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2010-06-07T16:39:00.001-07:00

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Sparring

2010-02-23T11:24:00.000-08:00

Sorry I been a bit complacent with the blog writing, but something happened with the layout of my page and I got a bit discouraged plus I've been doing a lot of writing and beatmaking so I been putting a lot of my energy into that. But I'll get back on track, anyhow, sparring last week.

Manny Singing

2010-02-22T10:11:00.001-08:00

My Roadtrip Nation Post on Bowman Event

2010-02-10T11:14:00.000-08:00

I wrote this for our staff blog about our event at Bowman High School

Wow, Bowman, WOW! Our event last week at Bowman High School was something that transformed what my vision of what Roadtrip Nation could truly be, and impacted me beyond what I could have ever imagined. It changed what I thought possible of my own effect on students, it gave me self confidence, it gave me a greater sense of purpose to what I'm doing in life, and it left me inspired more than ever from the students that we met, and their stories that left me in admiration of students who while much younger me, carried so much life experience. To be able to see the movement Bowman High School is creating was such a humbling experience, and anyway I spin it in my head, it leaves me grateful to those students and the teachers and faculty there, who have the strongest and most sincere student to teacher/faculty bond I've ever witnessed, and felt.

Being able to speak with Mariana and share our stories of such a defining time in our lives, and seeing the response of the students, without a doubt brought our roadtrip experience full circle. I can say with definite certainty, that some of what I was seeking while roadtripping in New Zealand was found at Bowman High School while sharing and learning from their students. In addition to that, we had some of the most influential leaders of the surrounding community come out, and share their stories with the students through interviews, and it was so powerful to see the students take ownership of the interviews trough asking their own questions. I think it's safe to say that even in their earnest beginnings, Brian, Mike, Nate, and Amanda, could never have imagined that their roadtrip could have ever culminated into something this powerful!

The students at Bowman carry a wisdom beyond their years, with an abundance of talents. From singers, to guitar players, to battle emcees, to screamo band frontmen, to avid fishermen, to artists, to those with an unyielding passion for sports, and those now hungry to find their passion, the whole RTN crew knew we were witnessing something powerful in motion, a whole wave of students defining their own roads in life.

Check out the article they did on our visit!
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/24351/

Super juiced for Roadtrip Nation Event @ Bowman High School!

2010-02-04T17:26:00.000-08:00

Oh Man. We have a Roadtrip Nation event tomorrow at Bowman High School in Valencia. It's the first continuation school in the state to use our curriculum, and I can't explain how excited and hyped I am. It's crazy cause it's like when Mike was talking right before Anbu Black Ops went on stage that he hadn't felt that nervousness in 2 years, like it was the moment he got to really put out himself and really felt like he was doing what he was meant to be doing within dance. That's how I feel about this chance to speak to the Bowman kids. Knowing that these kids have and will go through trials and tribulations that I never will, makes them leaders and above me in my eyes. I want them to know how just by being them and having lived their lives, they already are a story, and are role models, for pushing through every wall that gets in front of them, and I just want to pour every single ounce of what I can into them with hopes that they go on to be better one hundred times over more than what I can achieve. I've spoken a bunch of times to high school students, and definitely I want to relay to those kids just how much they can achieve, but after hearing what these kids have gone through, and how much the school is putting in to having us there, I truly in my heart feel like this is one of those moments that I have the chance to experience my purpose while I'm here on earth, and I plan on bringing it with everything I got. It's nuts how nervous/excited/determined I'm feeling right now, never thought I would feel this outside of anything sports related..

!Calvin Harris Dubstep Remix!

2010-02-02T21:29:00.000-08:00

Diggin the rub a dub step lately! Love the grime

Sparring 1/28/2010

2010-02-02T21:22:00.000-08:00

Been working on being a bit more deliberate and relaxing when the punches come in and keeping my guard up. I'm starting to feel more and more comfortable in the ring. But still need to build up my stamina.

!Anbu Black Ops!

2010-02-02T01:53:00.000-08:00

Wanted to sleep early but couldn't, so I figure I give a little shout out to the Anbu Black Ops, and huuuuuuuuuuuge thanks for them giving me a chance to experience something that I would never ever had the chance had they not asked us to get up on stage and act a fool, while they just straight killed it with a legendary and without a doubt historic, epic, monumental performance. So thankful and grateful and blessed that I have the most talented, genius, and even more importantly, humble friends that surround me everywhere.

I recorded from the time we got there, to going on stage, and everything after it, and for me it was wild, since I had never ever been to a Vibe or ever part of a big dance production like this, and experience such an electric atmosphere. So, eventually I'll edit it, and I think some cool groovy ish will come out of it! P.L.P!!! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!

!Die Antwoord!

2010-01-29T11:59:00.000-08:00

crazy vid and group, thanks to Mariana for showing it to me!

Quote

2010-01-28T17:30:00.000-08:00

Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief. The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready.

Barbara Sher

Sparring Jan. 26, 2010

2010-01-26T23:43:00.000-08:00

I sparred Roxin first, who's one of the gym's veterans, it's a little slow, I couldn't really get inside of him well, and just tried to stay on the outside too much, and worked on not being so bouncy to i can save more energy in the rounds.

I sparred Juan after, one of the gym warriors, he's always there going hard, and can spar round after round after round.

!Joanna Newsom! 16bit remix

2010-01-26T11:38:00.001-08:00

Haunting voice to go with the music. Been working on a track, it's almost there! Gimme just a couple more days, and it'll be ready.

!Little Dragon!

2010-01-25T14:50:00.000-08:00

dope mellow track, a bit entrancing, the vocals just got me following along to wherever she wants to take it!

Quote

2010-01-25T11:26:00.000-08:00

Just got passed on to me. I think this is the epitome of why I can be settled on things even if there's is some uncertainty within the situation.

"If a matter is not serious enough to pray about, then it's not serious enough to worry about; and if it's serious enough to pray about and we have prayed about it, then there is no need to worry about it."

A little more sparring action!

2010-01-22T22:15:00.000-08:00

One More Time For Your Mind!

Sparring Action

2010-01-21T13:39:00.000-08:00

Juan, one of the guys that trains at our gym recorded some sparring at the gym, here's a round I went with Carlos. I gassed out a bit, but at least I can see everything I need to be working on, Improvements Coming!!!

1 Year Since Dad Passed.

2010-01-18T00:58:00.000-08:00

It's surreal to think that it's been a year to the day since Dad had to take off to finish more important work.

The familiarity of him, and the sense of still missing him continues to make it feel like it might as well have been last week. As a good friend once told me, when a loved one passes you feel them closer than ever to you as they become a part of your everyday conscious, and become a reference point in your life.

I wasn't sure about posting this, and was thinking about leaving it for my own thoughts, but out of respect in how much Pop meant to so many people, and had a profound affect on folks, It's my duty to him.

The one thing that continues to keep me in awe about this whole situation is how much you learn about a loved one posthumously. It's like once they pass, the floodgates of everyone's private admirations pour out, and in their efforts to offer us condolences they opened up unknowingly revealed so many sides to Dad that I never saw, since I had him built up too much on the identity of being a father figure. I started to see what he would be like as my peer, and related to him on another level i honestly didn't think it was possible, only now I couldn't relay it to him.

It kind of comes to that point of when you hear people say treasure what you have and love your loved ones cause you never know when they'll be gone, and as cliche as it sounds, it's the DAMN truth. I can honestly say for every time you argue with a loved one, and you feel that pride raising up, and you don't wanna give an inch, cause it's so crystal clear that you're right on this one, just try it once and back down for the sake of knowing it's not worth it sometimes. Cause as soon as Dad passed I was so grateful for every moment that I just let slide, and every moment that I didn't has clung to me with a sense of regret that I feel like I'm using the rest of my life and the rest of my decisions in order to redeem them.

I'll always be grateful that Dad was his finest, and lived most inspired in his most trying times, when he was physically his most feeble, frail, and weak. Words won't ever express that impact, and how much that set me up for the rest of my life. When we were younger, he's was the consummate provider, being a disciplinarian, he was not one for too much affection, and he exemplified his love through making sure we always had what we needed, but always exercising that luxury and excess was pointless, always stressing a humble type of living, and an absolute consciousness of your blessings and graces, and your duty to the less fortunate.

I know that there's a reason Dad made it to His and Mom's Anniversary, Mom's Bday, Ate's Bday, His Bday, Xmas, New Year, Kuya and I's bday party, and he passed the day before our bdays. Without a doubt he willed himself to make it, and left before our Bdays, cause he didn't wanna take any shine away from us or dampen the days, you the man Frank the Tank. I will always hold to the fact that his spirit outlived his body, and I the sharpest most moving memories I have of him were in those last days, when he had his greatest moments of clarity, and he recognized that what was most important in life.

2 days before he passed, he pulled me aside while he was lying in bed and said, "You know my dream was to inspire people, and if I can't go on, I want you, (looking at me) and I want you (looking at my brother) to finish it for me." That moment right there set me up for the rest of my life, and I feel like every decision I've had to make since then has been a no brainer as I base it off that moment, and I use it as my reference point for every big decision i make.

There's so much more I wanna say about Pop, but I'l leave it at this, and I'll just try my best to keep his legacy going on through the actions, decisions, and purpose of the rest of my life.

