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July 31, 2000

oh man, I love her! Her website is soo cute! hehhehe Makes me wanna go and get a barbi
My thoughts on quitting time. Well, it seems that sometimes I get soo wrapped up in my work tha quitting time seems to come by quickly. Sometimes, I'm working and it just drags on and on. Seems like quitting time will come when we start populating pluto. Today, its gone by quickly, soo many things to do. Many many many things to accomplish and do. Scripts to be written, and ASP pages to code. Friends to cheer up. But its all good, cause I feel like I've been totally productive today and right now, its time to go home and do more work.

Hey Cheryl, Cheer Up!

ps. i like the pic
I was watching Saturday Night Live this weekend. I don't think it was the newest because it was on @ 3:00 am. But it had that sketch where they were saying "soylent green is made out of people!". Funny now I stumble upon Emotion Eric doing it!
Oohh this is cute!

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After being told, a million times that the smaller verdana font is better than the bigger one. I finally made the change over. Hope everyone likes it.

On a totally different topic, I've taken on another project. Nopes its got nothing to do with computers, well maybe just a little. Its got something to do with our house. I'd really like some feedback on it. Of course, I'm working on this with my parents.

July 30, 2000

Today is renovation day, fixing up the bottom part of the house. All these things to take out, all these things to move. Terrible! My hands hurt already! I'll be taking pictures of the whole thing! Documenting is something that I enjoy, for memories sake!
Awww man!!! I missed it!!! I wanted to wake up @ 11 but I didn't. Anyway, congratulations to ms. frykitty on the blogging. Theres nothing wrong with opening up to the world. We love you for it.

July 29, 2000

This is the biggest hoax, well in my opinion. For some reason, I get the idea of luring mice into a cage with cheese and closing and locking the door afterwards.
Ok now, I'm going to try and get away from the computer.....sleep again? maybe, veg infront of the TV? maybe but away from the computer.
Yeap, so lunch time, I was bbq'ing and I looked in the refrigirator on what to bbq. First thing I see is the Cheese Smokies. So I'm bbq'ing cheese smokies, and it starts making this sound like a hissing sound. I guess theres something about the cheese. So I think, "maybe it needs like ventilation or something like that". So I grab a fork and stick it in. To everyone, heres a handy tip: poke the holes before you start bbq'ing. So this cheese smokie is hissing, and i take a fork and decided to poke a hole in it, as soon as the fork made its way in. The damn smokie exploded leaving me there holding the fork and a surprised expression on my face.....

I know you wanna laugh now.
Oh man, I just woke up. I'm sorry, ms frykitty for not keeping you company. I don't see ya on icq anymore. I hope she didn't fall a sleep on the keyboards or anything like that. I wonder how she kept awake?

On a totally different note...... I agree, I think the whole world should bow down before us.
Look who's an official nominee!!! But Jerwin is up on the list as well. Personal Sites Category!
Hey Ms. Frykitty. This is soo cool! I've never heard of anyone doing this, so your first in my book. Why is it that I never get any good ideas anymore?

July 28, 2000

This is really weird. pika? pikachu, squirtle.....uumm yea
Came across this site, very simple interesting.
Look everyone, I got sleep.....then why am I still sleepy?
Ok I'm totally baffled by this email that I got.

Congratulations! You have been nominated in the Philippine Web Awards 2000. The following information was submitted for your nomination:

But its just a nomination, I don't think I'll be on the official list of sites who get nominated. My site is soo simple compared to the other nominees.

July 27, 2000

Mr. Wong in Urine Trouble....I got these links from Kenny Wong, funny guy. He can also do impressions of Mr. Wong soo well.
yea, bringing people into something that they don't really have any knowledge of sucks. How are they going to make fair observations? Its just not fair. It that person was man/woman enough to tell you to your face and confront you then that would have been fine, but no warning whatsoever?! nope sorry, I agree.... he/she is a wuss!
yuck!
This is dedicated to everyone last night.....

aaawwwwww BIG BOOTY
BIG BOOTY, awww yea
BIG BOOTY,BIG BOOTY,BIG BOOTY
I got linked, I didn't even know it. She's soo cool I read her blog daily.
Ok, I'm going to release some anger through my opinions on this.

A federal judge has told Napster to take a siesta. It's a big victory for the RIAA and the bands fighting for copyright protection...but are music fans cheering?

That was a quote from zdnet. How do I feel? I am a music fan right? Well, I think that stupid ass bands like Metallica should shut their freaking trap. I think and look back at the whole scenario and Metallica and Dr. Dre reminds me of people who resist change. Especially when it comes to computers, they would rather write things down than go type it out (which is easier). Stop crying your asses off, cause you already make 50000 times more money that I do. You guys rake in a good salary from one good song that sounds like crap than I make in a year. Now your telling me that you guys want more money?! PLEASE, get over yourselves! Metallica sucks, they have like 1 good song. Dr. Dre? Well, lets just say that if I saw the overweight, ingrateful, no skills, rapper that he is crossing the street, i wouldn't stop. I'm sick of this whole thing. The fact of the matter is, I want to download music. I have bought CD's from songs that I got from napster. So what are they screaming about? Sometimes I wanna take Lars Whats his name, by the throat and choke him until his "crosseyed, wife-beater wearing butt" just wither away (of course I'm kidding.....or am I?).

