Tabachoy 170 (fatboy @ 170lbs...make that 175)

she got flashed

2006-11-20T18:21:00.000-08:00

on october 10, my little white warrior got flashed. man, lots of power. after getting evoscan...a datalogging software to read the ecu, it turns out that my car has shitloads of knock in the high rpm range. so i take it back to get it retuned. now, there is less knock, but still considered high. dam! other tuners are tellin me that i should get it fixed.

other than that, the car feels great. i'm about to hit 10k in mileage and for turkey day, my car is gonna take its first journey to SD. time to change oil, diff fluid, transfercase oil, and transmission oil.

evo gets some dyno time

2006-09-30T15:09:00.000-07:00

next week wednesday, the evo gets some dyno time. no tuning, just looking for some baseline numbers. but a little teaser fo yalls, she will no longer be natural =0. a little augmentation and some leg work is in the near future.

if yer ever in san diego, visit valentine's (valen-teeeens)

2006-09-30T14:50:00.000-07:00

irene and i are down in SD in search for our wedding reception hall. it was a long day and we were hungry and decided to take a lunch break at valentine's (valen-teeeens).

irene ordered roll tacos and ordered carne asada tacos. we both shared a cup of spanish rice and a tall serving of horchata.

what you see here to the left is the carne asada tacos with mexican guac...meaning guac with no sour cream mixed in.

dam tasty.

what you see here to the right is a half eaten cup of spanish rice with hand made salsa. oh so good.

the pics are crappy cause it was shot through my cell cam. but man do i miss eating here. irene and i wanted to eat more but we were to full. didn't wanna be matakaw ya know?

i wish these pics could be like a "scratch and sniff" sticker. scratch em and smell the carne asada and spanish rice goodness.

the weather is beautiful down here and wished i had my bodyboarding gear to sponge the local waves in la jolla. tonite we watch pasacat's extravaganza show. also trying to hook up with veejay but my calls aren't going through. hopefully i'll see him at the show tonite since big sexxxy ses they are down in SD visiting.

sigh of relief for gas

2006-09-08T23:39:00.000-07:00

tonite after tina's b-day party (happy 30th!), i had to get gas. so at the chevron in san mateo, for 91 piss octane...it was $3.09/gallon. i was like "oh yeh" time to get a full tank! hahah j/k. so, at 42 bucks for 13.5 gallon (14 gal capacity on the evo) i was ecstatic. i never took the evo close to that empty before. reminds of the seinfeld episode where kramer kept on drivin and daring himself to see how much longer he can drive before going empty.

a few more hours till my birthday. i'm turning 33, (oh my goosneck gracious, as kuya rudi would say) its gonna be a low-key birthday. but the party will go down on the 23rd. bayanihan is also performing that weekend, so bayanihan and an herna/randy party at a bar after the show.

cast party in the double v

2006-09-06T19:43:00.000-07:00

this past sunday, john and laurie had the cast party at their pad. it was good to see the peeps, but not everyone showed up. the video was kool and so was the food.

for me, the best part of the party was messin around with john's Serrato Scratch Live. The system uses mp3's but connected to turntables. its pretty tight. i'm too lazy to post pictures of scratch live but you can google it to see fo yo self.

that's all for today...just wanted to ramble.

carne asada burrito...the REAL carne asada burrito

2006-09-04T21:56:00.000-07:00

okay here it is. the CARNE asada burrito from baldo's in vacaville. its just as good as adalbertos in fairfield...but not as good down in san diego. but nonetheless, its carne asada home away from home. so this burrito = no extra stuff like rice, beans, cheese, etc. just carne asada, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

sorry for the blurry picture, but you can get the idea of how big this burrito was

to the right as you can see, the distribution of guacamole, pico, and carne asada. the measuring tape is to show actual size of the burrito. yes folks, an authentic carne asada burrito.

score: 90 out of 100. enjoy!

evo suspended

2006-08-29T20:07:00.000-07:00

The WORKS rear strut tower bar, a heavy duty strut bar which adds rigidity to the rear suspension when the two strut towers are connected. i can actually feel the rear of the car being planted when taking a high spirited turn. the strut bar prevents the sturt towers/rear chassis from twisting during high speed cornering and keeps the rear end planted to the ground. i love this thing!

here is a shot of the trunk space without the trunk lining. you can see how the strut bar is attached to the strut towers.

here is the trunk space with the trunk lining installed. it was a pain the cut the holes in the lining for the strut bar, but i managed to make it look uber stock.

the RS trunk bar. keeps the rear trunk area rigid and from twisting when taking a high speed turn. also aids in keeping the rear of the car planted when taking a turn.

the evo is now 5 months old and has 6200 miles on the odo. i had to change out the stock intercooler hose clamps cause the clamps were loosening up causing boost leaks. i changed the stock clamps and used t-bolt clamps. the t-bolt clamps stay tight and will never loosen up. i wish i took pictures of the evo with the bumper off, but i got lazy. but the boost leaks are no more.

until next time...

not enough room on the 280

2006-04-29T22:06:00.000-07:00

heheheh let ernie drive the evo on the way home after tonite's gig. he had a kool aid smile on his face. enough said.

yeh from the back seat, since the bass was riding shotgun, the evo seemed fast. all most too fast. but ernie was havin a ball (at 110 miles an hour!) and yes, he'll be havin shitloads of tickets if he were to get an evo.

hey ern, get an evo so we can resurrect our old "team mabagal." hahah. LOL.

that's all for now. oh yeh, found 6, that's 6 stone chips on the hood. *sigh* i'm gonna bite the bullet and get the clear bra this week(600 duckets). i guess i won't be havin spendin money when likha goes to france and amsterdam.

evo gets to breathe a little easier

2006-04-27T17:10:00.000-07:00

just added the WORKS drop in air filter. according to my "butt dyno," the evo seems to pull a little bit harder, turbo spools a little sooner, and gas mileage increased a bit. so far, i like it. i can actually feel a difference from the stock filter. the blue filter is the WORKS while the white filter is stock. what's the difference between the two? the WORKS filter is not made out of paper, but made out of fabric. has better filtration and better flow.

so far, i got my plates, logged 2600+ miles on the evo and got a few paints chips on the bumper from rocks falling off the dump trucks on the freeway. time to get the clear bra!

the evo handles well and is crazy fast...it screams "give me a ticket." many try to rev on me, but i ignore. silly bastards.

the evo needs another car wash. now that its warmin up outside, i can tan while givin the evo a bath!

also, just drove skyline to page mill road. let me tell you, page mill road is very windy but loads of fun. wish i could have driven a little faster than i wanted to, but there were other drivers on the road. oh well, gotta drive that road again soon.

March 16...a 9 rumbled through the 101.

2006-03-24T16:04:00.000-08:00

yes, the evo 9 MR made the trek from south coast mitsubishi to san mateo. it began its trip with only 6 miles and ended with 471. here are some pics (courtesy of iirrnie) taken saturday afternoon on skyline.

enjoy.

so much for seattle seahawks

2006-02-05T20:48:00.000-08:00

the steelers dominated. i wanted the seahawks to win, but they couldn't avoid the costly mistakes. so the steelers capitalized.

STILL...i wished the chargers would have went to the superbowl. next year, oh yeh, next year. so the probowl is next week and i'm kinda excited coz some of the chargers will be playing (LT).

anyways, was an interesting football season. can't wait for next season!

my car is telling me it wants to die

2006-01-20T20:02:00.000-08:00

after reading ernie's entry, i do feel that my car is trying to tell me sumthin. just this morning as i'm rooling to werk, i hear this weird whirring noise. i noticed that my speedo starts to read at 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120. but i'm at 3500 rpm's and that equates to 70mph. dam, that noise is the speedo cable. i have 188K+ , my tranny sounds like i have a dog box whir, and my car easily eats up oil. oh yeh, i never changed the driver's side axle...the cv boot is busted and its been clicking since the beginning of summer. hahahah so lazy to change that thing.

anyways, just like ernie, i think my car is trying to tell me sumthin: fix me or get a new car. i think i'll get that new car...still waiting to get that evo 9.

spoke to almar two days ago. he's gonna play for saturday's rondalla gig...which means it will be his very first performance for 2006. his last was apature i think?

i hate being out of shape

2006-01-16T19:51:00.000-08:00

oh man, its been 6 weeks since i last took my ass into the gym. having the flu, the spider bite and not sleeping enough surely doesn't help. have to reassess some priorities here and get back on track in getting back into cardio shape. oh yeh, have to get back my dar ling figure that i lost during the holidays...what's new right?

aight ern, gotta bet back on the wagon and be that gym rat we used to be. yes, being that slack jawed, wide eyed mofo drooling at the hot chicks in the gym. ahhh, inspiration to make you work out.

