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Thursday, February 04, 2010
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Moo...
Good evening, one and all. Welcome to Lunar New Year's Eve!
I want to wish everyone a wonderful, happy, properous new year of the OX!
This made me realize that my year, the year of the Rat, has just passed. It was supposed to be my year, so good things are to happen.
But did it?
In hindsight, I think it has.
I grew up,
a little.
I grew older,
a little.
I got wiser,
a little.
I learned patience,
a little.
So overall, I would have to say this past year was good for me.
The best thing of course,
would have to be meeting my boyfriend, Drew.
It is amazing how just being near him, makes my soul feel at ease.
He can make me happy just by being himself doing something, or nothing at all.
So, thank you Drew.
A new year passes
The joy and pain, swept away
It's now, time to work!
AiYahh!
I want to wish everyone a wonderful, happy, properous new year of the OX!
This made me realize that my year, the year of the Rat, has just passed. It was supposed to be my year, so good things are to happen.
But did it?
In hindsight, I think it has.
I grew up,
a little.
I grew older,
a little.
I got wiser,
a little.
I learned patience,
a little.
So overall, I would have to say this past year was good for me.
The best thing of course,
would have to be meeting my boyfriend, Drew.
It is amazing how just being near him, makes my soul feel at ease.
He can make me happy just by being himself doing something, or nothing at all.
So, thank you Drew.
A new year passes
The joy and pain, swept away
It's now, time to work!
AiYahh!
Monday, January 19, 2009
There are no coincidences...
This past weekend, I spent some time searching for Buddist temples in Seattle. I wasn't really connected to the local Asian community, so my search was really only online.
The results were pretty...Zen like. It seems that only well funded, or Western-like, Buddhist temples have an online presence. I was just looking for some place where I could feel a connection, like the one I had growing up. I knew that I had no chance.
So some friends and I got together yesterday and had dim sum. One particular block outside the Wing Luke Museum was blocked off, making it even harder to find parking on a busy Sunday morning.
It was kinda funny, three people trying to decide what direction to go to find parking is freaking hilarious (I stayed quiet). When a parking space practically right in front of us appeared.
You bet we took it!
So we parked and walked over to the Jade Garden for some yummy dim sum (2 card maximum, with $10 min for credit cards, stupid rules). Then headed to Ambrosia for bubble tea. I had a mango strawberry with tapioca and pudding. It's a funny flavor, but darn tasty :) Someone else got plain almond and something else. On the way back to the car, we stopped at the Wing Luke Museum store and that was actually pretty fun. I was looking at some mah jong jewelry, but nothing called out to me.
I was looking for a gift for my mom, and I needed it to scream "WIN, WIN, WIN!". But the most I got was some garbled gibberish telling me I'm wasting my money and I should stick it in my mattress... or something like that.
So off to the car. As we entered, I noticed that the building we were parked right in front of had it's door open as someone was leaving. That's when I noticed that inside was a huge Buddha altar! The outside was totally non-descript and all the writing (what little there was of it) was in Chinese.
I had found my Buddist temple!
I made a note of the location and vowed to come back the next day.
****************************
So here we are, the next day. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day and I knew that buses were going to be hell, so I left especially early and got to work an hour early. My co-worker asked me why I was there so early? I responded that I'd rather come early, than late, due to the reduced bus schedule.
I spent the extra time to plot my route to the temple!
It was located a little less than a mile away. So I could easily walk there on my lunch break.
It was a beautiful day today and the walk actually did me some good.
I didn't let my spirits down, because I had found a temple and do my prayers to my dad!
I got to the temple and found out that it wasn't open. There were no lights on inside!
Since there were no signs indicating open hours, I was pretty much SOL (Shit Outta Luck).
I was down for just a moment at that point.
I truly believe that the universe will provide me with whatever I need, whenever I need it.
I had found a Buddihist temple, right when I needed it. I needed to know that they were around.
I no longer needed to go at this point in time. I can send my prayers to my dad no matter where I am. So I stood there and did just that. I sent out a prayer to him and moved on. It was my lunch time and I was getting hungry!
I was really in the mood for a Vietnamese sandwich (Banh Mi) and found a shop that had vegetarian ham. It was yummy and only cost $1.75!
So I happily made my way back to my office with my sandwich.
Before I entered the building, I just sat outside on the bench and soaked up the sun.
Running on treadmill
Past people, places and things
Do you feel the wind?
AiYahh!
