December 2011
1 post
A Journey onto Myself: The Awakening →
givingitup:
This is a journey a long time in the making. In some respects this journey is an admission to the failures of my pass that have went untreated, and have since become a nagging sense of unease that I have been unable to shake. I choose instead to bury these problems and take the easy way out by…
September 2011
1 post
Family is a blessing
There was a time when I felt that family was a burden; just another worry that I tried to avoid. I think that was partly the reason I enjoyed living away from family in San Francisco all these years; they were out of sight out of mind. And whenever I came home, I stressed about my parents’ relationship, their business, my brothers’ educational and career paths, my grandfather’s...
May 2009
1 post
the u.s. must ban torture
the fight against terrorism is a war of ideology, hearts and minds. to win, the u.s. must take the moral high ground and ban torture, which compromises our efforts in this new kind of battle. reprehensible acts such as torture will result in propaganda for terrorist campaigns.
February 2008
1 post
November 2007
7 posts
11.20.07
currently on my mind: -just read an article about republican presidential hopeful mike huckabee which said that he was gaining ground in the ultra-important state of iowa for the primaries. and frankly, im glad. although i don’t believe in his pro-life and anti-gay marraige stance, i like him because he isn’t dogmatic about these beliefs. he is the first conservative christian to...
11.17.07
Today I woke up with the urge to run. In the words of Forrest Gump, I just felt like running. So I got out of bed, splashed some water on my face, downed a strawberry Slimfast, stretched, and ran out the door. It was cold outside, and a thick fog had descended upon the city. I ran up to Geary and decided to just keep going down it until I got tired. I wanted to explore the Richmond area,...
“the sweet just isn’t as sweet, without the bitter”
– vanilla sky
11.14.07
currently: obsessed with robin thicke song “can you believe” excited about playing basketball tonight with a lot of different friends hating T-man’s voice on 94.9 getting used to drinking smoothies for breakfast looking forward to going home for thanksgiving next week (if you need a ride to LA holler at me)
October 2007
12 posts
up late
im still up and it’s almost 3am early saturday, and i don’t want to sleep yet. i spent tonight getting schooled in nba espn 2005 by my roommate albert. fun times though. i didn’t really feel like going out, even though there were like 3 parties i could’ve gone to. is this a sign that im getting old? i worry about that, but as with everything, life goes on. i need a...
“If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster...”
– Henry Ford
Lack of sleep linked to emotional imbalance,... →
now i know why im so cranky in the mornings!!!
Well folks about credit score
antsy about my speech tonight
tonight i’m giving my 2nd prepared speech for the toastmasters club im in. it’s titled, “the real world” and it’s going to be about my foray into the working world and my trials, tribulations, and triumphs from this past year. if you’ve followed my xanga blog, you would already know that my first year of work consisted of a lot depression and sadness at the...
life is precious
i just heard from my boss that his friend passed away on monday. she died from complications from poisoning from a drug-laced beer she unassumingly consumed at the folsom street fair a couple of weeks ago. she was a mere 24 years old. she was engaged to be married, and was enjoying an idyllic day in the sun, when she drank that fatal drink. she had her whole life ahead of her, and in an...
“I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me,...”
– Starbucks Cup
obsessed with web applicability
i am currently obsessed with researching and conceptualizing how to use the web to better life.
September 2007
2 posts
now
i finished my diet dr. pepper and i want more now!
today
today i was very tired, but toughed it out with the help of diet dr. pepper. mmm how i love thee.