No Free Samples!

I need a new laptop!

2009-10-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

What do yalls recommend?

Pineapple Express

2008-08-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

"Not so good, Al"

That movie border lined sucked.

Save your money for the blockbuster rental. Unless of course you are on some controlled substance.

Good Deal?

2008-08-07T12:07:00.001-07:00

I've been reading online that this is the best bang for buck surround sound system at the moment. It's pretty tempting but I don't even own a HDTV yet!

You Are Not The Father!!!

2008-08-07T12:02:00.001-07:00

Not this time, but entertaining nonetheless/

Face down, ass up?

2008-08-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

Apparently, yes.

LEGOs... FOR ADULTS!

2008-07-24T06:20:00.001-07:00

Because I am a dick.....

2008-06-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

I laugh at you.

HA HA HA

Awesome Beijing Summer Olympics Stadiums

2008-06-30T20:49:00.000-07:00

"track and field/open ceremony stadium"

"aquatics stadium"

O Shit!! This can't be real??!!

2008-06-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

If this is true then Canon really needs to release a monster for the next 5d iteration.

Go Nikon!

I am back?

2008-06-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

I don't know how many times I've written that (I really don't know), but I guess I am back?

I am back at least until I don't post for another 6 months. When will that be? I have no idea!!

Canon Fall Triple Rebates, Where are you?

2007-10-07T20:29:00.000-07:00

I've been reading from numerous message boards that the Canon Fall rebates are coming soon! The rumor is that October 15th is the magic date. I will stay tuned and see what happens...

On the Shopping List:

40d
580exII
85mm f/1.8

and maybe some other glass.... either way I will be broke.

Travis Barker Remix of normally shitty song "Crunk That"

2007-10-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

Good Bye d80!

2007-10-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

After using my d80 for almost a year I decided that it was necessary to return it to its rightful owner, Costco. I was expecting them to give me lots of attitude and questions but they took it back with only one question, "why are you returning?". I just gave them the "doesn't live up to my expectation" spew. Any who, this was about 3 weeks back.... and I have been camera less since. I am still decided if I want to go over to the dark side or is Nikon still my brand of dslr choice.

I've taken a look at the Canon 40d and it hasn't really impress me much. My old d80 felt better in my hands and had a better viewfinder not to mention and way better LCD screen!

Decisions, decisions.... whens' the 7d coming out?!

Nintendo does it again: for the fatties!

2007-07-11T23:58:00.000-07:00

Nintendo has just announced the "Wii Fit" exercise gizmo. It looks pretty dope.

The 4th!

2007-07-06T01:18:00.000-07:00

Die Hard 4 - yay! , Transformers - meh!

2007-07-03T11:23:00.000-07:00

I saw both of these movies recently and I gotta say that Transformers did not live up to the hype. I found Die Hard way more entertaining.

Euro Trip Kosovo Trip

2007-06-27T23:50:00.000-07:00

So it seems like I may have the opportunity to visit this great war-torn land, but will this be a good idea? On paper it sounds like it would be a "once in a life-time" type trip (since the common folk aren't allowed entry), but wtf am I going to the do there? Milk goat? skip throw land mine fields? cause an international incident?!

More on this later....

Long time no post

2007-06-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

I've been so lazy lately....it must be the 6th month slump!

I will get back in the swing of things soon....

Tilt Shift Picture!

2007-06-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

There's a photoshopping technique that makes photos look like they are toy models. Here is one of my attempts at doing this: (looks alot better in full screen)

Rap has gone crazy!

2007-05-31T00:34:00.000-07:00

Apparently there hasn't been enough drama in the rap world so now producers are jumping in the ring with disses!

Here's Timbaland and Scott Storch: (they must be fuckn bored)

Timbaland's Diss

Storch's Response

To Catch a Predator!!!

2007-05-29T01:48:00.000-07:00

One of the best shows on TV in a very long time! And to all the peoples I know that haven't seen it.. here's a clip from one of them:

Special American Idol

2007-05-25T00:48:00.000-07:00

Fox should pick this up!!

To Do: Bay to Breakers 12k

2007-05-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

I stumbled upon this 12k in San Francisco that has been going on for close to a Century. This isn't just your typical race, this is a party (at least for the people who follow behind the runners). Everyone dresses up like it's Halloween in May and get straight plastered! I want to do this!

The only drawbacks I see are that there will be many naked MEN there. (ladies sign up here: baytobreakers)

"Mobile Beer Pong" Courtesy of bmiller1710

"Air Raid, Bitches!" courtesy of Idanderson

Tokina 16-50 f/2.8

2007-05-24T20:38:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting for a mid-range zoom for a long time now since I have been primarily using my shit kit lens. I was looking at the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 and even the Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8, but the quality of the Tamron was questionable and the price of the Nikkor was even more questionable ($1200 USD+) !!

I hope that this new offering from Tokina has the same quality as their other lenses. If this is so I will be a proud owner of one in the near-future.

The going rate for one of these is about $650 and is currently available at

Canoga Camera and Adorama

Hollywood Voiceover Guys...

2007-05-21T23:00:00.001-07:00

Banksy Rocks Hard.

