I watched a really good episode of "The Colbert Report" today. I guess it may have been taped in mid-august but that was when i was on vacation. Jon Stewart appeared on the show and made an "apology" to Geraldo Rivera. It was hilarious! Even got my dad and brother to watch the rerun. Nan and I laughed so much! Now that is humor!
I fell asleep for about an hour in the evening....as usual, Ami called and woke me up. Gotta stop sleeping with my phone! apparently he had gotten off early from work. My mom told me that my dad had found a gas station with no lines and he had filled gas there. I was unconcerned yet when Ami came, we went to fill the propane tanks and the gasoline containers for the generator. I knew it was not going to be anything but we prepared. So there, i joined the frenzy for a little. We also found a gas station that was empty and yet with gas.
The good thing about all this drama was that my mom went crazy in the kitchen. She baked all these goodies for us and when my dad came home, it was christmas for him. There is a little Trinidadian "cake" that we make with cassava/yucca, pumpkin, cinnamon, brown sugar, coconut, and sweet potatoes. We call it "pone" and yes, it is awesome. This is the only way i will eat cassava and sweet potatoes. nan made a spice cake too that was really good. had some of it with coffee .... i dipped it in the coffee to soften it=0) nah, actually it was pretty soft and airy for an eggless recipe.
It's almost 3am and Ernesto is definitely not happening. Yes, once again, the media blew it out of proportion. It was not even a tropical storm really. more like a little depression out in the ocean coming with some rain. Every now and again, we get a gust of wind and some rain for a minute or two and then it goes away. maybe i should go sleep now. if nothing, it makes for good sleeping weather=0)
I am thankful that nothing happened though. Very thankful. the 29th made it the one year anniversary of Katrina and people are still trying to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Trying to be sane.....
Okay, once again, i am trying to not watch tv. It's really not hard for me at all...after all i only watch the real news (that is Jon Stewart and Colbert). As for the other programs, no, I would rather not watch. Even CNN has became biased. I think Lou Dobbs just ruined it for CNN completely. FOX is a complete waste of time and so is our local news stations. Ernesto is a tropical storm now but we are being made to believe that this storm is coming with a force that will wipe all of S. Florida off the map. I can only imagine what will happen if there was a category 2 storm!
See we all remember Katrina and Wilma from last year and the media will play on that. Really no one ever mentions what really caused devastation. We are busy fighting a war in someone else's country and we fail to fix and secure our own country. The suffering from Katrina could have been prevented if the levees were fixed. The storm didn't do the damage...no no, it was the flooding. A month before there was a program on either Discovery or NGC showing what will happen if a category 3 hurricane hit New Orleans. It was enough time to fix a few things at least. Katrina was a direct result of neglect by state and federal government. It wasn't the storm...storms happen. We were not prepared.
Now I choose to live in S. Florida because i absolutely love this place. i know that hurricanes come our way every year....so yes, i prepare in advance to avoid lines. No, i refuse to wait in line for gas. If i do not have, i do not have. As long as we have food and water that is all i care about and I really think we have enough of that. They say that there is going to be lots of rain in this one...unlike Wilma...which was a pretty dry storm (the wind blew the rain away). If there is flooding, i guess we will have a lot of mopping to do. And it's amazing that in the state of Florida when you buy housing insurance it covers every possible thing including volcanoes. VOLCANOES!!!! but not flooding. I wonder sometimes about the people who plan these things out. Maybe they were like Coleridge when he wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Higher than a kite! So flood insurance is separate. Oh and by the way, after Wilma, our very efficient system chose to give aid to the people who did not pay for insurance on their houses. Maybe we all should do that..not pay for insurance. In fact the only reward we got was a significant jump in our premiums.
I turned on the tv, the storm is coming our way. The shutters will go down today. And we will wait....
See we all remember Katrina and Wilma from last year and the media will play on that. Really no one ever mentions what really caused devastation. We are busy fighting a war in someone else's country and we fail to fix and secure our own country. The suffering from Katrina could have been prevented if the levees were fixed. The storm didn't do the damage...no no, it was the flooding. A month before there was a program on either Discovery or NGC showing what will happen if a category 3 hurricane hit New Orleans. It was enough time to fix a few things at least. Katrina was a direct result of neglect by state and federal government. It wasn't the storm...storms happen. We were not prepared.
Now I choose to live in S. Florida because i absolutely love this place. i know that hurricanes come our way every year....so yes, i prepare in advance to avoid lines. No, i refuse to wait in line for gas. If i do not have, i do not have. As long as we have food and water that is all i care about and I really think we have enough of that. They say that there is going to be lots of rain in this one...unlike Wilma...which was a pretty dry storm (the wind blew the rain away). If there is flooding, i guess we will have a lot of mopping to do. And it's amazing that in the state of Florida when you buy housing insurance it covers every possible thing including volcanoes. VOLCANOES!!!! but not flooding. I wonder sometimes about the people who plan these things out. Maybe they were like Coleridge when he wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Higher than a kite! So flood insurance is separate. Oh and by the way, after Wilma, our very efficient system chose to give aid to the people who did not pay for insurance on their houses. Maybe we all should do that..not pay for insurance. In fact the only reward we got was a significant jump in our premiums.
