Vegas 2010 with old and new friends

Jemies 25th Bday celebration in Vegas!

im pretending im riding in a delorean and going 88mph haha

time machines are real. and by 'time machines'..i mean 'napping'..and by 'real'..i mean 'my perspective'. a 4-5 hour drive was over in no time! haha...big ups to framos for driving..but uh ur 'vegas get pumped road trip mix' was garbage.... garbage....yeah..pure.... garbage.

im tryna drink at least 1 shot every hour im there...

whos doin it with me?

ok..um..not krisha, haha...

happy 25th jemie!!

pics have a 1000 words do they? wat does this pic say/show?...

1-im voting YES on prop 8

2-nate whos reppin SD shows that drunk calling is a common thing..even during daylight hours

3-(back middle)..BIGFOOT sighting in vegas!!!

she surprised me!! along with tina and a guy i met named...juan?jesus?pedro?!?! haha..the mexican dude in the turquise in the next pic

me 'doing the donny' haha..payback for the earlier pic

paula abdul sung it best..opposites attract! lookin fly brotha!

im somewhere in the back. on our way to xs. *didnt quite make it there haha

taxi ride with krisha and krystal

those hourly shots are catching up!! T_T haha looks like street fighter's e.honda 1000 hand slapped me in the face

capped the weekend off by goin to the M weekend seafood buffet at the M Resort for the 2nd time!! awesome buffet with unlimited beer and wine!! heaven. God does exist after all. or maybe i was jus drunk.

either way... one of the dopest weekends ever!

p.s.- wat does the "M" stand for? prolly stands for 'More'...cant get enough of everything in vegas. after visiting that buffet twice. i guess u can take gluttony off the sin city list for sure. cant wait to go back.

SD Fair trip #4!! what?! 4th trip?!

*not blogged about = fair trips #2(w/shar) and #3(w/ash)*

*also not blogged about...every deep fried food i ate. 0_0 i dont think i wanna log that in for my own healths peace of mind haha

this trip was for the international Beer Festival!! say whaaaa?! beer festival?! count me in!

beer sampling from all over the world.. what more could one person ask for?

some notable favorites?

-the coconut porter from maui brewing co.

-pyramid's audacious apricot ale

-nectar of the hops

-and a brown ale from san diego "old towne nut brown"

after beer fest, jemie(top right) bungie jumped at the fair!! nice. a person before her chickened out. weak! but congrats to jems!

SD Fair trip #1 with the rho fam

keep the planet clean...its not uranus.

deep fried klondike.. the ice cream in the middle is intact. beautiful...

one of the many horrible yet tasty things u can eat at the fair!

Shirt the Kids 2010

PNOY apparel in collaboration with Alpha Psi Rho presents the...

Shirt the Kids 2010 Showcase...

trying to fight poverty and help put a shirt on the backs of 10000 kids in the philippines..

with performances by rocky rivera, kiwi, and ZION I!! among others to help raise money..

rocky r. performing..

yeah...she wants me...but wats knew...who doesnt? haha

im feelin the dj tho ;)

Mike the Real's goin away bbq kick back

hahaha one of the funniest pics from the night..so much goin on here...

from magic Mike 'the real' lookin like hes floating... to my lil sis mary ann lesbianizing her V shaped fingers... to me prancing like a gay fairy in the background hahah..

mike moved to temecula. couldnt focus on school in sd i guess. hes one of the best omicron class brhos not named my lil brho.

my 2nd aphig lil sis.. maryann.. love this crazy girl!! we still gotta get wingstop woman!! where u is?! we gotta hang out soon!! or party again soon haha..whichever comes first. best beer pong partner...everrrrrrr!! =) haha

C world with Ally Mcbeal and giGGLez

Heidi Klum's husband keeps eyeing me...

we rode on that shipwreck ride..

no, no, not 4 times erwin...

