tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75930186145670234612024-02-21T07:32:32.941-06:00xGTRDaily musings of a family man transplanted in the USA with his family.xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-79408712013134337652008-11-25T22:10:00.002-06:002008-11-25T22:11:05.966-06:00Whoa...where did the time go.....?WOW...didn't realize that my last posting here was in august....that's like ancient history already...:DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-43908205913539849352008-08-06T13:48:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:49:36.838-05:00Been busy...hadn't had time to post......even run...i have to get back running....xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-83005788782535782932008-07-21T00:12:00.004-05:002008-07-21T01:58:56.745-05:00Battle of the Bands @ PGNFHere's some vids of our band Evangelichtus from the Battle of the Bands that was held last saturday (July 19, 2008) we took home 2nd place.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v1tM0PcoNqk"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v1tM0PcoNqk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CG2zLgzwFG8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CG2zLgzwFG8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-58887839636585169272008-07-14T14:56:00.001-05:002008-07-14T15:06:40.189-05:00So it's almost a week since the family came back...wwwooooooossshhhhhh!!!!!...that's me being overwhelmed :DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-9226666199107458722008-07-01T09:24:00.002-05:002008-07-01T09:26:42.244-05:00One week and counting...Just one more week to go...the family leaves the Philippines July 8 and arrives in Houston July 9. This is going to be a busy week i need to clean up the house, the car, the yard, the garage....and everything else my wife asked me to do which i procrastinated. :DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-50514094705169165942008-06-28T02:45:00.001-05:002008-06-28T02:47:03.893-05:00NEw Betta again...I was with a friend and he was trying to buy some feeder fish for his arowana when i saw this little beauty....so i took him home.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_5al75PxrVc"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_5al75PxrVc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-12227044117384861132008-06-21T02:33:00.001-05:002008-06-21T02:33:35.184-05:00...and here's the Betta vid<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oI-hdkLiS_U"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oI-hdkLiS_U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-18315356099520939112008-06-21T02:14:00.004-05:002008-06-24T14:41:28.357-05:00Here's the Arowana vid.<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d_bnNsnaMiY"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d_bnNsnaMiY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br />Sorry it looks squished the camera records in widescreen 16:9 and apparently youtube only does 4:3 :(<br /><br />EDIT: Finally manage to make widescreen work. :)xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-23920701868740403222008-06-21T01:40:00.004-05:002008-06-21T01:45:17.772-05:00New pics of my fishiesMy new video cam just arrived and took some pics of the fishies...(i'll post vids later.)