525,600 minutes has passed...

...and every minute, every second, every moment made life so much more livable, wonderful, and most of all... perfect. This pretty much sums up the beautiful year I've spent w/ Her.

Lying here with You

Listening to the rain

Smiling just to see the smile upon Your face

These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive

These are the moments I'll remember all my life

I found all I've waited for

And I could not ask for more

Looking in Your eyes

Seeing all I need

Everything You are is everything to me

These are the moments

I know heaven must exist

These are the moments I know all I need is this

I have all I've waited for

And I could not ask for more

I could not ask for more than this time together

I could not ask for more than this time with You

Every prayer has been answered

Every dream I have's come true

And right here in this moment is right where I'm meant to be

Here with You here with me

I could not ask for more than the love You give me

'Cuz it's all I've waited for

And I could not ask for more
-Edwin McCain-

Today marks the 365th day we are together. It seemed not so long ago when we decided to go in this epic journey that, little did we know, will completely change our lives forever. It may seem insignificant what a Person can do to one Another. However, all it really takes is a slight glimpse or moment... next thing you know, a year will have passed: 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds...

But time is only a "nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future"--

What really counts here are the moments and the memories that were either destined to happen or were as "random" as the big bang. Either way, the fact of the matter is, I am glad to be here. I am as excited as the anxious fat kid who is awaiting his favorite chocolate cake. I am thankful that such a person like Her could enter my life and help me mould myself into something I have been wanting to become. She essentially is the part of me that I have been longing to be. Nothing makes me happier than being w/ Her because being w/ Her is real--every moment of it... even when I don't want it to be...

And see that is what makes it even more worthwhile. There's no such thing as fake. Everything is as real as its going to be.

It is funny how in a little bit over year, something that you didn't even know meant anything would mean the world to you.

You mean the world to me. Thats right Judy Chen, You know its YOU!

I love you.

Happy Anniversary.

Its just You and Me baby... You and Me.

Things that shouldn't be

There are many things out there that just shouldn't be. For example: baby sharks in a bottle. It is just plain wrong to do something like that let alone sell it. People nowadays would do anything to make a profit even if its completely unethical. Old white ladies should not be calling Asian guys [me] "Papi!" Its just wrong!

Here in the east coast, they have this thing called Qdoba. It is very much like Chiptole, which they have here as well. I checked it out the other day and it is exactly like Chipotle, except that they serve a little bit more than Chiptole's menu. However, they can't compare as to how good Chiptole is. Their steak at Qdoba is so much fatter and less filling than the alternative. Furthermore... their salsa sucks also. Establishments like such shouldn't be allowed to exist. What happened to our creativity?

Lovebugs are not so lovely...

...'cause "they're fucking everywhere!" [Both literally and... literally!]

Some man somewhere here in Florida said that the lovebugs are Florida's accidental experiment. He said that scientists in some Florida University was trying to come up w/ an insect to annihilate the mosquito population.

Fact: Lovebugs, or what they call, March Flies, are actually from the Central Americas. They actually migrated in Florida and liked the weather and decided to say. They are especially a nuisance this time of year because we happen to fall in the season when they're mating [months of May and September].

Fiction: Lovebugs are created by mad scientists.

[The picture shows them making "love." They do that all day.] Some say that these bugs are two-headed. Nope! They're doin it.

By the way, they're completely harmless. They do not bite of sting. The reason that they're a nuisance is cause they like to splat! on your cars and clog your radiators. Oh and if you don't clean up your car within a week, they're remains may cause your paint to chip. Oh how "lovely!"

Peace out!

I hate dips.

Like the troughs of a sine/cosine graph,
Like the dips in the middle of streets,
Like the low points in a business cycle,
Like a ditch on a sidewalk,
Like a slip during a glorious walk,
Like the power going out a moment before you finish your game,
Like the moment of bitter sadness instantaneously after blissful joy,
I hate the dips of life.

Don't you just hate how sudden life can be? Ever been in a moment of contentment, happiness, or excitement and suddenly an act, a word or two, an undesirable comment comes out of you/someone/something and now... everything had just completely flipped upside down... almost instantaneously? Life is harsh in that sense. Second chances are almost impossible. The moment it is done, nothing can be done.

All it seems we can do is learn to cope with it and live. Maybe I'm wrong...

I'm probably wrong...

The day I lost my...

...IDs. Yesterday was a good day. In the morning, Judy, Martha and I went to the Orlando Public Library to get Her a library card. We both borrowed a book a piece. She borrowed Bet Me by Jennifer Cruise and I borrowed the Identity Crisis [DC Comics]. Afterwards we drove our hungry asses to the Mall at Millenia and went to eat at Panera Bread. It was pretty cozy there. She enjoyed the eatery but the servers/workers were bitches. I think the place would be a lot better if they had Starbucks-type employees. It would be a much more friendlier and less hostile place. After we got some grub, we went shopping of course. I didn;t buy anything but She of course did. It was good though.

