(1/19) *CLOVERFIELD*

Yesterday, Monica and I went to see the matinee 'DLP" showing of 'Cloverfield" at Century 20 in Daly City. With all of the hype surrounding the film, and the strong curiosity in me, we made it a point to watch it at some point on Friday, and being that we're some brokeass motherfuckers, matinee was the way to go! $7.75 ain't bad at all!

We miss the first 5 or 10 minutes of it, cuz we're habitual 're-tards' (haha, get it? no? oh well...) Because we're so late, we had to sit in the THIRD ROW from the front, something you DO NOT WANT TO DO because of the camcorder cinematography. After some boring halfass character development, the first KABOOM hits New York. Disarray, terror, hysteria. The fact that a lot of scenes were shot in one take definitely warrants merit. The stage director and special effects crew deserve a round of applause on this one.

Ya know that scene where the Statue of Liberty's head flies through the street? The buildings and streets look still fairly intact, then they duck into a store afterwards, shake the hell out of everything in the store, when the monster walks through the streets, and when we come back out, it's the apocalypse. All in one shot!

Seeing as how I cannot divulge too much of the plot or the actual happenings and 'special' terrors of the monster, the ending was far too...how you say, ...vanilla? After enduring all of the intended shoddy camerawork, you give us THIS ending? Why not save my money, save my time, save my headache and dizziness, and spin myself around in circles in my desk chair???

Suffice to say, it was not a good movie. It had viral hype thoughout the internet, and that totally worked against it. I project a strong box office haul, but will drop immensely once word gets out on how bad this movie was.

PROS:

- Great direction and special effects

- Innovative idea to have a street-level perspective on a monster attack

CONS:

- Better take some Bonine before watching it up close

- Characters are unrelatable, underdeveloped, and audience stops caring for them halfway through the movie.

- Intended plot does not "thicken" at the end, and no one cares for it 3/4 of the way through the movie.

- The ending...oh, the marvelous ending...that no one cared for after the movie was done.

That's all, thanks for reading! =)

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Survey and Bay Area Sports

GOT TWO ENTRIES IN ONE FOR Y'ALL TODAY!!!

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1. What was going through your mind during your last kiss?
I'll miss her until I see her again tonight.

2. How did you do on the last test you took?
33/50, a C+++ yeah!!

3. What is your ringtone for when people text you?
Dave Chappelle saying, "Charlie Murphy!"

4. What show did you last watch?
A "new" rerun of The Simpsons

5. Whose arms do you feel the safest in?
Monica DeVera

6. What foods make you sick?
Milkshakes usually give me gas and I gag on most sushi.

7. Do you get shy around the guy/girl you like?
Yeah kinda...i still prefer to keep my underwear on around her...haha

8. Do you remember what you were like a year ago?
SINGLE, of sorts, and not having any direction in my life and music.

9. Do you still have feelings for your ex?
I was just thinking about Kim today. I hope she's doing well.

10. Name something you like and hate about your default:
I LOVE how Monica looks, I hate how I look

11. Do you have family problems?
I'm Chinese, 'nuff said.

12. Where are most people in your top from?
Mainly from the Bay Area

13. What was the last meal you ate?
Some leftover TGIF bruschetta chicken pasta. That shit is good even when reheated!

14. Who are there pictures of in the room you're currently in?
In the computer room, there's a picture of my first deceased fish, some female snowboarder, a jackrabbit, an stupid picture of me, and some guy.

15. Name one thing people think about you that's not true?
That I'm a cool guy.

16. Do you give special ringtones to certain people?
Of course!

17. What's the weather like outside?
Nighttime, I bet it's pretty cold.

18. Have you ever seen a 3D movie in theaters?
I watched a 3D movie at SeaWorld with Monica a few months ago. That thing was hella funny!

19. How was your last relationship?
Stable, run-of-the-mill, stagnant =T

20. Where'd you get everything that you're wearing?
I think my mom got me the Adidas socks and FTL underwear, I bought my Lucky Brand jeans from CostCo, baby blue basketball shorts from Target, and i think my ex-brother-in-law gave me this gray Old Navy t-shirt.

21. Do you text with T9 or ABC?
I'm a T9 LOVER, but they always give me the words "shiv" and "duck"

22. Have you memorized your social security number?
All college folks should. We write it about 50 times a year!

23. Have you ever had a dream about people you love dying?
Yeah, I hella died...what, you don't love yourself??

24. Who was the last person you couldn't keep your mind off of?
haha, i would say Monica, but I'd be lying...I was reading the sports section and I'm still thinking about Stephen Jackson on the Warriors

25. What was the last advice you gave someone?
Everyone has their own threshold of "clinginess" ... maybe his is a bit lower than others.

