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Mark

True strength is not always shown through victory. Failing, then standing up, and trying again is a

About Me

Epic. Like Water. Like Flame. Everything you see from my hobbies and likes describe who i am. I'm the type that will be your friend till the very last end, would fight for you or beside you so long as you give back the loyalty and friendship I give to you equally. I have a FIERCE sense for Honor,Justice,Trust,Loyalty and have made strong bonds with the people I'm blessed to be around with in this lifetime. Family and Friends are the most important treasures to me. Without them, I am nothing. I try to Live my life by Learning. I've made many Mistakes in the past yet One thing I Ultimately understood is that I need to learn from each of them, not carry hatred or regret these experiences, just be thankful I am still alive this long to make changes and differences in the time that is still given to me. I LOVE to Fight. Kung-Fu, Wing Chun and Boxing, paths I have been blessed to experience, has taught me many things, how the lessons, training, discipline and attributes i attain through these life long studies should not only show in physical manifestation, but show in DAILY Life as well, and each situation in front of me whether Physical, Mental or Spiritual, I learn to see each one as a challenge. Something I must Train and Work for, Learn, Overwhelm and One day, EARN. But in the end, I am still just a Simple Man. One who strives hard to humble himself each day through appreciation and is thankful to the Good Lord for all the blessings I receive in life and be able to breathe in this good Earth till this day. A Loving Husband who loves his Wife Above All Else. A Family Man. A Good Son. A Good Friend. A Legend. Immortal. One who wishes to be remembered for thousands of years when we are gone by having our name whispered by our friends, family and generations to come. How Bravely we Fought through Life. How we kept our Honor. How Fiercely We Loved.
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My Interests

Spending good times with My Wife, friends and family, Living My Life Correctly through Daily Action, Reading Books, Collecting Swords (Japanese/PaulChen/Cold Steel Katanas, LOTR Movie Swords, etc.) Miyamoto Musashi and Samurai Code of Honor/Ethics, Bushido, Japanese Sword Making, Learning the Art Of Fighting, Training in Kung-Fu, Wing Chun and Boxing, Fighting Stronger Opponents, Working Out in the Gym, Running, Badminton, Tennis, Go Shopping, Collecting DVDs, Watching BOXING fights, Anime, Classic Kungfu from the 70's-80's, WWE wrestling, UFC, Pride FC and MMA, playing Video Games, and Working.

I'd like to meet:

Old Friends. New Friends. Also people who share the same likes and interests as me and any kind of great people in general! I Welcome all. But if I were to meet a celebrity or a historical figure, I would love to meet first and foremost the Legendary Bruce Lee, and the Great Jet Li, Triple H from WWE (whom I have had the pleasure and honor of meeting in person) or Viggo Mortensen of Lord of the Rings Fame and a few others like Philippine's own "National Treasure" Boxer, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (whom I also had the great privelege of meeting in person, an experience I won't ever forget),The Legendary Pound for Pound Fighter Roy Jones Jr. or Muhammad Ali. Either them or Uma Thurman of Kill Bill and Asia's Most Beautiful, Zhang Zi Yi! I'd also love to meet or see (in concert), my favorite band, L'Arc-En-Ciel and their frontman, Hyde, whom i have to thank for their great music!

Music:

Versatile- So Long as Its Good i'll listen to it! as of now, LOTS of Anime Music and J-Pop (esp. L'ARC-EN-CIEL (My Absolute Favorite right now!), Hyde, Gackt, Do As Infinity, HIGH And MIGHTY Color, Zard, Porno Graffiti, Orange Range, T.M. Revolution, Younha, Kageyama Hironobu and JAM Project, Shocking Lemon, Rip Slyme, Utada), Roy Jones Jr./Body Head Bangerz, 2Pac, Soulfly/Sepultura, Therion, Movie Soundtracks from LOTR, Troy, Alexander and Kill Bill, Philippine Bands from home like Slapshock, Wolfgang and Greyhoundz, River Maya and Bamboo, Orange and Lemons, Aegis and Sugarfree

Movies:

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (The Greatest for All Time), FINAL FANTASY Advent Children, Gladiator, Titanic, Star Wars, The Last Samurai, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Troy, Atilla, 300, Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven, Braveheart, ALL Bruce Lee films, ALL Jet Li Flicks (Esp.Tai Chi Master, Hero, Fist Of Legend, Kung Fu Cult Master n' The One), WARLORDS, The PROMISE, The Seven Swords, Equilibrium, Kill Bill Vol.1, The Duel, Ryuhei Kitamura Movies (Alive, Aragami, Sky High, Versus esp.) Moon Child, Bichunmoo, Shadowless Sword, Arahan, Crying Fists, Cinderella Man, Rocky 1-6, Iron Monkey, Wing Chun, Prodigal Son, 5 Deadly Venoms, Drunken Master, Kung-Fu Hustle, Fighter In The Wind, The Transporter 1 and 2, Crank, Ong-Bak:The Muay Thai Fighter, AVP Alien Vs. Predator, Dawm of the Dead, Dumb and Dumber