I can't say enough about the trials of this past year, but I can't stress enough how much I'm blessed. Thank you so much to every friend and family member, there's a ridiculous wave of brilliance, sincerity, and integrity that I'm surrounded by constantly, so I know, all i have to do is remember Dad's wisdom and follow all your examples, and I'm left without a drop of doubt that I'll be just fine on my journey.

If you've stuck it out to finish this, I made a track for Dad last year, a couple weeks after he passed. Check it out if you'd like, I have a little myspace music page, but I keep it more just as a place to hold some of the stuff I've been able to make.

Remnants of Time Passed

2010-01-17T18:54:00.000-08:00

Today we celebrated Dad's 1 year anniversary of passing, my bday, my brother's bday, and the remnants of time passing were clearly visible. Thanks to Lawry, for giving me some motivation with his blog post today.

When I was younger I remember every family party being a boisterous occasion, full of a raucous energy that took on a life of it's own when the collective synergy of our familial personalities settled in as the food was served. Whooping and Hollering, red faced overzealous laughter, cackles, high pitched squeals, tears, pounding on tables, the use of props, it was no holds barred in order to capture the laughs of your cousins, parents, siblings, aunts, and uncles.

But like clockwork, unbeknownst to me, year after year would past, and just like a movie montage where time passes, characters once present would slowly fade into the background, and it wasn't until this past Christmas, did I realize the accumulation of those years. No Dad, Uncle Bert was in the hospital after his 2nd heart valve tear, and some cousins went with other in laws. It felt counterfeit, I felt like I was cheated, there was no credit applied to my expectations of our hearty yearly traditions, just a distinct lacking, and a missing raucous energy nowhere to be found.

Today, I observed. In the year since Dad's been gone I feel like I've transformed into an expert observer, catching on to more than I'll ever let anyone know, and catching onto human subtleties, and nuances. It might come from the hermit like existence I took onto for the time I moved backed home, or the endless reflections I've had constantly about philosophy, life's meaning, my existence, and the purpose of everything within it's grand scheme since Dad's passed.

But Uncle Bert was able to make it, and he plopped down onto a chair in the living room, with a vacant stare, while the party commenced in the other room.

Next was Uncle Louie, who we had to rearrange cars in the driveway, just so we could get the car onto the driveway where we had to use his walker, then switch to his wheelchair to get him into the house. His wife Tita Minda first came in, and said, "I can't get into the driveway, so I'm just gonna leave Uncle Louie in the car and come inside for a minute and I won't stay long". But in her eyes it was obvious, I would love to stay and enjoy this gathering as they get fewer and farther between, but it's too much trouble to get Uncle Louie in the house, and I don't wanna burden anyone, so it's ok.

I knew in an instant, that Dad would have deemed this unacceptable, so we coordinated a switch of cars, and we slowly but surely got him into the party, and give him and Tita Minda a brief respite from the arduous cycle of cumbersome tasks that daily life has turned into.

I pulled in Uncle Louie and he was right next to Uncle Bert, both with their blank looks, slotted into their relegated positions, almost seeming compartmentalized from the rest of the party, just biding their time.

My instinct was to be sad, and feel for them, but I came to realize that this situation was not a case of them being forsaken, or forgotten, but nothing more than the remnants of time passed. Do they feel fulfilled? Are they satisfied with the life that they had lived? That's not a question for me to answer, but to me it was evident, time had passed, and eventually, my time will come as well.

The only thing I can make sure of is that I live a full, fulfilled, passionate life, and settling for nothing less, so that when I take my seat as Uncle Bert and Uncle Louie, I can only think of the blessings and learnings in store for my loved ones within the rest of their journeys. P.L.P

dope image.

2009-12-23T22:48:00.000-08:00

!Felt - Protagonists!

2009-12-23T16:35:00.000-08:00

from the A Tribute To Rosie Perez Album, with Aesop Rock on the beat....uh oh, nastiness ensues...

For Omar

2009-12-15T17:45:00.000-08:00

I fell off I need to come back strong!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Manny Thank You For The History!

2009-11-16T13:47:00.000-08:00

Some quotes i've taken from various articles on Manny. haters shush please, actually speak all you want, his legacy has been made, and a place in all time history stamped! From the Telegraph.uk I'll keep posting more articles on Manny since there's is 4 bajillion of em out there!

Bill Dwyre, LA Times "Pacquiao won with yet another epic performance. The pride of the Philippines has now become the pride of all boxing. The Puerto Rican Cotto, one tough customer, was reduced to spending the last four or five rounds simply running, surviving, maybe hoping for enough energy for one lucky shot. He has now taken his seventh title, a record, in seven weight divisions. Henry Armstrong became legendary for that, and Pacquiao might be even better."

Michael Rosenthal, The Ring "The Filipino marvel has drawn more comparisons to the greatest fighters who ever lived after another spectacular performance against Miguel Cotto on Saturday in Las Vegas. And deservedly so. He is dominating his era as few fighters ever have. The fact he has been a force in seven divisions is ridiculous. I still have trouble comparing him to the likes of Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Leonard or Muhammad Ali. That’s probably because he remains active, which doesn’t provide us with the proper perspective on his career. I also believe he must meet a monumental challenge before we sign off on his all-time status: He must meet and beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. Then it would be very difficult to say he’s not on the level of an Armstrong, Leonard or Ali."

Greg Bishop, New York Times "The brutal beating continued Pacquiao’s progression, adding to a résumé that must now be weighed against the best in boxing history. Pacquiao has continued to move up in weight, still beating formidable fighters, winning as easily at 112 pounds as at 145. Before Saturday, he had earned six titles in six weight divisions, forcing Oscar De La Hoya into retirement and knocking out Ricky Hatton with a savage blow rarely delivered by a man his size. With Pacquiao’s place in history cemented, Mayweather seems like the logical, blockbuster opponent. Pacquiao said he would not move up again in weight. This was more than just another knockout. This one was historic."

Jun Medina, Manila Times: "Manny Pacquiao stopped World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in the final round of their bout by technical knockout to win a record seventh world title in as many weight classes, cementing his position as the best boxer of his era. Pacquiao demonstrated yet another facet of his greatness by standing up to a bigger and stronger natural welterweight like Cotto—and proving that he was the stronger puncher and the better boxer. Manny is the greatest boxer of his era, that’s for sure,” Roach said during the post-fight press conference."

Abac Cordero, Philippine Star "On a cold Saturday evening, Manny Pacquiao put on the hottest performance of his life, winning an unprecedented seventh world title in different weight classes, and this time making sure that he’ll be remembered forever as the greatest of them all. Except for Pacquiao, perhaps, winner of world titles in the flyweight, super-bantamweight, featherweight, super-featherweight, lightweight and junior welterweight. No other fighter in boxing history has won as many crowns in different weight classes."

We're going to Vegas for PacMan!

2009-11-13T10:30:00.001-08:00

HOLLLLLAA, We're gonna watch it closed circuit at the MGM..TOO MUCH ADRENALINE RIGHT NOW!!!

Manny in Punch Out!

2009-11-12T17:26:00.000-08:00

So sick that he's doing more little funny bits like this these days!&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&amp;amp;amp;brand=foxsports&amp;amp;amp;from=sp&amp;amp;amp;vid=c597de1b-0150-4955-9da0-e9766190d124" target="_new" title="Cubed: Manny Pacquiao's Punchout"&amp;amp;gt;Video: Cubed: Manny Pacquiao's Punchout&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

Alan Wilkis

2009-10-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

Randomly found him Hypem and his track Pink and Purple, and he's a dope dope multi-instrumentalist. Usually if i come across someone new on hypem, I check out there other stuff and base whether or not i really dig their ish as a collective, and I can def say from what I've heard so far from Alan Wilkis is that he's bringing the heat. I listened to 3 tracks and heard three different flavors. One has a Chromeo feel, one has a Bonobo feel, and the other a Calvin Harris feel. Peep these tracks and let me know what you think! P.L.P

A little inspiration from Coli

2009-10-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

Coli(center), who was one our OG roadtrippers came by the office for a visit this week, and we had a chance to speak with him. Coincidentally, we were shooting some of our videos for our Curriculum for Roadtrip Nation in the classroom, and the portion we were filming was for the subject of, Storytelling. Perfect. Coli actually is from Philly, then moved to Boston to go to grad school at Emerson College, and post grad he said eff it, I'm going to move to LA and try to make it out there. His true passion is writing, and he writes pilots and a scripts, while working at Warner Bros right now. He's most definitely embedded in the Hollywood scene. Since there was such a connection there with Coli being a roadtripper and his life purpose of trying to be a storyteller, we filmed and interviewed him. I sat in, and was just taking in all of his nuggets of wisdom, and it was dope to get such pertinent advice from a fellow writer.

-The author is a conduit and a vessel, made up of all their experiences.
-Don't try to change the world, tell the story, and let the story change the world.
-Write from the point of view of who you aspire to be, it the time at which you can your most honest, yet the most vulnerable.
-He also said that the most important thing in any storytelling at writing is that at the very root of it, it is tied to an emotion, and it can be any emotion, whether it be a positive or a negative, it just has to be driven by an emotion.

