I love languages, I have a minor degree in Spanish, I am/have been trying to learn what I can of Portugese and Polish (albeit, not as much as I would like to) and believe that I should learn Tagalog in honor of my lineage as well.
Capoeira; Clubbing; Dancing; Snowboarding; Reading; Hiking; Rollerblading; Roller Hockey; Playing Guitar; Watching Deeee-troit Basket-ball; Watching the Phoenix Suns.
My Favorite Vodka drinks are made with Zubrowka!
Mike, Derrick, Avery, Me, Gorrasit, Francis, Ryan at Frederick and Michelle's house in Chicago hanging out Mid-West style!!!
Michelle, Dinah, Melanie, Richard, Me, Noel, Gerald…5 of The 9ine with close friends, ready for a night out in AZ.
Another family portrait…With THIS family, family time means PARTY TIME!!! Round number…uhhhh, how many…of shots at Suede.
Matt, Emily, Me, Sadie and Dana in Downtown Denver, drinking it up and talkin’ sh*t about the managerie of travesties walking by!!!
Me and Mon celebrating Titipong and Violettas wedding in Fort Collins
We are cowboys, on steel horses we ride, we’re wanted (wan-ted) dead or alive!!! Yeeeee Haaaaw!!! Blackout 2007 tour with Erin and I destroying some poor innocent pizza slice…Hmmm, I don’t think either of us remember this part of the night.
Myst with Leah, me, Monika and Loni too-cool-for-school, rockin’ the railing on the side of the dancefloor!!!
NEVER fall asleep at your friends place when you tell her you want her to shave your head…You never know what you’ll wake up looking like!!! Thanks Monika!!!
Zip-lining into the rainforest in Costa Rica…Yeeee Haaaaaw!
The wedding party for Doug and Joelle’s wedding in Costa Rica.
Fabulous Los Angeles representatives Neal, Shannon, Bobby and I at Vanguard for Dubfire.
Rockin’ the Cazbah with Lauren, Mark S., Cindy, Emily and Mark S. at Mark and Cindy’s Wedding.
Eastern European women ROCK. Viktoria me and Ewa at Mark and Cindy’s Wedding.
WMC 2007 crew...What! DJ GET DOWN!!!
Me and the grrrls (Dana, Ericka and Emily) rockin’ it out at Matt and Dana’s wedding.
Me and the guys at Matt and Dana's wedding: Michael, Sunil, Me, John and Mark S.
Yeah...I don't think we should, but could you get us another round of drinks please? DeWayne, Matt and I at Myst.
Me and Joelle at the Suns game...Thanks for dinner and this AWESOME Christmas gift...Again, you rock harder than Hansel...And as you know: "That Hansel...So hot right now!"
One of my best New Year's Eves brought in with my brother and sister...BECAUSE I was with my brother and sister!!!
Michelle and I ringing in the year number 13 of our friendship...And STILL at clubs dancing away...Yeee Haaa!
Richard, Michelle, Mark, Melanie, Joseph, Michelle and Noel at The Empire Ballroom in Vegas pre-NYE 2007.
What's THIS!?! Your crane technique is no match for the Tiger and Leopard styles of these two Sith Lords!!! Another 5 year brotha with house and roda cirle time served...Matt and I at Batucada's 6th Year Anniversary.
Drrrty D and Me at Batucada's 6th Year Anniversary...5 years and counting, from the house circle to the roda circle, albeit for shorter bursts of energy but still kickin' it huh?
Ahhh, the only bartenders I EVER go to…Thank you for bringing the Mark-drink to life Erin and thank you for taking the torch in the red-room Adrian! If you know what it is and you want one, you have to know who to ask…These two silly kids!!!
The night of returns!!! Sunil, Dana, Emily, John, me, Matt, Michael back together again at Myst, just as much fun, albeit it NOT as f’ed up as we used to be before!!!
Ahhh, new good times with the same good friends at the SAME damned club!!! Ha ha ha, welcome back again J! I’m glad we got to hang again even if but for a little bit! Until the next return…Jarard, me, Cindy, Mark at Myst.
Ahhh, drinking with the family again! Melanie, me, Frederick and Michelle at Myst…I’m glad I got to take you out and about and help you experience your warmest November ever! Enjoy the cold…I’ll be back in Chicago this summer!!!
No, not the lion the witch and the wardrobe, but rather the fireman, the pimp and the samurai warrior! Sunil, Mohammed and me at Myst for Halloween, 2006.
More drinking with the siblings!?! Me, Richard and Melanie celebrating Rich’s 24th Birthday at Elephant Bar.
Sunil, Su-rmi, Mark at Axis…No techno Capoeira, but it WAS a great return to AZ wasn’t it Su-rmi!?!
Julia, Joy and I at Myst hanging in the red room with me and my red face...how Asian of us huh?
G. and Buot back, partying again...Continuing into our 30's from our beginnings some SIXTEEN YEARS ago in 1988!?! Good God we're old men! And so much for you and I being the first 2 Filipino NBA basketball players huh? HA HA HA!
Fran, Eric, me, Fred and Flo...The de la Vega clan in Chicago. My family kicks *ss!
