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
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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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 =)