August 2010
4 posts
Homer Simpson: Would you excuse us, Milton?
Milhouse Van Houten: It's Milhouse.
Homer: Yeah and your father is NO-House!
“JJ has had more retirements than Brett Favre”
– Mark Costales
“I love me the food”
– Kaye Baylon
July 2010
7 posts
The Act of Patience
Standing in line can be intensely aggravating. Whether it be waiting at the border or simply waiting in a line at the bank, standing in line can be pretty difficult. Usually, I meet this challenge with my ipod, a few songs, a podcast or a game or two.
But today was different. Instead, I chose not to go with my Ipod. I chose to wait and to stand as silently. It was a weirdly interesting...
Breathe and Stop
I know many atheists out there that argue that prayer is a useless activity. “Shouting out mentally towards a faint depiction of God is mere delusion.” But when you think about it, in the middle of intense stress or anxiety, praying is a particularly useful solution. It centers us. It reminds us why we do what we do. It allows us to reconnect back to our humanity, provides us a retreat...
Deep See Diving
I was having a conversation with a brother today about the possibility of having a one on one. He responded with, “I’ll do it if you dance for conference.” And while I knew he was joking, I couldn’t help but think of the conundrum: is the opportunity to get to know someone on a deep level worth public humiliation?
After reflecting about it, I would say,...
Epic Battle
While my head nodded rhythmically to the Roots album-titled track How I Got Over, I couldn’t help but think about how the Philadelphia based crew has persevered not only as artists, but as artists producing worthwhile quality music. From Phrenology to Illadelph Halflife to Tipping Point to Rising Down, the Roots were already in the same conversation as A Tribe Called Quest as greatest hip hop band...
My Mom's Other Boys
After nine years, today was the last Sunday Father Joseph Nguyen celebrated Mass for St. Andrew’s Parish. During the celebration of Mass, my mind could not help but a wander a little towards the impact he and other priests have had on me and my family.
For my mother, brother and I, priests are more than just the celebrators of the sacraments (although that in itself is a huge deal). Father...
One of our Own
My family consists of a bunch of bullies. From cousins, to my spiritual siblings, my family is full of bullies. We poke, prod and tease each other, often mercilessly laughing at each other’s expense but doing well to protect each other from hurt. It’s quite the relationship between bully and brother.
I see this relationship at its fullest when I think of my younger brothers and...
June 2010
4 posts
Victorious Tweets Before, During and Since Victory
- Before I wouldn’t want to mess with Marquez because he’s a friend; now I don’t want to mess with him because he’s a crazy enemy #tortureroomreflections - Little kids at Mass are awesome. #imissyouAnnunciationSchool - Guess what game April Cabaccang played to pass the time on our road trip. #theanswerispoker - “Look there are Asian people in Kamloops.”...
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For the Lakers' Fans...
Dear Lakers fans, (specifically in Pacific Region),
I’ve never liked the Lakers. Okay maybe one year when they had guys like Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones but that’s probably older than most of you young kids will remember. But besides that one year, I never liked the Lakers.
There are several reasons why I dislike the Lakers: they took Shaq from Orlando (my brother’s...
Project73
One of the most difficult and yet rewarding books I’ve ever read is Confessions of St. Augustine. This book is both richly beautiful and extremely dense; it is such a beautiful reflection of the life of St. Augustine. I am no saint, and not nearly the man of faith as St. Augustine but I do admire his desire to give glory to God through his reflections. This text, as difficult as it was to...
May 2010
11 posts
4 tags
Great Expectations
I am an emotional person. I openly wept when my brother left for California for the first time, I jumped out of my chair in happiness when my goddaughter asked me to sponsor her for confirmation, I nearly threw out my tv in anger when Ohio State beat Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. There are times when I am trapped in what Will Ferrell efficaciously calls, “a glass case of emotion.”
...
“Okay. Let’s be real here. She’s my daughter, you’re my wife....”
– Jay Pritchett from Modern Family
“Yo man, sweetheart is definitely one of my short range weapons.”
– Christian ‘The Deadliest Warrior’ Marquez
Birthday Greetings
Whenever we say, “Happy Birthday! I hope you have a good day,” does that imply that every other day can suck for that person and we wouldn’t care?
Hmm…
If that’s the case…I hope you have a lot of really great days, brother.
Like…
A whole life time full…
But not anymore than that. Because if you had more than a lifetime full of good days, then...
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Curtain Call
A few years ago, my cousin Skwirrel came up with the crazy idea to go to a football playoff game in Seattle, Washington. I had never thought about going to a playoff game because I imagined those games were super expensive and all the teams that I liked were really far. But being the huge Seahawks fan that he is, he was able to finagle a few tickets at an affordable price. He told me about it...