Welcome 2006!

2006-01-10T19:36:00.000-08:00

just like the title...but the start of 2006 plagued me with the flu. it also made miss the L.A. trip with Likha. lookin at the pictures...looks like they had fun. they even went to roscoes (you bastards!) so i'm almost recovered (not 100% yet). also time for me to get my ass back into the gym. we have auditions for ethnic fest and we are doing cordillera. great. gonna look flabby in a bahog.

so to start the food blog...here's what i concocted for dinner:

1) pain rustique flat bread with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

2) chicken breast pan seared in extra virgin olive oil, unsalted buttered, and lemon. then sauteed in a bed of garlic, onions, tomatoes and spinach. salted and fresh cracked peppered to perfection.

3) dessert was an ice cream sammich.

not bad for a somewhat healthy, semi-low calorie dinner. so here's a pic of the chicken...enjoy.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2005-12-16T19:42:00.000-08:00

Just like the title....wanted to post since i rarely post nowadays.

fantasy football

2005-11-10T14:46:00.000-08:00

i'm sitting pretty in first place in fantasy football league. sitting in first for two weeks in a row. but this week, looks like i'm going down. couple of my best players are on a bye week...dam. oh well, i'll probably drop down to third or worse 4th. hopeefully i can boost 7-2 to 8-2 with 800 accumulated points.

that's all for now. gonna go watch some porno...milfhunter to be exact.

tidbit of an update

2005-11-09T15:47:00.000-08:00

today, i feel like cooking tinola. mmmmm goodness. its been a while since i've cooked a pinoy dish...so gonna splurge and eat like a baboy. last week, cooked ribeye on the weber grill. the week before, cooked new york strips on the foreman grill......bad idea. never gonna cook quality steaks again on the foreman grill.

man, its been a while since i last posted. oh well, to be honest, i've been very lazy, but not lazy lurking the blogs :)

okay, time to play in the dirt.

steak nite

2005-10-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

went to harris' steak house. had the kobe steak, medium rare. also had steak tartare for the first time. wine, a 1982 french wine...dam good. the tiramisu was excellent as well. cigars at 850 montgomery afterwards.

all this took place saturday nite with 2 homeboys. priceless.

are you ready for some football?

2005-10-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

my san diego chargers are playing on Monday Night Football!!! the steelers are goin down!!!

--san diego, SUPER CHARGERS! san diego, SUPER CHARRRRRGGERS!

song of the day

2005-09-15T15:07:00.000-07:00

"Ben" - motion picture soundtrack by michael jackson.

pictures from my camera phone

2005-09-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

hhmmm "nut free?" and nutty rice? hahahaha i don't think i would wanna eat this cereal.

isn't she hot and sauuuuccccyyyy?

its your birfday, its your burfday.....

2005-09-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

ahhhh yeeeeaaahhh. today is my berfday. happy burrday to me! i remember last year...went to outback with the family....got the runs and a stomach ache from eating the caesar salad. this year....gonna hit up rib shack and espetus. other than that...just gonna enjoy the day. oh yeh, its cassie's b-day today too. pretty tight that we share the same birthdays. yesterday, it was tina's b-day and my client's too. herna's on the 19th. virgo heads runnin deep!!!

okay bye.

Traditional
Virgo Traits

Modest and shy
Meticulous and reliable
Practical and diligent
Intelligent and analytical

On the dark side....

Fussy and a worrier
Overcritical and harsh
Perfectionist and conservative

song of the day

2005-09-08T20:12:00.000-07:00

"looking for the perfect beat" - afrikka bambatta

useless blurb

2005-09-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

bought a cordless powerdrill from home depot yesterday. its a dewalt 14.4 volt 1/2 inch chuck power drill. i even bought titanium coated drill bits. this past saturday, i bought the airport express wireless network for irene's new powerbook. since she's out of town for the holiday, can't use the powerbook to hook up the aiport express since she took the powerbook with her. last friday, i upgraded to a new phone. its the motorola v551...pretty neat phone. i can finally take pictures now!

another useless blurb but a cute one....alina drew a picture of me with long hair and big muscles (never had them to begin with =) hahahahhahah, how cute is that! here's the drawing...kinda handsome yeh?

Nova Prata recollections cont. 9/1/05

2005-08-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

geez, i thought i was gonna post all recollections in the last post. guess that didn't work...so back to sqaure 1 and i promise i'll end the recollections in this post! also this post was a draft i didn't finish back in aug. 25. so today is the 1st of september...have fun reading.

wednesday, all the groups had a day off from performing. so off the to hot springs...or the swimming pools heated by the natural springs. anyways, the swimming pools were heated by the natural springs, so that means no chlorine in the water. before jumping in the water, you had to go through a body inspection where this person will tell you to raise your arms to check for body sores or cuts, and that person would also inspect your hands for any sores. if you pass, then you can jump in. i actually utilized the warm waters as a rehab tool for my heel. the warm waters help with the swelling and abled me to push away the swelling. hurt like a bitch, but i was able to walk and put some pressure on my heel later on that day! there were some kool pictures taken that day, unfortunately i didn't take any, but i'm sure all ya'lls seen em already.

later on that nite, there was a performance by all of the local brazilian groups. that was pretty kool. what was also kool was anna banana's group performed too...i think. another kool thing was that the capoeira group invited a dancer from each group to come up on stage, so christian the chosen by default. he repped and did very well...sick bro! after the performance, another nations nite party and then sleep.

thursday, i had a day off so i can recover from the dumb heel injury. the performance for the evening was vinta voyage and the other muslim dances...forgettin the names at the moment. anyways, the highlight of the nite was vinta. since i had the day off, i was helping backstage with instruments and costumes changes. i was also playing cheerleader, gettin everyone juiced up to have a dope performance. so, all the dances were going well and the energy was high...until vincent fell of the bamboos--5 times. meanwhile backstage, we were watching on the monitor. the first fall, vincent got back up and we were all still rootin for the vinta peeps. then vincent fell again. by the third fall, all of us watching the monitor backstage were bummed. BUT...VINTA STILL FINISHED STRONG. THE VINTA DANCERS WERE DANCING ON THIN BAMBOOS WHICH MADE THE DANCE EVEN MORE CHALLENGING! DEPSITE THE 4 OR 5 FALLS, VINTA FINISHED STRONG. although vince was pretty much bummed out and didn't feel like chillin with us, i understood how he felt...(pleasanton - singkil). so that nite, most of were bummed but still felt we gave a good performance.

friday, it was redemption. we did cordillera and of course, last minute changes and adds by kuya rudi! salidsid for me and kirsi went really well. at times i was a little off beat, but vibin off the musicians just put me into a trance. gotta love it when the musicians vibe off of your dance while vice versa for the dancer.

during the day, some of us were walking around checking out the arts and crafts fair while others chilled at the hostel. me, angelo, and quim got some free stickers (brazilian flag). for almost the 2 weeks we were there, we couldn't find stickers. but finally we found some and got about 8 of em for the musicians that played for the trip.

friday nite was mabuhay nite and we were a hit. lot of people dug the food and the entertainment and the photo slide show gary put together. we also paid tribute to anna banana and her boyfriend and our sister *philippines* from the south africa crew. for those of you who don't know how *philippines* got her name....her mother named her after ms. philippines when she won miss universe. trip out eh?

saturday, we did muslim. again we were a hit...at least i thought so. during singkil, me and cass ended one count early. it was my fault, but cass was a little upset. i felt bad and couldn't apologize enuff for ending early. though, singkil was strong, tapping was on, and so were the musicians.

