If you don’t know me I tend to be a very laid back person. When we meet up and talk about things I tend to be very open about all subjects. I actually don’t get offended by other peoples views or opinions because it’s their view on the world (and not mine). Since I am a cancer (born on July 5th) I tend to have the ability to hang out with all kinds of people, but there is a hard shell that I do hide behind from time to time. I usually don’t spill all of my guts to everyone I meet so I figured I be very open about some of the following things.
1.) Emails are personally never answered by myself. It may seem like I have an assistant. Well I do, but it’s actually a computer assistant answering my emails. I really value my time spent with other people and with my busy lifestyle I don’t have time to be checking emails.
2.) I like the smell of my own farts. There is this uniqueness about them which I am addicted to. This was something I left out of my “30 Things About Me” article where I revealed some of the most insightful things about myself because I thought it was too nasty.
This year I played it real smart and super safe. I was reflecting back on my life and realized that 5 of my friends got DUI’s from Downtown San Jose and they are going thru a really crazy process with lawyers, paperwork, etc. A DUI is totally not the business and…
St. Patrick’s day actually helped me realize the following things:
1.) I have two legs, so why not use them…
I need to get more active so why not start on St. Patties day and start walking! I went into google maps and saw that walking from my house to downtown SJ is only 4.7 miles which will take 1.5 hours.
2.) I can’t get a DUI if I can’t drive…
Another cool benefit of walking is that I can’t get a DUI. I will be able to freely bar hop and drink until last call without the fear or thought of getting pulled over.
3.) All that walking just burned most of the calories in my alcohol…
3 Pints of Sierra Nevada is about 525 calories. Walking 1.5 hours burns 454 calories. So all together I net around 71 calories.
4.) No parking tickets!
I was able to spare the tickets or battles with meter maids this year. On top of that I didn’t have to worry about finding places to park around downtown.
5.) Opportunity for cool pictures…
I never realized all the cool places I passed by when I drove. I had a lot more time to look around and snap some really cool photos with my iPhone. Check the gallery below.
All in all, I had a blast being responsible and celebrating the irish holiday downtown. I never realized how cool walking could be!
I have noticed that I tend to ask a lot of questions about people I meet to learn more about them hoping that I would find out more about myself in return. In the process of finding out about people, I just realized that I never shared my experiences with my friends.
I tend to live in the moment and I don’t focus too much on my past. I have my moments when I reflect upon the past and put my life puzzle together. This seems to be one of them and I figured what a perfect opportunity to share it with my friends.
1.) I used to be really shy & pessimistic upon entering college. I am now more outgoing and optimistic.
2.) I have a very cool scar on the right side of my face because there was a cancerous growth that had to be removed when I was 11. I had to rock a funky patch on the side of my face for a month during middle school.
3.) I sleep on the living room floor and have been doing it for the past 9 years because my house has 3 rooms with 5 people. I don’t even have my own room.
4.) I love sitting down and listening to all types of people no matter how old or young they are.
5.) I love electronics & love helping people figure them out.
6.) My high school Spanish teacher forever changed my life about traveling and exploring the world. I totally want to go out and explore tons of countries and learn new languages.
7.) My first language was Spanish. I learned English when I started Kindergarden.
8.) I’ve probably taken & repeated more college English classes than anyone I know. Failed 6 times & Passed 3…I took remedial English for 2 semesters at SJSU. Took English 1A @ SJSU for 3 semesters and never passed. Took English 1A at SJCC for 1 semester and failed. I finally passed English 1A in Winter 2007. Took English 1B two times at SJCC and dropped each semester. “I lub engrish.”
9.) I always wanted to learn Algebra in Middle School but my 7th grade math teacher never let me take the classes because she thought I was dumb. To prove her wrong in High School I took Algebra 1 freshman year and ended up passing the Calculus AB & BC AP Exams.
10.) I’ve always wanted to play the clarinet or trumpet but my elementary school ran out so I played the flute up until Freshman year in high school.
11.) I wore size 12 shoes when I was 12 and all my teachers asked about my feet and what I was eating. I now wear size 14’s and have a hard time finding shoes.
12.) I still want to live, work, and survive in Europe for 1 year while learning French & German.
13.) I tend not to get mad at people or situations. I stay calm 99.9% of the time. I tend to be really forgiving & loyal to my friends.
14.) I almost drowned 2 different times. Once at a baseball pool party when I was 10. One of my friends brother dove in and pushed me out of the pool to save me. The other time was at Raging Waters when I was 8 in the endless river. A really hot life guard lady came and saved me. Now I’ve learned how to swim and love water.
