=oD

There's definitely no better way to be woken up than when it's someone which you haven't seen or been with for a long time. Granted that you really like the person. It's a feeling that you just can't describe, it's just something that you have to experience it by yourself in flesh and blood to understand it.

Today that happened to me, and it was amazing. For a small fraction in time everything went away, it was just a high so exhuberant that it made me forget all the problems of lately and random things that have been happening.

After coming back home from a really 'long' day I crashed for oh a 3-hour nap(damn!), and was awaken by my phone's ringer. As I answered I heard D's voice(which I haven't heard in ooohhh a long time) and I felt a rush all over my body, mind, and soul. She's back in the U.S. and it makes me happy to know that she's almost back home, I can't wait... I actually didn't know how I was gonna take a moment like this, but now I'm hhhhmmmm... anxious!

I definitely have right now on my face one of those stupid smirks, which you can see on anyone's that has had a wonderful moment. Oh you know which one, the 'something really good just happened' smile. Hehehe...

Suddenly everything just feels like it's gonna be all right!

Daiyoubu!

=oP

Welcome back D!!!

It never will get old...

It might get boring... but never old!

I just want to say that I miss you lots, and just knowing that you are coming back brings a smile not only to me but also my heart!
You know what you mean to me, and I don't lie...
When I say that without you I just might die(cool little rhyme, huh?)

=oP

But really, I am looking forward to seeing you again. It has felt like an eternity!

- G

Wait...

I think the saying is...

"Happiness is not getting what you want, it's appreciating what you have..."

Hhhmmmmm...
I gotta make a note and remember to search this one up...

Right now

It is definitely one of those moments when I ask to myself "Why?"

I wonder WHY I sometimes do what I do...
It seems like the action was made in a hurry, and without thinking...
Then I look at it twice and realize it was made hastily. Now that the moment has passed, I've realize that it was something that was definitely not meant to be rushed.

There is a lot of time and definitely some things are not meant to be rushed. I ponder this and ask myself WHY do I rush things? Recklessness is what it is, and definitely I've been living my life that way for a long time. Is it truly the time to slow down and look at things from a different point of view?

Maybe it's the wine that's talking right now(or not), but I think I should definitely take things with more calm, after all I am getting old(haha). Maybe it's just an indication that I should just take more time to appreciate what I have around me, and realize that it's just like that saying: "It's not about getting what you want, but appreciating what you have..."

=P

Oh well...

Speaking of Reckless Drivers...

Fuck me, I just found out about this...


"SAN FRANCISCO -- As many as 14 people were injured this afternoon by a motorist who drove around San Francisco deliberately running them down before being arrested by police, who believe the same driver struck and killed a man earlier today in Fremont.

At least one hit-and-run victim remained in critical condition this evening.
Reports of the incidents began pouring in at 12:47 p.m., police said.

Within a half-hour, San Francisco police had cornered and arrested 29-year-old Omeed Aziz Popal, who has addresses in Ceres (Stanislaus County) and Fremont.

Authorities suspect Popal was the same driver who ran over and killed a 54-year-old man in Fremont around noon.

That man, whose name was not immediately released, had been walking in a bicycle lane at Fremont Boulevard near Ferry Lane when he was struck and thrown into a field, where, as of 5:30 p.m., his body remained covered with a tarp.

That crash scene is just blocks from Popal's Fremont address, where he had most recently been living.

San Francisco police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens said the attacks in the city occurred at 12 locations over a 20-minute period.

"The hits were intentional,'' he said, noting that police are treating them as assaults.

Gittens had no information about a possible motive.

Popal was arrested after patrol cars boxed in his black Honda SUV, its windshield and right front headlight smashed, outside a Walgreens store on Spruce Street between California and Mayfair in the Laurel Heights area.

A dental office manager, who identified herself only as Kira, watched from a second-floor window as police dragged the driver out of his vehicle.

"He was absolutely indifferent, no fear, no expression,'' she said. "He was like a zombie.''

Architect Jeremy Warms also saw police pull Popal out of the SUV and sit him down on the curb.

"He looked calm and pretty clean-cut, like a normal guy,'' Warms said. "He sat on the pavement for a good 25 minutes. I don't think anyone said anything to him. They put him in a police car and took him away.''

This evening, it was unclear exactly how many people had been injured, and in what order the incidents occurred. The police reported the following injuries:

-- Two people, one of them a child, were seriously injured on the 3500 block of California Street in Laurel Heights.