He also spoke of the different music that spurs his writing, that get him to feel certain moods, and it hit me that, I just need to get on that, and just listen to music regardless of genre that feeds my mind. He said in particular to listen to Thomas Newman, a composer of scores for many films. So i checked out one of his pieces, and it was really interesting what it compelled me to write. I ended seeing the image of my moms wet rag that she cleans everything in the kitchen with and the rest just flowed. Attached after is the track from The Shawshank Redemption that i wrote to

Revamp the damp cloth
bearing stains of her struggle
debris decoded
abstract within it's history
repetition of chores shields her from her misery
provider
in search of co-dependents
yet the only thing left
is her independence.
her memories remain as tattered remnants
as she's scattering her vengeance
compensating for the lack of your presence
she's never ridden a bike
so i can't expect it to reflect right back to her
so i'll push and i'll prod
inching her toward new commitments
yet a lifetime can't convert in a moment or an instant
i'll read it as my misprint
interpret it as indifference
disappointed I didn't make a difference
but in a month i'll see those inches now feet
stepping towards a work in progress
still clutching onto history
but a free hand grasping for the place where visions be
her pain is my anguish intrinsically
so i'll take responsibility
your grief is a burden bestowed only for the broadest of shoulders
knowing full well if it was I
I would be rendered useless
but you boost this son
pace the beats of my drum
resonating to a fever pitch frequency to a hum
in awe still stunned
your fortitude impregnable
maternal love so venerable
shaped me to be as humble as my father
or at least to reach his likes
unconditional love
emblazones me to strive.

Explaining Roadtrip Nation to Kiddies

2009-10-23T13:56:00.001-07:00

While we were doing our event at Davis a group of First graders came passed by the RV, and one of their teachers asked if i could talk to them and let them know what Roadtrip Nation is all about. Hooked em up with some hats, and they hooked me up with two cheers, and that last one is them lassoing me in, they were so dope! P.L.P

Freewriting

2009-10-19T01:36:00.001-07:00

From a batch of Chris' new beats, I wrote to this one called, "Explosions", it's a slow introspective beat with a click-snapping type snare, and a guitarish sounding synth with a slow extended bass line. Emotion Evoking would be a fitting description of it.

distorted support system
isolation, drawing upon that for my wisdom
I retort, react, from the lack
of security holding me in place securely
One ice berg breaks off,
and the glaciers start melting,
belting out oh woe is me
silence is the call
coded in the independence
hanging by a thread imposing mental remnants
repeated affirmations, repeated in sentences,
repeating til it leads to the path of acceptance
but searching for an empty sense of vengeance
Angst rising, anger building, counteract my intuition that say's it God Willing
weary of the repetition, frame still drilling
days seems like a 8 minute abs, thighmasters, every phony claim
shortcuttin through the path of least resistance
bypassing every trial defining your existence
so pass me the coal, to shovel into engines
next the thesaurus, penning eloquent sentences
every possible option an entrance,
to face a demon and soothe stresses that menace
Venice? no need, represent a cause for which i bleed
feeding off the seeds of guilt and shame
transform it in my system, points of view reframed
no need for acceptance to feel sane,
every cat can argue, with the knowledge to impart you
yet free to disagree
cause you face your own stark truth.

Ten Questions with Tracy Morgan

2009-10-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

Enjoy. P.L.P

Parkour!

2009-10-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

a little comedic relief for your day.P.L.P

Life - Flood in the Philippines

2009-10-08T17:03:00.000-07:00

Makes me make sure I don't get stagnant and that I have to stay hungry to see and do for the progression in the world, and it's always much larger than my miniscule realm of reality. P.L.P

NASA Crashing into the Moon

2009-10-08T15:09:00.000-07:00

Insane, but pretty cool. Like a crazy kid experiment where you just crash things into each other to see what happens.

Ahmadinejad has Jewish Roots!?

2009-10-03T14:41:00.000-07:00

Crazy, he denies the Holocaust, and hates on Israel and Jews non stop, and now this??? You Suspect Ahmadinejad!

Freestyle Love Supreme

2009-10-02T17:30:00.000-07:00

Roadtrip Nation has an interview with the creators of Freestyle Love Supreme, and they have such a dope story of struggling and hustling and making it. Here they are guest starring on a college humor skit about freestyle battling.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Mike Relm - Charlie Bit My Finger Remix!

2009-09-26T20:14:00.000-07:00

Sicccck, so ingenius! P.L.P!

Documentary - Solo

2009-09-25T11:41:00.000-07:00

Wow. watched this last night, gripping, haunting, and makes you truly look inside yourself to a certain degree in ways you normally wouldn't. It's about Andrew McCauley, who tried to kayak alone from Tasmania to New Zealand, in some of the roughest ocean in the world. If you have 60 minutes, use it to watch this.

Watch "Solo" Movie

Jazzercise

2009-09-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

I have a Jazzercise tank top that I bought while out on the road because I have memories of Mom going to Jazzercise classes at the Holly Center in Union City when I was about 6 or 7. Is this what it was really like? P.L.P

Beyonce sings Halo to girl with Lukemia

2009-09-21T16:57:00.000-07:00

That's what I'm talking bout Beyonce!!! P.L.P

Roadtrip Director, Zine submission

2009-09-21T02:18:00.001-07:00

I'm starting tomorrow my first full day as Roadtrip Director.
Pretty nervous, but feeling infinitely blessed for the opportunity.
I really plan on building the position and the things we do within it.
I want every person who's in search of their voice to have an outlet with us.
Here's to new opportunities and paying it forward!

Also, this is my zine submission that I just sent, that will be put together called Tangerina. The theme was "Be Honest With Yourself. Tell The Story In Moments". Check it out. night. P.L.P!

No stress awakening,

Still relaxed from the previous evening’s celebration

Shirtless in shorts, I shake off the cobwebs

Pace across the catwalk over to your room.

Today’s the day you leave again for Tijuana.

That clinic’s giving us our last clinging hope.

Time’s ticking

I’m praying with a heightened faith I’ve never really experienced before.

This is the visit, This is the one, This is the turning point

You’ll be reinvigorated, You’ll be brought back to the work still left unfinished.

You take my arm, I take you downstairs,

Assisted step by step til we get you in the Backyard.

You remind me of the vitamins of the sun,

Your simple pure gratitude can’t be more powerful

And more different than the language your frail body speaks.

We watch football, and you come in and out,

But in it enough to hi five a score for the underdog.

I encourage you to just get a couple bites down,

Spoonfuls of lettuce wrap filling,

With a kiss for Ate and I, Mom’s watching on, sun peering in at her back

Mundane to the untrained eye

But profound to mine, seared onto my mind’s eye

Cause today, there would be no Mexico,

Just a realization…

If your spirit proves to be far greater than that of your physical

Is it fair to still keep you here when you have higher work?

So we say our goodbyes,

20 of us gathered in the living room now

Your vision blacked out, your consciousness sporadic,

But your triumph is near.

You rise on your own, lifted by some grace

You gaze panoramically at your family assembled,

And breathe in its essence, refreshing you to a peaceful resignation.

We call the ambulance

For maybe we just might be able to hold on for awhile longer.

I trail the ambulance,

my mind failing to grasp the stark reality.

Into the emergency they say it’s only low sugar,

But I see a different story,

It’s begun.

Code Blue, Code Blue, Code Blue.

The eternity encased within those minutes

Exponentially more excruciating,

Then any moment that’s ever hung within my balance

But it came: “Who want’s to call it?”

Then silence and worry, turned to static, the onset

A rush of emotion with no equal I have ever met,

Emergency room wailing, ripped from the movies.

But time has passed now

Hindsight viewed clearly through the rearview, your higher purpose now being met.

Just know that every lesson you’ve pounded and reiterated

Is engrained, and I carry it with the greatest honor.

My life forever forged on the path for this certain greatness you believed possible for myself, I will carry it on just like you said, Dad, I will carry on your dream to inspire. Love you, and I’ll see you soon enough.

Spray Space Paintings

2009-09-13T02:56:00.000-07:00

Super Sprayer - More bloopers are a click away

Roadtrip Nation Season 6 Ep. 2 preview!

2009-09-11T15:19:00.000-07:00

Ch ch check it, #2, it's coming to PBS station near you around October 3! P.L.P

!The Colourist Show!

2009-09-10T17:06:00.000-07:00

So Maya's band The Colourist is really starting to blow. They're playing a show this weekend at The Troubador with Soko, and The Honey Brothers, a band with Vincent Chase aka Adrian Grenier from Entourage!

Check out this cover of Crazy by Gnarls Barkley....doooooooope!!!!!!!P.L.P

Our Roadtrip Nation Series!

2009-09-10T00:34:00.001-07:00

Check it out a preview of our first season's episode! I'll post more!

Director-Ramin Bahrani, Movie-Goodbye Solo

2009-09-08T14:59:00.000-07:00

Watched Goodbye Solo this weekend a movie that does an in depth examination two characters unlikely relationship. There's Solo, a Senegalese immigrant taxi driver, with a never ending sense innocent curiosity and contentment that leaves his smiling at all times, and Red, the weathered old man, who just wants to be left alone. But Solo's nature will not allow it, as the progression of their relationship and Solo's effervescent personality keeps you intently watching and taking in his unique manner

But Solo wants to know more, and wants to be involved more, with this stranger, and that's what makes this movie so intriguing to me is because of the social questions it makes us ask ourselves about life and our interactions with others.

I saw Bahrani's Man Push Cart and it has the same knack to draw intrigue from a viewer to watch and see real life unfold. It's not overdone with fantastical scores, complex shots, but effective in its realistic point of view. It leaves me feeling like a fly on the wall, free to observe, and that's how I enjoy to live.

