...to be interesting, but its a pretty bias video, and its obviously for Obama, but it really is pretty interesting..
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
What's up?
think about this:
in college you have to choose two out of the three:
a.social life
b.grades
c.sleep
no right or wrong answer, just re-evaluate your life and think for a minute.
my answers:
a and b, because i don't want to miss out in life.
Since my last post was an event flyer, let me make it up by posting something with more content, even though no one reads this shit, because maybe some feel like i have nothing interesting to say.
first things first:
the presidential race:
I will take part in the voting, but i feel like i don't have a strong enough reason for who im going to vote for because i haven't really kept up with all thats going on. Not to mention i was never really interested in politics to begin with, until now that i know what will happen WILL affect me, well there's that and the fact that i'm given this "right" to vote, all i wanna say is, WHOEVER is elected president better take us out of this hell hole that you-know-who put us in.
school life:
As of now, everything is okay?. Financially im broke, why?, $9 an hour and choosing to work part time (15 - 18 hrs a week) puts me in a place where i actually have to decide between gas and food, gas usually wins. If im lucky ill have a spare $20, but even that isn't enough to get me by. At this rate it'll take me forever to get my books.
I would ask my parents for books but seeing how they filled for bankruptcy not to long ago, and they had to go to the Philippines so my mom can say bye to my grandmother before she passed away, THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL ILL GET MY BOOKS FROM THEM. so i've narrowed my options between these; either apply for a student credit card, or just get by this semester w/o books and make sure my tests and quizzes do it for me. Now the credit card might be better buuuuuuut, seeing how our economy is in a dismal state and with my cash flow running on empty, that would just put me in more debt, and the whole gettin by just on quizzes and tests alone might not be that wise either, because my math professor has already threatened to drop me if i don't start turning in more HW. can you say "pickle".
personal life:
Outside of school, life ain't so bad, i mean meetings twice a week (soon to be 3), working monday wednesday friday, bboying twice a week, its not that bad. The only thing is that weekends are the ONLY, i mean ONLY days i can just be out all night, the rest of the days i either have to be in bed by 1 or not go out at all. which in that case i just watch some of my favorite shows online (because my TV broke and i dont have a replacement) like family guy, scrubs, still standing, etc.... I know lame, If im not feeling lazy ill be in the gym.
Being apart of non profit organizations has put my life on a different path. A path i never would have thought of in high school, or even a year ago. As a member of the san deigo zulu nation it's kind of hard to get the idea of being an activist, but getting involved with KAMP and anakbayan we do more within our community not that zulu doesn't do anything, we do what we can as a chapter but because zulu is mostly composed of people with everyday 9 - 5's and college students and the fact that we meet once a month i think it makes it a little hard to be able to do MORE but i'm proud of what we have done. With KAMP i feel like im really making a mark within my community because we as KAMP are able to put ourselves out there to offer our help for the youth, and you know it's pretty cool when you see one of your students and they refer to you as "kuya". Anakbayan on the other hand is this :
"Anakbayan,SD is a comprehensive autonomous National Democratic youth and student organization. We seek to empower the youth and the community in San Diego by the grassroots educating, organizing, and mobilizing of youth to create systemic change. AB,SD seeks to propagate the National Democratic struggle in the Philippines and all principled pro-people’s struggles locally and throughout the world, thereby enhancing the quality of life of Filipin@s and other oppressed peoples nationally—especially the youth and the larger community."
before anakbayan and kamp i never really thought about what it meant to be filipino american in our society. With all i have learned and still to be learned i have a better understanding of womens rights/femininity and homosexuality, i feel like im a different person, a better person, and definitely a more conscious person. The circle of friends that is KAMP and Anakbayan has changed my life forever, being taught lessons i can pass on to my kids and now wanting to be a community leader along with some of my close friends brings fulfillment in my life. I still have a lot to learn and a lot more experiences to go through to earn my keep as a community leader.
everything else:
BBOYING - it's going alright, i'm going to go on record to say that IM NOT GOING TO BE AT EVERY PRACTICE, JAM, EVENT, or whatever. I love bboying but its not my life.
