So I was reading the paper earlier this week.
And I was reading about this government employee who claims that
She got so stressed working for the government,
That she had to take some yoga classes to cope with
the frustration of having a job with the establishment.

So She claims it as a personal growth, and asked the government
to reimburse her for it..

To me that does not make sense.
And since it does not make sense, the government did grant her wish.

Of course.

It’s amazing how this got approved, and it just makes you think how much paperwork
gets through the process that shouldn’t have been approved.
How many more of these have already happened.

Well, at least it makes me glad that
I am providing for the enjoyment of one of our hard working Canadian government employees.

God bless them.

I can just see it, 10 years from now.
Tyler would be asking me to buy him a basket ball, and I would be telling him

“Sorry son, I have to save our money to be able to pay taxes.
You never know when one of them needs a day at the spa.”

Oh yes 2003 is here.

It has been quite a year for me.
2002 was indeed a year to remember.

Tracy’s pregnancy
Moving to a house,
Tyler being born.

A lot of happiness,
A lot of frustrations.

What can I say,
Never a dull moment in this household.

This also makes me reflect on what happened in 2002.
And what New Years resolution am I not going to follow again.

Hmmm. Let me see.

Let’s look at the world of economy in 2002,
I still don’t care about the stock market,
I have no business of my own,
It’s none of my business.
That settles that.

The world of entertainment in 2002.
I totally got addicted to the Lord of The rings.
I went back to reading books for pleasure.

Eminem made a movie that I still haven’t seen.
Nor any plans of seeing.

But what really shocked me in the world of entertainment
Is when Michael Jackson dangled his kid on a window
To show to his screaming fans.

Now as a parent, this really shocked me.
It hit me like a ton of bricks.
“Does Michael Jackson still has fans?”

The world of medicine in 2002,
I still hate Doctors.
No wait, Hate is a harsh word.
I LOATHE Doctors.
Just the pompous ones!
That settles that.

The world of Technology in 2002.
I still drool when I see new computers,
I am still mesmerized by DVD’s, Surround sound,
HDTV, Bits and bytes, Mega , Giga, DSL, ADSL,
TCP/IP, ASAP, BYOB”¦ ABCD?

All the best for the new year to everyone.

WARNING! WARNING!

May this be a warning to all game enthusiasts out there.
This WARCRAFT 3 – Reign of Chaos game is very, very addicting.
I spent the whole day yesterday and today playing this manipulative game.

Though my good friends, John Bertazzo and Matthieu Roy. (with two t’s),
will be so proud of me for squeezing in some game time during my holidays.

Check out the Warcraft 3 – Reign of Chaos web site here.

Now if you would excuse me,
I need to make haste and travel to the forgotten land of Northrend,
and seek out the evil Leader of the Cult of the Damned – Kel’Thuzad.

He is piiiiisssiiinngg me off!!

As you can see from this picture,
We went to see Santa.

He happens to be at the mall when we were there.
Thank God, we caught up with him, especially with his schedule and all.

Tyler did very good with him,
I mean, when we were done, Santa’s suit was still velvet red.
Not like my shirt, with permanent white spots on the shoulder.

Anyway,
I am so happy, knowing that Tyler will get to grow up knowing that
Santa will come and visit our house, and give him his gifts.

When I was a kid, I had a hard time trying to figure out
how in the world is he going to get into our house in the Philippines.
Houses don’t have chimneys there.

My mother said he comes in through the windows.
I said, “No way!”
The windows were locked.
And we have window bars all over them.

Then she said,
“Sometimes, He just magically appears in your bedroom,
and puts the gifts under your bed.”

Now I am officially freaked out.

Either Santa is a ghost, appearing out of nowhere.
One Christmas night he would just appear in my room
and scare the bejeezuz out of me.

Or he’s got some training from Burglary academy.
Being able to break in and enter without you knowing.

You don’t want to see a fat guy in a suit, trying to pry open your window.

Well now we live in North America,
For sure he has to make a stop and give us something.
Not only because we have a chimney,
but also when we were at the mall,
I gave him “The Look”.

The look that says,
“I still haven’t forgotten.”
“Christmas 1981”
“I am still waiting for my train set.”

Guess what opens on movie theaters today?
Oh yeah.

Lord of the Freakin’ Rings!!

I was hoping to finish the book before it came out,
but I never did.
Just got a little busy,
you know, having a baby and everything.