The results were pretty...Zen like. It seems that only well funded, or Western-like, Buddhist temples have an online presence. I was just looking for some place where I could feel a connection, like the one I had growing up. I knew that I had no chance.
So some friends and I got together yesterday and had dim sum. One particular block outside the Wing Luke Museum was blocked off, making it even harder to find parking on a busy Sunday morning.
It was kinda funny, three people trying to decide what direction to go to find parking is freaking hilarious (I stayed quiet). When a parking space practically right in front of us appeared.
You bet we took it!
So we parked and walked over to the Jade Garden for some yummy dim sum (2 card maximum, with $10 min for credit cards, stupid rules). Then headed to Ambrosia for bubble tea. I had a mango strawberry with tapioca and pudding. It's a funny flavor, but darn tasty :) Someone else got plain almond and something else. On the way back to the car, we stopped at the Wing Luke Museum store and that was actually pretty fun. I was looking at some mah jong jewelry, but nothing called out to me.
I was looking for a gift for my mom, and I needed it to scream "WIN, WIN, WIN!". But the most I got was some garbled gibberish telling me I'm wasting my money and I should stick it in my mattress... or something like that.
So off to the car. As we entered, I noticed that the building we were parked right in front of had it's door open as someone was leaving. That's when I noticed that inside was a huge Buddha altar! The outside was totally non-descript and all the writing (what little there was of it) was in Chinese.
I had found my Buddist temple!
I made a note of the location and vowed to come back the next day.
****************************
So here we are, the next day. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day and I knew that buses were going to be hell, so I left especially early and got to work an hour early. My co-worker asked me why I was there so early? I responded that I'd rather come early, than late, due to the reduced bus schedule.
I spent the extra time to plot my route to the temple!
It was located a little less than a mile away. So I could easily walk there on my lunch break.
It was a beautiful day today and the walk actually did me some good.
I didn't let my spirits down, because I had found a temple and do my prayers to my dad!
I got to the temple and found out that it wasn't open. There were no lights on inside!
Since there were no signs indicating open hours, I was pretty much SOL (Shit Outta Luck).
I was down for just a moment at that point.
I truly believe that the universe will provide me with whatever I need, whenever I need it.
I had found a Buddihist temple, right when I needed it. I needed to know that they were around.
I no longer needed to go at this point in time. I can send my prayers to my dad no matter where I am. So I stood there and did just that. I sent out a prayer to him and moved on. It was my lunch time and I was getting hungry!
I was really in the mood for a Vietnamese sandwich (Banh Mi) and found a shop that had vegetarian ham. It was yummy and only cost $1.75!
So I happily made my way back to my office with my sandwich.
Before I entered the building, I just sat outside on the bench and soaked up the sun.
Running on treadmill
Past people, places and things
Do you feel the wind?
AiYahh!
Friday, January 16, 2009
When is it ok...
Ok, I really like my comedy/dramas, ala Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. I just feel that the pacing of both comedic and dramatic elements work really really well for me.
So since my boyfriend doesn't like them as much as me (ok, he doesn't like them at all to be honest), I Tivo them and watch them on my own.
This morning, I was watching last night's episode of Private Practice and as usual, there were a lot of storylines going. Violet is sleeping with two guys. Naomi turns into a stalker over Sam's new girlfriend, the hottie health inspector from the previous episode (the guy works fast!, but this is Taye Diggs, I'd go after HIM anyday!). A patient and his two kids with Cystic Fibrosis has a horrible choice to make, to watch one kid die or leave one kid alone to bury his dad and sis.
The story that really hit me, was Charlotte's. She is the ice-cold bitch administrator at work. She finds out that her "Big Daddy" is dying and she goes back home to deal with the situation. Cooper goes back and provides support to her. Big Daddy has pretty much already passed away and the machines are keeping the shell alive. No one in the family can do the "right" thing and turn the machine off.
So Charlotte is pretty much the only member of the family that can even stay in the room for any length of time.
That's when we find out that Big Daddy was horrible to everyone and using their terms, "his chickens are coming home to roost". Charlotte has a heart and it still works apparently. She is a doctor and knows what the best thing to do is, but still can't do it. Cooper helps her and tells her she can cry.
She doesn't.
She only cries once they're both on the plane back home.
This started me thinking and wondering, "What would I have done?". Big Daddy died from lung cancer. I should also mention that today is 1/16. My own dad died from the same disease on 1/19.