26. What radio station do you listen to the most?
Wild 94.9 FM and KNBR 680 AM.

27. Whats your worst grade this quarter?
I might be sitting around a C in Intro to Real Analysis and also in Abstract Algebra I.

28. If you died today, would there be anything you wish you could've said to anyone?
Hmm...i don't think i have much to say that i haven't said already

29. Are you on youtube?
Just an account to save videos, but no actual videos of me.

30. What do you think about the person that last texted you?
Jonathan is one of my favorite homersexuals, and he'll probably never read this anyway haha

32. Why did your last relationship end?
In a nutshell, we both just stopped trying.

33. Are you friends with your last ex?
Yeah! Saw her on her birthday a few weeks ago.

34. Are any of your exes on your top friends?
I went out with x of them, but i don't know if i'd called them ex's

35. What's the last food you ate that was stale?
I almost ate a moldy broccoli a few weeks ago hahaha good times

36. Have you ever been in love?
Yes, but compared to what I have now..I'm not so sure anymore ;)

37. Who will you never forget?
ALL of my friends and extended family members

38. Have you ever questioned your sexuality?
once, in 6th grade...then i saw a hot girl walking by, and i was pretty much set straight

39. What are you afraid of?
not living up to my potential

40. What do you look for in a romantic relationship?
The four B's: Brains, Boobs, Butt, and..uh, Bersonality.

41. Would you ever consider having a relationship with your best friend?
I don't know...ask him question 38 and get back to me on this one.

42. What piercings do you want to get?
None for me...yet...

43. Have your friends ever seen you cry?
maybe once...but damn, i haven't cried for years.

44. Who was the last person you cried in front of?
Can't remember.

45. Can you do a push-up?
I'm about to do 75 of them soon.

46. Are you self conscious about your weight at all?
yeah, I need a few more muscle pounds on my frame.

47. Have you ever had a panic attack?
Haha, i think once when I was 11 and I was watching a PG-13 movie, those ratings are for real!

48. Name the last time you got really anxious.
When I was thinking about future songs and performances, I'd get really anxious to write or scream or something

49. Would you ever consider moving back to your hometown?
In January, I'm going back to Sweet Home San Francisco!!

50. Describe your laugh?
high-pitched and delirious

51. What do you think about the person that last commented you?
Ulises is a smart and talented cat, i'm glad i met him.

52. How did you meet the last person you kissed?
Through a friend...

53. Are you currently going out with that person?
yep, just passed our 7-month mark!

54. Can you do the Crank Dat dance?
Is that the dumbass soulja boy song? YUUUUUUUUU....SUCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!! And yes, I think I can...

55. Who sings the song you last sang?
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony...I was rapping along with them in the car, "Notorious Thugs"

56. Have you ever modeled for anything?
Just for Monica ;)

57. Plans for this weekend?
Basketball, work on Saturday, Jack's birthday dinner get-together, chill 

58. How was last weekend?
pretty cool, got a chance to hang out with friends and monica in the city. watched a lot of football, got some rest, saw transformers in IMAX, decent weekend.

59. Have you ever been to California?
Kinda

60. How about New York City?
Monica insists that we're gonna go in the future. i guess i'm looking forward to it =D

<-- Bay Area Sports -->

What a HORRIBLE time to be a Bay Area sports fan...geez!!!

About two hours ago, I just finished listening to the Warriors game on NBA.com, once again hearing that the Warriors imploded and lost to the Detroit Pistons, bringing the lowly Warriors (and we haven't used that adjective in a loooonnng time) to 0-6 to open the season.

I recall it was only about 8 months ago that I was yelling how great of a time it was to be a Bay Area sports fan. The Warriors were on their way to bulldozing their way into the playoffs, the 49ers strung together some gritty victories with Alex Smith finally looking like someone who could throw over 20 yards a game, and my very own SJSU Spartans were about to earn its first Bowl game berth since the Clinton administration (or circa thereabouts). Now, in November, the precursor month to impending chilly climate, the sporting gods have turned an ugly cheek towards the Bay Area. Let's delve into the world of sporting ineptitude...

