Resurrection

This following entry is way out of place considering the material published here, but this is a part of my life that I'd like to share with you all.

As you all know, I started writing for the Valencia Voice (VCC's newspaper). It was my first shot in college to do something that I enjoy doing. Now everybody knows that my favorite place to be is at the newsroom. Hell, that's the reason why I even go to VCC.

Anyway, I submitted a few stories, one of them being from a soccer game I covered with a few colleagues of mine. I saw the page that will be used for the story and I have to say, I felt really good about myself. My name was on that tag line, and every moment I looked at it, I felt even more ecstatic.

I finally found my way again after years of drifting away. I found a true purpose again in my life; something I haven't felt since I left Puerto Rico. Before all of this, I was truly miserable (despite my positive outlook on life). It's like being a super hero and not serving your purpose. You hate yourself, you hate everyone around you, and sometimes you just want to disappear.

I found the place where I wanted to be all along. A place where my life makes sense again, where I can let myself go and not be afraid of releasing my soul. I've found a place where I belong, and I'm loving every goddamn minute of it.

I'm truly convinced that this is what I love to do, and I'm proud of that. I've risen from the ashes again, and this time, I'm not holding back for anything or for anyone.

I will do my best and I will be there for my friends, family and colleagues. I don't want for myself alone to be great, I want to see them be great too because I realized that I'm nothing without them.

I also want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the people that have helped me out when I needed it the most. I want to thank the Valencia Voice staff for giving me something to believe in again; you guys are the best. I also want to say "I love you mom and sis."

Mostly I'd like to apologize for all of the wrong I did to certain people in my life. There's no excuse for what I've done, no matter how messed up I was. You guys deserve more than that, and I promise to try and mend those wounds.

I can't wait for this paper to be released, for it will be full of new surprises. This doesn't mean I wont stop writing in here. This is my baby, and as long as you guys keep reading, I'll keep writing.

Obama's "Controversial" Speech on Education

Yesterday, President Barack Obama was at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia giving a speech on our education. Nothing to it right? Well, many people thought it was a very controversial speech. Many parents didn't feel comfortable with the fact that our president was talking to the kids of America. They claimed that the Head of State was instilling "socialist" ideals upon them.


Here's the deal behind this so-called controversy. It ain't about Obama being a socialist (and it's clear that he isn't one), it's about him being black. Yes, I pulled out the race card because this is the underline issue here. It's about racist parents feeling threatened at the fact that a black man is telling their dim witted kids what to do. His speech wasn't offensive whatsoever. If anything, it serves as a rallying cry for these kids to do something with their lives for their benefit and for the benefit of our country.


Now as much as I love bashing people for no reason, I have a very good reason to bash the following sad excuse of a person. Shanneen Barron (Nazi last name, oh yeah), a suburban mother in Colorado said the following in regards to the speech: "Thinking about my kids in school having to listen to that just really upsets me. I'm an American. They are Americans, and I don't feel that's OK. I feel very scared to be in this country with our leadership right now." Keep in mind that she said this before the text or the actual speech itself was released for the public.


First: What the fuck is she talking about? She's either the most ignorant person in her neighborhood or she's just a racist bitch. Did she even see the speech after that filth came out of her mouth? He's doing what she should probably be doing at home with her kids. He's telling them the truth: Go to school, or we're all screwed. And what's with "I'm American. They are Americans" bullshit? President Obama is an American too. She definitely needs to get her shit straight! Hell, this speech should apply to people like her. Educate yourself before you open your ignorant trap!


Or maybe she should really express what's really bothering her. What's the matter? You don't like the black man telling your white kid what to do? It's not like he showed his dick on TV (you'd probably need 2 TVs to see it if he did). Deal with it, he's our president and he's got about three more years left in office.


Now guys, personally I don't see any issue with this speech. In fact, I found it to be quite inspirational with great rhetoric and eloquence. My colleagues and I agree that the best line of his speech was: "So I expect you to get serious this year." It's a very powerful sentence and it is the truth in all its essence. We have to get serious about our education. A lot of people put fun in front of education and it ain't right. Now I ain't tellin' y'all to not have fun. Hell I'm an advocate of fun (or party animal) myself. All I'm saying is, this is our future, the future of our country. Lets get serious about the important things in life. It ain't just about education, it's also about our jobs, our relationships, our spiritual lives. If we do get serious about the fundamental aspects of our lives, I guarantee you we'll be living a very satisfying life.

Back from Hiatus!