-- Three people were hit at California and Fillmore streets. Witnesses said they included a man with a broken hip and a woman with a gashed head.

-- Two people were seriously hurt at Bush and Pierce streets.

-- One person was seriously injured at Bush and Buchanan streets.

-- One person suffered minor injuries in an incident at 1850 Fillmore St.

-- Two other people suffered minor injuries when they were hit at Pine at Divisadero streets.

-- Two people were hit and suffered minor injuries at Divisadero and Bush streets.

"It was like 'Death Race 2000,' " firefighter Danny Bright said at California and Fillmore streets as an ambulance stood nearby. "Guys were walking down the sidewalk, and the guy just came up and ran them over. The guy went crazy."

Mayor Gavin Newsom visited five of the victims at San Francisco General Hospital.

"This was so senseless and inexplicable,'' the mayor said afterward.

One man he visited, who identified himself as Jesse, said as he was walking out of the hospital, "The car came after me. I'm lucky to be alive. Life is good.''

Of the other six victims taken to S.F. General, who ranged in age from 18 to 84, four were scheduled to be discharged later in the day, and one was in critical condition in the intensive care unit, said Eileen Shields, spokeswoman for the city Public Health Department.

Three other victims were taken to St. Francis Hospital, one to Kaiser and two to California Pacific Medical Center, authorities said.

Emanule Gowan, 50, said he had been standing on his Steiner Street doorstep around 1 p.m. when an SUV roared by, driving the wrong way down Bush Street, and hit an elderly man in the crosswalk.

"The man must have gone up in the air about 8 feet and landed on the SUV's windshield,'' Gowan said. "He slid off the windshield, and the SUV rolled right over him and took off, leaving the man hollering on the ground.''

After running a stop sign and hitting another pedestrian in a crosswalk on Sutter Street, the driver headed off down Steiner, Gowan said.

"I looked right at him, and he looked at me as he busted down the street," Gowan said. "He was very calm.''

Other witnesses described the SUV as jumping the sidewalk in apparent pursuit of pedestrians.

Jackie Le, owner of J.T. Nails on Fillmore Street, said she was filing a customer's nails around 12:50 p.m. when the woman started screaming, "Oh my God, an SUV on the sidewalk -- it hit a woman on the sidewalk.''

Linda Tuttle, a stylist at a beauty salon on Fillmore between Bush and Sutter, said she saw the driver heading down the sidewalk, sitting close to the steering wheel, an angry look on his face.

Larry Jackson saw the vehicle driving the right direction on Bush Street, slowing at the intersection of Pierce Street as a woman walked in the crosswalk.

"He let her walk by till she got in front of him, and he just punched it," Jackson said. He attended to the woman and, a short time later, the driver roared down Bush in the wrong direction.

The SUV struck two people in front of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on California Street, a few blocks from where the rampage ended.

Blood covered the sidewalk in front of the center's gift store entrance, and 50 feet farther down the sidewalk lay a mangled bicycle.

Security cameras in front of the center captured images of the incident, which happened at 1:12 p.m., according to Aaron Rosenthal, spokesman for the community center.

One victim, Pedro Aglugov, 70, was sitting at a table at a sidewalk cafe at California and Fillmore with his head bandaged with gauze, holding an ice pack to one elbow.

"He was going real fast," Aglugov said of the driver. "I was lucky I wasn't hurt more.''

Eliseo Billones Jr., 24, a canvasser for Greenpeace, had been standing on the corner when Aglugov was hit.

"He was going berserk," Billones said of the driver. "It was a red light, and he just ran the red light. I saw him (Aglugov) hit the corner of the bumper and tumble.''

Barclay Lynn, 39, of San Francisco, said she and a friend had been traveling east on Bush when they noticed a black SUV driving away and saw that a motorcyclist had been hit.

"The motorcyclist stood in the intersection trying to signal the driver to stop,'' Lynn said. The SUV then "went speeding in reverse on Bush heading west, weaving in and out of traffic. The whole right side of his SUV was smashed in.''

At Frankie's Bohemian Cafe at Divisadero and Pine, a man named William, who asked that his last name not be used, said he had been walking south on Divisadero when "we heard the thump, turned around, saw bodies flying.''

The driver went down Pine and Bush, "stood on the gas," then a couple of minutes later "came flying up through the bus lane" headed north on Divisadero.