saturday, was also the day where i started feelin really sick. coughin, coughing, and more coughs. had a slight fever and the occasional cold sweat.

as for my heel, it was achy and swelled up. but i dance through the pain and continued to take the meds. those were some really good meds...i think i still have left over. uh oh...am i addicted? ahhahahahhaha.

sunday, the last day of performances, we did highlights or the best dances from our repertoire. so we did: manilena, salisid, pandanggo, singkill, errr...i forgot the others. so, we were suppose to keep it between 15-20 minutes long. somehow we were at 30? oops oh well. the crowd loved us anyways.

sunday nite, it was chaos. lots of drinking and costume exchanging. couldn't really tell what went on coz i was crashed out from being sick.

monday, most of the groups left early morning. we wanted to be up early and say goodbyes to the thailand peeps, but we all woke up late. some of us caught the south africa group leaving. they sang a couple of songs and man...it was heartfelt. had to hold back a tear or two...but it was kool.

us and the cadburrys were the last ones to leave. when it was time to say our goodbyes, i was saying my goodbyes to the kitchen staff. all of them expressed how they loved filipinas. and looking at them, some had tears in their eyes. man, had to buck up a bit and fight off the tears that were welling up in my eyes. the hugs they gave me...it was heartfelt.

so, 3 hour bus ride to porto alegre, 2 hour layover...2 hour flight to sao paolo, 2 hour layover...8.5 hour flight to miami, 2-3 hour layover to dallas...2.5 hour flight from miami to dallas with a major pain in the ass terminal change from dallas to SFO which delayed our flight to SFO. after that, it was a 3 hour flight to SFO. flight home was HELL, being sick and all.

so a 25+ hour trip to get back to SF. still worth it. call me crazy, but i wouldn't change anything. well, maybe the sick part, but it happened for a reason and it was a crazy experience. i guess we can use this experience and apply it to our next trip which is in FRANCE!

SO THERE YA HAVE IT. ALL IN A NUTSHELL. I LEFT OUT SOME RECOLLECTIONS COZ THEY WERE TO JUICY TO POST. HAHAHAH. BRASIL WAS A DOPE ASS EXPERIENCE. THANKS ALL FOR SHARING IT WITH ME. i'm out, coz i gotta throw teddy bears into the lake.

Nova Prata recollections cont.

2005-08-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

Doing these recollections day by day is gonna take me really long ass time. So i'm just gonna compile all memories into one post and repost if i forget any. anyways...

monday, we took a bus ride to serafina, which was about a 2 hour ride. it was so cold outside, that we were advised to bring a blanket into the bus coz it was freezing inside. the first stop was a place (i forget the name) where you can have picnics and swim in the river dam. the next stop was a small theater hall where we watched videos about a place that we were suppose to visit. the small town i believe has a big italian influence...since weather wasn't cooperating, we couldn't visit. after the videos and some coffee and snacks, we went to a skool to watch a performance. there was some dancing and singing. man it was a treat to watch the kids.

while at the skool, oj and i was searching for the restrooms. i think oj had to throw teddy bears into the lake, but didn't go through with it coz the toilettes didn't have seats! yes, didn't have seats. very funny, but felt bad for oj...i guess he held it. ouch!

after the skool visit, we went into town and got a chance to walk around on our own. later on in the evening, it was time for the performance. it was us, the cadburry's and the africans who was performing. we were the first to go on and during itik-itik, there was a brown out (heheh fobby). the fuse must have blown and took the tech crew a long time to figure out the problem. so there was a pause in the show, but rondalla decided to sit on the edge of the stage and play a couple of songs to ease the crowd. man did they love the rondalla. i went out to play one song, then had to return back stage coz we were gonna go on, lights or no lights. again the crowd loved us. bu the time the easter peeps were on, the tech crew got the lights running. it was a fun, but cold day. after the show, it was back to the mission for nations nite.

tuesday, we had a performance in a town called cotipura. we visited a jewelry place, a winery (which by the way has really good wines), and a viewpoint called horshoe? while at the jewlery place, i learned how to whistle using the 'finger in the mouth technique.' i was all giddy that i learned something new....heheh dumb.

that day must have been really the coldest day of the week. at the performance, the interior was freezing and so was the floor. the floor was so cold, that it made my feet numb. it was this performance that i injured my heel during blit. after blit, my heel felt a little weird but didn't think anything of it. so during pandanggo, my heel started to hurt more. but i was during maglaltik that i couldn't bear the pain anymore. during pandanggo and magla, i was dancing on the ball of my left foot. guess during blit, i landed wrong...couldn't really say coz my feet were literally numb. anyways, kuya rudi gave me a helot whickhHURT LIKE HELL! i almost passed out coz my pain threshold was about at its limit. then vince wrapped up the heel with tape and and ice pack. i was kinda scared that i fractured my heel, but bryan was sayin that if i was tolerating the pain, most likely it was a deep bruise or even a contusion. so after the show was over, all the guys helped me pack all my things together and even helped carry me off to the bus. so ronning, manning, vince, christian, bryan, and kuya rudi...thanks a million! i am so grateful for you guys helping me out.

wednesday, all the groups had a day off and we went to the hot springs swimming pool. i did a little heel rehab while in the water. i was trying to apply pressure on the heel little by little to help push away the swelling. boy did it hurt. luckily for the warm water, i was able to stand on my heel for a few seconds.

okay, i'm done for now...will post again laters. sorry for any spelling errors. too lazy to spelll check.

here's a little tribute to by bbq pals ernie and almar. enjoy suckers hahaha! - - -what an a-hole?

2005-08-22T19:15:00.000-07:00

Nova Prata recollections cont.

2005-08-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

Day. 4 Sunday

I really don't recall much on what we did that day or what performance. the only thing i actually remember doing is walking aorund town with jaoquim and angelo looking for the brazillian flag stickers to put on our instruments.

later on in the afternoon, i noticed in the horizon that a long set of clouds was nearing nova prata. someone had mentioned that it was gonna rain on sunday and it seemed like it was evident that it would rain coz the winds started to pick up and the air became very chilly. this was the beginning of dreadful weather in which we were not ready for.

but here is a little pic of your pal angelo, otherwise known as big sexy. even has shampoo or something named after him.

things i won't miss...copycatting mur :)

2005-08-21T18:16:00.000-07:00

let's see here...things i won't miss?

this cold/sickness i have right now!!!
bus rides
bunk beds
stashing toilette paper in the trash can after taking a dump (shame on you guys for those who didn't abide by the rules ;)
the cold blistery weather
the giant bruise on my right knee
the contusion on my left heel (gonna have it checked by my doctor this week)
4 hour sleeps
early rehearsal calls
the co-ed showers (man, lots of hair=womenses hairs)
the very tight and claustrophobic toilette stalls (just kidding about the claustrophobic part, but it was really tight in there)

let me add 0n what i do miss...

brasil
the love of the locals
the groups
the camaraderie
the churrasco - you missed out ernie. hehehehehehehhehehehehehehaaahaaa
the cookies
the hot pockets
the coffee and tea
free food :)
MY WHY LAU....YUNG WHY YOU (phonetically speaking)
DUTY, DUTY. DUUUUTTTY DUTY DUTY FREE!
DUTY FREE ME ONE MORE TIME
LET ME SEE YOU DUTY FREE
ALL OF THE DUTY FREE HITS BY MANOK AND JEN1
the ice cream waffle cone with the small spoon
the pizza (specially the strawberry and chocolate glaze one)
the hot dogs at the arts and craft fair
drinking and smokin with the guys and gals!
all of you guys...two weeks with you guys was a challenge but a challenge that was conquered. i wouldn't trade anything for the experience and friendhips with you likhettes. you guys made this trip memorable for me. i am honored to have shared this trip with all of you.
ana banana
the "iron chefs" who cooked for mabuhay nite!
i actually miss dancing and playing. call me crazy, but its true. tiring as it was, but if you have the love and passion for music and dance like i do, then you understand. i may not show it all the time (the love and passion) but its there. sheeez, been doin this since i was 13, what' not to love about it.
sudafed is making me feel mushy. dam these drugs. okay das all for now. i'll add more if remember em.

