so my life has transmorgified and changed so many times that I have barely time to go on here. I have however, opened a twitter account. Where else can one do micro-blogs of 140 characters each, every hour on the hour?
You can see why I seldom come on here now.
Though I will do my darnedest.
Quickie updates:
- still very happy with mi amore
- still struggling with weight issues
- still working in a job I dont want to be in, but held back by this feeling called "job security"
miss y'all :-)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Memorial Day week-end aka Batizado
My capoeira group had their 10th annual Batizado over the past Memorial Day week-end. And since I am some parts tired and some parts lazy, I will sum it up in the following words:
tiring
amazing
crazy!
disappointing
fabulous
Hope everyone had an amazing week-end as well!
tiring
amazing
crazy!
disappointing
fabulous
Hope everyone had an amazing week-end as well!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Simple.
Funny how a death underscores the meaning of living. Life (especially a dog's) is indeed too short to dwell on "imagined" insecurities and unrequited dreams. Understand and accept the past, know the importance of NOW, and don't fret about the future, it will come no matter what.
After four months of making 2009 great, and sometimes failing and sometimes succeeding, I've made my final (and last!) list:
1.) appreciate and acknowledge all those dear to me on a regular/ weekly basis
2.) go to capoeira at least 4 times a week
3.) go to open mic at least twice a week
4.) Laugh
5.) Love
Because life is life, and living is what we are all doing....
After four months of making 2009 great, and sometimes failing and sometimes succeeding, I've made my final (and last!) list:
1.) appreciate and acknowledge all those dear to me on a regular/ weekly basis
2.) go to capoeira at least 4 times a week
3.) go to open mic at least twice a week
4.) Laugh
5.) Love
Because life is life, and living is what we are all doing....
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
RIP Luka
Just found out that my brother's adorable French basset hound passed away from a heart attack sometime around 3am this morning....
Luka was the best of dogs. Loving, cute and always up for playing, she was smart and crafty at getting what she wanted. And she usually did get what she wanted, turning on those great basset hound eyes that the breed is known for.
Luka is definitely loved by many, and will be missed by many, including me.
RIP Luka. I love you.
Luka was the best of dogs. Loving, cute and always up for playing, she was smart and crafty at getting what she wanted. And she usually did get what she wanted, turning on those great basset hound eyes that the breed is known for.
Luka is definitely loved by many, and will be missed by many, including me.
RIP Luka. I love you.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Dish Wars
I am seriously offended right now. Seriously and decidedly offended. why? Let me go back to the beginning.
I work in a pretty nice office. It is located in one of the financial centers in San Diego, it has great parking and presents a great visual reminder to our clients that they were right in picking our company. It is a two-story building with three separate offices on the ground floor, and the entire 2nd floor occupied by a law firm. Currently, one office space is empty (but has recently been acquired, new neighbors expected to move in next week). The other office is occupied by a brokerage firm. The three offices have a communal kitchen and bathrooms. Our kitchen is well-supplied with two refrigerators, a dishwasher, two microwave ovens, silverware and plateware.
For the past couple of months, my co-workers and I have been battling a one-sided war with the brokerage office over the use/mis-use of the dishes and general cleanliness of the kitchen. We clean up after ourselves, load the dishwasher, tidy up the kitchen...while they don't. We have contemplated putting up "clean up after yourself" signs, or talking to them, but those have not worked.
Fast forward to this week. Our office had been particularly busy and we have been staying for lunches. Of course, we use the dishes, and we like to soak them in the sink before putting them in the dishwasher. The past three days saw us do that. We personally thought that since the other office does it ALWAYS (with us cleaning up after them), they wouldnt mind.
Lo and Behold! Co-workers leave their empty dishes out today (mine included), and this highly offensive sign appears out of nowhere, taped over the sink, which reads:
"Does Your Mother Work Here??? No!!! Then PLEASE load your dishes onto the dishwasher. There is no maid/mother service in this kitchen"
W.T.F ????
So it is definitely ON tomorrow, when I and my co-workers will convene to decide the best way to approach this new development.
....they probably were pissed that they couldnt place their own dirty dishes in the sink because ours was already there....