Below is the link to Goodbye Solo the movie and an interview with Bahrani, Souleymane Sy Savane(Solo), and Red West(Red) on Charlie Rose. Enjoy! P.L.P!

Watch "Goodbye Solo" Movie

Hang Time!

2009-09-04T17:41:00.000-07:00

A girl on the squad, Reggie Theus as coach, a full size gym in a smaller than half-court setting, Anthony Anderson as your big man/comedic relief, a valuable life lesson, and a wonderfully cheesy theme song. What does that equal?
One of the most underrated saturday morning teen sitcoms in history!

Glenn Beck - Silly Fox News Folks

2009-09-04T10:05:00.000-07:00

Flying Lotus - Roberta Flack

2009-09-03T17:54:00.000-07:00

P.L.P

Happy 36th Anniversary Mom and Dad

2009-09-02T01:14:00.000-07:00

Happy 36th Anniversary Mom and Dad. I still feel you with me every single day, Dad.

Dad passed in such a way that left our family feeling blessed. It was the greatest gift he left for us, as his spirit had reached a point of such fulfillment that it outgrew the capacity to be contained within his body. Without a doubt it was the most painful and trying time as well in all our lives, but if you can imagine it, one filled with peace, serenity, completion, and acceptance of a will bigger than our own.

I learned so much about Dad after he passed, from the condolences of family and friends, the admiration for him, and the sheer emotion and sadness that emanated from them in regards to his affect on them in life. I saw a pain in other's that connected and resonated with my own, I heard them speak of him as a peer, giving me insight to a side of Dad, that I could never have seen without him having to move on and upwards. He was slowly being uncovered to me as the person I never realized I was modeling myself after. I really was becoming my parents, and everything I had attributed in my younger age to them in the vain of being uncool, and naggy, removed its veil to me to uncover a pure, passionate, and unconditional love.

Without a doubt I still hold to the fact that Dad lived his finest days with cancer, relieving himself of all these false pressures we fret about daily, he let it go, he accepted his fate, he accepted it with a smile that was the most sincere I had ever witnessed, he accepted with the ability to see that it was an opportunity to do the one thing he told me on his bed just days before he passed, "the chance to inspire people". I could write this for pages and pages, and it still couldn't do the justice to the admiration I hold for Dad, and while I'm thankful I've realized it, part of me still hurts for the fact that I couldn't have fully realized it while he was still here. But he lives on without a doubt, and he lives on to push me, to guide me, and to let me be his living testimony, and I'll carry that with me for the rest of my life, and won't sacrifice that for anything, ever.

Thanks Dad
Thank you for it all
Thank you for the back to back sleeping
the advice, whether i understood it or not
Thank you for the sports for waiting in the car to pick me up with a patience much greater than my own
for the unwavering support in any pursuit I chased as a child
I couldn't understand the magnitude of your silent but resounding presence
Thank you for the love of food
cause "it's never wasting money if you spend it on food"
the opportunity to share a meal of blessings with those you love the most
an opportunity to provide for the very family you would sacrifice anything for
Thank you for scrubbing my face in the shower
for teaching me to strive to be a person of substance
a person in a position to help those less fortunate
Thank you for the bowl haircuts
Thank you for listening to me that one night on the way to the airport
and making me feel relevant in the family
Thank you for becoming my close friend
Thank you for teaching me what truly was important in life
for it guides me now and the life I now lead
I've got you at my shoulder now
I wish they knew that there's no stopping us now
There's a million more things I could thank you for
but I'll take your advice
instead of talking about it
I'll just put it into action
Can't wait for the world to see what we've got in stored for them
Thanks Dad.

A little more of The Twelves!

2009-09-01T17:16:00.000-07:00

Remix of Asobi Seksu's track "Thursday", enjizoy, P.L.P!

Jahvid Best = The Man & Cal Football's Hope

2009-09-01T02:15:00.001-07:00

I was brought up by my dad watching a lot of sports, and specific teams. The main sports teams I love in the Bay are: The Warriors, The Niners, The Golden Bears, and The Athletics. I remember details and certain memories from each of these teams at a young age, and makes me think I should write a whole nother post just about that.
But I remember Cal teams as early as 90, 91, with the Sean Dawkins at receiver, and Russell White being the stud out of the backfield. They've been engrained in my fandom, and in recent years, Cal has always been touted as the team that could possibly end USC's domination in the Pac-10, but falters at some point, and lets Nate Longshore (who in my opinion was the man for the way he handled all his criticism), put his William H. Macy "Cooler" type play hit the field. It sounds like a recording of consecutive years past, but I feel like this is the year they do it, and with the opener this Saturday on national tv on espn I can no longer contain my excitement. The reason is: we have the best playmaker in college, the most explosive player in college, and the greatest threat to take it to the house on any given play in college, the Bay's own, Jahvid Best.

Check out his highlight reel, and Cal Bear fan or not, you'll love him, and you'd be excited to watch him play anyday. He also had a quote recently that I think he's actually going to live up to this year, "I think I'm better in the video game than I am in real life, I break tons of tackles in that video game. I have to step up my game to be the video game Jahvid this year."
I LOVE IT!

A needed perspective

2009-08-31T02:22:00.000-07:00

I bought some old National Geographic Magazines from this used book shop in Burbank a couple weeks ago, and I was flipping through and reading some quotes from the issues and I found one at first that I didn't think much of and didn't seem relevant to myself, but the more I read it and repeated it, the more it gave me some insight into my own thinking and how I need to be even more cognizant of others' unseen pressures, and parts of their story, and their personal history.

The quote was underneath a picture of elk in plains of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The quote: We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams...as "wild". Only to the white man was nature a "wilderness". -Luther Standing Bear, Ogala Chief.

It's funny cause since I was young and I wasn't raised involved too much with nature or the boyscouts or anything like that I didn't, I had almost a fear of nature when I was younger, that it was wild and that anything could be out there, man eating animals, crazy serial killers, etc. But as I've gotten older I've come to really value the peace of nature, the wonder of it all as a whole and thriving population, the stillness, the lack of preoccupation, the serenity, just seeing life in its most natural uncontrived state of life.

Seeing both sides of a subject and being able to know what it feels like to be on both sides is interesting to me, cause I for one, constantly lose sight of how I use to feel on certain subjects, because of being caught in the current place of my thinking on topics. In a way allowing that to happen creates a definite level of voluntary ignorance, to shut out knowledge of past situations and attitudes that I could at one point in my life identify with.

I need to use that and apply that to my daily life and dealings with people. People are built each uniquely based on their own personal journeys and experiences, and I need to factor those in and be empathetic to those, even if they may not be of my knowledge. I need to work on the fact that just because I don't share the same view on a subject any longer means I should disregard that concept or those who see it that way, and I def need to be more proactive on my end these ends of finding out others' stories, and understanding people's paths, because anything less would be an unfair judgment on my part.

!The Twelves!

2009-08-29T14:25:00.000-07:00

For guys that are already really sick, its crazy to think that The Twelves still sound like they're upping their sound with anything new to me that I hear from them. They are on point pretty much on any remix I listen to of theirs. I need an album from them, or catch them spinning or just more and more tracks for me to enjoy, cause these cats are the shiizzzzz! P.L.P

!Grum - runaway!

2009-08-27T17:51:00.000-07:00

peep more of his stuff. up and coming. P.L.P

and a little Jay-z Radiohead mashup

!Camera Obscura - French Navy!

2009-08-26T17:14:00.000-07:00

first listening to this track on hypem, it felt like reminiscing through a montage of sentimental thoughts in my head with a slight haze of attempting to recollect some patchwork scenes. Then I watched this video and it was exactly like the picture it had painted in my head! ridonk son. P.L.P

Anderson Silva boxing at Wildcard Gym

2009-08-26T11:08:00.000-07:00

I've always pondered about the whole MMA versus Boxing discussion and which is a better form of fighting, or who would kick who's butt. I love boxing and it's something my dad raised us up watching, and I am now even more passionate with Pacman's MJ like revolutionizing of it's importance to Filipinos abroad and even mainstream audiences. But I do believe that MMA is in practical use of fighting and self defense is far more effective than boxing because of it's diverse ways to attack and being able to take things to the ground if need be. Yet with that being said I still don't find it as exhilarating, and as beautiful as the sweet science when it is practiced with perfect rhythm and flow(i.e -Pacman). If you're wondering how MMA fighters would do as boxers, check out Anderson Silva sparring at Wilcard Gym, and by the looks of it this guy is a world class boxer, with his movement, combinations, and footwork.

via - nowboxing.com

silv spar
Uploaded by rodnog2009. - Basketball, baseball, pro wrestling and more sports videos.

Aaliyah.

2009-08-26T02:12:00.000-07:00

August 25 is the date Aaliyah passed and I remember exactly where I was when I heard Aaliyah died, at the 94.9 Summer Comedy Jam at Shoreline Amphitheater. She was one of the few female singers that I was straight in love with. I remember having a real sadness after she passed, and just got the feeling that she was a dope soul. Some videos in tribute of her, crazzzzzy beautiful!

!Example - Watch The Sun Come Up!

2009-08-26T02:00:00.001-07:00

two totally different remixes and completely different than the original, of British rapper, Example's track watch the sun come up.