It's funny, on the one hand, I find that I have to think back, that I'm finding it hard to remember how many years (has it been that long?) he's been gone (2 years now, he died in 2007).
I'm starting to not feel it affect my everyday life. To stop coloring all my decisions. To not feel the loss.
I started making the bed. It was already made, but the OCD (or CDO for you OCD'ers out there) in me came out and I made the bed again.
And I started crying. Sobbing really.
So I just sat down on a perfectly made bed and cried my eyes out.
I saw my dad in Big Daddy's place and I in Charlotte's and I don't know if I could have turned off that machine. Could I have killed my father, even though he was already dead. I just don't know what I would have done.
My dad died on a plane coming back to the States for medical treatment. And I wish I could have been there. To be one of those people doing CPR on him. Even though I know that it wasn't going to be enough.
So that he would somehow know...
that I forgive him.
That he's still my dad.
That I'm still his son.
I'm crying as I type this.
And it's ok...
Angel wings flapping
Sets my heart and soul at ease
To face a new day
AiYahh!
So since my boyfriend doesn't like them as much as me (ok, he doesn't like them at all to be honest), I Tivo them and watch them on my own.
This morning, I was watching last night's episode of Private Practice and as usual, there were a lot of storylines going. Violet is sleeping with two guys. Naomi turns into a stalker over Sam's new girlfriend, the hottie health inspector from the previous episode (the guy works fast!, but this is Taye Diggs, I'd go after HIM anyday!). A patient and his two kids with Cystic Fibrosis has a horrible choice to make, to watch one kid die or leave one kid alone to bury his dad and sis.
The story that really hit me, was Charlotte's. She is the ice-cold bitch administrator at work. She finds out that her "Big Daddy" is dying and she goes back home to deal with the situation. Cooper goes back and provides support to her. Big Daddy has pretty much already passed away and the machines are keeping the shell alive. No one in the family can do the "right" thing and turn the machine off.
So Charlotte is pretty much the only member of the family that can even stay in the room for any length of time.
That's when we find out that Big Daddy was horrible to everyone and using their terms, "his chickens are coming home to roost". Charlotte has a heart and it still works apparently. She is a doctor and knows what the best thing to do is, but still can't do it. Cooper helps her and tells her she can cry.
She doesn't.
She only cries once they're both on the plane back home.
This started me thinking and wondering, "What would I have done?". Big Daddy died from lung cancer. I should also mention that today is 1/16. My own dad died from the same disease on 1/19.
It's funny, on the one hand, I find that I have to think back, that I'm finding it hard to remember how many years (has it been that long?) he's been gone (2 years now, he died in 2007).
I'm starting to not feel it affect my everyday life. To stop coloring all my decisions. To not feel the loss.
I started making the bed. It was already made, but the OCD (or CDO for you OCD'ers out there) in me came out and I made the bed again.
And I started crying. Sobbing really.
So I just sat down on a perfectly made bed and cried my eyes out.
I saw my dad in Big Daddy's place and I in Charlotte's and I don't know if I could have turned off that machine. Could I have killed my father, even though he was already dead. I just don't know what I would have done.
My dad died on a plane coming back to the States for medical treatment. And I wish I could have been there. To be one of those people doing CPR on him. Even though I know that it wasn't going to be enough.
So that he would somehow know...
that I forgive him.
That he's still my dad.
That I'm still his son.
I'm crying as I type this.
And it's ok...
Angel wings flapping
Sets my heart and soul at ease
To face a new day
AiYahh!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
I feel so happy right now
I got flowers, another view
Originally uploaded by AiYahh
So... on Thursday, I had to go to work at 7:30AM for a staff meeting. I normally start work at 11:00AM, so just getting to work was going to be hard for me. After the meeting, my boss asked me if I'd like to just work through my regular shift. Of course I said "sure". O.T. is always welcomed in my book!
Halfway through my twelve hour shift (now I know why I never want to be a doctor), I was starting to feel loopy. Partly because my body was desparately in need of food and partly because I had just received a floral arrangement sent from my BF Drew!
I got a call on my direct line at work and was asked what my address was. At first, I thought the caller was from some telemarketer or something just as sleezy, so I asked what it was for. I mean, it may be work related and they just needed our mailing address. The caller said *blank* Flowers.
Hmmm. That's the name of a local florist shop, so I told the caller where I was located. Soon afterwards, a wonderful floral arrangement arrived at my doorstep. I wondered who had sent me flowers. It wasn't my birthday and I haven't had sex with anyone recently (other than my bf, it's been MONTHS since the last time I had sex with anyone).
