Jojo's Adventures

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Secret #10

I secretly wanted to be the sixth member of New Kids on the Block....

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

I have no drama....

....yet I wish I do. I would like to be who angst-ridden women sing about in their songs. I want to be the next Nickelback, or the next Linkin Park. I want to remember something I regret deeply that it inspires me to sing as a way to vent. I want to be who Fiona Apple or Amy Lee cry about in their forlorn ballads. But I am boring.... I have no drama.... I don't have a life that inspires someone to sing about it. I am vanilla who wants a cocolate chip type of life. If only I was good at emulation....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 3:28 PM

Monday, August 29, 2005

Secret #9

I accidentally sharted on myself as I was peeing in the men's bahtroom when I let out a sneeze. Let's just say self-control went to hell after that unfortunate outburst....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 4:14 PM

thank you....

To the people that went to my baby shower, thank you for gracing my family with your presence. Everyone that showed filled my parents' hearts with joy, especially since they brought presents and they ate food that was way, way, way too abundant in my opinion. I think my parents thought they were going to feed Ethiopia, but only 80 people showed up. But from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for being there, y'all!!!!

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 4:11 PM

Friday, August 26, 2005

Secret #8

I used to imagine that one of my GI Joe's were having sex with that chick from the Battle of the Planets cartoon. I was such the voyeur.

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:44 AM

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Secret #7

When I was a kid, my parents sent me to swimming school one summer to keep me busy. I was one of the few kids who were slow in developing their water legs so it took a while for me to learn how to swim. One day, my coach decided to bring about 20 of us to the deepest part of the pool (20 feet!!!!) and told us to Freestyle it to the other side. Once we were done, class was going to be over for us and we would be able to do whatever we wanted (i.e. horse around with the fellas afterwards). Seeing as how the deep water freaked the pee out of me, I faked being sick, FORCED myself to puke, and was excused from completing that one measly lap. Yes, I was such the man....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:27 AM

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Center for Higher Education.... hehehehhehe.....

Classes are about to start here in SDSU and when they do, traffic hell will break loose. But on a lighter note, the Aztec honeys are gonna be coming out with their short shorts and tight tops so that pretty much makes up for traffic hell. I guess that's one perk about my job that I can't complain about (otherwise it wouldn't be a perk, dumbass!!!). Fall is such an amazing thing down here. When school starts, everyone is still in their I-will-attend-every-class-I-registered-for-since-I-love-my-parents-and-I-don't-want-to-disappoint-them mode. But as soon as those two weeks of blissful and good-natured feelings are gone, it's back to partying and sex and videotapes and other carnal pleasures that I never experienced when I was back in college. I think my co-workers and I will be eating our lunches more often in campus just so we can partake in the experience that defines the college world. God, I have to stop watching Van Wilder!!!!

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 1:03 PM

Secret #6

I used to day dream that I was part of the Justice League and that Wonder Woman was my girlfriend....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:16 AM

Secret #5

When I was young, my brother and I would always play basketball in front of our house, where more than half the time, he would always beat me and it would always frustrate me to no end. One time, we were having a free throw competition and my bro blew me out of the water with his shooting. He made all of his free throws while I couldn't make any of mine to save my life. In frustration, I started crying so he let me shoot closer shots until we got even. He was 4 and I was 8.

dammit....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 8:48 AM

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Secret #4

I used to like this girl in high school back when I was scared of them. One day, I saw her walking in the hallways while I was heading to class. When I saw her, the hairs in the back of my neck started to stand up. Suffice it to say, I was pretty much freaking out and panicking. I know what you're thinking, but this was a natural reaction that I would show towards a girl that I LIKED. Really, really liked. Anyway, not knowing what to do, I did what I thought was natural then. I wussed out, turned around and ran away. Yes, I literally ran away.

Now you know why celibacy wasn't a bad choice for me in college....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:49 AM

Monday, August 22, 2005

Secret #3

I almost chose celibacy as a way of life back in college to explain why I didn't have a girlfriend. Had I been serious about it, the movie "40 year-old Virgin" would've been my autobiography. God bless my wife.....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 1:56 PM

Friday, August 19, 2005

Secret #2

This dude in college pissed me off so I peed on his backpack...

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:30 AM

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Secret #1

an homage to the PostSecret weblog:

I had a seering hatred for a Disney cartoon character that used to steal Pluto's bones. I used to imagine tying that bitch in our backyard and just hitting it over and over with a bat. This was my fantasy when I was 6.

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 10:04 AM

head bursting in the seams....

I'm a little on the stressed side today. Actually, I've been a little on the stressed side for about a couple of weeks now. Alot of things are happening in my life and sometimes I feel like I'm sinking in quicksand. My wife is going to have our baby in a couple of months. We just bought a house and are in the middle of selling our current one. On top of that, my sister just had her baby, my other sister is getting married a few weeks before Dao is due and my brother-in-law is getting married in November. My professional life ain't nothing to sneeze at either, what with all the projects I've been assigned to finish before I take my paid family leave in November.

But all in all, I wouldn't mind taking all these stresses. I figure that for all the crap I complain about at work, in my own life and anywhere else I can bitch and moan about, I should be thankful for all that I am going through. I'm going to be a daddy, a homeowner, and an unabashed uncle. I'm currently employed as a programmer in one of the best places to work in and I am in love to a woman that's going to give me a family. What more can I ask for?

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 8:43 AM

Monday, August 15, 2005

Foreshadow Forehead Foreskin... what?!?!

I'm stuck in a conundrum, caught in a dilemma, and in a quagmire of confusion. I need advice.

My sister just had her baby over the weekend, and much to my excitement and relief, little baby Riley is healthy and happy. Now here is where my problem lies. My sister and her husband just had the baby circumcised. For all of you not familiar with this procedure, this is where the doctor cuts the excess skin off the forehead of the baby's PENIS. Yes, the PENIS!!! Seeing as how they're Catholic, this is a very typical operation and has been a common practice since I have no idea when. My dad was circumcised, my brother and I were both circumcised, and I'm pretty sure every other Filipino that I've come across went through the same process. In reality, this procedure does not correct anything, prevent anything, or improve on anything. This is more religious in purpose and has actually become more of a tradition that I've lived with all my life.

So, here is where my confusion comes in. When my baby Jarod comes into the world, I'm not sure if I should get him circumcised. Dao and I talked about how we were going to raise our children without the pressure of religion. Because she's Buddhist and I'm Catholic, we decided to let the kids explore religion for themselves. We won't pressure them to decide which way to go. Rather, we would just guide them and hopefully they can make a decision about what path they want to take in their lives. Now back to my problem.

Since we've decided that we were going to raise our kids with no religious pressure, taking him through that whole ordeal would be pointless. But even then, I still feel like I should take him to get his cut. I've lived with mine all my life so I'm used to it. And going through life with an uncircumcised penis is something I'm not used to. But should I force my son to go through this experience? He won't feel a thing when this all happens. But like I said before, it ain't gonna fix, improve or take away from anything (well, maybe take away) so why bother. I'm pretty sure we're gonna vote to NOT go through the experience, but the thought of not doing this is alien to me. Maybe it's because I grew up with the mentality that this is a normal process and I never thought of arguing against it. But now we're talking about doing this to my son and I'm not sure what to do now.

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:14 AM

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Crap-tacular!!!

How often do you guys crap each day? I actually go about 2 times more than I eat each day. So if I eat 3 times that day, I should be taking a mad shit about 5 times that same day. I don't know if I should freak out about that. Am I actually shitting out what I eat only? Or am I shitting stuff that I ate a few days before, or even a week before? Or even, am I shitting out my innards that I probably need? It's just something I'm curious about....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 8:57 AM

Knight Rider FAQs

Part 1

1) What was Michael Knight's name before he became Michael Knight? Michael Long, a police officer who was shot in the face while trying to stop a crime from happening.

2) Who did the reconstruction surgery on Michael's face? Wilton Knight, head of FLAG, Foundation for Law and Government

3) Michael's face was badly disfigured. Whose face did Wilton use to recreate Michael's with? Garth Knight, his own son

4) Who is KARR? KARR stands for Knight Automated Roving Robot. A car with Artificial Intelligence that was the prototype for KITT. KARR was abandoned because he lacked the programming that allowed him to put human beings ahead of his own welfare. Since he was deemed dangerous for placing others in danger for proctecting his own self, he was shut down.

5) Who is KITT? KITT stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand. KITT was the second incarnation of KARR but with the programming that allowed him to put the well-being of others, especially Michael Knight above his own.

6) Who is Goliath? Goliath is a semi-truck that was created with the same Molecular Bonding material that rendered KARR and KITT impervious to many types of weapons.

7) Who created Goliath? Garth Knight. Wilton's son whom everyone thought was dead. He was mad that his own father gave the "reins" to his company to Michael instead of him so he sought out to destroy Michael Knight and FLAG.

8) Who is Devin? Head of FLAG and Knight Industries. Close friend of Wilton's who shared his vision and was given control of Wilton's companies in order to pursue Wilton's Law and Order dream.

9) Who is Bonnie? Tech hottie that keeps KITT running and purring like he was still new.

I guess I was really bored today.....

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 7:42 AM

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Things change I guess....

Perfect moments are fleeting and far in between. When you're caught in a moment, you don't want it to stop, yet you know deep within that the inevitable will happen. Moments progress on their own and the only thing you can do is revel in it when you're in the middle of whatever it is. Once it's gone, all you'll have will be the memories.

So I hope that the San Diego crew realize this since we're in the brink of going past that proverbial line of no return.

posted by Jojo : COMMENTS at 9:16 AM