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HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Growing up in the Philippines, where Catholicism is the dominant religion,
it was always assumed that everyone practices the same faith.
I have met some Muslims, Born again, Protestants and other religious sects,
but Christianity there is still the majority.

Only here in Canada where I got to recognize other beliefs and practices.
I have met people who say they believe in a higher power, but not God.
I have met Atheists, who does not believe in anything.
I met people who solely trust in fate.
And people who just wants the one religion with the most holidays.
(I call them government employees)

Anyways, as much as I am curious about them,
they are also curious about me being a Christian and the practices that we do.

I totally believe that everyone should have the right to practice their faith.
Whatever it may be.

But the only thing I despise is when they force their religion down your throat,
accusing you of wrong beliefs and tell you that they are the chosen ones.

I remember one time, I had this conversation with a friend,
who practices a religion that was founded by a Filipino,
who they think is the messenger of God and therefore his Prophet.

This guy basically told me that "They" are the only chosen ones to go to heaven.
So, I said,
"Hmmmmm.. really?"
Well. Considering that,
I pity the Lord up on high, because if you guys are the only chosen ones to be with him,
Heaven would only be filled by Filipinos.
He would go insane in a matter of minutes.
Imagine all the gossips he had to hear?
He would freak out and leave you guys alone."

HAhahaha!! Oh well,
Let's just say that my friend did not appreciate that and just told me to go to hell.
So I did.

I went to Canada. (Just kidding!)

Well, this update is going nowhere,
so I just want to say,
Happy Easter to everybody.

And may the word of God be known.
How wonderful it is to be living with the "Living God".
My own Lord Saviour, sacrificed himself, for me.
To prove that evil will have nothing over me.
Amen!

Now all those who want to believe in Him say HELL YEAH!!!!

Just Kidding! (did I just hear the thunder?)

Today was our first Doctor's appointment.

For those of my friends who really know me,
they know how I feel about Doctors and Hospitals.
I have never met a Doctor who really listens to a patient since I was freakin' 8 years old.

I say this because,
my Doctor when I was 8, always give me candies whenever she sees me.
I don't care if she sees my "peepee", she is my sweet candy dealer.

Anyways.. as I was saying,
this Doctor we saw was very nice.
Very accommodating, intelligent and very informative. (as Tracy said)

Not an 80 year old FruitLoop who can't tell his ass from a hemorrhoid.
Like the first one that we saw.

Let me tell you what this Jackass did.
You know how hard it is to find a Doctor here in Ottawa,
so we went to this very crowded walk in Clinic (as they all are),
just to get a referral.

But the clinic was to close in an hour.
Then this Dr. Fullashit came out and said:

"You people might as well go to the Emergency because I will be busy for the next hour."

Now isn't that convenient?
I can't believe we were in the presence of greatness.
And did he just say "You people?"

Tracy and I were angrier than a voted-off castaway on Survivor.
I just do not understand why these people think they own the world.
We all put on our pants the same way.
I also bet their flatulence has a more powerful scent than mine.

But our new Doctor is different.
She was also very understanding when she asked if we had any further questions.
So I pulled out a clean printed out Word document piece of paper full of questions.
Hey I wrote them down so that I will not forget.

Tracy thought it was cute. I thought it was embarrassing.
But Hey, I do not want to end up remembering those questions after and say,
"Dang it! I should have asked her that!!"

Another very cool thing happened as well.
We were able to hear our baby's heartbeat.
We did not even think it was even possible since Tracy was only 3 months.
It might be still a bit faint.

But our cool Doctor was able to find it,
and it just went "boom boom boom boom....."

The smile on my face was from ear to ear.
It all seems so real now. It hit me like a ton of brick.
There is a living thing inside Tracy's belly, and butterflies inside mine.

All I could think of was,
The Baby, Tracy, A Mortgage, Car payments, and a totally different lifestyle.

I am sooo excited and scared at the same time.
I just want to be a good Father. A cool Dad.
And a great friend to our kid.

THE OTTAWA CAR SHOW

Come Friday, I am always being asked,
"Any exciting plans this weekend?"

And I always say,
"Abso-freakin'-lutely nothing!".
I just want the week to be over, just relax, sleep in and just be lazy.

But I totally forgot!
This weekend, my brother and I went to the OTTAWA CAR SHOW.

An annual tradition the two of us have.
You know, it's one of those "Brother Bonding - why weren't we born with rich parents kinda places to go thing-y".

And every year, we always do the same thing.
1.) Stare and gawk at the cars.
2.) Debate if we should play the lottery or rob a bank.
3.) Check out the chicks and make fun of the geeks they came with.
4.) Eat.

Another thing we also make fun of,
are the funny questions and comments of the other people around us.

Here are a couple of examples:

1.) Hey Dude! Check out this new "HUMMER".
The rear is ugly man. I don't like it.
- Yeah! Like you have the money to buy it if you like it, moron!

2.) Excuse me. What is the Safety Rating on this vehicle?
- Good question! Since nobody here in Ottawa knows how to freakin' drive!

3.) Can you please pop the hood? I just want to see the engine.
- Sure buddy! - (note to guys..if you want to show off
and pretend you know what you're looking at under the hood
to impress the ladies, make sure you can find the latch and lift the hood within 5 seconds.)
Any second longer, I can't help you anymore.

Funny isn't it?

One more thing I would like to add.

Guys, why do you bring your girls to a car show?
I mean come on?
I just don't see it as a place for a date.

Tracy and I would go there because we are actually planning on buying an "SUV" someday.
Plus she loves the trucks.

Anyways, you know what I mean?
We guys go there to check the cars out.
We check out the features, get in it and pretend it's ours.
You do not want your girlfriend, dressed beautifully, appropriate for a dinner date or somethin',
standing outside the car while you get in and you say,

"Oh my God ! This is perfect!! Take a picture of me!

Do I make a point girls?

Oh wait, on second thought.
Go ahead and bring your girls to the show.
My brother and I are not ready to scratch off number 3 on our annual tradition list.

Here are pictures of some of the cars at the show.
Have a nice day!

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CONGRATULATIONS to all CDI Graduates!
I do not care what anybody says, I have great faith in you guys.

The Grad Ceremony went very well.
I have never seen so much PRIDE in one place.
It was so great seeing everybody again.

The night started with our former Director as the "Master of Ceremonies".
He talked about how...Mmmm.... He said..uuuhhh...His speech was...
Okay I can't really remember.
But it was something about him looking for an inspiration for his speech,
and he went on the internet to get one. Something like that.

Then our guest speaker was Colin Trethewey from the TECH talk
on the Local News Cast "The New RO".

His speech was about the history of the I.T. Industry here in Ottawa.
It was basically summarized as
"It was like waking up with a hangover after a whole night of a wicked party."
And like any decent person waking up from a hangover...
you fix yourself up with leftover food and alcohol.
(Okay maybe that was just me.)

He said that "I.T." is on it's way back up. Slowly but Surely.

Then the Main Event.
The Graduates.
The distribution of that grand empty piece of paper with fancy ribbons around it.
Nevertheless. I could still see the smiles on their faces.
Especially Luc Seguin..
(wait.. that smile is already permanent on his face.)

Then my turn.
I was there to present the Against all odds award
to my very good friend Paul Proulx.
You really deserve it man. Don't you ever change.
(Email me if you want a copy of my speech.)

I had the best fanfare cheer from all of the students when I was doing my speech.
I could not even try to control my laughter.
Some may have been surprised of how much cheer I got from our students.
Some may be not. But here's what I want all of them to remember.

They are not just my students.
They are also my good friends.
I feel for them when they fail,
but I too celebrate their accomplishments.

And with all honesty,
I have been cheering for them throughout their whole stay.

Congratulations again. Graduates.

Keep in touch.

I just added a new link.
"FTP.DENOFMUSIC.COM".

I decided to put it up as a tool for me and my fellow tech-y friends.
Now whenever I need to download patches, updates, drivers or just any music that I have,
I just go here and get it.

No more of those endless "I need that file, but I can't remember where I got them" - searching struggles.
Contact me if you want a username and password.

I also am very proud of it because I figured out how to tweak and debug this script on my own.
I am not a programmer but I managed to fix it to what I want it to be.
So, as always, research is the key. I used my resources.
(Like what I always tell my students.)
Trial and error, patience and determination.
I know it's not easy, but I always have faith in them.

Speaking of my students.
Tomorrow is their graduation ceremony.
It would be an honor (again) to congratulate them.

Which reminds me, I need to practice my speech.

Tune in next time, where I get to tell you how it went.

Okay.. I can't keep it anymore!!

Tracy is 2 Months and 3 days Pregnant today!
Woohooooooooo!!!... My Boys can shoot!

Not everybody knows it yet, but I am sure they already do.
News travels as fast as my boys!...heheheee.

We have been trying since December last year,
then once January came,
let's just say that I was poking fun at her and she took me seriously.

I totally have a different view of everything in the world now.
We spend every weekend looking at baby stuff.
I am so excited like a dog with two tails!

Now I am not going to let anything ruin our joy.
We are trying to stay away from negative, miserable people.
I want this to be an enjoyable experience for us.
(Right after Tracy's morning and evening sickness.)

Thank you to all my friends and family who wished us the best and as excited as us.

And thanks Dad, for being proud of me too.

Check out a new song that I added in the "Chorus" link.
"You're still the one" from Shania Twain.

I guess inspiration just flows into me like crazy.

Frrrrrriiidddaaaaayyyyyy!!!

Oh man! I have waited for this day since Monday.
You could stick a fork at me because
I am sooo done like a medium well TBONE steak!!

As I was walking home,
I noticed my shoelace were untied.
(I don't blame them, they wanted to start their weekend too.)

My poor shoes, they are getting so worn out like a hooker's jaw.
I stopped to tie them, as this one notorious guy approached me.
Offering me if I would like buy a "Playstation 2" for a 100 bucks.

"No thanks, I got one." -I said proudly.
"Laptop, brand Spankin' new, Intel 1.1 Gig. Untracable."
"Nope."
"Digital Camera?"
"No thanks."
"X-BOX?"
"I'll take two!!" Can I get it on Monday?
"Can't bro'. They'll be gone by then.

I have never been so tempted to grab him with me and get $100 dollars from the money machine,
and get my XBOX tonight!

Oooohh I can only imagine the flawless 3D games,
the new action releases,
the amazing enjoyment I would get.
That would be very nice.

As he walks away, with frustration on both our faces....
I yelled and asked him one more thing.

"Hey bud!
You happen to sell some shoes?"