Category: Just dabbling

Road Trip Pics are up

Check them out under Photos.

Again, I apologize for the inconvenience of registering.
It just gives me the security of knowing who looks at our pictures,
and who makes fun of me.
Not that I can do anything about it,
but at least when they laugh at me,
I have the power to “delete user.”

Ah, who am I kidding.
There are only 4 people registered to view them.
And that includes 2 accounts from me.
Shheessshh.

Anyways,
With regards to the trip,
I would like to say thanks to the following people.

To Tracy’s folks in Kansas:
Thanks for the magnificent food you have given us.
Thanks for all of Tyler’s gifts and toys.
Thanks for bringing us to the lake.
Thanks for letting me drive the boat. (I think it’s more of a yacht.)
Thanks for taking me bike riding.
Thanks for taking me to that huge movie theater.
Thanks for taking us to the Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper.
(Which introduced me to a whole new world.)
Thank you so much.
We had a really great time.

Thanks to Devona and her family in Wisconsin,
for one memorable 4th of July celebration.
I do wish we get to spend more time together too.
Your kids are most precious.

Thanks to my Brother and his kids in Canada,
for reminding me how fun family is again.

Thanks to my Mom,
for the loads of food she has given us,
so we could feed an army for 3 years.

My thanks to my wife, Tracy,
for putting up with me
through the whole trip.

Thanks also to my son, Tyler,
for being a great traveler.
I am also sorry, you have gone through so much
at a very young age.

My apologies to
Abbie, Michelle, Irene and Edsel.
Whom I was supposed to meet in New York.

Like I said,
our vacation suddenly depended on other people’s time management.
Otherwise, we could have all met and had loads of fun.

Come to think of it, I would even have time to see
2 friends in Greely, Ontario,
1 friend in Windsor, Ontario,
1 friend from Chicago,
and probably, oh I don’t know,
5, 10 more from Ottawa.

All that could have happened,
if I just stuck to my guns, and learned how to say no.

Maybe someday.
Someday.

Someday when we take another road trip vacation in…
Oh, I don’t know.
10 – 20 years from now.

If it happens again

We were in Orlando yesterday
to see my Aunt and my Mom at DisneyWorld.
We were there very early.

Spent the whole day enjoying everything at the park.
It was our first time.

We left Orlando about one in the morning,
and drove back home.

And I guess, just from mere exhaustion from the day’s activities,
also from our recent 3 week road trip,
and not being able to sleep the night before,
because Tyler was miserably sick and kept everyone awake.

All these things added up,
made me very, very tired and drowsy at the wheel.
I swear I don’t remember driving almost 3 hours from Orlando to our house.

I just remember waking up a couple of times,
from the bumps on the road.

I don’t remember anything else.

Oh I remember taking our exit ramp.
That’s it.

Tracy and Tyler were asleep…
and apparently, so was I.

So,
I sincerely thank the Heavens above,
that me,
my wife
and my son,
are still enjoying each other’s company,
today.

And if ever this happens to me again.
I give you permission to kick my ass.

2 Days

Half Blood Prince

2 days!

A record time for me
to finish the 6th book.

I would have read it in one sitting,
but that would mean I have to neglect my Fatherly and
House-Husbandly duties.

Because you never know,
if the wife comes home to a messy house,
she might hex me with the “Avada Kedavra”.

Although, maybe I could practice the “Imperius” on her…
hmmm….

Oh well,
I guess I better change Tyler now.

“Accio Diaper!”

Back again

Just got back from the Road Trip.

I’ll post some pictures and tell you stories,
as soon as I get in synch with being at home again.

Now if you would excuse me,
I have to kiss the very floor I am standing on.

PS –
And just for giggles,
the mileage on the car as soon as we parked on the driveway,

5666 Miles.

I shit you not!

Jeopardy time!

Ty: I’ll take “Spin the wheel of Misery” Category Alex, for $400.

Trebek: Answer. 80 hours. Give or take.

Ty: What is the sum of total driving hours, I will be doing in the next 3 weeks.

Trebek: You are correct!

80 hours**
I must be freakin crazy!!
How did I ever get myself into this deal?

**Does not include the number of side trips,
“other” people “suddenly” thought of going.

Oh well, at least it’s exciting to see your family when you go visit them.

In other news.
One week has passed, and still no “Happy Father’s Day!” greetings
from some immediate relatives.

Makes you wonder where you stand in your family eh?

Why did I say this?
Because, I just realized that
I try so hard not to miss a birthday, a holiday,
an event or any other greetings that comes in a year.
But then again, that’s only me.

Did I mention it’s “exciting” to see your family?

I won’t be around so,
Happy Canada day!
Happy Phil-Am friendship day,
and Happy Independence Day.

I need a beer.

Eye Exam

The other day I went to get me some contact lenses right?
Well because, I hate wearing glasses,
and it doesn’t make me cute like Harry Potter.

Plus I am tired of giving people the finger,
pretending I was adjusting my glasses.

So anyway,
the lady that was doing the retina exam,
she asked me to put my face against this huge camera, right?

And then, she continued on informing me the rundown of the process.
They take a picture of my eyes,
to see if it’s healthy or if there’s any point of concern.

“Fine.” I said.

Then she asked me to open my eyes as wide as I can.

And I did.

Then she insisted for me to open them wider.

I tried.

“Wider!” She said.

I struggled to have them as wide open as I can.
I was almost in tears,
forcing my eyebrows to pull my eyelids as high as they can.

Then I realized.

I am Asian.
I can’t open my eyes as wide as everybody else!

Then I started thinking about that lady, doing the retina exam,
forcing me to open my eyes wider.

I hope you choke you freakin’ racist!!!

Oh well,
here are some cool links so we can forget what I just wrote.

Sometimes I don’t have any clue what I write here,
and it feels like my head is gonna explode as soon as I have any idea
of what I was talking about.

Shheeesshh!!!

Finally, you can have hours of fun —> Bubble Wrap
Games for the Brain —> Anagramania
Put this on my wish list! —> jamminjohns.com
More games for the Brain —> Mars Money
Get your Japanese Name —> japanese name translation

The Photos are up.

Finally!

Actually, I am not quite done yet,
but at least it’s up.

Unfortunately, I have to set it so that it requires a
username and password to view them.

Why?
Well, 3 things.

First,
I don’t really have any permission from anyone in this gallery
to show their pictures.

Second,
There has been a number of child abductions here in Florida.
And I just don’t feel comfortable showing Tyler’s pictures publicly anymore.
(Sometimes you just have to do everything to protect your children.)

And Third,
After the anal probing from my abduction occurrence,
the Aliens have given me delusional extreme paranoia.
(Well, I think that’s what the voices tell me.)

So, register and check it out.

It’s nothing personal, it’s just…scary.

Done

Well, the whole site transition is complete.
And it seems that everything is functional.

This site is currently residing on a new webhost.
The DNS propagation went faster than I expected,
so everything is cool.

The only thing I hate about all of this,
is that everytime I renew my domain, or change hosts,
the spam I get multiplies by the dozen.

Plus, I keep getting these “Delivery Failures Notices”
that says I was sending all these Emails to people I don’t even know.
Which I surely didn’t.

So, if you got an email claiming it was from this domain,
offering you money, free credit,
a mortgage, car loans,
Free porn, free viagara,
or any augmentation of your privates,
or any other offers that promises instant satisfaction,
be assured that it’s not from me.

Do I look like a guy who has all of these?
Okay maybe I receive some emails of
porn, norp, pron, purn,
….uuuhhh… “unmentionables” from some of my friends.
But that’s just because we are all sick.
And we need help.

Enough of that.
Here are some cool links.

Forget all the other links here. Click this.
You’ll thank me later. —-> allaboutbeer
Am I the only one addicted
to this google feature? —-> maps.google.com
100 top voices in movies —-> filmcritic
100 top movies of all time —-> time.com/completelist
Is it wrong for me to root for Darth? —-> StarWars Hell

Okay, that’s it for now.
I am going to read that first link.

Adios!

The Troll never sleeps.

We just had a series of bad luck lately.

I swear,
This troll of mine sucks the very joy out of me,
like a freakin’ Dementor.

I have been very happy lately,
so I guess this freakin’ troll feeds on every enjoyment I savour.

I hate it most when this troll attacks the people I love.
It’s the best way to fuel my anger.

Someday, I will face this troll,
and I will rip it’s very essence out.
I will eat it’s very heart,
Spit it out,
and stomp on it like it’s freakin’ dirt.

And then just to piss him off,
I will do it all over again.

/me gives the troll the finger

I don’t know why

For our anniversary,
we went to Sea World Orlando to celebrate.
Well, plus, Tracy hasn’t seen a whale before.
(Not including that 300 pound woman we saw at the mall.)

So anyway.
During the drive home,
I did some thinking.

Even though we were only married for a year,
Tracy and I have been together a long time.

And I was just thinking about all the defining moments
where I truly realize how much I love this woman.

Well, besides giving birth to our son.
And even though she doesn’t believe it,
I think she is magnificently beautiful.

But here are some moments I remember,
where I truly realized that she is
the woman for me.

Moment #1

She would call from work and say:

“Honey, don’t worry about dinner.
I’ll cook when I get home.”

(Isn’t that great? Either that or I cook horribly.)

Moment #2

While walking around SeaWorld,
Tracy carefully whispers to me:

“Oh my! Look at that girl with the big knockers!”
or,
“Check out this girl in front of me, you can see through her thong.”

(This can’t be real, but it’s true!)

Moment #3

Tyrone: Hey honey what movie are you watching?
Tracy: It’s some love story. Come and watch it with me.

Tyrone: Nah, that’s okay. I’ll just be on my computer.
Tracy: You’ll like it. They just showed the girl’s boobies.

Tyrone: Scoot over, and give me some room.

(Money well spent on that HDTV eh?)

As I end this post,
I remember one last thing that truly made everything clear.

When she said,

“It’ll be exciting when we have another baby.”

The woman puts up with me.
I don’t know why, but it’s great.