That's right, I'm back. By the way, hiatus is nothing gay. I know it does sound so, but it isn't. Look it up on Google fuckers. So anyway, what's been going on since I was gone? In regards to my personal life, I can mention a couple of things. I finished the mighty Rock Band 2 Endless Setlist, on my own mind you (blog coming soon), I finished school and ended up on the President's List, again! I also got a job at Best Buy, so I'll be rockin that blue for a while.

So as you all know, I like to tackle serious issues, and I seem to have found one that involves foreign language speakers. Now I'm a Spanish speaker (I'm Puertorican) and every time I'm with another Spanish speaker, you guessed it, I talk to him/her in Spanish. Now here's the problem, non Spanish speakers who complain about us not speaking English. Their excuse? It's rude to talk in another language when people are around, or "you're looking at me, that means that you're talking about me."

BULLSHIT!

I speak Spanish because I don't wanna talk to you in the first place. I'm rude by nature, and I could care less, but this isn't a rude gesture. You are the one being rude for interrupting my conversation in order to satisfy yourself. God that's sad. Oh and if you are a guy, I'm not even gonna look at ya, unless you're looking for me or if I need some change. If you are a girl, chances are I may be looking at your delicious ass or admiring your starry eyes (which I may compliment). Nonetheless, I'm very objective with my conversations and I usually don't talk about people that don't matter. It's not my style; it's a waste of my time.

There you have it, first blog since last month. It's not much, but it'll do. I'll be back for more, no worries. So long, my beautiful minions.

Manny's PC Invaded by Nasty Virus

So I finished writing my lit response essay for tomorrow and I decided to play Civ 3 for a while. Lady May sent me a text that her computer froze everytime she tried to open The Realm from her browser. I figured it would be the layout, so I decided to change it.

I checked out this random website for Blogger templates when suddenly my Firefox browser froze and my computer began to be bombarded by a shitload of malware. So I resorted to my ISP's anti-virus (CA Anti-Virus), and tried to remove the spyware. There were two very specific ones that CA couldn't kill. They were "SystemGuard 2009" and "Advanced Virus Remover". This attempt was futile however, as it failed to remove them. Everytime I rebooted my computer, the virus would still be there. Frustration starts to build, and tries to drive me from my senses. My biggest problem with these was that they both deactivated the Windows Task Manager and the "regedit" feature which would've allowed me to weed these two out directly without a middleman. It seemed as if I couldn't do anything about it.

I didn't let this obstacle outsmart me though. I put on my hacker helmet and I went down the trenches of the underground. I really didn't feel like doing an MS-DOS command barrage, so I resorted into other utilities. Luckily, I didn't have to go too far, for I found myself the cure to this disease. It's called Malwarebytes, and it's an anti-virus guaranteed to remove these programs. The scanning was free fortunately and I managed to remove all of the spyware that was killing my baby.

Now you guys know that I'm always at the public's service and it is my duty to you to inform you of this wonderful product. Trust me, it's gonna be the next big thing. I'd also like to advise you all to stay away from this website blogger-templates.blogspot.com/, for it was the same one that infected my computer. Peace out homies.

Ok, Stop!

I'm sick and tired of hearing about Michael Jackson over every possible air wave available. Enough already! He last Thursday for reasons not yet known, I understand that he was a great artist in life. But lets be real, it isn't about him, it's a much bigger problem.

One of the things that I really hate about American society is that they are so celebrity obsessed! They don't realize that they are simply people who are talented in what they do and the media makes a huge deal about them. While I agree that all famous people have a certain amount of influence even from ancient times (people like Cicero and Homer), they aren't gods, ladies and gentlemen.

When I was younger, I was brought up Catholic, and I was taught that only God and God Himself is worthy of reverence. It's sad how a "Christian" society idolizes people like the King of Pop, and others like Elvis, and even athletes like LeBron and Kobe. Have Americans lost their minds in the sense that they've forgotten their roots? I don't care whether you are a conservative or a liberal, worshiping people is wrong, period! I'm not a religious person, but even I think that amount of respect should only be reserved to the Creator.

So Jacko died, and that's too bad, he was very talented, and was the best at what he did. But keep in mind that he's only a man with many, many flaws. Please don't start another Elvis trend. People who revere people, especially artists are idiots. For your sake, don't be your father or your grandfather in that aspect, we're better than that.

However, due to my belief in respecting the dead (not worshiping them), I'll light up my candle by way of video :P. Now YouTube is being a bitch because they won't allow embedding of Jacko's videos, so click here for the full version of Thriller.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

Faith Ain't Gonna Cut It: Brazil beats USA

Alright so I'll admit it, when I saw that 2-0 score with USA winning, I actually had faith that they would win. The reality of the matter is that according to statistics and history itself, this would only be a temporary situation. This thought came to be reinforced even more when Brazil's Fabiano scored the first goal. I said: "Here it is, the beginning of the end for USA."

