another year passed, another slew of experiences put to rest, another set of lessons learned ( Read more... )

the asian vision center promised a "better quality of life"... i have a good feeling about this ( Read more... )

as usual, i did my packing the night before i was gonna leave. packed really light, since i didn't have to try to bring everything i had, like the last time. hasn't really hit me that i'm gonna be in the philippines in a few days. it's kinda weird that my vacations are in reverse now, and california is now home base. i figured it was only right for ( Read more... )

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ah, November, the month of promise. derived from the Latin word "Novem" meaning "nine," and the Peruvian word "ber" which means "holy crap, Christmas is next month already?!" ( read along for more hilarious punchlines and critical (windows) updates )

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i meant to write this out sooner, but i felt it had to wait in order for me to avoid some unnecessary sentimentality and get right to the point: to clear up some nagging issues (nagging at least for me), and to give credit to where credit is due ( Read more... )

yeah, yeah, i know, since when did i have a movie recommendation of the month? but let's not sweat the details and go right ahead to my choice movie for the month/year/whatever: Little Miss Sunshine ( Read more... )

according to my monthly calendar, it's officially the end of summer, and i can feel it in the air... quite literally actually, since it's been getting colder in the mornings and evenings. the car still bakes in the afternoon sun though, but i believe that in a few weeks or so the coolness will last the whole day through. my mom says it's time to ( Read more... )

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