TGIF...the joys of parenthood, dumb drivers, spinning in LV

Man...what a morning! So my son was in his high chair watching Yo Gabba Gabba..I put his shoes on, made some coffee, put my lunch and his bag in the car. I go inside to grab Logan...when I pick him up, I smell poop. So I thought “great, I gotta change his diaper before we go”. I go to check his diaper and poop was all up his back, on his shirt & pants. So I go into our bedroom, take off his shirt...he decides to touch/feel what’s on his back. It gets on his hands, so what does he do? He decides he wants to taste it!!! Of course, he started crying...I’m assuming it didn’t taste too good. I put him on the floor to change, poo gets all over a sports sheet on the floor in our bedroom. Keep in mind, I’m doing all this while he’s fighting me...I grabbed a pair of jeans & his “rookie of the year shirt” and put it on him, put some baby cologne on for him, brought the diapers downstairs etc. By this time it was 7:50am so we bolted out the door. I put his shirt and pants in his bathroom sink and filled it with water to let it soak.

Ride into work was ok..there was an idiot from Mega City Plumbing weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes and cutting people off without signaling. I tried calling the number on the Van but it was invalid. I’m going to do a google search for them and report the van/driver. They were driving really unsafe...he cut me off and then as I was passing him (he changed lanes again after cutting me off) he was ½ in my lane, ½ in the other lane...like he was indecisive which lane he wanted to be in. Sad thing is that I was not the only person he was doing this to....very unsafe and irresponsible driving. Why on earth would they drive like that in a company vehicle? Don’t they know pricks like me will report them????

On a better/brighter note, the flyer for my gig in Las Vegas next week is below. Looks like a lot of Hardcore but whatever...at least I'm playing a gig outside of Toronto and in Las Vegas of all places!

For my wife...

Because she's a lot more special than anyone can imagine...myself included.

It's all because of you
I'm never sad and blue
You've brightened up my day
In your own special way
Whenever you're around
I'm never feeling down
You are my trusted friend
On you I can depend

You take me away
From the pain
And you bring me paradise
And when there are cloudy
days you brought sunshine in my life
It never occurred
To me the first time I saw your face
I would fall so deep in love
That your love can't be replaced

You are my everything (you are my everything)
love so good, so good only you can bring
You are my everything
You are everything
and everything is you

My darling only you
Can make my dreams come true
And every night I pray
You'll never go away
I promise I will try
Until the day I die
To treat you like a king
Cause you are my everything

You are everything
And everything is you

When you're lovin me
With your lovin arms around me
When you're lovin me
Said I feel so safe I found security
When you're lovin me
Forever I want you to hold me
My everything
my every every every everything
Breathe baby

You take me away...

Father of the Year Status

So my 10 days of being Mr. Mom is coming to an end. For anyone out there reading this, hear me and hear me now: I AM FATHER OF THE YEAR. It is not arguable...this is what my regular routine has been since the wife left for Vietnam
6:00am – 6:30am wake up, shower get ready for work, make a pot of coffee
6:30am – 6:50am wake son up if not already up, change diaper put him in clothes for the day
6:50am – 7:30am feed son, feed myself, get bag ready for Day Care, put my lunch and sons bag in the car
7:30am – 7:50am drop son off @ Day Care
7:50am – 8:15am drive to work
8:30am – 5:00pm work
5:00pm – 5:30pm fight traffic and race to pick up son from Day Care
5:30pm - 6:00pm fight traffic to get home
6:00pm – 6:30pm prepare dinner, feed son, eat a quick dinner for myself, clean up son
6:30pm – 7:00pm playtime...for son, not me.
7:00pm – 7:30pm prepare bath for son, give son a bath, wrestle to put him in his PJ’s, get sleep bottle ready
7:30pm – 8:00pm a little bit of playtime depending how tired I am, put son down for bed
8;00pm – 9:00pm clean up dinner mess, do the dishes, maybe get a little bit more to eat, prepare sons bag for tomorrow, clean the floor from what son didn’t want, clean up bedroom & bath tub from bath time, get my lunch for tomorrow ready
9:00pm – finally time for myself...sometimes I do chores but very minimal. Most times I watch ball, play vids or clean up the mess made by son.