I turned on the tv, the storm is coming our way. The shutters will go down today. And we will wait....
Monday, August 28, 2006
Watching Ernesto
After a 62 hour week last week and another road trip this weekend, i was thankful that i did not have to work this morning. Actually, I go in at 6 o' clock this evening. Mondays are cool for me. last week, I worked almost double the hours that I usually do. Part of the reason is that there was no other people in the bookstore except my boss and me. And if i worked all those hours, he did more! Porgito walked out some time ago.
Anyway, this morning, i woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. Of course it was Ami calling to tell me that he was out of the office for the day and he was off to listening to complaints about banking. Sounded pretty boring to me. He told me i better run over to the gas station and fill up the gas containers because a hurricane was coming our way. This one is Ernesto. Really, I guess we are used to this by now. Wilma was a category 3. Ernesto will be maybe a category 1 storm. The meterologists are saying this one will hit tomorrow. I really thought that it will come on Wednesday but I must admit, i really do not pay much attention to the weather. It was my aunt in NY who called first and told us.
For most of us, we do not really take category 1 storms that seriously although we do put down the shutters. So I guess we will be in a coccoon for a day or two. Really, life does not change much for us. When we bought our house a few years ago, we were appalled that the previous owners would still use gas stoves and water heaters when the rest of the world was using electric stoves and heaters. Then when the power went out for the 9 days after Wilma, we were thankful that we were amongst the few that had hot meals everyday and hot showers. We were even able to celebrate Divali as usual and the diyas looked brighter becasue there were no lights except their lights. Gas lines turned out to be a major asset last year.
I looked out the window of my home and I saw that there were a lot of cars in the gas station so i decided not to go. I will send my dad over when he gets home.
Now for the weather today. it is unbelievably hot...and deceivingly calm. There is no wind...probably only a mild breeze...It always amazes me how the weather can deteriorate in a few hours. Right now, Ernesto is in Cuba. By the morning it should be in the Keys if the forecast is correct so it should reach us by the evening. Hopefully, it will just be some showers and just a tropical storm. We are only under a watch and people are already in a frenzy at the gas stations. Maybe i can talk like this because we are prepared this time. We will see....
About the girl...who was hit on her head with the sledge hammer. This is regarding the blog on abusive relationships: After two weeks and some, she woke up. I got this news on Friday morning and it made my day. I am happy for everyone who is close to her. the guy is in jail but his mother refuses to give the police a statement. Now hopefully the girl will make a full recovery. everyone's prayers worked for her.
This is a negative one now. One of my friends, Jose, lost his nephew last week. His nephew was involved in a motorcycle accident on the NJ turnpike. 120 miles per hour. Jose told me that every bone in his nephew's body was broken and he lived for 1_1/2 hours after the accident. His nephew's girlfriend died on the spot. I was sad for them. Everyone is young once and some of us want to have fun. As we get older, we seem to become more responsible but yes, when we are young, we do not think. For this reason, i only sympathized. People said that the guy was irresponsible and maybe he was but i remember something a coworker said a long time ago. She said it in spanish but it translated to, "the cow always forgets when it was young." The boy was 22 and the girl was 19. Jose told me he raised his nephew. his sister is not in a good state and the girl's father went crazy. He is in the hospital. Jose suffered a heart attack when he heard the news. He was in the hospital and then when he got out, he had to go identify his nephew's body. Although it does not bring much solace, the nephew purchased the cycle without a driver's license in NJ. That is not supposed to happen. You cannot sell a vehicle to anyone without a license. In any case, it is the loss of a life and a terrible tragedy.
Anyway, this morning, i woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. Of course it was Ami calling to tell me that he was out of the office for the day and he was off to listening to complaints about banking. Sounded pretty boring to me. He told me i better run over to the gas station and fill up the gas containers because a hurricane was coming our way. This one is Ernesto. Really, I guess we are used to this by now. Wilma was a category 3. Ernesto will be maybe a category 1 storm. The meterologists are saying this one will hit tomorrow. I really thought that it will come on Wednesday but I must admit, i really do not pay much attention to the weather. It was my aunt in NY who called first and told us.
For most of us, we do not really take category 1 storms that seriously although we do put down the shutters. So I guess we will be in a coccoon for a day or two. Really, life does not change much for us. When we bought our house a few years ago, we were appalled that the previous owners would still use gas stoves and water heaters when the rest of the world was using electric stoves and heaters. Then when the power went out for the 9 days after Wilma, we were thankful that we were amongst the few that had hot meals everyday and hot showers. We were even able to celebrate Divali as usual and the diyas looked brighter becasue there were no lights except their lights. Gas lines turned out to be a major asset last year.
I looked out the window of my home and I saw that there were a lot of cars in the gas station so i decided not to go. I will send my dad over when he gets home.
Now for the weather today. it is unbelievably hot...and deceivingly calm. There is no wind...probably only a mild breeze...It always amazes me how the weather can deteriorate in a few hours. Right now, Ernesto is in Cuba. By the morning it should be in the Keys if the forecast is correct so it should reach us by the evening. Hopefully, it will just be some showers and just a tropical storm. We are only under a watch and people are already in a frenzy at the gas stations. Maybe i can talk like this because we are prepared this time. We will see....
About the girl...who was hit on her head with the sledge hammer. This is regarding the blog on abusive relationships: After two weeks and some, she woke up. I got this news on Friday morning and it made my day. I am happy for everyone who is close to her. the guy is in jail but his mother refuses to give the police a statement. Now hopefully the girl will make a full recovery. everyone's prayers worked for her.
This is a negative one now. One of my friends, Jose, lost his nephew last week. His nephew was involved in a motorcycle accident on the NJ turnpike. 120 miles per hour. Jose told me that every bone in his nephew's body was broken and he lived for 1_1/2 hours after the accident. His nephew's girlfriend died on the spot. I was sad for them. Everyone is young once and some of us want to have fun. As we get older, we seem to become more responsible but yes, when we are young, we do not think. For this reason, i only sympathized. People said that the guy was irresponsible and maybe he was but i remember something a coworker said a long time ago. She said it in spanish but it translated to, "the cow always forgets when it was young." The boy was 22 and the girl was 19. Jose told me he raised his nephew. his sister is not in a good state and the girl's father went crazy. He is in the hospital. Jose suffered a heart attack when he heard the news. He was in the hospital and then when he got out, he had to go identify his nephew's body. Although it does not bring much solace, the nephew purchased the cycle without a driver's license in NJ. That is not supposed to happen. You cannot sell a vehicle to anyone without a license. In any case, it is the loss of a life and a terrible tragedy.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Mencia's "Religious Rumble"
Last night, I do not know for what reason I left the tv on to see "mind of mencia." For a while I had stopped watching Mencia's show because I thought that he was making too many racist attacks. I know he is trying to show that we should be pro-American, etc. I mean, he makes fun of everyone but there is a point where one draws the line. Tolerance only goes this far. So last night, he was going okay until he started this wrestling tournament using God. Now, Mencia brought out Shiva, Christ, Buddha, Moses, an invisible Allah and an invisible Mohammed. I think Mencia went too far. I will be biased for my religion. If he was making ethnic jokes, i do not mind but he stepped on people's beliefs and in doing that, he showed how small his mind really was.
America is more tolerant and respectful to people's beliefs than what Mencia showed. His little five minutes of fun was not effective in any way. Usually, I am very open-minded when it comes to stuff like this but this time, it was too much.
I know that these little things do not matter but there was something that Mencia said that was inappropriate. He was speaking with Edge. Actually, Edge said it. Edge is a WWE "wrestler." So Mencia said, "Hey do you know that Shiva is supposed to be celibate?"
Edge answers," Well with that many hands, I guess he will not need a woman."
I turned off the tv. It is nice when the joke is not intended to insult or undermine. Even the arabic jokes were not that offensive. Maybe Mencia knows that if he said the same about Allah, or Jesus, he would have the entire group of Muslims and Christians on his back the very next day....and we all know it!
America is more tolerant and respectful to people's beliefs than what Mencia showed. His little five minutes of fun was not effective in any way. Usually, I am very open-minded when it comes to stuff like this but this time, it was too much.
I know that these little things do not matter but there was something that Mencia said that was inappropriate. He was speaking with Edge. Actually, Edge said it. Edge is a WWE "wrestler." So Mencia said, "Hey do you know that Shiva is supposed to be celibate?"
Edge answers," Well with that many hands, I guess he will not need a woman."
I turned off the tv. It is nice when the joke is not intended to insult or undermine. Even the arabic jokes were not that offensive. Maybe Mencia knows that if he said the same about Allah, or Jesus, he would have the entire group of Muslims and Christians on his back the very next day....and we all know it!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
my trip and back to work.....
Well the vacation did not go as planned but i still made it to Savannah, GA and St. Augustine. This time we got to see the inside of a "haunted" house. I didn't really care much about the haunted part but I got to see the colonial style decorating. There was a spinning wheel in the sewing room...very much like the one in "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White." Really, the house looked like an enlarged doll's house. It was the house of the founder of the Girl Scouts. Really pretty house.
In St. Augustine, I made it in time to get to see the interior of the Castillo de San Marcos. I can tell now why it is St. Augustine's number 1 attraction, according to YAHOO! travel. It was awesome. I saw engraved writings in the wall made by the Spanish soldiers when Spain controlled the fort. There was a prison in there that smelled old and damp. There were no lights nor windows and where there were windows, they were carved out into the rock. Even though it was a hot day, we had a breeze from the sea coming in. It was not at all bad. I like old buildings. They carry a history to them and sometimes, while walking through them, for a brief moment, you feel as if you are walking through the same time space.
On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, we celebrated the birthday of Sri Krsna. Nan and I led the puja. Not many people came though. I guess it was a school night and the parents did not want to keep their kids awake that late. I have reservations about this though. I remember when we were little, we stayed up with our parents for all major festivals and still made it to school the next day. This is just one day for the entire year that we celebrate this day. Maybe people like to make everything convenient for them only.....then where does the sacrifice go? The main point, i was happy to be a part of that night.
Yesterday, it was my first day back to work. Wednesday......There is this guy who comes in the store. Yes, this is one of my work experiences again! the guy deals in the antique and sports car business. He will buy them and fix them then sell them. His own car is a Corvette...not the newest model but the model before it. So this guy comes in the store for a Starbucks expresso everyday and he likes to fix his own prices. He walks in with his eyes closed and even after the double shot, he cannot wake up. I knew something was bound to happen. Several times, he has spilled his coffee all over the counter and it has seeped under the glass showcase. I dread having him open his drinks in the store. Sometimes i feel like throwing cold water on him to wake him up....he is always so sleepy....no matter what time of the day.
so yesterday i saw him. He was sleepwalking again but this time he had a neckbrace on and his eye was purple and red where the white should be and his lip was busted open. this is the conversation.
Me: "what happened?"
Him: "I had an accident."
me: "somebody hit you?"
Him: "no, i ran into somebody."
me: "you were sleeping weren't you?"
Him: "I guess so."
I figured that much will happen. and even worse was this guy was driving and he was on medication and STILL sleepwalking!
Book season has officially started. I will be busy until further notice........At least i had the trip to rejuvenate me=0)
PS....Porgito has asked Bubbicito (in a nice manner) not to talk about Porgito on Bubbicito blog. Therefore, since Porgito was nice, Bubbicitio will comply. also, Bubbicito no hate Porgito as much as Porgito no gusta Bubbicito. Porgito es un "hater!"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I have attached pics that we took while walking along the Savannah River in GA. I love this place...Historic Savannah. The first one is of Ami and I and the second is of a building overlooking the river.
In St. Augustine, I made it in time to get to see the interior of the Castillo de San Marcos. I can tell now why it is St. Augustine's number 1 attraction, according to YAHOO! travel. It was awesome. I saw engraved writings in the wall made by the Spanish soldiers when Spain controlled the fort. There was a prison in there that smelled old and damp. There were no lights nor windows and where there were windows, they were carved out into the rock. Even though it was a hot day, we had a breeze from the sea coming in. It was not at all bad. I like old buildings. They carry a history to them and sometimes, while walking through them, for a brief moment, you feel as if you are walking through the same time space.
On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, we celebrated the birthday of Sri Krsna. Nan and I led the puja. Not many people came though. I guess it was a school night and the parents did not want to keep their kids awake that late. I have reservations about this though. I remember when we were little, we stayed up with our parents for all major festivals and still made it to school the next day. This is just one day for the entire year that we celebrate this day. Maybe people like to make everything convenient for them only.....then where does the sacrifice go? The main point, i was happy to be a part of that night.
Yesterday, it was my first day back to work. Wednesday......There is this guy who comes in the store. Yes, this is one of my work experiences again! the guy deals in the antique and sports car business. He will buy them and fix them then sell them. His own car is a Corvette...not the newest model but the model before it. So this guy comes in the store for a Starbucks expresso everyday and he likes to fix his own prices. He walks in with his eyes closed and even after the double shot, he cannot wake up. I knew something was bound to happen. Several times, he has spilled his coffee all over the counter and it has seeped under the glass showcase. I dread having him open his drinks in the store. Sometimes i feel like throwing cold water on him to wake him up....he is always so sleepy....no matter what time of the day.
so yesterday i saw him. He was sleepwalking again but this time he had a neckbrace on and his eye was purple and red where the white should be and his lip was busted open. this is the conversation.
Me: "what happened?"
Him: "I had an accident."
me: "somebody hit you?"
Him: "no, i ran into somebody."
me: "you were sleeping weren't you?"
Him: "I guess so."
I figured that much will happen. and even worse was this guy was driving and he was on medication and STILL sleepwalking!
Book season has officially started. I will be busy until further notice........At least i had the trip to rejuvenate me=0)
PS....Porgito has asked Bubbicito (in a nice manner) not to talk about Porgito on Bubbicito blog. Therefore, since Porgito was nice, Bubbicitio will comply. also, Bubbicito no hate Porgito as much as Porgito no gusta Bubbicito. Porgito es un "hater!"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I have attached pics that we took while walking along the Savannah River in GA. I love this place...Historic Savannah. The first one is of Ami and I and the second is of a building overlooking the river.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Whoopie time!
Today, I woke up and the first thing I thought of...well i give myself a pep talk to get off the bed when i work on Friday mornings. The first thing that goes through my head is, "how did the alarm go off this soon? I just fell asleep." Then the other thought is, "How many more days 'til Friday?" "oh wait, it IS friday." disappointed smiley. "Oh, I get paid today." very happy smiley. "It's the 11 hour day. DRATS!" "When do i go on vacation next?" that answer is always the same..."As soon as possible!" Then I am happy. I thank God for the day and then I ask forgiveness from the Earth before placing my foot on it.
