summer of six flags

One of my most memorable and most fun times would have to be a trip to six flags i took the summer of my incoming sophmore year in high school. I remember it like it was yesterday, getting a call from one of my best friends asking if i wanted to go and that he was willing to pay for my ticket. All we could talk about on the phone was what we where going to wear, what rides we were going to ride and how many girls we thought we were going to meet. The night before the trip i tried to plan out what i was going to wear. I knew we were both going wear the best outfit we had in our closets because at that time six flags was a huge thing for us. In my closet i had a fresh pair of white and black low top jordan 12's  i bought 6 months earlier and was saving for the perfect day so i knew i had to bust those bad boys out. At the time khaki dickie suits where in so i bought that and had my dad put the meanest creases ever, honestly i think he went a little over board with the iron and starch. So the the morning of the trip i had my dad drop me off at my friends house an hour early because i was so anxious to go. My friend mike bought a smilez and southstar cd since we thought they were the coolest and we played that album all the way to the theme park. As we walk through the gates we scope the scene like we were cool then ran as fast as we could could to the closest ride which was viper. The whole week leading toward the trip i was talking about how superman wasnt that scary and that i would ride it three times so that was the second ride we went on. As we walked up the hill getting closer and closer to the line my heart was pounding and i wanted to chicken out but i knew i couldn't because my friends wouldnt let me hear the end of it. We didn't get on as much rides as we planned because the line were so ridiculous .By the time it got dark we were so sad to leave. My friends mom was in front as soon as we stepped out of the park. We hoped his mom would take her time so we could live up the last few mintues we were at the theme park. Til' this day we still talk about this memorable day.

a band of brothers

i have a good handful of people that are important to me. My friends would definitely make that list. So i should start with my homie dj, hes probably one of the nicest guys you'll meet. He gets along with everyone and he could fix anything. Hes not not the tallest out of all my friends and hes about as out doories as they come. I met him in bio in high school i think and we've been chillin ever since.

Another good friend of mine would have to be my boy mike. We met at summer football practice freshmen year and we instantly clicked. He over seas right now because hes in the army but we chat on facebook all the time. We joke about everything and were always causing a ruckuss. Hes like my partner in crime


Lastly would have to be my dude ryan, ive known this guy longer then ive known most of my friends. I would have to say hes one of my bestfriends. This guy is the definition of a giant teddy bear, hes about 6'2 270 and strong as an ox but he wouldnt hurt a fly. I go to him for the best advice. Im the only child but these guys are like my brothers, I got their backs til the wheels come fall off and i know they have mine.

mr.lee's

I recently went to an all you can eat korean bbq restaurant in cerritos,ca called Mr.Lee's. The restaurant is in a pretty small shopping center so it might be hard to see when driving by or you could just find the shopping center with all the cars jammed in the parking lot from all the customers. The pricing i would have to say is pretty cheap for a korean restaurant. For ten dollars you can get and unlimited amount of marinated beef, marinated chicken and pork belly. When they say its all you can eat thats what they mean so i try and get my moneys worth everytime so i recommend you come with a appetite. The restaurant itself isnt the biggest place so there might be a little wait while the tables get cleared. As for the service i would say is good and fast. The waiters and waitresses all seemed like college students so they were pretty chill and talkative. The environment could be better, when you first walk in it sounds like mayhem but its only everyone talking loud because of the loud bbq grills thats in the middle of the tables. I personal recommend not eat there before you go to a function because the smell of the grill and meat are going to be on your clothes all night. Overall the resturant is pretty good if you want to really eat and be in a food comma after your meal.

Spring 2011

Spring semester I would have to say is going by o.k. This semester I could honestly say my teachers are pretty cool because they all seem to have a pretty good sense of humor and they're pretty good with interacting with there students which makes it fun in class. My classes are not to long like my classes before so i'm not falling asleep in class and they're not to early so I come to class with a little bit of energy. I think the downside of this semester would be the home work compared to my last semester. After taking only an art class last semester it was kind of a different feeling switching back to normal classes this semester. I went from taking a class that I loved to actually having to do more homework. And what makes it even worse was that i'm a pretty bad when it comes to procrastinating. Overall I think spring semester isn't going to bad for me but I know it could be doing a lot better . I think me taking only one art class last semester made it pretty easy to just slack off a little since I was assigned such little home work. My teachers in my spring classes I think give out maybe a little too much homework at times but everything can't just come easy to me and I know the classes are only going to get harder.

