Biters SUCK! So here's a vid I found by Peven Everett. If you don't know who Peven Everett is, then I suggest you do your homework, look him up and listen to some of this mans tunes. In this vid he exposes Pharrell for what he truly is: a BITER!



I have always been an avid supporter of Underground music & culture...I can go on for days about pop/mainstream/corporate garbage you hear on the radio and see on television. While some choose to place people like Pharrell and Kanye on a pedestal calling them musical geniuses...I'd rather look at them as idiots who can't make up their minds. When you start trying to sing when you can't and use studio equipment to electronically alter your voice like Cher, I can't help but call you an idiot.

Now if you excuse me, I need to figure out how I can make my voice sound robotic so I can make the next hit...

Christmas Eve...screw a wish list, there's no such thing as Santa anyway

I LOVE basketball and even though I have been a Laker fan since Magic Johnson’s rookie year, I’m obligated by default to also cheer for the Toronto Raptors. The sad thing is that there isn’t much to cheer for…even worse, there really hasn’t been much to cheer about since Vince Carter was traded away how many years ago? I’ve become incredulously (is that even a friggin’ word?) frustrated and disgruntled with the Raptors that I’m starting to believe they have the same f***in’ curse the Toronto Maple Leafs have. Which curse you ask?…you know, the curse of sucking forever? There are a plethora of reasons we suck but if you ask me, Raps are just SOFT…and I don’t mean normally soft, they are EURO soft.

Bargnani: a bust and has gotten progressively worse since his rookie season. He’s 1 dimensional and all he can do is shoot 3 pointers…pretty sad for a 7 footer, he’s definitely not eating enough pasta.

Jose Calderon: good point guard offensively, but he’s crap on defense and gets abused by top tier point guards in the L. He can’t fight over screens and sometimes seems like he doesn’t know when to push the ball up the floor and when to slow down to a half court game.

Kapono: a 3 point specialist who suddenly has decided to try and drive/penetrate instead of sticking to what makes him good.

Anthony Parker: I’d rather have his sister, WNBA MVP Candace Parker, on our team. At least she’s borderline pretty and easier to look at than the Raptors.

Roko Ukic: a Euro Rookie, nuff said.

Solomon: a poor man’s Mike James…yuck.

Jermaine O’Neal: playing well, but he isn’t anywhere near the all-star he once was, but I think eventually he’ll get there…when he’ll get there without injuring himself is the big question.

Chris Bosh: after all that talk about wanting to be the MVP, he’s hit a wall and can only score in bunches when playing lesser opponents like the Clippers…hell, he can’t even will the Raps to a win against the Thunder! But still, I love Bosh, his game is sick…I just hope they get him some legitimate help otherwise he’s leaving to play with Lebron in 2010…wherever Bron ends up.

(Insert rest of Raptors roster): Oh shit, you’re on the Raptors? No wonder we suck so bad.

All in all, the Raps need to play with more of a chip on their shoulder…but I think that’s doubtful since we’re stacked with Euro players. And if you take a look at the teams Colangelo has put together in the past, he always assembles soft ass Euro teams…like the Phoenix Suns.

What I would suggest for the Raps to improve is go for a night out in Toronto’s club district and start a fight @ Vince Carter’s club, preferably with Vince Carter because he’s just as soft as Euro players and will scream for his Mom instead of punching back. Even better, have Jose Calderon and Roko Ukic get coked the f**k up and be the one’s to instigate the fight...if that’s not possible, establish a reputation of being “dirty” players by punching and tripping people when ref’s aren’t looking. They could even punch a random fan when they start booing at the ACC like Ron Artest.

These pictures sum up the Raptors…and sadly it’s a couple pictures of Vince Carter. I think everyone in Toronto hates him because he just set the standard of softness for the Raps…

Although, I have to admit that Vince in his hey day definitely gave us a lot to cheer about. Especially these pics, they are arguably the sickest dunks ever seen at the NBA level:
Anyway, I’ve wasted enough time @ work…Happy Holidays!
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Why tha hell did I start a blog?

So it's been a week since I last wrote anything in here...why tha f**k did I start a blog? I'm a parent, I don't have time for this crap! Now I feel obligated to post stuff on a weekly basis...



I'm starting to get tired and am looking forward to some time off over the holidays. It isn't easy coming into work every damn day when you'd rather be doing other things...i swear, if I was 6'6" and given the natural abilities and basketball skills of Michael Jordan, then I'd be...well, Michael Jordan...get what I'm saying???



Anyway, I'm not even going to get started on what I'd rather be doing than my day job so check out some of my past mixes: uptownmixes.mypodcast.com It's been a while since i've done a mix so I think one is due by the end of the year. Eventually, I'll get a set on there from Logan...maybe a back 2 back set or something. But based on how quickly he's picked up the art of DJing, he might not even need me....

