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About Me

If you want to know something about me, just ask.
A messy, cumbersome bunch of contradictions wrapped up in a neat little package.
Designated Driver, at your service.
Noli me tangere
My candle burns at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes and oh, my friends, It gives a lovely light! (Edna St. Vincent Millay)
I'm only watching a dream that I never awakened from. (Spike Spiegel)
Almost anything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. (Mahatma Gandhi)
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. (Siddhartha Gautama - Buddha)
You're unique, just like everyone else.
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Future line dancer extraordinaire
I'm a raging flashaholic (aka shameless flashlight junkie). I love flashlights, I love them good.

Rice: The ultimate Filipino food. Simple and goes
with everything.
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My Interests

Attempting to maintain some demeanor of surreptitiousness, Anything and everything to do with the Philippines, Helping people, Line Dancing, Learning new line dances, reading Wikipedia.org articles til my eyes hurt, flashlights; yes i said flashlights, Emergency/Survival gear

I'd like to meet:

People. People are always nice to meet. Living, breathing people. Of course meeting people is the easy part. After I meet someone, then it gets interesting.

Music:

Bleud, Rage Against the Machine, 80's music, Pinay, DnH, jazz, Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, Cubanate, reggae, music I can dance to

Movies:

The Debut, Lumpia, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Top Gun, Groundhog Day, The Last Dragon

Television:

Nothing really, maybe the news. I listen to the radio more than I watch TV.

Books:

"Noli Me Tangere" by Jose Rizal
"The Bhagavad Gita" translated by Eknath Easwaran

Heroes:

Mom and Dad, Jose Rizal, Lapu Lapu, Batman, Non-corrupt politicians in the Philippines (are there any?), Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, Invader Zim, Sho'nuff

My Blog

On the dinner menu we have: Rats . . .

I'm so down for this, Enjoy! Rats Yummy!
Posted by Brian on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:49:00 PST

A short prayer . . .

I pray to God that I will never again have the painful, unfortunate experience of driving through Little Falls, NJ. Amen.
Posted by Brian on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:31:00 PST

A meal in the city, my treat!

Let's get Taco Bell/KFC in Manhattan, my treat, hahaha: Lunch & Dinner, my treat!
Posted by Brian on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:19:00 PST

Prepared ahead of time . . .

So I have the perfect Halloween costume prepared and all set to go. Now all I gotta do is remember I have it when October rolls around. But at least I'm ready and that's one thing I can scratch o...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:05:00 PST

Today was a good day at work . . .

Correction, today was a funny day at work. It was funny as it was happening and its still funny now. I'm still laughing about it as I type this. Oh well good times. I don't even remember the last...
Posted by Brian on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:15:00 PST

Attachment (a.k.a. - my real problem)

Aprraently my problem is NOT that I like to believe in people. My real problem is that I'm too attached to this world. More specifically: I'm attached to my selfish desires and attached to the results...
Posted by Brian on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:30:00 PST

Important lessons for me to learn . . .

1.) Not to be so quick to entangle myself in potentially unpleasent situations, unless its warranted or absolutely necessary, which is basically never. 2.) ...
Posted by Brian on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:53:00 PST

IMPORTANT TAX INFO!!!

This is some pretty important stuff to know, hahaha: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/BribesThef tsAndOtherTaxableIncome.aspx...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:17:00 PST

Back from last year, just in time for Christmas . . .

Ever since I found this online its been my favorite bit of Christmas reading. Enjoy and remember to share it with everyone you know, especailly the children . Is There a Santa Claus? Here...
Posted by Brian on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:23:00 PST

Ouch!

Today was going well until I fell half-way down the stairs . Ouch. Tomorrow should be an interesting day at work.
Posted by Brian on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 06:20:00 PST