Fitness - basketball once a week and dancing twice a week, not too much goin on. I will step it up with the gym soon though.
one question thats never really been answered: where does social change start?
one of many answers:
a quote from BAMBU (native guns):
"So, to create change and to make a real shift in our society, it's not as difficult as you think. You know what I'm sayin? The process might be slower than you like, but once those series of events begin, especially with yourself, you'll see that the individual becomes a group of individuals. And that group creates the climate for social change. You feel me?
So, you gotta educate yourself. Organize yourself. Recognize that you are not simply one person, but a bunch of strings bound into a rope, you know what I'm sayin? And you could pull yourself out this shit."
in college you have to choose two out of the three:
a.social life
b.grades
c.sleep
no right or wrong answer, just re-evaluate your life and think for a minute.
my answers:
a and b, because i don't want to miss out in life.
Since my last post was an event flyer, let me make it up by posting something with more content, even though no one reads this shit, because maybe some feel like i have nothing interesting to say.
first things first:
the presidential race:
I will take part in the voting, but i feel like i don't have a strong enough reason for who im going to vote for because i haven't really kept up with all thats going on. Not to mention i was never really interested in politics to begin with, until now that i know what will happen WILL affect me, well there's that and the fact that i'm given this "right" to vote, all i wanna say is, WHOEVER is elected president better take us out of this hell hole that you-know-who put us in.
school life:
As of now, everything is okay?. Financially im broke, why?, $9 an hour and choosing to work part time (15 - 18 hrs a week) puts me in a place where i actually have to decide between gas and food, gas usually wins. If im lucky ill have a spare $20, but even that isn't enough to get me by. At this rate it'll take me forever to get my books.
I would ask my parents for books but seeing how they filled for bankruptcy not to long ago, and they had to go to the Philippines so my mom can say bye to my grandmother before she passed away, THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL ILL GET MY BOOKS FROM THEM. so i've narrowed my options between these; either apply for a student credit card, or just get by this semester w/o books and make sure my tests and quizzes do it for me. Now the credit card might be better buuuuuuut, seeing how our economy is in a dismal state and with my cash flow running on empty, that would just put me in more debt, and the whole gettin by just on quizzes and tests alone might not be that wise either, because my math professor has already threatened to drop me if i don't start turning in more HW. can you say "pickle".
personal life:
Outside of school, life ain't so bad, i mean meetings twice a week (soon to be 3), working monday wednesday friday, bboying twice a week, its not that bad. The only thing is that weekends are the ONLY, i mean ONLY days i can just be out all night, the rest of the days i either have to be in bed by 1 or not go out at all. which in that case i just watch some of my favorite shows online (because my TV broke and i dont have a replacement) like family guy, scrubs, still standing, etc.... I know lame, If im not feeling lazy ill be in the gym.
Being apart of non profit organizations has put my life on a different path. A path i never would have thought of in high school, or even a year ago. As a member of the san deigo zulu nation it's kind of hard to get the idea of being an activist, but getting involved with KAMP and anakbayan we do more within our community not that zulu doesn't do anything, we do what we can as a chapter but because zulu is mostly composed of people with everyday 9 - 5's and college students and the fact that we meet once a month i think it makes it a little hard to be able to do MORE but i'm proud of what we have done. With KAMP i feel like im really making a mark within my community because we as KAMP are able to put ourselves out there to offer our help for the youth, and you know it's pretty cool when you see one of your students and they refer to you as "kuya". Anakbayan on the other hand is this :
"Anakbayan,SD is a comprehensive autonomous National Democratic youth and student organization. We seek to empower the youth and the community in San Diego by the grassroots educating, organizing, and mobilizing of youth to create systemic change. AB,SD seeks to propagate the National Democratic struggle in the Philippines and all principled pro-people’s struggles locally and throughout the world, thereby enhancing the quality of life of Filipin@s and other oppressed peoples nationally—especially the youth and the larger community."
before anakbayan and kamp i never really thought about what it meant to be filipino american in our society. With all i have learned and still to be learned i have a better understanding of womens rights/femininity and homosexuality, i feel like im a different person, a better person, and definitely a more conscious person. The circle of friends that is KAMP and Anakbayan has changed my life forever, being taught lessons i can pass on to my kids and now wanting to be a community leader along with some of my close friends brings fulfillment in my life. I still have a lot to learn and a lot more experiences to go through to earn my keep as a community leader.
everything else:
BBOYING - it's going alright, i'm going to go on record to say that IM NOT GOING TO BE AT EVERY PRACTICE, JAM, EVENT, or whatever. I love bboying but its not my life.