Back to what these guys remind me of. You know those people who just don't like change, because for 40 years they go to work and they press the "a" key. They keep pressing the "a" key every day 200000 times a day, for 40 years? Along comes, cool dude programmer with all these cool ideas, and implements some change that instead of pressing "a" the user clicks on a mouse, but instead of just doing what the "a" did, the clicking does a million things that the user can't even imagine, making his/her meaningless job a bit easier. So now, they don't like the mouse because muscle memory tells them that the "a" is right beside the "s" and should be pressed 200000 times. They start complaining, and everything goes into turmoil. Wa wa wa, cry me a damn river!

And Dr. Andre?! what the hell are you a doctor of anyways? Lyrical Skillz? I got more skillz than you in my pinky than you have in that "overweight, steak-eating, chunky, i only have friends because of the gold chains around my neck" butt. I mean, damn dude you freaking signed Eminem. That alone people should be waving the damn flag saying that "this *points to andre* loser got no skillz". NWA?! Breakthrough group? yea I agree, not you though, I will single you out cause the only skillz that you have is to drive the damn tour bus tha NWA is on! You only have 2 good songs MR ANDRE! Califonia Love and something else, the only thing that made those 2 songs cool is the other person rapping on the track! One is the late great 2pac, and the other one is Snoop. Man get over it, the only way that your lame ass is going to get any publicity is if you rename your mp3 file to Christina Aguilera, and distribute it on napster. That would actually get your CD out faster than you sell them in a year. Yea? you want more? Well you know your album? Aftermath? Yea, thats exactly the state that you put your audience when they listen to your CD. The wanna cause nuclear war, to clear the airwaves of your song and they don't even care anymore about dying or anything like that because listening to your weak lyrics and wacked out beats is punishment enough already. Man get off your high horse, you have no skills anyways so whats the problem cause people won't download your music. unless of course they're looking for "how not to rap" instructions.

Now metallica? I have nothing to say to you. I don't really know them that well. I don't listen to their music. I know 1 song, because of my friend Ruben. But from what I can see and read. You guys are just fools living in this age and trying to fight technology. Grow up! If you guys didn't spend your money on prostitutes and new cars, guitars that have water in them then maybe you wouldn't care about people downloading your music but truth of the matter is..... you guys are prolly broke cause you guys spent the money on dog grooming to clip your body hair. So, go back to your damn wacked out way of life. I never downloaded your music and I never intend to download any. But you know what, just to piss you off. I'm going to have a copy of all your songs in mp3 format....how you like me now?! dumb asses! And just to add insult to injury, I'm going to burn them on to a CD, and make copies to all my friends. Not to play in their CD players, but to use as paintball target practice.

Now if your a metallica fan and your going *blahblahblah* what does this 22 year old kid know anyways? Well you know what? I prolly know more than you cause your prolly sitting infront of your dumb (and by dumb, i mean the user) terminal, hitting "a". And for you Dr. Dre fans? oh yea I forgot, there aren't any.
Some days, I don't know what to put on this blog. I have soo much to say, but I can't seem to get the feelings into words let alone, words to letters on the screen is a totally different story.
Did I mention that I write articles for askASP.com?? Well my latest one is posted up. Of course you can check out the artice in BoogieNet too, just click here. Of course, I do all these articles to learn new things and to reinforce them into my head, kinda like keeping notes.
When my friend/co-worker Frank saw this, and told me about it.... you know I had to blog it.

July 26, 2000

He has the funniest sense of humor!
Today, I got up on the wrong side of the bed. "How can you say that?", you may ask. Its because, everything just started to start of wrong today. I got up for my day It seemed perfect. I woke up early, and to a really bright sun. The moment I tried to get up and lift myself up from under my bed. *ouch* STIFF NECK! I hate stiff necks, especially for me, cause I drive! I hate shoulder checking when you have a stiff neck. But oh well shrug it off and make my way to the shower.

Where I slip, and on a wet puddle. Embarassed, looking around if anyone saw/heard me falling down. I guess its nothing really. Its just messed up. If theres anyone that really knows me I have the tendency to be a klutz. So did all my morning stuff and eventually getting myself out of the house. I find my way to my parking spot, only to realize that I've been too lazy to unpack all my camping gear from the kids camp out of my car and my clothes (by clothes, i mean things that you don't want the world to see) are still in my car. Great! Now what?! Stuff everything in the trunk? Nopes sorry Ritchie, you decided to buy Archie's system and you sacrificed your trunk space for 2 subwoofers that can break eardrums. So yea, Its out there, so if your walking in north vancouver, and you see a car with clothes and camping gear scattered all about, please don't steal anything.

I make it to my office, and I start work 30 minutes late!

Now my questions is, how can I get on the right side of the bed when your bed is right beside the wall and you can only get up on one side?! bah humbug
Thanks Vic, its really no problem. I like helping people.
So this is what the world is coming too. Separating a mother to a child isn't such a good idea now isn't it?

"No unborn child can possibly be guilty of committing a crime, therefore no unborn child should be punished by death"

I totally agree

July 25, 2000

I think, I've been soo busy with everything. I guess here's my priority lists.
  1. Me
  2. My work
  3. My girlfriend
  4. My friends
  5. Things that I enjoy doing
Now, sometimes this changes. I wish I could make this list engraved in stone but really, thats how it its. I like to shift things around. But now, I gotta worry about my trip planning, getting some stuff up on the site. Getting things booked, and money saved.
I want to write something but I just can't seem to figure out a way to express it.
Prayer

My destiny is unique and irreplaceable. My gifts and perceptions are powerful and important. My needs, goals, and desires are an outer manifestation of my inner divinity seeking to express itself for the good of all. As I realize my dreams I am an example to others that their dreams, too, have weight and consequences. As I harbour myself gently and birth my dreams carefully, I show by the respect with which all of us deserve to be treated. In acting toward myself in concrete and loving ways, I become more able to love others consciously and concretely.

