Final Word for 2008

Jerry Springer always ends every one of his shows with a final word. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Regardless of the ghetto topic it is, it's usually the serious part where people are to learn something very valuable. As for me, I'm going to put it short. No speech is necessary. Here are my final words for 2008, plain and simple.

"No Regrets"

Go GREEN!

We did it! We made it to the Playoffs! We meaning Philadelphia Eagles!! Talk about HUGE victory against Dallas Cowboys (44-6)

Here's what Donovan has to say:

"Since y'all talked about me not being in the playoffs the last 4 years…I'm in…it's sweet, but you know what…I've got a job to do, and my job is to make sure that we're ready to go in Minnesota…playing against a tough team…one of our former coaches, and we just have to grab this opportunity, because this isn't just something that we're happy to be in, we want to stay in!"

I always had faith that one day their day would finally come. It might have taken them 4 years, but they did it! It's a great feeling! I almost had tears of joy but I held back. I don't cry. I'm just having the best week ever so far! Yippeee! Watch out Minnesota! Here we come!

share-bare's ranDUMB Moment #9

One word: Tilapia

I was at my lola's house the day my sissy and I got back from Las Vegas. She fried up some good fish called tilapia. It was delicious to the maximus! Anyway, a couple days later, I told MA that I wanted to get some from the Marina Supermarket. We went off with Reeni and Madre, as well. Reeni and Mads went to get their ingredients for lumpia. MA and I walked towards the fresh seafood section in search of the ever so yummy tilapia. It was crowded, as usual. Fish laying everywhere around us on loads of ice. It felt like I was at the Fish Market in Seattle or something. Busy as ever. So...we both were standing in line waiting for our turn. I'm staring into no where day dreaming and from the corner of my eye i see one of the butchers throw a huge tilapia towards my way. Immediately, I flinched and also SCREAMED. Couple seconds later, I just realized what I just had done. Strangers were staring at me giving me a weird look. I was super embarrassed and literally ran away laughing. It was so mortifying....I wanted out of the supermarket. MA and I were in tears from all the laughter. I hate when I'm caught off guard like that. Sad part is I still was not able to buy my tilapia. I even begged Madre to get it but she said the line was too long. Booo!!

Eagles in Playoffs...

I'm so hoping my team gets to at least be part of the Playoffs. McNabb deserves it. So here's the plan in order for win that spot!

1. Green Bay Packers need to win tonight against Chicago Bears
2. Oakland Raiders need to win on Sunday against Tampa Bay Bucaneers
3. New York Giants need to win on Sunday against Minnesota Vikings
4. WE NEED TO BEAT DALLAS!

I'm pretty much asking for a miracle. But you never know. Hey - Raiders had the best game ever yesterday. LOL! There's still hope!

Fox Sports Sucks Ass!

Instead of coming into work during this wet afternoon, I decided to stay in and root for my team today as they battle it out for a spot in the Playoffs with the Washington Redskins. I could of sworn FOX was Channel 2 but I guess I was wrong. It pisses me off they they decided to waste t.v. coverage on the Point After (post Niner game) AND stupid American Idol Rewind. Now what mean person would really do this to poor little old me? Cruel!!!!! Someone please tell me what channel it's on with Comcast in Foster City! Someone please tell me why I don't have access to it. And also, someone stop freakin' pissing me off by rooting for the Washington Redskins, while it's well aware you ain't even a freakin' fan! You are just being a true freakin' hater. A finger goes out to you....YEAH YOU! I'm stuck looking at a freakin' monitor refreshing the foxsports.com website every single minute. Can I say boring? This sucks ass. I'm outta here. Go FREAKIN' Eagles!! Can you tell I'm in a pissy mood?? No sh!t Sherlock!

share-bare's ranDUMB Moment #8

I'm venting to JayJay at work about my depressing body test from my honest Wii Fit. Apparently, I have the body and balance of a 41 year old. Now what a way to kick me when I'm ALREADY down. We're chilling in the kitchen and getting my daily dose of caffeine. What blend is it today?", I ask myself. Aaaah, it's the "stoner" coffee - Santa Cruz Company's Heart of Darkness blend. Boo! I take it anyways. I turn around and see a box of donuts. Yummy. "Don't do it share-bare!", JayJay yells after we have just discussed our 10 lb. gain minutes prior. I take a peek....

share-bare: Awe, they don't have my donut anyways

JayJay: What's your donut?

share-bare: I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right. I think it's called a cruder

JayJay: WTF is a cruder?! I don't even think there's such a thing, share-bare

share-bare: There is!! I swear! Its called a frenchie cruder or something. LOL!

[We both are walking away laughing. Barb, who was also in the kitchen quietly preparing her breakfast laughs in the background] ...[Minutes later, Jason decides to ask RoRo upstairs if she has any "cruders"]

JayJay: C'mon. Let's go upstairs. RoRo said she has some cruders for us. share-bare: See! She even knows what it is. Let's go.

[We walk upstairs towards her office...]

JayJay: She said she would normally get three but she didn't want to be selfish so she got two.

share-bare: Umm cuz aren't we only allowed ONE donut per person? How is taking two going to make it any better? LOL

RoRo: Hey guys! What's up?

share-bare: Hi RoRo! Where's my cruder?

[She points to her plate containing 2 quiches]

RoRo: Here you go!

LOL!

share-bare: That's not a cruder! That's quiche!

JayJay: See RoRo is just as bad as you, share-bare. LOL!

RoRo: I thought cruder was just a fancy name for this...

JayJay: Uh no, that's quiche.

RoRo: Sh*t! I'm Mexican. You really think I would know how quiche looks like?!

share-bare: Why don't people know what I'm talking about?!

JayJay: Cuz maybe it's not called a cruder!

share-bare: It's a cruder! I swear!

LOL! [The three of us take a stroll towards the reception area to visit share bear #1]

share-bare: I bet you share-bear #1 would know!

share-bear #1 : Hi Guys. What's up?

We explain our recap our story of the cruder. She laughs. I then ask her if she would know. I tell her its a french word. Automatically, she says...

share-bear #1: Oh, you mean cruller.

share-bare: Damnit, I was close! See!!

LOL! Moral of the story: This mystery favorite doughnut of mine is called a "french cruller" NOT frenchie cruder and certainly NOT quiche!

