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Mat

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About Me


I work hard or hardly work.. depends on who you ask. Have a dry sarcastic humor that some people get, some never do. (read who I want to meet to see if you get it) I travel a lot so I'm always interested in meeting new people in the places I travel to. Last year I flew 140,000 miles. I believe life should be enjoyed. I'm arrogant at times but hey, aren't we all. I genuinely care about people, especially my friends and family. I don't believe in hating anyone - if you don't like a person, don't waste your time by getting to hate them. Life is so much better when you like the people around you. Most importantly, I like me hahaha - didn't I say I was arrogant at times ;-) Want to know more, just ask.

My Interests

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Happiness cannot be found. It isn't hiding behind some corner, waiting for you to discover it. Happiness comes from knowing the joy inside one's heart, a joy that we were all blessed with at birth. If anything, we may give happiness up, but we truly never lose it. It was never hidden from us, rather we at times choose to hide from it. Some embrace it, some shy away from it. It is that fact that some people find happiness just from the sight of a rainbow while others can't find joy in a million dollars. So don't go out and search for your happiness for you will never find it. Instead, choose to be happy and you will be happy. I choose to be happy cause life is great! And even better after a few drinks hehe.

I'd like to meet:

1) Fellow recovering liver regenerates who feel that an occasional relapse into insobriety is only harmful if there is not enough alcohol to go around for everyone. 2) Fellow masochists who believe that it is enjoyable to strap themselves into 1 or 2 elongated sticks and tumble down the side of a white powdery mountain and then get up and do it again. 3) Fellow perseverants who brave up to 24 hours of flight while praying for the prevention of the dreaded numbness in ass syndrome in order to find the perfect serene white beach. 4) Fellow courageous mortals willing to overcome all their fears of mad cow, bird flu, and other food diseases to find that special location to ingest a well prepared meal. 5) Fellow rationalists or dreamers who have an isatiable desire for thought provoking philosophical conversations complimented with the occasional thoughtless but humorous babble. ------ If you fit any of these, then just drop me a message ^.^

Music:



Movies:



Some of my friends: Click on the thumbs and then move your mouse up and down to scroll through the thumbs and click to enlarge.

Television:

Yeah.. the rectangular box that displays moving pictures. Got two, although rarely are either on. Maybe when producers decide to make something that's worth watching, I'll tune in more often.

Books:

The Giving Tree, The Compass of Zen, Memnoch the Devil, but rather than books, I like certain authors.

Heroes:

This answer is long and serious so for those who have a short attention span, stop right here and move on to the next - hey don't say I didn't warn you. ---------------------------------------------------- There are many great people who have walked this earth. Just to name a few there is Buddha, Confucious, Jesus, Ghandi, my parents, all the service men and women who put their lives on the line everyday for our welfare (not just military). However as much as these people and others who I haven't mentioned have done for humans in general, and as much as these people have given us hope, have given us the inspiration to aspire, and courage, we must not overlook the common hero that we all share. That person is "I or Me". ----- It is not to say that I am better than the above mentioned people nor would I consider myself sane if I put myself in the same league. The reason I say this is because great people have, and continue, to lay the groundwork for our well being throughout history til the present day and well into the future after we are gone. However a hero is also someone who saves me on a daily basis. In essence only I can truly save myself. It doesn't matter what I believe or who I believe in. If I can't find the strength, the fortitude, the necessity, the desire, and the will, it matters not who else is out there. So there is a hero in all of us, and it is ourselves.

My Blog

Sep 21 - no bash

Wow.  I can't beleive so many people have asked me if I am having a bash this year.  This is the first year that I can remember where I'm not throwing a huge birthday bash on 2 sep...
Posted by Mat on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:19:00 PST

obnoxious fans

Yes, it is officially true.  Red Sox fans away from home are the most pompous jackasses out there.  Today as I was watching the Yanks sweep the Sox at the stadium, even in defeat they couldn...
Posted by Mat on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:43:00 PST

Tony, Boston, and a Yankee loving Alex

Well this weekend a few of us went to Boston to visit Tony and the kids.  I would put a few pics up of the whole trip however Finalbu.... wait.. don't want to mention names so I'll call him Tony,...
Posted by Mat on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:46:00 PST

Chain letters and your intelligence

Whoever spent the time to write this had my thoughts in mind.. I was just too lazy to put them in writing so someone else did so for me.. read it.. it's pretty funny:   Hello, my name is Basmati ...
Posted by Mat on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:28:00 PST

The countdown begins

As my friends are well aware, i have been with a black and white no camera no picture cell phone for the last 3 years because 1) nothing on the market came out that I really wanted and 2) verizon chan...
Posted by Mat on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:14:00 PST

Brothel vs. a Movie Theater? hmmm

As if a pair of movie tickets is incentive enough?  What a dumbass who came up with this plan.    SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean government is handing out gifts for office workers ...
Posted by Mat on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:26:00 PST

Those Chinese!

Well, I was looking for bargains on jeans to send to Korea for an internet portal that a friend of mine runs.  After searching, I found this site:  www.ecaven.com   Wow! This was ...
Posted by Mat on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:16:00 PST

Waters Edge

I went here a week and a half ago. Since my friends and I exchange info about places, I decided to put my own reviews and pics of places of note - either good or bad - do don't ask for a review of the...
Posted by Mat on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:27:00 PST

Utter Frustration, ramblings, and handpicked news stories of the week.

Although it's not over til it's over, this is starting to feel like another frustrating October.  Mr Regular Season but not when it counts Stats man still has yet to drive in a run in 10 or 11 po...
Posted by Mat on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:18:00 PST

Am I an uncle of an oppa?

Well I'm almost another year older - couple of more weeks.. and I think I'm at some crossroad in life.  I was in LA couple of weeks ago.. wait sorry Hye Soo... I was in Irvine... I went ther...
Posted by Mat on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:34:00 PST