Lyrics Born New Track Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart

2009-08-25T13:56:00.000-07:00

New flavor from Lyrics Born Feat Lateef the Truthspeaker, the more i listen, the more i dig. P.L.P!

Lyrics Born - "Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart" feat. Lateef The Truthspeaker. from World's Fair on Vimeo.

guilt over what I can't change

2009-08-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

It's been almost a week and 7 months since Dad passed away, and not ever a day or even a good part of my day ever passes without me thinking about Pops and everything I miss about him, but over time, I have tried my best to turn into a positive motivation for me to step it up and try to reach things I wouldn't have been able to had I not had to go home and for those months and see Pop's live his final but without a doubt finest days.

But talking today with Mom, I still see how no matter how deep my sense of loss it will never ever compare to the lonliness Mom feels on the daily. She really does feel that a piece of her is gone, and she understands the reality of it, and the fact that no matter how much she just wants the piece of mind of having Dad's presence in the other room, or someone to sleep next to she can't.

because of those things I feel guilty. I feel guilty for feeling like I'm striving and feeling everything but lonliness these days, but I know it is something I try to avoid as much as possible, something that I fear now that I feel like will be inevitable and comes with age. But I am blessed to have some of the most supportive and uplifting people around me, that keep me focused on the goals ahead and the solidarity they show in knowing that I can accomplish. Maybe in time I can find the answers or a solution so that she no longer feels her loss with such enormous magnitude. But at times I know that it just might never be, because their love was of the truest and purest kind I've know or been witness to, and I have to find my comfort in the beauty of that fact.

Givesmehope.com

2009-08-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

Mr. Omaro aka Omabu.blogspot.com found this site, and this is what I'm talking about right here. I've seen people talk about how much life sucks at the moment and ending it witht the FML, and sometimes I find em funny, and sometimes I feel like that expression has given people a crutch to complain. I know, i know, way to over analyze Ray, but I'm a believer in that your constant thoughts and words that you project will eventually manifest themselves into the actions of your life, it's reinforcement and motivation. So GMH, givesmehope.com is something that after I read for 5 minutes gave me a sense of optimism and an excitement for myself to make more of my day, and I gotta pass it on. ch ch check it! P.L.P

The Wolfman Trailer

2009-08-21T09:50:00.001-07:00

!Mstrkrft - Kylie Minogue Remix!

2009-08-18T22:46:00.000-07:00

This right here is for the dance boogie bug up inside you, I can just picture myself jumpin up and down at EDC or Hard, feeling the music for sure! Kylie Minogue still is a heater as well!

!MSTRKRFT Remix Ayumi Hamasaki!

2009-08-18T17:30:00.000-07:00

I'm not necessarily a fan of J-pop, but this MSTRKRFT remix is pretty sick. ch check it. P.L.P

!Kasabian! - Where did the love go

2009-08-17T15:24:00.000-07:00

via - hypem

Graffiti, Hip-Hop, Sk8s: Tehran's Young Rebels Battle the Crackdown

2009-08-12T17:01:00.000-07:00

Time has a intriguing article about the music, skate, and graffiti scene in Iran. It talks about how the level of music and ability is comparable to that of the west, but if they're arrested the ending result of their expression could be execution. I wonder if maybe in some way, these high stakes make their even more pure than other artists with complete freedom of speech, where they may pay with their life, yet they produce it completely with those repercussions in mind.

if you wanna read from the site instead of here Time Article: Tehran's Rebels

!Daniel Merriweather! Oh My Goodness

2009-08-11T23:13:00.001-07:00

THIS CAT IS SIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK. Mike Song just got back from Europe and told me to peep Daniel Merriweather, and his track "Change" featuring Wale is the BUSINESS! Just listen and enjoy and be compelled to bob your head, tap your feet, or just break out into dance! And check out "I think I'm in Love" Riduculous, this cat's got so much flavor, and his beats are straight hits! Also a collabo with Adele called, "Water and a Flame".

Please do yourself a favor and look him up, I haven't heard this type keen sense for musicality in a long, long time, as Kyle said, "Your reaction to him is kinda like the first time you heard John Legend". Spot On, P.L.P!

District 9 Trailer

2009-08-11T15:26:00.000-07:00

The plot according to Wikipedia -

Aliens made first contact with Earth twenty-eight years prior to the beginning of the film, after which humanity waited for either a hostile attack or for giant advances in technology, though neither came. Instead, the aliens that arrived were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over what to do with them. Patience over the alien situation ran out and control over them was contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare. MNU stands to receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens' advanced weaponry work.

MNU, thus far, has failed in making the alien weaponry work, for activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA. Tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), through playing around with an alien device, contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable, for he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Van der Merwe becomes ostracized and friendless and comes to hide in District 9.

While on the run from MNU, Wikus is forced to seek refuge in the run down shack of an alien called Christopher Johnson, the same alien attempting to distill fuel from scavenged space ship parts scattered around District 9. Although initially hostile towards Wikus, Christopher eventually agrees to assist him reverse the transformation. Christopher can undo the mutation if he were able to get Wikus inside the mother ship hovering over Johannesburg. Ironically, to do so requires the contents of the alien device Wikus confiscated and accidentally sprayed himself with earlier in the film.

Wikus manages to steal some alien weaponry and with Christopher's help they launch an assault on MNU and successfully retrieve the fuel sample required to power a shuttle up to the mother ship. Wikus and Christopher return to District 9 and Christopher admits the process involved to cure Wikus could take up to three years to complete. Furious, Wikus knocks Christopher unconscious and powers up the ship himself. The military target Wikus and destroy one of the shuttles engines, causing it to crash land inside District 9. A battle between the military and a local group of thugs begins to rage, both groups wish to control Wikus (the military want to dissect him to gain an understanding of how to use alien technology and the thugs believe if they eat his alien arm they will gain his power). Christopher's son Little CJ gains control of a mechanized battle suit from inside the crashed shuttle and helps free Wikus. Wikus then commandeers the battle suit and defends Christopher as the mother ship uses a tractor beam to lift it on board.

As the shuttle docks with the mother ship, Wikus is shot in the back and the suit ejects him after taking critical damage. Wikus drags himself away from the general following him, but is unavoidably caught. Just before the trigger is pulled, four aliens burst out of the surrounding slums and attack Wikus' attacker, dismembering him.

The film concludes with news broadcasts on the humans view on what happened and an interview with Wikus' wife reveals a small metal rose was left on her doorstep (one of Wikus' trademarks, he strongly believed a gift is worth more if it was made personally). She concludes it couldn't possibly be Wikus, no one has heard from him since he was last seen crawling from the mangled battle suit. An alien is then seen standing in a junk yard inside District 9, fashioning a small metal rose out of scrap metal, implying Wikus' transformation is complete

The fictional District 9 is located in what is actually Katlehong, a township in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mike Song Wii Tutting Routine

2009-08-11T11:48:00.000-07:00

The brothaman Mike Song, is one of the most creative, imaginative, and enthusiastic minds I know. Just talking to him and getting his ideas on life, get me excited and gets my mind running through the possibilities of the world. Whenever I witness him ideating, I can see so much that he sets no boundaries to the things that he envisions, and it's something I look up to him for. So I feel as though tutting to Wii music, is about as Mike mothaeffin Song as it gets. One of the things that Mike said to me once that I always keep close in my mind whenever I'm writing or making stuff and I start to get self conscious,

"The talents that I have aren't mine, they were given to me by God, and I'm just the channel to share them with other people."

It's amazing how much easier it is to accomplish things when you realize that usually the purpose of something is larger than yourself. So whenever there's a moment for me of I wonder what people will think, there's now a get over yourself moment of reinforcement that allows me to take myself out of the equation, and focus on the production. P.L.P

!Shakira - She Wolf ...Yowza!

2009-08-11T01:13:00.000-07:00

I'll just let you watch it. But Yowza...Yowza again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBJzZts4qZo

Personal trainer gains 90 pounds on purpose

2009-08-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

Pretty interesting stuff. Paul James, a personal trainer and even underwear model, decided to pack on 90lbs(40kg) in order to better understand his overweight clients and as you will "walk a mile in their shoes". Interesting, because it seems that he completely underestimated the psychological and mental effects of putting all that weight, even having symptoms of depression. ch check it. P.L.P

Amplive Remix Tokyo Police Club "Baskervilles"

2009-08-09T17:18:00.000-07:00

On the new Fight Night 4 soundtrack Amplive of Zion I Crew remixes Tokyo Police Club's "Baskervilles", and it is by far one of my favorite pre-fight songs for my created boxer, Lightweight Contender Ray "Hound Dog" Ricafort. The remix has Aesop Rock on it and Yak Ballz each droppin verses, and you can check out the process of making the remix w/ Amplive, then you can see the finished project. peep it! P.L.P

Learning

2009-08-06T14:43:00.001-07:00

I heard it on one of the RTN interviews and I know that this is a widely used saying, but I think it rings true more and more as I'm exposed to more in life, and I feel like I have the complete freedom to pursue any interests of knowledge or curiosity in my life.

"The more I learn in life, The more I realize how little I know"

Especially with the technological age we live in, the resources available to us, and the application of them at our fingertips is incomprehensible. At times I feel overwhelmed with what it is I wanna learn about, and trying to reel it in to just a couple things that I can focus on.