you liar ! >:[

1. the bulls are going to win the championship this season

2. i'm bilingual

3. my shoe size is 9.5

4. the lakers are my favorite basketball team

5. i hate mangos

6. i eat breakfast every morning

them good ol' days

The first time I played a paint ball I was shot so many times and had so many knots and bruises all over my body. After my first game my adrenaline was pumping so much i thought this was the greatest thing ever. Around my sophmore year / junior year was probably when I was into paint ball the most. I would wake up early every weekend to go play and sometimes i would play at night in a indoor field. I remember going to tournaments to watch my favorite pro's play and would buy anything and everything paint ball. This video is a trailer of one of my favorite paint ball dvds when I was younger.

my thoughts

There are many issues people can take a firm stance on without having second thoughts or questioning their convictions. I’m a firm believer in many things. However, one issue in particular has recently fallen into a grey area, so to speak. Abortion is, in itself, a huge question Americans can have two completely different answers to. I used to believe it was outright wrong. I couldn’t put my head around somebody “killing a baby”. It didn’t seem natural to me, but to understand the problem I had to understand more than that.
 
Opponents of abortion often go as far as calling it “murder”. All this controversy is based on morals, of course, and is not set in stone. I have lately had a change of heart, if you will, and don’t see it that way at all. The first question is “what constitutes as a baby?” This is probably where most of the controversy lies. Some people say birth, other say conception, and everything in between. I honestly cannot distinguish the difference between abortion or any other form of contraception such as a condom or Plan B. Unless there are strict guidelines for this I fear the issue will continue to stagnate. Also, I am a guy. This particular issue, if you think about it, only directly affects women. Why should men have the right to decide? I don’t believe it is in our place to do so.

A woman considers abortion for many reasons. If you put yourself in her shoes maybe it will give you more insight into the issue. The classic example is the rape victim. If you’re an abortion opponent what would you tell her? It’s easy to come up with an answer now but what if you were her? What about the woman who is not in an situation ideal for raising or providing for a child? This is often seen as a weak argument but wouldn’t you wish your child a privileged existence?  

I will say again, I’m not a woman and don’t presume to know everything about abortion. There are definitely many grey areas not only in my belief, but in the issue itself. I could type something just as long stating reasons against it, but I digress. I can honestly say I don’t know what to think. Both sides definitely have a solid case and right now, I could swing either way on the issue.

family

Family is mostly taken for granted. It seems as though the people who come from unstable homes are the ones who truly appreciate a good family. Family doesn't necessarily consist of a mother, father, and siblings, but rather of people who genuinely love and comfort you with no hesitation. A true family will support you to their greatest extent, will become your role models, teachers, heroes, etc. In the end, I believe a family is a strong bond held together with an unconditional amount of love.

I come from a not so big family because I only see my dads half. I don’t have any brothers or sisters so I like to consider my boys as brothers. My boys and I been through some stuff which makes us so tight knit. From running around hanging off the back of a icecream trucks , to chasing girls at PAL dances to even staying at eachothers houses because we had no where to go. I know these guys would give me theyre shirts off theyre backs and I would do the same without hesitation. I was told from one of my best friends that “ brotherhoods based on blood are just given, brotherhoods based on love,trust and respect are earned” not sure if he stole that quote from someone but I thought it had great meaning.

essay #1 my first car

                                                     MY FIRST CAR.  

                  The summer of 2008 after I graduated high school I knew I was gonna be attending Oxnard college, but the thing I didn’t know was how I was going to be getting there. I knew I had to get my license and a car within that summer before the fall semester started. So I started by getting my license and after failing the written test about four times I eventually got it, so I thought to myself all I need now is a car which I thought was going to be the hard part. At the time I was working part time at the commissary on base in which I only got paid in tips so I knew this was going to be a tough one. There was about a month and a half left before school actually started so I knew I had to start working hard. I knew I was going to have cut back on spending and start saving everything I made so I just stoped spending period. I ate at home everyday and almost didn’t have a social life because I didn’t want to be tempted to spend any of that car money ive been saving. 

txtn

Now a days everyone is texting. From our parents to our younger siblings. Me personally I woud rather text then talk on the phone to avoid that awkward silence we have sometimes. I got my first job when I was about a sophmore in high school and with my first paycheck I bought my first cell phone which was a side kick 3. With the flip out key board  the phone came with it made it pretty easy to text. I was texting so much that I had to keep emptying my inbox over and over again a few times a day. I got so use to texting that I barely used any of my talking minutes. I think most people would agree that texting makes it easier to talk to someone rather than to talk on the phone, but its also easier for your message to sound a lot different then from what your trying to say.I know text messaging is a extremely addictive especially for my generation since that’s all we do. Overall I think texting is a great and reliable way to communicate with one another.

the addiction of reality t.v.