I work in a pretty nice office. It is located in one of the financial centers in San Diego, it has great parking and presents a great visual reminder to our clients that they were right in picking our company. It is a two-story building with three separate offices on the ground floor, and the entire 2nd floor occupied by a law firm. Currently, one office space is empty (but has recently been acquired, new neighbors expected to move in next week). The other office is occupied by a brokerage firm. The three offices have a communal kitchen and bathrooms. Our kitchen is well-supplied with two refrigerators, a dishwasher, two microwave ovens, silverware and plateware.
For the past couple of months, my co-workers and I have been battling a one-sided war with the brokerage office over the use/mis-use of the dishes and general cleanliness of the kitchen. We clean up after ourselves, load the dishwasher, tidy up the kitchen...while they don't. We have contemplated putting up "clean up after yourself" signs, or talking to them, but those have not worked.
Fast forward to this week. Our office had been particularly busy and we have been staying for lunches. Of course, we use the dishes, and we like to soak them in the sink before putting them in the dishwasher. The past three days saw us do that. We personally thought that since the other office does it ALWAYS (with us cleaning up after them), they wouldnt mind.
Lo and Behold! Co-workers leave their empty dishes out today (mine included), and this highly offensive sign appears out of nowhere, taped over the sink, which reads:
"Does Your Mother Work Here??? No!!! Then PLEASE load your dishes onto the dishwasher. There is no maid/mother service in this kitchen"
W.T.F ????
So it is definitely ON tomorrow, when I and my co-workers will convene to decide the best way to approach this new development.
....they probably were pissed that they couldnt place their own dirty dishes in the sink because ours was already there....
Friday, April 17, 2009
of TEA and Taxes
Before I begin, I just want to get one thing straight: although I have lived in this wonderful country of ours for the past couple of years, I am still a resident alien, a green card holder, who will not get the chance to become an American citizen until 2011. I do however, pay my taxes, obey the law and act in every way as a citizen should.I want to become an official citizen as I truly believe that America's democracy (although not without its kinks), is one of the truly free nations in the world today.
That is why I was SO disheartened, disappointed and disgusted at the 250,000+ Americans coming out to protest higher taxes and the stimulus package on Tax Day. Although it was well with-in their rights to protest/ express themselves any way they see fit, I saw the inanity and uselessness of their protests from the ff. observations:
a.) were they protesting against taxes, or defaming Obama and Democrats in general, alternatively calling them fascists, communists, and socialists? I do hope they know the definitions and ideologies of those terms, because I believe it is hard to be a fascist, communist and socialist all at the same time, ehehe...
b.) if they were there honestly to protest against higher taxes, then were they there on behalf of those who make more than $250,000 a year? I did not see anyone who looked like they could be making that much, protesting at the rally, although appearances can be deceiving. Reading multiple unbiased reports show that most of the protestors made less than $250,000 a year. Hhhhhhmmmmm...... I hope they know that that is what the higher tax was for. I took it upon myself to read the stimulus package bill and the proposed taxes, and nowhere could I find any higher taxes for those who make less than $250,000 a year. In reality, those do not belong in that enviable money bracket just got a tax break from Obama, so if you make LESS THAN $250,000 a year, your salaries get a tax break.
c.) what is this about Taxation without Representation? I do not understand that. We are represented by our House Representatives and our Senators. They speak for us. So the American citizen really cant complain about NOT being represented, because we are. Talk to your House Representative, or your Senator. Protest to them, though I don't understand the logic behind protesting about getting tax breaks....
d.) so what if cigarettes and alcohol get higher taxes?? Cigarettes and alcohol are NOT healthy, even in moderation. Dare I say taxing them even higher equals a healthier American? the shock, the horror, of an actual healthy American!!
e.) I also do hope that the protesters know that the huge, ginormous stimulus package, the money that Congress and Obama is ridiculously spending, is being spent...wait for it.... on US. Yes, you read that right. on US. Some of it already went to the banks, but MAJORITY of it is going to be spent on improving infrastructure, education, science and technology, research and development, to name a few. Needless to say, this will create jobs, and security and everything else that comes with having a job that gives back to its country.
f.) Finally, WHERE were you protesters when the BUSH administration was spending blindingly huge amounts of our money (with no transparency) to fund a still-expensive war on two fronts??? True, both the Bush and the Obama administration are spending our money, but the FUNDAMENTAL difference is that Bush spent it on useless wars that benefited only defense contractors and the industries that support them. Obama is spending the money on US (I simply can not state that enough). On US.