Another man at the cafe, Max Bran, said, "We thought he was going to stop and give up, but instead he just stepped on the gas. It didn't matter, regardless of the lights.''

Bran said he saw a woman knocked down. "She was just crossing the street, just crossing the street," he said. "In fact, I had just crossed the street.''

Authorities suspect that the SUV is the same one that struck and killed a pedestrian in Fremont earlier today.

That victim had been walking north on Fremont Boulevard in the bicycle lane when he was struck from behind and knocked several feet into a field, Fremont Officer Alan Zambonin said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. The black SUV, a Honda described as a Pilot or a CRV, made no attempt to stop or help the victim, police said.

Zambonin estimated the SUV had been traveling as fast as 50 mph and sped away with a blown out windshield and damage to the right front side.

"It's a good possibility (the incidents) are all connected,'' Zambonin said.

Chronicle staff writers Vanessa Hua, Matt Stannard, Wyatt Buchanan, Jill Tucker, Nanette Asimov, Cecilia Vega and Susan Sward contributed to this report."

This shit just cannot be tolerated!!!
What is wrong with this guy?!?!?

I'll definitely will have to keep an eye on any development in this story.

Ouch!

I finally decided it is time to fix my bicycle since today I found that the rear wheel brake got all messed up after yesterday's little 'incident' with the car. So after work I decided to just head over to the bike shop and shop around to see if I could get the wheel and the new brake system(which they didn't had). So as I was contemplating my options I just decided to ask the mechanic about a tune up for my bike and after he saw it he pretty much estimated the work to be around oh... over $200!!!

Yup you read it right. it's gonna be over $200 since they gotta replace a couple of parts(chain, and the rear wheel thingies, I forget the name of the part) and also labor and the cost of the new wheel and brakes... Ugh! But you know what, I'm not gonna mind spending that much on it, since I gotta admit that of all the things that I have(other that the pc), my bike is definitely one that I need the most. So you know, I'm willing to drop all that money to fix it.

Oh well... but I do gotta say that it is gonna hurt...

=oP

Safe Haven... ?!?

Dammit it is truly an adventure just trying to get home. ESPECIALLY if you bike around in this city. Not long ago (around a month or so) some guy almost ran over me as he was coming out of a gas station because he didn't look both ways. Luckily on that occasion I was able to jump off the bike before her ran over me as well...

TODAY some bitch caught my rear wheel because of the same reason. As I was crossing the walkway down on Moraga & 19th, she just didn't 'bothered' to look both ways. Since apparently she wanted to make a right turn on a red and beat the oncoming traffic, she just kept on going and as I was just clearing her car she caught my back wheel. Ridiculous if you ask me, I mean I know sometimes you are in a hurry and want to test your 'abilities' behind the wheel but always make sure to look both ways every fucking time! I'm pissed, really pissed... but oh well.

At least I can say that I got out of this one without a scratch and I'm also lucky that my bike didn't suffer any damage, 'cos it would suck if anything else would happen to it. Not only do I still have to find a nice matching wheel for it, but yeah I need to have someoen take a look at it and do some maintenance on it. It's on priority right now, as I notice that it's time to get new tubes for it, and also I gotta replace the front brakes, although I guess I'll do that after I find the wheel for it.

Oh well, I'm done ranting for right now...

Dum de dum dee dummmmm...

So after a long weekend of working and partying I finally had a slow Sunday evening. Finally I was able to just rest and chill at my house without worrying about stuff to do. Although there is a lot of things that I still have to do(e.g. my review), but I will manage to do that later(as in tomorrow). Yeah, yeah, yeah I know, don't leave things for tomorrow if you can do it today... but I mean c'mon!

Anyways I was playing around with the light decoration in my room and I seem to have hit the jackpot. I had some x-mas lights(which I never got around to putting them in my old room) laying around and today I placed them on the wall facing my bed. It looks good, I think it was a good idea and it might save some energy. I dunno, but I like it...

Also I've been thinking lately of getting some model or one of those miniature puzzles so I can put it on top of the cubby hole thingy that I have. I haven't decided yet as to what to get thought... I was looking forward towards buying a LEGO set of some kind. I can't believe how expensive some of them can get to be. It's kinda ridiculous in one way, but I guess I would totally pay to get it. I haven't decided still though on what I will get.

At work, Saturday was the last day of the Summer session and I have to say that I'm glad it's over. I really had a tough time these past couple of months. I guess it was the whole situation where classes didn't run the normal way that they shoulda have and it just plainly sucked! Oh well, at least the scheduel for the next session is normal again. I'm looking forward to seeing what's gonna happend.

