so I weighed myself again this morning. yesterday, I followed my strict portion control, so I should have lost weight again. Usually it goes down about 2-3 pounds when I follow my strict diet. But it didn't. Hm. I think this might be my absolute bottom now. My very lowest before starting to work out was 147. This might mean I gained 7 pounds of muscle. Maybe this is ok. My goal was 160 pounds pure muscle. Should I be happy where I am at, or continue to achieve my target? Hm. I like the feeling of being light tho. I need to think about this some more. I've been working out 4-5 days a week for about 9 months now. My abs are getting close to 8pack. My arms are better than uci days. The rest of my body can still improve, I think they looked better/were bigger during college days. Back then I used heavier weights, and these days, I try to minimize chances of injury, so I don't know if I can get it back to that level. Overall, I should be satisfied. I came from 185 pounds pure fat, to 154, close to pure muscle. It's a good come back. I'm never going back to that unhealthy lifestyle again. My diet is really healthy, lots of fruits and vegetables. Concentration on high anti-oxidant fruits and deep leafy greens vegetables. And, most other power foods that rank highest in health benefits. Cut out dairy products, drink organic non fat soy milk w/ my organic whole wheat cereal. Mostly chicken and fish for meats. Cut out most red meats. Take the skin off my chicken.  Don't each white bread, only whole wheat/grains.  Only use extra virgin olive oil when cooking. Drink 1-2 glasses of red wine per day. (Altho I have been trying beer and white wines recently) Work out 4-5 days a week. I get in 2-3, 2 hours walk sessions per week as well. (at various beaches or just walk around Alhambra or other fun site in Los Angeles) And have plenty of motivation. Not going back down, hellzno. There is no stopping this direction upwards. Gonna keep on improving, and nothing can stop me.  And, I am supremely thankful for all of that which has been given to me, in and outside the world of health. Have a nice week, y'all.

basic improvement stats

                           sept06           june07
incline bench... 5's each side > 45 plates.
decline bench    bar only       > 35 plates.
regular bench    I DONT DO IT. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SIDE TITTIES. lol
 
arm curl              15's          >  pushing 40's

leg press            no weights >  2x45's each side

pull ups                 1             >    4-5

squat                   10's          >   35's     can do 45's but I feel the stress on the spine. not going higher.

calf raises             25's         > 45 + 25's each side.

I think if I keep up w/ this current rate of about 1 added pound per month. I'll be 160 pounds pure rippage by end of 2007.

going to houston's in pasadena for calvin's bday at 5pm. i bot him a nintendo ds wifi adapter for the pc @ game stop on valley. he is getting back into playing tetris attack, but this time, on the ds. the ds version is called, Planet Puzzle League.  we used to play tetris attack all day/night long at uci. he wants all of us to get one so we can play. i am pondering whether i should get one.

the above audio is a song i rediscovered recently. it is a good song, it makes me happy. it has absolutely nothing to do w/ the text part of this blog. it is my first audio upload here. yay.

also, i'm finally back to 155 pounds, i was upto 160 for a while. lol that extra 5 pounds was excess. it was that stupid-ass body rippage contest we had in vegas that messed me up. i was eating a little extra to add mass unncessarily. i need to stay on my perfect diet plan, no matter what from now on. when i'm at optimal weight, there is a bounce to my walk, i feel really young and people compliment me on how young i look. those extra mass pounds just to look a little bigger is not worth it. i'm not out to fight anyone anyways, i don't need the excessive baggage. no more muscle milk either.

so i was at ralphs buying some mango-strawberry juice, waiting in line.. then this chinese toddler yells PAPA! and runs towards my leg, smacks his face into my shin, grabs my legs. lol hahaha. an old man followed him (prolly his grandfather) pulled him off my leg and laughed. i laughed w/ him. haha. something similar happened to me at santa monica beach a few months earlier too. some random white kid, pointed at me and started saying, "that's a papa" lol to her mother.  maybe my body is giving off a papa aura, now that i'm in my 30s. but, i don't want to have kids till i'm 40. i'm still way too immature and not ready for the responsibilities of being a father. but these random kids give me hope tho, maybe one day i can be a good papa.

george lopez was lining up to get checked out at best buys on sawtelle when i entered the store. i stared at him and smiled and said to myself, holy shit, it's that mexican comedian. i couldn't remember his name but found out from the cashier later on that it was indeed george lopez. his eyes were wide open, like he had too many coffee's or bad tripp'n on some lsd. i remember seeing him on mtv gettin punk'd. that was a hilarious episode.  it had been a while since i saw a celebrity, so i was happy about this.