2007-05-19T18:30:00.000-07:00

All of these murals were done on a wall dividing the Israels and Palestinians. Too bad most of these pieces have already been destroyed.

Crazy Film: The Bridge

2007-05-19T18:19:00.000-07:00

This is a new movie about the Golden Gate Bridge. It's all about the suicides that occur on this bridge. Pretty depressing stuff.

There have been over 1000 people who have killed themselves on this bridge and still nothing has been done about it.

Here's the trailer:

Starcraft 2 is Reality!!

2007-05-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

O shit... It have been over 10 years and Blizzard has finally announced a sequel!

I can't wait for this.

Party Bus - Las Vegas

2007-05-14T22:42:00.000-07:00

Alright and now my thoughts on the party bus I went on just this past weekend. This event was supposed to be this "singles-party bus extravaganza" but ended up being something I doubt I will ever do again (at least not with this bunch of unorganized-promoters).

First off... the trip was supposed to be 2 full buses. Half male and half female. Sounds cool right? wrong. The damned promotion crew couldn't even sell out this event. But that's ok, I was still playing on having a kick ass time.

The plan was to arrive at the burbank airport parking lot at 10:30am and leave by 11. Sounds good right? wrong again. We had some late fuckheads who held us back until close to leaving at 12pm. If I was throwing the show, anyone not there by 11:15 is not going on my bus.

Now on to the "premium" liquor that was promised as part of our party package (which cost $135/head). Premium liquor my ass. They had like 2 bottles of Goose on the bus and where real cheap about it. They ran out of beer in a half an hour and didn't restock until we stopped at Barstow.

The accommodations at the Planet Hollywood hotel were pretty good. That was one of the only good things about this trip, but it was definitely not worth the price we paid.

The pre-party was also ok but when we went to Tryst that was the final fuck up.

DAMN... do you guys not know how to plan?! I could have planned a better club event! You can't walk up to a vegas club and expect to get 20+ cocks into the club at a reasonable time. Or did you think that promoting clubs in LA were going to get you some VIP juice?!

Seriously... I have been to all of your big events and event after event is the same shit;

Broken promises, shitty people, no organization, and the lacking of a little thing called customer service/appreciation.

This is a recipe for failure.

o and BTW.... who the fuck names a party bus "Friction on a bus"!? (it sounds like a gay porn! a bad one at that!).

Back once again...

2007-05-14T22:32:00.000-07:00

Before I get started with my vacation stories I would like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all (so I won't get into any more trouble with the mommas : /).

The trip to Oahu was kick ass especially since I pretty much didn't have to spend a dime and was well taken care of the entire 5 days. (Thanks WF!)
We even got to go jet skiing and bumper boating for FREE! (Pix coming soon...)

When we got back on Friday night we went to Mark's Bday party (happy bday mak-mak!).

On Saturday Morning we hopped on a party bus and rolled down to vegas! I had a pretty good time, but I could have had a better time minus the whole party bus, bullshit! (more on this in an upcoming post).

All in all I had a super-week and now I am back to reality where I drive an hour to work everyday! YAY!

"That's It?!?"

Virgin? No worries! Regular sex is overrated!

2007-04-25T23:33:00.000-07:00

air sex is the newest rage! rock on!

My Hot Dinner Date(s)

2007-04-20T20:26:00.000-07:00

Just finished my 2nd 12-hr shift at the hospital... and boy do I need some sleep, but who the hell goes to sleep on a Friday-fucking night? I got better things to do like go out on a hot date with nothing but the best food and drinks!

They call me Birdman...

2007-04-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

No, not the rapper... the real bird man.

I got home from work today to hear some chirping from outside of my house. At first I thought it was a smoke alarm but when I got into the house I noticed that there was a bird in a make-shift cage (read: hamper). I wasn't sure who got a hold of this animal but later found out that the bird flew into my house and onto my brothers shoulder.

Here's the real birdman - cucoo! cucoo!

Ghetto Fab...

2007-04-17T00:34:00.000-07:00

This is my "purple drank".

Enjoy

KiwiBerri Review (PinkBerry Knock-off)

2007-04-15T21:34:00.001-07:00

I recently discovered that there was a Pinkberry-like yogurt place in my area. So I decided to check it out.

The store is located in the Diamond Plaza at the new City Walk structure and looks pretty hip. The place sort of has a pink-berry "look" to it but I was more impressed with the look of this establishment.

I ordered a small cup with 3 toppings for $3.95. I got the mango, blackberry and blueberries as my toppings. The yogurt itself came out of a softserve machine much like those you see at any Vegas buffet so the yogurt consistency wasn't as soft as the variety from Pink Berry. The fruit was pretty yummy minus the fact that one of my blueberries still had its stem on it.

This Pinkberry knockoff would satisfy my tastebuds any day that's if I was in the area. I would definitely prefer PinkBerry more, but I am not a big fan of this new trend anyways.

All I want for Xmas is my 2 front teeth....

2007-04-05T22:39:00.000-07:00

Actually scrap that... after going throw training for 3 weeks (sitting in an office chair for 8 hours a day)... all I want for Xmas (or any occasion for that matter) is a INVERSION TABLE!!! It is suppose to stretch out your back from the massive pressure that gravity puts on it!