Television:

LOST, Farscape, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1/ATLANTIS, Heroes, WWE Raw/Smackdown, Anime series like Dragonball Z/GT (the Original Japanese version), GTO, Naruto, BLEACH ( My Absolute Favorite right now ), Slam Dunk, Hajime No Ippo, One Piece, Gantz, Basilisk, Gundams ( G, X, SEED, Destiny, Stardust Memory, 00 and Wing) Initial D, Rurouni Kenshin, Basilisk, Samurai Champloo, and Samurai 7, Xena, Hercules (when they were still around), Sliders and the Highlander TV series, Joe Schmo Season 1, old shows like Married with Children, Fresh Prince, even Saved by the Bell, Family Matters and Gargoyles

Books:

The Lord of the Rings, Beowulf, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil esp.), The Prince By Machiavelli, Art of War by Sun Tzu, Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, Eiji Yoshikawa's: Musashi, Kodo:The Ancient Ways, Bruce Lee's:The Tao of Gung-Fu, Tao Te Ching, 48 Laws of Power, Making the Game by Triple H, The Ultimate Boxer, Books about Martial Arts, Bushido, Buddhism n' Enlightenment, Teachings of the Dalai Lama, Art Of" type of books, Books on Reflexology and Pressure Point Systems

Heroes:

My Father, for simply being the dad that he is, Dragonball Z's Son Gokou, for being a champion and a superman for me during my younger years, My Boxing Heroes, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr., whom i try hard to tailor my training to, The GREATEST of all time, Muhammad Ali, for showing me a new love for the sport of boxing, my Sifu Ron, who has taught me all there is in Kungfu and Appreciation for the Great Art in Expressing the Human Body and Life in general, Hyde of L'arc En Ciel, for bringing the Music that Overall, "changed my entire outlook in life" and lastly the GREAT Bruce Lee, which is pretty much self-explanatory!

My Blog

OMG! 1080p is STUNNING!

Finally got my Sony Bravia after many long weeks of saving! a 46 inch lcd colossus able to project 1080p flawlessly! blu-ray, dvds and gaming especially is a whole new experience! It wa...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:15:00 PST

Training with the Pacman - Part 2

March 7, 2008 WOW. what a day it was today training at the boxing gym. It was my first return to the boxing gym after a 4 week hiatus since i've been paying much more attention to kung fu and weight t...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:57:00 PST

The Vastness of Human Potential

I was in thought today while training and came to realize several things that i have been neglecting to notice in this stage in my life lately. I, like every human being in existence, constantly chall...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:06:00 PST

Left handers scientifically proven to be better in fights

Left-handers 'better in fights' If you find yourself in a fight, you'd better hope it's not against a left-hander - scientists have found they often have the upper hand. Opponents simply do not exp...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:13:00 PST

New Found Appreciation for Wrestling

i had a busy day today. work sucked. and i was sucked dry with crap that i had to do. so, right after i got out of work, i decided to head on over to fry's and pick up a dvd. i've been watching a lot ...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:53:00 PST

10 amazing things you didn’t know about me

10 amazing things you didn't know about me 1.) My (not so) secret ambition is to be a Japanese Anime Illustrator/animator  2.) If it were possible, i would play PS3 and watch dvds for a career a...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:48:00 PST

Flu Bug

man. i caught a damn flu last thursday. severely hindered my training for the weekend. sucks too coz i specifically requested friday and monday off from work so it would have been four days of trainin...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:52:00 PST

REVIVING the Training - The Comeback- 1/26/08

A New Year. New Blogs. New Attitude in the way we do things. A Lot of realizations the last few weeks. quite a few awakenings and quickenings. let's get started. I gave myself three New Year's resolu...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:19:00 PST

The Will to Train is what’s hard ,but when you get that will to train,the will to win will come

I went to the gym today, sunday morning, and stayed there for an hour and a half, did a couple heavy bag rounds, couple rounds of shadowboxing with hand weights, ran for a few minutes in the tread and...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:05:00 PST

Losing My Will to Train lately

sigh, things have been weird recently. a lot of things have just been going on in life. combinations of stress, work, home, fatigue, money matters and just overall being just tired of the repetit...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:33:00 PST