Movie Review about Dying, Tsunamis, and how exotic accents arent always sexy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212419/

The movie with the loud trailer, and one voice that says "Hereafter" in a very deep eerie voice.

The trailer had me thinking it would be a melo drama about a psychic (matt damon) who...doesnt want to be a psychic.

The opening scene was i must admit...breathtaking. Then the rest of the film was...well... just the opposite. It was breath giving, if that makes any sense. It was by far the boringest movie that kept my attention. For some unknown reason i was "into" the story, that really wasn't a story.

I mean...YES, it was a somewhat unique concept, but it was one of those "3 stories in one, and ill make you watch these 3 different stories, and then in the end ill make an amazing ending where all three stories intervene"

Sadly i didnt make it to the end, after my one pack of menthol and nagaraya peanuts that my dad bought, i was sound asleep with my feet on top of the chair in front of me. I woke up to the end credits, and i thought i had died and was seeing "the light".

The movie surprisingly is hovering around 50% on rotten tomatoes, but im not surprised, those critics always just want to be against the grain. I think most movie critics are just hungry for attention.

ON THAT NOTE.

1 thumb out of 5

end blog. Take care and God bless

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How i learned how to learn.

So i've been on and off on the whole getting in shape thing. I've done every diet, and almost every workout possible, from all protein, to all carbs. From HIIT to long 3 hour basketball sessions. I have always been on the "search" to find the best way to get in shape. I've ben 210 pounds and ive also been 160 pounds. Some of these "quick fixes" did help....but i was never able to make a new lifestyle. I would either go back to how i was before or... i would lose motivation.

Now that i have a certain goal in mind, i have never been more motivated, but its tough. There will always be days where i just don't want to do anything. That's when i start talking to myself.

"5 years from now...will this ONE day really affect me?" I then get up...grab a glass of water, and go back to bed.

Now you might think...wait...thats how you motivate yourself?

YES. because one thing i always "knew" but really didnt know was the age old fact (that really is a myth) that "no pain no gain, work till you die, blood and sweat on the floor, workout 7 days a week" poop.

Our bodies are built to be built while we rest, while we sleep, and from what we eat. Not only are we literally just tearing muscle fibers while we workout, but if we dont rest and get enough sleep, we are literally just taking a step back ( i dont know why i said literally).

I used to be the guy who worked out, 2 times a day, 6 days a week, and on sundays i try to sneak in a little workout. Not only did i not see any results, but my performance on the court was going no where, i was always agitated, and i was downright exhausted.

after years and years of "research" and trial & error, ive finally hit it on the spot.

Not only am i seeing results daily/weekly, but i wake up every morning excited, ready to go, and with a rejuvenated feeling.

Somethings i've incorporated:

9-10 hours of sleep

40-50 glasses of water through out the day

contstant self massage (ha .. ha. . ha.) aka foam rolling

daily stretching

yoga

buy a notebook write down these things (what you eat, your workouts, and how much you lifted)

no need to count calories, BUT estimate (overestimate calories and underestimate protein)

and just make sure you're eating every 3 hours.

Here's my workout for now:

(i must admit, this will not work for anybody but me, because every person is different, so why should every person have the same workouts? Try different things and see what works for you, trust me, the time you take to see results will bring results)

My basketball workouts will NEVER EVER last longer than 1 hour, they incorporate skill work and a 15 minute conditioning at the end. After the 1 hour workout, i shoot free throws for a good 5-6 hours. (and no...im not exaggerating to sound cool, i literally just find the free throw to be one of the most important and underrated parts of the game) Monday is endurance day (suicides, mile run) , wednesday is plyo vertical day (depth jumps, tuck jumps), and friday is agility day (sprints, lateral work)

My weight training sessions will NEVER EVER last longer than one hour, but i give every humanly possible ounce of man juice i can put into that 45-60 minute session.

some of these are not technical terms, because i have no idea what they are called....but its just what i called them. (sorry, if youre interested, i can make a video...but i highly doubt anyone has read this far)

Mondays -

Gym- Basketball skill work (1pm-2pm)

10 suicides in 10 minutes

1 17's

1 sub 7:30 mile

5 hours free throws and form shooting, dribbling in place

Tuesday - Leg work

Squats 3x6

deadlifts 3x6

Pistol squats 3x8

jump squats 3x8

wood chop (abs) 3x10

leg lifts (Abs) 3x8

Calf Raise 3x12-15

Quad Raise 3x8

wednesday - (1-2 pm)

bball skill work

Plyo work

Tuck jumps- 3x10

1 Leg Bench Jump- 3x10

Depth Jumps- 3x10

Rim Jumps- 3x8

5 hours free throws and form shooting, dribbling in place

Thursday- Upper body work

Pullup Workout

(6,5,4,3,2,1 2 sets

25 negatives)

Standing Press 3x6

1 Arm Bench Press 3x8

1 Arm Bench Lift 3x8

weighted situps 3x12

ab rotate 3x10

Shoulder row 3x10

2 arm bench 3x6

Bicep tricep circuit (not much)

Friday (1-2pm)

bball skill work

zig zag defense

5 chair defense drill

defensive stance for 3 minutes (2 sets)

backpedal, lateral work, sprints

5 hours free throws and form shooting, dribbling in place

saturday Full body work

Clean & press 3x5

Squat press 3x8

1 arm stand press 3x8

1 Foot Step up w/dumbbells 3x8

Jump press to bench w/ 15kg plate

Pullup Workout

(6,5,4,3,2,1 2 sets

25 negatives)

3 min ab plank (2 sets)

sunday

church

yoga

stretch

water

water

water

water

eat alot of chicken

water

water

rest sleep rest

water

End of Blog, Cake Tare and God Bless

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Movie Review about God, Time, and A Man From Earth.