Who wants to donate to this fine cause?!

http://www.teeterhangups.com/about/studies.html

Is it just me or am I getting old?

2007-04-04T22:59:00.000-07:00

Since I have turned 24 I haven't noticed much difference in the way I behave but now that everyone else is turning 24 or older (25, 26+ o my!) I am wondering what the fuck the future will hold.

And then I stumbled upon this awesome Blur Music Video (Circa 1994). When I first saw this on pirated cable, I was about 9 years old and thought I had stumbled on to some free 80's porn! After a minute into it I realized it wasn't but still enjoyed the video thoroughly nonetheless. Here's a little bit of my childhood rolled up in 3 minutes. ENJOY!

Don't Sleep with the Fan on!

2007-03-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

I am sure many of you have heard of this so-called "fan-death" (well maybe not, my parents were just paranoid). I came across this site a few weeks back and found it hilarious that my parents aren't only people who believe in this shit!

Fan Death!

HUMP Day

2007-03-21T22:32:00.000-07:00

This was my 3rd day of work/instruction and I now know I wasn't missing much when I didn't get to celebrate Hump Day with the rest of the working class. I hope the rest of the month goes by quicker.

I am pretty neutral about the state of affairs at my new employer. But the things that are helping time pass are my fellow colleagues/students.

Yay for them!

Here is a picture of messy desk!

iCandy

2007-03-20T23:47:00.000-07:00

Yum.

Cheating the Resume Profiling Systems?

2007-03-14T14:30:00.000-07:00

I read this off one of my forums... dunno if it will work.

These days a lot of big companies use "resume filter" software to weed through the mass of applicants. They load key terms into this software and rate resume submissions based on how many key words any particular resume has in it.

Normally no human lays eyes on these resumes until they've gone through the filter. Here's the beauty of it.

You "upgrade" your normal resume with various key words in WHITE COLORED FONT at the bottom of your resume.

No human will ever see these key words and if you're good you will drastically increase the chance of getting your resume into a human hand.

What the normal idiot HR person sees:

What the Software filter sees:

A New Beginning

2007-03-14T13:46:00.000-07:00

I start my new job next week. I am not really looking forward to it since I doubt I want to get up that early (8am) to drive down there, but I am looking forward to meeting new people.

My schedule is going to suck!

Good-bye social life.

The End of Tibet (Rolling Stone Article) MUST READ

2007-03-05T16:04:00.000-08:00

While I was waiting in a doctor's office I read this article in a recent Rolling Stone.
You should really read this in its entirety. Here's an excerpt:

It has been only a few months since Zangmo and her friend fled Tibet on foot over the Himalayas to this squat, block-shaped center for Tibetan refugees in India. The two women had been imprisoned along with a group of other nuns, some for as long as sixteen years. They were first arrested in 1990 for staging a protest in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to demonstrate their outrage over China's continuing presence in their native land. As the women chanted "Free Tibet," Chinese police moved quickly, knocking them to the ground and dragging them to jail before their protest could attract attention. Inside the prison, Chinese authorities subjected the nuns to a brutal routine. "Police stuck electric prods into my vagina and then hung me from the ceiling," Zangmo says softly. Her voice doesn't waver, but she looks away. Some of her friends lost consciousness as soon as guards pushed the cattle prods inside them, but Zangmo remained alert throughout the torture. "I was totally, totally frightened," she says.

Rolling Stone Article: The End of Tibet

Businesses I Try to Avoid

2007-03-05T15:42:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of businesses I try to avoid purchasing from based on bad experiences in the past:

1800flowers.com

wal-mart (I used to think wal-mart was better than Target, no way!)

California Tint (in Rosemead, CA

Dell (They really don't give a shit if customers are satisfied or not because they have so much money from selling shitty computer products... for them it's quantity over quality)

Hooter's - The mediocre eye candy isn't worth the sub-par food and service.

Costco's "Lifetime replacement plan" is over. :(

2007-02-27T12:19:00.000-08:00

After much abuse from many Costco members and trying to turn a higher profit margin. Costco has decided to dump the liberal return policy of before and have instead implemented a 90 day return policy on all electronics. Everything else in the store is still eligible for the lifetime return policy (i.e. flowers, food, etc.).

I am still going to take advantage of this system with my DSLR since I believe that old purchases made before the 25 of Feb. 2007 are still eligible for this "service".

I believe this will be a very, very bad idea for Costco. The only reason a majority of people would purchase electronics at Costco is for this policy and without it they cannot compete against online vendors or even brick and mortar retail stores.

Another Blow To Nikon...

2007-02-21T23:46:00.000-08:00

Canon just announced that they are releasing the 1DMKIII soon. Along with a few other accessories.

Boo!

Why does Nikon always gotta be so slow?

I may have to return my d80 for some canon love. :(

Another Pink Berry Trip

2007-02-21T19:51:00.000-08:00

My friend Janet was in town from NYC and one of the places that I took her to was PinkBerry.

Although, I didn't find it all that great I decided to take her there anyways (since she's never been).

After ordering our super expensive frozen yogurts. We sat down on the futuristic-styled furniture and enjoyed (tried to) our yogurt. After a few spoonfuls, Janet decided (being the tourist that she was) to take some pictures of her yogurt. A few seconds after she pulled out her photographic weapon, the yogurt master (cashier) screamed, "Not pictures inside or OUTSIDE this store!". Now... I sort of get the idea of why you couldn't take pictures inside the store (although I still think it's utter bullshit), but fuck'n outside of the store? I thought I was in North Korea for a second, but then I realized I was only in Korea Town. Korea Town located in Los Angeles, California, US of A. Obviously this guy doesn't know shit about where and when I can take pictures.

This will probably be the last time I goto this place.

$5 for a frozen yogurt, fine
10 person line, OK
$1 for parking, meh
Telling me I can't take a fuckn picture, FUCK YOU PINK Berry... 21 choices > your shit.

Have a nice day. O, and we took a picture regardless of your bullshit commie rules!

O and BTW... If someone from corporate wants to respond, please feel free to comment.

Canon in D REMIX!!

2007-02-21T00:16:00.000-08:00

Pretty dope video.

Check it.

Happy Chinese New Years!

2007-02-20T11:46:00.000-08:00

Better late than never.

I hope everyone will have a very prosperous and healthy New Years!

My New Year's dinners rocked! We had lobster, chicken, cha sew, and shark's fin soup! Yum!

Thank god my 1-year of "bad-luck" has been over.

Gong Hay fat choi!

Most hyped thing of 2007 (so far): Pink Berry

2007-02-12T13:04:00.000-08:00

My friends have been talking about this frozen yogurt shop for a few weeks now. I finally had the opportunity to try it yesterday and I have to report that it didn't live up to the hype.

It is basically unflavored frozen yogurt with fresh fruits. Did it taste bad? No, not at all it was actually pretty refreshing but to make this place out to be God's Basket Robbins is definitely way off.

Try at your own risk. Shit is expensive too! (thanks Will :P).

Pinkberry.com

Chinatown firecracker 5k

2007-02-12T12:31:00.000-08:00

What can I say? It rained the entire race and the race involved several steep inclines but other than that it was pretty fun.

I rocked my old time! Beat that shizzle by 3 minutes!

NO. NAME DIV PLAC DIV DIV TIME PACE
1335 Alan M2024 417 17 39 30:59 10:00

My next goal is to step into 20 minute territory.

My Anti Drug...

2007-02-08T21:56:00.000-08:00

lol... I used to laugh at this as a kid. And I still do whenever I bring this up during drunk "Save by the Bell" conversations.

For Eternity

2007-02-08T01:29:00.000-08:00

This is pretty interesting... I think this would be even better if they knew who these people were and what happened to them.

From: http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0207-skeleton.html

Archaeologists unearthed a pair of human skeletons lying in an eternal embrace at a construction site outside Mantua, 25 miles south of Verona, the city featured in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The skeletons date are thought to be 5,000-6,000 years ago.

Elena Menotti, the archaeologist who led the team on the dig, told the Associated Press that it was the first time a Neolithic couple had been found in such a position.

Image courtesy of the Archaeological Society SAP in Mantua, northern Italy

"As far as we know, it's unique," Menotti is quoted by The Associated Press as saying. "Double burials from the Neolithic are unheard of, and these are even hugging."

Tooth records indicate the male-female couple was young at the time of death, but it is unclear as to the nature of their relationship.

The annoucement came just a week before Valentine's Day.

Run, Alan Run!

2007-02-07T15:25:00.000-08:00

Just picked up my first pair of running shoes over the weekend at A Snail's Pace. The employees there were great and helped me find my perfect fit. I highly recommend it for people that do not know what type of running shoes they should pick up.

I got a pair of Asics Gel Evolution II. Pretty good so far. We'll see how it hold ups for the Chinatown 5k this weekend.

I must beat my old time from the OC 5k or I will be highly disappointed.

Drivers have higher risk of skin cancer on left side!

2007-02-05T02:51:00.000-08:00

And we were all making fun of those Asian ladies with the welder's mask and flower-patterned sleeves!

Article Here!

Breaking News: Girls Night Out Tomorrow!

2007-02-02T23:02:00.000-08:00

Onoes...

Tina, Jenn, and Annie are having a girls Night Out!

SECRET's OUT!!!

Valentines Gift Ideas

2007-02-01T02:11:00.000-08:00

Since Valentines is coming up I thought I would like to help out some of my peoples. Forget about the typical gifts such as flowers, chocolates, stuffed animals. All that stuff is played out. If you really want to impress you should get her one of these.

You can thank me later.

A new beginning...

2007-01-31T22:32:00.000-08:00

Today was my last day at work. Today was just like any other day but unlike the other days, one of my coworkers treated me to some yummy sushi. I have had 3 separate days of sushi lunches for my going away (boy, am I lucky!). Headed back to the office after work, did my thang (thang = no much). Then towards the end of the day I said my good byes and whatnot to various coworkers and finally to my manager. I was surprised that my manager was actually a little saddened from my departure. I didn't want to make a big fuss about it but it felt like when I meet new people on a vacation, befriend them and leave 2 weeks later. I wouldn't say I was sad, but it felt like I was closing a chapter in my book. What are the chances that I will ever see my coworkers again? Will it ever be the same? (no, because I am not an employee no more!).

All good. Now I am on the hunt for the next money-maker. But in the mean time I will have many lunches with friends (they better be paying since I am unemployed, HAHAH jp), take many photographs, exercise, and just live a little.

Me-1, 9-5- 0, bitch!

Picture Whoring Time!

"Neighborhood Watch"

There are 24....

2007-01-25T16:20:00.000-08:00

Hours in a day, fitnessess, karats, 7, years old.

It's my Birthday!

I hope for another year of good times and good fortune for all.

Aquarius Rock!

School Bans Talking During Lunch (ROC? no, USA)

2007-01-25T16:18:00.000-08:00

Class, from now on there will be no talking at lunch.

A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted new lunchroom rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The move comes after three recent choking incidents in the cafeteria.

No one was hurt, but the principal of St. Rose of Lima School explained in a letter to parents that if the lunchroom is loud, staff members cannot hear a child choking.

Christine Lamoureux, whose 12-year-old is a sixth-grader at the school, said she respects the safety issue but thinks the rule is a bad idea.

"They are silent all day," she said. "They have to get some type of release." She suggested quiet conversation be allowed during lunch.

Another mother, Thina Paone, does not mind the silent lunches, noting that the cafeteria "can be very crazy" at the suburban school south of Providence.

Principal Jeannine Fuller did not immediately return a call seeking comment, but a spokesman for the Diocese of Providence described the silence rule as a temporary safety measure.

Spokesman Michael Guilfoyle said the school does not expect complete silence but enough quiet to keep students safe.

Lori Healey, a teacher at the school who also has a son in third grade, said "silent lunch" means students can whisper.

"They know it's not for punishment," she said. "It's for safety, and they'll be the first ones to tell you."

Stacey Wildenhain, a teacher's assistant at St. Rose, said her 7-year- old son does not mind the policy. He told her: "The sooner we eat, the sooner we can get out to play," she said.

Amanda Karhuse, of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, said that students should not run wild during lunch, but that they also should not have to remain silent.

"It seems kind of ridiculous in our opinion," she said. "Kids need that social time, and they just need time to be kids at that age."

The principal's letter also spelled out other new lunch rules, including requiring students to stay in their seats and limiting them to one trip to the trash can. Any child who breaks the rules will serve detention the next day.

Paone's 6-year-old son, Joey, said he accepts the changes, but some of his classmates were having trouble obeying the rules.

Kara Casali, who also has a 6-year-old son at the school, said the rules against talking will be tough to enforce.

"I can't imagine having a silent lunch," she said.

source

A few Movie Reviews: "Munich" and "Lucky#Sleven"

2007-01-24T15:20:00.000-08:00

Saw "Munich" and "Lucky#Sleven" over the weekend and here is my take on the two.

Munich:

+ Good acting, based on historical events

- Long, hard to follow

Lucky#Slevin:

+ Entertaining, Good story, action

- Nothing much besides being unrealistic.

Only a Few More Days

2007-01-24T15:05:00.000-08:00

Only and few more days of work and I will be gone forever! (overly dramatic, yes). My contract is almost up and I won't have the privilege to get paid for doing almost nothing anymore. The "real world" is finally here. This shall be interesting. If I had money to blow I would go on a vacation for a few months and come back to the hustle and bustle of work life.

My Birthday is right around the corner... another year. It's pretty funny how every birthday after your 21st is pretty meaningless. I guess the quarter century mark is of some significance as well as every new decade that one survives but what the hell do Birthdays really represent? The day I was born. WHOOPIE! you guys should really care because I was born on this day! Care! I guess any excuse for friends to get together and get ridiculously drunk, offensive, belligerent is a good thing. I suppose Birthdays are someone's "get out of jail free" card for 24 hours and then it's back to reality. Not just normal reality, but reality +1 extra year of age (maybe that's why everyone gets so trashed on their birthdays?)

Party-on Folks. Cheers to ME!

8 Glasses a Day

2007-01-16T16:36:00.000-08:00

I am sure all of you have heard that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day. I have been hearing this since I was a kid but never really abibed by it. I recently attempted to meet the minimum 8 glasses/day requirement but when I read this story I was shocked.
The woman in the article entered a radio contest in an attempt win her kids a Wii. The winner of the contest had to drink as much water as possible without going to the restroom. Unbenounce to her as well as the radio show, drinking too much water in a short amount of time causes water intoxication. Gee... who would have thought? Alcohol intoxication, surely that makes perfect sense (since alcohol is toxic), but water?

This story brought me back to my good old days when there was no adult supervision. My brother and I were bored during a Saturday afternoon. Our parents were out with our sister and after watching the reruns of whatever cartoons that we were fans of we decided to do something. With nothing better to do so we decided to have a drinking contest! We went through our options of what to drink. We had milk, water, and OJ but there was an abudance of OJ so we decided to go with that (we weren't big fans of water and the only time we would drink it was when our mother forced us to). The rules were simple, the ultimate winner would be the person who could finish the most before giving up. Peeing was absolutely OK. After we finished the first carton (and taking a few restroom breaks) we worked on our 2nd carton. We were doing great, it seemed like it was way too easy and we would probably we more OJ then we had. After we finished our 2nd carton we wanted to go to the restroon, but there was a problem! We tried to pee but couldn't (the fluid didn't filter to the bladder yet). In all, we had consumed 2 cartons of OJ (1 carton each, in about 30 minutes). I was on the floor in a fetal position from the pain the damned OJ caused. But after a while we were able to relive ourselves and both of us walked away in a tie. Boy was this a bad idea (in hindsight of course). But we did learn a very valuable lesson from all of this and that was to never waste Minutemaid orange juice (our mother bitched at us for consuming it for fun).

My OC Marathon 5k Results!

2007-01-12T15:52:00.000-08:00

thon - 5K Run

Bib:	4681
Name:	Alan Lam
Gender:	M
Age:	23
Hometown:	Hacienda Heights CA

Place Overall:	713	out of 1322
Men:	421	out of 608
M 19-24:	45	out of 54

AgeGrade:

36.68%

Place: 891

FINISH:

34:25

pace: 11:05

Chip Time:	34:25
Gun Time:	35:36

Sad... just sad!

Next one shall be better!

Just saw "Alpha Dog"

2007-01-12T00:53:00.000-08:00

Jenn hooked it up with some sneak preview hook ups for the upcoming release "Alpha Dog" tonight. I wasn't expecting much but I was pretty sure I would get my monies worth (free!). Half of the people in the audience were girls waiting to see JT on the silver screen. That did not help me change my expectations in the least. But when the movie was over (about 2 hours long) I was surprised that "Alpha Dog" was actually a pretty good film. This movie is based on a true story and reminded me a lot like "Better Luck Tomorrow". MINUS the C-class Asian actors of course.

If you want to catch a film that keeps you entertained throughout the 2 hours I would recommend you catch the "Alpha Dog".

4/5 zing!

Best Sushi EVAR!

2007-01-10T14:58:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend I went down to a place my friend had recommended. The place is called Sushi Koyo and is tucked into a plaza pretty much next to nowhere. My friends and I arrived at 7pm on a Saturday night and were expecting it to be packed. But after entering we discovered that no one was there. That was fine with me (I hate waiting anyways). After having a discussion as to what we were going to eat, I suggested that we roll with the "trust me" menu. They agreed and the master sushi chef, Hiro began to make the best sushi my friends and I had ever had. After about 6 different kinds of sushi more customers started to come in. At about 8 pm the restaurant had a fair amount of people. Hiro was throwing back beers with us as he was preparing his food. He probably had 4 beers from when we were there. This guy is hilarious. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves the raw ish. They do not serve rolls (besides california rolls) at dinner time for those less adventurous. Dinner and drinks came out to be about $55 a person. Even at that price it was definitely worth it!

Sushi Koyo

5k... Check!

2007-01-08T23:50:00.000-08:00

Went to the OC Marathon yesterday to do some running (only the 5k of course). I had to wake up at 6am to head down to Irvine and run 3 miles. When I got up I thought to myself that this was going to be a very bad idea. After arriving and seeing all the people get into it I was excited to run in my first 5k "race". I jogged a mile and pretty much walked the rest. My final time was 35 min and some change. That makes it about 12 minutes a mile! Damn I am out of shape.

My next goal is to do the 1/2 marathon. I must start training now.

Will Work for Food

2007-01-03T16:42:00.000-08:00

New year, new job time!

I am going to start blasting employers with resumes , etc. Hopefully I will be sitting in another cubicle closer to home and swimming in entry level monies!

Anyone hiring? hook a brother up!

Happy New Years! 2k7

2007-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a badass NYE. I had a good time at the Visionshock Gala at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. I didn't even get plastered, which is sorta depressing. Since it is a new year and it is tradition to make a resolution, I have come up with a new spin on this.

I am going to try to break as many resolutions as possible as my resolution.

Merry Belated Xmas!

2006-12-26T13:00:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone got what they wanted and had a great time with friends and family. I spent my weekend in Las Vegas. I haven't gone to LV for Xmas since I was in grade school. I had a great time gambling and hanging out with the crew. The only shitty part about the trip was that we all got sick and had boogers dripping every couple of minutes.

Viva Las Xmas!

Advertisement War: BMW started it, Audi answered...Bentley chairman had final say.

2006-12-20T10:54:00.000-08:00

Don't Believe Everything You Read Online

2006-12-20T10:33:00.000-08:00

After browsing the Internet in search of xmas gifts from various people. I realized that I trust reviews and recommendations by online "users" way too much. Why should I trust a user that I have never met or even seen in real life? I liken this to asking a guy standing in front of a restaurant if it is any good. I don't know about you, but I would only take his advice with a grain of salt for a few reasons:

1) He could have very bad taste.
2) This guy could be working for them.
3) He could be bullsh*ting me.

But when reading reviews online, the dynamics of the situation are completely different. Why is there so much credibility?!
Is it because the reviewer is competent enough to write a paragraph? Or is it because the reviewer took the time to put his thoughts online?

Either way the reviewer is just giving his/hers opinion on the subject and that is just that, SUBJECTIVE.

Thoughts?

This weekend rocked.

2006-12-19T00:30:00.000-08:00

The snowboarding trip was pretty fun since I haven't been up in 2 years. It was even more fun after we killed a bottle of Jagger and lots o beers!
Here are some pictures:

After coming back from Morango on Saturday we went down to Club Quach. That was great (the parts I remember). I hate not remembering.

What will next weekend hold?

After a 2 Year Hiatus

2006-12-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

I am finally going to be back on the slopes! Going to Snow Summit tomorrow for the first time in ages. I don't even know if I can do the intermediate slopes. Hopefully I don't have to resort to bunny slopes all day. This shall be fun.

Afterwards we are gonna stay at a cabin and hang out in the heated pool (I love that!). And enjoy a brewski or two or 10!

Good time will ensue... pictures will follow.

Wait a minute.... BREAKING NEWS! Drinking 4 drinks/day HEALTHY for us?!

2006-12-12T15:39:00.000-08:00

This cannot be true. Or can it? Either way, I still drink more than that. :P

But they recommend 4 drinks/day for males and 2 /day for females. I dunno about this one. Sometimes you shouldn't believe everything you read online. :P

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061212/hl_nm/alcohol_moderation_dc

Get the HPV Vaccine!

2006-12-12T09:49:00.000-08:00

There has been a relatively new vaccine released that is supposed to protect against the STD, HPV. HPV increases the odds for cervical cancer in women.

Check it!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061212/hl_nm/cancer_cervical_dc

Trapped in a Clauset!

2006-12-12T00:04:00.000-08:00

Check it!

A pictures says a thousand words...

2006-12-09T00:35:00.000-08:00

Half of them are lies.

Check out this photographer's site. He does some crazy airbrushing on his models. I can't stand the plastic look on all of his photos.

http://glennferon.com/portfolio1/index.html

Party in My Room !

2006-12-09T00:18:00.000-08:00

Didn't want to go out tonight (yes, I know... I am lame). I got hungry and decided to make myself (microwave) a teriyaki bowl thing from Costco.

Here's a picture:

I also had a opened Cranberry Raspberry Snapple. And for the curious, here's the real fact on the bottle top:

#186 A female kangaroo is called a Flyer.

30 Seconds From Mars - From Yesterday Video

2006-12-08T17:26:00.000-08:00

the only reason I am posting this video is because it is the only American music video ever to be filmed from the motherland, China.

The song is pretty good also but the video is odd (to say the least).

Enjoy.

Tea Time Part II

2006-12-07T23:59:00.000-08:00

Went down for some boba but decided to get some fruit tea tonight with the tea drinking buddy, Jenn.

She finally decided to drive down to my neck of the woods so we went to Life Plaza. We ordered fruit tea and french fries. Awesome combo! (would have been better with a cold drink though).

For your viewing pleasure...

Tea Time!

Tea Time + French Fries ?

Jenn is 2 Fast 2 Fobtastic!

Can't Please Everyone

2006-12-07T15:32:00.000-08:00

As I was working today (chatting on AIM) I get a message that read "you really like blogging, huh?" and later on my other friend messages me with "you are late on your blog"

I haven't posted in 2 days or so and now I am being criticized on both ends of the spectrum.

I am fired?!?! no.... I QUIT!

:P

Anyways back to blogging.

After hearing the news about CNET Editor, James Kim's body being found made me think about what I would do in the same situation. What would you do if you were stuck in the mountains for over a week with no water or food?! Wait for rescuers or look for help yourself?

Based on different reports online.... I've come to conclusion that if you are less than a week into the ordeal you should stay in your vehicle for a few reasons:
1) good form of shelter
2) easier for rescuers to see you in a car than on your feet

Here's a blog that tells you what you should have in a vehicle survival kit

NYC Bans Trans Fats

2006-12-05T11:32:00.000-08:00

"The Board of Health voted Tuesday to make New York the nation's first city to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants — from the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries."

Yahoo! News Link

What has this country come to? No seriously... think about it. The article states that one of the reasons for doing this is because "Trans fats are believed to be harmful because they contribute to heart disease by raising bad cholesterol and lowering good cholesterol at the same time. Some experts say that makes trans fats worse than saturated fat."
And cigarettes and drinking are perfectly good for your health, right? Oh I get it... since you get a cut of those sales in taxes it's a-ok to keep selling those products. What's next? I am sure if I moved to China I would be allowed to eat all the transfat my American Dollar can buy. Doesn't mean I would do it, I just like having my options open since this is the "Land of the Free".

Our Rights - Zero
Police State - +1

Chai for Tea In Alhambra

2006-12-05T00:24:00.000-08:00

Went to Chai for Tea tonight to have a tea party (actually... just to have an excuse to use my camera :P).

This place was decent. The service was cool and surprisingly I actually liked my Almond Black Tea. We also got some sweet toast and the spicy (we got mild) fried chicken.

Here are the pics:

Here are some random pictures I took on the way home:

Cafe Spot

2006-12-04T15:27:00.000-08:00

I ate here last week with a few friends. The food is the same as any other cafe in the San Gabriel Valley. The only difference with this place is that they serve alcohol and they serve their drinks in odd looking mugs.

In n out + working out

2006-12-04T01:01:00.000-08:00

I just had some In n out tonight (double double w/ xtra onions + tomatoes w/ fries) and a few hours afterwards I went down to the gym and exercised for 2 hours!

I burned at least 600 calories (to make up for my burger) and now I am starting to think that this may be the ultimate body fuel!

I will need to test this hypothesis with plenty of fast food.

Will keep you updated.

Vanguard, Hollywierd

2006-12-02T17:53:00.000-08:00

Last Night I went to Vanguard for the very first time in about 6 months. I was so against this place for a wide variety of reasons but since It was my friends birthday last night and there was NO cover, I decided to give it another shot. The place is the same shit hole it has always been but it seems like they have upped the prices of drinks. Beers now go for $7 EACH and mixed drinks go for about $13 EACH. These prices are on par with that of Vegas clubs (if not more). Good thing my friends and I worked on JD before we got in. The night was fun and I got pretty buzzed from the expensive drinks (expensive drinks contain more alcohol).

After last night I don't plan on going to Vanguard for a long while unless it's open bar for the entire night or some ridiculous shit like that. I still miss the night of FREE Budweiser all night at Vanguard when I first started going there. Now those were Good Times!

Dave N Busters Pictures!

2006-12-01T03:35:00.000-08:00

Hey guys...

Good times @ Dnbs tonight...

Here are the pictures from my "stalker, tourist, paparrazi" camera.

Thank you for your cooperation.

11.30.06 Dnb Pictures

New Years is a month away!

2006-11-30T14:22:00.000-08:00

What do you have planned? or planning on planning?

I gots to party like it's 1999!

You Can't Even Boil Water Properly!

2006-11-30T10:41:00.000-08:00

After coming home from work yesterday I had my usually dinner consisting of rice, and a few side dishes. When I was finished I wanted some soup ("tong") but it was cold. I wanted to reheat it so I turned the stovetop on full blast.

Meanwhile my videogame finished loading so I went over to play it. About 10 minutes into it... I realized I forgot about my soup. I ran over to turn it off but it was too late. All the soup had evaporated and all that was left were some veggies and meat.

I, Alan, Cannot Cook (read: Boil Water).

A.

A few Pictures from Hawaii

2006-11-29T23:58:00.000-08:00

Flickr Pro Yo!

2006-11-29T01:08:00.000-08:00

I've just upgraded my account for $24.95!

I get 2GB of storage space a month for a year!

You may be wondering "What's in it for us?!"

Nothing! Absolutely nothing unless of course you like looking at my mediocre pictures (then you are in heaven).

Good Night.

That is all.

My FLICKR

I have come to a realization...

2006-11-28T23:59:00.000-08:00

After coming back from 24 hour fitness after a 3 month or so hiatus. I have come to the conclusion that I hate working out and I lack major self dicipline. These things should be worked on if I want to become successful at anything I do. Pronto!

I got to the gym around 11pm and it was still packed. With a bunch of meat-heads and gym-whores going at it. I don't fall into either of these catagories but my primary motivation is to A) live a little longer B) live a little longer in good health and C)Balance my weekend drinking habit out with some good old-fashioned kalestinics.

I need a personal trainer that I have to either succeed with or fail in front of. I actually sort of miss P.E.

A.

My Binge Drinking Taking a Toll?

2006-11-28T19:58:00.000-08:00

I didn't really start "drinking-drinking" until I was 21. But since then I have been consistently drinking at least 2 weekends a month (if not more). I have never thought twice about going out and partying but ever since I started to forget things that occured the night before I am starting to wonder. Are my brain cells really depleting at a faster rate than usual?!

I am thinking it may have to do with the fact that I hold my liquor many times better than I did before. I can take more drinks now and still not vomit. Maybe it's the fact that the alcohol is digested makes my brain forget things.

Or maybe it's my old age of 23 going on 24. O noes!

I may have to take some supplements to improve this wonderful thinking machine of mind or I will have to seriously reconsider drinking so much.

p.s. soju is the devil's piss.

Restaurant Romp: Favorite Grill in San Gabriel

2006-11-28T18:54:00.000-08:00

Had lunch with Jenn yesterday and me being the huge geek I am took along my trusty d80.

The food was typical Asian cafe food. Not worth trying if you are looking for something "new".

Jenn had the Mango+honey dew steak and I had the "trio".

The porportions were huge but that's the only thing positive about this place. I think they were giving me strange looks for taking pictures in their restaurant. :P

Cures for my early morning groggy voice?!

2006-11-27T12:47:00.000-08:00

I get this groggy voice sometimes when I sleep too much or when I haven't gotten enough sleep. It sounds pretty bad (much like that of your grandma, sick).

I am open to suggestions. Anyone have any ancient Chinese cures?

A.

I Heart No Work

2006-11-27T01:25:00.000-08:00

No work tomorrow! (I am sure my bosses hate me) Ive been out of the office since last, last Thursday!

And being the model employee that I am, I am not going in tomorrow but will be job hunting instead/chilling.

P.S.

I gots to stop partying on the weekends.

Got My Flickr!

2006-11-25T03:23:00.000-08:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarcalan/

Check it out on the weekly!

My Thanksgiving Dinner

2006-11-23T18:40:00.000-08:00

Northshore boarder

2006-11-23T15:59:00.000-08:00