Nova Prata recollections...

2005-08-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

Day 2. Friday

This was our first Nations Nite of the Festival. The day started out with an early 9am rehearsal. Later on the day, we had our first bus ride to the Gymnasium for a sound check and some blocking? The performance went really well and the crowd really loved maglalatik. They actually loved all the dances. Later on that nite, the local Brasilian group had Nations Nite, which is a party and a small edumacation of the culture.

Day 3. Saturday

Again, had another early rehearsal. Throughout the day, some of us walked around downtown, had ice cream, checked out some of the local shops, and just soaked in the environment. We had another soundcheck, but this time it was for percussion. The musicians had to strike the floor for the percussion instruments since the spots were gonna be the permanent placing for the kulintangs, agong, drum, etc.

later on that nite, we did Lumad 1. It went pretty well and the crowd loved bogobo. During Blit, I landed straight on my knee after launching off Christian's back. I guess I didn't spot my turn and didn't land correctly. The result of the incorrect landing was a huge nasty bruise. Later on in the week, the bruise got really nasty looking. This bruise would be the first of a two-part injury
series...heheheh.

more recollections later...gonna rest. still not feelin that great. boo.

THIS ONE IS FOR ERNIE

2005-08-18T20:42:00.000-07:00

enough said.

okay one more....

enough said said...scrumdillyumptious!!

back to the grind

2005-08-17T19:37:00.000-07:00

just got back yesterday from brasil. it was loads of fun, but most of us got sick. since i'm sick myelf, i'll have to post later. for now, its all water, orange juice, vitamins, and soup. anyways, will post later.

day one in nova prata, brasil

2005-08-05T03:34:00.000-07:00

this was a long ass trip. as soon as we got here, we got acquainted with our rooms. at night, *we* were partrying. met some of the other groups here too. too much fun waaaaaayyyy ahead of us. today, we have to work, but will party again!!!!!

more later on. just a teaser for those reading.

of day the song

2005-08-01T16:29:00.000-07:00

for all you reggae heads out there...smoke up de sensi!

"bam-bam" - sister nancy
"...bam-bam. a whatta bam-bam, bam-bam bilaam!"

"ring the alarm" - tenor saw
"...ring the alarm. and now the sound is dyin, whoa-oh aye."

song of the day

2005-07-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

"blessings" - visionaries

"...visionaries, beat junkies."

song of the day

2005-07-28T19:10:00.000-07:00

"won't talk about it" - beat international

"...double trouble is in the house."

forgot one more thing

2005-07-15T17:34:00.000-07:00

eating at Ono "before loco moco pic"

eating at Ono "after loco moco pic"

a random post, but a food post --Ono hawaiian grill

2005-07-15T17:17:00.000-07:00

mahalo!

if you're ever in the half moon bay area and lookin for a good place to eat...try Ono hawaiian grill. my brother, irene, and i went there sometime back in june coz we were craving some hawaiin food. we thought about going to L&L, but we wanted to go try out Ono. The wait to be seated was long, but worth the wait. it took long to get the food too, but you can't rush good hawaiian plate style food. mj (brother) had the teri chicken, irene had the same, while i had the loco moco. i like to judge my hawaiian eateries by their loco moco and Ono's had a REALLY good loco moco. see the pic for your self.

so go out and give One a try. but beware, you will wait long...don't go there too hungry!!!! enjoy!

p.s. sounds like a plug don't it?

hahahahah

all done. delicious!

teriyaki chicken

current addiction

2005-06-29T17:37:00.000-07:00

i'm a protein drink whore and junkie. right now, addicted to muscle milk's ready-to-drink protein drink in a box.

song of the day

2005-06-29T17:34:00.000-07:00

"food"--common and kanye west.

this track is pretty tight. can't stop rockin it on my ipod...although its the version from "chapelle show," there is a studio version comin out on vinyl. can't wait to rock that on the 1200's.

vancouver day.3.

2005-06-24T15:57:00.000-07:00

slept better this time, but only had like 4 hours of sleep
had to be at queen e theater at 8...but we didn't get in until 9:30am?
had the chocolate danish from tim hortons...dam good. thanks to nick and mel...i'm feenin for one. feels like i'm hooked on crack!
started to rain while we were waiting outside
rhoel was kind enough to let me and ernie drive his silver lady around (350Z) very smooth ride...wish i could've drifted around the corners.
practiced all day long, had like a 45 minute lunch and a 45 minute break before curtain call
during lunch...the likhette boyz were tellin jokes...the funny ones from the "truly tasteless jokes" there some funny, but racial jokes flyin, but it was in humor...no harm.
watching mak put on make up all day...heheheheh
green room, veejay's speech was very heart felt.
warren was crying and big sexy called him the crying game! i was crackin up so hard...almost peed in my panties =)
show time...feeling somewhat nervous but adrenaline was rushing once i heard the music.
watching mandayan from the wings, adrenaline started flowin even more. once they stuck their pose, i knew i had to do the same with blit bilaan.
when it came time for blit, i was possessed. i was full on character and totally forgot that the audience was there. all that mattered was tossing the subly (sp?) high into the air, roll, and catching it. after that, it was about me and christian sticking our pose right dead center of the special. we did and we also ended at the same time with the blit girls. dam...that felt good. not getting yelled at this time ahahah.
after blit, everything was a blur. i was so exhausted though, but kept projection as much as possible.
reality kicked in once we did lapay...what a fun dance. i gotta admit, that at first i didn't like the dance, but i grew to like it =)
christian cramping up all night and me working out the cramp in his thigh. he was in pain.
show's now over, headed out to boston pizza
got so bent...drank too many beers on an empty stomach
pizza was freakin delicious
everyone---"hollllaaaaahhhh, with hand on forehead"
back to mel and nicks and crashed.
goin back to cali...11am in the morning.
ahhh yesss...memories.

daydreaming

2005-06-24T15:54:00.000-07:00

here is the evo 8. soon, oh yes, soon...my evo 9 will materialize.

Lancer Evolution VIII or IX

2005-06-23T17:01:00.000-07:00

I've been on the fence on this one. For 2005, Mitsubishi released the Lancer Evolution 8 or in short, Evo 8. For 2006, Mitsu is releasing the Evo 9. What's the difference you ask? The Evo 9 has a new front bumper design and in the engine, MIVEC. MIVEC is like VTEC on a Honda, but without the variable valve timing, only variable lift. Anyways, the EVO 9 comes out in the fall of 2005...so looks like I made my decision.

EVO 9 it is. How did I come to this conclusion? came up with these useless tidbits:

The car is Evo 9
My birthday is on the 9th month and 9th day
There are 9 letters in the word Evolution
If you take four of those 9's...multiply them and you get 36.
36 represents the 36th Chambers... my favorite kung-fu movie
Put 3 and 6 together you get 9
36 is a multiple of 9

hahahahahha. useless but its destiny for me to get the evo 9 =) forgot one more thing...9 is my favorite number =P

vancouver day.2.