Fitness - basketball once a week and dancing twice a week, not too much goin on. I will step it up with the gym soon though.
one question thats never really been answered: where does social change start?
one of many answers:
a quote from BAMBU (native guns):
"So, to create change and to make a real shift in our society, it's not as difficult as you think. You know what I'm sayin? The process might be slower than you like, but once those series of events begin, especially with yourself, you'll see that the individual becomes a group of individuals. And that group creates the climate for social change. You feel me?
So, you gotta educate yourself. Organize yourself. Recognize that you are not simply one person, but a bunch of strings bound into a rope, you know what I'm sayin? And you could pull yourself out this shit."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
KOMMON GROUND
Accepting donations, as well as one dollar donation REQUIRED per performer.
Enjoy some good eats and some dope performances!
Kommon Ground Open Mic-provides a safe space for people belonging to different aspects of life in order to build Kommon ground through music, poetry, art and most importantly self expression. As well as building solidarity not only within the filipino community, but building understanding and respect throughout all of San Diego. In order to achieve peace we must be united as one.
Makibaka! Huwag Matakot!
Struggle without Fear!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
" GO CHARGERS GO"
0 - 2 at the beginning of the season doesn't usually mean hit the panic button for some teams, but since I live in San Diego, and SD sports (i.e San Diego Padres), have been on a down fall, "fans" start to panic. Now that the chargers are at 2 - 2 I hope all them fair weather fans can stop complaining about the way the chargers have been playing. I say, stop being such a god damn pessimist and believe that the Chargers can get the job done, okay sure the secondary haven't been playing like we're all used to seeing them, but damn they're NOT gonna be a shut down defense ON EVER SINGLE MOTHER FUCKING PLAY!, so get over it. "yeah, I don't know, they haven't been playing to good, it's kinda of disappointing" said one of my classmates last Thursday, It's shit like that, that makes me want to choke a b!@$ch, at this point it was only 3 weeks into the season and the chargers were 0-2 going into the Monday night game against the Jets. I approach every game like this, I don't expect the chargers to score on their opening drive, I don't expect the defense to make a big play in the first quarter, and I sure as hell don't expect a penalty free half, why do you ask? BECAUSE THATS FOOTBALL FOR YOU!. It's kinda frustrating to hear "fucking chargers!!!", then one big play later, "HELL YEAH!!". Okay so this past Sunday's game against the Raiders wasn't the masterpiece that the chargers have produced the past few seasons, and sure it was disappointing to see the pass defense struggle a little, and yeah suuure the offense gave up a safety, but come on now, there are 2 halves in this game called football, you make your adjustments and you hope for the best, and when the second half came around they pulled through, Rivers got his time in the pocket, and LT broke 100 yards, the defense stepped it up like a lot of people wanted to have happen during the first half, and Lt's 4th quarter TD sealed the deal. It's a long season and you have to forget about the last second heartbreaks the first two games of the season.
The chargers are playing the dolphins next week, and just because they were the worst team in the NFL last season, THAT WAS LAST SEASON!, so you kinda have to watch this game not expecting a blowout. Ronnie Brown was a handful for the patriots a week ago, so expect a challenge for the charger defense. Since the dolphins are 26th in the league in pass defense and 10th in run defense expect the chargers to have a good balance of the run game and the passing game. Then again stats are exactly what they are STATS, it's going to be a good game. GO CHARGERS!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
BITCHASSNESS
Let me start this off by saying this, REAL RECOGNIZE REAL, AND RIGHT NOW SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKIN KINDA UNFAMILIAR RIGHT NOW.
You heard of fake jewlery, fake shirts, fake sneakers, now fake people. People who you might think are your friends, are prolly not, well more like FRONT like they are then when your back is turned they're talking out of their ass about you. I personally never have experienced this, or at least I don't think I ever had, but this shit does happen, YES EVEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL!. That's what I consider all this shit, high school mumbo jumbo, sometimes its to a point where someone will over compensate and even ask you if you're down to do something when in reality homeboy really doesn't want you to.