So i just finished watching a movie called "The Man From Earth"

(woah...i figured out how to put pictures)

I watched it illegally.

It was one of those movies that left me wanting more, because it gave so much with so little. If that makes sense.

The whole movie was in one house, with 8-9 people...talking. No special effects, no action scenes, and they never leave the house.

Yet, it kept my attention for almost 89 minutes (the whole movie) and as some people know, to keep my attention, you have to be either A. Very interesting or B. Talk about something very interesting or C. tried really hard to make a joke here. nothing came up. in other words...i have a short attention span.

So here i am watching a movie about 1 guy (john oldman), talking to his colleagues, they are all teachers at the same school. After John has been teaching at the same school for 10 years, he "all of a sudden" has to "go". So there they are, in that house, throwing him his goodbye party.

fast forward a little, he starts revealing his revelation (that he MIGHT be a man whos lived for 14000 years). Some play along and are interested, and the others...well start to hate him.

I won't get more into the premise of the movie BUT it was definitely worth the 89 minutes of my time and the ...well i didnt really pay for it...

But the movie got me thinking about how small my life is compared to...EVERYTHING. The movie can either make you A. feel like your life is useless since it wont really have much of an impact on the world and the grand scheme of things or B. motivate you to do your best and make a big impact on the world today with the time you have. It was definitely B for me. I know ill only be here for lets say around 100 years, ( i want to be that old dude who still plays basketball at the gym), but i want to leave this world knowing i made some sort of difference. Maybe nothing martin luther king or obamaish, but with my friends and family, i want to know that i made a difference in some peoples lives. Affecting everyone i come in contact with in a positive way. Putting a smile on thy face (THY THY THY, i like that word.) Random thought: i wonder if ill ever get married or if ill find "the one" end random thought.

I give it 4 bananas out of a possible 5 apples.

All in all the acting was OK, but the story is what drove this movie home. Definitely a movie for people who like to get up into a good ol' story.

Warning: God believers will have something to say afterwards and God non-believers will have something to say afterwards.

End Blog/ Movie REview

Take care and God Bless (And to the non believers) allah bless?

My 15 minutes of fail with Professional Basketball players.

So i have no idea how to write this blog because im still in awe. like shock. like...lets just say i need to get straight to the point.

After meeting two really good basketball players at club 650, i found out that yes...they were professional basketball players here in the philippines. One from switzerland and the other from germany. Not only were these guys tall, strong, and fast, but they were also pretty nice guys.

Totally shot my "perspective" on how basketball players are around here, just because i havent met many i just thought maybe they dont they arent nice? (i dont know really)

Anyways, two days later (today) i see them again, and we decided to play some one on one on one... (let me remind you, i jut got done working out, so im a little tired.... no excuses though, just reminding ;)

So theyre doing there warm ups, getting ready, and im on the side dribbling and acting like i know what im doing.

whats going through my mind? well a few things, the 3 months of sweat and hard work that i put into my game, and all the hours i spent on that very court. Yes, i was reminiscing. so what :)

so theyre almost done, and i felt like my knees were going to buckle. i felt like i was about to go on a first date and i forgot to brush my teeth, i was that nervous. So they say were about to start...now to them, this is nothing but a simple "for fun game" and they are out there just to get back in shape, but to me...this was game 7 of the nba championships, this was game 7 of the world series, this was the hot dog eating contest of all hot dog eating contests....i was ready to prove to the world (a couple janitors) what i was made of.

let me remind you that that last sentence was a little exagerrated.

First to seven, rotate defense, if you score shoot again..

HECK YEAH, ive played this all my life...i got this.

oh boy was i wrong, reality hit me hard. not only were they barely trying and i was trying my hardest, but i couldnt even score a single basket. First game goes to mr swiss (7 points), mr german had id say 5 or 6 and ill call my self cali dude, i had a whopping...zero. but HEY, i heard "good defense" aat LEAST 5-6 times, i was shuffling my feet like bruce bowen on hot coal.\\

Game 2.

I started to feel it a little better,getting a feel for the game again..

let me remind you AGAIN... for 3 months, all my training...was alone or with my dad, so the actual GAME of basketball....i havent played in a LONG TIME.

i lost game 2, i had 0 points, and germany wins.

Game 3.

I was getting angered...but i just smiled it off...acting like im about to surprise them with my REAL skills.... nah. i got dunked on.

germany 4 swiss 7 me....0

fast forward to a couple more wins for swiss

game 6...

I walked to the bench, and not only was i a little mad, but i was embarassed, and disappointed in myself.... I wasnt able to do what i wanted to do. i switched shirts (thinking this will help) .

germany started draining DEEP 3 pointers, 3 straight to be exact. and i was like...man. i can do that (practice)

oh YES did it help. i faked right, went left, step back jumper,..... SAWISHHHH.

i felt like i just got married. (assuming thats a good feeling. now that i think about it....)

i felt like i just won the lottery, yeah thats better. It was amazing.

i got to take the ball out again, not only was i confused, but i was like "HECK YEAH, i get the ball again?!" so while they are playing "laid back defense" i step up and drain a DEEP 3...like very deep (did not want to make a metaphor) . i had 3 points , germany had 6, swiss had 0.

and another deep 3! .... i was feeling itttttttt. and hear them say "yo whats going on here"

then i fake the shot, drive left, and drive and a layup... 6 points for me.... now i only need one more.

i lost. germany won. f word. FAIL.

game 7.

no more long story. i WON!. freaking miracle. yes a miracle, because even i dont know how it happened. it was all a blur. but yes i won. because i saw them looking at me, with the same confused face that i had. this felt not as amazing as my first shot, this felt more like.... more like a better =]

game8

i blocked swiss... and i told him "im going to go home and tell my mom i blocked a pba player"

All in all, swiss won with winning 5 games, germany had 3 games, and i won one.

Moral of the story, no matter how good i think im getting or how fast im getting.... there is always someone better, faster, stronger, and better looking. so i have to go out EVERY day and give it my 109 percent. not 110...thats too much.

end Blog, Take care and God Bless.

It's My Job

"Im not like everyone. I dont live like they live. I dont eat what they eat. No donuts. No coffee with cream and two sugars. No morning papers. Its 6:52 am & I'm on my second meal. While everyone else is hitting the snooze, Im hitting my stride. No coffee breaks. No weekends. No sick days. What do I do? I play basketball & yeah, its a job."

Goals

1. Realize that no goal can be accomplished without God. (check)

2. Be closer to my family (trying to check)

3. Smile more. ( dont laugh, i like this goal)

Physical goals

1. Squat max of 340 (current 250)

2. Bench Max of 170 (current 150)

3. Dunk a basketball (current wrist on rim)

4. 6 minute mile ( current 7 something)

5. 30 straigh pull ups (current 11)

6. 100 straight pushups (52)

7. Play solid form defense for 48 minutes. (who knows)

8. Overall, be in the best shape of my life, everyday of my life. Improvement.

Career Goals

1. Get drafted In march

2. Play for a team in the PBA dleague or the Abl (asean basketball league)

3. Focus on saving money so i can start getting my degree in nutrition.

4. Focus on starting my own business. (none of your business....like how i used that word? ok not funny.)

5. Go back to america and visit family and friends

Random goals

1: Warriors winning the NBA FINALS

2. Giants Repeat as world champs.

3 Niner...nothing really

4. I want my left nipple to not be inverted anymore (have no idea how to fix that)

End blog

Take care & God Bless

New Year, New Blog

By new blog, i mean first blog.

I havent written/typed formally since high school. And even then, it was more like copy and paste.

So this is how i think i'll be blogging. Short but straight to the point sentences.

I tend to go off on tangents because i have a hard time with the whole staying in one direction thing.

So its january...my mom's birthday just passed, and i realized something.

Im sick of using my facebook/twitter to express my thoughts and no one even "likes" them....so i decided to make a blog, more personal, and im sure only the people who want to know about my life, will spend the time and read it. Most likely just me.

Oh, the thing i realized, i realized that when people say "age is just a number". I beg to differ. Not beacuse i think its wrong, but i think age is way more than just a number. It represents how far youve gone in life, it represents how many candles youve blown. It represents alot of other things, but im not really sure what else.

end of blog.

My self showing off section that makes me feel better about myself (please dont read if you don't want to hear stuff about me me me) : Going to club 650 (basketball gym) Today is 20 minutes skill work-28 minutes conditioning.

skill work will be nothing more than curling off screens (i use garbage cans and chairs for defense) and my dad rebounds the ball and passes it back. I've managed to develop a really good jumpshot and have named my self "the sniper machine who has a robotic shooting form and will never miss" but i think "the snipes" will do. But i hope no one automatically thinks of wesley.

I've also managed to average at least 92 out of 100 free throws on a regular basis, and 70-75 out of 100 from the nba 3 point line. Not only are those stats useless without any defense, but they also dont say much except for the fact that i love to shoot the ball and i think im kobe bryant during practice.

I've dramatically improved on my dribbling skills, but need to test it out on some top tier defense, wheres my friend jourdan when i need him.

Lateral defense for me is what ive been focusing on, i feel like a frog leaping from leaf to leaf on a pond. I'm loving defense.

Strength wise im gaining alot of muscle but it definitely doesnt look like it. but i feel it. went from 170 pounds to 185 pounds within a matter of 15 days. alot of it was ham, turkey and water. But after 3 days of normal eating, im down to 175. So its safe to say, ive gained 5 pounds of muscle. or ham fat.

End showing off section.

Take care and God Bless.

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