<br /><br />Here's my Silver Arowana...he's now 14"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44mWPjTxcbPqF4P0TydXBPQLLAkdXNYSYW_u9gXZiXMN6P9dE4ZuH177DdvR9q-Zv9-aXQi1Vqm60vGovRriQeL1HoMAriFrpPABBkJ5YtwIKbu7lq4oYJHKZ8vblDiSrGldIlM_KpOfD/s1600-h/PIC_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44mWPjTxcbPqF4P0TydXBPQLLAkdXNYSYW_u9gXZiXMN6P9dE4ZuH177DdvR9q-Zv9-aXQi1Vqm60vGovRriQeL1HoMAriFrpPABBkJ5YtwIKbu7lq4oYJHKZ8vblDiSrGldIlM_KpOfD/s400/PIC_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214221477647909810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFiGDv5g4nQLSJHmhPrcJYGdEPSddKxYc4poeh1n81jTLOSqQt-K09LDIUsCW57O5xd83oXrxbClZuhNe0ksbjgcZ_FrpBJ5-l_ahDbnyDHG6_MX2Bdh3dLqpPEeqKDAjcph1GkFHrwI9/s1600-h/PIC_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFiGDv5g4nQLSJHmhPrcJYGdEPSddKxYc4poeh1n81jTLOSqQt-K09LDIUsCW57O5xd83oXrxbClZuhNe0ksbjgcZ_FrpBJ5-l_ahDbnyDHG6_MX2Bdh3dLqpPEeqKDAjcph1GkFHrwI9/s400/PIC_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214221622533206962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghENcEyTNmzUMqlfyEXqY1gwn_luMulNYEldknAWe6BMtPe40JAqLVZvEcfNekSjrukMvMqBlPSQnR8FhEtswwSniTJ-m6a-n4eWeNtaGfDdDlfY6mDzlZS-ho8eyIiZGJQJ1WTWx0nNh5/s1600-h/PIC_0015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghENcEyTNmzUMqlfyEXqY1gwn_luMulNYEldknAWe6BMtPe40JAqLVZvEcfNekSjrukMvMqBlPSQnR8FhEtswwSniTJ-m6a-n4eWeNtaGfDdDlfY6mDzlZS-ho8eyIiZGJQJ1WTWx0nNh5/s400/PIC_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214221776511277330" border="0" /></a><br />and here's the new addition...my new Betta...just got him tonight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9zOBheqgqrU2AK2shD2PTsogFnmBmjTalHyFIwtO6W2Bi4UbZbVNODvbrrhCxjyAHJf69hyQK7hoXbctEvtcP3nis2KaV_XY5f5RKLlsatak86vMbKA4RFtIEJVMXWb9Nr9mYrS9jtQV/s1600-h/PIC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9zOBheqgqrU2AK2shD2PTsogFnmBmjTalHyFIwtO6W2Bi4UbZbVNODvbrrhCxjyAHJf69hyQK7hoXbctEvtcP3nis2KaV_XY5f5RKLlsatak86vMbKA4RFtIEJVMXWb9Nr9mYrS9jtQV/s400/PIC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214222003555257394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfUKIULJIW2FDOaMIpVygunJzYffLreRlNHhCI_-Hd4JeYBoRyOp5MbhDy4F3ypDUI6Lsm897AcBRCJnVLiVVZc47X4VgycI5-GNZ7RN1EPc_j1eqaMQwykuvjDSmOIWh3t-5ImNeTh3L/s1600-h/PIC_0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfUKIULJIW2FDOaMIpVygunJzYffLreRlNHhCI_-Hd4JeYBoRyOp5MbhDy4F3ypDUI6Lsm897AcBRCJnVLiVVZc47X4VgycI5-GNZ7RN1EPc_j1eqaMQwykuvjDSmOIWh3t-5ImNeTh3L/s400/PIC_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214222113327502610" border="0" /></a>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-70217806527649741402008-06-20T08:47:00.002-05:002008-06-20T08:50:57.829-05:00Biked to Work.Started biking to work again...15 miles one way...it's great for my fitness and it's great for my wallet...gas is $4 a gallon now here...to put it in perspective it was only $2.60 around April before Mari and the kids left for the Philippines...$25 used to be enough for week's commute...now...you need $50...and that's crazy...<br /><br />So when i bike, instead of thinking of the money i'm losing for paying gas...i'm thinking of the fat i'm losing for biking to work. :DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-75068069621711400972008-06-19T11:07:00.001-05:002008-06-19T11:09:20.992-05:00Well it's been two weeks...since i last updated...so here it is..same old same old....took out rice from my diet...still run....and i finally broke the 180 lb barrier... i now weight 178 lbs. :DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-70872366449793060792008-06-04T13:16:00.003-05:002008-06-04T13:18:51.451-05:00Pics of me running the Astros 5k...<div style="text-align: center;">here's my pics taken by the event photographers...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8-O_NbTaUxaaJuW4CyDbNG3v_h_8MXfCVE4XoEV2AhxY2Alj3v1kdDuzPO5owQ_kC2lBZboSNfudcIeV7bLH3SScvw_vrRbkIHqTpQwyrulQ4X6M4O0qQELxy9aO0Uzab7etWFdpuOBc/s1600-h/run1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8-O_NbTaUxaaJuW4CyDbNG3v_h_8MXfCVE4XoEV2AhxY2Alj3v1kdDuzPO5owQ_kC2lBZboSNfudcIeV7bLH3SScvw_vrRbkIHqTpQwyrulQ4X6M4O0qQELxy9aO0Uzab7etWFdpuOBc/s400/run1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208092322107796658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgi6W_OoJhXhgWtkxfhSYSU2bMQCaz7hZ0O7uTrpMkJwSrExYBwzec3G13HFsCPCNtEAnkVNAubXFYwfqNd6ce5s01feFRdVw6VHWZkMvAiSy5Qk3VR0Jkhp_yLlm5wsrvAI2Yj69Mo9h/s1600-h/run2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgi6W_OoJhXhgWtkxfhSYSU2bMQCaz7hZ0O7uTrpMkJwSrExYBwzec3G13HFsCPCNtEAnkVNAubXFYwfqNd6ce5s01feFRdVw6VHWZkMvAiSy5Qk3VR0Jkhp_yLlm5wsrvAI2Yj69Mo9h/s400/run2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208092323423809858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSyTT9Is0NLbQVgCOHS3XlCVF6mirHqB8MFzJ9IFpC8nD7lwqWqvm75V-zHupUb45HVL62mwVZsUa5ICMtkF_e3Oweei98RENhZZCqr-BogagPWFNyhwAbw1yIe3UmEpoxcuRfxYYbiMj/s1600-h/run3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSyTT9Is0NLbQVgCOHS3XlCVF6mirHqB8MFzJ9IFpC8nD7lwqWqvm75V-zHupUb45HVL62mwVZsUa5ICMtkF_e3Oweei98RENhZZCqr-BogagPWFNyhwAbw1yIe3UmEpoxcuRfxYYbiMj/s400/run3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208092320321390082" border="0" /></a>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-92169478942797118182008-06-02T14:48:00.005-05:002008-06-02T15:00:24.162-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">As promised pics of the the 5k race...</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpckauSmpmRML2Uj-Ib89HFSNU3aoUHeom4udpTJLgxs7cjDzS0cKgEiz1_9vdtAu9dVqr5E5Y6AnH8FR2Zb8dQPohRnzSt5MQQCJTLwvdiOA3JR7DbiwrVGnSvESrivs2TSalbtJOKQH/s1600-h/IMG00268.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpckauSmpmRML2Uj-Ib89HFSNU3aoUHeom4udpTJLgxs7cjDzS0cKgEiz1_9vdtAu9dVqr5E5Y6AnH8FR2Zb8dQPohRnzSt5MQQCJTLwvdiOA3JR7DbiwrVGnSvESrivs2TSalbtJOKQH/s400/IMG00268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373681436383634" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the start line...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV72GJZ6W8hdR2RlA89lBWF0Po1WvCddE0prZuahZanmLAsxnCVWhJN8O2EwjT97Ca5Rhj3uGQ_1ar8EHj9YS1a-mQwVDdpYuEQceq-fKDhn2DW4RlSKxzDLv4AFDTLDVM8Uhoqf6-mtW8/s1600-h/IMG00272.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV72GJZ6W8hdR2RlA89lBWF0Po1WvCddE0prZuahZanmLAsxnCVWhJN8O2EwjT97Ca5Rhj3uGQ_1ar8EHj9YS1a-mQwVDdpYuEQceq-fKDhn2DW4RlSKxzDLv4AFDTLDVM8Uhoqf6-mtW8/s400/IMG00272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207374016443832738" border="0" /></a>just before the gun went off...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG5pd_UHhEhqJHWQgCkIC8rqX955lRA4IVXXMZvu6zG0xtzlsVM9WZkljly9QlH8W-MuwYzHb7qRSX58am3YzOkz9iEcu-XzPypxHjsvrCgrK9XXxwjhgrNHA1c-5n1nvPv_Qd159V0Em/s1600-h/IMG00271.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG5pd_UHhEhqJHWQgCkIC8rqX955lRA4IVXXMZvu6zG0xtzlsVM9WZkljly9QlH8W-MuwYzHb7qRSX58am3YzOkz9iEcu-XzPypxHjsvrCgrK9XXxwjhgrNHA1c-5n1nvPv_Qd159V0Em/s400/IMG00271.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207374329976445362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">mmm okkkayyyy.... ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-9_2NgqeZitKmo7wRTlD2Qfs0dljeU0Ozga41iyjgDNUsRKU2hz6mx_WCrmXCImmjw1Dsi1layfahhVLgbckhQd4bD5jMCnnL-z1Ln1Odeyohh6zSAHxVIWrALSux-tnauZU-XCW3Cl_/s1600-h/IMG00273.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-9_2NgqeZitKmo7wRTlD2Qfs0dljeU0Ozga41iyjgDNUsRKU2hz6mx_WCrmXCImmjw1Dsi1layfahhVLgbckhQd4bD5jMCnnL-z1Ln1Odeyohh6zSAHxVIWrALSux-tnauZU-XCW3Cl_/s400/IMG00273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375201854806466" border="0" /></a>during the run...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO3ZzfCirCRFSAT56eA0cSdOwoEyfj4L2rwHFOZNOckNOE8a5BXg9-X7q1aDokdz3ULl21WDYdZcIeVRKq2QyDxOhCYmhcug-kKwLLEkJJzIN3RldVQxG7yvygDDKdzD-5vgzBeRbCbzo/s1600-h/IMG00275.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO3ZzfCirCRFSAT56eA0cSdOwoEyfj4L2rwHFOZNOckNOE8a5BXg9-X7q1aDokdz3ULl21WDYdZcIeVRKq2QyDxOhCYmhcug-kKwLLEkJJzIN3RldVQxG7yvygDDKdzD-5vgzBeRbCbzo/s400/IMG00275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375837509966290" border="0" /></a>after the run...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhk_HqNyZzhfAOw0Dhx_NUVulgN4b6cQshm3hCenHuWNlJANSt2d1BrHCCiKGqs7HUNPo8FJqA2hqM8mPUZKTU6ebA2ScSv2pUTAItGcBdx_pk1LtwOxukbNiA0EMxsTcXKg0RoFvu1Ae/s1600-h/IMG00278.