And so it came to be that Brazil took the lead in the late minutes of the game and took the title from USA's hands. This proves once again that the US isn't up to the level of the big dogs of football. A little quote from Ken Carpenter also supports this point: "USA shows it has a long way to go on the world "football" stage. Only one way to classify losing a 2-0 lead - gag." I couldn't agree more, Ken. I mean, how could somebody mess that up?

Now for those of you who don't know much about football (or soccer in the States), a two point lead is a very comfortable lead. It gives room for just a bit of error, and as long as the defense stands strong, the possibility of winning increases substantially. However for the US failed to keep up with this tactic, giving way to Brazil's slightly better offense. If the US kept a tight, and tough defense, Brazil would've had no chance against them, but nobody's perfect.

However, I have seen an improvement in team USA's offense, and when I saw them beat Spain, it was definitely a cold day in hell. Also having a 2-0 lead over Brazil, that's quite something, but again they couldn't hold their own defensively. So here's the deal: improve the defense while maintaining a solid offense, and you'll have a true world class team in no time.

Manny Dee's Player's Handguide: Pimpology 101 Chapter 1

So here it is, the long awaited first part of the Player's Handguide. Here you're gonna learn the basics of getting some girls. Now keep in mind, as much as it doesn't seem so, Pimpology consists of different scientific concepts like Biology, Psychology. Don't feel intimidated by all this. By the time you're done reading this part, you're gonna be hookin up with girls like a true mack daddy.

Chapter 1

Alright, the first thing I'm gonna bring up is appearance. Now the truth is, you don't need to look your best in order to get some play, but if you're a fledgling, or you're ugly as hell, I recommend to look top notch. So you're gonna need some tips on this field. First on this list is your hair. You always wanna keep a sharp, clean cut; hair is one of the things that girls enjoy looking at, and a well-groomed playa will gain an advantage over some scruffy lookin fella. It doesn't matter if you have long or short hair as long as you keep it clean. You also wanna keep your facial hair on check. If you have a beard keep it trimmed as close as possible to the skin. If you have a mustache, keep the hair off the lips, a well trimmed mustache is often overlooked by the young playas. Sometimes five o'clock shadows look good on some fellas, but I don't recommend it for everyone, so if you don't wear a beard, shave it homie, it's your best bet.

Next there's hygiene. Now I gotta say, this is where a lot of the fledglings falter. Homies, when girls want nasty sex, they don't mean shit crumbs and stains all over your shit. Hygiene is very important, and this includes: a thorough shower, complete dental hygiene (brush, floss and mouthwash), and deodorant. One might say "This is all basic shit, Manny," but you'd be surprised how many nasty mutha fuckas are out there. Now when I mean by deodorant, I mean some anti-perspirant heavy duty shit, especially if you are a sweaty brotha. Now smell is the number one sense that is used to attract the opposite sex (whether you are a male or a female).

*Warning: Biology Explanation!*

Pheromones: Chemical signals that trigger a natural response in another member of the same species. Different pheromones are used for different situations. In this case we're gonna talk about sex pheremones which are pheremones that signal the opposite sex for sexual intercourse. Now according to some studies humans have pheromones; arm pit odor actually works as a sex pheremone for women. Further studies have proved that male sweat smell attracts his female counterpart.

*End of Biology Explanation*

Alright so here's the deal, the reality is that some people stink like hell. I always recommend the use of deodorant, but I don't condone the use of cologne. Deodorant I can understand, we sweat, the shit gets on our clothes and it ruins the image. Cologne on the other hand I believe isn't really necessary because it will actually overlap the pheromones, and your chances of hookin up will slightly decline. Now there are some fledglings that believe religiously that bathing in cologne will get you laid; it won't, trust me homie. However, if you do have a heavy smell, I recommend just a splash on the neck and arms so that you can mask the bad smell, but not the pheromonal effects.

Last, but not least, the threads. What to wear in order to successfully holla at some girls. Now this all depends on what the ladies like. Some girls like thug lookin homies, others prefer casual, and others like homies in suits. Even though these girls have different tastes, they all agree on one thing, the brotha must always look fresh. So always keep your clean clothes in check, wear some fly sneakers (or shoes if you're dressin casual), and most important, accesorize. A nice gold or silver watch usually does the trick, but some homies go as far as to filling themselves up with bling, so experiment with different kinds of jewelry.

So that's it for now folks, expect Chapter 2 some time this week maybe, so make sure to stay hooked, and spread the word homies, 'cause it's gonna be a long ride.