Post Biggest Loser Depression

This always happens. Immediately after every season finale of this tv reality series, I get so freakin depressed. How the hell do they do it!? There are tons of people on this show weighing at least 300 lbs! Yes - AT LEAST! And then during the finale, there just one chick that weighs less than my ass. They literally lose like half their body weight. It's freakin incredible! I look at them and I'm like.........I look fatter than her??? No way! But yes way! Talk about reality check. UGH! So what am I doing this morning? Drenching myself in sorrow and misery. And umm... oh, just looking for training programs so I can physically become a Biggest Loser, too! So typical of me. I always torture myself. I am my own worse critic. I'm always hard on myself because I know I deserve it. I even went to my account on active.com to see my results from the 2007 Nike Women Half Marathon. I just had to rub it in my face.... [sigh].... "I can do it... I know I can....I know I can...." (let's keep that mentality, share-bare)

Las Vegas Weekend with the Fab Five

A birthday celebration weekend trip to Las Vegas turned more into a family bonding time with ALL my sisters. There are 6 of us all together. 3 of my half sisters live in Las Vegas. We all stayed there. It was fun. Abby - Typical teenager anxious to take her driving test Melissa - Believes that God gifted her with her with a cute face Cathy - Curious about cutting herself and wants to know what a drive by is. (WTF) So I find out that not only do they have an ugly creepy pet hamster named Bella, they also have a cat named.....I'm so embarrassed - Kitty Puffin. AND it's a boy. Per Melissa claims it's not their cat anymore because my step mom kicked him out. Umm, seriously, who kicks out their pet? Only in my family, I guess. Poor cat was waiting up for us one night standing by the front door meowing wanting to be fed. That by the way was how we figured out who the real owners of Kitty Puffin were. Irene later finds out from our step mom that the reason why she kicked him out was because he kept her awake at night. Ummm....ok. AND that Kitty Puffin would want to sleep in their bathtub. So, I guess the next best thing is to let him sleep ummmm NOT in their house at all? LOL! Whatever's clever. I hate cats so it's more funny than sad. Sorry cat lovers!! BTW - Melissa does feed Kitty Puffin everyday. He just doesn't sleep indoors anymore. Like that makes the situation better, right? Oh well. To change the subject, here are some random pics - LOL!

Check out the new Dyson Hand Dryer!! Awesome!

My nasty niece, Bella. Yuck! Me, Jason, MJ, Nate & Rolsuno waiting to get into Tao Saturday Night Abby, MA, Me, Cathy, Melissa w/step mom (Irene is missing) I'm ready for you Pac Man!! Sike!

I Want to be on TOWS

Yet again, just on the jock! I really really want to be a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Anyway, my goal is to sign up to as many shows as possible. Any topic will do. Hopefully, I will be the most frequent applicant and the casting crew will get tired of seeing my applications over and over again and just give me that special opportunity to meet Oprah in person. I want to be like Tom Cruise and jump on her couch. I want to be like her best friend Gail and go whereever she goes for FREE! I want to be a part of her audience when she gives away cars and expensive gifts! I want to train with Bob Greene to lose weight AND keep it off. I want her to help me make a successful financial plan for 2009. I want to get a free makeover so I can look HOT! I want to have a one on one session with Dr. Berman. I want to write a letter to her, too. I want to tell her that she needs to change her time slot so that the women that actually have a job can watch her. How come stay at home moms and retirees get to watch all the good stuff. They already have the Regis & Kelly Show! Not to mention them soap operas that are like on every channel from 11am - 3pm. C'mon Harpo Productions....for me?

Va-Jay-Jay

I don't know but all of a sudden I am straight up on Oprah Winfrey's jock. A couple months ago (I think) I DVR'd one of her specials about sex. Keep in mind that it's been years since I've seen an Oprah Winfrey show. I guess I don't call in sick that often from work. Don't worry people. This is not rated X. But the following will be only for mature audience. Anyway, I found out some very interesting facts that I would like to share with you. Let's get our sex education on, shall we?

• One important slang word used thanks to Oprah herself has been misused by ALOT of people including me. The slang term 'va-jay-jay' (which means vagina) does not necessarily refer to a woman's genitals. As a matter of fact, according to Dr. Laura Berman the correct term that should be used is vulva. The word vagina is not really visible to the human eye because it's an internal canal. Vulva refers to the entire external region. Now that we learned the proper term, I ask that going forward to start using the correct term. (i.e. Men have penises and women have vulvas) I suppose we might as well create an urban dictionary slang term for it, don't you think? How about vu-vee-vee? If you are totally confused, I suggest you take a look at the female anatomy - just google it or something.
• 1 in 5 couples are in sexless marriages. WTF?! I best not fall into that stastistic when I get hitched!
• Frequent sexual activity makes you look 7-12 years younger. Another known fact about having it a lot is that is reduces your chance of heart disease. It also relieves stress & insomnia, strengthens your immune system, and acts as a natural pain reliever (<----I already knew that part). Rock on.
• There are actually women in this world that lose interest in sex. Insane, right? This condition is called perimenopausal. Basically, its a drop of estrogen and testerone level in a female's body. It can affect women in their late 30s and 40s. So men, if you are in a relationship where she does not respond to sex get her help. This condition is serious but curable. Men - lets say this together: Libido is highly recommended for a successful relationship. If a women is suffering from chronic stress, that means their libido will drop so remember - again...libido is highly recommended for a successful relationship. So, don't stress her out or you'll be the one that's out of luck!
• There are 3 types of female orgasms (Guys, you jealous?):

1. Clitoral: The most common and easiest to achieve
2. Vaginal: More intense achieved through stimulation to the G-spot
3. Blended: Combination of clitoral and vaginal. Most pleasurable. Per Dr. Berman, it is a "Holy Grail"

• As women age or have babies, their pelvic floor muscles which contract during sexual intercourse get lose. To strengthen these muscles, women should practice core muscle and kegel exercises.

Some of you might be a little bit uncomfortable after reading this. Oh well. Get over it. This is stuff people should know about the female body. It's freakin normal. I hope you thought it was somewhat informative. Just trying to spread the word. and if you already knew everything I just stated above then wow! I applaud you! Kudos!