So today was no different. It is friday. My longest day to work in the week. I guess i am no different from most people; it's not that bad once you've showered and dressed. My Surya Namaskars are getting better now. So far the customers haven't seen me doing it so there have been no questions.
My boss, the pakistani has began to say he is from Trinidad. Today i felt sorry for him. He is afraid because he says that all he wants is to work and he has no time to think of any terror plans. Really, when it comes to his business, he is all for it. I must admit that. Meanwhile, the indian one is wondering why mail is coming to him in the Muslim boss's last name=0) I thought Trinidad was the only place where people carry an Indian first name and a Muslim last name or vice-versa. Nevertheless, i did have a good laugh.
It is a very sad thing though. As i said in my last post. I do not like it when peter pays for paul.
Enough of that though.
for those following the Porgito-Bubbicitio drama.....
Porgito punched Bubbicito today while Bubbicito was innocently and un-maliciously trying to give Porgito a kiss. Bubbicito reacted right away and while Porgito was initially only going to get one kiss, Porgito (a.k.a the mean one) ended up with tons of them. he he he...sinister laugh. Bubbicito wins this round! Okay back to blogging........
Tomorrow is vacation time. Planning on having fun. Hopefully nothing will happen. right now, i am trying to get my parents from worrying. I guess they will be calling every two hours now. dont mind it. as long as we go and come back safely. that is all. I will blog about it later. We haven't really decided where we will go to as yet. Maybe when we get on the road, we will come to a group decision. all i know is that the DVD player is charged and ready to use. now that is a very useful piece of travel equipment....no matter what the age!
So today was no different. It is friday. My longest day to work in the week. I guess i am no different from most people; it's not that bad once you've showered and dressed. My Surya Namaskars are getting better now. So far the customers haven't seen me doing it so there have been no questions.
My boss, the pakistani has began to say he is from Trinidad. Today i felt sorry for him. He is afraid because he says that all he wants is to work and he has no time to think of any terror plans. Really, when it comes to his business, he is all for it. I must admit that. Meanwhile, the indian one is wondering why mail is coming to him in the Muslim boss's last name=0) I thought Trinidad was the only place where people carry an Indian first name and a Muslim last name or vice-versa. Nevertheless, i did have a good laugh.
It is a very sad thing though. As i said in my last post. I do not like it when peter pays for paul.
Enough of that though.
for those following the Porgito-Bubbicitio drama.....
Porgito punched Bubbicito today while Bubbicito was innocently and un-maliciously trying to give Porgito a kiss. Bubbicito reacted right away and while Porgito was initially only going to get one kiss, Porgito (a.k.a the mean one) ended up with tons of them. he he he...sinister laugh. Bubbicito wins this round! Okay back to blogging........
Tomorrow is vacation time. Planning on having fun. Hopefully nothing will happen. right now, i am trying to get my parents from worrying. I guess they will be calling every two hours now. dont mind it. as long as we go and come back safely. that is all. I will blog about it later. We haven't really decided where we will go to as yet. Maybe when we get on the road, we will come to a group decision. all i know is that the DVD player is charged and ready to use. now that is a very useful piece of travel equipment....no matter what the age!
Thursday, August 10, 2006
a minor inconvenience
I feel sometimes as if every August there is some heightened terror alert that disrupts the state of normalcy for a few weeks. Well really, our state of "normalcy" has been adjusted to vary between yellow and orange....but now, it is plain inconvenient. The terrorist bastards, good for nothing destructive bastards that they are cannot stay in their own freaking countries and blow themselves up! If they are so happy to die, why the fu*k can't they stay in their own friggin' stupid country and kill themselves there......Maybe they will be rewarded for ridding the earth of an idiot. The news will read: "One idiot less...whoo hoo!"
Okay, so New York is definitely out of the picture. Parents will not be too happy especially with the current state of events. It is bad enough that they worry when we go on our trips but we cannot have them worry excessively. My mom was going beserk when she couldn't get in touch with us when we were up in the mountains.....trying to not put her through that again. Then, my friend who i wanted to see had other plans for this weekend. I wanted to surprise him but the surprise will wait. I miss my friend. Haven't seen him in 8 years and our friendship is the strongest it has ever been right now. So thanks for screwing that up freaking terrorists!
Major break.................News Flash...............News Flash................News Flash..........................
Porgito no gusta bubbicito musica. Porgito solamente gusta Kumar Sanu (although Kumar Sanu stopped singing in 1901!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Porgito no gusta Udit Narayan (main yahan hoon), porgito no gusta (dheere jalna) porgito no gusta ELVIS CRESPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! porgito no gusta nada cosa que bubbicito gusta.
End of news Flash.............End.............End.....................End................End.........................
Now porgito is trying to get me fat..."Aye, you want a cookie, aye u want a fig newton then?" So then i must eat to get fat everytime porgito no like something i really like. Porgito likes to burst bubbicito's bubble all the time. No me gusta=0(. He he he....Porgito choked on the fig newton. He he!