As I allow myself to recieve good from my own hand, I also open myself to receiving good from others, giving them the gift of knowing that their love and contributions are felt by me as honored and important parts of my life. As i cherish myslef, I cherish others as well.

I am ever more loving, ever more heart-centered as I recognize that each of us desires and deserves a tender love which encourages us toward expansion. My active faith in the unique destiny of each of us blesses all I encounter with the gift of being, truly, fully seen.

Please Help Me
He's a mutant! oh no! Hide!

wonder if i can be a mutant too?
Sleep is a good thing, too bad thats something that I haven't been getting. I keep complaining but I just can't seem to do anything about it. I keep wanting to lie down on my bed and just collapse, but if its not one thing its another. So tonight, I am going to go and sleep somewhere and not wake up until the next day.
Alright, this is dumb! I was fooled, I want to see the sequel soo bad and this didn't help. I'm gullible, and I got fooled I got excited and stuff like that. I hate being soo gullible.
My voice will never go back to the way it used to be. I still sound like barney after he got run over by a truck.

July 24, 2000

No thank you needed. I do it only because your my friend.
The kids camp pictures! It rocked (but I already said that)! Things to take note of.
  • Notice, that we're having trouble putting up our tent
  • Eventually, we just put a rock and a picnic table to hold down 2 corners
  • No tarp underneath
  • All the happy non-tired pictures everyone is smiling, towards the end everyone was just happy tired
  • I don't know if you can see this but kenny has kool-aid hair (bluish-green)
  • Paula (pao), is always smiling even when she sprained her ankle
Oh I'm back from the Kids Camp. It was fun. I learned a lot. I learned about the purity of thinking that comes with being a kid. I learned about organization and how to handle stress. I learned that you have to put a tarp underneath the damn tent or your sleeping with a wet sleeping bag. It was hellish, the sleeping part of it at least. Everything else rocked.

I'm going to be updating like a crazed maniac today when I'm not I'll be sleeping.
Congratulations Zannah!

July 22, 2000

Ok, I should get off this computer and start looking for underwear to pack!
I can't believe I have to blog another freaking b-day. Too many b-days around here at this time.

Happy Birthday Victor


you know i had to blog it!
I saw this site on my referrals this morning. Intersting, especially when theres no link to mine anywhere (that i can see). Interesting, very interesting. She has a very nice writing style.
Updates last night that I forgot to blog:
  1. New Journal Entry
  2. My.Bookmarks*new*
Look how early it is! Its 6:45 am, I'm never up this early on a Saturday. Its just not right. I remember getting up because of some Saturday morning cartoon. Today though, I get to go to a Kids Camp. I'm leading it. Cool eh? Mr. Messed Up is leading a kids camp. heheh Oh well, thats actually not my problem, its the fact that this is how I feel this morning (and the past mornings for the last couple of weeks):
  • Scratchy, Pain-ridden throat
  • Head Throbbing, from construction @ work
  • Flu coming thoat and head all warm, body very cold.
But yet, I still go on. I still tread the waters. I'm bringing my digital camera because kids are always fun to take pictures of.

July 21, 2000

more redesign. i guess people are into redesign. funny still too.
An Open Letter to Vancouver Bus Drivers

C'mon guys, so you have a law protecting you from bad drivers. We (so called bad drivers) are supposed to always yield to you, I totally understand. I understand completly the hard work you guys put in. I understand the hours of your work can leave you cranky all day (sometimes all night). I yield to you when ever I can, it is the law correct? I think that you guys (the bus drivers) shouldn't abuse this power.

My complaint is about my drive to work this morning. I was driving down, on my way to work. The 2 lanes were merging into one, but right before the merging of the roads was a bus stop. There was a bus there picking up passengers and dropping people off. I was slowly creeping up, not knowing when the bus would signal and pull into my side of the road. I kept driving because I couldn't hold off traffic. I can't just stop and wait, that wouldn't be right. I was driving down the lane, and while I'm in the middle of the lane, the bus driver literally, threw the whole bus into my lane. Missing my by a couple of inches. By instinct, I honk my horn and pull back. Shaken from the whole experience.

Bus drivers, I'm asking you not to abuse this right that was given to you. This law that protects you, and makes people yield to you isn't a right. Its a privilege, given by us, the other drivers. Please signal, let others know when your going to be moving so that we are able to stop. Don't take the space because that is still my space on the road until I decide to let you share a piece of it.

Ritchie

Redesign looks soo good!! I love it when I check my daily set of sites and see a redesign. It surprises me, I like surprises (only good ones).

July 20, 2000

And!!!! I totally forgot that I had a HotVoice account. If your in an international city, check their list of numbers for international callers. (16044370311, is the mailbox #)
I saw this and I didn't know where to put it. bonus commandment: Thou Shalt not use the BLINK Tag
I realized that I haven't blogged and its almost the end of the day. Well, I guess thats a true sign that I'm either sick, tired, loaded with work or a combination of the three. I don't really have that much to say. I've been learning new things, trying to keep on top of my game. On top of the web technology thing lately. Trying to learn every acronym known to the computer world. I think I need to get a book, actually, a couple of books. Just to read things the old fashioned way, by reading.