And these are the things I do daily...nevermind the little curveballs the son will throw in there. BUT...it's all worth it when I see this smiling face:


So I’ve been doing this for the past week and a bit...this should be enough to qualify me for Father of the Year. Wife comes back tomorrow...I can’t wait! LOL

I'm working on another "Pinoy Pride" article...check back in a couple days.

Not as bad as I expected...

So my first day without the wife went ok. It's still a little lonely in the house but that's why I have basketball on the television.

After I picked up Logan from Day Care, we went for a little ride. We were laughing a lot in the car, like we always do when it's just me and him :) We don't even do or say anything...I just start laughing and giggling and he more or less does the same. He's my buddy, what can I say. I fed him then while he watched Yo Gabba Gabba


I got his stuff ready for bathtime then bedtime. He really likes Yo Gabba Gabba and I think he like Biz Markie's "Beat of the Day". I think he gets his love of music from me...


His rash is still bothering him, but I'm putting the ointment on so hopefully it will go away. Nothing changed with his bed time routine. He went to sleep pretty easily around 7:30pm. Even though everything went ok today, it was still a little tiring. It's amazing how exhausting a 13 month old can be...but I like it :)

To reward myself I've decided to sit on the couch and watch ALL the March Madness games I PVR'd while I wasted my time @ work.

Speaking of work, I got a written warning today...and it's for the stupidest thing: for taking my lunch @ 1:15 - 1:45 instead of 1:00 - 1:30 How f**king petty...whatever, my boss knows it's stupid and I know it's stupid. There are other people who take their lunches from 1:30pm - 2;00pm and even though this is also against "policy", I doubt they'll get spoken to let alone a written warning. Whatever...

Patiently Waiting...

So the wife left for Vietnam late last night/early this morning...I already miss her and it’s not because I can’t handle my son on his own. It’s not the same walking around the house without her there...but this is good for me and is a reminder of how much I really do love my wife. I give a f**k what any “macho” guy says out there...I love my wife dearly and there is nothing wrong with letting everyone know that. If anyone is gonna hate on me for expressing that, then they need to look at their lives and think about why they are so lonely and empty....my wife & son truly are my life. Everything I do revolves around them...I remember one incident where I was at a friends, all the guys were there. My wife called me and when I said “I love you” before hanging up, they all did the sarcastic “awwwwwww” and threw comments like “you’re so gay”...to which I replied “I tell her I love her every chance I get because I don’t want to take her for granted” They couldn’t say shit...anyway, enough of how I feel about my wife, I think I got my point across. I miss her...

On with some REAL Spring talk: NCAA MARCH MADNESS and GOLF!!!! I love March. Nothing beats the rush of all the games going on. NCAA ball is so exciting, especially in March. The kids are playing their asses off because if they lose, they’re out and their season ends. A lot of them are trying to get that NBA contract as well. I think the beauty of it is the kids aren’t getting paid (unless they’re point shaving) so the passion, emotion and competitive spirit is real. It’s just amazing seeing people play their ass off strictly for the love of the game and thrill of competition no matter what level it is...that being said, I guess you can say a non-pro/pick-up/street ball legend such as myself can somewhat relate :)

GOLF is around the corner...I smell it. I’m hoping this season will be a good one for me. I didn’t play much golf last summer because of the move into the house, the birth of my son and my wife being on mat leave. This summer, although things will be tight, I’d like to really work on my swing. One of the things I plan on doing is going to the range more to nail down my mechanics & fundamentals and practicing on “lesser” courses so that when I do play “primo” courses, my game will be in good shape and I’ll enjoy the round that much more. I’ll have to invest in one of those Green Fee coupon books...gotta save every penny I can. Golf ain’t cheap...especially when you have a mortgage & mouths to feed. Anyway, I better actually work...and check the scores in the March Madness games...the MADNESS IS UPON US!!! BUCKLE UP....GO MEMPHIS & LOUISVILLE!!!

Blah, blah, blah...