Okay, so today in response to all the terrorist attacks there was a customer who came in and was telling me that after september 11th, he did practice "racial profiling." He trusted me enough to say that. He is white american and I am indian. he told me that he knows that not all eastern looking people are bad but he did wonder about everyone after September 11th. I don't blame him. I would have done the same and really I have wondered when I saw some people. So to the terrorist bastards: Thanks for spoiling it for the innocent people. Good job a**holes!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now go blow yourselves up in an open field in your own country. oh wait, there's a lot of that there.....done knowing you all can't build anything....only destroy.
Okay, so New York is definitely out of the picture. Parents will not be too happy especially with the current state of events. It is bad enough that they worry when we go on our trips but we cannot have them worry excessively. My mom was going beserk when she couldn't get in touch with us when we were up in the mountains.....trying to not put her through that again. Then, my friend who i wanted to see had other plans for this weekend. I wanted to surprise him but the surprise will wait. I miss my friend. Haven't seen him in 8 years and our friendship is the strongest it has ever been right now. So thanks for screwing that up freaking terrorists!
Major break.................News Flash...............News Flash................News Flash..........................
Porgito no gusta bubbicito musica. Porgito solamente gusta Kumar Sanu (although Kumar Sanu stopped singing in 1901!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Porgito no gusta Udit Narayan (main yahan hoon), porgito no gusta (dheere jalna) porgito no gusta ELVIS CRESPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! porgito no gusta nada cosa que bubbicito gusta.
End of news Flash.............End.............End.....................End................End.........................
Now porgito is trying to get me fat..."Aye, you want a cookie, aye u want a fig newton then?" So then i must eat to get fat everytime porgito no like something i really like. Porgito likes to burst bubbicito's bubble all the time. No me gusta=0(. He he he....Porgito choked on the fig newton. He he!
Okay, so today in response to all the terrorist attacks there was a customer who came in and was telling me that after september 11th, he did practice "racial profiling." He trusted me enough to say that. He is white american and I am indian. he told me that he knows that not all eastern looking people are bad but he did wonder about everyone after September 11th. I don't blame him. I would have done the same and really I have wondered when I saw some people. So to the terrorist bastards: Thanks for spoiling it for the innocent people. Good job a**holes!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now go blow yourselves up in an open field in your own country. oh wait, there's a lot of that there.....done knowing you all can't build anything....only destroy.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
boo hoo hoo=0( and abusive relationships.......=0(
Yo estoy muy triste! Porgito no habla con buBbiciTo desde ayer!!!!!!!!!!! Espero que Porgito veas esta mensaje y habla con BubBiciTo otra vez!!!! And i hope the person who this is addressed to reads it too!!!!!
So anyway, today I opened the store. I decided to print the exercises of the Surya Namaskar out and try them so I spread an apron on the floor and I did one set. I am not sure how good i was at doing it but i know the one thing i did correctly was I faced East. I know because the sun was just coming up when i was doing it. Furgie/Porgito showed me how to do it a few days ago and I tried. Judging from what i did this morning, i am guessing i can only get better. It is a very comforting thought to know that God is forgiving!!!!
Okay, so today seems to be a kinda sad day. This lady who i talk to everyday came in this morning. She was not as happy as she usually is so i asked what was wrong. She told me that her best friend's daughter was hit on her head by her ex boyfried with a sledge hammer. Okay, so after i got over the initial shock of the whole thing, I got angry. I guess anyone will. the guy is in prison and the girl is in the hospital unconscious, but still alive. I do not know her but I hope she gets better and the bastard rots in prison. And the guy's mom is the one who saw, called 911 and got the hammer away from her son. I feel sad. Sad because when people are nice, they seem to be taken advantage of in those ways. See, many people could not believe that the guy would so such a thing. They kept saying how he is such a nice boy but usually it is the nice, really smart ones who are most psycho. I know.
Everytime i hear about these things, i remember what it was like to be in a relationship where everyone thought the guy was sooooo so "nice." It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I say a little prayer of thanks that i was able to leave. Not many people are that lucky. Now a few pointers for anyone who may be in the same situation.....It may sound funny but really it isn't and you do not know until you are in it.
So anyway, today I opened the store. I decided to print the exercises of the Surya Namaskar out and try them so I spread an apron on the floor and I did one set. I am not sure how good i was at doing it but i know the one thing i did correctly was I faced East. I know because the sun was just coming up when i was doing it. Furgie/Porgito showed me how to do it a few days ago and I tried. Judging from what i did this morning, i am guessing i can only get better. It is a very comforting thought to know that God is forgiving!!!!
Okay, so today seems to be a kinda sad day. This lady who i talk to everyday came in this morning. She was not as happy as she usually is so i asked what was wrong. She told me that her best friend's daughter was hit on her head by her ex boyfried with a sledge hammer. Okay, so after i got over the initial shock of the whole thing, I got angry. I guess anyone will. the guy is in prison and the girl is in the hospital unconscious, but still alive. I do not know her but I hope she gets better and the bastard rots in prison. And the guy's mom is the one who saw, called 911 and got the hammer away from her son. I feel sad. Sad because when people are nice, they seem to be taken advantage of in those ways. See, many people could not believe that the guy would so such a thing. They kept saying how he is such a nice boy but usually it is the nice, really smart ones who are most psycho. I know.
