Ok...Back to reality.

I'm back. Yeah!!! Free from teaching at night. I made it to my first APO meetings this week. WOW. I have seen how much UCI has grown since I've been gone. 40+ great pledges and now the meeting room is twice as big. It was cool because Grace, John, and Jeannie came down to visit to. Pretty cool.

This weekend I also went to Dave and Linnea's Wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony out in the Malibu Hills. Two people truly made for each other. I know you are enjoying Paris right now. Have fun! I was able to catch up with most of my friends from UCLA. I can't believe it had been so long since I had seen some of them. Had some yummy food (2 Prime Ribs) and great conversation. We gotta hang out more often. Gonna relink Diana again..since she's updating now =p.

Still a busy week. House closed for fumigation…so I finally got back home on Tues. Had to crash at my aunts house and some brothers at UCI. Mostly hanging with UCI events, meeting with Pomona on Thur. Busy Busy Busy…

But then again…Its memorial day weekend and SD banquet. BUCA crew reunited again…and we’re definitely gonna make up for lost time. ^_^

C-Ya There!!

My bad…I really didn't finish that last post. I had been working on it...but didn't mean to publish it yet. Oh well...I told Al I wouldn't clown on him as much. Ok…maybe I will. So lets just put this into perspective.

For the females: If you find yourself dancing at a club…and a guy (definitely not your type) comes up to you and starts grinding/freaking/dancing too close... you tend to just ignore and walk away right? Hey...I'm not speaking from experience here (#$%$ you )..but generally speaking...thats the case right…or so I notice.^_^

Well…according to the book of Al...if someone wants to be that close to you...and he/she (hahahah) has a pulse...then its all good. (Oh man...this is too funny). So I'm dancing at ALL CAL, making eye contact with those three girls, and when I look back at my group...I see this girl all over Al. Oh man...it was quite a site (being respectful here). All I could see were that huge grin on Al as she got closer and closer to him. Hey...she was a nice girl...but I don't know Al...you may have some issues. HAHA...so according to Al, it was her who initiated everything...complete from the grinding, to sitting with his arm around her on the chairs. Must have been difficult man. HAHA. In his defense...yeah...its true...at least he was talking to some people...but I would honestly say that this was not one to brag about.

So after we dropped them off...Bryan and I proceeded to clown him all night. Supposedly pretending to be asleep so he wouldn't have to talk to her on the ride home. Sure didn't stop that arm around her again. HAHA. oh man…it was too much fun. I still can't believe you called Grace and Justin that night... just to give your side first. You know they will still believe me though. Hahaha.

Oh well... so now I'm gonna link Al's site too. Check the side for that tornado in your eye ball. Oh in Al's case…that white stuff on your cheek. Just clowning dogg

Till next time
Peace out.

OK...so this is a little late...but still...I have to mention it.

So mothers day weekend...I headed out to UCI for a service project. Really cool seeing everyone again...and now meeting some of the pledges (you guys are all cool). While I'm there…I'm just catching up with friends when Al asks me if I can go with him to a hip hop event at LA that night. Well...I was going to kick it with some friends, but decided we'd try to do both. See...the thing is...he was going to kick it with this girlie from UCLA. Not exactly the type of girl I'd figure he'd go for...but to each his own. Plus...I wanted to just get out. So...with both Rabanara brothers, we rolled back to my house and had to clean up a bit before the event. Big Ups to Bryan for mastering the Steam Vacuum. We had jollibee for lunch and rolled out to LA for the event.

We make it to UCLA...and have to wait hella long...why? well...girls. What do you expect? =p Taking forever to get ready. Al's all ready with a bouquet of hershey kiss roses that he just stole from the Service projects. Something about promising her flowers…and chocolates...so this was 2 for 1. We pick up the girls…and head out to the Westin.

What I didn't realize was that this was ALL CAL. All the Chinese Student Associations from respective UCs were there...representing...with their hip hop dance troops. Hella fine Asian women in the house. So Bryan hits up this girl from SD he'd been talking to and disappears for the night. Meanwhile Al and I are chiln with the two girls from UCLA. Now...the girl I'm dancing with is definately a shorty. In attitude and stature. She was dancing pretty well...and it was all cool. I did have my eye on these three girls that were dancing in the corner. Dang…hella fine. (damn...still too much norcal). I tried to test this "new and improved" ray with no fear to talk to girls...but lets just say it didn't happen. I did approach...but not in enough time. Anyways... This story is about Al.

Finally off the night shift...back to visiting and kickin it again. ^_^

Gonna be offline for the weekend...getting kicked out of the house because they are going to fumigate it. Pretty busy weekend. Got work on Sunday and a wedding to attend. Congrats Dave and Linnea ^_^. See ya soon.

So..still have to write about All CAL and AL's "girl". More to come later.

Happy Birthday to me...Happy Birthday to me... ^_^

Thank you to everyone that wished me well on my Birthday. I guess you can tell that I am really big on birthdays...especially my own (sasami514..hint hint). I guess its because I do a lot for others (not trying to brag...sorry...I'm really modest...really). Service to others...and all that stuff. A birthday is one day where one can be somewhat selfish. Its your birthday...no one elses (usually). Of course last year...sucks...had my bday on mothers day...so my special day was spent taking mom out to dinner. Anyways, I was on the DL all day. Not saying anything…and just seeing who remembered.