Hey, I'm good, but if I'm getting flowers in appreciation, this is way too long.
So, I opened up the card and the message inside says:
Hi Howard!
I may be away but you are still in my heart!
LOVE, DREW
If I wasn't already madly in love with this man, I would be now.
Drew and I had visited the Azalea garden and had a great time looking all the flowers and taking pictures. This was a great way to bring back those recent memories and it's making me gush all over :)
I had to leave the flowers at work, since i was going to the gym afterwork and couldn't bring it with me there. I'll bring it home with me afterwork on Friday.
Update...
Friday is here and I'm still sore from my work out last night! I did a really light workout. A combo Bodypump / Bodystep workout. I think I kinda freaked people when I got all the equipment together on the floor. I bumped into a guy I had met from my most recent photoshoot (back in July) at the gym. I tend to have tunnel vision and didn't notice him till he said hi to me.
Once I acknowledged him, we both continued our respective workouts. I was a little surprised that this guy even remembered me. At the photoshoot, he and another model were really into each other and almost like they were in their own little world.
So, I'm going to be doing some more O.T. tomorrow. We were consolidating our files, which should really help in locating the files later on. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and from what my co-workers that have been working there for a while tell me, thing's are going to get pretty crazy soon. So anything we can do to make the filing better would only help us in the long run.
So I'm really looking forward to seeing Drew again once he returns from his vacation. I really miss him and the flowers are a great way to show that he feels the same way. I'm going to go gush now.
He really loves me
But how can I really know?
Let's just say, "I Do"
AiYahh!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
mooncake05
Originally uploaded by AiYahh
I should've known better.
My mom called me up last night and after chatting for a lil bit, I told her that I had to go take a shower and go to bed. I was out all day and was really tired from the lack of sleep from the previous night and all the walking around I did today.
She didn't mention that it was the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! So happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival folks! In the past, I would get a mooncake and that would be that. My favorite is the lotus seed version without eggyolk or nuts. I'm going to have to go into ID (International District) tomorrow before work and get one.
These suckers are really filling, so I'm sure I can have it for lunch... and breakfast :)
If there are any MMORPG and Sanrio fans out there. Hello Kitty Online is now accepting folks for beta!
That's my secret wish... to be a very cute cartoon character that makes you spend all your money on useless cutesy stuff :)
I'll kill the bad guys with kindness or something like that :)
Sweet little moon cake
Made with love, kindness and lard
Sits HEAVY in me
AiYahh!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Spore's here and I'm getting it... NOT!!!
So...
I find a wonderful man and we're now dating then he takes off and leaves and goes to Bali for two weeks!
ARGH!!!!!
Believe it or not. What I miss most is his laugh. I mean, I love everything about Drew, but what I miss most is the way he laughs. He sent me an email while he was in Hong Kong for a layover. I wasn't expecting it and it brightened up my day. I replied, but he probably won't get it till he can find another place to get on the net and check his email.
***Sigh***
Drew asked me several times before he left, if there was anything I wanted from Bali. To be honest, there isn't. I'm the kinda guy that loves to shop and buy the things that catch my eye. If someone wants to get me something, it would be great if it's something that I'll like, but I'll definitely appreciate it, because that person was thoughtful enough to think of me. THAT's what matters most to me, the thought and not the item.
Efren, because of our being together for such a long time, has gotten to know me very well and knows what I would like and has given me some great gifts in the past.
I hope to get to that level with Drew, but that's going to take time.
In the meanwhile...
I am trying to keep myself busy and stay out of trouble. So far, I've been successful, by just going to work, stay at home and hanging out with friends that are in couples. Seeing people in couples, helps to remind me that I'm part of a couple now as well, we just happen to be apart currently.
I was really excited when I found out from a gamer friend that the game Spore, was almost here. I had been looking forward to this game for close to 2 years and now I can finally play this fantastic game.
Silly, so far... the only thing I can go on, are on the write-ups about the game, but nothing on the game itself. I mean, I know a lil about the game play. I've seen some screen shots, but nothing else. So I decided to do a lil bit more digging.
I found the information I needed on a CNet article. I was really excited about the game after reading the article and went to Amazon to do a pre-order. Something stopped me from completing the purchase, so I just left it in my cart. While I was at it, I also dropped the game guide and the DS version of the game. I wanted to be able to play it at home and while I was out and about!