Now, our main problem is finding a babysitter,
so Tracy and I can go and see it.

No, wait! our real main problem is money.
It has been very tight since our family grew.
Priorities have changed dramatically.

Now we have “Family” money.

Before, Tracy and I have “Couple’s” money.

Which is cool, because you have two people making decisions,
Two people budgeting for both the present and the future.
And eventually, those decisions would lead to something good.

But Before “Couple’s” money,
I had “Single” money.

I got my money,
my single money.

You can do anything you want, with your “single” money.

Got all the DVD’s, Computer stuff, Electronic, Hi-fi,
Stereo Sound, Games, Tools, Accessories.

Oh yeah!

But then,

A week before Tyler was born,
I was looking at all my stuff.
My Dvd’s, My computers, My guitars,
My toys, My car.

and I said to myself..

I said “Self…”

That’s it….
That’s all you’re gonna have…

Because, the next thing you’re going to buy would be,

Baby toys, baby rattles, baby stuff, baby food
Baby entertainment,
Blues Clues, Sesame Street, Disney Movies,
Teletubbies, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too.
Hoo-hoo-hoo-hooo.

Well, anyway,
What was I saying??
Oh yeah.
Sorry I got side tracked there.

I guess this is just a roundabout way of saying…

I WANNA SEE LORD OF THE FREAKIN’ RINGS!

Oh well,
Back to reading the book

Isn’t it funny how when you were growing up,
You always found your Parent’s ways funny?
I mean, the way they do things.
The way they treated you.
The way they act.
And the solutions they have with just about every little problem around the house.

Then you always say,
When I become them, I would never do that.
Never. Ever.
I will do things differently.
I am a modern, sophisticated and refined person.

Then it happens.

You do one thing,
just that one thing.
That you realize, “OH MY GOD… I AM BECOMING THEM!”

Now let me prove my point.

Let’s start with Tracy.
We were at the mall not too long ago, with Tyler asleep in his stroller.
When Tracy realized that Tyler has some dirt smudged on his face.
Without skipping a beat.
Tracy reached for Tyler’s burp cloth, and wet it with her spit.
As she was wiping Tyler’s face, she looked at me,
Realizing what she had done.
As my mouth hung wide open, I think I heard the choir sang.
She knew, that moment had come.
She became her Mother.

Now, me.

Ever since we had Tyler,
I started to look at life at a different perspective.
Then I noticed each and every little thing that was wrong with the house.
“I need to get fire extinguishers.”
“Gotta get some more smoke alarms.”
“Insurance here, insurance there”.

I was as worried as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

and then…

I started running around the house, turning off lights.
Turned down the heat, trying to save money.
I told Tracy to just wear another sweater.
As I run outside to see the Meter,
Screaming… “Holy crap! This thing is spinning like a top!”
I gotta turn something off!!

I immediately became my Father.

Funny isn’t it?

Oh well,
As long as I don’t wear Plaid,
Or wrap our couch with plastic,
Or not having a nice morning glass of metamucil with our coffee.

I think we’ll be fine.

Now that Tyler is here..
I have helped Tracy around the house…
Entertained her Mom, while she was here…
Projects around the house has been done (Most of it)…
I have overhauled this website…
Fed the baby…
Changed his diaper..
Walked the dog…
I think that’s about it..

I am ready to start my Vacation.
I don’t get back to work ’til the 29th of October.

And today’s date is…..

What the …..????????
Where the…..?????????
How did….?????????

As you have seen,
this site has a new interface.

It’s not really “NEW” and not really “IMPROVED”.
Just “DIFFERENT”.
I just seem to have problems viewing it with IE6.

“Thanks Microsoft!”

Let me know if you like it or not.

Thanks to Guitar-art for the background images.

Also, it is not quite done yet,
so please bear with me.

Born: Oct. 14, 2002 (Thanksgiving Day – Canada)
Time: 3:56 pm EST
Weight: 8. 49 lbs.
Length: 20 1/4 inches
Very Healthy

What a way to celebrate Thanksgiving.
I was in the delivery room the whole time.

No, I did not pass out.
I even cut the cord.
I was happier than a dog with two tails.

A big “Thank you” to all our friends and families.
And to all the amazing Hospital staff.

This is the reason why we are put to this world.

Praise God!

Got the call from the hospital.
Today might be the day.
Hope to meet the baby soon.

Wish us luck!!!