10 times? no, wrong again..not 10 times..less than that...

too wet and cold to guess how many times? haha, ok... it was 8 times in a row.

finished the seaworld adventure with a now whack shamu show where trainers dont get in the water. boring...

regardless...me, ally, and my great grand lil (giGGLez) still had a fun ass day there..

ally mcbeal in the middle of the last pic is absolutely hilarious, hahaha. and my giGGLez is such a sweetie! love both of my 10fams right here!

from Oklahoma to SD

after graduating and doin nothing and finding nothing in terms of employment with my college degree (public health), decided to go back to school for my nursing degree which has eluded me in past.

1st and easiest option.. Univ of Oklahoma.. they had an offering for a 1yr accelerated nursing program in SD. perfect.. i already had all but one pre req (organic chem) done/required. i got an A in OChem. looks like im in.

got a notice that...SDSU was taking over the okla program. wth?!..oh well thats fine too. sdsu is pretty credible..and i jus graduated from them too haha. got accepted, with potential dates to start in the summer 2010 *pending state approval*.

that asterisk was all but a given and an eventual 'yes'. or so everyone thought...

i get another email saying how the sdsu accelerated nursing program did not get approved...wat the hail?!?!? shit shit shit.. wat do i do now?! ...

and in an act to divert embarassment from a failed program proposal..they offer those accepted..into the traditional nursing program at state. -__- the very program i originally wanted to do. haha. its jus 2-3 yrs from the original plan. so...

im back at sdsu. a year removed..feelin like mase haha

Organic Chemistry 130

feelin like Big Boi, Luda, and JD, but even tho i aint from atlanta, i could finally rep that A!!!!!!!!!!

ms chemistry and i havent had a good relationship sadly...

chem 100? our relationship then was rated a C-...

a year later around the 130 mark? chem and i got another C grading =(

the stakes have changed. i was young then. it was my first couple of cracks at figuring her out. ive grown.. she..well.. she stayed the same.. but still complicated and difficult to read and understand.. but i had a new found determination and maturity that could finally conquer her hump.

needless to say.. this time 'round.. we definitely had 'chemistry' and i Achieved An AmAzing score...time to celebrate with a part-A!!!!!

original BIG 'n lil

1st lil sis ever, sharlene famisan =) kinda snowballed from there with my pickup tendencies. but ur first is always a special number. i love her. i wonder how much she really hates me for the subsequent lil sis's. hmm. but..yeah. its always grounding to hangout and catchup with her. i could call her my totem. one of the best advice givers in the world too i might add.

headed west to seaport to hang out. stopped to check out the midway naval ship. around that area was the statue replica of the famous SD sailor/wife kiss photo taken during, i believe, the post WWII victory. shar suggested a pic of me lookin up the girls skirt -__-, thats not creepy at all haha

a glimpse of the naval ship. i think my father was on it during his active military career. interesting.

16 years huh?

DnB's for my longest known friend, Mark Mendoza.......................the guy smushed above the black n blue sweater, left of 'black mike', right of the guy with glasses and a green rimmed cap, and underneath the brandon with the purple rimmed hat.. yup... that guy.. known that guy since...94? yeah.. 1994. damn.. 16 years. since elementary school. kinda lost touch..but always within reach. one of the best memories of my life was with that guy.. spring break trip to the bay area to name one.. one of the best guys i know.. fun to be around.. a great person.. with a personality to match. he knows a lot of ppl. a lot. not exaggerating on this one. i wish the best for him.. love ya brotha.. no homo.

two five

March 21, 2010......

just chilled and spent the day and night with the 'rents and the doggies. weird. no desire to party or drink. just wanted to chill with fam. one of the best laid back bdays ever.

the buried life..

The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold

Lines: 47-63...

"There rises an unspeakable desire
After the knowledge of our buried life;
A thirst to spend our fire and restless force
In tracking out our true, original course;
A longing to inquire
Into the mystery of this heart which beats
So wild, so deep in us--to know
Whence our lives come and where they go.
And many a man in his own breast then delves,
But deep enough, alas! none ever mines.
And we have been on many thousand lines,
And we have shown, on each, spirit and power;
But hardly have we, for one little hour,
Been on our own line, have we been ourselves--
Hardly had skill to utter one of all
The nameless feelings that course through our breast,
But they course on forever unexpress'd. "...