After a few hours of shopping/window shopping, we decided to go home and watch a movie that Martha just bought. She and Martha watched the movie while I enjoyed my little comic book. Afterwards, the girls of the house decided to get something to eat at Macaroni Grill. The girls night out ended up having a boy in it. Hehe. Hey! I was hungry! Dinner was good and tons of pictures were taken.

After dinner, we decided to go to Downtown Disney to maybe watch a movie but nothinggood was on so we just decided to aimlessly walk around the area. Not too long after, I lost my Disney ID card which I found out costs 35 motha-f-ing dollars! Sad night. The night was getting later so off to home we went.

There I finished reading the Identity Crisis which was a pretty good read for a comic book. I couldn't fall asleep til 3:30 in the morning.

Waking up at 6am was a bitch but I had to suck it up and go to work. She made me. I'm glad. Work went by pretty quick cause it was busy so not much complaining there. However, after All-Star, I had to go to access control in order for me to get a new ID. The drive was a bitch and people were pissing me off cause they were driving like sloths! By the time I got to work, all I had time for was a cookie and I didn't even get to eat it... because... I lost my nametag! i had just pinned it in my costume and the next thing I know, it was gone! I had to go look for it but no dice.

This is getting too long so let me summarize...
Dinner at Macaroni Grill: $36.
Disney ID Card: $35
Uneaten Cookie: $0.80
Lost Nametag: ...Free?...
Being greeted by the love of my life when I got home: ...Priceless...

Days can be as bad as they can be but having Her around makes every day, every hour, every moment so much more livable.

Peace out!

P.S. By the way, the picture at the top left is our ferret. Sugar looks so big now! Thanks to Mikey.

The day after Monday

Only a few souls were at the All-Star Music dining room this morning. Another slow day: prediction was 59% capacity and it felt like 39%. The same crappy music was annoying everyone that works there. Some guests enjoy it. Some dance around while they nibble on their fatty breakfasts and some sing along to the sad sad songs of Cher. Do I believe in life after love? I do. I wonder what the guests might say when they figure out that the noise they call music in the background repeats every hour and fifteen minutes. It makes work so much more unbearable. I tried to be productive today so make time pass quicker. In Mr Einstein's Theory of Relativity, he describes that time passes by relatively quicker when you're sitting next to a pretty girl/boy at the bus stop waiting for the bus than being w/ a less attractive one. I do believe in the Theory however my pretty girl was not around. Thus, the experiment failed.

There was nothing that I was looking forward to today other than today is the last day I work til I have the next few days off. I didn't like today especially so because I was scheduled to work at the counter of Tusker House. It is the worst place to be, especially when its not busy. However, the tides turned to my favor when I arrived at my second work location and have been miraculously changed to work at the kitchen. I have always wanted to work there but have never asked to. The day was a little brighter. Lunch was Her on the phone as the appetizer, left-over fried rice from last night as the entree, and gummi bears for dessert w/ a glass of lemo-sprite tea.

When I have nothing else better to do at work, I daydream about Her, about us. I wonder if we would be the same if I stayed at Californa-ay. What would we be like? Would I have finished college already? I hope so. Sometimes I wish I stayed because life was easier back home. I could support Her better. Its comfortable and predictable. Yet, its reality. Time actually passes by and second chances are rare back home. Its a little scary. Here, we barely have enough to fully enjoy the fruits of Florida. We have it good though. We are going to Discovery Cove at the end of the month to celebrate our first anniversary. It should be a blast! Here, time is still. Reality is postponed. We are living in an everlasting vacation. Its almost tiring.

I don't understand how people could eat and leave w/ food on their seats. I mean, you're seating on your seat. The seat should be clean. Its annoying how we have to wipe down the seats cause they can't keep their food in their mouths. Slobs!

The picture above is from back home. I love looking back at the silly photographs we take. We always make faces. She never looks at the camera. She's adorable. She's more perfect than She thinks She is. She's perfect for me. She's shows me how life should be lived and how life is more cruel than we believe it is. I love how She's down-to-earth and realistic. As selfish as She is, at the same time, She's the most selfless being I've ever met. She's the most beautiful disaster I know. She completes me. Without Her, I'm still my old self--hidden in my "introvert-ed-ness." Wanting to break free but too afraid to do a thing. I'd still be the one who gets taken for granted and still willingly gives to the traitor. I was a mess. And now a little less. Because of Her.

She wrote to me. Beautiful words. It takes my breathe away to be blessed by having something such as Her. She's my most prized possession. Wanna take Her away from me? You gotta go through me first. I'm not much of a fighter. But I'll fight for Her. As pitiful as I may be, you'd never see me fight as much as I would.

Too long.

Peace out.