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhk_HqNyZzhfAOw0Dhx_NUVulgN4b6cQshm3hCenHuWNlJANSt2d1BrHCCiKGqs7HUNPo8FJqA2hqM8mPUZKTU6ebA2ScSv2pUTAItGcBdx_pk1LtwOxukbNiA0EMxsTcXKg0RoFvu1Ae/s400/IMG00278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375850394868194" border="0" /></a>we eat ...nothing beats FREE food... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhlL9y_OPxRUU5vybF0-dlAFwYMKezaAmip9SLxK164bb7ERGpLf6S6X9DEjAqrwuXktKSJIVCQSPAmNo9piWqbSjtNlkfnzgl9HGGzqpFij7nbBS8bNeodHNOvYeeYMSIcFASoHmE01S/s1600-h/IMG00281.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhlL9y_OPxRUU5vybF0-dlAFwYMKezaAmip9SLxK164bb7ERGpLf6S6X9DEjAqrwuXktKSJIVCQSPAmNo9piWqbSjtNlkfnzgl9HGGzqpFij7nbBS8bNeodHNOvYeeYMSIcFASoHmE01S/s400/IMG00281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375858984802802" border="0" /></a>inside Minute Maid park..home of the Houston Astros.<br /><br />I'll post pics of me later when i get those shots of me running that those official photographers took...it was hard taking a picture of me running using my cellfone...trust me i tried.<br /><br /><br /></div>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-67232474054272029782008-05-29T15:13:00.003-05:002008-05-29T15:21:18.082-05:00ok..dead tired.ok...this past weekend was busy...real busy..good thing i took tuesday and wednesday off. I SLEPT the whole day...i couldn't even do anything else....i was so tired as in drained. 2 more days of work and it's the weekend again...i have a race on saturday morning...(will post pics when i get em)...then it's prolly going to be a hard weekend again.<br /><br />it's the end of May....and wow....JUNE! it's June already. Didn't the year just start? I feel like i haven't really accomplished anything this year..anyway...the family still has one more month in the philippines before they come back, tentatively July 8...earlier if i could have their flight changed without paying any penalties.<br /><br />ow well.xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-81069021898273582252008-05-19T17:01:00.002-05:002008-05-20T11:11:44.532-05:00Summer is officially here...this week it will be consistent 90 degree weather and next monday will be Memorial Day.<br /><br />I'm going to bake in the Houston sun when i go running... :(xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-30660941027128363442008-05-16T11:35:00.003-05:002008-05-16T11:38:02.615-05:00'Tis me!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://armpitwrestling.com/Images/BJ-Penn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://armpitwrestling.com/Images/BJ-Penn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />i didn't know i had another brother :D:D:D<br /><br />well actually it's BJ Penn and someone just pointed out that i looked like him....<br /><br />here's pic of me...\<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/DexGtr/DexGTR.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/DexGtr/DexGTR.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-3988381792091360852008-05-14T16:46:00.003-05:002008-05-14T16:50:52.371-05:00Starting tomorrow....I will be in a fight...against my Diet Coke addiction....i need to stop drinking this garbage......it's just so hard.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070815/070815_coke_vmed_11a.widec.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070815/070815_coke_vmed_11a.widec.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I've tried many times and fell off the wagon many times too....i actually understand what smokers and alcoholics feel...<br /><br />I'm going to be getting caffeine headaches for the next couple of days :(xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-54766971524408657992008-05-13T16:50:00.002-05:002008-05-13T16:54:09.065-05:00I'm running....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/images/fan_forum/im_race_200x143.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/images/fan_forum/im_race_200x143.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6th ANNUAL<br />RACE FOR THE PENNANT<br />SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008<br /><br />I will be running the 5k run...this should be fun...and i think some of my friends are joining me.<br /><br />Here's some info on it....<a href="http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/community/race.jsp">Click me!</a><br /><b><br /><br /><br /><br /></b>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-8860494059555344322008-05-13T11:19:00.002-05:002008-05-13T11:21:43.305-05:00Been a week...Nothing really much to say...cept that i have lost 12-15 lbs since i started running....now if could lose 20 lbs more before the wifey comes back home...it would be a pleasant surprise for her.<br /><br />I just feel really tired right now...i think the overtraining is taking a toll on me...i need to get more rest. Or i should just HTFU :DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-52229248676652827642008-05-05T14:58:00.001-05:002008-05-05T15:00:19.246-05:00Went to Hooters friday night....Me and a friend went there to watch the Rockets' game, on the way inside we saw this woman asking a hispanic lady to talk to some kids who were inside a locked car in the parking light....<br /><br />we didn't know what it was...until after 15 minutes when a lady on the P.A. announced....<br /><br />"to the owner of the Honda Accord in the parking lot....there are two kids in the backseat and the police are on their way...."<br /><br />right away this hispanic dude came running outside....the people inside Hooters were all booing the guy....<br /><br />the manager of the place was telling the guy "what's wrong with you?" why'd you leave your kids in there?"<br /><br />the police never came or maybe they didn't really call...either way after 30 minutes...we saw the guy pulling out of the parking lot.<br /><br /><br />what a moron.<br /><br />and the Rockets lost because they were morons also.xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-1045191657214892082008-05-02T00:04:00.005-05:002008-05-02T00:12:10.127-05:00Here's the FISHies.OK let me show you my companions at home right now...<br /><br />i got a Silver Arowana in there he's about a feet long now...4 Blood parrots and a 6" pleco.<br /><br />Currently they're in a 55g aquarium which in a few months needs to be upgrade to something bigger to accomodate my growing arowana.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXmzBsM8F60z7Cfeadrz0kraKXAIg-Vnhc6tC4lGiFqg6ypmztO1ylf0OCH3IsHqDtO0dt6Y6mb0-9m25G6nMcH0IT7oozLbSk7VwgbwCmzjWsaKU7et8DNc5rE6PA_OcugqqcBW7m2gD/s1600-h/IMG00210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXmzBsM8F60z7Cfeadrz0kraKXAIg-Vnhc6tC4lGiFqg6ypmztO1ylf0OCH3IsHqDtO0dt6Y6mb0-9m25G6nMcH0IT7oozLbSk7VwgbwCmzjWsaKU7et8DNc5rE6PA_OcugqqcBW7m2gD/s400/IMG00210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195642651708856930" border="0" /></a><br /></div>he likes to stay there after he eats....i guess....to watch some TV since he's full and don't want to swim...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfj5divBdkb4kq2kDUcPX2u37GJCK6yVBTgukO5ek3dTz4_xSK649pLrYlXEC_QkUmNQA9q3bC6zwVvcagwlySpt3ZaUFekFgE1NldFnEceAKg7bpKfGDA-mg3PaDiScv0hFd0nufuawt/s1600-h/IMG00211.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfj5divBdkb4kq2kDUcPX2u37GJCK6yVBTgukO5ek3dTz4_xSK649pLrYlXEC_QkUmNQA9q3bC6zwVvcagwlySpt3ZaUFekFgE1NldFnEceAKg7bpKfGDA-mg3PaDiScv0hFd0nufuawt/s400/IMG00211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195643029665978994" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">here's a close up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfUUpaxkugxh2ZDTx4KbNyavjn7vjBqzfQUIL191kAWCyuyIcGiT1N3rlOwL8uNzxxVkns1bzFyjIiYwgBkCCRbQ_Uz9vzG8DZfoEqcy0yIDGZ5Iu5tML_kCeL_Val4BZtR8p4PpEluEc/s1600-h/IMG00237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfUUpaxkugxh2ZDTx4KbNyavjn7vjBqzfQUIL191kAWCyuyIcGiT1N3rlOwL8uNzxxVkns1bzFyjIiYwgBkCCRbQ_Uz9vzG8DZfoEqcy0yIDGZ5Iu5tML_kCeL_Val4BZtR8p4PpEluEc/s400/IMG00237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195643416213035650" border="0" /></a>and the 4 blood parrots..the 2 small ones are at the bottom the two big scaredy cats always hang around the filter when there's people around.<br /><br /><br /></div>xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-32489362195853208632008-04-29T23:41:00.002-05:002008-04-29T23:55:14.652-05:00Being Alone.Let me tell you one thing about being alone in your house...it's fun and not fun at the same time. I mean no wife telling you to clean up and kids bothering you when you're watching the final laps of the F1 race...dishes could be piled up high, clothes need not be in the laundry hamper...but then, after all that, it hits you.....you are damn alone. and yes...<br /><br />it's not also fun...i miss the noise...the voice of my wife telling me to pick up the socks that i just left dangling on the chair...the sounds of my daughters talking to each other...from the second floor bedroom which you could hear all the way downstairs...<br /><br />the warm body that sleeps next to you in your bed...i have a king sized bed where i used to occupy about 1/4 because the wife would take up 3/4 of the whole thing....but now...it's so vast and open it's like sleeping in the middle of the sahara...very cold at night.<br /><br />i have no one to fight with over the TV i actually run out of shows to watch and that includes shows that recorded to the DVR while i was out or sleeping...<br /><br />it's funny because i was married very early...around 21..(me and the wife will be celebrating our 10th year this december)...never really had the time to go out and be a single dude, i was fresh out of college and there were times when i would think..."what would it be like if i wasn't married?" and this period of time has given me that experience...and maybe because i got so used to having my wife with me always...i don't find the single life really entertaining...it's actually more mundane. When my family was here i wouldn't know what would happen every night i would go home...we might all watch TV, or maybe in the spur of the moment go out to dinner, watch a movie, have a fight :), right now i KNOW what's going to happen....<br /><br />wake up.... goto work (boring).... run at the park after work.....go home.....cook some dinner.....watch TV.....go upstairs....watch more TV and go on the web......sleep while the TV is on....REPEAT THE NEXT DAY.<br /><br />Good thing this is a temporary situation...xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-69302494226921461252008-04-24T11:25:00.002-05:002008-04-24T11:31:13.241-05:00MY mom-in-law is OK nowjust talked to my wife, Mari last night and she said her mom is now ok...and back at home...just trying to regain her strength, but she's ok.. She doesn't even need to do any chemotherapy right now.<br /><br />Really great news.xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-50305703869531166342008-04-22T12:15:00.001-05:002008-04-22T12:17:39.474-05:00Speaking of the Nike+ Sportbandi got screwed by Nike.com...and now i'm waiting for them to put back the money in my card....<br /><br />F..k Nike!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />good thing i only buy adidas running gear....well except for the last shirt i got (nike)..but i'm not burning that yet :DxGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593018614567023461.post-60991798944051095142008-04-22T12:09:00.001-05:002008-04-22T12:11:36.132-05:00Running LogOK...so i don't have to post running logs everyday which clutter up the blog..i now have it to the side of the page...it will show daily logs and totals....xGTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085333277807089086noreply@blogger.com0