Everytime i hear about these things, i remember what it was like to be in a relationship where everyone thought the guy was sooooo so "nice." It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I say a little prayer of thanks that i was able to leave. Not many people are that lucky. Now a few pointers for anyone who may be in the same situation.....It may sound funny but really it isn't and you do not know until you are in it.
- When you see the guy/bf and you feel like if banging your head on every conceivable surface is better than being with him, it's time to go.
- When you see the guy and you get physically sick, start packing! Trust me, it IS not worth it.
- The minute he hits with the intent to hurt, don't wait for a second time.....get to stepping and never look back, trust me, there are lots of other guys out there who can treat you better!
- Oh and one more point, if you do break up and he asks to see you, NEVER go alone! It can mean the difference between you being well or ending up like this poor girl in the hospital or even worse.
Monday, August 07, 2006
MSN news headlines.....weekend movies
I just got done watching two movies. Tomorrow I work in the evening so i figured that i could indulge myself. now before i talk about my movies, i will speak of something that caught my attention while i was signing out of my hotmail. I saw a headline stating that Paris Hilton was swearing off sex for a year. Now really, the question in my mind was, "who gives a shit!???????????????????????????" First of all, I have no idea why she would want to tell anyone that and secondly, I wonder if there was nothing else of importance around the world that would have been more entertaining to read. I saw the headline and figured that I would not waste my time reading about what Paris Hilton does in her free time. Really, I could care less and I could speak for a lot of other people who really do not care if Paris Hilton has sex or does not have sex for a year! I thought that as humans there was a level of decency that people try to maintain but obviously it has not filtered through some brains as yet.
Okay, now about the movies....One was "Hoodwinked" which Furgie happened to LOVE and the other was "Hustle and Flow" which i thought was really good and Furgie did not watch. Now that upset me. See, i watch the movies that Furgie watches and I even came in the room singing/rapping the lyrics of the theme song and yet, Furgie did not come out and watch the movie. Happened to be chatting on line....disappointed smiley!
Anyway, the movie had some good acting. Ludacris made a guest appearance in it and there was some good rapping. I usually do not listen to rap but this was nice. I liked. Figured I would see the movie since the song "it's hard out here for a pimp" won three-6-mafia an oscar and all. So yeah, there is a lot of cursing and some inappropriate things in the movie but nevertheless, it is a very good movie. To me, "Hoodwinked" was not as funny as it should have been. Usually funny is measured on the level of "Shrek" and "Emperor's New Groove" or "Mulan."
And as for the weekend, it is over and i am dreading work this week. dont know why yet...confused smiley.
Okay, now about the movies....One was "Hoodwinked" which Furgie happened to LOVE and the other was "Hustle and Flow" which i thought was really good and Furgie did not watch. Now that upset me. See, i watch the movies that Furgie watches and I even came in the room singing/rapping the lyrics of the theme song and yet, Furgie did not come out and watch the movie. Happened to be chatting on line....disappointed smiley!
Anyway, the movie had some good acting. Ludacris made a guest appearance in it and there was some good rapping. I usually do not listen to rap but this was nice. I liked. Figured I would see the movie since the song "it's hard out here for a pimp" won three-6-mafia an oscar and all. So yeah, there is a lot of cursing and some inappropriate things in the movie but nevertheless, it is a very good movie. To me, "Hoodwinked" was not as funny as it should have been. Usually funny is measured on the level of "Shrek" and "Emperor's New Groove" or "Mulan."
And as for the weekend, it is over and i am dreading work this week. dont know why yet...confused smiley.
Friday, August 04, 2006
Early morning at the store
When you work in the early morning, you get used to seeing people who are morning people and then you see the people who act as if waking up is a chore and they act as if the world wronged them for making them wake up. I don't understand these people. They come in the store and they give you the impression that they are angry with you and they are always in a hurry. They can barely say "good morning" and smiling is something foreign for them.
I guess if you are not a morning person, then I would be the last person you would like to see in the morning=0) From the minute my customers come in, I start talking. Most of them stay longer to talk now and the conversations range from family to politics, religion, school, their work, my work, weather, traveling, cars, house repairs, music, and basically anything else. See, my customers are regular customers. they come in the store for the same things every morning and I've memorized most of their products.
Then this morning, there was this lady who came in for a bag of chips. Now the price is 99 cents and I charged here 1.00. She gave me a whole big lecture about charging 99 cents and a 1 penny tax when there should be no tax on food. When she was done I asked her if she would like the penny. She said no and left. and i was wondering what all the fuss was about...........
Now really, my regular customers are different. See, when they are short of money, we let them have the product still. Then there are the really crazy ones. The ones who fight you for discounts on things like coffee and donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Usually they are the old people. They think that the prices they paid in the 1950s apply to today's costs. Like a few days ago, there was this old lady. she came in for cappuccino and ended up getting chocolate because we had no cappuccino. the hot chocolate and the cappuccino cost us the same money so we sell them for the same price and the lady told me, "you're not going to charge me more than a dollar for this, are you?" Didn't feel like explaining to her the cost of things so I let her have it for a dollar. The next day, she came and she also paid a dollar.
