Late Friday/early Saturday, I got back from a quick trip to Canada. My lola (Philippine term for grandmother) passed away over a week ago, so my family went up to make her funeral. To be honest, I'm actually handling her death quite well. In the past couple of years, doctors told us to prepare ourselves for her pending death, and every single time ( Read more... )

Moving to a New HomeIn about two weeks, my family and I will be moving out of our current townhome and into an actual house. I'm really excited for it, namely because of how the rooms are arranged. First off is the ground floor, which has three separte rooms (one for my mom, one for my aunt, and a guest room). This is really convenient for my mom, ( Read more... )

This past Sunday was my birthday. It also happened to be Easter, so from my perspective, it was a bit of a double type of celebration. The morning was pretty much reserved for family, going to Church and having Easter brunch with them at some fancy Vietnamese restaurant. As for the evening, that was spent with the usual group of friends; and ( Read more... )

( Looking Back at 2009 )

Caps vs Islanders GameWednesday, I got to go to the Capitals-Islanders game. My sister was already going, but since she was offered an extra ticket, I ended up being a last minute invitee. I was incredibly weary about donning my Mike Green jersey to the game (prior to the night's game, he'd been playing like crap), so I told her that I felt like ( Read more... )

Finally optimized and uploaded my pics from Caps Opening Night and Tour de Canada '09.

• Caps 2009-2010 album.

• Pics from Tour de Canada '09: The Northern Getaway.

I meant to write multiple entries during my time up in Montreal, but I found myself often falling asleep typing them at the end of every day or just not blogging at all. As a result, this huge entry is nothing more than a collection of my day-to-day adventures (or mis-adventures)- cut for your viewing pleasure!

( The Bus Ride Up North )

Been busy as of late, so I guess I should recap on what's been going on...

Increasing My Running AbilitiesFor over two weeks, I've concentrated on getting back to running shape. Somehow I've squeezed out an average of four miles every afternoon. It's probably the first time since maybe high school that I've athletically committed myself with ( Read more... )

While I'm waiting on some colleagues to get back to me, here's a few short points of what's being going down:

• Finally figured out how to put ringtones onto my cell. Turns out BitPim has compatability with the bluetooth interface on my phone. I'm gonna try and have different songs when folks call (requests are appreciated), but for right now, ( Read more... )

Today my sister and I went at our dad's office to gather up and pack his personal belongings. While it was a bittersweet moment, I couldn't help but laugh the whole time. Every item we pulled from a box or drawer, a blatant snicker burst out of me ( Read more... )