I've been reading things online, and somehow they just don't seem as interesting as if they are if the information was in a book. I guess this is why my eyes are soo messed up. I can be declared legally blind in some small countries. Whats my point? I don't know, I tend to ramble on about things, I don't really know how to control it.

So what do I do now? I guess I wait for the CD's that I'm waiting for to finish burning. Then I drive home, eat then head out to chapters. Maybe visit some friends that I haven't seen in a while. I dunno, I'm still undecided.

July 19, 2000

So I guess all the learning that I've been doing has influenced me to do something with this. I still need to do a layout for the page. I still need to figure out how to get the file on the server too. I don't want to do it manually, afterall, that is why I became a programmer. I'm lazy.
Nope it didn't, If anyone knows how to do this. I think it has something to do with creating a "windows database"? email me please.
Ahh my CD is finished! Hopefully the title's will show up on my CD deck in the car. Cause I like my songs with titles, obsessive like that.
I can't believe it, no more chance for me? But... I love her.
Ok last night, I finally saw x-men. I know I'm prolly (<- no not a typo, i really talk like that) not the best person to write a "review", but I will anyways.

The dude who played wolverine had him down to the last body movement. The way he grins, the way the dude walks, even the way the dude talks. It was perfect.

Cyclops, had 1 liners scattered through out the whole movie. Which was good since I don't really like him that much.

Jean Grey, cool girl. She was cute, felt like she didn't do anything. She had 1 important job throughout the story.

Rogue, she's too young! Get someone older. And her accent seems to disappear from time to time.

Beast, oh i forgot he's not in it.... heheh

Patrick Stewart aka Professor X, what can I say.... he was made for this role.

Magneto, I thought throughout the movie that the dude playing him would get a heart attack cause he looked soo old. He was good though.

Sabertooth, *growl*.... me not get girl, bad sabertooth.... that was pretty much him.

Toad, yuck gross

Mystique, Uncle Jessie is a lucky man!

Halle Berry aka Storm, *drool!* She's hot, she talks with a cool accent, which makes her hotter. *drool* I love halle berry!

I liked it, it was cool. Halle Berry had like 3 lines. Her eyes turned white which was kinda freeky cause she looked like she needed an exorcist. The special effects were cool. There were super funny parts too. It was really good. But then again this is my opinion.
Did I ever mention that my nickname with my small group of friends, was jelly belly? I know your all laughing, yea yea I know.
I used to be able to relate Vic. I grew up thinking that I never had a relationship with my dad. Lets just say for the record that he wasn't the typical dad that I would see on TV, or had formed an image of. This is pretty simple clear cut case. Of course, I'm the only kid and I'm closer to my mom (hi mommie). I grew up most of my life thinking that he would never be the father that I envisioned. Don't get me wrong I've always loved my dad, I love him just never showed it.

He did form a lot of my opinions on how things were supposed to be: religion, and career. That was it though.

Then tragedy struck. Time in my life where things fell apart, where my life was collapsing faster than I could rebuild it. Everytime I tried to get up, something would remove the floor from underneath me. Well enough about that. For some reason, for some strange reason, the moment that I was reaching out for help. My dad was the only one available. I was deparate, I was giving up hope but something told me to go for it and reach out. So I did.

I was pleasantly surprised and thats a very big understatement. He was there for me, he was there to listen not judge. I guess what I'm trying to get at is this. For 22 years, I've developed this image of him. In the background as life moves on, people change and gets closer to other people (sometimes without you knowing). Thats what happened, I was soo busy forming my opinion of my dad. In the background, nothing really changed for him, he still loves me, still worries about my well being, and still cares about me.

July 18, 2000

<confession>well, as requested, something for my blog or my site. i'm the worst nail-biter in the world. I have biten my nails to death! I have bitten them and now i can't bite them anymore. my nails are in the worst shape that they have ever been, i've been biting them all day, all week, all last week and the week before. the minute that they start to show small signs of growth, i bite them, bite them hard and rip then spit (nasty? i think so).

I'm freeking 22 years old, and I'm still biting my damn nails. Its not like they taste good, it doesn't. It sucks, its the worst feeling. Just pretend that your skin is being streched and ripped thats exactly how it is. I don't totally get this. Its a really bad addiction, its worse than smoking. At least, I never got addicted to smoking that bad, I've been chewing my nails since I was a little kid. I'm surprised my nails haven't evolved into some sort of metal to prevent me from chewing them.

Now I've made my confession to you all. I'm nervous now that you guys are gonna judge me. I'm worried that after reading this little tidbit into ritchie's soul, you would never want to come to my site. or you might, just to laugh at me though and here I am thinking that my site is popular because i'm getting a ton of hits, but its just because you guys are laughing at me, telling your friends to come and read this small confession....... *bite bite bite* </confession>
thanks jodinand, for all input. blog redesign is coming up anyways. nothing major prolly just a change in color scheme, find someway to incorporate the navigation into this page so people know that its not just a blog in here.
OMG! (oh my God!) I can't believe that I'm sleepy tired and all that today. The damn dude on the roof is banging away (notice the time, its soo early). I'm tired nothing really changes for me. I go to sleep late working on things. I do my prayer falling asleep to it. blah blah blah, complain complain complain. I never stop complaining/whining. Thats cause I have a stiff neck and my head hurts and I feel like if I close my eyes for even just 2 seconds I'll fall a sleep.

my only consolation is that, my best-friend LA is coming here today. maybe he can listen to me complain. but its not like you guys don't do an awsome job anyways

July 17, 2000

I'm very tired. I want sleep but I can't seem too.
I can't believe that this is starting again! My poor aching head! I should really get more sleep.
If I have to blog on more freaking b-day (just kidding)! Happy Birthday John and Paul (da twinz) Sangalang!
I totally understand this picture. Its called, I should've asked for more wishes.
Oh man, I've been searching for crazy pictures for the powerpuff girls. Because of a redesign I promised my friend. Don't worry, it will come, I'm just soo busy lately but I don't need to tell you that.
Congratulations, you guys seem soo happy!
So today, I'm going to sleep. I'm going to pray before, and I read a very inspiring email. I love inspiring emails, they give you hope. And these are about "darkest hours". I can relate.