15.) I’ve never been out on a boat in the ocean or in the bay and I badly want to go. I have a trip already planned this summer!
16.) Sadly I’ve only seen & played in the snow twice my whole life. I’ve been meaning to take some trips to the Sierra’s in the winter but I’ve been busy. I am hoping that I’ll be able to go check it out more often.
17.) I was physically and emotionally abused as a child. This put a weird cloud on my perception & thinking up until college.
18.) I tend to be very organized and clean. I always cleaned up after my brother and I started sleeping in the living room to not deal with his mess.
19.) I love to go out and drive anywhere just to get lost & explore new places. I don’t care how much gas cost I find lots of value in driving out anywhere. From seeing the sunset in the mountains, beach, to driving to Oakland without highways.
20.) I got the award “1st Team – All League” for pitching in High School when I was a Sophomore. My dad had me playing baseball since I was 4 and I developed pin point accuracy & consistency. I ended up quitting junior year because I hated my coaches & playing baseball all together.
21.) I have tons of patience. I believe that people tend to make situations boring in their head.
22.) I’ve starred directly at the sun for 7 seconds before.
23.) I got into skateboarding after playing a bootleg beta version of Tony Hawks Pro Skater six months before it was released in the US.
24.) I’ve purposely never prioritized relationships in my life thus never having one last for more than 6 months.
25.) I didn’t plan on attending my high school prom but I got asked out because the girl’s date had flaked last minute and she didn’t want to go alone.
26.) I never knew what I wanted to be when I was in elementary school. My teachers always kept asking me and said they would stop asking once I told them. I told them I wanted to be an engineer because a smart kid in my class had said it.
27.) I used to be addicted to movies, TV, & video games in high school. I went from watching 8 hours of TV a day to not even turning on the TV, skipping out on tons of movies, & stopped playing most video games.
28.) Successfully stopped drinking soda for over 1 year and will continue this for the rest of my life.
29.) I was deeply depressed for 2 years. When reflecting back on my life I realized I came away with some of the greatest life lessons. I now enjoy every day I have on Earth & love sharing and helping everyone (even random people I meet for the 1st time).
30.) This is pretty personal…ladies say I am a passionate kisser.
Thank you for being around in my life. Even if it was one second or a lifetime you have helped shape my life journey in some weird little way.
Thousand dollar studios across the world that Kanye, Akon, & T-Pain use can’t even come close to the talent and sound quality this homeless dude is rockin.
His natural voice + the voice box in his throat enable him to sing waaaaay better than T-Pain. At first I thought this was going to be a random dude singing about some random girl or something. But dude’s actually got talent. He has a good song structure (verse, hook, verse, bridge, hook) and I am loving the G-Funk style he uses.
Warren G, Snoop, or Dre…ya’ll need to find this kat and sign him! The streets are begging for good quality stuff like this. He is the real deal…straight from the hood and full of talent.
I am happy to report that I am loosing weight! I’ve recently made a decision to make a solid effort to lose weight. I have been scared of being overweight long enough to catch diabetes (since it runs in my family). Since Wii Fit came out, I figured it wont hurt to give it a shot and see where it can take me.
According to Wii Fit since July i’ve lost 22.5lbs! I am still losing weight every couple of weeks.
Check out how sexy I used to be…
July 16th, 2008 – 258.4 lbs.
Now look how sexy I am after WiiFit, riding my bike around town, more active sex life, & more beer! j/k
December 3, 2007 – 235.9 lbs
Total loss: 22.5lbs!
Who needs to pay over $80 a month and a bunch of b/s gym membership fee’s if you can just use that $80 and buy a WiiFit. I know in the long run WiiFit will be helping me lose this weight, keep me away from diabetes, lower blood pressure, keep me balanced, strengthen my back muscles, help me get more girls, and the list keeps growing.
Thank you Nintendo for making something useful instead of having me sit on a couch all day and rot. The good karma will revolve around Nintendo for getting tons of kids and people like me off their ass to do something besides sit down and twiddle our thumbs.
1.) Emails are personally never answered by myself. It may seem like I have an assistant. Well I do, but it’s actually a computer assistant answering my emails. I really value my time spent with other people and with my busy lifestyle I don’t have time to be checking emails.
This year I played it real smart and super safe. I was reflecting back on my life and realized that 5 of my friends got DUI’s from Downtown San Jose and they are going thru a really crazy process with lawyers, paperwork, etc. A DUI is totally not the business and…