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

After starting the season 2-0 allll the way back in September, the Niners are in the midst of a 7-game losing streak. SEVEN!!! Weren't we supposed to go 9-7 to capture the NFC West title?? Wasn't Frank Gore and that ragtag O-line supposed to bask in the 'Gorey" of a 2000-yd rushing season? Wasn't Alex Smith supposed to have a QB rating that looked more like a radio station than a richter scale reading?? Our wide receivers are not getting open, and Smith is definitely not getting them the ball. Smith has more completions to defensive backs than our own receivers. And now I read that coach Nolan and Smith have some miscommunication on the extent of Smith's injury. And lastly, we get shutout on Monday Night Football...in front of a national audience, the 49ers looked like a high school team playing against 300 Spartans. We got speared left and right. This season is pretty much a disaster unless Nolan gets everyone under control, offensive coordinator Jim Hostler starts growing and throwing some balls, Vernon Davis gets more looks, Gore gets more running lanes, and Smith gets a new ARM! (From a personal angle, it must hurt for Gore's mother to have passed away earlier this season, as well as Nolan's father to pass away last week. This team is hurting from too many things to make a blip this season.)

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

After all the losing that I experience from the 49ers every Sunday, it's kinda hard to accept losing on non-religious days as well. But I guess that's where the Warriors come in. They'll give me losing any day of the week! Opening the season 0-6 brings me unhappily back to the days of Nick Van Exel manning the point, Chris Gatling coming off the bench, Clifford Rozier being our main backup center, and seeing Mike Montgomery smile at bad calls. What is going on at the Oracle?? I can understand trading away Richardson for salary cap flexibility, but we lost out on the Garnett sweepstakes, soooo....what now? Once we get S-Jack back from the suspension, we should be a better team, but the glaring deficiencies from last year's playoff demise still plague the team now, which was lack of interior size and strength. We're still getting outrebounded by a margin that looks like my credit card debt. Lack of scoring, as well as lack of faith from Nelson regarding the rookies, is leading to lack of fan support. Mullin better have some major ideas brewing in his head before the February trading deadline comes.

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTANS

From last season's 8-4 record to possibly a 4-8 record for this season...that is a totally incorrect 180 degrees to turn. We lost James Jones to the Green Bay Packers coming into this season and Yonus Davis (who?) has been virtually nonexistent this season because of injuries after being last season's leading rusher with 1077 yards and 6 TDs. Adam Tafralis lost his only deep threat with Jones gone, and the rushing game is difficult with Davis. All of this amounts to a deeply saddening 17 points TOTAL for the first three games! Coach Tomey probably tried really hard this season, but perhaps a good recruiting class next year will bring us back to a bowl game, even if it was the New Mexico Bowl...

Whew...thanks for enduring =D

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New Single from "No Mercy" Album

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My True Love

<-- My True Love -->

Take me into the fog, where our dreams become reality,
Where our hearts' desires come out and dance, and tantalize,
Fueled by the unabashed sense of security, serenity, sent to me
By my true love,

Allow me to journey forever into my mind where logic
Takes a backseat and I can fully embrace my
Imagination
and imagine nations and continents of happiness, community, fostered
By my true love,

Entreat me to partake on an odyssey into the realms of the unparalleled,
Where the soil births grassy knolls of
Comfort,
Forming meadows of tranquility, yielding trees of wealth,
Wealth of immeasurable calm, a wealth of trees combining
Into forest fires, fiery
Determination and perseverance,
Assurance, as sure as the sunlight's warmth
Will warm my heart day after day,
The same warmth brought about
By my true love,

You allow me to take these journeys
To lands I cannot touch, but I can feel oh so well,
And as the fog dissipates like a dream just out of my grasp,
I know that everything will be okay,
And that this fog is just a dream that
Has not yet met the earth...
But it will someday, as long as I continue to stand
By my true love.

Thanks for reading, =D

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Random Tagalog

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After dating Monica for a few months, working with Noel, Willie, Nick, and Jennifer for almost a year, and interacting with Donna a little bit, I have picked up these 'useful' phrases, spelled horribly incorrectly (hey, it helps me remember!):

"E-gnome ka nung too-big" - Drink some water

"Ga-een ka nung ah-so" - Eat some dog

"Suh-lah-maht pero, ka-my-een nah ago" - Thank you, but I ate already (?)

"Magunda pwet mo" - Your ass is pretty

"dalawamput'isa" - (The 'uncool' way of saying) twenty-one

"bebig, bebig, bebig" - mouth, mouth, mouth

"bah-choy" - derogatory way of calling a "fat person"

"boo-dong ee-nah mo" - (something about "your mom")

"Ma*hock*hhhhhhall kita" -

Thanks for reading, =D

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