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Friday, October 19, 2007

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:54:55 GMT

Y'all are just superficial.

Friday, October 05, 2007

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:44:44 GMT

Does a girl ever look any sexier than when she first wakes up in the morning? When she's in her most natural and raw state? Yes, it's nice when she puts on makeup and does her hair. We certainly appreciate the effort she puts into her appearance, and she looks lovely... but the best and most intimate aspect of a girl is when there are no disguises, no pretenses... she doesn't have on a slinky dress, but an oversized shirt and pajama pants... she doesn't have makeup, but only the natural hue of her face... her hair isn't fixed up, but tousled and wild... she doesn't smell of perfume, but of morning breath... her eyes are squinted and her lips are curled into a grumpy morning frown, but she's still the most beautiful thing you've ever seen.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:25:23 GMT

Back from L.A. and man what a trip. I had an amazing time. It's late and I have to go back to work tomorrow, but I just wanted to emphasize the incredible amount of fun I had and to thank Justin for housing me and Peter for driving me around. The pictures should say the rest.

Vegas

L.A.

Let's do it again!

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:44:42 GMT

So my laptop has been crapped up... been having problems for awhile and they've only worsened over time. Still, it's taken the threat of my warranty expiring soon to motivate me to finally call Dell. That, and I'm actually not crazy busy with work lately. Anyway, I'm anticipating that I'll have to ship out my system despite the fact that they keep making me run diagnostics to check the software so it's likely I'll be sans computer for a few weeks. Just to let you know I'll be M.I.A for awhile.

Saturday I'm taking off for L.A. I'm incredibly excited. I'll be there from the 16th to the 24th and there will be plenty of people for me to see and catch up and hang out with. It should be all good friends, good food, and good times. Unfortunately before I go I have to take care of this Dell stuff and try to get my driver's license back since I got a speeding ticket on Saturday. Freaking Bloomington. Freaking ineptitude of the Clerk's Office of McLean County. I want my license. <sigh> I need a vacation.

But yeah... excited... just gotta survive the week...

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Wed, 16 May 2007 04:45:52 GMT

So when I was in Miami, an older Filipino gentleman walked up to me and asked my name.
"I'm Fred," I replied, to which he responded, "Fred Tan?"
"Yes..." I said, curious how he knew.
"Oh I'm Dennis's father," he told me. Dennis Manalo is one of my company's founders and partners.
"Oh! I see!" I said stupidly. I swear I can't talk to strangers... especially my elders.
"You're Filipino, right?" he asked. A familiar question.
"Chinese Filipino, yes." My usual answer.
"So do you speak Tagalog?" The usual followup question.
"No, I never learned." My usual followup answer.
"Ah, but you've been to the Philippines. I've seen your blog."
So THAT'S how he knew my name!
Here's a shoutout to you, Mr. Manalo, if you're reading this.

And I know you've all be waiting for it so here are pics* from my trip.

*The first time people appear in the album, I put the site they're currently working on in parentheses after their name... just in case you're wondering why there are random states and countries being tossed around.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 03:09:37 GMT

I'm going to Miami.
Bienvenido a Miami.

With my company. May 10-13. =)

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:24:51 GMT

OLD AND BUSTED

New Hotness

Man, I love Chicago.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:13:36 GMT

I'm sure you've all heard or read or watched something about the events that have occured in Virginia. How sad that something like this has in some twisted way become almost routine in our country. I read the news when I'm distracted at work and I watch the reports alone in my apartment. I feel incredibly sad. I imagine the victims and mourn the lives that have been extinguished, the stories that have been erased and those which will never come to fruition, the smiles which have faded away forever. They were not saints, but they were people, and they were each loved by someone.

Then I feel angry... appalled. I think to myself... what kind of person could do this? You psycho, you demon, you monster. You are troubled by the state of the world and the wickedness of its inhabitants, and it's true... the world is full of evil, full of hatred and hypocrisy, full of injustice. But this is your solution, you selfish bastard... you unbelievable coward?

Then I try to imagine the mindset of such a creature. How does a man fall so far? When does he forget how to value human life? From the depths of the anger emerges a sense of pity, and I feel fortunate to never have felt such despair. Even at my lowest point, I have never felt unloved, and love is what has always driven me to be better. I am lucky. I am alive. I have the love of my family and friends and my love for them. And no matter what happens to me I will never forget it.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:42:49 GMT

So I worked a 70 hour week, but it's over at last and I got a good nap and finally played Cooking Mama (which is really fun!). I also posted pictures from my birthday night. There were too many so I went with Picasa. You can look at them here. Thanks again, everyone for coming out, and if you have any pictures, be sure to send them my way!

Monday, April 09, 2007

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:08:39 GMT

Thanks everybody for the birthday greetings and for reminding me what amazing friends I have. I have amusing pictures from Saturday night which I will post once I have time. Though work has taken over so that might not be until the weekend. In fact... I'm about to go back to work. My sister bought me Cooking Mama for my birthday, but I can't play it yet... <sigh>. But yeah... just wanted to say thanks. So... thanks! =D