and, u think that would be exciting enough, 15 minutes later when driving to the santa monica pier, i saw another celebrity. it was very strange moment for me. sorta, spiritual. i was staring at a different lady's behind while she was walking on the promenade on ocean blvd. i thought to myself, "that lady has a really nice body and nice booty, but something is missing. i guess if the sexual energy is missing, even a nice body doesn't seem attractive." and as if to answer my question,  i look away towards the street light post, and i see this humongous ass just pop out from behind it. i thought, holy shit, that is a huge ass. it was as if it was popping out from behind the light post to communicate with me.  then the person backed up and i could see her profile. it was tyra banks!!!! wtf!!! she had a black wig on, or maybe that's her real hair. she was w/ a buff white dude. they were holding grocery bags, i wonder if she lives around there. i think she saw me staring at her. but, turned away. i thought, hmm should i bust out my sd1000 and take a pic of her? i thought nah, that's too desperate and paparazzi'sh forget it. but, i wanted to see her face again, to verify. i thought in her direction, tyra just turn around for me and it'll make me really happy. then, she freaking turned around and gave this big smile, in my general direction, maybe towards that white dude. i don't know. but, i was able to verify it was her. she seemed really happy. she's just like she is on america's top model. a bubbly, high energy personality. hellz yea. it was an good experience for me. what does this spiritual experience teach me? i don't know, but i know the universe has a way of communicating w/ me and it gives me hints and answers in uncanny ways.  i just need to wait for this experience to decode itself later on, when it is needed, and, it will.

but then, i got to costco. i was having a pretty good day till costco. i was walking briskly towards the pastry section to pick up some blueberry muffins. then, i saw this woman. a really tall, beautiful korean woman. her profile, the side of her face looked soooo cute. then, i realized it's my friend from uci, we kicked it on a few occassions, but i couldn't remember her name, just like george lopez. fucked up, maan. we used to chill and i didn't know her name, so i just walked past her like she wasn't there, hoping she didn't see who i was. man, this told me my social skills are still wayway down there. i thought my wine therapy was opening me up and becoming extroverted, but no, this showed me a have much to learn still. i'm pretty sure she knew who i was because on the way out, i passed by her and i could hear her saying to her friend, i wonder if he remembers me. omg. i just igorned this and walked to the cashier. i wonder if i remembered her name, if i would have talked to her. in any case, i feel bad. i prolly made her feel bad. i should have had the courage to talk to her even tho i forgot her name. damnit.

so i lost my bally's membership card the other day and went in to bally's to check if it might be in their lost n found. turns out, they throw away all membership cards 1 week after they find it. wtf is that policy. shouldn't they, out of courtesy mail it to the member or atleast give them a call about it?  i don't mind if u charge me for the postage. it's better than paying the 10-20 bucks for the new membership card.  we are customers that they should treat as good as their friends. would u throw away ur friend membership card 1 week after u find it? no right? so it's a business , not a friendship. they are throwing it out quickly so that those members will be forced to buy a new card. well part of  a business is keeping it's customer happy and returning. for their cheap attempt to make 10 bucks, they will lose me as a customer for the rest of my lifetime. i'm moving to 24 hr fitness after my first 3 years expire. bally's suck.

the future is fully electric vehicles. we will be filling up our own rechargeable car batteries with solar power that we gathered from the sun using solar panels installed on our roofs. no more trips to the gas station, all done from our backyards or garages. no more gas price gauging, no more exhaust fumes dirtying our beautiful skies, no more wars based on oil monopolization. i can't wait. but, this can only happen if our solar technology improves to the point where it becomes cost effective. improvements are under way. hellzjyayueah.

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1 shot of white wine, red grapes, frozen guava juice as ice base, and a few slices of peach.

mother's reaction: ‚¤‚ñA‚¨‚¢‚µ‚¢B (unn, oishii)

translation: yes, it is good.

lol.

thanks destiny for the frozen fruit juice as ice base idea. i never would have thought of that. the regular ice smoothies seemed a little watery. this solved that perfectly and tastes 100% better. & cindee thanks for the support.

still got to try the mango ice / cointreau.. i checked trader joe's but they didn't have any cointreau,,  maybe ralphs has it.

also bought a new PC seat at IKEA. there was a section called, AS-IS near the exit. I found a chair that was 50% off and the price was similar to the one I was going to buy, but the quality was way better so I got it. IKEA's elevators are the largest ever, u can 2 elephants up in there. I was impressed.

2 shots of red wine, some mango juice, drops of honey, few slices of papaya.

Sounds kinda OK right? Theoretically?

I was evil enough to make my mom drink it before I tried my first sip, guessing it would be a good taste.

Her reaction:

‚È‚ñ‚¶‚Ⴑ‚è‚â‚Ÿ`@‚킯‚í‚©‚ç‚ñ–¡B(Nanjakorya~ Wake Wakaran Aji.)

Translation:

What the fuck is this? I don't understand this taste.

LOL (Î)

edit: i added some oj and came out ok. oj always fixes smoothies gone wrong.