Later 2009! haha

OH MY TOP 10 MOVIES THAT I SAW!?! lol
10. Coraline
9. Star Trek - Never was a Trekkie...but the movie was pretty dope.
8. The Hangover
7. Zombieland - What can I say..
6. Watchmen
5. Up
4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
3. Inglorious Basterds
2. District 9
1. Avatar

2009 was a pretty cool year but when I look back at my resolutions I see that I failed to fufill a few -_-
Let us recap on what I did during 2009...hopefully I get it all in there.
January 17, 2009 - Turned 20 years old and celebrated in a humble manner. I went to a gun range in downtown LA after work with a few friends and family. I've never fired a firearm before so it was a new experience but it was definitely fun.
I have yet to go back to the range but I hope to do so in the future...so if you're down to blast some foos! HIT ME UP
Then had a nice kickback at my house with my friends, girlfriend, and some family members. It was chill and I had an enjoyable time with everyone who attended.

THE REAL BIG BANG!

Pretty much everyone who was there ^_^

My lovely fam!

My lovely ladybug!!! You want nectar and gin!? ... Inside joke.

The day after (January 18, 2009) woke up early and went to pick up Emily and made our way to Irvine then Disneyland!!!
So I guess I can cross Disneyland off my resolutions even though I only went once -_-
But yeah had a good time celebrating HER birthday because she was born a day after me...WHAT A WANNABE! and woke up the NEXT day to celebrate spending 2 years with her. It really doesn't feel that long to be honest...

Moving along!
Hit up a few jams at the beginning of the year. But I was mainly focused on training rather than battling at competitions...and yes folks there is a difference.
I've longed to correct my flaws in B-boyin' and I felt 2009 presented an opportunity to really allow myself to elevate in fields I lack.
Still have not won an event...a lot of semi-finals, 2nd place type wins...but then again I did not enter as many jams this year because I wanted to keep a low key and focus on training.
I do feel that I leveled up on certain elements but I still have a long way to go.
Hope I make some more progress in 2010!

In April I got to work on a Bank commercial featuring martial arts!
A scout agency came to my father's school requesting auditions from local students.
They specifically needed kids we had a few kids audition and my father told me they wanted me to audition as well.
I was reluctant at first because I felt I was too old but my father pushed me on.
I gave a small interview and a quick demo.
I got a call-back a few days later and showed up at the set which was right in Eagle Rock hahaha.
I didn't really do much. I was pretty much an extra...I played the evil kid's coach or whatever...I don't know haha. No stunts required lol
It was a fun experience though and got paid like 250? Plus a royalty check for $13!!! Hahaha
I've yet to see the commercial though =[ but I'm sure it was awesome as shit!
This somewhat gave me a push to really try to audition and get more gigs whether in martial arts or dancing...but stuff fell in the way...perhaps in 2010 I'll shoot for more gigs =]

The set...

Fun experience ^_^

Competed in the Kollaboration event. This was an even I first saw when I was in 6th grade hahaha.
Who woulda knew I'd actually participate in the event.
My crew Zombie Hunterz got 2nd place...sadly I did feel we got robbed but whatever.

My homies!

My homies 2 + Hong10! HARD SON! REAL HARD!



Attended AX in the summer...it was fun...but for some reason I missed that "spark" from the past years. Maybe it's because I'm getting older or maybe it's because it's right in the smack middle of Los Angeles which is like 10 minutes away from my house...
Either way I had a good time with friends.

I dressed up as the "ghetto Hulk" ^___^
We had a Marvel thing going on.

Chillin' wit MAH CRU SON!

Freestyle Session 12 Year Anniversary...
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH! It was coo to see some crews like Funky Masons, Hustle Kidz, Killa, Squadron, Zulu. It was also dope to see some upcoming crews like Formosa from Taiwan and Mexico was bringing some heat too.
Not much else to say about the event...I didn't compete..just came to watch.
It was definitely not as big as FSS8 or 10 Year Anniversary but it was coo.

Finally got to go to the motherfucking beach!
I think I only went like twice throughout the whole year...but both times enjoyable.
I think I went one with friends and another with Emily.
LET'S GO WHEN THE COLD DIES!!!
For some reason I love the beach...I feel absolutely free when I'm in the water or just playing in the sand or relaxing under the sun...it's a great getaway from the all the bs in the world.