July 16, 2000

Ok there ya go, too early, i'm still tired. I guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Ahh well.

July 15, 2000

and no! boohoo Ritchie didn't get to see x-men! so don't rub it in!
I am totally resigned to the fact that a quiet evening without my computer or peace and quiet will never come to me. I just keep getting things to do. I don't know, is there a sign in my house right now that says "bug ritchie"?
I'm soo tired right now, I have to do laundry. I posted up my little race story from last night on team-swollen. Today, I get to see x-men. I need to do soo many things, so off I go. I love my busy life.

July 14, 2000

Ok, I'm going to blog this scary/disturbing little picture. I beg to differ, playing freecell isn't as scary as that. She's from vancouver too!
Sorry dude, I don't think I know anyone in Cali. I'm not sure though.
Snapple's answer to Sobe! Elements!
I can't believe television commercials and how creative they could be. This one had me snickering. although, i would never have expected that to come out of the bushes and all i can say about this one is, umm hairy!
Trust me you do have a friend.
So today, busy busy day. Meetings, Webtrends and the usual coding. I have a smile on my facea cause I'm listening to the funny reply that Christina Aguilera has to the Eminem track. I'm actually laughing. New MP3's always rock!

July 13, 2000

Yea man, I do admit that you did freak me out a bit.
Ok let me add my 2 cents. I was born in the Philippines. Lived half my life there, I speak the language, I have family there. I think I'm a pretty good candidate to speak on this. Yea, fine maybe it is some sort of glorified story that the media is putting up. Maybe it is dumb that people are living in garbage dumps.

The fact of the matter is that, these people are suffering. I feel sorry for people who have no choice but to live in those. I thank God that I am not one of those people. I was blessed with more in my life. These people were not. But these people are not people who just sit there waiting for other people to help them. They help themselves. Its hard. Its crazy hard. I don't even think that I can endure that sort of heartship. Bottomline, why don't we just look around us and be thankful for what we have and help and be sensitive to the needs of other people. We don't need to be sympathetic, lots of people do that. We need to think about what they need and give it to them. Support? maybe. Prayers? sure (in any form that it comes in). Money? Well, I don't have that much of that but yea why not?
Wow, amazing... an update to the team-swollen site! Don't be alarmed, its not a porn site its just us Vancouver kids. Now, its nothing special. I still have to get 3 sections up and finish the pictures but hey! At least now its not an underconstruction page right?
aaarrrgg, it started again!
ahhhh, it stopped!
Egg before the Chicken!
I'm going to kill someone, namely the guy on the roof pounding the damn sledge hammer. They're doing roof repairs in my building and I guess they have to hammer out all the existing concrete slabs because they can't just do it like everyone else (lift it up from the roof, instead of smashing them to bits). To for 5 days now, all I hear during the afternoon, is *hit* wait *hit* wait..... its driving me mad.

John, said to bring my paintball gun and go to the apartments beside our building and start shooting. I will soon go nuts with this pounding.
Poultry in motion
They cannot be imprisoned
Unless they are fried
I came home pretty late (or early), I go into my room and I see my bed all made. I think to myself, I have the best parents ever in the world. They're the best, they support me in all I do. They pray for me (I know that might not mean a lot to people, but for me it does). They carry me when times are rough (just like the footprints in the sand). They introduced me to God, and formed me to what I am today.

I love them, with all my heart!

now, i remember the egg, i remember the soy sauce but the chicken gizzards and all that i don't. but i guess its your thing right?!
Hey this goes out to my boy gerard aka vexx.

Hey dude, happy twenty fourth birfday! have fun in cali! I know your gonna have an awsome time! seriously. Well all miss you back here, team-swollen won't be the same without the escort!

July 12, 2000

Then it finally occurs to me.

calling all yfc [who aren't going to seattle on the 22nd and who are free]: if you want to serve at the kids camp on the 22nd. please email me. if you want to go camping for free, email me. or actually tita beth.
I came home to a very nice answering message from tita beth. I called her and had a talk with her about the kids camp. Guess what people?! She has a list of people who want to serve. I'm soo elated!

Now I can calm down a bit. I got the core members, thanks to good friends, and a supportive girlfriend.
Theres something really weird with having Jerwin's face on Mariah Carey's Body. Its a good job though. Kinda scary.
Actually me too, I'd like to know.
this is how i got soo sexy. (just wish victor didn't blog it)
I just got this Gameboy emulator for my palm iii. It rocks, the best!
Judge Judy scares everyone, even the vice president.
To everyone out there who's gone through rough times. My journal entry is dedicated to you (hopefully, it helps you out).
I was supposed to go and organize for the kids camp, but sorry. I've been soo tired I guess I needed to catch up and stuff.

but check this out, brought back a lot of memories. I want to go and rent the movie now.

July 11, 2000

I'm waiting for someone to get my voicemail, and say "huh? who the heck is this?!"

