My original purpose of this blog was to keep track of all of my "Things To Do" before my life expires. You know... stuff to do before you kick the bucket. Well people - here's my Bucket List or shall I say "Tabo" List. You only live once, so don't think twice. In addition to my "Tabo" List, you'll find me sharing how it's like to live the life of the wonderful share-bare. Happy Reading! ENJOY!

(inspired by the 2007 movie, The Bucket List )

1.) Pet a Tiger Cub
2.) Hold and Wrap a Snake Around Me
3.) Raise Money for a Good Cause

4.) Run a Half Marathon
5.) Run a Full Marathon

6.) Attend an Oprah Winfrey Show

7.) Meet Drew Barrymore in Person

8.) Go Dog Sledding in the Colorado Mountains
9.) Get Rock Hard Abs

10.) Write My Own Book and/or Sitcom

11.) Be in a Professional Photo Shoot
12.) Compete in a Bus Surfing Contest
13.) Step Inside of Grand Central Station in New York
14.) Cross the Golden Gate Bridge by Foot
15.) Adopt a dog named him Chaw-Lee <--I mean, Bam

16.) Learn to Swim so I Can be a Surfer Chick

17.) Enjoy a Special Brownie

18.) Hale Down a Yellow Cab
19.) Lie in a Hammock with Someone Special
20.) Apply for a Library Card
21.) Get a Black Belt in Kenpo Karate
22.) Get Kissed by a Hottie on New Year's (Strike of Midnight)

23.) Learn to be a Voice Over Artist
24.) Attend a Superbowl Game
25.) Sing the Song 'Killing Me Softly' at a Karaoke Bar
26.) Go Skinny Dipping

27.) Be on T.V.

28.) Go White Water Rafting in the American River
29.) Run up the "Rocky Steps" of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
30.) Marry Mr. Right

31.) Work Out So Hard That I Puke
32.) Go Stand Up Paddle Surfing (or Hoe he'e nalu) somewhere tropical

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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!

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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"

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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.