Blue profile picture

Blue

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I place tremendous value on those I consider to be friends and family.
"Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends." - William Butler Yeats
I can only hope that I am able to live out my life in the words spoken by a man who came before us:
Robert F. Kennedy
'About one month before he was killed, when asked by David Frost how his obituary should read: Something about the fact that I made some contribution to either my country, or those who were less well off. I think back to what Camus wrote about the fact that perhaps this world is a world in which children suffer, but we can lessen the number of suffering children, and if you do not do this, then who will do this? I'd like to feel that I'd done something to lessen that suffering.'
'It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.'
'Some believe there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills -- against misery, against ignorance, or injustice and violence. Yet many of the world's great movements, of thought and action, have flowed from the work of a single man. A young monk began the Protestant reformation, a young general extended an empire from Macedonia to the borders of the earth, and a young woman reclaimed the territory of France. It was a young Italian explorer who discovered the New World, and 32 year old Thomas Jefferson who proclaimed that all men are created equal. 'Give me a place to stand,' said Archimedes, 'and I will move the world.' These men moved the world, and so can we all.'

My Interests

Hanging out with family and friends, movies at the cinemas, tennis with my Tito (Uncle) Manny and my Dad, basketball with my Belleview buddies, cruising / driving / racing around while listening to music I like, singing, card games (bridge (Ateneo style bridge / trumps), tong-its and pusoy dos), boardgames (chess, monopoly, trivial pursuit, etc.), being in a peaceful place filled with greenery, shade from trees and cool breezes, good company, good food, and playing videogames (I don't play as much as I used to)

Music:

100 Years (Five For Fighting), Broken Vow (Lara Fabian and Josh Groban), Burn (Usher), Dialogue (Michael Johnson), Eyes On Me (Faye Wong), Habang May Buhay (After Image and Donna Cruz versions), Heart of Mine (Bobby Caldwell), Home (Michael Buble), How Did I Fall In Love With You (Backstreet Boys), I Would Be Good (Alannis Morisette), If You're Not The One (Daniel Bedingfield), Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin (tv show theme), Kahapon (True Faith), Little Red Boad (Angel Grant), Kailangan Kita (Gary Valenciano), My Immortal (Evanescence), Never Gonna Leave Your Side (Daniel Bedingfield), Next In Line (After Image), One Sweet Day (Boyz II Men and Mariah Carrey), Rainbow (South Border), She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5), Simple and Clean (Utada Hikaru), Storm (Blyss and Lifehouse), Suteki Da Ne (Rikki), Tanging Ikaw (Marc Velasco), The Living Years (Mike and the Mechanics), Then You Look At Me (Celine Dion), Trip Mo Ba (Freshmen), Visions of a Sunset (Shawn Stockman), You Are My Song (Regine Velasquez)

Movies:

American Beauty, American History X, A.I., Bicentennial Man, Braveheart, Catch Me If You Can, Cruel Intentions, Family Man, Forrest Gump, Frequency, Gladiator, Hero, If Only, John Q, K-Pax, Light It Up, Lord of the Rings, Man On Fire, Patch Adams, Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan, Tears of the Sun, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Last Samurai, The Legend of 1900, Titanic, We Were Soldiers, Windtalkers

Television:

Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin (I wish this would come out on DVD, Kevin Hill, Monk

Books:

Belisarius series (Eric Flint & David Drake), Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman), Dune (Frank Herbert), Earthsea Trilogy (Ursula Le Guin), , Shannara series (Terry Brooks), The General Series (David Drake and S.M. Stirling), The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien), The Road to Damascus (Linda Evans and John Ringo), Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan)

Heroes:

When I think hard about it, I know two men who I consider heroes to me. One is my father, who I know is a hero to more than just me. The other is my Tito (Uncle) Mario, who passed away on April 10, 2003, at the age of 49. I am very blessed and lucky to know both of them personally, my father being such a wonderful father and person, and Tito Mario who is also a father to me. They both come from the same mould, one of disregard for self and taking on the duty of sacrificing their health and welfare in order that others may have a better life and others do not have to endure the hardhsips they faced as would otherwise be unavoidable if not for their sense of duty and responsibility.

The fact is there are many heroes out there despite the world's sad state of affairs. To those who still remain steadfast and true to the ideals of goodness, truth, justice, and love ... and act upon them, then I know them to be heroes in their own right. Thank God for them.