Now a days when you turn on your t.v. all you see are reality shows on every other channel. But im not the one to knock them. I’m actually a fan of a quite a few of them. And yes im guilty of being a Jersey Shore fan. I watched the first episode of season one thinking it was going to be a waste of time but instead it got me hooked. I don’t know what it was that had me stoked every thursday for the latest episode. I think it was all the crazy drama and non sense that attracted me and it also couldve been that the show is hilarious.

I know a lot of people that love to watch reality shows but then again I know a lot that hate them too. I could honestly say there are quite a few that I cannot stand but there are a few that I watch. I think most people judge reality shows based on what Mtv and Vh1 play normally, but there are some that arent anything like those shows. What most people seem to forget is that these shows are on for our entertainment. Some of these shows might not be appealing to the more of the middle age audience but to the younger crowed we get quite a kick out of the crazy non sense that happens on these shows. But if you ask me I don’t think these reallity shows harm society at all, as funny as this might sound it might provide more six figure paying jobs.

So I have to admit that reality shows are a guilty pleasure of mine. I look forward to Jersey Shore every Thursday night and I also like watching dealiest catch. I think reality shows are a way for us to see other people do some of the crazy stuff that we wish we could do.

mmmm dollar menu

        Majority for my childhood was spent eating home cooked food. I didn’t come from a lot of money when I was younger so I was always stuck with home made food. Don’t get me wrong I love home cooked meals ,but the great taste of a Mcchicken with sweet and sour sauce is something that cant be made at home. On occasion my dad or step mom would come home with  with fast food but that was rare. I guess I can say when I was in high school that was when my fast food craze started. I was working at the time so I always had money in my pocket and I was way too lazy to cook for myself. And whenever my friends and I would go out and and all the food was put away at home, the drive throughs were always open. Fast food is so tempting for people my age, its cheap, it right there when you order it and it taste great. My health never really concerned me because I’m young , active and have a very fast metabolism.

        

        Recently ive been pretty bad with fast food. And it doesn’t help that I live down the street from a jack in the box. I try to eat home cooked meals as much as possible and leave the dollar menu as a last resort, but I always seem to go with that last resort. But when I go get fast food I try to keep it healthy as possible by getting plain chicken sandwhiches. Sometimes its really hard not to eat fast food when your on a budget,  because spending five dollars on the dollar menu can easliy get you full rather than spending ten dollars on groceries for dinner. But ive been meaning to cut down because I think my metabolism is starting to catch up with me. Im trying to pick up better habits and get over my cooking laziness as I like to call it. I would rather get on a healthy eating regiment now then have to get on one when im older and have health problems. High blood pressure runs in my family so I think I should get on the ball now and make better choices. Its going to be real hard for me since I live so close to a fast food place and its going to be real tempting on those nights when there isn’t to much to eat at home. But I figure if I just start out slow by cutting down instead of just stopping I should be fine. I figure I was only given one body, I got to take care of it.

         

back then, right now & a little bit of tomorrow

     They’re times when I wish I could back to days when I was a kid. When I didn’t have a care in the world but chasing ice cream trucks , playing ball at the park and causing  mischievous. My past is something I try holding on to, because I’ve had such good memories. Attending kamala elementary school would probably have to be one of the highlights of my childhood. That’s the place where I had my first kiss and made some of the best friends whom I’m still hang out with till this day. Most of my friends and I all attended the same jr.high so it was like kamala all over again, but instead of running around on the blacktop we were running around chasing girls and going to PAL dances. Man did those two years go by fast, by the time I knew it I was an incoming freshmen and that’s when ”growing up” started for me. More responsibility and knowing childhood is coming to an end was scary. But eventually I graduated and I must say graduating high school was one of the most exciting days of my life. 

   

  My present normally consist of going to school, working and hanging out with friends. I was lucky enough to only have class twice a week this semester. So when I’m not in school I’m either working or helping my dad around the house. But then when I do have down time I like to hang out at the house watching movies on Netflix or just hanging out with the boys. As for my present day I’m doing my best to stay focused on school because school is going to hopefully be the key to my success.

     

I don’t know what to really say about my future just yet. I have goals in mind that I would love to full fill and is going to take a lot of work in doing so. But what I’m sure of is that I definitely want to transfer out and graduate from Cal State Northridge, hopefully land a well paying job, get married and start a family. But as for now I’m just trying to stay motivated and focused on this semester.