How I Spent My Year 2009

I don't expect you guys to read all of this...but I hope you take the time to answer this survey yourselves just to reflect on the past year. If you do this, answer truthfully and with meaningful answers that you can look back on several years from now; it's amazing to look back on how you've grown.

This is my 7th straight year of doing this, and it's an absolute TRIP looking back and my old posts. Anyways, here it is.

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Thank you, everyone!

Holy crap! Thank you guys so much for all the birthday wishes. My facebook, twitter and cell phone were going crazy the whole freakin' day!

Not gonna lie, I've had some miserable birthdays in the past...so I've learned to appreciate the simplest birthdays of facebook/myspace comments, twitters, text messages and just being around people that I love. Yesterday was all about that and I loved it.

A few days ago, I was thinking of doing something like, "for every person that wishes me happy birthday, I'll do a body roll for one second." Damn, if I actually did that, it'd be a video of me doing body rolls for over 2.5 minute!! :laugh: Maybe next year. Maybe.

Anyways, lotsa love to the people that wished me happy birthday (in chronological order):

  • Wush
  • Michael
  • Hazel
  • Melissa G
  • Michelle T
  • Hammy
  • Kris Mark
  • Joanne
  • Paolo L
  • Mom & Dad
  • Sheena
  • Ernie
  • Sierra
  • Phatts
  • Tracie
  • Tops
  • Chany
  • Roth
  • BM-Mike
  • Loval
  • Loris
  • RJ
  • Raelynne
  • Crissy
  • Mquerol
  • Nessa
  • Naythen
  • Jackielyn
  • Jae -- omg pole dancing video??! :rofl:
  • Nikki
  • Kina Grannis -- :biggrin:
  • Drew -- loved the body roll video :bangin:
  • Roy
  • Van
  • Marlo
  • Confi
  • Cristina Blake
  • Tillmann
  • Stefan
  • Hollykinns
  • Slimbeats
  • Courtney
  • Nicole P
  • Japstaboi
  • DesoMatt
  • Fred
  • Nam
  • Stephanie C
  • Michelle
  • Meliss
  • Dru
  • Jimbo
  • Amanda H
  • Ulysses
  • Jon G
  • Tam
  • Abel
  • Dee
  • Rochi
  • Julie
  • Lorraine
  • Kulay Mike -- awww yehhh :hehe:
  • Adriee
  • Melissa V
  • Ashley
  • Angel
  • Justine
  • Renabette
  • Sara
  • Renato
  • Mike E
  • Vicki
  • Pete
  • Erin
  • Amy T
  • Samir
  • Paolo
  • Ariana
  • Jasper
  • Justin H
  • Kim T
  • April
  • Nadin
  • Rachel
  • Pat
  • Jason C
  • Deland
  • Ernie
  • Phil
  • Kishan
  • Richard J
  • Mary
  • Dae
  • Noa
  • Wing
  • James
  • Chris P
  • Dimples
  • Preston
  • Jennie
  • Allie
  • Erleen
  • Chain
  • Erin
  • Lisa J
  • JR
  • Joanne
  • Ashley S
  • Norm
  • NJ
  • Stephanie R
  • Elisa
  • Bobby Lee, I mean, Cathy Nguyen -- :chill:
  • Thomas Yu
  • Gayle
  • Devin
  • Jon Chan
  • Katzy -- <3 video mail
  • Alex John -- all the way from Chicago?!! :noway:
  • Jec -- zomg, awesome drawing skillz!! :coold:
  • Josh S
  • Darwin
  • Daniel
  • Chris P
  • Brianne
  • Goldy
  • Nirav
  • AJ -- thanks for dedicating a song to me with Cathy. :cheers:
  • Janice
  • Jessica M
  • Kathleen B
  • random people at AJ's show that apparently recognized me from blogtv (whoa!?!)
  • Ronan
  • Bryan Keith
  • Angel
  • Rex
  • Amy
  • Megan
  • Ray
  • Mark M
  • Kim
  • Tiff
  • Dana
  • Heather
  • Stan
  • Adoboy
  • Laila
  • Sara T
  • Elwood
  • Khaing
  • Ron P
  • Audrey P
  • Cynthia

And on a random note...

This Ralph Emerson quote popped into my head yesterday. I've posted this before but I just love this quote so much I wanted to share it with you guys again:

Ralph Waldo Emerson:

To laugh often and much.
To win the respect of intelligent people,
and the affection of children.
To earn the appreciation of honest critics,
and endure the betrayal of false friends.
To appreciate beauty.
To find the best in others.
To leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition.
To know even one life has breathed easier,
because you have lived.
That is to have succeeded.

