R.I.P Michael Jackson

Today marks a sad day as the once great "King of Pop" has passed away on an accidental drug overdose given by Michael's doctor.

Michael will forever be remembered as the most amazing pop sensation that ever graced the stage and paved the way for future artists everywhere.

This is my credo to one of my most beloved musical artists and I pray that he has finally found solace in Heaven.

May you Rest In Peace Michael.

You will forever be missed by many...

3 Days...

It's been 3 days.
3 days since the first time I saw her enter the room.
3 days since I introduced myself.
3 days since the first time we talked.
3 days since I got her name.
It's only been 3 days.
But I can't get her out of my mind.
Her brown eyes. Her smile. Her dimples. Her voice.
Everything.
I know it's only been 3 days, but I'm trying so hard to stop.
Trying to tell myself to slow down. To get to know her better.
To take my time.
Its been 3 days.
But I think it's too late.
I'm falling.
And I think I'm falling hard.
I really hope it works out.
Because she is everything I've ever wanted...

It's Been Awhile...

Some days can be a total bore, monotonous even at times, and you constantly think and ask yourself why your life is so bland. So uninteresting. So expected.

It can be repetitive, this thing called life.

School, work, homework, dinner. It's all the same everyday.

Nothing seems to change.

It's like you're living a constant rerun and it seems as if that's the way its going to be, for awhile.

But then there's those special moments that waken us up. That reminds us that this thing called life, may be more interesting than we actually assumed.

We may not realize it yet at this time, but things do happen for a reason.

Everything that we do has an effect and a consequence. Two minor outcomes that plays a significant role later in our lives.

Every decision and every action that we do dictates what effect and outcome will play out in the end.

Ultimately it's us who (with the help of our God, of course) dictates our future and our direction in life.

You can't just always wait patiently and hope that things will go your way all the time. You can't just sit there and hope that someone or something will save you from the monotonicity of life.

You just can't. Time is too precious to be wasted.

Don't lose it.

Cause in the end, you'll just end up regretting not doing it in the first place...

Nba World Champions 2009...

It has been a long and tiring journey for this Lakers team and words cannot even begin to fathom my happiness for them as a team and as an organization.

As a young kid, I've always grown up watching the Lakers. They were my favorite team mainly because of the brotherhood I feel whenever I watch them play as a team and also because I have always felt that we have been blessed to have so many good players as well as genuine individuals on our team.

I rooted for them when they won the championship three consecutive times in 2000-2002 and dealt with the heartbreaking loss in 2003-2004 when they lost to the young and more athletic Detroit Pistons.

I stuck with them through their long yet arduous rebuilding process in the 2005-2007 era watching Kobe trying to will his team to victory every night despite his teammates constantly struggling.

I watched in panic everytime I saw Kwame Brown touch the ball, only to lose it and turn the ball over, and I jumped for joy when I heard that we acquired Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies a year ago.

I was with them during their 2008 campaign only to be disappointed when they lost in the Nba Finals against the the more aggresive and defensive minded Boston Celtics.

Yes, as a fan I've been through a lot.

But watching them this season, and finally being able to see them hold the Larry O'Brien trophy really illustrated the culmination of their 7 long and difficult journey back to the top of the pinaccle of the Nba world.

So this championship means more to me than the ones I witnessed back in the 2000 era.

Not because Kobe has finally won his first championship without Shaq.

No.

It's because I've witnessed the adversity this franchise and team had to face in order for them to finally reclaim their spot as the best basketball team in the world.

And its that realization that makes this championship much much sweeter...

Congratulations Lakers!

Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles & the NBA Finals...

Hello.

Sorry for not being able to stay updated with my blogs, but lately life is just taking over. School, work, homework and just plain laziness has completely derailed me from writing more that I'd want to but better late than never right?

Anyways so today instead of the usual family breakfast, we all decided that it would be a good idea to go to the famous Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles instead.

At first I was completely unsure about the thought of eating chicken and waffles together. I mean c'mon, chicken AND waffles TOGETHER??? Who does that?

But I was in for an unexpected surprise. The chicken turned out to be perfect. It wasn't to salty nor was it too dry. Their waffles were also great as well! I would never have suspected how good chicken and waffles can be together.

All in all, it was a good breakfast and I'm most definitely coming back there again one of these days to have seconds, and maybe even thirds.

You can count on that...

P.S. The NBA FINALS is officially set as the Orlando Magic just ousted the home team Cleveland Cavaliers to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. I can't wait to see how our L.A. Lakers will respond to this tough team!

Let's Go Lakers!!!

In Need of Inspiration

Lately I've been feeling uninspired.

It's the worst feeling ever because all I want to be is inspired, but I guess I can't always have it my way.

It's like I've been stuck on the same thing over and over again and I can't seem to move on.

I guess I'm just waiting for my life to go that extra mile. For me to live life on the edge for once in my life. For something exciting to happen.

I think I can use a little change in my life right now, but it's frustrating because I don't know what that change exactly is.

All I want is something different. Someone to remind that life is worth living. Someone to inspire me.

Someone like her...

First Impressions...

First Impressions.

It's a normal part of life and we do it all the time. Sometimes it comes so spontaneously that we end up doing it without even knowing. Whether it's that new kid in your class or your friend's new girlfriend. All of us are guilty of judging people by the first thing they say or do.

But the thing that makes me laugh the most is how most of our first impressions that we make are usually wrong.

Actually when you think about it, a lot of the people that we judge can either surprise or disappoint us in the end by either exceeding or falling below our expectations.

But that's the beauty of life.

The reason why I'm writing about this is because of what happened 2 nights ago. Earlier that day I was chosen to be working at the ticket box with a person that I did not really know. She has been working there for almost a year and she was supposed to train me so that I would be able to do it perfectly once I got the hang of it. But even before setting foot inside, I was already having my doubts.

I kept constantly thinking to myself how I would be able to keep a conversation going with someone that I barely even met and worse, my trainer.

So basically, I tried to devise a plan to try to talk to her about random stuff regarding the job and her life. Little did I know that it ended up becoming one of the best "training days" that I've ever got.

Cutting the story short, we ultimately ended up surprising each other and later confessing that we both had the same initial impressions towards each other at the beginning of the day. We even both said that we expected complete awkwardness towards each other, but in reality it ended up not happening.

Actually it was better than expected. And I couldn't have been more surprised and even a little happy that it happened the way it did.

This made me realize that just when you think that you have a good grasp of the person, they can possess a totally different side that you did not see or even expect at first.

It makes life more interesting that way. Besides what's life if our first impressions of others are constantly right every time?

And you know what, I would rather have the person prove my first impression wrong than proven right any day.

It makes life worth living and unexpected at the same time.

And I wouldn't want it any other way...

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April Recap...

I haven't had the chance to write as much as I would like to these past few weeks because of everything that has been going on in my life.

I could blame it on all sorts of things: School, Work, Homework, Laziness, the list goes on and on. But I won't.

So today I wanted to make a recap of all the things that I have happened this month.

To start off, me and my family went to Disneyland for my sister's 10th birthday party. We basically rode all the rides as usual and stayed to watch the fireworks show.

She had so much fun and I was just happy that I was able to celebrate it with her.

Secondly, my Ate Christine got married yesterday with her longtime boyfriend Jeff at Holy Family Church. My whole family attended and it was an overly emotional day seeing her exchanging her wedding vows with her husband.

It just made me realize how fast everything is going and our innate lack of sense of time that we all have.

Anyways, we had a great time seeing them so happily married and the party kicked off in full gear once we arrived at the Hilton hotel at Glendale for the reception.

Welcoming Ate Christine and Jeff (in their Lakers uniform, Ate Christine (4) Jeff (18) wore the numbers 4 &18 to symbolize the date of their marriage 4/18/09.) as they came into the reception was a sea of periwinkle napkins being twirled into the air. It was a sight to behold to say the least.

The evening started with dinner which was then followed by a performance by me and my cousin singing "I Will Be Here." Luckily we did OK despite the lack of time to rehearse.

Soon after, video montages were played showing the "Childhood Years" of both Ate Christine and Jeff followed by a random "Karate Kid" Spoof by our very own bride and groom.

Overall the night was filled with fun, excitement, sadness and joy seeing them together happily married and in love.

The evening concluded with dancing and the cousins and I went to sleep in the hotel where we watched the Pistons and Cavs replay of Game 1 of the playoffs and then Little Mermaid (random I know, I mean c'mon Little Mermaid? lol)

Anyways that is it for now. I will try my best to write more as the days go on.

No more excuses...

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A Day at the Park...

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