Yesterday, for the first time in my life, i rode a bike. exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a very big accomplishment for me because i always thought i lacked balance. Ami took me out on the sidewalk and I went riding. It was not for any long distance but I rode without help. In the last attempt, i saw that I was about to crash into my dad's flower shrub (he uses it at the altar) by the picket fence so I braked while trying to get off the bike all at the same time. Needless to say, i fell.....on the bike too=0) I knew even before I saw my leg that the bruise was there. It's a big one....not as big as the time when i fell on the road while holding my coffee (furgie still laughs at this one....not one drop of the coffee spilled out!)...but neverthelss, it is big. About the size of a golf ball, swollen and purple (the one i got from the coffee incident was like a tennis ball)..... I am guessing that there will be a few more of those and some scrapes before I am good at it but I am all game. I will learn. Just like i learnt to roller skate. that was more of a disaster i think. In that one, i fell on the skates....really hard and for a few months, it hurt to sit down....must have injured my tailbone=0) Didn't stop me though, I went back and learnt.
through all this i've learnt one thing. it's hard when you are old and trying to learn things like these. See, when you're young, you are closer to the ground and the fall isn't as hard. when you're older, you kinda tend to hit the ground a little bit harder than usual.
There is an old man who comes into the store. When I say old, i mean old.....like mid 70s old. he can be my grandfather! he talks to me as if there is some chance of me going with him for a fling....where is my exasperated smiley???? I try to be nice to him but he kinda freaks me out sometimes. This guy says some eye-popping sh*t! Now, everytime i see him, I try to change the topic before he starts in his little "suggestive" talk. Usually, I talk until he gets bored then says he has to go. Then i do my little victory dance. Don't want to really fight with him or anyone because usually, i work alone. Not a very wise thing to do....fighting with people when you are alone most of the time.
I guess if you are not a morning person, then I would be the last person you would like to see in the morning=0) From the minute my customers come in, I start talking. Most of them stay longer to talk now and the conversations range from family to politics, religion, school, their work, my work, weather, traveling, cars, house repairs, music, and basically anything else. See, my customers are regular customers. they come in the store for the same things every morning and I've memorized most of their products.
Then this morning, there was this lady who came in for a bag of chips. Now the price is 99 cents and I charged here 1.00. She gave me a whole big lecture about charging 99 cents and a 1 penny tax when there should be no tax on food. When she was done I asked her if she would like the penny. She said no and left. and i was wondering what all the fuss was about...........
Now really, my regular customers are different. See, when they are short of money, we let them have the product still. Then there are the really crazy ones. The ones who fight you for discounts on things like coffee and donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Usually they are the old people. They think that the prices they paid in the 1950s apply to today's costs. Like a few days ago, there was this old lady. she came in for cappuccino and ended up getting chocolate because we had no cappuccino. the hot chocolate and the cappuccino cost us the same money so we sell them for the same price and the lady told me, "you're not going to charge me more than a dollar for this, are you?" Didn't feel like explaining to her the cost of things so I let her have it for a dollar. The next day, she came and she also paid a dollar.
Yesterday, for the first time in my life, i rode a bike. exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a very big accomplishment for me because i always thought i lacked balance. Ami took me out on the sidewalk and I went riding. It was not for any long distance but I rode without help. In the last attempt, i saw that I was about to crash into my dad's flower shrub (he uses it at the altar) by the picket fence so I braked while trying to get off the bike all at the same time. Needless to say, i fell.....on the bike too=0) I knew even before I saw my leg that the bruise was there. It's a big one....not as big as the time when i fell on the road while holding my coffee (furgie still laughs at this one....not one drop of the coffee spilled out!)...but neverthelss, it is big. About the size of a golf ball, swollen and purple (the one i got from the coffee incident was like a tennis ball)..... I am guessing that there will be a few more of those and some scrapes before I am good at it but I am all game. I will learn. Just like i learnt to roller skate. that was more of a disaster i think. In that one, i fell on the skates....really hard and for a few months, it hurt to sit down....must have injured my tailbone=0) Didn't stop me though, I went back and learnt.
through all this i've learnt one thing. it's hard when you are old and trying to learn things like these. See, when you're young, you are closer to the ground and the fall isn't as hard. when you're older, you kinda tend to hit the ground a little bit harder than usual.
There is an old man who comes into the store. When I say old, i mean old.....like mid 70s old. he can be my grandfather! he talks to me as if there is some chance of me going with him for a fling....where is my exasperated smiley???? I try to be nice to him but he kinda freaks me out sometimes. This guy says some eye-popping sh*t! Now, everytime i see him, I try to change the topic before he starts in his little "suggestive" talk. Usually, I talk until he gets bored then says he has to go. Then i do my little victory dance. Don't want to really fight with him or anyone because usually, i work alone. Not a very wise thing to do....fighting with people when you are alone most of the time.
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