There is NO drinking and driving when you try to sit in the trunk of the car to get home...Fran and I in the trunk of his car after a night out at Plush and The Victor Hotel in downtown Chicago.
Drinkin' with the fam AGAIN in Las Vegas...Double fisting to start the night out? Ohhh Boy, this can't be a good start. And YES this IS the same shirt, two weekends later! Wait a minute...Vegas twice in one month! Ohhh Booooy! My old habits are starting to form again!
Hey! Got some quarters for a game of centipede!?! Ced and I at Ice in Las Vegas.
Back together after 7 years!!! Me, Ellye and Cedric in Las Vegas! Remember that one New Year's Eve when...Naaah, those were the "Evil" versions of ouselves...Hmmm, we haven't changed all that much have we!?!
Melanie, Me, Richard, Noel at Tryst in Vegas.You know you're old when your 21 year old sister gets you into a club for free...AND THEN find her dancing on top of the speakers while you take a break because you have to stretch your legs and can't breath after 15 minutes of dancing!
Me and Joelle on her 30th Birthday...Welcome to the drrrty 30's club Jo!
Sarah, Me and Sadie for their last moments in Arizona (enter sad face here).
Bubba and Me at D.C. Ranch..."Are you talking!?!" "Challa!"
D, Ernie, Matt, Mark S, Cindy, Scare, Bubba, Me, Andy, Em at my 30th birthday at Myst...Thanks Monika for this birthday, you ROCK!
Me and Em at Next...Yeah yeah yeah! Did we EVER not see each other in dark, smokey, bass-filled, laser and strobe-light filled clubs!?! Oh yeah, lunch at Veneto Trattorio...ONCE! In G-D'ed 5 years we were not in party mode....Hmmmm.
Me, Neal, Julia, Em, Mark S. and J at Ceasars Palace in Vegas...Bloodies at what? 7 a.m., the breakfast of crackheads!
Me and Mo at Elixir, giving our signs of approval to the night at hand! Ahhh, yet ANOTHER cool place that has shut down...Where oh where is there to go in Phoenix anymore?
J, Mo-F*cka and Me at the Mill Ave Cue Co., O.G., A.S.U. Muskateers huh?
Jo-Jo and I at my 27th Birthday at Zen 32...And I still have that bottle of plum wine...Did I really tell EVERY one of my friends at that table that "I thank you for coming out tonight, and I'd F you, and I'd F you, and I'd F you...
Neal and me with my shaved head at Next...Back when we went out during the weekdays...I'm glad I killed Evil Mark, he was fun, but damn! He was going to die before 35!!!
Mark, Su-rmi, Sunil and Mark outside of Next for Su-rmi's last night out living in Phoenix, 2004.
La-La, Me and Michelle at Ice in Vegas...I love my O.G. Michigan grrrls!
Me and Michelle in L.A., getting ready for Spundae...Remember at M.S.U., when we switched rides for like a week...Wanna do it again? I didn't think so!!! I think I'd look damn good on your crotch rocket though! "See wut had happen wuzz!!!"
Fran, Me and Fred ready for Fran and Jills wedding.
Groomsmen for Fran and Jills Wedding: Mike, Ryan, Fred, Derrick, Trent, Fran, Kawi, Me, Marlon, Avery: June 4, 2005.
Me and Su-rmi at Next, October, 2004...When are you coming to visit and do some techno Capoeira grrrl!?!
Tony's Bachelor Party Dinner at Bennihana in Vegas. Tony, Sunil, Mark, Andrew, Manny and Mark. September 2004.
Florence, Francis, Jill, Hammina, Mark, Kawi and Susan at Hooters in Chicago. July, 2004.
Susan, Sue, Jill, Francis, Mark at Disney in Florida, January 2004.
Me, Fran and Kawi at Universal City, Orlando, Florida. January 2004.
Mark, Florence, Cathy, Jill and Francis at Luxor in Vegas, July 2003.
Chillin' at the Westin in Las Vegas, circa 2003. The Sex Panther pose..."Sixty percent of the time, it works EVERY time!" For what, however, I don't know!
Dustin, Jessica, Jo-Jo, Me, Neal, Mark S. out at Ra in Vegas...Wow! I don't remember much of this night either!!!
Too Drunk in Vegas? Uhhh...Limo ride! Mark, Julia, Jarard, Sunil, Joelle and Dustin going to...wherever it was we were going (to Hell in a handbasket), Labor Day, 2002.
Dustin, Mark, Me, Sunil and Jarard pre-partying, waiting for the grrrls to get ready at Bellagio, Labor Day 2002.
Taking a shower before a long night of drinking at Bellagio...Hmmm, this is MUCH quicker than taking your clothes off first...Maybe I was drinking BEFORE the shower too.
Jarard, Julia, Me and Sunil at Spundae in L.A. circa 2002.
Jarard, Julia, Me and Sunil on a beach in Santa Monica, circa 2002.
Ahhh, back in the day at SoHo for Batucada, circa 2002. Mark, Dominic, Tony, Sunil, Julia, Lauren, Jarard, Mark, Jamie, DeWayne...My God how young we were back then!!!
Tom, Chay, Me, Ellye and Fran inside The Palms circa 2000...I think...I don't remember too much about this trip!
Fred, Fran, Me, Tom, Ced ready to club in Chicago circa 1999...Ahhh, partying before we were all OLD MEN!
I Love My Beautiful Family and Friends
My Cousin Fran
My Brother Rich
My Sister Mel
My Cousin Dr. Flo
My Cousin Noel
My Cousin Fred
My Cousin Brad
My Cousin Michelle
Whut Had Happen Wuz – Michelle
Horsey Laugh – Joelle
Bugaboo – Monika
Bubba – Sadie
Lo Lo – Lauren
Bahama Bucks – Chalene
Morena - Su-rmi
Aloha Friday – Joy
Boogah – Erin
Laah Maah – Kalina
Fabulous – Shannon
Scare Bear – Sarah
Thongs On My Theodolite - Dana
Chop Chop - Mary
Marly Marl – Marlo
Leah
Buot – Mark
Joey Joey Boom Boom – Thomas
Centipede – Cedric
DJ Mo F*cka – Mohammed
Etienne – Jarard
Drrrty – DeWayne
Sith Lord – Matt
Cobra Kai – Rob
Where Are My Shoelaces – Violetta
You Know Nothing – Ewa
Jilly Bean – Jill
Nicole
Sifu – Haafiz
Ali – Jaime
Strange – Mark
Taka
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Any one of the many DJ's that can make phat beats and move the dance floor! Deep Dish ROCKED ME TO THE CORE at WMC 2007, Carl Cox, DJ Mea, Donald Glaude, DJ Icey, DJ Markski, Paul Van Dyk, etc., etc.: HOUSE; BREAK BEAT; Funky Bass; Progressive House; Drum and Bass; Ambient; Garage.
I am not limitedthough. I ALSO like: Rap (Underground, East Coast); Early 90's Alternative; Pop; 80's hair-band metal.
I love vocalists, those who pour their deepest emotions out unto the world through their voices.
"And so it is, the shorter story. No love no glory..." - Damien Rice
"Your kisses are as wicked as an M-16, and you f*ck like a volcano and you're everything to me." - Liz Phair
"Now, i'm that kid in the corner all fucked up and I wanna so i'm gonna..." - Beastie Boys
"...And the next time I fall, i'll just have to recall, it isn't love, it's only something new." - Indigo Girls
"I've been looking so long at these pictures of you, that I almost believed that they're real. I've been living so long with my pictures of you that I almost believed that the pictures are all I can feel." - The Cure
"I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand, but I keep livin' this day like the next will never come..." - Fiona Apple
"...And that's why I love you, so don't be afraid to let them show, your true colors are beautiful..." - Cindi Lauper
"...And every time she sneezes I believe it's love, and oh Lord, i'm not ready for this sort of thing." - Counting Crows
"They know what is what but they don't know what is what, they just strut. What the fuck?!?" - Fatboy Slim
"Your love is better than ice cream, better than anything else that i've tried." - Sarah McLaughlin
"You live your life you go in shadows, you'll come apart and you'll go blind. Some kind of night into your darkness, colors your eyes with what's not there. Fade into you. Strange you never knew." - Mazzy Star
"I don't care for much. I want to have control. I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul. I want you to notice, when I'm not around. You're so fuckin' special. I wish I was special." - Radiohead
"And though you don't believe that they do, they do come true for did my dreams come true when I looked at you, and maybe too if you would believe, you too might be overjoyed, overloved, over me." - Stevie Wonder
"Sounds of laughter, shades of life, are ringing through my open ears, enciting and inviting me. Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns, it calls me on and on across the universe...Jai guru deva om. Nothing's gonna change my world." - The Beatles
DJ Mea - Dark and Drrrty!..
Thank Glaude Its Friday!!!
Kill Bill; The Last Samurai; Fight Club; Se7en; The Usual Suspects; Gangs of New York; Blade; Underworld; The Matrix; Crouching Liger Hiden Dragon; Hero; House of Flying Holy Chips; Ocean's Eleven; Groove; Star Wars; Saving Private Ryan; Forrest Gump; Reality Bites; Girl, Interrupted; The Hunt for Red October; Patriot Games; Indiana Jones; Ferris Bueller's ; The Goonies; Zoolander; Anchorman; Old School; Liar Liar; Meet the Fockers; Airplane; Rex Kwon Do; ANYthing with Angelina Jolie, Monica Belucci or Milla Jovovich.
Mostly educational programs, you know, channels like: TLC, Discovery Channel; Discovery Science Channel; History Channel; Animal Planet; The Science Channel. That kind of stuff. WOW! Pretty exciting huh!?!
Books on/about: Spirituality; Meditation; Enlightenment; Astrology; Buddhism; Confucianism; Hiduism; Judaism; Islam; Shintoism; Taoism; Ancient Egypt; Roman Empire; Vampires; Tom Robbins' books.
Anyone who has the courage to look directly into fear's eyes (their own) and chose to continue, to perservere, to change, despite that fear, success or failure bound, knowing that the only true failure in life is to not try at all.