America is in an interesting point in time. We can either come together despite our differences, and rebuild the America that I so dream of becoming a part of, or we can fall apart because of political malaise and drown in a future of sub-standardability.
Hopefully, this won't be so.
That is why I was SO disheartened, disappointed and disgusted at the 250,000+ Americans coming out to protest higher taxes and the stimulus package on Tax Day. Although it was well with-in their rights to protest/ express themselves any way they see fit, I saw the inanity and uselessness of their protests from the ff. observations:
a.) were they protesting against taxes, or defaming Obama and Democrats in general, alternatively calling them fascists, communists, and socialists? I do hope they know the definitions and ideologies of those terms, because I believe it is hard to be a fascist, communist and socialist all at the same time, ehehe...
b.) if they were there honestly to protest against higher taxes, then were they there on behalf of those who make more than $250,000 a year? I did not see anyone who looked like they could be making that much, protesting at the rally, although appearances can be deceiving. Reading multiple unbiased reports show that most of the protestors made less than $250,000 a year. Hhhhhhmmmmm...... I hope they know that that is what the higher tax was for. I took it upon myself to read the stimulus package bill and the proposed taxes, and nowhere could I find any higher taxes for those who make less than $250,000 a year. In reality, those do not belong in that enviable money bracket just got a tax break from Obama, so if you make LESS THAN $250,000 a year, your salaries get a tax break.
c.) what is this about Taxation without Representation? I do not understand that. We are represented by our House Representatives and our Senators. They speak for us. So the American citizen really cant complain about NOT being represented, because we are. Talk to your House Representative, or your Senator. Protest to them, though I don't understand the logic behind protesting about getting tax breaks....
d.) so what if cigarettes and alcohol get higher taxes?? Cigarettes and alcohol are NOT healthy, even in moderation. Dare I say taxing them even higher equals a healthier American? the shock, the horror, of an actual healthy American!!
e.) I also do hope that the protesters know that the huge, ginormous stimulus package, the money that Congress and Obama is ridiculously spending, is being spent...wait for it.... on US. Yes, you read that right. on US. Some of it already went to the banks, but MAJORITY of it is going to be spent on improving infrastructure, education, science and technology, research and development, to name a few. Needless to say, this will create jobs, and security and everything else that comes with having a job that gives back to its country.
f.) Finally, WHERE were you protesters when the BUSH administration was spending blindingly huge amounts of our money (with no transparency) to fund a still-expensive war on two fronts??? True, both the Bush and the Obama administration are spending our money, but the FUNDAMENTAL difference is that Bush spent it on useless wars that benefited only defense contractors and the industries that support them. Obama is spending the money on US (I simply can not state that enough). On US.
America is in an interesting point in time. We can either come together despite our differences, and rebuild the America that I so dream of becoming a part of, or we can fall apart because of political malaise and drown in a future of sub-standardability.
Hopefully, this won't be so.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Resentment
Lately, I've been feeling a lot of resentment.
Resentment against my job, where I have to deal with incompetent ninkompoops all day, and get paid next-to-nothing.
Resentment against people who choose to exclude me.
Resentment against the absence of romance and mushiness in some people.
Resentment against the weather (its cloudy and cold). Not San Diego.
Resentment against all manner of relatives who stick their heads in what is none of their business.
Resentment against me, for slacking off my working out programs.
...............
losing energy this way, and resenting myself for being so.
Resentment against my job, where I have to deal with incompetent ninkompoops all day, and get paid next-to-nothing.
Resentment against people who choose to exclude me.
Resentment against the absence of romance and mushiness in some people.
Resentment against the weather (its cloudy and cold). Not San Diego.
Resentment against all manner of relatives who stick their heads in what is none of their business.
Resentment against me, for slacking off my working out programs.
...............
losing energy this way, and resenting myself for being so.
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