...gotta change that...

and with...

...that quarter century for me looming around the corner in a week and a half... and inspired by that poem by matthew arnold and that mtv show 'the buried life' where 4 guys try to accomplish a list of 100 things to do before you die.. i wanted to make my own list(in random order; and still in progress)..


Bucket List..(*bold/italicized = completed)

1. return to my birth city, Yokosuka, Japan
2. see where my parents grew up/meet fam in the philippines
3. challenge a number #1 world ranked pro in their sport (beat by Allison Fisher in 8ball)
4. skydive
5. paraglide
6. go to an NBA game
7. compete for an olympic sport
8. have a 'charming' adventure exploring the city i was raised in(in progress)
9. have a cameo in a major movie or tv show
10. learn how to swim
11. run and finish a marathon
12. flip the switch to implode a building
13. compete in a talent show and win (Kappa Kings!)
14. win a basketball tourney championship (RHOdeem Team '09!)
15. swim in the Great Barrier Reef
16. climb a big mountain
17. protest in a personally meaningful rally/march
18. earn a college degree (b.s. public health from sdsu)
19. go ghost hunting
20. be a gameshow contestant
21. fly thru a cloud
22. record a song
23. road trip thru the 48 contiguous states of america
24. get a meaningful tattoo
25. successfully complete a restaurants eating challenge
26. experience love..
27. build/create/develop/raise a Mini-Me(s)....if u nawmsayinnn haha

...27 is a good start for now...

Happy 'just another day of the year' Mom!

January 20, 2010

(Dad, Me, Mom)

a country song, alright by darius rucker, bout how i feel and cuz my moms love of country got me liking it too...

my lovely mum's bday is today, the 20th of january....and i totally forgot that.... ahhhhh.

maybe it would feel more like an ahhhhhh if my mom actually cared bout her bday. shes like me... or... im like her... in that we dont really like our own bdays... we prefer that u not greet us and tell us how old we r...or getting.

so...they picked me up to gimme a ride to state so i can crash an ochem class that i need to get into the ABSN program by summer time, possibly july. i say.. hello..morning!...and my dad was like... um.. anythin else u wanna say?... .... .... um... nope.. not really. haha. happy bday?...oh! shnap! yes..that too! happy bday mom! 0_0 fuck, i jus had school and work and debts on my mind. my mom to my dad was like..oh stop.. sayin its my bday... im not young anymore, i dont need u remindin me how old i am. yup..that sounds like me..right now. haha.

@state... the new ochem teacher seems ok enough. saw frank vega (seaworld coworker) there too. nice. i think him and his girl are chem majors. perfect for me...ive never gotten higher than a C in any chem class...and i need at least a B

my parents picked me up and we ate at chamorro grill on mission gorge on me in honor of my moms bday. my dad remembers the food cuz thats where my brother was born, in guam. btw...that place is awesome... the staff are always hella cool, especially the lady on register in the front, an oldie, but a goodie, haha

gettin rides from my parents is both a good and bad thing. sometimes their bickering gets to me while i try to ignore it. lately..ive realized jus how old they really r getting... and got me thinkin bout them and how it was before and how time is moving...fast. they r both almost 60... i still remember when i was making them presents in elementary school for their bdays in their 40s.

so who r my parents? for most of my life i can sadly say... i dont know. but i can happily say that... in recent years... ive gotten closer and closer to them, and spent more time with them more than any other time in my life. the more i do... i can see where i get different parts of my personality and attitude from.

lets start with my dad... he was in the navy for like 20 yrs. retired. proud of it and the experiences hes gained from it. not the best decision maker in the world. a dreamer. prolly too much into the dream and wat could be...than in reality and the actions needed to achieve those dreams. not much of a risk taker. distrustful of everyones true intentions...kinda holds him back from doin things. very unselfish. will do anythin in his power to see his children smile and be happy. can go overboard at times...but has the best of intentions with it. kind of a loner. has only been with one woman in his life. my mother. they were pen pals. and it grew from there. very loyal. sometimes wont stick up for himself or fight when hes been wronged, hell jus settle and pay for it to avoid confrontation...