Finally, the day came and Spore was being shipped out to customers. I decided to check out the comments from other people and was totally shocked by what I saw. A lot of people rated the game poorly! I had to find out why of course and saw that it was mainly due to the DRM and/or the 3 game limit.
WTF!
I'm the kinda gamer that plays several games. I love and have played with practically ALL the games from the Final Fantasy series. To date, I've actually completed two of them... purely by accident! I love level building and ended up beating the final boss by mistake. I was that powerful! So a game like Spore was perfect for me, except for the DRM and 3 game limit!
There is no way in hell I am going to lower my protection on my computer, not with all the virus and other nasty stuff out there on the net, plus I have a limited storage space because of all the games I play. I need for any game that I buy, something that I can actually PLAY! Sadly, I don't think I'll be playing Spore anytime soon. Maybe if EA changes their policy, I'll change mine. Till then, I'll be playing with all my many other games, currently, I have over 12 characters on City of Heroes / Villains on several servers, Civ 4, and KotOR on the PC, and many others on the PS2 and DS.
Oh, I also just bought tickets to see Janeane Garofolo, who's doing a comedy show here in Seattle. She's so funny!
So that's what I'm going to be doing as I wait for my Drew to come back to me :)
Sleepless in SeaTac
Playing games to spend my time
The leaves start to turn
AiYahh!
I find a wonderful man and we're now dating then he takes off and leaves and goes to Bali for two weeks!
ARGH!!!!!
Believe it or not. What I miss most is his laugh. I mean, I love everything about Drew, but what I miss most is the way he laughs. He sent me an email while he was in Hong Kong for a layover. I wasn't expecting it and it brightened up my day. I replied, but he probably won't get it till he can find another place to get on the net and check his email.
***Sigh***
Drew asked me several times before he left, if there was anything I wanted from Bali. To be honest, there isn't. I'm the kinda guy that loves to shop and buy the things that catch my eye. If someone wants to get me something, it would be great if it's something that I'll like, but I'll definitely appreciate it, because that person was thoughtful enough to think of me. THAT's what matters most to me, the thought and not the item.
Efren, because of our being together for such a long time, has gotten to know me very well and knows what I would like and has given me some great gifts in the past.
I hope to get to that level with Drew, but that's going to take time.
In the meanwhile...
I am trying to keep myself busy and stay out of trouble. So far, I've been successful, by just going to work, stay at home and hanging out with friends that are in couples. Seeing people in couples, helps to remind me that I'm part of a couple now as well, we just happen to be apart currently.
I was really excited when I found out from a gamer friend that the game Spore, was almost here. I had been looking forward to this game for close to 2 years and now I can finally play this fantastic game.
Silly, so far... the only thing I can go on, are on the write-ups about the game, but nothing on the game itself. I mean, I know a lil about the game play. I've seen some screen shots, but nothing else. So I decided to do a lil bit more digging.
I found the information I needed on a CNet article. I was really excited about the game after reading the article and went to Amazon to do a pre-order. Something stopped me from completing the purchase, so I just left it in my cart. While I was at it, I also dropped the game guide and the DS version of the game. I wanted to be able to play it at home and while I was out and about!
Finally, the day came and Spore was being shipped out to customers. I decided to check out the comments from other people and was totally shocked by what I saw. A lot of people rated the game poorly! I had to find out why of course and saw that it was mainly due to the DRM and/or the 3 game limit.
WTF!
I'm the kinda gamer that plays several games. I love and have played with practically ALL the games from the Final Fantasy series. To date, I've actually completed two of them... purely by accident! I love level building and ended up beating the final boss by mistake. I was that powerful! So a game like Spore was perfect for me, except for the DRM and 3 game limit!
There is no way in hell I am going to lower my protection on my computer, not with all the virus and other nasty stuff out there on the net, plus I have a limited storage space because of all the games I play. I need for any game that I buy, something that I can actually PLAY! Sadly, I don't think I'll be playing Spore anytime soon. Maybe if EA changes their policy, I'll change mine. Till then, I'll be playing with all my many other games, currently, I have over 12 characters on City of Heroes / Villains on several servers, Civ 4, and KotOR on the PC, and many others on the PS2 and DS.
Oh, I also just bought tickets to see Janeane Garofolo, who's doing a comedy show here in Seattle. She's so funny!
So that's what I'm going to be doing as I wait for my Drew to come back to me :)
Sleepless in SeaTac
Playing games to spend my time
The leaves start to turn
AiYahh!
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