for me and countless other people. You make things happen. I know time's a bitch but at least there are people that are here to help you pass the time. You have been there for me even though you had no idea who or what I was talking about. I think it's about time I return the favor. Sometimes you gotta take your own advice...it works.

blessings,
me

MMMMMEH...

Look what I found...

The name of Mark gives you a very individual, reserved, serious nature. You stick stubbornly to your ideas or decisions, in spite of any appeals or advice; you are not willing to accept a compromise. You prefer to be alone with your own thoughts, rather than in the company of others. This name restricts spontaneity in association and the fluency of your verbal expression. When you are required to express yourself in personal matters requiring finesse and diplomacy, you feel awkward and embarrassed. Although you realize perfectly well what is expected of you, you are unable to find the right words, and hence you end up saying something inappropriate in a candid way. You can express your deeper thoughts and feelings best through writing. Your friendships and personal associations are rather restricted, being limited to those of a similar nature who can understand and accept your rather straightforward yet reserved manner. You are steadfast and loyal, and do not allow gossip or anything belittling to be said against those whom you accept in friendship. You find satisfaction in being outdoors or in getting out into nature, or in dealing with the products of the earth. There is originality and depth of thought contained in this name, particularly along practical and mathematical lines. This name can adversely affect the health of your respiratory organs, the heart and lungs. Also, you are prone to suffer from weaknesses centering in the head.

I should have added you a long time ago.

I could have died tonight.

Now that I have your attention, I'll explain.

On the way home we (Leni, Athena and I) took the 110 and I noticed there were people struggling to change lanes on my right side. I noticed the swerving and the trouble it caused. The 4Runner tried to swerve out the way and was inches from side swiping my car. RIght when I noticed the danger I glanced left and sharply swerved into the next lane. Out of breath, I checked my rear-view and saw the mess that I had barely avoided. THANK GOD those left lanes were empty.


**In other news..Thank you RJ, for the screen capture. I can't believe I didn't know that...For the first time ever...MY DESKTOP. MUHAHAHAHA**


wow, that really killed the seriousness of the near death experience

What an eventful Saturday...

I started the day bright an early to help Ate BJ set up her daughter's birthday party. I totally had an adventure running errands in about 3 different cities that so happen to be so close together. The party went well and it was great to see some people I haven't seen in a while. Namely, BJ, Ting, Sim & Cynthia, and Choy. It's real cool to be able to still keep in touch with our former youth minister. (Oh, Simon...if you're reading this, feel free to give me a call if you still need help. ) After eating some good eats, I drove home with a major food coma. I eventually got home and finalized the plans to go and see Selle's UCLA Chorale Concert. Yet again, I got to see some old faces. After various complications, we managed to park and get to the venue late. Despite all of that, the concert was breathtaking. Hearing such music (and appreciating it) made me miss my good ol' high school days. We were set to make asses of ourselves; all in good taste, of course.


Didja find her?


Of course we made our way to Noodle World and have our dinner together.

Never a dull moment with the RC...

I lied. I wanted to sleep but I had to try this out.

This is me as a south park character. Granted it's not an exact replica of me, but I think it captures the main essence of me...don't you think? I don't have a screen capture thing so I just used the next best thing...my camera.

Ever been to The Grove? Ever since I saw it on the news, I've been wanting to see what all of the hoop-la was all about. The place totally lived up to the hype. I was able to get those GAP sandals that I've been wanting. Well, I'm going to add some more links for my little site. damn I think I have to shrink the size. Those links are adding up. What? Me? Popular? heh. That's debatable.

I hope I didn't get Carlos in trouble.

Time for a shower and a well-deserved nap. =D

I haven't gone out and did something productive for a while. I actually got up in the AM hours and played tennis with Kris. It's kinda nice to know that I still have some skill that is still lingering inside. I'm sure with a little work I can get back what I had before. The only thing I need to work on now is some volleyball. hmmm...

RJ...I'd be honored to be a guest racer.

update your links people...

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT DAPHNE'S NEW HOME.

It's funny how the best time for me to actually blog is whenever I'm NOT in front of my computer. I had such a good entry to put but it escapes me for the moment.

