QUOTE OF THE DAY:  
"save a tree... eat a beaver"  (seen on a old white man's license plate frame)

did i ever tell you my theory about girls, THONGS, and the gym?  this theory of mine will revolutionize the idea of working out, motivation, and the health industry.  a lot of the girls i see at the gym rock a multitude of underwear styles... my favorite being the thong... my least favorite being parachute drawls... aka granny panties... i saw a friend of mine workin her thang thang on the stairclimber, only to be visually attacked by the hideous sight of her panties... they blinded me as i made a pass at her ass... now i know you girls are thinkin i'm perverted... but i'm not... i like ass... and if you got ass... i will look at that ass... and you shouldn't feel offended, you should feel special, to have my eyes gaze at your deriere is the ultimate compliment, cause that basically means you got much booty in the pants...  getting back to my theory... though my friend is a very attractive girl, the fact that she wore a tarp for underwear was not very appealing... i compare it to lookin at a swimsuit model wearing a trenchcoat for her photoshoot... ya feel me?!  no one wants to see it... so, i am petitioning the wooden center to subliminally encourage females to wear thongs... and here is where my theory gets good... 

the thong will be a stimulus for fat guys to get into shape... and in order to achieve that goal, treadmills, stairclimbers, and elliptical machines will be strategically placed so that for every girl who is rockin a thong, a fat guy will be exercising behind her.  he'd be the mouse, and his treadmill will be his wheel... the ass he sees in front of him will be the cheddar he longs for... this strategy will get guys into shape... as the guys get better looking bodies, girls will be noticing that the guys are checkin them out, and in turn will continue to wear more provacative clothing to the gym, boosting their self confidence, and at the same time, visually encourage other fat guys to exercise... when other people see this trend occurring, they too will want to get a membership at the gym, thus increasing revenue tenfold for the health industry! i am a fucken genius!!

*DISCLAIMER: there are some girls who are not allowed to wear thongs... you know who you are... so don't wear it... and if you are... for the love of god... STOP!!

TESTIMONIALS:
jaredblaine:  "that is ingenious!  you deserve the nobel prize or something"

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Hartzell002: do you have any more interesting entries that i should explore?

what a crazy week... a week starting off with me runnin in circles trying to talk to every TA and professor tryin to see if i can still pass my classes... and a week culminating in a fucken rad night at the harbor house for the bruin belles formal with cynthia, and a concert with killer mike, dead prez, and youngbloodz tonight...

my friend cynthia had her bruin belles formal on friday night at the harbor house in marina del rey... the entire night was fucken fun... i didn't know anyone there but cynthia and my friend stephanie yoshida, aka steph the ref!  i tried to be super social 5000 so that i wouldn't disappoint my date... i talked to everyone and was laughing the whole night... i made everyone who sat at my table introduce themselves and tell something interesting about themselves... just like we all do on the first day of class in discussions or what not... it was lame but it was fun, and we all got to learn each other's names... i even pimped on the bartender!  i asked her for her name, and she told me lois... she asked for my name and i told her quoc... of course she didn't know how to pronounce it, so i told her she could call me Q... or cutie!  that line always works!! hahaha... and then i told her... if you let me be your superman, will you be my lois lane?!  i swear i should get some pimp certificate or something!  all in all, it was a very fun night... i burnt myself with a melted straw and me and cynthia stole the centerpieces from the dining tables and i now have two glass bowls from which i will devour cereal from... thanks for takin me cynthia! check out the pictures at... http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?EventFrame?event=027L00CM 

tonight, i'm goin to a concert at the house of blues to see killer mike, dead prez, and youngbloodz... and then on friday, souls of mischief are gonna be performing at ucla westwood plaza, and i'm gonna go see the roots and my man cody chesnutt perform at the house of blues on friday night.... and then on march 5th zion i will be performing at ucla westwood plaza at noon and then dead prez will be performing a night show... y'all should come check these concerts out...

last but not least... i'd like to give much thanks to...

• sonny... i appreicate all the time you put into our tahitian practices... life would be a bore without you... and really clean too... you messy ass bastard... and stop comin here and eatin all our food... ha!
• marc...  the only guy that can hang with me in the gym... lets make everyone look like puny girly mahns!
• tony... the most laid back mutha out there... i could watch you play music all day... thanks for your concerns...
• honore... the best conversations i've ever had have been with you...  thanks for your ears, and your advice...
• steven... we've been friends since the beginning of time.. it's funny how we always move away from each other, only to meet again later down the road of life...
• brett... no need to say anything.. you know what you mean to me...
• eri... you are absolutely the tightest girl i know... we can talk about anything and everything... thanks for all the laughs... too bad you don't go to ucla, cause if you did, you'd dominate every single guy here without a doubt!
• char and hannah... you guys are fucken rad!  its a shame you guys study too much!!

all the above mentioned are people who have always been there for me through thick and thin...  they accept me and understand me, with my flaws and all... i am truly grateful for that... i know i haven't been the greatest friend or person, but i think they realize that i have been trying... i know i have my bad attitudes and bad days... but they have always been there to catch me and have never walked out on me when everyone else did... i've been goin through much shit lately... thanks for bein there guys...

ALI WONG! I MISS YOU AND CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO COME BACK!!

artsy fartsy picture that i took of my friend chris at my apartment last year...

a picture i took on gayley/med center parking structure...

picture i took using chris' nikon 990...

a picture this dood in one of my classes took... credit to uudam!

all pictures taken by me (except for the one in the park of course)... hawaii summer 2002... [click each picture to see a larger version] 

view of skyline from my hotel...

view of waikiki from my hotel...

jellyfish at waikiki aquarium...

view of haunama bay from the walkway...

another shot of haunama bay from the walkway...

view of kahala from diamond head lookout...

this is the view from where i was sitting at the bali by the sea restaurant...

me at kapiolani park...

me up close and personal...