To: Lola

Lola,

It's hard for me to write this. I'm sitting here thinking about all the moments we shared. A lot of the things I can remember, only pertain to us praying, haha. "The Lord can not wait!" you would say.
I was too young to truly know and understand the teachings and knowledge you shared with us. I can only say THANK YOU. Thank you for always reminding us about the power of prayer. The power of God. The power of family.

You have been a constant motivation throughout my entire life. Through all the trials and tribulations God has put in front of me, I have always thought about you. The simple thought of you, Lola, during those times would bring me to my knees, to make the sign of the cross and pray.

I'm so thankful that I was able to see you when I did, a few years ago. You are and always will be an inspiration to your family and friends. I will never forget our conversation that day in September 2007. How you sat me down and told me how proud you were of me. I tried to brush it off like it was nothing, but you wouldn't let me. You got a little angry when I asked you to stop, because I said that it's what I had to do. You wanted to be sure, that you told me what you did. I didn't realize until now, that you already knew that this would be our last face to face conversation. I sat. I listened. We cried. We hugged.I can promise you that I will continue to make you proud. I mean, if all else fails... I can always become a priest ;-)

Lola, I love you so much... Like Kuya Butch has said, you truly are our spriritual rock, and the foundation of what is good in all of us.

new found motivation on different aspects in ones life can make u excited. although it may have been a slap in the face, this chin check is definitely appreciated...

"FBGM"

quadron "herfra hvor vi står"

repost from justin galanto... this lady's voice is crazy nice

quadron "herfra hvor vi står" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

he done did it again

I'm Coastin...

MEECH

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Arigato!

the continued search for motivation is never ending

Happy Holidays

Nosaj Thing

DJ Z-Trip

one of my favorite tracks from z-trip...

...Good Vibes...

repost from Justin Galanto...

Lent

These following verses were told to me by a good friend of mine, Julian Leong. I often find myself having long conversations with him concerning my faith and whatever direction I find myself going in life, and for that, I am truly grateful that he is one of many people that I can talk to concerning those issues. I constantly remind myself of these verses, ever since he brought them to my attention a few years back. Now that it is Lent, I feel that I should share this with everyone else who happens to be participating in Lent, a time of fasting, self-denial, growth, penitence, conversion and simplicity.

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."

Philippians 4:13

"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."

1 Corinthians 10:31

I'm back at it again...

1. No smoking

2. No fast food

3. No soda

4. No RICE***

“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.”

Although it has only been a few weeks into 2010, I've been thinking about how great this year has started. I continue to pray and have faith that this year will continue with the positive vibes. When it comes down to it, I thank God for blessing me with great family and friends.

Donuts

Gold

BAMF

Teal

Be-Easy

since HS

broskis n' friends

103

The 6

Just the 3 of us

blah blah blah

4:05am... trying to fall asleep

It was a laid back day today. I slept in this morning. By sleeping in, I mean I woke up @ 9am. I headed to 24 to work out for a bit, watched football, then when to the gun range. Didn't end up going out tonight, instead I just stayed in. My brother and homies came back from some party a friend of ours was DJing and we chopped it up for a few hours. Thats probably why I can't go to sleep right now. They had woken me up when they got home and now i'm finding it difficult to fall back asleep. Probably the biggest reason why I decided to update my blog. Hopefully this will make me sleep. Again, this entry is going to go off in so many tangents. I'm just typing n' typing hoping some train of thought will take me away.

2010... This year has started off great. I was able to spend New Years w/ the Donuts in Hollywood at a dope ass spot overlooking LA. There was a point where I was standing at the top of the balcony looking down at everyone on the patio and thinking to myself that I am truly blessed. I took that moment, made the sign of the cross, and prayed for a few minutes. I thanked God for blessing me with great family and friends. Blessing me with all that he has given me. Every time someone asks how i'm doing, what's new, etc. The response has been the same lately.

"I'm doing very well homie. I truly feel blessed... I have a job, I'm paying my bills on time, and I've got great family and friends"

A year ago, I had a plan, yet I still felt lost. My plan was to go to Japan and teach. To teach abroad somewhere and travel. Obviously those plans didn't work out. I wasn't able to teach abroad, and I still have yet gotten the chance to travel. Although shit hit the fan and my itinerary didn't go as planned, I adjusted. It's nothing new. We've all experienced it. We've all had to go through changes despite how well we plan things. But shit man, those times where the reality set. Knowing that my plan had gone diminished was very disheartening. That's why we must continue to stay positive, stay focused and move forward. Even if it is baby steps, it's always about moving forward. It was a comfort to know during that time that everything would work out in the end, and it has.

Just get through it. Rough it out. Know and believe that each step you make, big or small, is one step closer to your goal...

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Motivation. I've got plenty of motivation right now, especially when it comes to being healthy. Hitting the gym 3-5 times a week and eating healthier has made a difference in how I feel. I've got a lot more energy and am overall much more.... happy? I'm not sure if that's the word I want to use, but I just feel more upbeat. Motivation each day when I'm able to stay on that elliptical for a few more minutes than the day before. Motivation when I step on the scale and I move that little weight thing further away from the right side. Motivation when family and friends say it looks like i've lost weight. Knowing that I'm making progress is motivation. It's a slow process, but a process nonetheless. I'm not doing this hella strict. I'm doing it my own way. I know that it would go a lot quicker, results would happen sooner if I did. I'm not really at a point where I want to do so. I've tried it before. Strict diets are not the business. I am not happy. Eating brown rice, steamed mixed vegetables and a chicken breast when you're hungover is not crackin'. To have me tell myself that I can't eat that much rice when my uncle is making the most delicious Filipino food ever is blasphemy! I compensate when it comes to things like that. I have been able to see progression while doing this my own way. And because of that, I'm happy and satisfied with the plan of attack. -26 lbs thus far, and yet I still have a long road ahead.

I'm sleepy now...

Peace/Be easy