Farewell my friend...

No, I'm not being emo or anything... I just really like this song... it really gets you.

Sunday night thoughts...

I'm going to the gym -- it's almost midnight... Suffice to say I'll be up all night. (Lot's of reading to catch up on) Oktoberfest was fun. Pretzel necklaces were genius. I walked 3 miles to get home... (AT&T park --> Fulton & Gough) I miss a lot of groups of people right now... (i.e., family, mom & dad, riverside fam, sactown homies, csus drumline homies) *sigh* The best gift I could wish for would be for me to be with everyone that I love. Am I homesick? No, far from it actually... I just miss my friends and fam.

Something is missing...

I'm not sure who or what it is.

The early worm catches the worm?

I have no idea why I woke up at 4:30am, but I'm going with it this morning. Today's agenda: 5:45am Gym, 8:00am Head to SF, 9:00am DMV to get my registration sticker... I think I need to head to AmCan to pick up my aunt sometime later in the day as well... Alright, sounds like a plan. Catch y'all later.

Young me.

I miss the Philippines.

I suck

...at school. What am I even doing in grad school? :( I led a discussion with my group today in one of my classes... the whole time I (sort of) felt like I didn't know what I was talking about... or at least, I felt that way... most people told me I did fine... I don't believe them. All this makes me wanna do is work harder... because I just feel like I'm not doing as well as I can...

Stephanie,

I would usually write this somewhere else, but I'd rather just write it here... I remember the day we first met... what was it, June 16th 2010??? Yeah, something like that... It was very memorable... I remember all of our chats, skypes, texts, calls, etc. During the past year-plus, I've felt like you've been the one person I could connect with and share my most intimate details with... I don't think I've ever found a girl I could do something like that with. That's why losing you is so hard on my end... Stephanie, you've been more than a great friend to me... I've no doubt fallen for you since last summer... that's the sad part, our timing sucks. Goodbye, friend.

School is getting better.

I think that the biggest problem out of all my problems with school right now is that I'm lazy... just downright lazy. I have so many things to read and I never want to do it... It's like, the hardest part is to start reading... after that, I quickly that realize reading isn't so bad; it's actually something I enjoy. I'm still confused about it all... Maybe as time passes, school will get clearer... Maybe.

Runaway.

Ok, so I've done some reevaluating of my workout routine... Basically, the past few months have been all about getting bigger and stronger... While that was all fine and dandy, I noticed that I have been neglecting my cardio after my weightlifting sessions. It's resulted in me not necessarily gaining weight, but staying the same weight for over a year now. I have a goal which I set up for myself for November 15th, and with my old routine, I just would never meet my goals in time... SOOOOO, I'm gonna start focusing on running more (having cardio-only days)... running at least 15 miles a week, as well as spreading out my weightlifting days to allow for more recovery in between. I hope by doing that, along with maintaining a slightly more regulated diet should do the trick and I should meet my goal by November 15th... So yeah, it's time to put the work in and see the results... I can talk about doing things as much as I want on here, but the results will only show if I'm willing to put in the hard work... Will it happen? Only time will tell.

Gym Time!

After working from 3pm to 1:30 am on all my I-O Psyc stuff... I'm gonna go relax my mind by hitting the gym. Some call me crazy, I'm just Raymond.

HDR

I love photos like this; the colors really come out.

I feel like I am sooo behind in school already. What is wrong with me??? Eh, its nothing... I've always been a natural procrastinator; my best work usually comes from the pressure of a deadline.

Let's play the blame game.

Just got back home from one of the most memorable weekends I've ever had. To be honest, this weekend changed everything. I'm so grateful for all the blessings I have received in my life. I will never forget this trip. I love my family -- especially Dad, Grandma Helen, and Lola Pepay... I already miss everyone. "Yeezy taught you well."

All is ready.

All is ready for another weekend which will be spent in SoCal... Last Wednesday after my first day of grad school, I drove up to Sacramento and chilled with the homies for a couple of days. It was pretty chill... and I tried Marie's donuts for the first time... straight up delicious... Friday came around, and me and Justy drove down to Pico Rivera. I had some free time so I went to go see my Dad while Justin was at police testing. I'm really glad I got to see my Dad for the brief time I was able. After that, me and Justin went to San Diego to visit Nick. We went to the Gaslamp Quarter... started drinking at 6, gone by 9, and in bed by 1. HAHA.

It was a fun night, just chillin'... the three of us. Sunday came and we made the trip back to Sacramento... got into Sac around 11. Went to the gym, and then drove back to San Jose that night... it was a crazy night. So now it's Tuesday night, I have a flight tomorrow night after I get out of class to Ontario from San Jose airport. I can't wait to go back to SoCal and see all my cousins and family. I still have to wake up early tomorrow, so I'm gonna keep this blog post short. I packed all my stuff, and all is ready to go when I get out of class for another weekend of activities. There might even be a round 3 next weekend. We'll just have to wait and see.

First Day.

I've been waiting for 8 months for today, the first day of grad school. Now it has come and gone. I feel like, for the time I waited, it was totally worth it to get back into school. I can't wait to get back to learning more, doing more, and starting to feel sick of school again... haha, it never fails to happen throughout a semester. Alright guys, I'm about to hit the sac(k)... yes, that's right I also drove to Sac tonight. Me and Justin are going down to LA and SD this weekend. Maybe I'll have more to write sometime this weekend. Peace