Kinda made me sad about not having someone again. When I was with my girlfriend...we would try to be the first one to greet each other right at Midnight. Well…the midnight hour passed...and I was sitting online just chiln... la dee da. Then I decided to just log off and go to sleep. The first message (Text) came in at 12:30 from a friend in Irvine. Later on my sister called and we just talked for a while. It was nice. After waking up for work throughout the day...I would get phone calls/texts from people. It was cool. I do things without asking...so it was nice to be appreciated and remembered. Got a couple calls and posts from the buca crew...all and all a good day…except for the fact that I had to work still.

PS...I did post some of this on May 14...I just didn't publish till now (May 18)

May 10...its Friday!! Countdown of 4 more days after tonite...till I'm done working nights. I have already finished the class...now its just finding projects to do to help the students become more confident in their skills. They have been great...its just that I want to get to do other things at night again. ^_^

Got some APO drama/issues going on in my chapters in the section. Disappointed that I am stuck in class and unable to go out and help personally…but there are quite a bit of leaders developing through these trials and tribulations. I just hope they are ready for those challenges...but it is those challenges that will make them better leaders.

So now for the words of wisdom...or ray's ranting...and today’s issue will be....LIFE.

So I'm driving to work today...running a bit late (as usual)...and I notice these trucks on the freeway. They were for the abortionNO.org site. I intentionally did not link it...its not a pretty picture...and neither were the pictures they used on the side of the trucks (2 of them) to "promote" (for lack of a better work) their issue. I'm not looking for a debate on this one...but I'm pretty middle of the road on this one. It just got me thinking about life...and here's why.

I had just gotten of the phone yesterday with one of my friends. She had called sounding somewhat upset. Once I broke through the small talk, I learned that one of her close friends had attempted suicide. The reason for the attempt was over a failed relationship. Thankfully...she had intervened and prevented any irreversible harm...but still...I was in shock. First off for my friend...college student and all around great girl...the fact that she had to endure this. Life is hard enough and having to deal with other people thinking of giving up their own. No one should have to go thru that. Secondly, for the friend that was attempting suicide. OH MY GOD!! (SMACK). Can anything be that bad that it is worth giving up everything? I see people everyday, and know that they all have the potential to be so much. I know relationships can be tough...trust me I know. To end it all over a guy/girl that doesn't see the real beauty within. It would be their loss. Honestly. But suicide has to be the most selfish act one can do. Do you not realize that there are so many people around that care for you? If you ever question it...then realize this. I'll miss you. I don't care if I never even meet you...the world is at a loss without you. You may not realize this…but its true.

(Sigh) (breathe) (Sigh)..whoa. Ok...got a little too involved in that one. Remember this is behind the smile. Can't put a smiley face on everything. Just writing that down I started thinking of close friends of my own that were thinking the same thing...and I'll even admit myself that there was a point when it crossed my mind. Hey…we're only human...and sometimes challenges seem overwhelming. But toughen up…and be strong. Find someone to be there for you in support. If you are anyone I know that reads this blog...I'll be there for you.

Life is precious...in any form. Take time to just experience it. While walking past a co-workers office this morning...I actually stopped to smell the roses on her desk (yeah clique, but still.). Its a nice day outside (hopefully)...take an hour out and go to the beach (if you are close to one). Live life. Take chances. Experience it. It only happens once...so enjoy it while you have it. I don't care if you are 8 or 88 years old...take and experience each day...no regrets.
-excelsior-

Ahh yes...Things are going good lately. This past weekend I actually got to just spend the day (Sat) taking care of a lot of loose ends. Sadly I was not able to participate in the MS. APO activities up in Davis, which I hear I missed out on a great time. I'm planning on making up for it when I head up from Davis Banquet on June 1. ^_^

I spent most of Sat cleaning up my email-box. Bunch of emails had to save…and since I use hotmail...saved it to Word Documents. Felt pretty organized after that. Cousin came over and we just kicked it for a while. It was nice to just do nothing.

We're down to about 7 days left on the night class. Last day will be May 16. Can't wait to get my nights back and hang out with people again. Of course... It will suck to work on the 14th. (514 514 514….humm). I'll make up for that sometime too.

Oh and I checked out Grace's profile recently...

buca: its a way of life...

So cool...hard to believe after one night at dinner...a group of four people could become such close friends. ^_^ (tear)... You guys are too cool.

Oh yeah...almost forgot...as far as job searching...still waiting on the UCI one. Lets see if that one works out. But I did get a call from a former student of mine. Seems he's working for an up and coming network consulting company...and he was asking if I would be interested in joining up. They have 300 clients shared between 2 people. I'm also looking into a Chief Information Officer (CIO)- type positions with some other networking companies. Gonna send out a couple resumes...it doesn't hurt to check all my options...plus it was nice to be remembered by that student. So...I'm not stressing as much on the job dealio...can't wait to stop some of these jobs (morning, night, Sundays...sucks). Its tough work, but enjoy the security that comes along with it. So otherwise...I'll just let you know.

How do you know when you've been too busy?
1. When you have 4 DVDs that you bought some time ago..and haven't watched them yet. (Usual Suspects...special edition)
2. When you have the past 3 issues of Maxim...and you haven't taken the time to really look thru them yet. (Kelly Hu on the cover will stop me from doing anything...just to look)
and
3. When you cousin has been getting Victoria Secret's catalog for the past few months (sometimes 2 per month) and you haven't even looked thru them to ogle at the girls.

Well today I came home between classes and decided to just chill. On the table was an issue of Victoria's Secret Catalog. I "glanced" thru it and discovered the V-String Oh yeah..^_^ Now to get an up close and personal look (when I find someone to model it). What else have I been missing??