So…a lot has happened since I last blogged which was about a month ago: Raptors still suck, my son is walking, my wife is taking off for Vietnam this week for my brother in-laws wedding, I started a basketball league, my son is sick, work sucks and I have a twitter account: www.twitter.com/djdotcom even I still don't really see the point in twitter. I think for the most part, it's for people to rub their own egos and think that people actually care about what they're doing @ any given time. It's only really good for celebrities because really, who cares what everyone else is doing unless they're famous?

There really isn’t much for me to say, well I lie…I can say a lot but for starters, I’m @ work and don’t want to risk getting busted LOL. Secondly, with today’s society and with the amount of people who can access this blog, I’m hesitant to disclose some personal information. I just don’t want anyone knowing more than they need to know about me, my family and/or my life….

So yah, my son is walking...I'm still convinced he's the best son in the world (yes, even better than me!). I'm anxious to get him to start playing with a basketball & golf clubs LOL. I think it would be fun to have another "guy" who'll be into those things as much as I am...the main thing for me is how I can keep it fun for him. That's the most important thing to me because I'm not about to force him into anything. Ideally, I'd like for him to choose what he likes...Golf or Basketball? LOL

He's really starting to turn into his own person in that he knows what he likes & dislikes. If he ain't feelin' what you're giving or doing with him, he'll let you know...the frustrating thing, is that after he gets his way he grins & smiles like "yah muthaf**ka I got you!"

So yah, I don't want to talk about the Raptors because I'll get pissed off...I'm going to miss my wife while she's away, I really don't know what I'd do without her but I guess we'll find out in the next week!

LV, training, fighting, I'll kick your ass LOL...

So I got tix to see the Pacquiao vs. Hatton fight. Excited is an understatement...this will be my first time going to a big fight ticket, I've been to a couple pro boxing fights but not like anything of this magnitude. The unfortunate thing is that I'll be going to the fight by myself, but I really don't give a f**k because it's MANNY!!! It's been about 10 or 12 years since I've last been to LV and I hear a lot has changed. I'm definitely looking forward to this trip, I haven't been on a plane since Frisco 07...I'll definitely miss my wife & son though.

A couple of my friends started "training"...I guess you could say it's another example of how Manny Pacquiao inspires people. Boxing is definitely a great workout because it's full body movement. In any case, it made me want to start training again. So I've been shadow boxing here & there and slowly working kicks in and now I want a heavy bag..it's just great stress relief. Now I'm starting to get to a point where I want to spar LOL. I remember how much/often I used to spar back in the day...

My older bro got his black belt in Tae Kwon Do when he was 9...he was the youngest black belt in North America. He was on TV, did martial arts showcases (I remember one of his finales was jumping over 4 people bending over and breaking a board with a flying sidekick...at the age of 9!!!) participated in Tae Kwon Do tournaments across the province etc He trained for a good 20 years...as a result, I automatically became a "student/punching bag" and picked up a thing or two here and there LOL I even participated in a few tournaments...although I didn't take it as seriously as my brother (I'm a better basketball player than him, shhhhh LOL), I got pretty good and even won first place at a tourney LOL. I always ended up being my brothers sparring partner if none of his regular "students" and friends weren't around for a session...I used to look at it as him beatin' up on me LOL, but I look back and I think it taught me to defend myself and made me mentally tough in the sense that up until today, I know I can take the average persons best punch...I took my brothers best shots. No way in hell is the average Joe gonna hit me harder than a black belt and the average Joe won't be able to throw punches AND kicks faster than a black belt.

I hope my friends end up wanting to spar...not because I'm violent or any crap like that. But for the sport of it and to get a good work out. I miss sparring...thing is, it has to be under control. That's always 1 thing a lot of people who've never been taught properly don't understand: You can through punches at 100% speed @ 50%, even 30% strength...but if you don't know how you can really hurt someone. It's also one thing to shadow box and punch a bag, but it's another to spar and have a moving target hitting back :) As Bruce Lee(R.I.P.) said in Enter the Dragon: "Boards don't hit back"...

IMO, Bruce Lee is the greatest fighter of my time...he really knew how to harness energy & power and was mentally an absolute killer. His whole approach to fighting & combat is on some next level shit...but I'll rant about that some other day. I'm gonna go shadow box LOL.