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Unlikely Friends

2009-01-08T16:35:00.000-08:00

My Dad___My Unsung Hero

2008-11-12T15:57:00.000-08:00

We all grew up celebrating our Dad's birthday every November 16th. It'll be three (3) years this December since Daddy passed on to be with the Lord. And so, this video which I created for our family in December of 2005, is a commemoration of this incredible man who was the greatest husband and father we all could ever ask for.....I love you, Daddy.

Let's not forget his memory.....

The Papaya Craze

2008-05-19T16:49:00.000-07:00

I think it is apropos for this site to feature what has gripped the Philippines as the latest dance craze as popularized by a tv game show called "Game Ka na Ba?" (Are You Game?), which is the Papaya Dance. They used the song "Papaya" by Ursule Dudziak. This song so defined my love for the mid 70s dance craze which is the disco hustle---just before John Travolta featured his hot-to-trot steps in the movie "Saturday Night Fever". Here's the original song:

As I've mentioned, the song was resurrected in the famous game show and the craze caught on. Here's a segment from Good Morning America where Diane Sawyer tried (really hard) to follow the steps:

And here's my favorite version of the popularized dance craze as demonstrated by the Street Boys (please wait a little bit as the group will be dancing to the Papaya song after another short introductory song):

Pitchin'

2008-03-17T17:16:00.000-07:00

I was getting somewhat depressed or disappointed the week before Monday (3/10/08) last week because I felt that my creative juices are just not flowing anymore. We were asked for ideas on a commercial to sell the Slingbox product. I just sat in awe and watched how people jumped up with their ideas while my brain just stayed on neutral. However, last Monday, when my classmates started pitching in their ideas in class and presented it complete with animation, I suddenly had a surge of my own ideas for this product. I don't know if I'll still get a chance to pitch this but I'll put it down here for posterity's sake.......

• Vicky’s pitch – a series of “Life Happens”
 First pitch in series
1a. Message: A woman at work is seen looking at her TV guide with her favorite show’s show time highlighted. And then she looks at the clock at work (4:59 pm) and she patiently waits for the long hand to hit 5:00 so she can leave. She zooms out of her office and ends up speeding on the road. A cop sees her and the police car follows her and pulls her over. Woman frantically looks at watch again but manages to put on a smile for the officer, gets her license, etc. (Voice over: “Sometimes our lives get interrupted.”) While the officer is writing out the ticket, she calls her husband and asks him, “Honey, did you get the slingbox all set up yet?” Husband on the other end says, “Just finished it.” Woman hangs up and puts on the channel for the TV show she didn’t want to miss and watches it on her phone (sitting on a phone cradle). Officer comes back; she takes the ticket, and says to the officer with a big smile: “You have a good day, officer!” And she pulls over to the next side street to kick back and continue watching the show.
2b. Hook: “Life’s small interruptions don’t have to be life’s disasters. Just sling it, baby!”

 Second pitch in series
1a. Message: A man at airport is seen looking at his daily planner (palm or blackberry) with his favorite show’s show time highlighted. And then he heard the announcement that his flight will be delayed for four hours (his show will be on in two hours). Everyone around him complained, looked very disappointed, and one was even ballistic. (Voice over: “Sometimes our lives get interrupted.”) He calls his wife at home and asks her, “Honey, my flight is delayed for four hours. Did you get the slingbox all set up yet?” Wife on the other end says, “It was so easy I finished putting it together this morning!” Man hangs up with a wide grin on his face. He opens up his computer (pretend like it’s an hour later) and he starts watching the TV show he almost missed. (The background would show one of the passengers still being pacified by airport security as he yells out, “I’m going to miss out on American idol!!!!!”)
2b. Hook: “Life’s small interruptions don’t have to be life’s disasters. Just sling it, baby!”

Laughter still is the best medicine....

2008-03-10T17:05:00.000-07:00

I got this on email this afternoon and I thought I'd share it with everyone.

Subject: Sad news......but cute

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, two children, John Dough and Jane Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads it.

Welcome video (short clip)

2008-03-10T14:53:00.000-07:00

Top 10 websites of mine

2008-02-11T20:39:00.000-08:00

Amazon - - Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more
Care2 - - The global network for organizations and people who Care2 make a difference!
MyPoints - - A great place to earn great rewards
KKSF 103.7 - - Smooth Jazz
Lesser Evil - - Shop for an assortment of sinfully better snacks
Downtown San Jose - - my hometown in the Silicon Valley
SJSU Art Department - - great looking department website
The American Heritage Dictionary - - Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000
The TODAY Show - - News, Celebrities, Recipes, Video, Tips and Advice, Entertainment and Live Concerts -- my morning "newspaper"
Internet Production and Performance - - great class to learn how to develop your Internet skills

Just started.....

2008-02-04T17:13:00.000-08:00

I never thought I'd be doing this...always thought about how to do it......but now it's great to be in a place where you've never been before. this is the beginning and i hope i'll be able to keep it up. what's a blog, anyway?