Late night shopping

After She got off of work, we decided to go shopping at Walgreens. I know its weird but we had fun. Believe it or not, we spend about two hours in frolicking around in the store. She loves going to places like that. And for some reason, I really enjoyed the night with her. It has been a long while since we have done something unconventional. The highlight of the evening was completely Her. She was as amazing as can be. I have not seen her so happy and carefree in such a long time. Living w/ Her out here is not completely the most comfortable thing for Her to do. But I'm glad She's trying to cope w/ it. I try everything to make it so that She feels more at ease especially since work is so stressful for Her. I hope She knows that She is greatly appreciated.

We shopped til She dropped and off we went. Another great night w/ a very great Girl.

Peace out.

"I miss Her" Monday

Although today marks the 5th anniversary of 9/11, nothing really happened today. I guess nothing was supposed to happen today. On the way to work, all the radio stations were doing a 9/11 special. Every TV station and even news websites are doing a commemorative special about 9/11. The morning started off very depressing. It feels like that one song called "Heaven" but where there's a little girl talking about her dad who died at the WTC. I never finish the song cause its so depressing and sad. A slow day at work was also the forecast for the day. And so it was.

I hate days like this. I feel like I have not done anything productive even after being at work for 9 hours. I even made dinner for tonight and lunch for tomorrow. Pffft! What's even sadder is when I got home, She wasn't home because She's at work til 1230 tonight. That means I gotta take a quick nap before I gotta pick Her up.

We have been talking about our relationship and its nice to know where we're at. One of the mistakes that I had w/ my x was that we never talked about anything especially our relationship. I'm really glad that its different w/ Her. She makes me happy when She's around. I love sleeping next to Her and waking up to Her in the morning. I makes getting out of bed way more difficult though.

I had always wished that She would be the last thing I see before I got sleep and the first when I wake up. Glad I get to experience it often. I'm glad She's here.

This happened at work 2day.

Cast Member: "You have a cute kid there!"
Guest: "Why thank you!"
Cast Member: "Boy or girl?"
Guest: "Girl."
Cast Member: "She looks pretty!"

Batman got nothin on me!

This is why Superman is much better than Batman. Batman is human but being human has its limits. What would Batman do in this situation eh? Stop the two missles with his utility belt?!

I am your conscience...

I haven't seen this one in a very long time. This is probably the funniest stand up comedy I have ever seen. I cry my eyes out everytime I see this poor guy gets slaughtered. If I was him... I would've just sat my ass on the corner and cried. See it for yourself. This is horrible man. Horrible.

Completely Uncalled For

Is it wrong that I think this is funny? ... I don't care! I think this is hilarious! Haha! [Slapping my knees!]

Another Friday in Tampa

This time, we went to the Lowry Park Zoo. The zoo was great. It was deserted due to remnants of the so-called Hurricane Ernesto. We liked it. The place was beautiful. It had tons of trees and looked kinda like a jungle. The ambiance is really accurate. Her favorite of all were the Manatees. She just loves em! They're pretty cute. This was the first time I ever saw one so it was preety cool. I can die happy now tht I've seen the writers of the Family Guy personally. Here are some pics: [Pictures are worth so much more than words... Besides, you'd like em better than my writing anyway.]

Puffer fish skeleton.

I think this one is a croc skeleton.

These are turtle skulls.

Manatees! They're so huge but they are the gentlest creatures I have seen. Pretty damn cool.

More unagi anyone? Yum!

Now this one is a little freaky. Believe it or not, this turtle is alive. It looks so messed up!

Aww. Bearded Dragons. My favorite part of the zoo.

Ah! The Goliath Tarantula. It is bigger than my fists!

Elo Mr. Croc. I am amazed by how huge and powerful they are. Almost scary. I'd wanna own one though if I can.

It kinda reminds me of America!

Ha! I have family there too!

Overall, the day was great. Getting in the zoo for "free" was the best part. It was Her idea to come down to Tampa. She always knows what to do. We are starting to like Tampa more and more than Orlando. It kinda reminds us of home and Long Beach. The city is very lively and everything interesting is there. I think Orlando sucks cuz of Disney. They pretty much screwed up the surrounding areas of Orlando. The life of the city revolves around Disney. It is sickening especially after living here for a while. I wonder how anyone around here can escape the Disneyness of it all.

Don't get me wrong, the Disney Theme Parks are amazing. Its just that many people do not know that the actual corporation isn't the "happiest place" to work at. There are so much mutiny especially if you are at the bottom of the pyramid. There are so much useless managerial/operational positions that they have, that getting a problem solved is almost impossible. You would have to contact 6 billion people in order to get your schedules fixed. I do believe that the higher up you go in the company, the less mesy it is. I just wish that their over-organization of roles is very inefficient. A part of me would like to stay here and fix the problem but I really don't want to be crating anymore "magic" after I'm done with my program. We'll see what happens.

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Enjoy.