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Rufino

Failure inspires winners; failure defeats losers

About Me

Live in Ballard. Work as an IT consultant. Enjoy travel.%D%A

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

You

Music:

Gorillaz, , Manu Chau, Musicals (Fiddler on the Roof), Underground HipHop, R

Movies:

2046, Equilibrium, Kung Foo Hustle, Lock Stock, Snatch, Braveheart, Pulp Fiction, My Sassy Girl and ofcourse Dumb and Dumber.

Television:

SouthPark, 24, scrubs, other sitcoms, no reality tv.

My Blog

Shame on me

For the past month I've been looking around Seattle to buy a condominium. This endeavor has had me reviewing my finances. Conclusion-I'm a selfish bastard. I think I've been so focused on career and h...
Posted by Rufino on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:54:00 PST

Angel in Fake Pradas

(note: just a story based on Borocay experiences)This girl deserves a real pair of Prada Sunglasses, was the thought that popped into my head as she showed me her fake ones. Beautiful girl, very cute....
Posted by Rufino on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:07:00 PST

The Path to Enlighthenment and meeting the US Embassy at club Embassy.

Damn....I feel like everyone will think I'm an alcoholic if I post too many blogs about drinking....seriously I don't have a drinking problem, it's just the cultures over here are drinking cultures. G...
Posted by Rufino on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:11:00 PST

Chinese dice games part 1

10 am and back into the Internet cafe. anyways to continue my journal (journal because guys don't keep diaries)So at Luzhou's hottest club, the music was good, the drinks were good, cute girls etc. Li...
Posted by Rufino on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:15:00 PST

Manila Trek

3 Hours: Car trip from Luzhou to Chengdu. We ate again at a XinJiang place before bording the 30 hour train to ShiJiaZhuang.30 Hours: The sleeper trains were way more comfortable than the hard seats. ...
Posted by Rufino on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:09:00 PST

Jizz Club and Chinese Dice games Part 1

Arrived in Luzhou. Lisa picked us up with the company's driver Mr. Mo. Definately most comfortable transportation I've taken in China, Aircon, iced tea, comfortable seats-layed all the way down, good ...
Posted by Rufino on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:05:00 PST

meeting frodo in chengdu

We had visited the pandas, several different parks, eaten a bunch of Chinese food; XinJiang (my favorite), duck, Vegetarian monk food, hot pot etc. After all the foreign foods, James wanted some Mexi...
Posted by Rufino on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:25:00 PST

New Photos of China

New photos of the China Trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvirata/
Posted by Rufino on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:19:00 PST

Crazy Barbarians and yummy Muslim Food.

The trip in China so far hasn't been without drama. I guess that's what makes life interesting. AnywayI blew up on the train today. James and I went through a crazy line to get to the train. Once we g...
Posted by Rufino on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:52:00 PST

Second Hand smoke is quite pleasant compared to some alternatives....

Everyone smokes here...I spent the entire three hour train trip either sitting on my backpack or standing in an area between two train cars, right next to the bathroom. Not the most pleasant smell; mo...
Posted by Rufino on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:40:00 PST