For me, the highest priority out of the bajillion in my head:

-Storytelling (really wanna work on this)
-Mental Retention of what I learn
-Continuation the music consumption and sharing
-Audio recording
-Writing (lyrics, and shorts or bits)
-Boxing (It's been getting addicting!)
-Singing, voice, letting it rip w/out self consciousness.
and prob the one that can be the most impactful on other lives:
-The expansion of the Indie Department here at RTN and how it can become more relevant to more students lives, and how to make a broader more lasting impact.

It's crazy out there, find what's you out there, and go hard for it, put your head down and put in some solid work without focusing on your progress so much as just focusing on putting in work, and when you finally bring your head up, I think you'll be amazed by the scenery you will have just created for yourself. P.L.P

Pacman's New Movie

2009-08-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

It's called Wapakman, and is supposed to be a action/comedy/sci fi flick a la Kung Fu Hustle a bit. It was supposed to have to have Batista from the WWE and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, but I guess due to scheduling conflicts Scherzinger dropped out. I really hope for Manny's sake that this movie is legit or at the very least not a flop. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but the villains just in the trailer already seem a bit sketch, but I'll stay hopeful!

Top 10 Japanese Robots, ridonk.

2009-08-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

Crazy article from Time. Makes me think that we really will at some point in the future have some sort of struggle over control of the Earth, ok maybe not that severe in our lifetime, but watching these makes me think that it's not out of the realm of possibility.

check out the rest of the article and see the other insane robots the Japanese have come up with!

The article link with the rest of the robotos!

Delonte West bustin KFC Freestyles!

2009-08-04T09:27:00.000-07:00

Saw this on the Ball Don't Lie Blog on Yahoo Sports, Cav's shooting guard Delonte West bustin KFC Frees!

A little classic PacMan

2009-08-04T01:08:00.000-07:00

Seth Rogen's rejection

2009-08-03T12:12:00.001-07:00

Oh man, pretty hilarious, tell me you haven't felt at one point or another in your life what Seth Rogen goes through with Megan Fox, for me it's been many a time! You can see the mental processes happening in Seth Rogen's head in the lead up, to Megan Fox coming out, to the head reach for the kiss, to the "ohhh crap im getting rejected", to the time for recovery phase, that all occurs in about a second.

Corazon Aquino R.I.P

2009-07-31T17:28:00.000-07:00

know as "Tita Cory", the P.I's first female president, she stopped Marcos' dictatorship, and spurred peaceful protests that started oth ers around the world, even one that inspired and ended communist rule in Eastern Europe. Her "People Power" movement will never be forgotten!

"She was headstrong and single-minded in one goal, and that was to remove all vestiges of an entrenched dictatorship," Raul C. Pangalangan, former dean of the Law School at the University of the Philippines, said earlier this month. "We all owe her in a big way."

"During Ninoy's incarceration and before my presidency, I used to ask why it had always to be us to make the sacrifice," she said in a 2007 interview with The Philippine Star newspaper. "And then, when Ninoy died, I would say, 'Why does it have to be me now?' It seemed like we were always the sacrificial lamb."

She returned to the Philippines three days later. One week after that, she led the largest funeral procession Manila had seen. Crowd estimates ranged as high as 2 million.

With public opposition mounting against Marcos, he stunned the nation in November 1985 by calling a snap election in a bid to shore up his mandate. The opposition, including then Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime L. Sin, urged Aquino to run.

After a fierce campaign, the vote was held on Feb. 7, 1986. The National Assembly declared Marcos the winner, but journalists, foreign observers and church leaders alleged massive fraud.

With the result in dispute, a group of military officers mutinied against Marcos on Feb. 22 and holed up with a small force in a military camp in Manila.

Over the following three days, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos responded to a call by the Roman Catholic Church to jam the broad highway in front of the camp to prevent an attack by Marcos forces.

On the third day, against the advice of her security detail, Aquino appeared at the rally alongside the mutineers, led by Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Lt. Gen. Fidel Ramos, the military vice chief of staff and Marcos' cousin.

From a makeshift platform, she declared: "For the first time in the history of the world, a civilian population has been called to defend the military."

The military chiefs pledged their loyalty to Aquino and charged that Marcos had won the election by fraud.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan, a longtime supporter of Marcos, called on him to resign. "Attempts to prolong the life of the present regime by violence are futile," the White House said. American officials offered to fly Marcos out of the Philippines.

On Feb. 25, Marcos and his family went to the U.S.-run Clark Air Base outside Manila and flew to Hawaii, where he died three years later.

The same day, Aquino was sworn in as the Philippines' first female leader.

via - yahoo news & CNN

!Flying Lotus! !Dabrye!

2009-07-30T15:11:00.000-07:00

lately, I've just been on a dubstep, ambient, lo fi, musical tip, and I'm lovin it. The beats I feel make me feel the most secure about who I am as an emcee, and I feel like it allows me to just fall in place with the lyrics and pour it out from the soul honestly and unapologetically, and even more importantly, confidently. But a couple more finds from bouncing around music to music site. Ch Check em out! Dabrye has ill ill beats, and Flying Lotus just fills the tracks with such a vibe, and allows for a mind that wants to write to construct around it!

This Track is ILL! A we need mouth to mouth CPR type of track!

The pen just runs off on it's own on this track.

JussJef Guitarist, shamwow

2009-07-29T16:10:00.000-07:00

big thanks to brotha man Lou, for posting JussJef's guitar on his facebook, so I've got to spread the love, this man is amazing on the guitar, and he makes Weezy's track about treating his little guy like a lollipop seem like an expert composition! Ch Ch check it!

my first interview!

2009-07-28T17:34:00.000-07:00

haha, never thought I'd be interviewed, but I did a webcast interview last week with a couple Jim and Beth Hood who wrote a book called "Road Map to the Real World", and are uber cool folks, who are doing things aligned with what Roadtrip Nation is trying to do.

check it out yo.

http://webtalkradio.net/index.php/show-podcasts/106-road-map-to-the-real-world-with-beth-and-jim/3523-week0931

check out their site as well

http://www.roadmaptotherealworld.com

cool movie trailers

2009-07-24T14:44:00.000-07:00

a some interesting trailers of movies I wanna check out.

A little nugget

2009-07-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

one of the dopest things about working @ road trip is not only having the resources here to pursue the audio, video, music aspects of my life that I wanna expand, but the little nuggets of wisdom that you come across on the daily whether it be from ide-a-ting, chatting, or working with the content. At any given moment you can be struck with an epiphany, or a slight catharsis that further molds your thinking, or gets you hyped as what on your personal goals.

I was going through the interviews on the website for some new interviews were about to put online, and I heard a cool quote used by Michael Jager, he's the founder of the creative firm for Burton.

"The world will conspire to support you, if you really magnify what it is you believe in, and people will rally around you" - Simon Woodruff.

It was huge for me in that I've been working on lately putting myself out there as far as trying to wear and carry what I believe in, and the things I'm going for wihout being apologetic for it, or feeling self conscious. Here at Road trip is also inspiring because I learn from people here who are fearless about owning their own personal nuances and quirks, and are willing to project out the things they are passionate about. Hopefully this daily learning's gonna let me just let it go in my music, and not be apologetic for not fitting into a box, and as Michal Jager advises, "Do it with balls, you can do whatever the hell you want". holler. p.l.p

!The Knife! - Heartbeats

2009-07-21T17:23:00.000-07:00

When I first heard her vocals on the Thin White Duke's remix of Royksopp's "What Else Is There" I thought Karin Dreijer Andersson was Sia. But after finding that out, and wiki ing Andersson, I saw she was part of an electro duo called The Knife. I found this track Marbles and I really dig how the elements of the beats almost seem bare, but there's something about it that just comes across tidy and in place and draws me in, and I really love Andersson's vocals. Ch ch check it, P.L.P

Movie - !Taxidermia!

2009-07-21T00:36:00.000-07:00

I was using stumble! and one of the pages took me to the home page of this Hungarian Movie, Taxidermia (I pasted the description from it's wiki down below). After the trailer the feeling I get is a Hungarian Big Fish with a twisted dark sense of comedy and dope cinematography. A bunch of reviews are pretty crazy, and all seem to tak about how twisted, funny, genre defying, and mesmerizing the movie is. The director Gyorgy Palfi, also has another critically acclaimed movie, Hukkle . After researching a bit, I think I gotta for sure find this movie and check it out.

Here's a link to the trailer. ENJOY! P.L.P

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1775763993/

Taxidermia is a 2006 Hungarian film directed by György Pálfi. The film focuses on three generations of men from Hungary, beginning with a military orderly during the Second World War, moving on to an aspiring speed-eater during the Cold War, and concluding with a taxidermist during modern times. The film is surreal in nature with elements of dark comedy and horror.

Pac-Cotto It's Going Down

2009-07-20T14:25:00.000-07:00

NOVEMBER 14, ITS GOING DOWN, I'M STARTING TO SAVE NOW, AND WITNESSING.

They say Obama's feeling the heat

2009-07-19T15:44:00.000-07:00

some excerpts from Ben Smith's article I saw on Yahoo News, about Obama's tenure as president recently.

Finally, we’re starting to see him sweat.

President Barack Obama made his personal icy cool the trademark of his campaign, the tenor of his White House and the hallmark of an early run of successes at home and abroad. But as the glamour wears off and a long, frustrating summer wears on, he is being forced to improvise — stooping to respond to political foes and adjusting his tactics and demeanor for the trench warfare of a legislative agenda.