2005-06-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

couldn't really sleep well. i had the "strange bed" syndrome. enjoy your read.

woke up really early to iron costumes and dress clothes
had tocino, longonisa, and scrambled eggs for breakfast--thanks mel, nick, and parents
practiced all day at the scotia center
during tambour rehearsal...burned off the hairs on my big toe coz of the marley floor. dam those knee spins
was right there when mak was gettin in trouble by kuya rudi...heheheh kuya rudi was on a rampage =)
rehearsal all day
playing with gary's camera and taking candid photos. gotta get me a 20D...
tambour was scratched off the performance list coz the repertory was too long
performance for the philippine consulate general went very well except for the "twins" in tahaw---i thought it was a great recovery good lookin out bev and good job in keepin composure shanna.
went to veejay's pad....man what a sick house. the basement or guess room was the shiz coz it had a pool table, bar, big screen tv, etc. what a baller! off topic but i thought veejay was BJ. i guess i heard the fob way of saying veejay....."beejay." sorry veejay =)
was put on the "hot seat" by jeanette man does she have great memory. she remembers a conversation we had back in 2003 at chateu...although i was buzzin (i think) i have no recollection of the conversation...although i do remember choppin it up with her. a warning to those who are drunk and wishes to have a talk with jeanette...DON'T DO IT! it will come back to haunt ya!!! j/k kidding jeanette...much love to ya!
called it the nite and went back to mel and nick's for a 3 hour sleep.
saturday is gonna be hell.

day.3. coming soon

oh the soreness

2005-06-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

yes...the soreness you get when you don't hit up the gym. its been a month ( i think) since i rolled my fat ass into the gym. at this point, i feel so mushy, lazy, and very tubby-ish. so i weighed myself and took my body fat percentage and not to my surprise, body fat percentage went up 3% from 17 and weight went up 5 pounds from 168. look at the maglalatik pics from gary's set and its evident of what i'm complaining about. what's so sad is that my forearms are cramping as i'm typing this entry. lifting hard as if i never left the gym was a bad idea...as my forearms are cramping due to a back and bicep routine. very packing sad.

so, i'm on a mission to lose 15lbs. of body fat in one month for the brazil trip. that means no more food challenges with almar and ernie.

sike. vancouver day.2. tonite or tomorrow. audi 5 thou.

vancouver day.1.

2005-06-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

day.1.

got to the airport anxiously awaiting to board. mur gave me some "airborne" but not sure if it worked.
mak man missed his flight. got on the bart at 9am...and we board at 9:30? i had 10-1 odds that he would make it at a 2 dollar buy in. glad we were just joking...i woulda lost a lot of money
arrived in vancouver and the customs agent were giving me and shana a hard time...the guy was an asshole and the chick was a bitch. its part of their job...i guess
went to richmond sushi. dam good.
went to 501...nice.
went walking around robson st. me, christian, and angelo, couldn't keep our eyes forward. too many hot lookin women walking around.
went back to 501, had dinner, rondalla practice and ice breakers. oh yeh, wanted to pick a fight with the fockers who through the glass and who shoved eman...i would got your back eman if you woulda got me sooner.
went to celebrities? empty on a thursday nite, but likhettes and kpeeps rocked it out. i had too much to drink but didn't have a hangover. *whew* *hhhrrrgh*
went to fritz's and had poutine...it was like a thanksgiving feast...those fries were so freakin good.
manok, bryan, and i arrived at mel's and nick's. lauryn is such a CUTIE!

day.2. tomorrow...hollaaaaahhh (with hand on forehead)

Waking up from hibernation biahtch

2005-06-16T21:51:00.000-07:00

i decided to blog again only coz ernie or otherwise now known as the "donger" is blogging now. i will also have a new blog title in the werks, so keep on the look out. Also, I'll post about my experience from Vancouver within the next few days.

until then...blogging whenever i feel like it.

have a great weekend and happy dad's day to all you fah-jahs out there.

gonna hibernate

2005-02-07T17:35:00.000-08:00

gonna put this blog thing to the curb for a while. just not into "blogging" at the moment. so ya'll can delete my shit off your blog list, slacker list, or whatever shit list you put me on hahahahha =).

but i will blog in the near future. thanks for reading!

signing out...blog 02072005.

Dam, okay i'm a blog slacker!!

2005-02-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

aight people. my name is randy and i'm a blog slacker. i've been slacking for almost a month now. i need help.

HAHAHAHA. whatever...but anyways here is a little update for ya'lls. i've been really lazy with blogging due to work, working out a little longer than usual, and enjoying some of this sunny weather! so blogging is at the bottom of my priority list...no offense to the blog community =)

so with that story i was suppose to tell ya'lls...i'll tell you guys the very short, condensed version. Back in 1992, me and a bunch of pasacateers (pasacat people) decided to get a tree for our director. instead of buying a tree, we wanted to be creative and decided to steal a tree from a christmas tree farm. while at the christmas tree farm...it was really dark so we didn't see what the tree looked like. judging by the silhouette of the tree we said "let's get this one." using a couple of handsaws which was dull by the way, we started cutting away. all of a sudden, we heard dogs barking. Freaking out and shitting bricks coz the saw wouldn't cut the tree, we desperately uprooted the tree and took off running with the tree on our shoulders. as soon as we got back, we washed the tree down and mounted the base mount. we broke into our directors house and placed the tree in the living room. the next day, i heard that ana (pasacat's director) was kinda disgusted with the tree. i found out that the tree we stole had a huge gap on its side...basically it was a charlie brown tree. oh well. the moral of the story? no moral. we thought we would just take on the robin hood role.

oh yeh, excuse my writing skills. they're not up to par and i don't care. hahaha.

UPDATED. BUT I'M STILL A SLACKER.

middle finger and a smile. j/k,
randy

man, i'm flakin with blogging

2005-01-10T19:51:00.000-08:00

wattup ya'lls!!! sorry if i havne't updated *i know mur =)* but i've been trying to catch up with work and my workouts.

at work, we are in transition of getting a new manager. actually, he officially starts on the 17th of january...so not really in transition there. the real transition is that my club (Club One) is goin from commercial to a corporate site. that means Club One no longer owns or leases the property...Club One will only manage and provide staffing. So the Fairmont Hotel got back the space from Club One and now controls what goes on in the health facility. New club name you ask? i dunno. all i know is that all Club One logos will vanish and that our uniforms will most likely say "Fairmont Health Club." bullcrap if you ask me. i hope the change is for the better. at least all my co-workers will still be there. =)

about the story? i'm workin on it. kinda sad but i'm proof readin it for ya'lls so you guys won't clown on my ass for poe writin skillz. gosh i feel like i'm back in skool again writing a paper for english class....uuugggghhh.

i will get that pasacat christmas story out soon....oh yes i will get it out soon. its takin long coz i want it to be really detailed....yeh its gonna be a long ass story! ha.

Happy New Year!...finally an update =)

2005-01-04T16:53:00.000-08:00

happy new year to all and hope your christmas was fun. but first, let's take a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in the indian ocean tsunami tragedy.............................................................

okay, prayers go out to all those involved.

its been a while since i last updated, but i thought i would just take time off from cyberspace to chillax. for the most part, i just been chilling with family and working in between christmas and new year's. i have a funny story to tell, but i can't tell it at this moment. on my next update, you guys will be rollin!

laters for now.

nuthin much...

2004-12-15T14:54:00.000-08:00

like the title...nuthin much to update about. except that i tried to do some christmas shopping yesterday, but all i ended up doing was stuffing my fat ass with a lobster burrito from rubios. couldn't really pick out things. so gonna try again later. time is running out, oh no!

we have a rondalla gig tonite and i gotta go get ready now.

hey gary...where dem pics that i took at sundays meeting and at the party? itchin to see them!!! =)

what a weekend...

2004-12-13T14:49:00.000-08:00

first things first...JOB WELL DONE to the rondalla!!! yay! we played very well even the guitar section messed up in parol. hahahahha! listening to the audio at ed's, man i gotta say we sounded fresh!!! speaking of ed...there were tons of food for the rondalla cast party/last practice/christmas party at ed's pad. lots of good times and funny moments especially me and almar taking "head shots" of likha members, hehehehehhe =) oh yeh, check out my bio if you haven't already done so. don't forget to read almar's. actually, read almar's first, then mine.

the parties that i mentioned a while back, the firday party was kool. saw most of my co-workers, DRUNK. kinda scary but funny at the same time. saturday nite, after the rondalla recital, almar and i went to my other co-worker's party. it was a going away party and located at 850 montgomery. its a cigar bar and grill and it a pretty chill place to hang out, smoke cigars/yosies, drink, and shoot pool. of course there was food to eat, but none of us ate. after chillin at the cigar bar and grill, we were hungry so almar and i rolled over to ling-nams and grubbed. i had tosilog and bangus while fatboy had chicken-silog and soup.

the next party i will be attending will be on thursday. its another going away party but for my boss. i wonder if i'm gonna see more drunk co-workers again. i should take pictures for evidence....(evil laf).

oh yeh, thanks gary for letting play with yer camera. had loads of fun taking pictures. i bet you were wondering what the hairy looking thing was...ha! thanks again.