Love you guys. <3

Murder/Marry/Make Out With

ham99994: HAHAHA
9natran: makeout: cp
9natran: murder: kris
9natran: LOL
n1kk117: lol
9natran: hahahaha
ham99994: awww 9na ur so cute
ham99994: HAHAHAHAHa
janne: haha mel
ham99994: thats so awesome
janne: im an idiot
9natran: i <3 kris
9natran: but i'd kill him anyday
melmyfinger: hahahaahah jesss
terarc: m/m/m: vankho, krismark, gummybearsgalore
9natran: uhhh...
9natran: marry: van
jecjec_: JUDY DO THAT
9natran: makeout: andy
9natran: murder: kris
9natran: LOL
terarc: poor kris
ham99994: eoe
ham99994: wow*
9natran: hahahaha
terarc: hahaha
ham99994: i know eh?
9natran: anymore names?
9natran: LOL
9natran: hahah
terarc: hahaha
terarc: 9na's all like, "bring it!"
9natran: LOL
vankho: terarc: m/m/m... judy w/ no hair... 9na with no hair.... jess w/ no hair
terarc: jynx, judy
vankho: DO IT.
melmyfinger: ooooooh
thatsajudy: loool
terarc: hahaha
jecjec_: ooooooooooo
mauryrules: no hair?
9natran: whaat?
9natran: LOL
terarc: ok
9natran: no hair?
terarc: but after that, i gotta go man
9natran: hahahah
jecjec_: 9na with no hair, judy with no teeth, jessica with no boobs
9natran: ahahhahah
bored44-2: lol
terarc: lol jecjec
melmyfinger: HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAA
9natran: LOL
janne: HAHAHAHA
mauryrules: haha
ham99994: AHAHHAHAHAHa
ham99994: WOW
janne: fucking jec!
ham99994: LNMAO!!!!
jecjec_: DO IT

Thigh Five!!

THIGH FIVE -- a new celebratory gesture between two people, each somehow slapping their inner thighs together. Theorized Monday afternoon by Kris Mark and Norm.

melmyfinger: THIGH FIVE
krismark: THIGH FIVE
ham99994: you guys
heyitsloris: omg ew?!
heyitsloris: LOL
ham99994: you guys are so funny
krismark: its like a pelvic thrust
ham99994: omg i cant sleep
heyitsloris: HAHAHAhAHA
krismark: but a very high pelvic thrust
LihingmuiMochi: lol
krismark: like,
krismark: you have to get air.
melmyfinger: a very high, manly pelvic thrust
krismark: quite so mel
krismark: quite so.
heyitsloris: hawt stuff.
ham99994: LOL
ham99994: HAHAHAHAHAH
melmyfinger: hahahaahhaha
krismark: LOL
heyitsloris: LOLL
n1kk117: lol
ham99994: hahahhaha
krismark: according to johnjohn
ham99994: you guys are too much
krismark: "its not gay unless the balls touch"
ham99994: LOL LOL
melmyfinger: hahahaha dude!!!!
melmyfinger: i was thinkin the same thing!!!!
krismark: LOL
krismark: I love oyu mel
heyitsloris: HAHAHHAHA
krismark: you
krismark: HAHAHAHAHAHA
ham99994: me too
ham99994: hes so awesoem
krismark: -double thigh five
melmyfinger: HAHAHA double thigh five
krismark: thats a full on
krismark: yeah
heyitsloris: wow thats so intense
n1kk117: haha
krismark: LOL
krismark: thumbs
krismark: LMAO
krismark: HAHAAHHAAAHHAHA
heyitsloris: LOLLLL
krismark: HAHAHAHAHAAHA
ham99994:
KIK*
krismark: judy's throwin up the biiirdddd
krismark: HAHAHAAHHAHA
ham99994: LOL
heyitsloris: HAHAHAHAHA
krismark: LOLOLOL
ham99994: AHHAHAHAHAHHA
ham99994: HAHAHAHHA
melmyfinger: dude, if you do double thigh five, something is bound to touch
krismark: LMAO
ham99994: AGAHAHA
heyitsloris: HAHAHAHHAAHAH
krismark: HHAHAHAHA
ham99994: HAHAHAHAHAHa

This Year I'm Thankful For...