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10 Reasons Why I Won't Root for the The Canadiens
I imagine I’ll get a few comments from my friends who live in Montreal or people who call themselves Habs fans but c’mon really… As a die-hard Canucks fan, you won’t see me trade the Orca for the “CH.” Why?
1. Because contrary to popular belief, Montreal is NOT ‘Canada’s team.’ Canada’s team won the gold medal back in February.
2....
Happy Mother's Day
Pardon all the cliches, but my mom is darn cool man. So darn cool that…
She picked up football. I know I share about it a lot but really, when the shrieking noise on a Sunday afternoon is an Asian woman yelling at Donovan McNabb to throw the football…, that’s freakin cool.
Eyes
Girl taking a picture: [takes pictures and looks at photo] Oh sorry guys, my camera is detecting 'closed eyes.' Can we take the picture again?'
Me in my head: "Sure we can. But your camera is wrong. Our eyes aren't closed. We're just Asian."
Remarkable People
I’m sorry I don’t have any insight for today. Even though I haven’t left them yet, and technically, I’m still sitting in their house, I know I’m going to badly miss the Pacaide family. So bad that I know that I’m going to contemplate coming up to Prince George just to spend a few days with them.
I love you, Ina, Nikki, Marco, Tito Aroel and Tita Marilou. I only...
“I can lie. Watch! ‘I’m a dude.’”
– Nikki P.
April 2010
9 posts
Game Day Tweets
- you guys think that the game is stressful. Dude, I’m still amazed that they can make ice in Los Angeles period! - Would it be too race-cliched to ask if Simmonds got lost on his way to a Sacramento Kings practice? - Come to think of it, I wish Wayne Simmonds’ last name was Brady instead. That way, this series would be a lot more funny - I’d like to see a better diss than...
6 tags
to my brothers and sisters
I didn’t have to take a trip home to realize how much I love my brothers and my sisters. I love them dearly. Very very dearly. Reflecting about my time in Vancouver and Silverado, our Lord revealed to me something about authentic friendship: that is, it is rooted in charity, charity which is rooted ultimately in God.
I’m sure you’ve read this kind before but please bear with me....
“Apologies to Duke fans, but I really wanted Butler to win so I could write...”
– Conan O’Brien
Even if this song was sung or written by Miley...
“An emcee is a representative of Hip Hop culture. A rapper is representative of...”
– c/o Ronald Cueto
“I’m a recovering undercover over-lover.”
– Erykah Badu Out My Mind, Just in Time
March 2010
10 posts
1 tag
“So should we change Pampuhz’ nickname to Pia…permanently”
– Shanna R.
I Heart Korea
I Heart Korea for many things…
- for Korean b-boying - for Korean dramas for my friend Victoria - for having a city so cool it’s called “Seoul”
But most of all, I heart Korea because of my brother, Peter.
Happy birthday buddy.
Let’s go to Mass, have EXERT at your house, jam to “Oh Joycey” and eat Kim-Chi (not because you’re Korean, but because...
Wow
Joana: Do you have sushi over there?
Richie: No, not really
Joana: Oh my gosh?! Really! You don't have sushi over there?! What do you eat? Scones?
Richie: ....
This is How I Roll
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to be a follower of...”
– Matthew 16:24
A Series of Tweets
Yeah tweets are cute I guess, and if I had to tweet (especially in the last 48 hours or so), it would look like
- Thank God Anton Brosas is here. - Does anybody else miss the starting lineup intro for the Chicago Bulls when Michael Jordan was playing there, I do. - Mighty Ducks for movie night! Score! A triple deke score that is… - Praise God for humour. If it wasn’t for humour, I...
Help with Fasting →
“I’m pretty shy when I’m shy.”
– Shobe Uy
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Remember when...
I think I’ve written this blog over a thousand times. My objective was to simply express the collective joy the entire nation felt when Crosby scored. I mean, I can’t think of many other experiences where it felt like literally, LITERALLY all of Canada jumped up, pumped their fists in the air and high fived like it was going out of style. I can’t remember where everyone was so...
6 tags
Remember when...
I think I’ve written this blog over a thousand times. My objective was to simply express the collective joy the entire nation felt when Crosby scored. I mean, I can’t think of many other experiences where it felt like literally, LITERALLY all of Canada jumped up, pumped their fists in the air and high fived like it was going out of style. I can’t remember where everyone was so...
February 2010
4 posts
Just be there...
Presence. Just be there. It sounds like a daunting task but in reality, it’s exactly what it is, to simply just be there.
I remember reading all kinds of blogs, and websites and shout outs where people say that their friends were “there for them” when they needed them most, when things got tough, their closest friends, their most meaningful friends, were there for them.
What...
“Thank you for giving me your seeds…that came from your mouth.”
– Nikki Pac
January 2010
16 posts
“Oh he’s hugging you…oooh you didn’t return.”
– Marco Pac