now that likha's season is over...time to catch up with the christmas shopping, which i haven't started yet. okay, i gotta take a nap. i'm tired. MMMMMMBBYYYEEEEEEEEESS.

parties, parties, parties

2004-12-07T15:22:00.000-08:00

so my boss is leaving us for good. she's moving back to hawaii to look after her pay-rents. gonna miss her...she was/is a kool boss. so wees (co-workers and friends) are throwin a goin away party on monday nite.

sunday nite, we have the rondalla recital party.

saturday nite, one of my co-workers (sister club) is movin to new york...so he's throwin a goin away party, but a cigar lounge. (doin cartwheels w/ a kool-aid smile)

friday, my other co-worker is throwin a party too. its her burrday. but can't really do shit coz call time saturday for the recital is 9:30 a.m. AIN'T NO WAY I'M GOIN TO THE RECITAL HUNG-DED OVER!

dam, 4 parties in a row. golly wally...looks like i'm gonna have to take monday and tuesday off =/

got my records in today. one of the records has too many scratches. its plays well, but there is this distinct "pop." annoying. the other record is clean. looks like i'm gonna give this person a neutral score on ebay. anyways, gonna take a nap. spanks for reading.

just checking in

2004-12-04T13:31:00.000-08:00

ohhhh man...just got done cleaning my bathroom and kitchen. i think i'm feelin kinda "high" from the pinesol =O

thinkin of goin to ikea to find me a bathroom rack or whatever is called. then go hang out. that is all... and see some of you at rehearsal tomorrow.

HAVE A FUNFILLED SATURDAY!

miscellaneous stuff

2004-12-01T16:22:00.000-08:00

yesterday, went on ebay to bid for two records. its by oaktown 357 and the single "juicy gotcha crazy." i should be gettin them sometimes next week. i've been on this vinyl binge...i should stop buying and save money. but gotta somehow satisfy my music crave. i do get cd's and mp3's, but vinyl on a turntable...there is no replacement.

gary posted something about blogger not allowing him to post messages...i've been having the same problem too. sometimes i gotta log in numerous times before i get to post. bunk wouldn't ya say?

at work, we've been receiving a lot of promos for energy/protein bars. so far i've taken two boxes of different brands. i hope we keep on gettin more...i sure love free energy/protein bars, only if they taste good. i'm very picky.

on a final note, i gained like 8 lbs in a course of 3 weeks. looks like i celebrated thanksgiving dinner a little too early. now my tummy feels like jello, looks like jello, and smells like jello. oops, didn't mean to say that...hahahah.

songs of the day

2004-11-29T18:02:00.000-08:00

check it out...this is for all yoos old skoolahs.

1. "shake it" --------mc shy d
2. "juicy" ---------oaktown 357
3. "sally" ----------gucci crew
4. "jump around" --house of pain

roasting a chicken

2004-11-29T17:54:00.000-08:00

while in the midst of roasting a chicken, two actually...i decided to post some ramdom thoughts.

1. "tight" made me jittery this morning.
2. shoulda roasted one chicken instead of two.
3. have you ever seen an old man nekked?
4. why do i feel fatty?
5. my pager code is 141...i wanna pager and go old skool.
6. all of the above.

okay back to roasting.

Gobble day weekend

2004-11-28T19:40:00.000-08:00

ahhh yes...Thanksgiving. turkey, honey baked ham, mashed potatoes, roast beef, veggies, desserts...you name it i had it all. it was sooo much fun bein around family and relatives. sometimes you just don't realize how much you miss them when you don't live near them =). i miss SD too.

well, drove down to sandy-eggo wednesday morning...early ass-buttcrack in the morning like 4am. but wasn't any different for me, since i'm usually on the road by then when going to work! the first thing i did upon arriving was eating good old mexellent food---CARNE ASADA BURRITOS. yes plural on the burrito.

thursday was family day and was loads of fun... guhlahbunting with the pinsans and choppin it up with the unlces, aunties, ninongs, and ninangs. man, i ate too much that day, but dam proud of it! ha! also kicked it with irene....i miss her....aawwwww. was invited for dinner at her place, but couldn't eat, coz my tummy was about to explode. couldn't even eat a piece of tiramisu cheescake! curses =(

friday, hung out with friends and ate at my favorite local mexellent restaurant in downtown. dam good, authentic mexican food...not the authentic fast food. gotta say downtown sandy-eggo is growin like a mutherfocker! looks so different...

saturday...was again family/relatives day. and oh yeh...went to one of the pasacat alumni's daughter's birthday party. bryan was there and a bunch of other pasacat alums. it was kool seeing those guys. at the party...they had a jump-4-joy for the kids. i wanted to go in there, but couldn't. jump-4-joy are loads of fun!!!! heheh.

as for the "after thanksgiving sale..." missed out. i couldn't wake up in time to go with the fam and relatives. so yeh, i missed all the sales. oh well, next year.

sunday...the drive back was long. lots of slow drivers on the road. curses. but i'm home now and its back to the daily grind...5a.m. opener. i need to win the lottery. aight, that's my update for the week...hahaha.

happy gobble day

2004-11-24T18:51:00.000-08:00

happy thanks giving guys! and for tina's question....ernie and i were both winners in the food challenge. hahahha, the loser would have had to stuff the leftovers in their pocket! thanks for the heads up tina!!!

gobble gobble!

2004-11-23T15:19:00.001-08:00

ernie all done.

2004-11-23T15:19:00.000-08:00

randy: ate and conquered. dam right.

2004-11-23T15:18:00.001-08:00

curly fries!

2004-11-23T15:18:00.000-08:00

mmMMMmmm...melted cheese.

2004-11-23T15:17:00.000-08:00

ernie's combo. he added EXTRA mayo. gack!

2004-11-23T15:16:00.001-08:00

as always, randy being matakow

2004-11-23T15:16:00.000-08:00

since when did jack's put ketchup and mustard in the ultimate bacon cheeseburger?

2004-11-23T13:46:00.000-08:00

Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger combo

ahhh the food challenge. randy vs. ernie...which took place nov.13 after our bowling gig. almar, one of the frequent competitor in this challenge was not present because he was in hawaii havin his own food challenge...by himself. haha.

so, what is this "food challenge?" basically, the food challenge is a "challenge" to see who can eat all their given food, such as the bacon ultimate cheesburger combo you see here in the picture. the amount and type of food is agreed upon and the challenge begins. the consequence for not finishing the challenging (to put it bluntly, the loser) would have to stuff the left-overs in their pocket the and winners get to smash that pocket with the food inside. yes...that is so mean, but that what makes it funny as #@ck!!!

this food challenge started waaaaaaayyy back when me, ernie, almar and jose (jenn3's cousin) were still living in san diego. to make this story short...we were on our way to vegas, but before we left SD, we decided to eat at jack in my crack. we all decided to eat the bacon ultimate cheeseburger. betting each other that someone couldn't finish it. and there ya go...the "birth" of the food challenge.

so here are pics of me and ernie's food challenge: bacon ultimate cheeseburger combo from jack is on crack. sorry if the pictures are not in order. i'm still kumpyuter eeliturit.

enjoy!

2004-11-23T13:04:00.000-08:00

eat on!

hey thanks guys!

2004-11-19T14:51:00.000-08:00

hey bryan and tina...thanks for the comments and for reading! i feel loved knowing that people read my bloggy =) and yeh, can't wait to move up on gary's list!!! =0 j/k gary.

i will post pics of the food challenge that ernie and i took part in. sorry no pics of the bowling suaree (sp?).

just a random thought...i tend to recite lines from movies and here's a couple of 'em---

1. "aatook aloonda lana."--caveman (ringo star and shelly long)
2. "hum-num shiva. hum-num shiva." (indiana jones and the temple of doom)
3. "negative ghostrider...the pattern is full." (top gun)
4. "just hang loose blood. the stewardess be on da rebound wid da medicide..." (aiplane w/mrs. cleaver speaking jive)

today is friday! go out and have fun all. peace and audi 5 thou!

lazy butt

2004-11-18T13:09:00.000-08:00

i've been really lazy lately in blogging. actually... not much in the mood to blog. but last saturday, bryan, manok, ernie, herna, and i went bowling at serra bowl in manila city...oops i mean daly city. for 27 bills an hour, that was rather expensive, but we all had fun. man, i haven't bowled for years...(bowling and that too :> )we had 2 pitchers of beer and we were pretty much buzzed while bowling, but boy was it fun!!! i really need to work on my game.

so on sunday, we had this rondalla performance in san mateo. my right hand, forearm, and back were SORE!!! (ooohhhhh gaaawwwwwdddd!) but it didn't hinder my bandurria skillz. the performance was short and sweet and as always, enjoyed the performance. i actually enjoy playing more than i do dancing...go figure.

that's pretty much it in a nutshell. not much goin on. so until next time i post...which will probably be next week or so, have a great week and weekend.

later gator and spank you much for reading...that's if anyone actually reads this particular blog.

song of the day

2004-11-10T16:40:00.000-08:00

"The Love Song" feat. Mos Def --Bush Babees

songs of the day

2004-11-02T18:36:00.001-08:00

"my boo" --usher feat. alicia keys

"oh my god" --tony sunshine

don't sleep on these!

--solid.

what's flowin through dessa's mind?

2004-11-02T18:36:00.000-08:00

so sunday's rehearsal went pretty well. since i wasn't there last sunday, i had to learn kuntao (sp?) also, i learned the solo part for jota manilena...in choreography. what a trip. why did i feel pressured? felt like somebody was eyeing me and i just got all nervous. but oh well, it was fun being fockners (as great gramma would say it) with pebbles.

so monday, my hip flexors (hip muskels) were kinda sore, more so tight. so during some downtime at work, i decided to stretch. OH GOLLY WALLY! were my hips tight and sore! geeez. but i still worked out and ran 1.6 miles at 6.5 mph that day. ha ;)

people are still striking at the fairmont and at other hotels. whenever i pass through, they are still chanting SCAB! but now, all i do is ignore. i would even stare at them and then just smile, more so laff with a BIG ASS SMIRK on my face. whatever. at least i have a job... :-/
i am such a dick huh? fuck you all to those who agree. i'm just kidding =)

randomness from dessa

2004-10-31T20:43:00.000-08:00

just wanna say that i had the biggest kool-aid smile today. wonder if it was so obvious? okie dokes, gonna get some shut eye. didn't get much sleep while in modesto and sleeping on the floor is NEVER comfortable.

song of the day

2004-10-29T15:18:00.000-07:00

"if you can't say love" by the visionaries. again, don't sleep on this one.

curious bout it? go to itunes and it should be there.

==keep rockin the funky fresh!

cinderella

2004-10-28T14:29:00.000-07:00

not the disney character, but the popular pilipino 70's band. they were known for their love songs and for yolly samson's (lead singer) voice. i gotta say that i am HOOKED (not on phoniks, but eboniks! j/k) and can't stop listening. i find myself often repeating the same tracks on my ipod and car stereo! i guess this record...yes i sed record/vinyl is what i used to listen to all the time when i was a kid. brought back a lot of memories...nostalgic i must say. my parents used to play this record all the time, also playing victor wood, freddie aguilar, and other pinoy/pinay bands. those were them days.

this record is very addicting and kinda hypnotic in ways. if anyone is interested, i can burn an mp3 format of this record...but for a fee. maybe lunch as a trade? hahah. aight, until next time.

iPOD whore

2004-10-25T18:52:00.001-07:00

that's what i am...an iPOD whore. i've been ripping cd's and vinyls (records) to put into my iPOD and so far i have about 9 gigs of music. i still have room for more!!

i take this thing with me pretty much where ever i go and constantly listening to it. listening at work during breaks, when walking to work, when washing dishes, ironing, working out, even when taking a dump!!! hell yeh, i said it! EVEN WHILE TAKING A DUMP!! hehehhe dumb. i'm even listening at the moment as i type away. but yeh, every chance i get, i'm iPOD'ing.

as you can see, i've been posting a lot lately. guess i'm bored or that i have sumthin to share and wanna ramble on and on and on.

during my workout today...i think i strained my neck...AGAIN. since today was a "back" day...think i went a little overboard. or could it have been another freak muscle tweak???? dam. looks like i need ice and some advil...my new "breakfast of champions." whatever.

spank you for reading. until next time....dessa ses=== rock rock ya'll and ya don't---stop!

song of the day

2004-10-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

Bato Sa Buhangin - Cinderella.

this if for those old skool pinoy/pinays. don't sleep on this one.

fatboy weeknd

2004-10-24T21:26:00.000-07:00

saturday and sunday was just a fatboy weekend for me, jr., and almar. almar decided to smoke ribs (a 5 hour cooking process in a bbq smoker) which was very good! i must say...mmmMMMMmmm biiiitttch! can't forget the dessert...pumpkin and apple pie plus drumsticks. no not chicken, the ice cream...ha!

sunday...for lunch, we went to this cheesteak place in campbell called jerseys. my assessment?____?____? thumbs down. not as good as jersey joes. no relations i think...but jersey joes is by far hands down, the best. then went to bj's in cupertino for dinner and i had pizza and a rootbeer while the others had somehthing else. for dessert? of course the pizzooki. dam good.

pretty much that was my weekend in a nutshell. how was yours?

time for me to sleep. good nite ya'lls.

song of the day

2004-10-22T16:28:00.000-07:00

*make room* by the alkaholiks.

i've been trying to post audio links, but its not working. one day...oh yes one day, i'll get em posted.

its friday!!! woowoo!

2004-10-22T16:26:00.000-07:00

ahhhhh yeeeaaaaahhhh!!! its friday. feelin a little bit better, but didn't get enough sleep last nite. that 3 hour nap before rondalla rehearsal screwed up my sleep pattern. oh well. still worked out today and even ran on the treadmill. i hate cardio...

so the people at the faimont are still striking and they are still calling me a "SCAB." so what do i do? i mock them by yelling "SCAB" right back at them. whatever. get a job mutherf*&#%@*s!!!!!

i'm hungry so i'm gonna stuff my face with some grub. spank you smelly much for reading!

song of the day

2004-10-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

*Legend* by nelly furtado from the heineken 'red star sounds.'

fitness trainers don't get sick?

2004-10-21T13:21:00.000-07:00

they do. and this one is definitely comin down with sumthin. i am somewhat congested and have this little numbness in the back of my throat...the area where the little punching bag hangs (uvula). i feel a slight fever comin on, so i'm just gonna take me a nap and sleep it off.

so much for workin out today. i really hate to miss a day, but sumthin like this you gotta listen to your body and rest. but imma still gonna go to rondalla rehearsal. forgot to practice bryan's western notation thing...i'm in trouble.

also, happy b-day to ed. read on his blog that he has a cold too. dam.

people are still striking at the fairmont and looks like they'll be there for a while. they are still annoying, but oh well. aight, nappy time for me. then its off to rondalla rehearsal at ed and tina's.

song of the day

2004-10-18T15:35:00.000-07:00

"one, two step" by ciara. ---dope beat.

SCAB

2004-10-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

...that's what the strikers called me when i passed by them to go to work this morning. so what did i do? i gave them the middle finger. boy did they get upset! heheheh. they started calling me bald-headed mofo and such. but i didn't care. so kept on walking and they kept on cussing me out. man, if they were to come at me or even tough me... you'd probably see me on the news. then i get fired. oh well, as long as i get a fist or kick in...i'm happy. hehehehhe. these people are really annoying now. dammit get a new job bitches.

skinned

2004-10-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

aight ya'lls...looks like i'm just gonna keep this skin for now. kinda boring if you ask me but i'm lazy to learn html coding. so i'll work with this one for now.

people are still striking at the fairmont. its making the club one members not go and workout at my location. some of the club one members are going to the other club one's in the area therfore making my place slow and boring. supposedly the strike ends this week...oh well.

anyways, RAISE THE GLASS! oh wait...no reason for that. hahahah pretend you have a glass in your hand and raise the glass. life is too short to not raise the glass.

interesting story of how "raise the glass" came about. on my next post, that's if i remember (short term memory is gone) i'll gladly tell the story.

changing skins

2004-10-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

sorry folks... changing skins again. it seems that i'm never satisfied with a skin. what da heezzy?

yes, yes ya'll...and you don't stop!