my mom... an asshole...haha... like seriously... she likes saying stuff that will irk you or push ur buttons...or to see how u will react. yup..thats where i get my asshole side from haha. a social butterfly...who will talk to anyone. she doesnt mind stickin up for herself and fighting for wat she believes is hers. willing to do and try things beyond her known skillset... a knack for improvising both in job interviews and on the job. her stint as a nurse/caretaker was hilarious. she was asked to take someones blood pressure. haha she didnt know anythin bout that, she tried, and said that she couldnt see becuase she didnt have her glasses, so she had the other nurse do it for her...she watched it done, so she could do it later.. haha. thats where i get that attitude from. shes more of a doer. a think second kind of person. my dad is a think first person.

so where do i fit in all this? im a mix of both. im an asshole that actually cares but jokes around cuz its fun. i dont mind lying to get a job or trying to do somethin cuz for me the attempt at it is most important and thats where the learning comes from. id rather spend time and money on other ppl to see them smile first before me. i like to dream bout wat could be and wat i could do.. sometimes a lil too much... but my moms side of me makes me try to make it real which made me wanna complete college.. its that same side... that has me doing it at a much slower pace than ppl around me cuz i wanna have fun and never grow old or...grow up for that matter.

dont why ive been thinkin bout this. maybe i can feel time outrunning me and my need to catch up is making me think. my mom is 59. dad will be 58 in june. im turning 25 in march. i gotta get moving. money aint everything. i know that. never did have it growing up. i can live without it. but it can make things easier tho...

..not having to worry bout spending time on making money means...more time spent with those i love...family...and friends...and in the end...thats all i really want and all that i am gonna work for.

Cheers

scheduled to work at my new second job from 330-1030 today at the new Waterfront Rec Center on the navy base (formerly "Club Metro" [yup, thats right in the base...and yes...got shut down because of numerous drunken fights and gunshot and stabbing murders...who woulda known if u got a bunch of sailors and random civilians drunk in a club there would be a 'boom boom' room, sex on the dance floor, and fights and murder?) that is pretty much a cafe and a bunch of video game systems, pc's and pool tables ppl can use for free..

i got to work today and was immediately told i would be working about 5 piers down at Pierside Cafe (pictured below..sort of...just the flyer)...

...because there was a sewage and water pipe leak and there was no running water so the cafe part was closed and because Pierside needed some extra help...rode with the Waterfront bartender whose bar was closed but was not told that til he got there so he started drinking a pitcher of beer then was asked to help out at Pierside. haha.

we get there and the guy there is super chill. the place? more dead than Waterfront. my supervisor for the day was like... 'so wat can ya do?'...i say...'everything'...haha...so i man the register and he does the kitchen and food orders. THEN he was like...how old r u? i said...'24'...he said cool u could do the bar too if u want. then he was like, u can drink beer too if u want too, i dont care. WAIT...FOREAL?! sooo...ur tellin me....i can DRINK BEER?...for FREE...AND...collect TIPS...WHILE getting PAID FOR ALL THIS?!?!?...i cried a little after being told this. haha.

question of the moment/day...wat to drink at my bar? they had bottled beer...wine...no hard laq...mightve had it before cuz there were shot glasses..and they had bud light, stella and Shock Top, some belgian white wheat ale on tap

...havent tried that before so i had that...a pitcher...of that...CHEERS!...haha... i thought it was better than hefeweizen...but it couldve tasted sweeter cuz it was FREE. haha.

got hungry... so i made myself a footlong chicago philly bbq bacon style hotdog. work. of. art. more tears of pure happiness ran down my cheeks. God Himself got jealous at wat i was able to create.

i ended up making 7 bucks in tips...only had like 2 guests i served.

in summation. i went to work today and got paid to drink beer and eat food. beautiful.

wait...what was that ice cube? yes...yes, "i cant believe today was a good day" either. haha