At the risk of looking hypocritical, I purged the last entry...that, and no one commented on it. heh

I think I may have come off as a dick head to Kris. Heh...I know it must suck to get parking ticket and have a bunch of idiots not help you with the whole shirt dealio. It's not like I wanted the shirt, but the whole purpose was to help a frousin (friend/cousin) in need. heh heh. I apologize for being a little bit dry.

I got what was due to me. It was a LONG time coming. Don't mess around anymore Mark...there's no more room.

I took Carlos out for dinner tonight. I think that was the first time I actually got to talk to him outside of youth ministry.

I took him home and I had an interesting conversation with him and his mom. Far be it from me to publish the details, but all in all, I'm glad that I got the opportunity to get to know him and his family a little more. We sat and conversed for over 41/2 hours. I don't know what it is about me, but I always end up getting to talk to parents, aunts and uncles for hours about various things. I don't mean that in a bad way. It makes me feel that I am capable of carrying an educated, formal, mature, and humorous conversation with people who are more so than I am. I hope him and I continue to be good friends.

Congrats to Erwin and Loyola's Class of 2002! SHIT! Talk about a swanky commencement...

Work was pretty quiet but the tips were bomb-diggity all night. I walked out with $115 tonight...CAN'T COMPLAIN AT ALL.

Needless to say I had to work hard for the money but my last customer was a pretty spacy one. She was missing a few marbles I guess. She seriously scared me with all the stuff that she was talking about. She swore that "she was a legend around here and cannot be seen by the public." We had to escort her to a discreet table. She said that the server would be overwhelmed by all of the people coming up to the table. This woman went on by telling me about some guy named "Lunatic Lorenzo" from the 20's and he ordered his burgers medium-rare from McDonalds. I'm sure she's a lonely old woman but seriously, there was something that wasn't right. All of the things she talked about made absolutely no sense. I mean, I felt sorry for her to some extent. She wouldn't let me go and check on my other tables until I told her that some people might be suspicious that she was there since I was staying at her table for so long. I had no idea who this woman was but she kept claiming that she's a legend. No one recognized her from anywhere. She's never been in the restaurant before. I don't know what to think. It was just odd. But you know what? I just treated her like any other customer...well as best as I could anyway. She was really sweet but off her rocker. I hope she's okay. She had to take the bus home...where ever that is.

I am the worst when it comes to names and birthdays. That doesn't make me an awful person does it?

I'm so blessed to have a cousin that has better taste in clothes than I do! hahaha. I'm so proud of you and all of your accomplishments. I admire (and even envy at times) your high standards and your passion for service. You can't possibly comprehend how blessed I feel when I think about you. You have grown into an exceptional young lady and I thank God that He gave us the opportunity to become really close. You mean so much to me and I will ALWAYS be there for you when you need me. A present is in the works...hee hee you know I'm such a busy guy! Trust in the Lord and he will do wonderous deeds for you. Love yourself as much as I love you. I hope your birthday was a good one...you deserve it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IVY! KUYA LOVES YOU!!!

crap...is my laundry done yet?

I'm still up...heh.

Work was pretty wild tonight with the Laker game going on. The bar was crammed with eager Lakers and Kings fans and making noise whenever something went their way. I'm glad the Lakers won! (Yay for Nicole's team! hahaha) Anyway, you'd think that a party consisting of 15 year old kids would be obnoxious, messy and bad tippers...but not this time. These guys were real nice and tried really hard to tip. I passed by the table and saw each one of them scrounging whatever was left in their wallets; coins and all. I felt really bad. "Dude he was cool...are you sure we can't tip more?!" I felt really bad. They handed me the tip tray and said that they were sorry they couldn't offer more. I told them it was no biggie. I mean, I understand that some people can't afford to tip well, but it's nice to know that some people are more considerate about it than most.

Tomorrow...er...in 7 hours...Erwin is going to graduate from Loyola High. I aim to make a big fuss when his name is called. Ronnell asked me to make bring some noise makers and all that stuff and I plan to deliver. HA. I've made a few noise makers, a poster that will surely get noticed and confetti made from 700 shredded pages of the the white pages. Do you think he'll see us making all of that racket?