So I dont know if it was real or just my mind playing tricks on me, but I saw you last night. I saw you walking around, but we didnt speak. I wish we spoke, because I miss you so much, but thats ok. All that matters is that your fine and seeing you is better than nothing. Then after I saw you, I heard what sounded like your type writer. I didnt know where the sound was coming from or if it was really your typewriter, but it surely is better than nothing. Im not gonna lie, it sort of scared me, but at least it reassured me that your still around. So thank you.
Thank you for being the strong, loving, funny, hard working, dream chasing person that you are. No longer do you need to be here on earth, because a certain lady was missing you for too long and you were missing her as well. We as your family are not sadden by you heading home, but instead happy for that you and Lola are together once again. May both you and Lola continue to watch over us, protect us, and keep us at a bond that will never be broken.
Forever your legacy and your name will continue to be known by future generations and will never be forgotten. And so, it will be remembered that this is not a goodbye, but a hello just like how you said in the video and we'll see each other soon.
First and foremost, I wanna say THANK YOU to everyone that came out to my graduation dinner tonight. Also, I wanna say thank you to Ron and Celine, Supastar, my cousins, my titas and titos, to those who couldnt make it out and who live out of town, but still sent out their best wishes, my close friends, my bestfriend Ronald, my bestfriend Laurene for graduating too, my girlfriend Kristine, and of course my sister, dad, and mom. Thank you for the great love and support.
As I finally realize that I just graduated, I am just taking it all in and enjoying that its all done, that all that hard work paid off, and that another chapter is finished and a new one begins. So now that its all said and done, I plan to take my talents to South Beach next year. LOL sike! Everyone has asked me ever since I finished on what my plans are and what I want to do. In all honesty, I do not quite really know what my plans are. The only thing I know is that with all the support I have, the knowledge I have obtained, experiences I've been through, and life long lessons I have heard, that sky's the limit for my future endeavors. For now I'll enjoy my little break and then back to putting in the work.
(Tommy Lasorda snippet from graduation. Definitely will remember this speech.)
Thank you Macho Man Randy Savage. Thank you for introducing me to wrestling, thank you for teaching me those off the top rope wrestling moves that I would use on my cousins and friends, thank you for being what your name resembles; Macho Man, thank you for your career. RIP
So if you look up in the dictionary the meaning of mother, all you get is the female parent. What they fail to do and define is the hard work, the 9-5 and 5-9 job they do for society and for the family, the power of healing to any boo-boo with just a kiss, the never ending love they show, and so much more. So thank you Mom and thank you Lola.
(wish I still had the version I did for my mom on her 50th birthday)
Here is the other pictures I took from Seattle. I wont post the rest of it, because it will eat up the rest of my blog memory, so I'll just post up some of my favorites.
I want to thank my family from Seattle for the hospitality and I want to thank the rest of my family from SF and LV for coming up and making it a great weekend. It was great to see a change of scenery (literally so much green) and see another part of the world or at least the United States that I will actually remember. I say that because throughout my life so far, I have never been able to travel and get at least a good enough experience to say that I will remember it for years to come. Hopefully, I get more opportunities to really experience more of the world and not just my comfort of So Cal. mental note: I wonder if I have family in Hawaii and New York.
(Sister, Lolo, and I. 98 years and still running!)
(My nephew Nathan aka Nate Dogg)
(My nephew Max aka Max-A-Million)
(My Nephew Trey aka Trey Songz)
(lol I dunno. My nephews and my niece Taizja)
(crazy kids!)
(quality time with their Lolo)
(Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee's grave site)
(thats a whole mess of ABC gum!)
(Seattle still miss their Sonics. Durant will always be a Sonic and never a Thunder!)
I know everytime I post something, I always make some type of an excuse as to why its been so long as to why I have not posted. So this time around, my excuse is due to school, graduation stuff, and midterms. Anyways... over the weekend, I left for Seattle to spend time with my family and to see my Lolo. Its been awhile since I've seen most of them, so in honor of my Lolo's 98th birthday, my cousins and I felt that this was a great time to have some family time. Overall, I had an awesome time and I have a whole bunch of stories, but unfortunately if I spoke about my whole trip and what I did, then it would turn into a mini-novel.
Your in luck because I'll post a few random pictures since I have time to kill.