<addendum>jerwin found out</addendum>
In an order to make people remember our name, [insert sadistic, sick action here]. Yup, good stuff.
Woke up today seeing the world in a different light. Maybe today will be as terrible as the next, Maybe it'll be the best day in my life. But thats not what I should be worring about. My parents, God, and all the people who care about me are still going to be there and thats what counts.
And now, macapinlac.com presents Odyssey 2000 (well, just the pictures)
Well, I feel a lot better, thank you for the voicemail, prayers and everything. Please don't stop saying prayers for me.

July 10, 2000

I just checked my voicemail. I look and see that I just got a new message, and its 355 mintues long... but of madonna, vogue? hummm wonder who it could be? Well, who ever you are, I was smiling, giggling I feel way better.

<addendum>It was Jerwin! I feel so much love.</addendum>
So I guess I'm blogging this NOW, writing this NOW, but you'll be reading this LATER. Thanks for the funny voicemail Victor. Did I ever tell you that you rock? Well you do. (thanks for my spelling correction)

listen to my voicemail to get the joke.
Thanks Ms. Frykitty, for the wonderful voicemail. Nope sorries I'm not from portland. Your a really really strong person for going through this and still coming out on top. Shes also very nice (but you can figure that out), don't worry I will hang on.
<plea for cheering up>I'm not as down as I sound, really. if you want though leave me a voicemail to cheer me up. (1-888-561-3102 x 1126)</plea for cheering up>
This weekend, prolly the roughest weekend that I've ever had in my whole life. One thing after the other. I learned a lot. I really learned a lot. A lot about responsibility, pain, and love. Its been a heck of a weekend. At some point, I wished I could yell out help and some sort of devine intervention could sweep down and take care of me. Then I realized that, yea He is already there.

Dad, I don't know if your reading this. I don't know if you even look here. All I know is that, I love you for being you and nothing else.
I didn't know that ketchup could be green. I heard about this on the radio this morning, then i see it in zannah's links. Ain't the world good?

July 8, 2000

I can't believe that I'm still here at home. I'm going to write the next moment.
This is the cool thing about having your own website. You get to talk about anything you want, even though its as stupid as heck.

Today, I'm not really planning to do anything big with this site, just wanted to finish that entry in my journal. I need a break, I don't want to spend all my time infront of the computer this weekend.

July 7, 2000

I finally got some work done on this component that I've been writing. Just 1 more little piece to go, too bad that its quitting time and my brain is fried! Oh man, I can't believe how fried my brain is. I mean, if I didn't have a skull, it would just be like sunny side up eggs. Really no exaggeration.
<self-promotion>I wonder what will happen if I click the My.Blog logo at the top left hand corner of this page? It takes you here.</self-promotion>
Vic, awww! Don't worry vic, I'm sure who ever it is, she's just around the corner for you.
Bloggify (n) - To add a blog to a Web site. Example: "Dude, this site should be bloggified."

*snicker*
I finally got to talk to my best friend who moved away last night. ICQ is great! I love technology, how it could keep friends in touch and still keep with each other. Too bad he doesn't have a quicker connection, better computer, and a webcam. Then I can video conference with him or something.

If anyone was wondering, no I didn't make number 1 (only number 2) yesterday. I just can't have that many thoughts during 1 day. My brain just doesn't work that way.
Christine, is asking for prayers for her grandfather. I wasn't that close to either of my grandfathers, which is something that I've always regretted. They have passed away since, but I do miss them. I don't know why, but I do.

You can count on mine Christine. (eventhough I don't know you that much, only through your site)
going.....to..... sleep....zzzzzzzzzzzzz
yup, they're sticking to their plan, selling out.... kidding!

Funny how I can remember their posts, but I can't seem to remember mine. ahh well....
i have updated my site!, the about page has been updated (with pictures).

July 6, 2000

So I had a VERY productive afternoon. Went to the driving range to go see Victor and Ruben. Its ok Ruben, everything is all good. But that wasn't why its was very good.

I went to go see Abbie today. During my drive, I had a couple slaps on the head from up above. I saw how screwed up my life was, how it got soo uncontrollable in the past month. How it got from happy happy joy joy, to ick morning again?! So I decided I needed to take my life back. So here goes...
  • Abbie - Thanks for being so patient, thanks for the talk, thanks for everything, thank you for taking me back, I can't ask for a better girlfriend. I promise, we'll pull through ok?
  • Mark - Dude, I'm sorry for saying things about you on my blog, just hurt when you didn't call me. Just thought that you might be taking me for granted, I'm sure you wouldn't want to be taken for granted right? but I'm sorry

So there thats pretty much it. I'm trying to write this before it turns 12 so that I'm secured at my spot in the power bloggers!
Oh man! and its over! Introducing the Baroness!

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damn, i can't find a picture of the baroness. I know theres one out there, i've seen it. but yea silvia, if you still wanna know which cartoon girl i think is hot, then its the baroness from gi joe. She was a hottie!
can i get an amen? its all about individuality baby!
quitting time!! I will blog when i get home. i'm still looking for a certain picture.
Its nice when you have a local superhero....*drumroll* superdyke!
I swear things happen in my life just so I can blog it. Which is good for you, my regular readers (see your not the only one talking to imaginary readers).

I was looking for lunch, didn't feel like eating at the cafeteria, so i head down to the market place. I'm walking there, chilling, looking pretty. Then, out of no where. Fly(/pretty) girl walks by. Ritchie goes into "pose" mode and walks straight into one of the store stands. Funny? yes. Embarrasing? yes.

