New Years Resolution
Well...not really a new years resolution, more like a new years hope. I am hopeful that 2009 will be a better year than 2008. I had a lot of ups and downs in 2008, but mostly downs. But there are 3 things that I am focusing on in 2009, which will make it a better year.
1. Get into the CBB Program @ SDSU
2. Have a better love life
3. Find a better job.
#1 is the grad school program that i am currently applying to...i really hope i get into it this year
#2 is self explanatory...it was a down year in the love life of yours truly...maybe i was still trying to get over the ex...maybe i was afraid to get back on the dating scene, but whatever the case, things will change in 2009.
#3 is a short term goal because i am hoping to get back to work and save money enough for when i have to cut down to part time while i'm in grad school.
oh yeah, 2009 will also be my 10 year reunion from high school...hard to believe that it's been 10 years since i graduated. more motivation for me to accomplish those 3 goals that i have set up for myself in 2009. let's see if i can make it happen. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Belated Merry Christmas
Christmas was yesterday. I'm here in Vegas celebrating it with the fam. Uncle Florante just came in from Pennsylvania, so my mom and my aunt are downstairs catching up and laughing it up. I'm up in my room trying to finish my grad school statement. Gah...Procrastination is like masturbation, it feels good until you realize you're fucking yourself. Haha...I think I blogged about that a few years ago when I was still in college. But it still holds true. I need to get the whole application done by January 15. I'm pretty sure I'll have everything done before then, but I'm just not wanting to write the statement. I'm more than halfway done, but as I read over what I already have, it sounds very simplistic, and not worthy of grad school. I guess that's why I'm trying to get it done so early...so people can proof read it for me and I can make the necessary changes. I'm just procrastinating...it was supposed to be done before Christmas, but I just did other things. Oh well, it will be done by 2009...I hope!
I also need to get my people to write letters of recommendation. I got 1 squared away, but I need 2 more. I have 2 people lined up, I just need to get them the info they need to get it done. Gah...grad school apps are so easy, yet so hard!
So what did I get for Christmas?
Costco gift card from Ben
Costco membership from Leia
Wine glasses from White Elephant @ Ben & Aldrin's place (courtesy of Dominique)
CK shoes from Dominique
Tom Tom GPS from dad
Dress shirts, a couple of ties, and Dress shoes from Mom & Tom
What I didn't get
Job
someone special
oh well, there's always 2009.
I'll be spending New Years @ On Broadway in Downtown San Diego with some good friends of mine. It will definitely be a better NYE than last year.
Stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Christmas was yesterday. I'm here in Vegas celebrating it with the fam. Uncle Florante just came in from Pennsylvania, so my mom and my aunt are downstairs catching up and laughing it up. I'm up in my room trying to finish my grad school statement. Gah...Procrastination is like masturbation, it feels good until you realize you're fucking yourself. Haha...I think I blogged about that a few years ago when I was still in college. But it still holds true. I need to get the whole application done by January 15. I'm pretty sure I'll have everything done before then, but I'm just not wanting to write the statement. I'm more than halfway done, but as I read over what I already have, it sounds very simplistic, and not worthy of grad school. I guess that's why I'm trying to get it done so early...so people can proof read it for me and I can make the necessary changes. I'm just procrastinating...it was supposed to be done before Christmas, but I just did other things. Oh well, it will be done by 2009...I hope!
I also need to get my people to write letters of recommendation. I got 1 squared away, but I need 2 more. I have 2 people lined up, I just need to get them the info they need to get it done. Gah...grad school apps are so easy, yet so hard!
So what did I get for Christmas?
Costco gift card from Ben
Costco membership from Leia
Wine glasses from White Elephant @ Ben & Aldrin's place (courtesy of Dominique)
CK shoes from Dominique
Tom Tom GPS from dad
Dress shirts, a couple of ties, and Dress shoes from Mom & Tom
What I didn't get
Job
someone special
oh well, there's always 2009.
