tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200450242024-03-23T10:52:45.482-07:00Ernesto's random blahFilipino guy in Los Angeles, talking about his daily blah, reality tv, world events... a little bit of everythingErnestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-6362636673649222822007-06-19T23:38:00.000-07:002007-06-23T00:03:55.397-07:00Ernesto's Favorite Things (Right Now)Instead of writing a long story of what I've been up to these past few weeks I've decided to compile a list of my favorite things (just like Oprah). I do want to clarify that this list only represents what I currently like right now (meaning the past few weeks) and not necessarily my ultimate favorites for each category. If I fail my exam, then I blame all of these distractions (I know lame Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-35535523983154289852007-06-13T21:00:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:23:53.544-08:00Even More Random ThoughtsOnce again, I admit that I'm the worst blogger. Lots happened these past two weeks, many stories I've imagined writing in this blog but of course they're left to rot in my head. Unfortunately, I only remember a few these stories so I'm going to write down what I can remember. They're not interconnected but each story gives an insight of my personality and my train of thought.The Best Friend (Nat)Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-35160197305115093702007-05-23T18:26:00.000-07:002007-05-24T11:15:03.166-07:00High School Stories: Sleeping with the "Frenemies"Frenemies--- two people who are in an odd situation of being friends and at the same time, enemies.First I want to clarify... NO I did not sleep with this frenemy of mine (although we were roomates for our senior trip and had to share a bed), nothing scandalous happened. I just kinda like the title of this post.Now that's clear, I should get to the story.When I was Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-10422008406099735582007-05-23T18:23:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:23:55.089-08:00Terrible Two: Happy Birthday Tres Baby Tres is no longer a baby. He's about to embark on his second year of life where a lot of a childs development occurs. Apparently, this is also the time when their personality really starts to show. I just hope he doesnt turn into a complete brat! From left to right: Birthday boy with his mom, my lil' sis, aunt, uncle, The Boyfriend, cousin and moi. Ready to feast. Ready to open his giftsErnestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-75331464990523698942007-05-16T18:51:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:23:56.429-08:00Race L.A.Before I talk about the race...just a quick update. Baby Tres is feeling much better. He's also preparing for his birthday party this Sunday. I can't believe he's turning two. He's currently addicted to "Finding Nemo" so I'm getting him a small bowl aquarium and hopefully a clown fish (but most likely a regular beta fish since it'll be easier). Now to my race story.As most of you (my dear readersErnestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-70854216740715972042007-05-10T19:40:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:23:57.697-08:00Some More Random Blahs: Fire, Seizures and Reality TV RoundupThis past week has been crazy for me. Before any stories, I'm posting a picture of the mentors from the LEAF mentoring program (through Camp Laurel) that I talked about in my last post. I know its blurry but I'm posting it anyway coz all of these guys (and gals) are awesome! I look like a little kid in between two very tall guys (2nd from lower right).So back to the stories from this past week. Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-38073726127770176642007-04-30T22:32:00.000-07:002007-05-01T18:41:49.043-07:00LEAFThis past weekend I finally had my mentor training. I mentioned a while back that one thing different I'm doing for my birthday was to volunteer again. I went online and found an interesting program looking for mentors for kids who are 18-21 years old. One thing special about these mentees...they're all HIV positive.Last month I went through an extensive interview process, filled up a lot of Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-33315994936404418572007-04-24T14:11:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:23:57.825-08:00Flipping The Page To The Next ChapterIt's official. I'm leaving my lab. I finally had the guts to meet up with my boss/mentor early this morning. I had a script in mind, every word, every phrase was selected so I would have the right tone.Me: "Hi Judy! Do you mind if I close your door."Boss: "Go ahead."Me: "I've been trying to meet up with you...I've been doing a lot of thinking these past few weeks...I just feel that I need to Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-36319730030796289622007-04-11T19:59:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:24:00.468-08:00Weekend UpdatesHiking in HollywoodA good friend of mine, Granny Sarah, was in town andI haven't seen her in over a year since she left for Japan to teach English. Best Friend Nat was supposed to drive down here from the bay area but she had car issues that needed to be immediately dealt with. We went hiking in Runyon Canyon, a popular hiking trail in the Hollywood Hills. Its famous because its a dog park so Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-74879042693400173582007-04-04T19:06:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:24:02.086-08:00Ernesto's Top 10 TV Show Addiction....Its Like Crack To Me!I'll change it up a bit since my last post was so long, even I fell asleep reading it. I'm doing my first top 10 rankings of current tv shows (i'll do a separate ranking for my top favorite shows of all time aka my 26 years here on earth). This ranking is based on a lot of things and here's a quick list of the major factors I looked at in determining the rankings. Do I follow the show every Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-26781566550552920222007-03-28T19:20:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:24:02.636-08:00HYPOCHONDRIA (hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh) nounThe persistent conviction that one is or is likely to become ill, often involving symptoms when illness is neither present nor likely, and persisting despite reassurance and medical assurance to the contrary------ American Heritage DictionaryThe first time I've ever heard of this word was from the movie My Girl. Anna Chlumsky's character (Vada) kept visiting her doctor where she complained about Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-74789196403915154712007-03-28T18:45:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:24:02.740-08:00Welcome!I noticed the unusual number of new readers. To all of you, welcome to my blog. Hope you find some enjoyment somewhere in my ramblings. Maybe I might even inspire you... who am I kidding, I'm not exactly a great source of inspiration. Anyway, enjoy and feel free to comment.Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-87779512096722850602007-03-27T18:58:00.000-07:002007-03-27T19:03:14.189-07:00Blog Shout Out! Pinoy Gay BlogsSince I'm not very succesful in whoring my blog... I decided to be part of this group (Pinoy Gay Blogs). Check it out. Now I can be a common blog prostitute.Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-48343327460869204352007-03-21T23:00:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:24:03.980-08:00Birthday Story UpdateLike what I promised in my last post, here's a quick summary of my 26th birthday (weekend).Friday--- I wanted to continue doing something special for my birthday so I applied to volunteer as a mentor for kids. I will talk more about this later, it deserves a post of its own. It might seem like volunteering is not as special compared to what I did for my two previous birthdays but its something I Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-71362433367467546762007-03-15T21:56:00.000-07:002008-11-19T00:24:04.513-08:00Birthday Story Most of my childhood birthdays were often big events, almost extravagant (as compared to my recent birthdays). Of course I dont remember most of them since my brain can pretty much only recall major events post-1986. The birthdays before '86 were also very cool...well according to my mom's stories and what I've seen in some old pictures of mine. In one picture, you see me in an awful looking Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-81699194351953106132007-03-08T20:45:00.000-08:002008-11-19T00:24:09.690-08:00Dear ErnestoDear Ernesto,Where the hell have you been? You better have a fucking good excuse!Yours,ReaderHi Reader,How should I say this....uhmm, I'm sorry. I've been busy.......OK thats a complete lie. The truth is I've been very lazy. Unfortunately, I've decided to just summarize the past half year by going through it month after month, writing only events that stands out in my memory. I know its a poor Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1156963725921351552006-08-30T11:48:00.000-07:002006-08-30T21:16:53.233-07:00Not-So-Hurricane ErnestoAs it turns out, tropical storm Ernesto didnt have enough punch to be upgraded to a hurricane. Apparently, Ernesto is not even a storm but a tropical depression. Oh well, maybe in another 4 years (when they recyle the names) I'll live up to all my trash talking in my previous post : )Other updates:*My third year of graduate school officially started this week. It doesnt feel like a new school Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1156635848351972052006-08-26T16:13:00.000-07:002006-08-26T16:50:03.626-07:00Goodbye Pluto...Part DeuxBefore I continue the story, I would like to point out that there is a tropical storm Ernesto in the Carribean right now and its bound to hit the U.S. mainland sometime next week, most likely turning into a hurricane. I'm not sure if this one's going to be strong but if it is, I take no responsibility in any loss of life, property and internet connections.Ok, back to the story...so after posting Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1156444842697314792006-08-24T10:08:00.000-07:002006-08-26T16:12:46.660-07:00Goodbye Pluto...The inner dork in me just can't ignore today's announcement that our dear solar system just "eliminated" poor Pluto off the list of what is considered a planet. Well, the blame for this ridiculous change in defining what a planet really is lies on the even dorkier group of the International Astronomical Union who had a meeting in Prague (I'm sure they chose this place coz its fairly close to Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1156311515787919682006-08-22T21:19:00.000-07:002006-08-22T22:38:42.510-07:00I've just about.........pooped myself when I found out that the DVD for the first season of Beverly Hills 90210!!!!! is coming out soon (Nov 7). Mark your calendars, and prepare your best 90's get up, I'm going to throw a 90210 (via 90039) party as soon as this comes out. Apparently, Melrose Place is coming out the same day but we can only have one zip code per party rule...maybe the next one but for now I want Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1155968447741747792006-08-18T23:20:00.000-07:002006-08-18T23:45:01.426-07:00Project Runway 3: Garbage Chic!Since my last entry was just too long that it put my sister to sleep when she was reading it...i'll keep this short. I'M ADDICTED TO PROJECT RUNWAY! "How addicted?" you asked. Well, before this past week's episode where the designers had to create an outfit using recycled materials from a New Jersey recycling facility, I had already made an outfit using plastic bags and clear tape. I posted this Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1155336517793225722006-08-11T15:48:00.000-07:002006-08-11T15:50:00.070-07:00L.A. Blah: The neighborhood prostituteI'm starting a series of stories about fascinating things I've seen/experienced/heard in the past I've been living in L.A. Its such a big metropolis with all sorts of neighborhoods so I dont think I'll run out of stories to tell (that is I can get my lazy self to actually write). What better way to start but to focus on the notoriety of Hollywood at night.Hollywood is definitely a touristy duringErnestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1154660375329475392006-08-03T19:46:00.000-07:002006-08-03T20:24:27.753-07:00New Haircut and Drunken StoriesSo this past weekend, I asked The Boyfriend to cut my hair. Instead of the usual #2 guard on the sides and back and a trim on the top, I opted to take a risk. A military haircut. I hated it at first but I'm used to it now. Here's some pictures:I posted my drunken stories on LiveJournal and I cant seem to copy and paste it here. So just check it out click hereHere's a video that kinda shows my Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1152864655360236442006-07-14T00:29:00.000-07:002006-07-14T01:17:55.436-07:00PhotographsHere are some favorite photos that I took recently. I decided to just include the one's without people in it. I'm not very good, although I try to use whatever I learned from my high school photography class. I'd like to hear comments and suggestions (especially from folks who are experts in photography).Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045024.post-1152862158257872652006-07-13T23:26:00.000-07:002006-07-14T15:37:15.613-07:00Highlights/Complaints/Praises and other random blah of the dayI know that I havent posted for the past few weeks. I dont really have any good reason (nor would I make up one) except that I've been lazy. Well, I eventually got over me being a complete bum and I'll be posting a very long update from these past few weeks....tons of stories so I'm mostly posting captioned pictures that summarizes what the hell I've been up to. (Warning it might take a while to Ernestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085347687886636741noreply@blogger.com2