Manny Pacquiao & Real Pinoy Heroes

While watching Russell Peter's new DVD, he made an interesting comment that made me think about my heritage and what it meant to be Pinoy. He said that racially he was Indian but he was culturally Canadian. This really got me thinking about my heritage as a Filipino-Canadian. Heritage has a lot of importance to me because although my son will be born and raised here, he is still ½ Filipino (his mother is Canadian) and it is important to me that he knows and understands what Pinoy pride is about, the values that accompany it and the importance of maintaining that heritage.

The other day I caught all the Pacquiao/DeLa Hoya 24/7 episodes to date and I really don't know what to think of this fight. So much of it seems fabricated and superficial and at the end of the day, I've realized that this fight is all about money…DeLa Hoya is saying the same stuff he says before all his fights, clips of Manny and his "entourage" and how much he means to the Philippines and how much money he generates for American promoters, trainers etc. It's all a win-win situation for both fighters and their camps regardless of the outcome…they will all walk away richer than all of the Philippines and then some. But there are deeper questions & cultural issues I see when it comes to Manny.

This sounds bad, but I find it amusing that our current national hero is an uneducated guy from General Santos City who makes a living beating people up…you always hear "Manny unites Filipinos" or "crime rate drops in the P.I. (Philippine Islands) when Manny fights" It makes me wonder why leaders in my motherland can't do what Manny does for my people. As I sit back and watch casual boxing fans, if fans at all, jump on the Pacquiao bandwagon, I wonder if any of these people understand what it truly means to be Filipino…what it means to overcome poverty and political corruption like our parents did before Manny. Don't get me wrong, I am indeed a proud Pinoy but I am in no way an Encyclopedia of the Philippines and I often ask myself "do I know enough about my heritage?" Being raised in Canada, everything I do know about our motherland and our culture are things passed on to me from my parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles. Although I am "Canadian", I still feel VERY Filipino in my values, my beliefs, my accent and vocabulary that sometimes comes out of nowhere and of course the food I eat! In spite of all that, there is still an overwhelming desire for me to go to the Philippines (I've only been there once when I was 6 years old!) and experience and witness life there firsthand. As I get older, I even feel a need to read up on the history of the motherland just so that I can have the satisfaction of knowing where I came from….knowledge of self that I can pass on to my son.

I also wonder if Manny's in the back pocket of the politicians. Being uneducated and knowing how people are in the P.I., is he being exploited for his fame & fortune as well? Everyone praises him and adores him in the P.I. but how many of them just want a piece of his money and fame? Should I be embarrassed that he actually ran for office with no political qualifications, education & experience? Or should I be proud that someone who basically had the same upbringing as my parents has achieved success in western society? He is very patriotic and appears to be helping a lot of the poor "back home". Handing out money is one thing, using your influence and power to encourage education & development in the P.I is another. Hopefully, when Manny decides to hang the gloves up, he uses his new found power to push development in the Philippines.

It is sad that in a 3rd world country where poverty, corruption, starvation, homelessness and lack of good leadership runs rampant, the only salvation and hope our people have is NOT in educated professionals, NOT in the political system, NOT in heroes like Dr. Jose Rizal but in a fighter. Sure, Manny embodies so much that is Filipino: his work ethic, his never quit attitude, his pride, his love for music, cock-fighting and basketball LOL. But aside from his profession/career, how different is he from the many Filipinos that have left the motherland to better themselves? How different is Manny Pacquiao from my Dad who, like many of our parents, went through all the hardships in the P.I., came to Canada went through hardship AGAIN, endured racism & prejudice only to become a success, raise a family and make contributions to charities in the Filipino Community? Well, he isn't that much different and I think THAT is where and why our people love Manny. Throw away his high profile status and he looks like someone who can pass for a family member…a cousin or Uncle. Based on the way many "proud Filipino's" (seriously, how many western raised Filipinos know what it really means to be "Pinoy" and the history of our people?) are calling him a hero and the way our people are defining "hero", it's obvious that all OUR parents who immigrated are heroes. Our parents endured poverty & corruption and continually send money back to those less fortunate in the P.I…my Dad has gone as far as to preach and lecture about the importance of education to students at schools he attended in the P.I. If Filipino's are looking for a hero, then they need to look no further than their own homes and families. But in the meantime, MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS, LABAN NATIN TO…GO MANNY!

Here's a pic of my Lola with 2 of her Great Grandchildren. She'll be 95 years old in 2009 and has outlived 2 of her 9 children. She is the epitomy of Filipino toughness and is still devoted to my Lolo who passed away before I was even born (R.I.P. Lolo). Now THAT is a Filipino Hero!