I'm 36 years old today...

Happy Birthday to me! I've just turned 36! Here's to more good times ahead and succeeding in my goals, as well. And what's even more cooler than cool --- I get to spend my birthday in another state. There was Virginia, Florida - and now Illinois, of all places. The pages of my life continue as a new chapter starts yet again. Thank God for giving me another day to live and see another milestone. For every birthday that comes is an amazing blessing given from Him.

Traveling everywhere within Illinois and beyond!

I work a lot these days. And my position has doubled as I have now became a company driver in my job. I was loaned a van as well as a gas card to go along with that. So with that in mind, my assignments start to vary in numbers, as well as locations. Whether it's transporting personnel or sending important documents over, I am on the road. I have been traveling everywhere within Illinois as well as beyond (Wisconsin, so far). I'm still learning all my routes as I rely on my Garmin Nuvi GPS to get me around the area without any problems. (Then again, I could stumble into a problem especially if the mapping needs updating...LOL.) By the way, I have done a few clips on Twitvid lately while I was on my Wisconsin errand w/ the van. How totally cool is that, huh :) Then again, there was a descepancy on the highway while heading back to Illinois on I-294 and that was the tractor trailers blocking my way. BAH!

Joliet, in general.

Not too many people have heard about Joliet, that's unless if you're a NASCAR fan or are into racing. Well, it's a nice town with a lot of hard-working people. Downtown seems to look very vintage. They have a trainstation and a nice park nearby. In the suburbs, there are homes everywhere left and right. There's not that much basketball courts either. I guess that explains as to why a lot of kids love playing b-ball at their home's driveway. There's a decent mall, too, that I frequent. But I mostly like going to Best Buy adjacent to it - OR go to Officemax, Old Navy, Target and even MC Sports right across the street. And oh yes, there are cornfields wherever you go. That's the midwest you know. People here like to get involved with athletics whether you're an adult and like to go golfing OR if you're a kid, you can go for soccer or softball/baseball. There's a park here near our place that does either or. Plus that same park can hold a LIVE event such as that from performers like Rick Springfield from last May to Brett Michaels (of Poison) just recently in early September....Looking at all of Joliet now, I think it is way better than my old stomping grounds of Norfolk, VA and is equivalent to Virginia Beach for places to check out :-)

2 Dogs, 3 Cats Love Us :-)

It's amazing how we can receive the love from 2 dogs and 4 cats who are presently living in the home that me and my gf are staying in. The dogs' names are Dakota and Charis (I guess that's how her name is spelled) both of which are beagles. The cats' names are Kit, Belvedere, Miles, and Chewie (Note: there was one before but he passed away too soon. His name was Juan Pablo). They are so friendly and they really make our day great once me and my gf come home after a long day of working especially during odd hours. Its funny how Dakota waits right at the window as if she's a security guard of the home. And once we enter the door, she'd jump and lick on us....All these animals need is the love and affection. They get it, too. And if they need anything (such as food or water), they know that my gf and I will be there to give them some more of those.

I own two computers - WHY?

I came up with the idea on wanting 2 computers - one a netbook (in which I am typing this from) & an all-in-one desktop PC. Each has their own thing. I want the netbook solely just to use the internet in all its glory and the PC to handle most of the multimedia duties such as the iPod, video editing, video streaming, and Photoshop work. Its a very big investment indeed but I think it's a wise move considering that it brings peace of mind for me... I love taking this netbook everywhere from a home to a public library to Panera Bread or even to Barnes & Noble. Any Wi-Fi hotspot, really. It gives me the total satisfaction that I can post a blog entry like this from anywhere, with ease and comfort. The netbook would be a best friend to me everywhere I go... And I love working on stuff at home with the PC. It gives me the chance to work on things extensively at home that require more time. That's a perfect balance on everything. And now you know why I own two computers and bought them at the same time, from Best Buy.

Twiddeo & Twitlonger, here I come!

More fun times ahead besides the blog postings (and soon-to-be renovations to the layout of this blog page). I am going to be doing Twiddeo segments (that's like, videos via Twitter). This is gonna be a series of videos that I will make with my FLIP ultra cam, none of which are going to air on my YouTube channels or on Facebook. It'll be exclusively appearing on Twiddeo and nowhere else. What you'll see is a few video tidbits on what's going on around me here in the surrounding Chicago areas. This'll give the chance for the viewers to see it all. I wanna show people small towns, cornfields, watertowers or even tornadoes (if I am lucky to be alive on that one..lol)...As for Twitlonger, it'll just be a blog, but only made available on Twitter. It's gonna exceed the 140+ characters that always tend to condense what I wanna say there. So that's where Twitlonger comes in. It'll give me the freedom to express things in over those 140+ characters. FUN IS COMING! Stay tuned, everyone.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr is a racist ... and he proved that!

The most cockiest boxer in this day and age proved to the whole world that he is, in fact, a racist, not just to the filipinos around the world and to boxing fans alike, BUT to the whole human population as a whole.....I will not quote with what he said about his rival Manny Pacquiao, but his words were so insulting and fueled with hate. Very degrading, to say the least. And his ignorance just skyrocketed. Then, the next day he puts an insincere apology like he was playing it off, too. Shame on Mayweather, Jr. for putting on such a show to YouTube users....The NaFFAA (National Federation of Filipino American Association) finally stepped up to the plate giving their remarks on Mayweather's quotes. And the NAACP remains invisible. So is, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. They won't step into this thing because their victim isn't one of their own. Most likely, they will not step in for Manny Pacquiao or the filipino-americans in this country....I'm sorry to say this, but racism can come from different avenues whether you're white, black, asian, filipino, etc. There are no winners in this. We can fall victim to it at anytime.

What are my favorite sports teams? It's not what you may think.

Just because I live here in the surrounding Chicago areas doesn't mean I will go automatic for most of the sports teams here. It's not what one may think. So, to clarify it for you, guys, this is the line-up. And I also have my 2nd choices included.

NFL - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2nd choice Washington Redskins)
MLB - Chicago White Sox (2nd choice New York Yankees)
NBA - The Orlando Magic (2nd choice Boston Celtics)
MLS - None, as of right now........
NASCAR - Dale Earnhardt, Jr (2nd choice - NONE)

It's time to make blogging fun again!

I've been out of the blogging thing for quite a while now. Sorry for the delays. The real-world is such a busy thing, really. I've found something inspiring. My friend decided to make her blog on her marriage. And as for me, I'm gonna try to add some interesting elements for each post that I'll create. It's time to make blogging fun again. So that's gonna be a start. I'll also try to renovate the feel-and-look of this blog page. It's long overdue. Things must change.