I'm Just Like Oprah

Just like Oprah Winfrey, I have "fallen off the wagon" of healthy living and gained backed all the weight I lost. You remember the weight I lost back in March? Yup, all done-zo. I'm back to the drawing board. I'm starting from scratch once gain. It's very embarrassing and just like Oprah, I'm mad at myself. I was so damn committed at the beginning of the year. I took boot camp classes in San Francisco. I ran at least twice a week. I even ate more than twice a day to keep my metabolism going. I don't know how I let this happen. Was it my busy schedule? Or was I just too damn lazy? Who knows. The face is no excuses can make the situation better. That's the reality of it all. It is what it is. I've neglected taking good care of myself.

share-bare's BIG Dirty Thirty Celebration

Written by: Ryree

Produced by: Renee, MJ and Ryree

Wednesday, November 19, 2008  

Emergency Meeting Renee, MJ, and Ryree meet in Sunnyvale to discuss share-bare’s birthday. The three noticed that she has been down in the dumps. From individual conversations with share-bare, they came to the conclusion that she is depressed. Not only is she turning the big 3-0, but most of her friends and family would not be able to make the trip to Las Vegas.  Renee claims that she went home early from work because she was upset that a few people backed out.  

The Decision The three thoughtful ladies decided to cancel the Las Vegas trip all together. They concluded that share-bare most cared about having her loved ones around her to help her celebrate this great milestone in her life. share-bare also feels as though no one cares enough to plan for her, so they decided to craft a new birthday plan, one that would surely impress the birthday girl.  

The New Plan With the help of a few other people, the following would be the new plan: Friday, December 5, 2008 Dinner would be held at California Grill in the San Mateo Marriott. GJ would be able to be the chef for the night, serving 30 of share-bare’s closest friends and family. After dinner, they would go to Milk in San Francisco. Roland was already hosting a party that night, so Mary Anne would work on reserving a table/bottle service. More of share-bare’s friends were invited for the evening event. Saturday, December 6, 2008 To continue on with the celebration, they planned to do a day outing with the kids. Bowling. One of share-bare’s favorite pastimes. In the afternoon/evening, a girl’s spa day was planned at Watercourse Way in Palo Alto. This would include her sisters, cousins, and childhood friends. Rho* offered to pay for a suite that night as well. November 20- December 1, 2008 Evites, emails, and conversations galore! They had to inform the family and friends of the new plan. Appointments were booked, hotels were canceled, and new reservations were made. One thing in the back of everyone’s mind was, “Would share-bare be disappointed?” There was no use worrying about that because everything was set. To make sure she didn’t get too disappointed, they all agreed not to initiate conversations about Las Vegas, just to lessen the blow. Amazingly enough, the secret surprise remained a secret! Family members and friends were going along with the story. December 2, 2008 This was the big day. share-bare’s official birthday! This was also the day of complete chaos. share-bare conversed with her good friend Joh on G-Chat. Poor Joh, who lives in Las Vegas, had to endure the torture of share-bare talking about specific plans during her visit. share-bare  also conversed with both of her sisters on G-Chat expressing her utter most excitement about the ‘upcoming trip.’ As it turns out, share-bare has been doing her own planning on the side, inviting random friends from New Jersey and the Bay Area to meet up with her while she is there. share-bare: do u know where we're having dinner? for sat? Joh said we'll be going to tao on saturday and the new spot lavo on sunday share-bare: omg - hella ppl are going to vegas. u better look cute for the boys me: like who? share-bare: jersey guys....Twink's cousin in-law is bringing some friends and Timotei!  LOL and then there's Joh's friends that are YOUR age and other ppl from the bay. ur gonna have so much fun. joh and i always have a good time w/random ppl! In a panic, Renee, MJ, and Ryree spoke via conference call to discuss the new revelations. They came to the conclusion that they jumped into the new plan too quickly, that share-bare was just being emo one day. So what must they do about the current plans? Everyone was already invited. Reservations and appointments were made. The Las Vegas hotel was cancelled. No one, except for Ryree and share-bare, had the following Monday off.

The New, New Plan They would continue on with the dinner. Most of her friends and family already RSVP’d and share-bare would, without doubt, be surprised. As for Milk in the evening, the bottle service had to be canceled but they would still be attending because her other friends already RSVP’d and would be there. As for the spa day, that had to be canceled altogether. It was decided; they had to find someway to make this trip to Las Vegas happen. Unfortunately, they would not be able to bring Eli, Janelle, and Tates. After searching online for most of the morning, MJ and Ryree found flights to Las Vegas for $49 each way. It was too late in the game to for anyone else to go, so it would just have to be share-bare, Renee, MJ, Nate, and Ryree. They were all to fly out Saturday. Because MJ and Renee did not have Monday off from work, they would fly back on Sunday, which gave them one night in Las Vegas to celebrate share-bare’s Birthday. Ryree and share-bare would fly out Monday morning. Because the hotel was canceled, it was impossible to find something for a reasonable price. They arranged to stay at their stepmother’s apartment on Saturday night and then at Joh’s place Sunday night.  

Conclusion All in all, one lesson has been learned from this experience. Do not try to surprise share-bare. She is so unpredictable; there is no telling what she is going to conjure up next. *Note to share-bare: Hope you enjoy your BIG Dirty Thirty celebration. To make things less complicated, we DID NOT tell the rest of the family that we are going to Vegas again. They would just not understand the story. PLEASE act as if we are not going, especially in front of Tito Steve. He was a bit disappointed that it was canceled. (Pictures from the Surprise Birthday Dinner...)

SURPRISE!!!! One of Eli's imitation of me turning the big 3 - 0.

Me with the three rascals A Very Rare Moment on a Special Day.... Thanks Girls! Love you!

share-bare says: Big THANKS goes out to Renee, Ryree & MJ for doing this all for me. You're the best. If I was affectionate, I'd give you big hugs but a high five hand slap will do. LOL! Thanks for putting up with my difficult ass. I appreciate it! Good Times it was!!

Cute Auditor Dude Part II

Now, I know what's wrong with me. I'm a freakin' wuss! I seriously have issues with making the first move yet have absolutely no problem blogging about my personal life for the entire world to read. No wonder I'm single. Even my boss says so. Don't believe me? Well here's proof of our YIM chat earlier today. I'm like the Lion from Wizard of Oz. I lost my courage and need to find it. Can someone please point me to the direction of the yellow brick road?

share-bare: It smells like vicks around me.

