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Daniel

It's better to live a good life than to live The Good Life.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Siddartha Gautama, Eddie Vedder, Malcolm X, Borat, Ralph Garman, Stephen Hawking, Kristin Kreuk, Albert Einstein, Miles Davis, Huey Newton, Ella Fitzgerald, DJ Mark Farina, Fidel Castro, Bill Clinton, Gary Larson, Zach DeLa Rocha, Willy Wonka, Will Ferrell, BJ Penn, Adam Sandler, my ancestors...

Music:

I dig all kinds of music depending on what mood I'm in: from Miles, Ella, and David Brubeck to Mark Farina, St. Germain, Derek Carter, Quantic, Sound Republic, Miguel Migs, Alice Russell, Fila Brazilia, Thievery Corporation, Quantic, Random Factor, Turntablerockers, Mr. Scruff, I like good hip hop like Tribe Called Quest, Common, Mos Def, Kanye, Ugly Duckling, Beatsie Boys, Mountain Brothers, J-Live, Slum Village, Jurassic 5, Dilated, Visionaries, Binary Star, even some DMX if I'm in the mood! LedZep, Guns N Roses, Motley Crue, and PEARL JAM, Chicago, Remy Shand, Maxwell, Res, Marvin Gaye, Bahamadia, Planet Asia, People Under the Stairs, Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Muse, Michael Jackson, just to name a few...

Movies:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pi, Bloodsport, Office Space, 12 Monkeys, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, GoodFellas, Casino, Godfather Trilogy, Boiler Room, Wall Street, Amores Perros, Apocalypto, Sin City, Kung Fu Hustle, Memento, Dazed and Confused, Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin, Old School, The Big Lebowski, Braveheart, Scarface, Rocky 1 through 4 (not 5), The Machinist, Karate Kid, Supersize Me, Matrix Trilogy, Batman Begins, El Mariachi, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Cowboy Bebop the Movie, Star Wars, Reservoir Dogs, Swingers, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fahrenheit 911, Terminator, Usual Suspects, X-Men trilogy,... just to name a few.

Television:

LOST!!!!, HEROES!!!, 24, Dave Chappelle, The Ultimate Fighter, Family Guy, Monday Night Football, Lakers, Clippers, WWE, The Shield, Simpsons, Twilight Zone, South Park, And 1 Mixtape Tour, The Daily Show with John Stewart, In Living Color, Robot Chicken, Cowboy Bebop, DragonBall Z, Saturday Night Live, Fox News Channel...yeah right! I also love watching animals eat each other on National Geographic and Discovery Channel...it's so primal!

Books:

Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, Enyclopedia of Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Native Son by Richard Wright, 1984 by George Orwell, DaVinci Code, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, too many good books to mention.

Heroes:

Claire Bennett, Peter Petrelli, Nathan Petrelli, Hiro Nakamura, Sylar, the Haitian, Matt Parkman, Isaac Mendez, Hana Gitelman, Ted Sprague, D.L. Hawkins, Niki/Jessica Sanders, Micah Sanders, Sanjog Iyer, and Eden McCain.

My Blog

Back home in the motherland!

Man, 2 weeks in the Philippines!  Having the time of my life but yet longing for home.  Manila was bittersweet...we had an Abrenica family reunion, did a lot of shopping, and got to see the ...
Posted by Daniel on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:05:00 PST

SNOW IS HERE!!!!

SNOW IS HERE!!!! DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP DUMP!!!!
Posted by Daniel on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:03:00 PST

Ode to snowboarding...

You've kicked my ass more times than I care to remember. That's okay, I still love you; You really should come out earlier than December. Maybe if I buy new boots I can learn to love you more. Wa...
Posted by Daniel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST