culinary classes + pilates

so, my homegirl kristia and i were in my car going back to her place this one day.. i hella remember hearing that one song by jaheim - ive changed. hella funny..check out these lyrics:

Pull out the fine wine glasses
Dinner in bed (went and took some culinary classes)
Gotta stay sexy for you baby
Tighten up my body, workin' on my ghetto pilates
I'm not goin' out tonight (tonight)
We can hit the sofa,
cuddle up, satellite service
Ohh baby whatever, let me accommodate ya
Is there anything you like for me to change

hahahaha...sorry we were hella cracking up..we were like i like the idea of taking culinary classes but i dont know about all that pilates.. its all good. whatever works for you jaheim!

so, i started doing some activities with the youth at the center. im happy to say i had a great turn out. imma see the youth again tomorrow and do some more activities. they really enjoyed it and i hope to grow with a lot more. on my artist collective note, i really need to start sketching some ideas that i want to put together for the project. i have a meeting coming up and i need to show something that i have been working on. other than that, i changed a couple of classes and simmered down to 12 units total this quarter. all sociology major based classes...that all have me intrigued and learning constantly, which i am very grateful for.

my weekend went well, did hella errands on saturday. helped out kristia with her "prends and pamily party" which turned out to be a hit! i had sooo much fun. then on sunday, i had lunch with the fam in pacifica. watched the CHARGERS vs. raiders game... and the CHARGERS killed it within a matter of 2 minutes. LT got his touchdown in and the whole team came through in the end. after the game, i helped get some groceries for dinner. had some bomb dinner! omg...here is the menu:

hummus with pita bread
mixed greens with a asian vinaigrette dressing
salmon with salt, pepper and lemon
balsamic butterfly chicken
chocolate lava cake paired with fresh raspberries and a light coating of powdered sugar

i participated as a "sous chef"...it was so much fun but truthfully it got tiring. i like plating. its more fun making the food look pretty. other than that, i had a great time..learned some good tips when cutting chicken and preparing the grill.

today i will be back on my workout plan... five - six days a week. i feel as though im getting chubby again. i like being thick sometimes..but not too thick. oh, and im debating if i should get a season pass for northstar and sierra this year. my homie hella wants me to get one. maybe...just maybe.

dope book: brooklyn street art (it was a gift)


look...more pikachus! i feel as though they are getting popular.

obama + filipino community

Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, shares a message with the Filipino American community about her excitement for Barack Obama's candidacy for President. The AAPI community has a critical role to play in this election and by getting involved in this election we can bring about real change in our country.



http://www.filipinosforobama.org/

art + more

trust your struggle. foreal foreal.


so, on sunday i was able to go to the sf moma to see the frida exhibit. but, i also was able to enjoy the rest of the random art at the museum. so here is the one piece of art that i thought was really cool.



since there was no photography allowed in the frida exhibit, i was able to take a picture of the banner that lead to the exhibit. i am glad to say that i enjoyed her art. i loved the colors she used and the way she expresses her thoughts and feelings through her strokes and colors. i was enthralled by her self-portraits and how she painted where she was at in her life at that single moment. The room full of her self-portraits after her divorce, was the best. She definitely changed the colors into a more darker tone selection and her facial expressions changes through this room, portraying her rage and sorrow through these tough times.


overall, i enjoyed sf moma. some of that art was not so much my taste, but i still appreciated it. It gives me inspiration to keep going with my art.

on saturday, i was suppose to go out with my homegirl but then i had to change my plans for a friend's birthday at bambuddha lounge. unfortunately, i wasnt able to go to bambuddha cause cover was 20 bucks and i ended up chillen with folks. i had a great time actually. we drank wine, ate some yummy filipino food, rocked out on rock band and made magic with magic mic. hella fun! omg...the night was well worth staying in.


oh and here is diesel again, he likes to chill with me from time to time. haha..i caught him doing this. hella funny...


school starts on wednesday...its gonna be a busy quarter.

last night

haha. last night was too much fun...as much as it was chill. it was a good night. i began my evening with a productive meeting with some good folks. then, i had dinner with earl and kerri at i love sushi. the food was really good... four rolls, tea and green tea ice cream. yummy!

then, my homegirl and i hella made the night worthwhile. so, first we hit up namu and chilled with the dj for a bit. drank some beer and got a light buzz. then, we went to skylark lounge..and saw my homegirl's friend. hahahahahaha...it was too funny. we were gonna go get up to dance and then we saw her friend and hella sat back down as if we were playing musical chairs or something. i felt bad for the guy who wanted to take our seat. but you just had to be there...then, we headed out to the elbo room and enjoyed some music with a few drinks.

overall, the night went well.


oh, and i hit up the musiq soulchild concert. it was sooo dope! i am glad to say that musiq is a really good performer. he did a quick dress change...and when he came back he sang the song for another few minutes. that was longest song i have ever heard at a concert. he sang TEACHME for at least a good 15 minutes. haha. but other than that, he has a great voice. i would see him again. i dont know about his new single..i dont really like it. but he sang this one song called SO BEAUTIFUL and it sounded really nice.

is this forreal real?

plushees

i need to start getting my plushee game back up. look what i found...

multiple posts.

haha. im doing hella posts today... oh well! its my blog. so, as earl and i were watching tv we saw something hella funny on G4:

live pikachu!


im happy to say that i have finished my painting! i really like it. all i need to do is gloss it up. other than that, im happy to say that art and i are in love once again. lol. our relationship sustains through the good and bad times. i love art. =)

i thought this piece was sooo dope! check el mac out: http://www.elmac.net/






i hella want to be painted or muralized. lol. one day...just to mark my spot in this world. for me, art is like a living remembrance of someone. it lives on. just like an author and the books he or she has created. or even a poet with the countless words slabbed on a piece of paper. it lives no matter what... i think thats how i want to be remembered. through the people i have shared experiences with and through the many different mediums of my art. i want to mark my spot.

glad to say, ive been offered to teach art at the filipino community center. im sooo excited. imma try and teach some stencil graffiti art. oh and ive been invited to join this artist collective that is trying to put on a show in october or november. im happy to know that i will able to grow and share experiences with other dope folks who love art. im learning how to embrace my art cause i know it will always be a part of me...always.