practicing radiography techniques

just another day in "the office" we were able to mess around with the lead glasses that shields your eyes from radiation.




me with the xray tube


cheli


pat


jdm


joey


brian


tom








straight to the bj penn weigh ins. we got locked out cuz we were late. and i don't wanna talk about the fight. >:-[

watching surf dvd's

While i was back home I shopped at the various surf shops just to see the type of new shirts and gear they had. I myself am not a surfer but i do bodyboard, or at least try to for the most part. So upon entering hawaiian Island creations @ Pearlridge, I watch a dvd that's being played on the outside tv screen. my fascination for the waves get me hooked on wanting to watch these dvd's. Fortunately, while in vegas, i subscribed to netflix (highly recomended). Just my luck, they carry surf dvd's. How awesome is that. Today i watched an instant dvd (streamed dvd through your computer or xbox 360 :D ) called bustin the door down.

This dvd showed the history of surfing back in the 70s. Surfing has been around for decades and one of the best surf spots in the world is said ti be on the North shore of oahu. Pretty crazy cuz me and a couple of people in the program talk about surfing and how the north shore is run by "the Hui."

said to be the most feared group on the north shore. "Da hui" stands for something greater than bullying around tourists who try to make their way to the shores. Many people say they are notorious for giving you a beatdown if you take their wave. Which for the most part I believe is true. Da hui was started back in the late 70's because of the aussies who tried to run hawaii. They were pretty good at what they did and got cocky with it. They then tried to publish an article saying that they were the top surfers compared to the Hawaiians, and the Hawaiians couldn't take any more from them. Thus Da hui was formed. pretty crazy dvd.
I just love watching the waves barrel and how crazy it must be to get caught in one of them.

waves can get pretty crazy out there. i love the water but i doubt i can ever be caught in a huge barrell someday. The force of the wave is just to massive. or what us hawaiians would say. "da ting is animal"!

lost attention span

found a throwback pic of me and the boyz i grew up with from back in 03

after a bbq at my place before we actually started drinking... added: vern, missing:jon, myron

the beach pic. why i gotta be the fattest one

and present day gang.

stumbled upon a few youtube vids earlier through out the day

filipino guy conversing with a thai guy. super fkn funny.

bush's hillarious speeches before leaving office

couldn't stop laughing on this vid either

other than that. we got a new president

hopefully obama does his job.

last days home in hawaii.

last days home decided to take advantage of what was around me. made sure not to leave unless i ate from the manapua van or lunch wagon

me and cindy found a lunch wagon after the swapmeet. left: fried noodles with fried chicken. right: chicken adobo. plates come witn rice and macaroni salad. arizona green tea to wash it down.





matt wanted me to be there for his tattoo sesh before i left. sick fkn sketch.

more fresh ink

matt enjoying the painful pleasure with a smile


me and gramma margaret. my dad's side. yeah she's half hawaiian but tagalog/ilokano speaking. yes i'm part hawaii. lol

cindy and gramma

wow manapua man on the way home, some fried noodles, charsiu and pork has(dim sum?)



outlaws/street techniks

infamous matt


we always play this song. gotta record a new song freals. haha

mark leaving for military

homie mark started growing up and decided to join the military. fool is hardcore cuz he went in to the marines. best of luck bro to you and our prayers are with you. as well as our other soldier friends who are deployed else where serving our country.

new years 09

not bad. a lot of smoke as usual. went to the cousins house to pop some fireworks and then came home and ended up being a pyrotechnician cuz i got bored.
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Last day in Hawaii

My vacation in hawaii is coming to an end. Yesterday I felt a little stuffy while being in the house so I decided to walk around the neighborhood. The night air opened up my senses and nasal passages. While I walked I realized that soon I'll be going back to Vegas stepping into reality. Not much around my area except the basketball courts. I walked towards there and reminisced of the many things I've been through. Thoughts of running 5-5, 21, horse, and also fights passed through my mind. That area is just full of memories small and big. I tried to look for some of the punks that still roamed the area but could find none. Just normal people done with a day's worth of work who wanted to work out and have fun. Down at the tennis courts, people playing doubles and enjoying themselves. and on the courts, a bunch of filipino's and samoans who were playing volleyball and basketball. I miss hanging out in that area just having to care about tomorrows high school algebra homework. I decided to make my way back home. On the way home, I passed over the bridge above the canal and I saw a couple of people who we'd consider chronics. In fear of getting attacked I glanced at them and then kept walking. At one point I actually wanted them to do something because I had nothing of value except my house keys. I wanted to see if watching and training with the MMA in vegas would actually be of value. haha, but nothing happened.
other than that. had a bbq that night, returned my vehicle that i used as my mode of transportation. (my former accord, now belonging to J). and then went on a minor "secret mission"! What's a secret mission you ask? well it wouldn't be so secret if I told you. :P.
expect pics from
-new years day
-mark leaving
-matt's tattoo
-my hair cut experience.