2004-10-11T18:27:00.000-07:00

what's playing on randy's ipod.

1. julie plug - starmaker
2. black star - mos def and talib kweli
3. bob marley - catch a fire (jamaican version)

1. julie plug is tight. i love to listen to this cd. its mellow, it rocks, and it makes ya wanna rent a convertible on a sunny day and drive down the coast with the top down on.

2. black star. this came out like in 99. still tight. lyrically fresh and beats make the head nod. lisen to astronomy (8th light). shit is dope. one of the best hip hop (not like nelly or ludacris or lil john and the east side boyz) i mean underground hip hop shizzeee that came out in 99. still to this day, the sounds are still fresh and doesn't sound dated.

3. bob marley. catch a fire (jamaican version) is dope. the album was laid out in its original form, but the producer didn't feel like it would catch in the united states. so, they livened up the album by makin it sound more rock-ish. which catapulted marley and the melody makers into the mainstream and reggae was accepted by the masses. compare the jamaican version to the u.s. version. i really love the jamaican version coz it sounds so raw...the way how reggae should be.

Wedding Weekend

2004-10-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

first off...congratulations to gary and beverly for tying the knot this saturday. they both looked wonderful. the wedding was fun except for the part where the priest mixed up the order of the wedding ceremony. we were supposed to play "dahil isang bulaklak" but we didn't. boo.

the reception was fun as well. rondalla had a strong performance especially during the wedding ceremony. "canon in D" sounded great as well did the other songs, but ed and i had a few faults. but we recovered and still played it off well.

after the reception...man can you say hang over? was surprised that i was still standing and i didn't even yakked! go figure. gotta say i had fun this weekend. thanks to all who knows about the new running joke. if you don't know...its about me. ask jenn3. she'll give you the details. ha.

strike

2004-10-06T21:11:00.000-07:00

for a week and a half...the hotel workers such as cooks, bell hops, housekeeping, etc. have been on strike. last thursday and friday, the strikers, as i like to call them were soooo loud and annoying. but i do hope they get what they are negotiating for. so they can shut the hell up and go back to work. anyways, today they seemed a little subdued. guess they had to tone down the noise a bit coz of the noize ordinance. whatever.

san diego was fun and i miss the place so much. also saw pasacat's show. for the first time in my life, i get to watch a pasacat show. after watching, i now know where i belong...ON STAGE! i also miss dancing with those guys. just shows how much this pinoy folk dancing and music is in my blood. gotta love it even though i am lazy about dancing sometimes. well, almost all the time. whatever. okay, startin to smell like amag in here =) a little inside joke that herna and i dug up. aight, time to sleep and maybe watch a little porn. HA! you know this........MAAAAAANNNN!!!!!"

what's crakin for saturday?

2004-09-28T18:24:00.000-07:00

going home to San Diego for the weekend. gonna have to drive coz i need to do some work on my car and most of my tools are in SD.. for saturday, PASACAT is having their show "Extravaganza." of course i'm gonna go watch and give them the support but its gonna be weird coz i've never watched a PASACAT show. its coz i'm always dancing. so, to be in the audience as a spectator instead of a cast member, think i'll be very critical...of course constructive =p but it'll be, how you SF people say it..."HELLA" kool to see my peeps again j/k =) haven't those guys in a really long time. it'll be good to see the alums too. gonna catch up and reminisce about the good old days.

saturday is the day...*sigh*

what?

2004-09-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

so last saturday, likha had another show. it was a scaled down show, but you can say it was important. now singkil...i've always had a good performance. maybe had a few trips here and there but saturday was a terrible reality. somehow during singkil i tripped, fell on my right side, and slid across the floor. don't know how it happened but it was a slow motion bluuuurrrrrrrrr.

boy was i upset. that never happened to me. EVER. well reality decides to bite me in the butt and push me off my "high singkil horse." i hold with this dance the highest pride therefor me being so upset. with singkil, i'm always trying to improve from the last time (been doing this since 92).

i'd like to thank all those who tried to cheer me up. you guys are the greatest.

after the show, we all went to eat pizza's at amici's. pizza always seems to cheer me up. glad we went. oh yeh and thanks to manok for the jinxed comment about retiring when you f*** up really bad. i wanted to retire singkil while on top. oh well...time to go play in the dirt.

Still lazy

2004-09-21T18:09:00.000-07:00

still too lazy to figure out the "comments section." i got the links, but its not showing the contents. i need html for stoopids, eh i mean dummies.

don't the burrito look good? makes you hungry huh? see, this kind of burrito is what i grew up with back in san diego...no beans, no rice, or cheese. just carne asada, guacamole, and pico de gallo. das it. nothing more, nuthin less. when i first moved up to the bay area in 99...i wanted to visit a local burrito shop. i was shocked when i found out that there were beans, rice, cheese, and extra stuff i didn't want. i was like..."this ain't no carne asada burrito?" but anyways, i now have to drive an hour just to get this burrito. in case yer wondering where to find this burrito, its in fairfield. yep, all the way up there. but i think its worth the drive.

2004-09-21T16:49:00.000-07:00

mmmmm, carne asada burrito.

2004-09-21T16:41:00.000-07:00

i'm so happy.

Happy Burfday

2004-09-19T20:55:00.000-07:00

Happy burfday to my pal herna. 26 right? *ooohhhhhhh gaaawwwwddd*

New skinz

2004-09-19T11:36:00.000-07:00

hey all...done updating and got a new skin for this bloggy thing. ya like, yes? still working on the comments section. can't seem to get the comments to display when clicked upon. oh well, time to learn html coding again. i still can't get this. okay, gonna go play in the rain =)

under construction

2004-09-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

sorry all. i'm under construction at the moment. re-skinning...
updates to follow, take care and have a great day.

Birthday Weekend

2004-09-15T17:02:00.000-07:00

just wanna say thanks to all those who came and drank. i also yakked. ask jenn3 about it and she can give you details. ask me and i can give you the funnier version. anyways, not much to write these days coz i haven't been in the mood to. oh well...time to go play in the dirt.

Tabachoy 170 (fatboy @ 170lbs...make that 175)

she got flashed

evo gets some dyno time

if yer ever in san diego, visit valentine's (valen-teeeens)

*sigh* of relief for gas

cast party in the double v

carne asada burrito...the REAL carne asada burrito

evo suspended

not enough room on the 280

evo gets to breathe a little easier

March 16...a 9 rumbled through the 101.

so much for seattle seahawks

my car is telling me it wants to die

i hate being out of shape

Welcome 2006!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

fantasy football

tidbit of an update

steak nite

are you ready for some football?

song of the day

pictures from my camera phone

its your birfday, its your burfday.....

song of the day

useless blurb

Nova Prata recollections cont. 9/1/05

Nova Prata recollections cont.

here's a little tribute to by bbq pals ernie and almar. enjoy suckers hahaha! - - -what an a-hole?

Nova Prata recollections cont.

things i won't miss...copycatting mur :)

Nova Prata recollections...

THIS ONE IS FOR ERNIE

back to the grind

day one in nova prata, brasil

of day the song

song of the day

song of the day

forgot one more thing

a random post, but a food post --Ono hawaiian grill

current addiction

song of the day

vancouver day.3.

daydreaming

Lancer Evolution VIII or IX

vancouver day.2.

oh the soreness

vancouver day.1.

Waking up from hibernation biahtch

gonna hibernate

Dam, okay i'm a blog slacker!!

man, i'm flakin with blogging

Happy New Year!...finally an update =)

nuthin much...

what a weekend...

parties, parties, parties

just checking in

miscellaneous stuff

songs of the day

roasting a chicken

Gobble day weekend

happy gobble day

hey thanks guys!

lazy butt

song of the day

songs of the day

what's flowin through dessa's mind?

randomness from dessa

song of the day

cinderella

iPOD whore

song of the day

fatboy weeknd

song of the day

its friday!!! woowoo!

song of the day

fitness trainers don't get sick?

song of the day

SCAB

skinned

changing skins

sigh of relief for gas