“This is when it gets harder,” the president told supporters June 30.

And so it has.

In turn, Obama has adjusted, deviating from the playbook on every front.

The cool president has turned hot on the stump, stripping to shirtsleeves to lambaste doubters in New Jersey Thursday. He departed from his prepared remarks last week to accept a Republican challenge to take personal ownership of the economy: “That’s fine. Give it to me,” he said.

The tightly programmed White House also is champing at the bit, kicking off what officials say will be a relentless three-week push on health care, starting with the hastily scheduled Friday address. But its first event might have backfired a bit. Its main consequence was proving that the magnetism of Obama’s personal appearances has worn off, as it drew little media attention and a dismissive tweet from the key Senate Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa: “Waste of time.”

It’s the third quarter, he’s down by a point, and he’s got his best player on the bench – what really is going to be important is the fall,” said James Carville, the veteran Democratic observer.

“If he gets what’s perceived to be some kind of a major health care thing, gets the climate bill through, if the economy recovers, then we’ll all say he had a hell of a summer. Conversely, if the thing falls apart, we’ll say that by July the 19th we could tell the thing was going bad.”

I'm sticking with my man Obama to pull through this. The most encouraging section of the article for me:

White House Deputy Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer dismissed the suggestion that Obama should be expected to succeed effortlessly – or that he’s on a path toward failure on any of these varied fronts.

“Obama and his team have been down this road dozens of times and been declared dead many times and always succeeded,” he said. “No one gets rich betting against Barack Obama.”

game time Obama, game time! P.L.P

via - yahoo news

World of Warcraft is a hell of a drug...

2009-07-17T15:20:00.000-07:00

World of Warcraft 'more addictive than cocaine'

The popular computer game World of Warcraft has been described as "more addictive than cocaine" after it sent a teenager into convulsions after he played non-stop for 24 hours.

'World of Warcraft has been called the 'crack cocaine of the computer gaming world'

The game has been called "the most dangerous game on the market" by addiction therapists, after a 15-year-old Swedish boy collapsed and went into convulsions earlier this month.

His family rushed him into hospital where doctors diagnosed an epileptic-type seizure brought on by sleep deprivation, lack of food, and too long a stretch of concentrated game playing.

Sven Rollenhagen, the author of the report from Sweden's Youth Care Foundation, said: "There is not a single case of game addiction that we have worked with in which World of Warcraft has not played a part.

"It is the crack cocaine of the computer gaming world. Some people are literally unable to drag themselves away and will play it till they drop."

The Swedish National Institute of Public Health has backed the report, adding: "Computer game addiction is becoming more widespread in Sweden and across the world.

"There is no known medical diagnosis of conditions brought on by excessive game-playing, but it is clear they have a very powerful addictive hold over many people who use them."

The boy has made a full recovery, but his father has now launched a campaign to warn other parents of the dangers of marathon game sessions.

The game's American makers Blizzard Entertainment have said 11 million people worldwide play World of Warcraft - making the world's most successful so-called "MMORPG", or massively multi-player online role-playing game.

Psychiatrist Dr Richard Graham of London's Tavistock Centre said: "Some of my clients will discuss playing games for 14, 16 hours a day at times, without breaks and without attending to their physical needs.

"For those, the consequences are potentially severe.

"Such prolonged gaming can produce a sort of socially withdrawn figure who may be connecting with people in the game, but is largely dropping out of education and other social opportunities."

via - telegraph.co.uk

Balance for what you can't have

2009-07-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

You ever know you just want something.
Whatever form this thing may be, you feel that undoubted certainty of its place in your life.
At any other point in my life not having what I want would drive me crazy.
It would lead to over analyzing, drawing questions of my inadequacy,
and a need to over compensate in other areas of my life.
But this new want, has lead me into dope awakening and realization.
This new found balance in life, it gives me the equilibrium to live in the grey,
handling highs and lows and blending them into a singular existence, all within
the same composition of life's splendid progression.
I've been lost in transitions and uncertainty for the past couple years
at times i felt like an abandoned buoy, floating in hopes of finding a beacon.
But that glimmer in the distance, has finally arrived,
and it's shedding light and insight on new concepts I would never had been able to grasp
had life not taken its course.
I'm thankful, and here I am, faced with that which I want but can't have,
but I've got confidence in that it needs seasoning before it's ready for me, and I need
to continue to gain more balance and aspects to my person, but I'll be seeing you in the future,
I've got all the time in the world.

fresh reflective music, ...fo sho...

liking pain?

2009-07-14T23:19:00.000-07:00

I don't consider myself as someone who likes to fight, someone whose looking to lean back with my hand in my pants and do a rock away. For sure I consider myself to be the exact opposite, but a funny thing's happened since i joined the gym last week.

It started last night, when I got off work and got ready to go to boxing. I got to the gym but the parking lot was full and I didn't want the trouble of parking down the block, and plus kunal and ashwin were gonna play ball so i rationalized not going to the gym and headed home, but before I got to the light i mentally bitchslapped myself, ha, and was like what the hell, get your ass back there, so i busted a highly illegal U and headed into to the gym.

Turns out I was late for the boxing class, so I talked to the owner Brian, and he was like just take the Muay Thai class. I thought it was gonna be an intro class, nice and easy but not the work out like boxing, I was wrong.

The warmup was a thousand situps, and Jason the instructor gave us his disclaimer that Muay Thai was not a gentle sport, its rough, and its raw, and that some nights we would go home banged up for sure. At that point I was like damn, I'm in over my head, but then he touched on stuff that hit me later. He spoke about the respect factor on the mat, he spoke about how the folks in the class are a family, and that he didn't teach Muay Thai to make money, but to help people get better. He said that when we spar and we hurt someone we didn't finish them off, yet you encourage them finish.

But after that we went through one of the most grueling workouts, and my partner Mitchell, a cool cat, but freaking kicked like he had bricks in his feet. During one of the drills he completely shut my leg down it went a bit numb and I was wincing everytime he kicked me. After that we went into the clench drills that brought me back to wrestling days, and just the complete exhaustion you feel when your battling someone with everything you've got and it's a stalemate. I weighed myself after and I lost 3 pounds, and I was dripping, and my whole body was hurting.

What's crazy though was the sense of accomplishment I felt with getting through the workout. I thought about it later, and I think I came to the realization that, even though I'm not a fan of pain and fighting in general, the mental toughness and focus you need to be in there, is something I got from the whole situation with Dad, and the fact that you've dealt with things in your life you never could have prepared for, life rocks you in the gut, and it's not like you've dealt with it before, but you get through it, and you become all the better for it. When you go through the worst pain you've ever felt, and you come out of it, everything else seems so very tangible and possible. I'm just thankful for that, and even more so for the fact that I feel like I'm reaching this point where my mental peace is coming into accord with my physical.

Jason also said something that I've been marinating on and wanna improve upon. He was referring to a quote about over thinking

He said to think but not to overthink.
Overthinking leads to doubt
and doubt leads to hesitation
and hesitation leads to inactivity.

It's a lesson that I can use both mentally and physically.

!The Colourist!

2009-07-13T16:08:00.000-07:00

Check out The Colourist, my roadtrip Mother Maya, who filmed my trip to NZ last summer, who is not only now the director of the Roadtrip Nation TV series, but also is the freaking shiznit drummer of a band and even gets down on vocals, she's got an soothing melodic voice that could definitely put small children at ease and into a deep slumber!

They played last night at Cinespace, and I literally saw Maya become a hero for a bunch of the teenage girls in the audience, but also for me as well! Kunee brought it to my attention that Thomas Bangalter once played there, so in theory Maya has now played at a venue along the Hollywoood Walk of Fame, and played in the same venue as Daft Punk! Crazy son, Crazy! But check it out, The Colourist is legit, their guitarists have some sick riffs, and cool cool vibe when they're connecting with the crowd, and Maya is one of the most humble, yet most talented cats you'll meet around.

Here's footage from a performance they did last month at Detroit bar. Enjoy! P.L.P

quick free write - moon

2009-07-10T12:14:00.001-07:00

free writing to the Moon,
day turns to dusk but still we consume
constant cycles vital to the cog
essential as the flow accentuates blog
not a drop of the knowledge,
just collectivist conscience
of what we know to be honest
refuse to exist as repetitive
refuse to view life as expletives
the transformation of self stays relative
so i refuse to use their rubric to measure it

-Starting today at the boxing gym. check it out, Brian Hood's American Gym . I checked it out yesterday, and since boxing a little with Errol has really gotten me in a lot better shape than playing ball and jogging, I joined. I sat in on their sparring sessions and some people just training hard, and it got me hella pumped to start! Looking forward to it, and gotta reach the goal, I told Kenny I'd be in the 150's by the time he leaves for Japan in August.

-Oh man, we're about to have a little viewing party here at Roadtrip, for our series' first episode, I'm pretty nervous, but def excited, and I know it's gonna be surreal seeing Dad on the screen and hearing him talk, and then just reliving that whole ridonkulous travelling and learning experience that's changed me and set me on a certain path for the rest of my life!

!Little People!

