I was taking a nap when I suddenly felt the room shake.  At first, I thought I was dreaming but then the building started shaking harder.  I saw my action figures sway back and forth.  This is when I came to my full senses and ran outside with my boxers on.  As I was running passed the living room, I yelled “THERE’S AN EARTHQUAKE!”….like it wasn’t obvious. I was going to go under the the dining room table but I thought I’d save more time by running out of the apartment.  I think I was the first one out of the …

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I just came back from the best trip ever: New Orleans.  It was part business trip, so I went  by myself and stayed 6 days in the city.  What made New Orleans so great was the awesome food, rich culture and the friendly people.

Here’s part 1 of my day by day summary:

Saturday:
Arrived in the afternoon and rode a taxi without an a/c.  It was about a 20 minute ride to my hotel to the Garden District.  Weather was humid but not bad.  Checked in real quick and asked the front desk about the D-Day Museum.  …

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The Pacquiao vs Hatton fight was hailed by many as Pacquio’s first true test in boxing. The critics argued that Pacquiao’s win against De La Hoya didn’t mean much since De La Hoya was past his prime. Well, many believe that Hatton is in his prime and would give Pacquiao trouble because he is bigger, stronger, and just as fast as the Pacman. Bigger? Yes. Stronger? Maybe. Faster? Nope.

The fight was short, I predicted a 5th Rd KO by the Pacman, but it ended much sooner that that. In the first Rd, Hatton was dropped twice, and probably was saved …

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Manny Pacquiao is one of the best boxers in the world, many consider him to be the pound for pound king of the sport. I’ve always wanted to meet him because I’m a big fight fan, and consider him to be a living legend.  After a tip from Spawn board member, OutkastxLeo, me and Mongoose headed out to Pacquiao’s training center in Hollywood, the Wildcard Gym.

Nat’s Thai food

After driving through heavy traffic on the 101, we arrived at the Wildcard Gym at around 1:00 pm.  The gym is located in a little strip mall a couple …

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Get doooooooowwwn….to your local card shops in May.  Topps is releasing trading cards for Terminator Salvation.  The cards will have inserts such as Embossed Foil robots, as well as pop up battle cards.  Since when did trading cards start doing pop ups?

The ones I really want to get are the autograph cards.  Imagine having John Connor’s/Bruce Wayne’s autograph…that would be Christian Bale.   The retail price is $2 per pack.  Check out below for a preview of the cards.  The concept sketches are pretty cool:

T-700

T-100

Concept Sketch #1

Concept Sketch #2

Marcus Wright

John Connor

Pack …

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I used to badmouth Netflix because I would only get 1 shipment of movies per week.  Then I found out that it was USPS that was lagging, not Netflix.  I read on a forum that I should drop off my movies at the post office drop box for fast processing.  I tried it out and now I get about 2 shipment of movies per week.  

I was already happy with their service when I accidentally returned Killzone 2(borrowed from Gamefly) to them.  I noticed it the next day when I wondered why the movie that was returned, Body of Lies, was …

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On Sunday, my friends were involved with the Vietnamese Association Show(VSA) at Orange Coast College.  I tagged along to see what the show was all about.  Initially, Mongoose was suppose to take care of the photo shoot.  But he got sick over the weekend so I took over his duty.  I’m not as good as Mongoose when it comes to photography but I’m comfortable enough to shoot with a DSLR.

Getting ready for the show

Putting the final touches

I shoot best when it’s candid. I don’t like to shoot when people pose for the camera.  Since there were so many …

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On March 16, Natasha Richardson (45) was taking a beginner’s skiing lesson and fell down the slopes. There were no signs of injuries, but hours later she complained of a headache and was taken to the hospital. She was in critical condition and died days later.

Natasha now leaves behind her husband, Liam Neeson, and her sons. This is a really tragic loss and my prayer goes out to the family and friends.

The first time I saw Natasha was in Lindsay Lohan’s The Parent Trap, playing opposite of Dennis Quaid. It was a cute little remake.

As for the cause …

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I was at Downtown Fullerton with friends last Saturday night.  We were bar hopping and  everyone was having a good time.  Around 1:30 a.m., we call it a night.  On our way to the parking lot, we saw a commotion.  It was between a drunk guy, a chick and her male friend.  The drunk guy was arguing with them while he was texting on his phone.  Out of nowhere, the drunk guy got sucker punched by another dude standing to his right.

He was hit squarely in the chin.  As he fell to the ground on his back, his phone flew …

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No love for Big Willie?

This weekend I went to Circuit City for their last day on Earth. Pretty much everything’s gone. They were selling almost everything other than their usual lineups; like clipboards, crates, name tags, receipt papers, and tampons (yeah, you read that right). Below are some pictures of what’s left of Circuit City’s inventory (images courtesy of our secret insider, JR).

Looks like a certain lady has uncontrollable problems. Luckily, Circuit City was there to save the day with a lifetime supply of Tampax Tampons. Does that mean Best Buy is going to sell condoms now?

Even if …

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