Oh well, I gotta eat.

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

I guess it is true...

As of lately I've been thinking a lot about Danielle. I guess it's also because I know that she's gonna be back in a couple of weeks and I'm, hhhmmmm... anxious about it... uuuummm... kinda wondering what's gonna go on when she gets back.

Definitely these past couple of months without having her around have been interesting. I have to admit that I have learned a lot about myself and also have been able to see my 'relationship' with her from another perspective. I have to admit that things got kinda crazy before and I have no explanation as to why. Maybe it was because I was afraid to be alone, especially because I have such strong feelings towards her and I didn't want to lose her. But now that she's been away I'm not as insecure(I guess we could call it) as I was before. Of course there's still some anxiety which I tend to feel from time to time, but... I dunno it's kinda like I've had admitted that she's a part of my life now.

I guess what happends now that she's coming back is just destiny. But one thing is for certain, and that is that all this time that she has been away I've grown fonder of her and I love her even more now than when she left.

=oP

Just chillin'!

Man it really has been some time since I have put something on here, I know it's just that I haven't been up to typing anything. There's been a lot going on thought, let's see in just a small summary...

I helped on Friday in this 'pilot' program which took several kids with physical disabilities out to Coyote Point Recreation Area. My role wasn't a big one, as I just helped translate and help communications between the organizers and the parents. It was fun, I got to meet a woman named Lori who is the program coordinator for the Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program(or BORP for short), and she is an inspiration. Not only is she coordinating the program and helping all the kids and their families(most of them with low income) but she also has disabilities of her own(more on that later) and has been able to overcome them.

Also in between birthday parties(Dr. Laura), and wedding celebrations(Pirata, and Leo) I have manage to get my hands on a Papasan Chair for cheap! Although I had to clean the mattress of some cat hair, it looks really nice in the room. The 'proactivity' for Sunday was also kinda fun, I was able to go shopping for some groceries(finally!), got me a new pump for the bike, a pouch for my camera(about time!). Although I wasn't able to achieve my main goal(which was to get the new wheel for my beaten bike), my neighbor(who I just met today, although he's been living downstairs for almost the same time as I) hooked me up with a provisional front wheel while I get my own.

Sweet!!!

Overall I think it has been a pretty good couple of past days. Putting aside the fuck up things that my ex-rommmate did everything has been going on smoothly. NOW the only thing that I have to do is finish my never ending self-review which I been meaning to complete for the past week. I dunno, it's just that sometimes I don't know what to write. I've just been focusing and thinking more on other things, but I will rally my ass to finish this today!

Gotta go!

Little Things...

IT's been quite some time since I've put anything here. Not like I have forgotten to put anything down or the likes, it's just that I've been busy, and also when I have the time to do it, I just don't want to write anything.

I've been busy thought, there's been a lot of things that have been going on. I've moved into the new room which is great! I like the layout of it, and the ppl that have seen it have given me positive remarks on it. Let's see, at work things have been the same... well almost, the usual up's and down's. Personally I've been ok, this past week I got a cold of some sort and I've been fighting it off and trying to get better, but it's being a BITCH and it just won't go away.

Oh well, at least I can say that I'm alive and well. I can say that I'm pretty happy with myself. Today I got to clean the entire kitchen and bathroom, and also 'decorate' them, I have decided to donate some of my plants to the apartment, Vico's new place is in the kitchen and Rommy's in the bathroom. They both bring a better overall view to the place. I'm so happy, although I need to get some more plants for my room now, oh well.

I got an email from D last nite and it totally lifted my spirits. She's doing great over there and it seem as she's relaxed both physically and mentally. I'm so happy for her since she definitely deserves it. She was stressing way too much back here, and just by reading her email I can see her calmness spiritually. It's like she's opening up to a new world and she's ready to fly away and discover all that's out there.

I'm totally happy for her and I dunno. She always makes me smile and think positive of things. It's crazy to think that she's gonna be home soon. Time sure has passed by and now... I dunno, I wonder how things are gonna be when she comes back. I sometimes hate myself for thinking too much about stuff like that. It's not like I do it all the time, but when I do it just makes me wonder and I ponder about it a lot.

Anyhow I gotta go now, I still gotta finish up my laundry, and upload some programs to my ipod... hhhhhhmmmm... oh well, later!