We turned Mike into a beautiful Merman...MERMAN!

OH YEAH!
Ruben and Matt Tran got into Zombie Hunterz! KEEP TRAINING GUYS! DON'T LOSE IT!!!

Had Kogi Tacos for the first time hahahaha.
It was pretty cool because one of my father's students' dad is the owner. So my school had a small event and he brought the whole truck!
KOGI COMES TO ME!!!
It was pretty damn good I'll say but I don't know about chasing a truck all over town and waiting in line for like 2 hours for some Korean tacos.
I could probably just buy the meat myself and cook it into some tortillas and WALAH!
But overall it was pretty damn good.

2009 was also the year my house turned into a cat refuge haha.
In total we found 5 kitties around our house. I'm glad to say we all took care of them and found them a home.

Look at these little babies!!!

My sister's boyfriend with two of them.

Finally got down to producing more shirts! I'm trying to get my designs printed...my Fall Screenprinting class was really fun and gave me the freedom to start my lineup.
Although I did not finish printing all my designs I got down to printing the ones I wanted to get done.
Be on the lookout for more!!!

What does it mean you ask..

Halloween was chill.
Spent the night at my homie's girlfriend's house MEESHELL.
We had a small BBQ and went Trick or Treating around the neighborhood. It was fun and I'm glad I had something to do!
I dressed up in a last minute costume that I was actually supposed to wear last year.

I was a Joker clown...actually a hostage but whatever. Next to me is Deadpool, Spiderman, and...Richard Chou... O_O lol

Thanksgiving was dope. Spent time with the family and ate a grip.
I don't think I have any pictures... =[

Helped organize a local B-boy event called, "HE GOT GAME".
It started as a small exhibition battle between two high schools but it escalated when we wanted to see a few 1 on 1 exhibitions. The event ran pretty smooth and I'm satisfied with the outcome.
We'll be sure to do it again the future...so watch out! O_O
The battles are in one of my blog...I'm too lazy to post them up again so just look haha. They're on youtube too!

And finally Christmas.
Spent Christmas even with the fam again and had a pretty good time. Emily came and hung out.

Aren't we just lovely.. haha

Sad to say my Christmas wasn't enjoyable to the full potential because I had/have a lot of tickets to pay off...
So it was very stressful to deal with that. I still bought my family and girlfriend a gift! And sorry to those I did not get a gift...I was really tight on money this year =[
But if I gave you a free shirt! Then yeah! Those run $20-$30 on retail man!

Lastly spent my new year's eve with Emily...and her friends hahaha.
We went to Universal City Walk...random I know but I haven't been there in ages and it sounded fun.
It was mad crowded but still enjoyable to walk around the shops and see the different stores and activities.
I had a good time and I'm glad I was with her to start the new year ^_^

Yay =]

Sorry if I left anything out...but I'm sure I did more things in 2009 and if I remember them I'll post them down.
I had a great year with some great memories.
Hope 2010 brings some new blessings! And NO tickets...fuckin' EERRGH!
Oh yeah resolutions? A lot of them are recycled from last year because I didn't get down to doing them sadly ahaha.
1. Fix my car...FIX THE DAMN CAR!
2. NO TICKETS! PAY OFF YOUR TICKETS! AND DON'T GET ANYMORE!!! DRIVE LIKE A SAINT!
3. STUDY HARD! AND FINISH SCHOOL! GET JOB!
4. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! DON'T SPEND MORE THAN WHAT YOU MAKE!!!
5. Las Vegas? I hope!!
6. Disneyland! ... Yeah let's go again!!
7. PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! GET BETTER!
8. TEST FOR YOUR 2ND DEGREE BLACKBELT!!
9. Win a jam!
10. Throw a jam!
11. Get back into filming and make short movies! YOU HAVE A MEMORY CARD! DO IT!
12. Print the rest of your designs and try to promote and sell!!!
13. TRAVEL! Hit up Nor Cal! And all the other places you long to see!
14. Go camping or hiking!!!
15. Meet some new friends!
16. Hang out with old friends!!
17. Let's go to the beach!
18. Get back into exercising and tone up!!

...Yeah.

See you guys in the new year!



Oh yeah and if you read this whooooooooooooole thing...get a life man!