QB: yuck! That’s disgusting.

share-bare: I know for sure its not cute auditor dude cuz he smells good.

QB: oh you mean the dude you like yet have no guts to even TALK to.

share-bare: I hate being put on the spot!

QB: that's why you don't have a dude!

share-bare: =(  ur making me cry

QB: well, go TALK to him - about something stupid. that's how you MEET people!

share-bare: i'm shy!

QB: ya gotta get over that! I'm trying to help! Just think how nice it would be to go to dinner with a cutie like that!

share-bare: i know...i just noticed that he doesnt have ring!

QB: get on it!

share-bare: i dont even know his name!

QB: not literally.... at least not in the office!

share-bare: he'll always be cute auditor dude to me.  i know that!

QB: ;)

share-bare: ok - let's make that my goal. hopefully he'll stick around for another week.  i'm so jealous...i wish i was working on henderson. all i get is walter from PWC....

QB: you should make it your goal to figure out his name in the next day or 2! Then, within a week talk to him.... even that's too slow!

share-bare: ok ok i will bust out the mojo i have left LOL!

QB: serious! we'll get you like a quadruple shot at Starbucks!

share-bare: omg - all of a sudden i just broke out in a sweat! thank goodness for secret. QB - i have issues....

QB: LOL take him a spud bar!

share-bare: good idea! tomorrow!

QB: yeah - wear makeup

share-bare: and my black and gold strippers shoes, too, right?

QB: um, i don't think he's that type

share-bare: oh yeah, you are right.  man, i'm horrible.

QB: something professional yet.... uh.... slightly 'come-hither'

share-bare: great...i'm getting coached by my boss about how to pick up on a guy. thank goodness we are cool like that.

QB: well, at least it's me and not Leo!

share-bare: oh god yes!

QB: can you imagine what she'd tell you to wear!?!?!? that would be funny!

IHEARTBRIT

I want to go to Target so bad right now and get Britney's CD, Circus. I was up at until midnight listening to snippets of her new album on iTunes. As I was browsing the iTunes store, I saw a clickable button named, "Tour Dates". OMG - Britney is going on tour!? Yes she is everybody. That's right biatches! I knew at midnight because I'm special like that. But they officially announced Britney's 2009 tour: The Circus Starring Britney Spears (with special guests The Pussycat Dolls)in today's episode of Good Morning America. I can't wait to watch it later (I DVR'd it, of course). Anyway, internet presale tickets are on sale NOW! If you're smart enough, you'll so the EXCLUSIVE presale password (ahemm - look at the top!) $150 for general admission tickets. Crazy right? I know. Who cares. I love her! Soul Sister - I guess I'll see you in April 2009! Muah!

My Celebrity Soul Sister

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIT! Britney Spears is my celebrity soul sister. Can't you see the resemblance from below? Her and I share the same birthday! I'm so honored. You jelly? LOL! Yeah, I'm a dork, I know! =P Anyway, here are other celebrities that I share my birthday with: - Lucy Liu - Nelly Furtado I can't believe Nelly Furtado and I are the same age. Pretty cool if I say so myself.

Cute Auditor Dude

Attention All: Cute Auditor Dude from last year's audit is back! If only I had the guts to tell him I missed him. [sigh] If I told him I liked him, will he feel the same about me? He's literally two cubicles away. Yikes! I like have butterflies. It's a shame that darn Jason keeps embarrassing the living crap out of me. I swear every thirty minutes, I'm constantly reminded that this is my last day being 29. On top of that, he tells me that I'm too old to listen to the Cheetah Girls and also a loser for listening to Clay Aiken via Yahoo Launchcast. The entire floor can hear him mock me. That definitely ruins my chance now! Great. I had to pull him aside to ask desperately and politely to stop making a fool out of me in front of strangers. He simply laughed and walked away. Cute Auditor Dude must think I'm a low life cougar now. Auditors are normally fresh out of college. Usually they intern as a requirement for their CPA license. I don't think I've ever met one that chose Auditing as a career. I hope he never changes careers though. He's good eye candy. We actually shared a hallway at the same time this morning. Both of us were walking opposite directions towards each other. I got nervous and totally avoided eye contact by looking at the darn floor. To make matters worse, this had to be the day I'm NOT wearing make-up. In addition, I have a mushroom hair head. Note to self: I'm long overdue for another a haircut.

Twenty-Nine Will Do Just Fine

I don't mind turning 30. I just don't think I'm ready yet. Is there anyway I can delay it? Kind of like the movie, Groundhog Day. This past week, it's really hit me. I got the blues. I didn't bother to go shopping during the most busiest shopping day of the year. I didn't even bother to get my haircut. I can't believe this is my last day of being in my twenties. The twenties were a very exciting and life changing decade for me. By the time I was 20, I already had a 3 month old baby. When I was 21 I was single from my baby daddy. When I was 22, I was basically in my experimental phase that I missed out on during my late teen years. When I turned 23, I was basically in love with my best friend turned boyfriend. During that time, my dad was diagnosed with cancer. At 24, God took my father away from me. I miss him so. At 26, I purchased a condo with my ex. That same year we split forever. At 27, we sold the condo and I moved back with my mom and step-dad. At 29, I'm finally back on my own (sort of). I did alot of stuff that I couldn't even would imagined this year thanks to my Tabo List! I'm so glad I was able to document it all out on my blog. Most of it at least. I consider it to be as a memorabilia. Kind of like a cyber scrapbook. Quite neat if I do say so myself! Alot of drama went down in my twenties. I only hope life will get better from here on. It's just a bitter sweet moment right now. Time to absorb it all in for the last time and simply let it go...[sigh] Good-bye to you soon #29. You will be missed dearly.

Keyword Search

Just recently, I decided to keep track of my blog hits and sources. Do you wanna guess what keyword searches prompt browsers to my blog? Here are my top 2 keyword phrases:

• Turtle Frenzy
• Tabo Porn

WTF. Top keyword phrase searches just had to be sex related, right? Yikes! Regardless, I would like to express my gratitude to my keyword search visitors who initiated this especially the ones from North Brunswick, NJ; Memphis, TN; and Ridgewood, NY. Also, I would like to give recognition to my most recent international visitors such as the ones from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Athens, Attiki, Greece; and yes - Dubai! I'm terribly sorry you weren't able to find what you were looking for but thanks soooo much for stopping by. Hopefully, you were able to satisfy your weird and disturbing desires by now.

Win a MUNI Bus Surfing Contest

Bus surfing contest opponent was Rolsuno. Location - San Francisco. Starting point was at a MUNI bus stop on Taraval located in the Sunset District. It was about quarter until 6:00 p.m. and we were both waiting for the bus or shall I say "L" street car to arrive. Destination - Downtown. I was pumped. It was an anxious and a very determined victory for me. We finally boarded the MUNI. Rolsuno and I headed to the rear of the bus where there were less people. Game was on. I checked my blackberry to check the starting time - 5:57 p.m. Ready, set, go! First round was fairly easy. The bus was empty leaving us with tons of space to work with. An asian couple was observing us, as well as an old lady. I'm sure people were wondering why we chose the option to stand when there were several empty seats for us. Anyway, this contest seemed like a piece of cake. I even had opportunities to take pictures of our reflections on the scratched up window. Boy am I short!

All of a sudden, my right foot started to cramp up. My feet were aching. I was concentrating on keeping my toes curled inwards so that my shoes could keep a good grip with the rubber floor. I wasn't sure if that technique was actually helping but it was worth a try. I looked at my blackberry for the time. It was 6:10 p.m. We were almost at the final stop which was the Embarcadero Station. We got off and waited to board the bus to go back to Taraval. I took advantage of the waiting time to stretch out my legs and rotate my ankles. By this time, I was wishing I had worn my comfortable Nike Equalon shoes. [sigh]

It was 6:25 p.m. when we boarded on a bus back to Rolsuno's hood - The Sunset. Bus was a bit more crowded than the first bus we took. I began to draw some concerns of the possibility that I would not have enough room to balance. Next stop - Montgomery station. Oh d-d-dear. There were hella people boarding. My worst fear came true. Going into this, I'd never considered that I wouldn't have any room. The primary reason we chose to bus surf during a weekend evening was to not get in the way of rush hour. We were once again standing in the back of the bus but for some reason more people entered the bus from the rear. Why?! I took a step back towards the rear window of the bus. Suddenly, I lost my balance and backed up too far into the wall. It all happened slow motion. Rolsuno turned to me and noticed my loss of balance. He had a huge grin on his face because he knew that a part of my body would hit the glass window. That it did. My stupid ass....like literally, my ass bumped it first. UGH! From there our MUNI bus surfing contest concluded. By that time, it was exactly 6:30 p.m. Unsuccessful.

After months of lagging and postponements, this what happened to be an easy Tabo list item to knock off ended up in becoming a huge disappointment. I did not win. I'm a loser. I'm a sore loser. I wish I can turn back time and do things differently. Why did I have to be so considerate to such random strangers and take that one step back to failure! [sigh]

One day, I will try again. I'm not going to give up. I want to be the champion!

Union Square Christmas Tree

The Day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas season for me. What a better way to start my favorite holiday season than to go see the Tree Lighting ceremony at Union Square of San Francisco. It sounded like a good plan but I came too late. A friend and I drove up to the city to see it as I never really got to see it up close and personal. Yeah, I'd drive pass it maybe once every couple years. It's not the same. The night was crispy cold. Ahh Christmas was in the air. I wanted to go ice skating but the Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square was closed. We came across Bubble lady in her well decorative bicycle as she was circling around the Christmas tree spreading love and joy with her bubbles! There was even an in-line skating crew rolling around with old school boom box in a baby stroller. They randomly performed their version of the Thriller dance routine onstage. It was cute. A few standbyers danced along. Happiness and laughter was all around. It was a wonderful feeling. Everyone around me were all in smiles. Of course, there had to be an immature teenager on scene. He decided to seek attention from his so-called cool friends by stealing one of the basketball sized ornaments from the huge Christmas tree. He hid it under his sweater and jogged away giggling with the rest of his friends. I wonder if security caught him. I hope so. Another biker dude decided to use Union Square as a pit stop. He dropped his bike behind us and pee'd into the corner. Gross! His urine trail was slowly making its way down the steps. Hey - that's what happens when public restrooms are not available late in the evening. People gots to improvise! A lot of people were out taking pictures with the beautiful background. My friend and I did also thanks to some random photographer who was charging pictures taken by him for 2 for $10. He sweet talked us with his sales charm though and sold us 3 photos for $10. A buy 2 get one free deal! Now who could refuse? One of the bubbles from Bubble Lady came my way. I was so tempted to pop it like how every kid loves to. My laziness got in the way and ended up just watching it fly. Anyway, it was a good night of people watching. San Francisco is always so unpredictable. Gotta Love it! The scenery made my night complete.

Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving Day was awesome - as usual. What can be more better than eating, kicking it with the family and eating! The day was also a birthday celebration for my uncle who is pretty much my second father - Happy Birthday Tito Boy! Good Times! The aunts and grandmas were laughing and capping on my laugh randomly. Thanks for the love, I think. Is it really that bad?! =/ The day at Tito Boy's house would not be complete without the whipping tail of Kaela. She got me good this time. Kaela totally flicked my finger out of no where quick-style. Ouch! We cousins were also bonding... via Blackberry Messenger. Retarded right? Thanks to Joey aka Notorious Lothario, we learned how to group chat! Can I say, it's the best thing EVER! Soon to be added to the Blackberry family are MJ and Nate. I'm pretty jealous that they are getting the Storm BTW. I'll stick with AT&T thank you very much. During the whole family gathering, all I heard was Edward this, Jacob that, Bella this. Total Twilight Craze. It was obnoxious! MJ was talking about her recent psycho conversation incident at Target with a complete STRANGER. Poor chick must be traumatized. MJ is starting to scare me. I'm worried and I think she needs help. LOL! Anyway, the hype about Twilight book and 3 other books following that were never going to die. I was outnumbered and the obsessed girl cousins decided to go watch Twilight AGAIN! Jenny, Julz and I tagged along because there was really not much to do back at the house other than play Rated M video games with the dudes. No thanks!

The "Infamous Ménage à Four"...

...the "Happy Two-Timers"

and then the "Curious Virgins"

Tiny Bubbles

Woke up at 7:36 a.m. I didn't have time to shower because I didn't want Eli to be late for school. I have bed head. I have no contacts so I ended up wearing my J-Lo eye glasses. I don't like wearing eye glasses because my ears aren't symmetrical. Therefore, my eye glasses look crooked on me. As I was pouring Santa Cruz Roasting Company's Heart of Darkness blend coffee into my gigantic mug, I began to wonder...

Why does my coffee have foam bubbles on the top? Did I not wash my mug thoroughly? Should I empty and waste a cupful of coffee and refill my mug? Hmm

Nah - I'm just going to take the chance because Thanksgiving is tomorrow. I should be thankful for what I have. Some people in this world have it to deal far worse than sipping a cup of soap infused coffee.

Happy Birthday Donovan!

...I love you! He says, "I love you too, #2!" <-- #2 = me! ...hence the 2 fingers in the air. We communicate in code! p.s. Thanks reegsta for the friendly reminder. Now I know you're an official #5 fan on the DL! ;)

Man Hunt or Accident?

[11:49 A.M.] There are 3 helicopters hovering in the sky outside my window. They've been out there for over 30 minutes now. I'm nosey. What's going on? They've been circling around San Mateo for quite sometime. In the beginning, it was just one. Now, it's up to three. Perhaps four is next? Hmmm....it's getting pretty loud outside though. I will continue to browse the local news websites and sigalert until my question is answered. Accident? Man Hunt? People held Hostage? Bank Robbery? I will continue my investigation efforts until then. While this mysterious occurance is currently under investigation, I would like to announce that my 24 hour hotline is NOW available. If you think you have any information or clues leading to this incident, please let me know. For your safety, commenters have the option to remain anonymous. Thank you and please stand by as I provide you with live updates! p.s. I sooo can be a newscaster, right? I knew it! [12:16 PM] This is share-bare reporting to you live at Blogger. As promised, we have breaking news here in San Mateo. According to the San Mateo Journal staff report....

San Mateo police shot and killed a man suspected of a home invasion robbery on the first block of Hobart Street in San Mateo today. At approximately 9:30 a.m., police received a cell phone call that there was a home invasion robbery at the home involving a mom and two young children. Approximately two hours later, police rescued the two children, ages 1 and 3. The mother was taken to Stanford Hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to police.

100% Stoneground Rocks

It's literally been months since I could find my favorite wheat bread: Earthgrains Whole Wheat 100% Stone Ground Bread. When I found it at Lucky's (yeah, I'm a trader...sorry Safeway), I bought two loaves. One for home and one for the office. The home one is still left unopened. Note to self: Buy a freakin toaster! I just opened the office one and decided to treat myself with 2 slices rather than 1. I guess I might as well get a jump start on my calorie intake today. It's so yummy with my Skippy Roasted Honey Nut Creamy Peanut Butter. Gosh..why do I buy food products with such descriptive names? Can it be any longer?? I love Skippy! [me smiling!]

Duffy

I returned to work today even though I still had the flu. I had a whole lots of catching up to do. During work, I decided to listen to my Duffy: Rockferry CD. You might be familiar with her hit single, "Mercy". Duffy has other good songs, too. She's a Welsh singer-songwriter from the UK but she's slowly making it big here in the States. Duffy just completed a concert tour opening up for Cold Play. Too bad I missed it. I wish I can see her perform live. Anyway - I've had this CD for like months and just NOW really got to listen to ALL the songs and lyrics. Some are pretty deep. I love her song writing skills. She is like my female Ne-Yo with a very distinct soulful voice with a touch of blues. "Warwick Avenue" is one of those break up type songs. It's touching and yet very sad, but it's my favorite so far. Totally on repeat. Check her out LIVE performance of"Warwick Avenue": Her official video of this song real gets to you. YouTube won't allow me to embed it (boo) so here's the link. It's a must see. It's very emotional especially for those who can relate. She ain't faking it here, that's for sure! Duffy - Warwick Avenue - Official Video Here's another song called "Syrup & Honey". Basically, it's about a girl that wants her man to spend more time with her. In this video, you'll get to really listen to the blues side of her. It's amazing. I LOVE her voice! Her last song of her album is called "Distant Dreamer". Now this is the story of my life. LOL! Seriously. I also like "Serious". I'm looking forward to seeing her videos for these. I highly recommend you listen to her CD. Let me know if you want a burned copy.

D!

After months of trying to convince Jolene to teach us to swear in Vietnamese, Jason finally found a website that that does it in ALL languages. Awesome. Jolene is quite upset though. I really don't get why. She always refused to say a bad word in Vietnamese. She won't even try to correct my pronunciation when I tried to say - F your mother! She must have good ass morals or maybe it's just part of her custom. Oh well, we don't share the same custom so Jason and I are gonna go all out with it. Now that we know, she's looks genuinely disappointed. One easy word is "d" which mean the 'f' word. Nice.... So our goal for today at work is to irritate the hell out of Jolene.

"Oh D!"

"WTD!"

LMAO....yeah, we're dorks. But it's an invigorating feeling to know after over a year of curiosity.

Odd Craving That Comes Along w/Sickness

2 of my favorite things when I'm sick: Raspberry-filled Krispy Kreme Doughnuts & Milk

I don't normally have a sweet tooth (minus chocolate)! Strange as it may seem, but every time I catch a cold, fever, and/or flu I tend to crave this. Not sure when this began. I'm guesstimating perhaps more than 5 years but less than 10 years ago. Anyway, when I'm sick...I usually fend for myself. I'll run to the local Walgreens/Longs Drugs/Target. Get my box of Kleenex tissue w/Aloe & Lotion and if there is a convenient Krispy Kreme....I'll get my ever so yummy raspberry-filled donuts. Today was unfortunate. I caught the bug that was going around. It hit me quick-style. I got into work at 8am and started sneezing and feeling achy and dizzy an hour later. Crazy, right? Anyway, I tried to get through my work day but it did not happen. I ended up leaving work around 2ish. When I finally got home, I was surprised by a friend who dropped off some goodies - nope! Not donuts...even better. Chocolate-covered strawberries from Godiva!! Fantastic! Yea yeah, I devoured that in less than a minute. I stood next to the trash can in my kitchen and killed it. Juices from the strawberries left a mess on my shirt. Oh well. And in mid-bite with one in my mouth, a big ass piece of chocolate cracked OUTSIDE of my mouth and fell into the trash. I wanted soooooooo badly to dive into it (since I just emptied the trash) and get it. But that was just plain sad! Back to the donuts... So after I scarfed down the chocolate berries, I finally realized that I forgot to purchase my donuts. I texted my older sister to buy me some. It was worth a try. I waited and waited and waited. It was long after 6pm and she still wasn't home. I started to worry....did she get my donuts? Haha! You thought I was worried something bad happened, huh? Well that was my 2nd worry. Yeah, I'm horrible! Blame it on the sickness. I later find out that she's chillin' at my cousins house. Boo! I call her up and asked when she was coming home. She said don't worry, I got the donuts. Then I asked, "Did you get the raspberry ones????". She didn't know I wanted those! My fault! Ugh! Right then and there, I gave up. There's no way I'll get my raspberry donuts today. I'll just have to man up and deal with it. Stop whining. She finally gets home around a little before 10pm. She walks through the front door with 2 boxes of Krispy Kreme filled with only original glaze. She left it on the dining table waiting for me to rush to it. I didn't budge. 10 minutes pass and she says, "You're not gonna have any?". "Eh, maybe later", I said. Big sis says, "But there is a surprise in there for you". I reply,"Yeah, yeah whatever". I was curious to see what she was talking about. When she went to her room, I took a peek. LOL! To my surprise, there laid like literally - 3 Jelly filled donuts!! All I gotta say is that my fam is hilarious! I ended my day complete with joy! They improvised and used strawberry jam in place of my raspberry filling. I still ate it though. It wasn't the same tarty flavor but it was good enough for me. I spooned that sucker out and shoved it in my mouth! Yummy! Thanks MJ, Irene, and MA for the creativity! Anyway, back to getting some rest. Just thought this was a blogworthy post. Good Night world. I hate being sick [sigh]

USSD NorCal Tournament - 11.16.08

That's me in the Men and Women (White,Yellow, Orange Belt) Kata Competiton. I did my version of the Pinan 1. Unfortunately, I didn't place:

Eli in Boys/Girls Weapon Competition. He performed Dragon Set 1:

Eli is Yellow Belt Sparring Competition (Part I):

Eli in Yellow Belt Sparring Competition (Part II). He got 4th place:

California Layoff Notices

To put it short - the economy sucks major ass right now. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing but SFgate.com now has an online database of California Job Cut Warnings. Per the WARN Act, employees are required to be provided with a 60-day notice if their company plans to lay off. Don't quote me on that though.... If you're interested to see what companies have been affected so far, take a glimpse. I'm thankful everyday that I have a job that helps me pay the bills. I pray each day, that I don't end up on this database. We gots to keep our head up!

http://www.sfgate.com/webdb/jobcuts/

JT & Beyonce Skit from SNL

I can't attached the video so please just click on my blog title STRAIGHT HILARIOUS!!

Who Are My True Friends?

Seriously. I'd really like to know. I'm like on fire for some reason. Partly, because I alway seem to brush things off and hold it all in. Another part is yes - PMS! It's all gonna come out RIGHT now. Feel my wrath! I'm turning 30 in 2 weeks and 1 day. So, my immediate family and I planned a trip to Vegas for the weekend. Some other family members are going, as well. I invited my friends. Are any of them going? NAH! I can understand a few reasons why, but for others, it's like WTF! Thanks for showing the love. I'm obviously not as much of a friend to your ass. Strangers have been more down than you so-called friends. I'm fed up. I'm furious. I'm overly emotional right now. But I ain't gonna cry. It's not worth it. Those that know me, know that I'm always down for whatever. I don't dare use me child obligations as a freakin excuse because really there's such a thing as a babysitter. I don't dare use a bullcrap excuse about not giving enough notice? I don't dare say I had prior engagements. F You! Yeah, obviously it's all about you. Yeah, obviously prior engagements is top priority of a childhood friends birthday. Yeah, its a tough economy but did my birthday (especially my 30th) come unexpectedly? Umm, it's really been the same for the past 29 years people. As far as I know it's always been the 2nd day of December. Nothing's changed. Don't get me wrong. I'm not selfish in anyway! I don't even like celebrating my birthday. My main reason to even bother to have a special 30th birthday celebration is because it's a huge milestone for me. I'm already down that I feel like I haven't accomplished much during these past 29 years, let alone have people that say they are there for me flake on me. I want my 30th to be memorable and all I ask is to share it with people that mean alot to me. Is that really too hard? Apparently, it is for some. UGH! p.s. - When someone is going through very tough times, do you ask THAT person how their schedule is like so you can spend time with them? Uh no. Do you say, I'm not free right now but I'm free tomorrow, is that cool with you? Uh no. A true friend would drop whatever that is they are doing and come to that person in need. Do you honestly think that person will ask for your company or advice? It shouldn't even be necessary for that person to ASK! Common sense people. HONESTLY - YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES RIGHT NOW!

Breakfast @ Shareej: 11.15.08

We woke up bright and early to make our overnight guests some good breakfast. What was on the menu? We decided to keep it simple...

Elvis French Toast Sammies!!! Waitresses were acting a bit crooked. Hence the weird placemat settings

One guest got too anxious and simply could not wait for me to take a picture. Yummy to her Tummy!!

Dinner @ Shareej: 11.14.08

Welcome to Shareej!!

Staff is setting up the table for their 1st customer

Main Course: Meatloaf Muffin with Broccoli and Steam Rice

Co-Owner, EJ cooking it up in the Kitchen.

Dessert: Burping Cow (Grape Soda, Low-Fat Vanilla Ice Cream, Marshmallows)

Shareej Grand Opening TONIGHT (Invite Only)

Good afternoon - The chefs of Shareej would like to cordially invite you to our grand opening tonight. We will start off your 3-course meal with ham & cheese no-wich rolls as an appetizer. Main course will be Meatloaf muffins with brocolli. For dessert, our sous chef will be creating his specialty, Burping Cow which consists of grape soda, low-fat vanilla ice cream topped with pillowy marshmallows. Please RSVP for this event if you wish to attend.

- yeah...I'm pretty bored right now

I Need to Stop Dreaming - Literally!

I just finished reading Joh's blog post about her dream from last night making her tired. I can so relate. Can I vent? I've just been frustrated. I've literally had a dream every night for 2 weeks straight. I realize the average human has multiple dreams every night. I realize that most of us forget about our dreams by the time we wake up. My question is - why can't I be part of that majority! Dreams are exhausting! Not only are they tiring, they are outrageous! I've been meaning to write them down first thing after I wake up but it just drains all of the energy out of me. Here are some of the things I can think of:

• 2 dreams I was pregnant with a due date of 9/15 (Now that is freaky!) - WTF?!
• 1 dream, my friend Rich moved from New Jersey to be with me. We ended up having drama because he didn't pay attention to me - WTF?!
• 2 dreams were in this beautiful house (apparently was mine during the 2nd episode). I was locked out of it in the 1st episode due to a house party. During the 2nd episode, I was tripping out off the chandelier in the dining room and the back entrance to the house. The chandelier was huge but had poor lighting! The back entrance had two doors ways with an mini L-shaped hallway in between making it too compact - WTF?!
• Another dream, I was hanging out with body boarder dude from Kona - WTF?!
• Here's another good one - I gave birth to another child. It was a girl and I did not recognize the baby daddy - WTF?!

Anyway, it's really been driving me kookoo nutso! What do I do before I lay myself to bed, I end up talking to myself. REALLY! As if I'm pleading desperately for a resolution! I say, "This has got to stop like seriously, I'm so tired..." or "No more dreams, please!" or I'll say to myself repeatedly "I'm not going to dream, I'm not going to dream, I'm not going to dream". I'm going crazy, right? Yeah, I thought so.

So, I'm chatting with Joh this morning about our non-stop episode of dreams. I said that we're soul sisters. What does she respond with?

"I think it means we're being socially deprived. LMAO"

Thanks Joh! THANKS!

USSD NorCal's 2008 Championships

Get ready! Mother (that's me) & son will be competing this Sunday in USSD's Martial Arts Tournament. Here's our busy line up:

09:00 a.m. - Women's Sparring 10:00 a.m. - Men & Women's Kata 11:00 a.m. - Weapons Competition (Ages 10-12) 01:30 p.m. - Boys & Girls Kata 03:30 p.m. - Boy's Sparring

This is my first competition ever so I'm pretty stoked. For my Kata, I'll be performing Pinan 1. For EJ, he'll be doing Kata 1. EJ's choice of weapon is the sword. Wish us luck! I'll post pictures and possibly videos clips of all the action on Sunday so check back soon! Have a great weekend!

$20 Book

Took forever to find, but the oh so very helpful Barnes & Noble employees found He's Just Not That Into You book. No, it was not under sections 'Self Help' nor 'Relationships'. It was in the section called 'On Screen'. Great, I guess I'm not the only that's been itching to read the book before it hits theatres. Get this, its a fairly small book. Tell me why did I pay almost $20 for it? That's with my Barnes & Noble Membership card. I got 20% off. (Don't ask why I have a discount card at a bookstore. Yeah I know....I don't read) Geez. It's getting all hyped up already. FYI - I rushed after work to get it but when I got home, I just threw it on the couch. I fell asleep for a quick minute and woke up to 2 kids wanting milk. I ended up making chocolate milk for myself. Afterwards, I decided to take the book with me to my room to read. What did I really do though? Ummm, I updated my blog's layout instead. My book is probably really sad that she has a lagger owner who is too lazy to read her. Why do I do this?! Perhaps, knowing that I have until February to read it....DUH!

He's Just Not That Into You

4 years ago, I was in a relationship with my best friend. Exactly this time 4 years ago, I was planning my boyfriend's surprise 30th birthday party (which was no longer a surprise thanks to Larry McNeil). I thought we were in a happy place for a moment. 6 months go by and everything went bye-bye. My cousin, MJ was there when it was finally official. We went mad crazy on retail therapy. Well, I did at least. I never spent so much money on freakin nonsense items. It felt good though. But after the shopping spree, I was back in a condo that my ex-boyfriend and I shared. It was no longer a home for me. Long story short, I rented our unit out to awesome tenants Angela & Brian. When their year lease was up, it was time to sell. There was really no need to preserve the good and bad memories. My goal was to move on and move forward. Leave it all behind me. One day during my healing process, my cousin and I were at Barnes & Noble. She was stuck on a book she wanted me to read. Her co-worker at the time recommended it for all woman to read especially if they were going through tough times relationship-wise. I guess she wanted to give me a whole new perspective on men so I can start feeling good about myself and get over my ex. I took it into consideration. She finally found it and showed it to me. The title of the book pissed me off. It was called He's Just Not That Into You. I immediately took back my consideration and changed my mind. I turned to my cousin and was like... great! Thanks for the self confidence boost! That makes me feel so much better (sarcastically, of course). Talk about kicking me when I'm already down. I was mad at the author for choosing such an unattractive title. Anyway, she tried and tried to get me to read it and I refused. She even offered to buy it for me. I simply did not budge. Umm, I kinda know already that he's just not that into me. Duh! Hence, the break-up. So now back to the present. I was reading a snippet of Jennifer Aniston's interview with Vogue magazin online. You're wondering what she has to do with the book, right? Well towards the end of the article they mention her current upcoming roles. One of the movies to be released in theatres on February 6, 2009 is called He's Just Not That Into You. WHAT?! Is that what I think it is? I google'd it and yes - they are currently working on a movie based on that self-help book that my cousin wanted to purchase for me almost 4 years ago. So, now I'm thinking if there is a movie based on this book, it must be really good. Should I read it? YES! What's next? Well, I'm making history people. I'm official going to join my sisters' and cousins' reading club. I feel left out anyways. LOL! After work, I am going to rush over to Barnes & Nobles and purchase a hard cover of this book. Then, I'm going to read it to its entirety (176 pages - wow that's alot!). Finally come February 6th, 2009, I'm going to watch the movie so that I can participate in an intellectual conversation amongst us family members (Me, Irene, MA, MJ, and Jen). We will stand in the parking lot of the theatre and compare our thoughts about the book vs. the movie. Can't wait!!! Ladies - get ready! I'm predicting this movie will be awesome! 5 stars! Here's a sneak peak of the movie: