Diary

Hello, I'm a Mac.

Here's a bit of history for ya:

March '00: At Webb, Mel sees a freshman playing on a Mac in the dorms. Mel points and laughs.

January '04: Mel sees Punk Josh listening to his iPod at the commons.

February '04: Mel sees a life-size iPod mini ad in a Cosmo magazine.

March '04: Mel buys a silver iPod mini for his birthday.

Summer '04: Mel sells his iPod mini and buys a bigger iPod.

October '04: Mel's trusted, like-minded, computer-proficient friend, Sherwin, proclaims how he'll "never go back to PC."

All of '05: Mel makes frequent visits to the Apple Store to check out the latest Macs. Mel wants to touch himself.

October '06: Mel is still running on this:

December '06: Mel switches to this:

Sexy, eh?

It's not all about looks though. With my new MacBook Pro, I can:

(Don't get me wrong; I'm not trying to convert you to Mac. My best advice is to just stick with what the people around you are using. If you're an engineer and all of your peers use a PC, then get a PC. If you're a graphics designer and all of your co-workers have a Mac, get a Mac. I do everything on the web, so it really doesn't matter what kind of computer I have.)

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna make some retarded faces with my Mac's built-in camera.

Diary

A story of hope, love and devotion

Stranded father's heroic last hour. He crawled, climbed through 5-mile canyon, left trail for rescuers.

James Kim put himself through a desperate ordeal, climbing down a ravine over boulders and logs, though nearly impenetrable brush and in and out of an icy creek, in what one rescue leader called a "superhuman" effort to save his family.

I'm sure you guys don't know who he is but I used to watch this guy's nerdy gadget reviews on TV. He was a cool guy, and obviously a very devoted family man. Check out the unbelievable trail through snow and freezing water he left behind in hopes of saving his family.

View: James Kim's Trail On Google Maps | Full Story: Stranded father's heroic last hours

// thanks sherwin

Rants

The Massage

Okay, so I'm on vacation in the Philippines now. One of the greatest perks of being here is how cheap everything is. Like the past three meals I've had here have all been under $2 USD. And you know me when it comes to food. I'm just one happy fucking camper right now.

One thing I've been wanting to do to take advantage of the cheap cost of living is get pampered. That means getting a manicure, pedicure, foot scrub and countless massages. (Hey, P.Diddy gets manicures/pedicures...therefore it must be cool, right?) So on my first day here, my mom finds a small saloon in the mall called "David's Saloon." When I first hear the name, my first thought was "it must be owned by a bakla."

So I tell my brothers that I'm going to meet up with Mom and Dad at the saloon. Michael replies with, "you know you're just gonna end up getting a bakla." I laugh it off but inside I'm mildly concerned.

So I get there and my parents already have a head start. I look around the room and make notice of the staff: two baklas, a bunch of older women, and a couple cute younger girls. I end up getting a girl who isn't particularly attractive...but hey, it's better than getting a bakla.

"+1 for Melvin," I thought as I recall what Michael said earlier about me getting serviced by a bakla.

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Diary

Everybody, this is Shannon

...the new love of my life.

After 12.5 hours of bullshit in the car dealerships (4 hours at Acura, 3 at Lexus then 5.5 at another Acura), I finally got my baby.

And of course, the mandatory Samir pose:

Acura RL 2006 with Navigation 5 Speed Automatic

  • Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD)
  • GPS-linked, solar-sensing, dual-zone, dual-mode automatic climate control system
  • Acura Navigation System with Voice Recognition
  • XMA Satellite Radio*
  • AcuraLink satellite communication system with real-time traffic
  • HandsFreeLink wireless telephone interface
  • Acura/Bose 10-speaker Surround Sound System with 6-disc CD, DVD-Audio, MP3, WMA and DTS changer and AM/FM tuner
  • OnStar
  • Keyless Access System with driver recognition for driver's seat, steering wheel, outside mirrors, climate control and select audio and navigation settings
  • Power moonroof
  • EPA Estimated Fuel Mileage (city/highway): 18/26 mpg

Randoms

  • We were at Acura from 6:30pm to midnight.
  • How did we save almost $10,000? A little bit of research and a impenetrable 5 hour pokerface.
  • I have a newfound respect after seeing my dad break the general manager into tears. Seriously. I almost felt bad for the guy when he turned to me all teary-eyed, "what do I have to do to make this work??"

  • Dad: 6 years is a long time, Mel. You might have a family by then.
    Me: :wtf:

  • It was either this or the Lexus IS350. Basically, a big name vs. practicality for the future. The "coolness" of a name lasts for a few months...
  • Original choice was Silver with Black interior. We were this close to getting it until the general manager came out and slipped in, "oh by the way, it has 1,965 miles on it." Dad was furious...and that's when he made the guy cry.
  • After four months of being out of college, my handwriting has gone from bad to complete shit. I had the hardest time holding the pen still when signing all the paperwork.
Anyways, now that my brother is in the Philippines, I basically have 3 cars (Shannon, Sandy, the Lexus GS300) and a house all to myself. Life is good.

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Cal Poly Diary Heartstrings

The Best Thing that Happened to Me in College

I want to tell you a story of the best thing that ever happened to me at Cal Poly.

It's somewhere around the third week of my first quarter. I really haven't made that many friends. I'm still adjusting to the whole college life thing. You know, getting used to all of this newfound freedom that I've never had before.

So I'm coming back to the dorms from a Carl's Jr. food run with one of my roommate's, Chris. We race from the parking lot, up a couple flights of stairs and up to our room. The door is closed and locked, which was typical, but this time there is a suspicious small yellow post-it note on the door written by our third roommate.

"Doing laundry. Do not disturb. -Craig"

Chris and I both look at each other thinking "what the fuck?" We both get a chuckle out of it and then proceed to opening the door.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

The room is dark (thank god!) but the room totally reeks of sex. I can see the shadowy figure of Craig's girlfriend on the top bunk. She's naked and she's mad.

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