But I do have a girlfriend.
Oh man, I'm number 3!!! Without even trying. Soon I will be number 1.
I know what my next toy is going to be..... I hope its not that expensive.
Any one have any suggestions for lunch? Thai food, Chinese, McDonalds, Pita Place or Chicken Rice dude. hummmm?!
I reminisce a lot, people might start thinking am old or something. I'm not, I'm only 22 years old.
I can't believe this, the big red button that doesn't do anything! Actually, the more amazing thing are the people who actually took the time to write and say that the button should do something.

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Jerwin is hilarious.
<recall>So since we're remembering times in our old house. We used to live in a 2 bedroom basement when we moved to Canada. I, of couse, had the room with its own entrance to it. That was cool, I parked my bike outside and I got ready, then rode off to school. It was really convinient to have my own little entrance.

As my parents would always tell me, never leave that door unlocked. I always forgot though, but I got taught my lesson. One night, I was sleeping with my walkman (falling asleep to 'Simpsons:Sing the Blues'). All I remember was waking up really really suddenly, because this guy was walking around in my room. I sat up, with eyes wide open and let out a huge scream (believe me, it was loud). My dad came running in.

Apparently, there was an accident and this guy was looking for a phone *glug,glug,glug*. The whole time this guy was explaining his story I was thinking, "uumm doorbell". After that I never left that door unlocked.</recall>
So Suzen had a little encounter with those door-to-door religion dudes. I remember when I first came to Vancouver, living in our old houses I entertained these people. I was young and just being friendly. I guess he thought that I was a soul to save. The dude kept coming back, every 2 months. And me, I was friendly thats all I could say just kept on entertaining him, listening to him, kept taking his booklets that he offered me.

I finally got the nerve to tell him that I was active in my own community. Poor guy looked disappointed.

don't worry suzen, i don't hate ya
So I'm going to the driving range after work with Victor after work. I think he's kinda disappointed because his household, which is my old household, can't make it today. Oh well, what can you do? I guess, golf with ritchie.... ruben, wanna come?
Balloon boy, this is funny. Cool animation too.
if this isn't a blog then what is it? I like that robot on the background though. I found a new interesting site!! whoohooo! The funny thing about his site is the faces on the side with the funny expressions. oh man, where do these people come from?
hehhe This is hilarious, I used to work for an ISP and used to do a little bit of technical support. I can relate to this one.
No Chunky Soup for me today. Not after last night!

people may think i have some sort of unhealthy obsession with chunky soup, but i don't..... really i don't
OMG!! Transformers Rock!

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welcome back

I woke up today, no headaches, no sleepy feeling. I must be getting back on track. Looks like everyone is just going nuts with blogging today. I hope I can still catch up!
So I'm getting a head start while people who usually get ahead of me sleep! I .....will..... have ...... number 1..... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
So I just got home about 15 mintues ago. I haven't been well, my stomach is hurting. Maybe that spinach dip @ fog and sods wasn't such a good idea. It might be the fact that my stomach is rebelling against the 3 days of chunky soup that I've been eating at work. Damn It! I hate not feeling 100%. Don't worry Dave, I'm still coming in.

But yea, lots of people there. YFC'ers mostly, until Peter and Vic came by. It was cool. Haven't seen them in a while.

July 5, 2000

So I'm home now, I'm going to look for something to eat. Anything but chucky soup!
Ahh I'm home! I'm tired, I'm taking a break from blogging for a while. I'm going to chill and sleep for a bit.
I love Fatal Fury the movie! Anime ROCKS!

Metapod - Has the ability to stare at things really really hard!

what the?! Where do they come up with these things?
Jerwin found out what I've been trying to do. Aak! *hides*

hehhehe I don't wanna be Cher, I wanna be number 1! Maybe if i can just think of more things to post. ahh maybe tomorrow!
How could you not like a guy that uses Boutros-Boutros in his blogs?
<look back> You know whats a trip? Vic's sister used to be my classmate/ tennis partner on the tennis team, but Vic was too cool to even know me in high school. I think i got cooler, or Vic got geekier.

Paulo on the other hand was my classmate in grade school way back in the Philippines. I hardly ever talked to the guy. I remember he was part of the cooler crowd. I was one of those kids who would spend lunch hour in the library (cause of airconditioning, really!). I never was part of the "incrowd".</look back>

all of a sudden all these cool people are my friends. I think I got cooler. heheheh *grin,strut*
oh my, for once I can go online to get a reservation for a restaurant in my area?! damn!
Its soo official! The challenge happens this friday!

AccuGraphics Design Inc. after 6:30 pm

word to the wise (ruben and arnon) no point cause we'll hit the foosball so fast you'll see it go in before you hear the sound
Damn it! Vic dropped by for a visit on friday! Sucks that I missed it! I was at work dude, i'm sorry!
i have a girlfriend people, chill out! people talking about how i don't mention her in this site. CHILL! i do have a girlfriend.
I don't understand, why I'm not that hungry.

2 hours to quitting time.
Yeap, thats how you go out a buy a cyber chick!
Arnon and Victor have been trashing each other over the email about foosball. When they both know that the real champion is I!

Nuff Said.
Vic is getting cocky! Don't worry baby, your day's coming up!

and just for the record, I did't run scared! I was caught in traffic and some telephone business. (why does that sound like a total excuse?!)
All this talk of food is making me hungry and all I have is damn Chunky soup!
If I saw this happening in a bar, I would prolly say something. Elise is correct about the point that she is making.

But again, this is an IRC chat room. I would just get OPs and kick her out. Theres too many people out there who are crazy in the head. I wouldn't want any of these crazy people near one of my nephews or nieces (no matter how mature they are).
yeap, I agree, She should have her advisors murdered!

She looks like a cross between Sporty Spice and something else, but I don't know what.
I just got her slogan for her hemisphere site. Her bum is on your continent! hehehhe lol

I'm soo slow.
Still coding like crazy! I'm tired but my hands seem to be the ones doing the coding (everything is just flowing). Yeap.... lack of sleep, what gives your hands brain power.
<random thought> I came here in '91. Moved here from Manila, Philippines since then I guess I haven't had the normal filipino upbringing. I was raised here. I grew up watching sit-coms and corny television movies. Don't get me wrong I wasn't raised infront of the TV, my parents did have a big influence on me. Different environment, Different people.

I would have been a lot different if I was raised in the Phils.</random thought>
I wish I hit number 1 yesterday. All I got was crummy number 5, and today everyone already have had an early start.
Didn't get to play fooseball with Vic and Arnon yesterday. <public apology>Sorry guys. I really am.</public apology>

I seem to be saying sorry a lot lately.
I woke up this morning in a really bad mood. I guess thats what happens when your on the freaking phone for at least 4 hours yesterday. Its cutting into my sleep time!

July 4, 2000

yeap quitting time! hehehhe
Man, where the heck am I gonna get the money to watch that movie tonight.
oh man, i can't beleive its almost time to go home..... home is where the heart is. home is where cable is!

Lately, I've been a real homebody. I love to stay at home, my hepa-airfilter is one of the reasons why. Plus I like spending time with my family, though that is a small time. I usually just jet after. heheh Tonight, I'm going home, then i'm going to go see Titan A.E., lets just hope its a good movie.
You know when you have soo many things to do, and you just can't get anything done. You just stare at the screen and nothing happens usually it comes to me, sometimes without even thinking. Today, nothing..... nothing is coming to me. Its like someone turned off the tap! But don't tell Dave that!

leave it to me to put at least 1 link in a posting
Don't forget Holy Cross Grads of 2000!
Who would have guessed that the number 1 female in Video Games would be Lara Croft?!
ooohhh trashtalking already! Be prepared to eat those words though.
Mr De Ocampo, Wanna go to Vic's office and play some fooseball later?! I know you wanna!
Mini-Me aka Ethan Hunt?! ummm rooiight!
Wow, I can't believe how much I've been blogging. Look I think this is the highest I've been in here.

Hey Jerwin, where are you from in the Philippines? I'm from Quezon City.
Cool, I got written in as the Bad Guy! hehehhe

now all ritchie needs is a catch phrase and he's set!

Its the BlogMovie! Can I say B:M-1, without violating any mission impossible copyright?
I'm tired, sleepy, still working, still blogging.... wanna go home, didn't really get that much sleep.
Ruben, I know your reading this!! hows work? hows the wife, new computer, new car (oh yea, just the paintjob)?
ok, so heres what i want to be in the screenplay.

I want to be the evil computer villan that hacks away at computers. He (i) have a room full of computers like in Sneakers. That hacked away at the seven eleven computers and eventually destroys all the slurpies in the world!

I can just hear all my friends say..... roooiiiigghht.
Oh man, I just remembered, when I went to go see chicken run. I saw a trailer for a shining time station movie starring alex baldwin! Can someone confirm that I wasn't dreaming?!
I have a palm iii, its soo useful. I don't like the fact that I can't upgrade it to something with more than 2 megs. Although thats a lot of memory for what I do.

This is what I think though, put a really nice speaker or a headphone jack. Put 64 megs, plus a place where you can expand it, like a springboard or a memory stick of somesort. then mp3 software. (and allow you to control, the cd deck in your car using the remote control feature)
email:
me: yea, my parents are working on the hedges. they chopped off the front part of the house. i feel like people are totally watching me and stuff.
a: I passed by on Steveston Hwy and I thought I saw U runnin around naked in the house...
She's really interesting. I read her little screenplay. Wonder if theres anyway that I can get written into it? I don't want to pump gas. I want to do something more interesting!
At one point they'll be saying that they're just a trucking company. Its a cool defence, but lets face it. They're not an ISP!

July 3, 2000

I've been tired, I don't know what I should do. My parents have been working on the hedges on our yard. I'm allergic to everything that nature created ie. trees, pollen. I'm sick of it! Its a nice day outside and I'm sitting here inside, windows open.

Having the windows open can be the worst. Yea fine you get to enjoy the sunshine but your literally toasting inside your room!
Tired going to sleep.... night zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

July 2, 2000

Tonight was a really interesting night, it was one of those nights where its really nostalgic. It really reminded me of my past.

When I was about 17 or 18 years old Archie, Cedric and I were inseperable. We would go everywhere together. We'd sleep over each other's houses and not have a care in the world. It was crazy, out every night and having no money. We'd have to beg our parents for money, and take turns driving. That was prolly the best time of my teenage life. No care in the world and 20 bucks lasts you a long ways.

Tonight, it was very interesting. Ced, Archie, Gerard and I had nothing to do so we just drove around. No money (but that never changed). We found ourselves driving for at least and hour, with no destination eventually ending up in Richmond. So we stopped to get coffee at the late night coffee place. Then drove home.

It was just one of those moments where everything just comes together and you feel content with everything.

July 1, 2000

I'm learning all these new things lately! I'm soo excited to put them to use. I just don't know where.

Happy Birthday Canada!!!

may you have many more to come!