I have a ton of things to be thankful for these past few months. Lemme start from the beginning...I'm thankful that:

  • a couple years ago, Meliss showed me some random vids of Gabe Bondoc, her YouTube Idol.
  • back in July, I did a spontaneous weekend trip to San Diego after our plans for a beach day in Huntington fell through.
  • back in August, Meliss showed me her favorite rendition of Getting Stronger performed by Cathy Nguyen and Randolph Permejo.
  • Meliss flaked on some guy last minute one Saturday night in September so we could eat at The Boat instead.
  • Meliss recognized Cathy and I recognized Gabe eating a few tables down from us that same night.
  • I added Cathy on Myspace on couple days later.
  • Cathy posted a bulletin on Myspace about broadcasting live on this new thing called BlogTV.com.
  • a few days later, Jeremy "Passion" Manongdo was in Gabe's channel and took over when Gabe stopped broadcasting.
  • That same night, Jeremy co-hosted Nessa, who is an amazing & beautiful talent. She invited everyone to see her perform at an It's A Grind coffee shop (IAG) in my area.
  • I logged onto BlogTV during a slow day at the office and started chatting with bkeeeezy (Bryan Keith).
  • Chris P. rolled with me to the USC Mabuhay performances where I bumped into and chilled with Bryan Keith & Cathy. If Chris hadn't rolled with me, I wouldn't have gone.
  • I met a bunch of BlogTV people at IAG and In-N-Out the Friday after, including Adoboy, Janice, JecJec, Katzy, Kinh, Nessa, Nicole, Nina, Richard.
  • I met even more people at Oktoberfest the next night and I got to introduce Meliss to BK and everyone.

The thing I'm most thankful for is how all the stuff mentioned above is just the beginning. Since Oktoberfest, there's been a bunch more things to be thankful for like:

  • Halloween at Adoboy's
  • Watching Emily Rose at BK's
  • BK's Birthday Surprise at The Getty Museum
  • the Expressions of Faith show
  • the FAMS show...and how people came in from NorCal, SD, Chicago and even Alaska!
  • Barkada Got Talent at Cal Poly
  • Jam Sessions at In-N-Out
  • Korean BBQ runs
  • "Skype Orgies"
  • everyone saying "goodnight" and then 30 mins later everyone is back online again. :rofl:

This list keeps going on and on...

And just to think, all this madness just started at the end of September! I've met more people in the past 2-3 months than I met all of last year. Just this morning I was rewatching that video of Jeremy co-hosting Nessa and it trips me out seeing all these names in there that I didn't know back then but I know so well now.

So much has happened since that recording, it feels like that was several month ago! It just goes to show how much can happen in just 30 days, and how even the smallest, most trivial things -- like Meliss flaking out on that one guy that one night -- can have such a profound affect on a person's life later on.

I'm lovin' every bit of it.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Much love to my BTVfam: (in order of when I added them as friends)

  • gabebondoc
  • lilcdawg
  • ron_palustre
  • nessarica
  • listen2passion
  • tl2eesa
  • 0summerbreeze0
  • randolphpermejo
  • ajRAF
  • yourstruly_melissa
  • raelynnerosales
  • johnsy204
  • elwoodespiritu
  • UrbanGermany
  • krismark
  • Reii
  • bkeeeezy
  • Adoboy
  • HuskyboyDrew
  • JaniceXP
  • heyyclifford
  • gotkatzy
  • hazelb
  • cynthiaroseyoung
  • FranklinGervacio
  • itstoofragile
  • Mquerol
  • TPM_Music
  • dj_keeno
  • RTran
  • thatsajudy
  • adrieee
  • Jackielyn
  • genethis
  • heyitsloris
  • iknowrenato
  • kl0v3
  • ajiiizzzle
  • Kinh4theNguyen
  • akachrisTOPS
  • 9natran
  • alerissasasa
  • elyag
  • lOrangutan
  • Infamiz
  • fallenxANGEL
  • jecjec
  • JPElchico
  • ChristineL
  • Nivette
  • Jonjcp
  • JayMarquez
  • r0ckingreen
  • n1kk117
  • stanisms
  • Marlo_T
  • Moinz
  • jaypwnsyou
  • japstaboi
  • whatevalex
  • Genix
  • LovAL
  • MACHUCLORES
  • natlielatanuy
  • filpgal77
  • JanelleDoes
  • GummyBearsGalore
  • chaaaany
  • itsjamilerr
  • janne
  • Jaqqtmolina
  • blinktwice4y
  • JstNDuN
  • mr_lalepa
  • anthorny
  • philchao
  • stephbaloy
  • njthepenguin

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