So, after a nice Christmas break with family in Las Vegas, I left at 4 PM on Monday because of work that started at 6:30 AM the next day. Frustrating enough, I faced nasty traffic going back to Los Angeles, finally getting back to my apartment at 11:30 PM. And what's the first thing my landlady/apartment-mate tells me when I get back ( Read more... )

So, after a nice Christmas break with family in Las Vegas, I left at 4 PM on Monday because of work that started at 6:30 AM the next day. Frustrating enough, I faced nasty traffic going back to Los Angeles, finally getting back to my apartment at 11:30 PM. And what's the first thing my landlady/apartment-mate tells me when I get back ( Read more... )

While charitable organizations and the media focus on the short-term needs of the people of New Orleans like food & water, the issues concerning the long-term rebuilding and redevelopment of New Orleans go relatively ignored. The work of socially-conscious investors is looking to change this, encouraging investors to put their money in financial ( Read more... )

"I wept because I had $95 in parking tickets, until I met the man whose suitcase with all his bank account information was stolen."

An apt proverb, indeed.

So last weekend I returned to Las Vegas. I hadn't been back since April. I wasn't exactly clamoring to return, but a friend of mine was celebrating her birthday, and I felt like I needed to get away. So I went to my house, and she brought her crew for the weekend. I honestly didn't know what to expect, especially considering the circumstances ( Read more... )

If you don't already know, I'm a pro wrestling fan. I grew up watching the WWF, and even followed it after the transformation into the WWE. I'll admit that lately, and even most times, it's pretty offensive. It's racist, sexist, heterosexist, and exploited every stereotype in the book to sell. But every now and then, there's a moment where ( Read more... )

I have no plans, and I can't go home (since I'm working that Friday) so if you are in Southern California have room for another Pilipino for lunch or dinner, please give me a holler!

I learned to hate Stanford since birth. I grew up a Cal fan. I lived through Cal futility as they lost the Big Game 7 years in a row. I thought I had divorced myself from my Stanford woes by going to UCLA, but I was wrong. They derailed UCLA football on their last run for a national championship in 2001. Stanford haunts my existence. As great ( Read more... )

Is it just me, or God decide to stack my life with with more life-changing experiences in the the last six months than the four years preceding it? Just to review, in the last six months my cousin passed away, I graduated from college, started my first full-time job, my sister gets married (and I get a brother-in-law), and now, my cousin Gab, the ( Read more... )

It encapsulates how I feel in so many ways:

1. It describes how I'm feeling after a crazy weekend of flying, singing, seeing family, moving, unpacking, and starting my new shift at 6:30 in the morning. Somewhere in the middle of all that I forgot out of my health, and now I sit here writing with a runny nose, a slight temperature, and a mentality one ( Read more... )