GET THE FUCK OFF OF YOUR HIGH HORSE AND HANDLE YOUR SHIT LIKE A FUCKING MAN!/WOMAN!, being fake is unnecessary, especially at our age. Either talk to someone about your problem with them or just let it slide, holding grudges is not how you want to live. Before you know it you're losing friends left and right then YOU'RE the one that people are talking about and YOU'RE the one that people are being fake to. I say change your ways and good things will come, keep on your business only bad karma follows. What I'm trying to say is, get over yourself.
on that note, I just want to thank everyone that's been real to me, you should know who you are. I try to be real with everyone in my life, and so far I think ive done a good job, but if ever I come across kinda fake or whatever towards you, please inform me, I willl not get butt hurt it'll just make our relationship that much better
You heard of fake jewlery, fake shirts, fake sneakers, now fake people. People who you might think are your friends, are prolly not, well more like FRONT like they are then when your back is turned they're talking out of their ass about you. I personally never have experienced this, or at least I don't think I ever had, but this shit does happen, YES EVEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL!. That's what I consider all this shit, high school mumbo jumbo, sometimes its to a point where someone will over compensate and even ask you if you're down to do something when in reality homeboy really doesn't want you to.
GET THE FUCK OFF OF YOUR HIGH HORSE AND HANDLE YOUR SHIT LIKE A FUCKING MAN!/WOMAN!, being fake is unnecessary, especially at our age. Either talk to someone about your problem with them or just let it slide, holding grudges is not how you want to live. Before you know it you're losing friends left and right then YOU'RE the one that people are talking about and YOU'RE the one that people are being fake to. I say change your ways and good things will come, keep on your business only bad karma follows. What I'm trying to say is, get over yourself.
on that note, I just want to thank everyone that's been real to me, you should know who you are. I try to be real with everyone in my life, and so far I think ive done a good job, but if ever I come across kinda fake or whatever towards you, please inform me, I willl not get butt hurt it'll just make our relationship that much better
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
goodbye summer
As summer 08 came to a close I thought about how fast it came and went. irvine trips, kamp and anakbayan meetings, open mics, bboy jams, gradutain within the zulu nation sd chapter, and turning 21, this summer was packed! the only complaint I have about this summer is, I wish I had a couple more weeks of summer before school started, but all in all it was a fun summer. This past summer also game me a chance to build relationships with new friends and continue to build with old friends, my relationship my Kristine is better than ever (yes it is possible to feel closer after 5 1/2 years together). Another important thing about this summer was RE.DEF( click the link and all info is on our blog), erwin, jv, and I decided we wanted to get serious with this and really push it, so this summer also consisted of building up our networking and gettin the word out to our friends and family.
Like I said, this summer was filled with a lot of stuff, so much that I cant even remember what happened. Here is my summer in pictures, I don't think i even got all the pictures i wanted for this slid show either..damnit whatever here it is ENJOY!!
Like I said, this summer was filled with a lot of stuff, so much that I cant even remember what happened. Here is my summer in pictures, I don't think i even got all the pictures i wanted for this slid show either..damnit whatever here it is ENJOY!!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
II
before I get this started, I just want to thank you all for the birthday wishes!, IM LEGAL NOW BIATCH!!! hahaha
you know how they say,"you don't know what you've got till its gone", well, today I was listening to Boyz II Men's album entitled "II". It was their second album under motown, and its by far my favorite R&B album, the vocal arrangements in all the songs we're, in my opinion, perfection. "It contained the #1 singles "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee", the latter of which replaced the former at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making the group the third artist to replace themselves at #1 in the US after Elvis Presley and The Beatles and the first to achieve the feat in 30 years"(wikipedia.com). In my opinion boyz ii men pwned the 90's as far as r&b goes. I have posted the album playlist for you all to enjoy. (vibin is one of my faves)
you know how they say,"you don't know what you've got till its gone", well, today I was listening to Boyz II Men's album entitled "II". It was their second album under motown, and its by far my favorite R&B album, the vocal arrangements in all the songs we're, in my opinion, perfection. "It contained the #1 singles "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee", the latter of which replaced the former at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making the group the third artist to replace themselves at #1 in the US after Elvis Presley and The Beatles and the first to achieve the feat in 30 years"(wikipedia.com). In my opinion boyz ii men pwned the 90's as far as r&b goes. I have posted the album playlist for you all to enjoy. (vibin is one of my faves)
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