I'll be spending New Years @ On Broadway in Downtown San Diego with some good friends of mine. It will definitely be a better NYE than last year.
Stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Saturday, December 13, 2008
note to self
Dear Jeff,
Don't let anybody take away who you are. Just because you are a nice guy doesn't mean you're a bad guy. Nobody will step all over you because you are who you are and seem to be too nice for your own good. Stay true to your ownself and you will win out in the end. Just because one person doesn't appreciate your nice guy demeanor doesn't mean someone else won't. You will find a nice girl who will sweep you off your feet, and you will sweep her off her feet. Things will be all good in the end. Above all, stay positive and things will fall into place. You've made it this far, just keep going.
You will not FAIL!
Yours Truly,
Jeff
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Dear Jeff,
Don't let anybody take away who you are. Just because you are a nice guy doesn't mean you're a bad guy. Nobody will step all over you because you are who you are and seem to be too nice for your own good. Stay true to your ownself and you will win out in the end. Just because one person doesn't appreciate your nice guy demeanor doesn't mean someone else won't. You will find a nice girl who will sweep you off your feet, and you will sweep her off her feet. Things will be all good in the end. Above all, stay positive and things will fall into place. You've made it this far, just keep going.
You will not FAIL!
Yours Truly,
Jeff
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Tahoe
Good times were had at Lake Tahoe. Ben, Leia, Dom, and I stayed at Montbleu Hotel & Casino in Stateline, NV from Thursday Night through Sunday morning. So many stories to tell about the trip...but I'll just give the highlights.
-23 degree weather
-1 King bed for 4 people on the first night (Mr. Casino Host was not there to let us into a better room)
-Leia's amazed at the fact that i woke up just in time to watch Price is Right
-Harrah's Buffet
-Gondolas @ Tahoe
-Dom & Leia together in the hot tub!
-Ciera Steak House
-Blu Night Club
-Blackjack Switch- won $30
-Tahoe hiking
-Dinner @ Angeli's Cabin...played San Diegopoly where I conquered San Diego
-Vex Nightclub @ Harrah's
-Drunken blackjack switch- won $20
-Nauseous drive back down the tahoe mountains
-Visit to Leia's grandmother's house
If u want to know specifics...just ask.
Stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Good times were had at Lake Tahoe. Ben, Leia, Dom, and I stayed at Montbleu Hotel & Casino in Stateline, NV from Thursday Night through Sunday morning. So many stories to tell about the trip...but I'll just give the highlights.
-23 degree weather
-1 King bed for 4 people on the first night (Mr. Casino Host was not there to let us into a better room)
-Leia's amazed at the fact that i woke up just in time to watch Price is Right
-Harrah's Buffet
-Gondolas @ Tahoe
-Dom & Leia together in the hot tub!
-Ciera Steak House
-Blu Night Club
-Blackjack Switch- won $30
-Tahoe hiking
-Dinner @ Angeli's Cabin...played San Diegopoly where I conquered San Diego
-Vex Nightclub @ Harrah's
-Drunken blackjack switch- won $20
-Nauseous drive back down the tahoe mountains
-Visit to Leia's grandmother's house
If u want to know specifics...just ask.
Stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Monday, December 01, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Quick Update
just got back from having thanksgiving in vegas. i actually drove my car there...first time i ever took my car out of the state. and the big news about the trip...it was actually a pleasant visit, with no bickering amongst the family! i know! i can't believe it...everybody got along
a few drawbacks though...
-i caught a cold on tuesday night, and was feeling it throughout the entire trip
-tom's dad was taken to the hospital with liver issues...hopefully things go well with him
-i lost $40...but that $40 was distributed throughout 8 hours of playing...4 hours on thanksgiving night, and 4 hours on friday night...so not too bad!
next up...lake tahoe next weekend! going there to celebrate Leia's 27th birthday which is on December 1. I'll be there from December 4-7. it will be my 2nd time there. this time around, it should be a bit more fun since the last time i was there was with someone's family. that was fun too, but i did not have as much freedom as i will have next week =)
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p
just got back from having thanksgiving in vegas. i actually drove my car there...first time i ever took my car out of the state. and the big news about the trip...it was actually a pleasant visit, with no bickering amongst the family! i know! i can't believe it...everybody got along
a few drawbacks though...
-i caught a cold on tuesday night, and was feeling it throughout the entire trip
-tom's dad was taken to the hospital with liver issues...hopefully things go well with him
-i lost $40...but that $40 was distributed throughout 8 hours of playing...4 hours on thanksgiving night, and 4 hours on friday night...so not too bad!
next up...lake tahoe next weekend! going there to celebrate Leia's 27th birthday which is on December 1. I'll be there from December 4-7. it will be my 2nd time there. this time around, it should be a bit more fun since the last time i was there was with someone's family. that was fun too, but i did not have as much freedom as i will have next week =)
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
reliving the past
so i was looking at my archives just curious to see what was on my mind back when i blogged more often. so i looked at the 2002 archives, since that was the year that i had the most blogs. a couple of things that i noticed about those days are that i am in the same boat back then that i am in now...loveless and jobless. i was also very vague in my descriptions of the girl drama that i was going through. referring to the offending party in the 3rd person. today, 6 years later...i find myself remembering some of that drama, but not the names. i think the main reason why i did that was either because i was worried that the girl i was describing would read this blog and know what i was thinking, or i was worried that my friends would know who she was and then question either me or her about that particular situation. haha...i did that same thing with yesterday's blog. looking back at those days, i now think...who cares? this is my blog, i can do whatever i want with it. so as a final reference to the past year and a half of my personal life that i mentioned in yesterday's blog, and for future reference when i look at this particular entry 6 years from now...ana and i broke up, she's now with my former friend chris. no more mention of that situation shall be said.
i think the thing i am most disappointed in is the fact that my demeanor hasn't changed much from those days. i'd like to say that i've grown mentally since then, but my attitude towards the personal aspects of my life still remain the same. honestly, i think what i really need to do is to stop being so passive, and be a little more aggressive towards my own personal pursuits. i'm already being aggressive with my professional life (ie, applying to grad school so i can pursue a career that i like), why not be more aggressive with searching for that special someone?
actually...i should just chill in that regard. i don't need to rush into anything right now. there really isn't anything to rush into. nobody that special exists in my life. so i should just have fun. hmm...maybe i should do this again! haha
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p
so i was looking at my archives just curious to see what was on my mind back when i blogged more often. so i looked at the 2002 archives, since that was the year that i had the most blogs. a couple of things that i noticed about those days are that i am in the same boat back then that i am in now...loveless and jobless. i was also very vague in my descriptions of the girl drama that i was going through. referring to the offending party in the 3rd person. today, 6 years later...i find myself remembering some of that drama, but not the names. i think the main reason why i did that was either because i was worried that the girl i was describing would read this blog and know what i was thinking, or i was worried that my friends would know who she was and then question either me or her about that particular situation. haha...i did that same thing with yesterday's blog. looking back at those days, i now think...who cares? this is my blog, i can do whatever i want with it. so as a final reference to the past year and a half of my personal life that i mentioned in yesterday's blog, and for future reference when i look at this particular entry 6 years from now...ana and i broke up, she's now with my former friend chris. no more mention of that situation shall be said.
i think the thing i am most disappointed in is the fact that my demeanor hasn't changed much from those days. i'd like to say that i've grown mentally since then, but my attitude towards the personal aspects of my life still remain the same. honestly, i think what i really need to do is to stop being so passive, and be a little more aggressive towards my own personal pursuits. i'm already being aggressive with my professional life (ie, applying to grad school so i can pursue a career that i like), why not be more aggressive with searching for that special someone?
actually...i should just chill in that regard. i don't need to rush into anything right now. there really isn't anything to rush into. nobody that special exists in my life. so i should just have fun. hmm...maybe i should do this again! haha
stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p
Sunday, November 23, 2008
the resurrection of haloHalo Happenings
after a year and a half I have decided to come out of a blog semi-retirement. so why did i go on a hiatus? maybe a bunch of reasons, but i guess the main thing was laziness. a lot of things have happened since i last blogged...and i'm not just talking about drew carey being the new host of price is right. to be honest, the last year and a half has been very...well not so enjoyable. i guess the only thing that has kept me sane has been my friends. in a way, some of my "friends" (note the "s) have been the cause of the craziness that had been happening in my life. i think the biggest disappointment i have experienced in the past year and a half has been being stabbed in the back by someone i thought was a good friend of mine. not to dwell on what happened, but i lost a special presence in my life to this so called friend. yeah, sucks big time...but i did learn a lot from this experience and this heartbreak (trust me, it was a big heartbreak). the worst part of this learning experience i think was that i had to learn how to trust people again. i still trust my friends, but it's not the blind type of trust that i used to have. people now have to earn my trust.
so while i lost some friends, and someone who i would have to say that i was in love with, i have gained a new circle of friends to go along with a certain few friends who i have known for several years. this set of people has made this experience a bit more bearable, and have helped me to move on from this heartbreak. i don't think they have any idea how appreciative i am of them. so if one of you happens to read this, thank you!
well...that was my personal life in a nutshell over the past year. my professional life has not been much better. i believe the last time i was blogging, i was laid off of my job at homecomings financial. i got hired by a company called five point capital and worked there for about a year and a half before getting laid off about 3 weeks ago. yeah, so i'm back in the same boat that i was in before. but i'm going to take this time as an opportunity to go back to school. i really want to do the CBB program. so hopefully i will be able to get into this program and use it to do something i have been wanting to do, instead of doing something just to get paid.
yeah, if you actually read through all that nonsense, then you are a true fan of the haloHalo. let's see if i actually go back to regularly maintain this for you haloHaloholics.
hmm...how do i usually end this thing?
oh yeah...
stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)
after a year and a half I have decided to come out of a blog semi-retirement. so why did i go on a hiatus? maybe a bunch of reasons, but i guess the main thing was laziness. a lot of things have happened since i last blogged...and i'm not just talking about drew carey being the new host of price is right. to be honest, the last year and a half has been very...well not so enjoyable. i guess the only thing that has kept me sane has been my friends. in a way, some of my "friends" (note the "s) have been the cause of the craziness that had been happening in my life. i think the biggest disappointment i have experienced in the past year and a half has been being stabbed in the back by someone i thought was a good friend of mine. not to dwell on what happened, but i lost a special presence in my life to this so called friend. yeah, sucks big time...but i did learn a lot from this experience and this heartbreak (trust me, it was a big heartbreak). the worst part of this learning experience i think was that i had to learn how to trust people again. i still trust my friends, but it's not the blind type of trust that i used to have. people now have to earn my trust.
so while i lost some friends, and someone who i would have to say that i was in love with, i have gained a new circle of friends to go along with a certain few friends who i have known for several years. this set of people has made this experience a bit more bearable, and have helped me to move on from this heartbreak. i don't think they have any idea how appreciative i am of them. so if one of you happens to read this, thank you!
well...that was my personal life in a nutshell over the past year. my professional life has not been much better. i believe the last time i was blogging, i was laid off of my job at homecomings financial. i got hired by a company called five point capital and worked there for about a year and a half before getting laid off about 3 weeks ago. yeah, so i'm back in the same boat that i was in before. but i'm going to take this time as an opportunity to go back to school. i really want to do the CBB program. so hopefully i will be able to get into this program and use it to do something i have been wanting to do, instead of doing something just to get paid.
yeah, if you actually read through all that nonsense, then you are a true fan of the haloHalo. let's see if i actually go back to regularly maintain this for you haloHaloholics.
hmm...how do i usually end this thing?
oh yeah...
stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages =)