Going to the graduation ceremonies at UCLA last weekend, I reflected upon my own graduation a year ago. My then-sister's-fiance-now-brother-in-law was hoping that I would speak at my Pilipino Commencement, but at the time I had writer's block, and simply did not know what to tell my class. A year later, it looks like I finally have something to ( Read more... )

So, if you haven't forgotten me already, I haven't exactly been keeping up with blogs. You'll have to excuse me; my writing energies the past few months have been directed to another project: my screenplay ( Read more... )

"I think they got the wrong message. Because the message on Iraq is if you don't have nuclear weapons, you get invaded, but if you DO have nuclear weapons, you DON'T get invaded. We didn't invade the Soviet Union and Russia and China. That's the message that's coming to the other members of the Axis of Evil, Iran and North Korea ( Read more... )

I've always been a Stephen Colbert fan. He's a great comic. But after his incredible performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner, he propelled himself into the comic stratosphere in what must be one of the gutsiest comic performances of all time! For those who dreamed of seeing President Bush getting verbally massacred right in ( Read more... )

Hey dudes & dudettes. I haven't entered anything in quite a while, not for the lack of topics (ex: a week in the Bay Area, Grandpa's 10th Death Anniversary, GMA's State of Emergency, Final Four, etc.), but just 'cuz I haven't had the energy, and I've been putting my energy into other writing endeavors (i.e. my screenplay & my cover letters). But ( Read more... )

A little more than two weeks ago, I was at home in Oakland, enjoying my vacation. Toward the end of my stay, as I was preparing for the long drive back to Los Angeles, my mom gives me the front page section of the Oakland Tribune. "Read it," she said, "it's about Father Rich ( Read more... )

As some of you know, last weekend marked the 3rd weekend in a row I was in Las Vegas. This trip was dedicated to high school friends and catching up on old hobbies. I love seeing old high school friends, knowing that you've been separated for years, but you can still connect with them. Makes you feel like you actually did something right in your ( Read more... )

Reading through my online journal subscriptions, I found a lot of entries about worry and woe (well, more than usual anyway), so instead of posting a response to every single one of you, I'm putting up an entry.

To just give you the lowdown of what I've been seeing, here's the general feel of the post-New Year's January entry:

• "I'm depressed."
• "I'm ( Read more... )

Every morning when I come into work, I stop by the 1st Floor Cafe to read the LA Times. Recently, I've been enthralled by a week-long series of brutal and scathing articles blasting Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union, painting a picture of corruption, power plays, intimidation, and hypocrisy in one of the most revered and celebrated ( Read more... )

Do you remember playing UCLA one month ago?  Do you remember going for it on 4th down repeatedly, even after you had proved that you were the better team?  Even after you were two, three touchdowns ahead? Even after you had secured your position as the #1 team in the nation?  Do you remember fulfilling the carnal desires of your crazy and fanatical ( Read more... )