2009-07-09T15:13:00.000-07:00

check out this track from Little People, "Moon". This is def one of the vibes that I feel as far as writing and what spurs my thoughts and gets me going reflectively and creates an intact stream of consciousness for me. If anyone out there knows of any other artists or any music with this type of sound I'd love for you to pass on a recommendation to me! Enjoy! P.L.P

Love Life

2009-07-07T23:47:00.000-07:00

"Lovelife"

Individually wrapped, placed in neat little rows
Becoming A piece, of everything that grows
Some numbers, A name, to indicate you played the game
Came empty handed and left the same
A soul is A soul and A shell is A shell
The border in between is full of everything you felt
Some cling to A cross because they're tired and lost
They leave it up to the weather to measure the cost
And everytime I look within I recognize the darkness
Familiar to the image of the artist
Staring at the bathroom mirror in A strangers apartment
Can't remember her name, don't remember how I got here
But here I am, thinking about death again
Humbles out the stress, helps the breath get in
I need to check my friends as well as my next of kin
To let them know I love them all to the end
And when the soul begins to reap, I think she'll know me from the sleep
I keep caught in the corner of my bloodshot eyes
And if she has the nerve, to let me dump a couple last words
I'm gonna turn to the earth and scream "Love your life!"
Love your life, quite cliche but I guess thats me
A ball of pop culture with some arms and feet
As discrete as I've tried to keep the drama and cancer
It's no secret I hunger for someone to feed the answers
I never expected a bowl of cherries
I'm just a virgo trying to find my own version of the virgin mary
And when I let them carry me to a cemetary
I wanna be buried with a pocket full of clarity

[Chorus]
Now, how many times must you prove you're an angel
How many more demons do you have to strangle
How much longer must you remain in this dream
Before I finally figure out if you're insane or a genius

How many times must you prove you're an angel
How many more demons do you have to strangle
How much longer must you remain in this dream
Before I finally figure out if you're insane or a genius

Let no tears to fall from none of y'all
Just remember it all, the beauty as well as the flaws
L-O-V-E L-I-F-E
Here lies Sean, finally free
And as I look across the sea I smile at the sun
While it feeds the weeds the nutrition they need
The people still breathe, the city still bleeds
I'm going to love it to death and keep planting my seeds
I'm going to love it to death and keep an eye on the seeds
I'll be in love till im dead, I keep reaching the seeds
I'll give all I got left just to teach you to read
Love life to the death and keep planting my seeds
And when the soul begins to reap, I think she'll know me from the sleep
I keep caught in the corner of my bloodshot eyes
And if she has the nerve, to let me dump a couple last words
I'm gonna turn to the earth and scream (Love your life)

Sayin Prayers for Tito Jack

2009-07-06T21:55:00.000-07:00

I think the biggest lesson I've learned in the past 2 years, is just how precious life is, and the utmost importance of making the most of it, making it count, and using your life as a vehicle of change or some sort of positive resonance on the world before you pass.

Going home this weekend we visited Tito Jack in the hospital as he had surgery at Stanford for his cancer at the base of nasal cavity and head. We visited him Friday night, and hung out with the family at the hospital, and it was so reminiscent of the times we spent when Dad was in the hospital fighting.

In these times I see the most amazing resilience and the strength of my family's collective spirit, as they all spend their time in the hospital comforting each other and focusing on the positive and focusing on keeping everyone's spirits as high as possible.

Today, the doctors were supposed to go back and do another surgery on Tito Jack, but they couldn't do anything, as the cancer's spread aggressively to his lymph nodes as well. I just spoke with Mom and she as well kept wanting me to see how precious life was, and how important it is to make the most of it, lesson taken. P.L.P

Actor Kal Penn starts work as White House liaison

2009-07-06T17:53:00.000-07:00

Who said stoners aren't productive?

WASHINGTON – Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities.

The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting President Barack Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups.

Penn had a recurring role on Fox's TV show "House" and starred in several films including "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and its sequel, "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"

Penn, who backed Obama during the campaign, said the new job has nothing to do with his life as an actor.

"I expect to be treated just like any other staff member," he told reporters on a conference call.

He is even applying this quest for a fresh start to his identity, saying he will use his given name, Kalpen Modi, instead of his acting moniker while working for the Obama administration.

Penn described the public liaison office as the "front door to the White House." He said his job would be engaging with constituent communities and making sure they feel that they have a seat at the table.

Asked about the differences between the new job and his work in Hollywood, Penn joked that he now wears a suit.

When pressed about preparing for his first day on the job Monday morning, he said, "I brushed my teeth; I did floss, used mouthwash ... took the bus to work, same thing that everybody does."

via - Yahoo

some old writings.

2009-07-05T02:09:00.000-07:00

i was clearing out my old comp here at home for mom to use and I found some old writings that I wrote before i started my blog, really interesting to me now to see my mindset then and to track where i am with it now.

February 6, 2008 1:33 AM

I guess i am a idealistic dreamer, maybe hopeless at that. I see the world as a huge ball of clay, just waiting for someone to be the next to step up and be the one help mold a section into the vision of positivity and change that they might see fit. But what happens when you deep down know you posess those qualities but you feel that you are the one thing that doesnt fit? A lot of second guessing, a lot of discounting your own true feelings, an envy of others that rides the line of admiration and motivation, and the possible incompetence of yourself. But if anything it gives you if you a will a curve on which you work, seeing the heights of which one truly can attain, but also show you the fruits of complacency as you sit in your chair aimlessley surfing the internet filling your time with just enough you tube and facebook in that small block of time to keep you from being productive. Its harmless in the moment, but after thinking about it further, its basically the concept of a penny saved is a penny earned, but of course in this instance it works in the reverse. If i could recall each moment that i felt i had just one quality idea, line, or scene, yet i failed to write it down or record it out of simple ineptness and procrastination, i feel like i might already have enough material for that script that always seems to be a plan, but always fails to materialize.......

if im gonna make a difference, i want it to resound, i want it to crack previous thoughts of ignorance, i want it to make it impossible to feel indifferent on certain issues, I want to stand in front of a congregation and speak from the heart and i wanna know that whatever i say will inspire others and that i could speak with a freedom, of freedom of implied recklessness, but knowing that the heart and soul ive been able galvanize somewhat would never allow me to inspire negativity, or move others to act in a way benefitting self first. I want to pick up a fellow person and know that we stand on the same ground and even in some regard i stand below them hoping to be a passageway to restoring faith in common man and the belief that people are born good, and have the capability to recognize kindness in any circumstance and can make a concerted effort to perpetuate those gracious acts....

All nighter before my flight

2009-07-03T02:26:00.000-07:00

Had a dope farewell night for Omaro, after getting booted from the last flight home, so I guess I'm just gonna pull the all nighter, sit and reflect til my flight at 6:45. I wanted to get home tonight since Ate was gonna be in Brazil, and Kuya is heading off for the weekend so I could keep mom company, and get a chance to see Tito Jack(Dad's Bro). He's also been battling cancer and was in surgery for over 14 hours tonight, and unfortunately it has spread, but I know Tito Jack will fight on with that charismatic personality of his and carry on in his jovial manner that'll inspire us all.

It blows my mind when i think about the events occurring around us in our world, from Iran to North Korea, to the deaths of the popular figures in society.

It brought me to contemplation, of is it that time in my life where I'm getting older and that life isn't this postive experience as much as I try to make it for myself, and is actually a difficult experience where suffering is in abundance? In college I definitely saw the world as more black and white as far as a great place filled with opportunity.

I guess as you grow older and you run into your own struggles, and deal with the changes in life that come with passing time, you reach a fork in the road to make a decision about the way you view life, and how you choose to deal with what occurs in it. I think I'm at that point.

While I have grown and I don't see life as much anymore as this black and white portrait, and I don't see it as this constant rising high, I see the peaks, I see the valleys, and I see the gray area. I see the suffering, I see the pain, even more so I feel it myself.

But what also has grown I guess, is the capacity to understand contentment in life. That life and our outlook upon shouldn't be dictated by the highs and lows of constant and ever changing temporary things. I wanna live in that gray area, where the joys and the sorrows, the melancholy and the glorious are all embedded into the experience of life, where loss shows you truly what you have, where gains symbolize just how blessed one is. I'm learning to place stock in the permanent and defining aspects of my life. The work I wish to do, The values I believe in, and my application of those to the world to hopefully leave it better than when i came into it. So I'm facing it, life isn't the 100% pleasant ride, but it is a profound experience that if we continue to accept and learn from every step of the way, can lead us to something much more powerful than exciting moments, and life highs, but to a sense of fulfillment and purpose for our lives. Sorry if it sound like im rambling, but everything going in my life has got me in this constant state of analyzing, and I just needed to decompress it in some sort of way, good night.
Peace.Love.Positivity.

Soak it in

2009-07-02T14:09:00.000-07:00

So much swirling around
infinite whizzing.
As wishful conjecture,
overtures in harmony
if bliss lies within the ignorance
calculated progressions
find answers in omnipotence.
elementary steps
one foot in front of another
rhythmic resonance
to a groove filled tempo
discovering inner sanctum
fortified to let go
petty pension to a pence
im building to the crescendo.

Visit the 7 Wonders of the World

2009-06-30T16:35:00.000-07:00

Full Views Of The 7 Wonders!

get 360 degree panorama views of the 7 wonders of the world!

The Colosseum
The Great Wall
Petra
Taj Mahal
Machu Picchu
Christ Redeemer
Chichen Itza