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rip manute. i had a great time watching you block shots and launch 3 pointers for the golden state warriors. you truly brought smiles to many faces both in the united states and your native sudan. you lived a short life (47 years) but an impactful one. and in the end, that's what counts.

please read this article if you can. this man was a saint, i wish he got more credit for it while he was alive.

let's make it count people.

i'm diehard usc. like shawn george once said , "i'm not a fan. i'm an alum." but at the same time, i try to look at things objectively.

i'm dissapointed about the rulings, i can't lie. no need to go into the details, i'm sure you've seen them if you watch espn or have picked up a newspoper. as a season ticket holder since my freshman year (94-95), its tough.

as an owner of a #5 jersey, i'm particularly dissapointed in reggie bush. but at the same time, i understand. reggie and his family thought they needed a money and they found a way. not the right way to go about it, but who am i to judge, i wasn't in their situation. even if he does not have to face a jury, he has to be tried under the court of public opinion, which may in fact be not as forgiving.

that being said, i truly hope the administration and coaching staff at the time didn't know about these wrongdoings. i believe they didn't but i don't know all the facts.

who do i feel bad for in all of this? of course the kids who will be punished who had nothing to do with this. this always happens, its a part of life. someone will make a mistake and get away with it. and someone will have to pay the price for it. call it a life lesson.

i know an appeal is forthcoming. i'm hoping the sentence is reduced. but in the end, what is there that can be done as fan? as an alum?

it may be a long two years. i'm sure all the usc haters are very happy to hear this. and people will take this opportunity to kick the program while its down. other bandwagon fans will detach their usc flags from their cars.

but for the true fans and alum, there is nothing to do but "fight on". this too, shall pass.

preface this by saying i'm a huge trojan fan and normally i boo most things from westwood. but not diddy reese. and definitely not coach wooden.

here are some quotes from a very wise man.

-Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
-Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
-Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

and my absolute favorite...

-It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

edit: apparently coach wooden just passed away. he was 99. rip coach.

but instead, i'll post RANDOM clips from youtube (note the stress on random). don't judge me:

seriously what do reggie and lamar talk about when its just them two hanging out? being black and rich? a shared love for armenian females? how to keep these armenian females on their blackness but away from their richness?

check reggie doing his thing! (note that his thing doesn't mean playing football)


lamar, you are now my favorite laker since eddie jones. check this out, you will LOL.

espn.com posted this yesterday: the top 50 lakers of all time! ok some may argue with the list (like artest over anthony peeler or brian shaw? really?) but all in all its entertaining and i definitely agree with the top 3.



happy holidays!

i just got out of jury duty on friday. it was a drug trafficking case.

lucky my brother is a cop. i emphasized that relationship and i was able to get out. good thing since work only pays for one day...

yesterday i played ball with some guys in high school. i was totally the "crafty veteran". i never wanted to be "that old guy" but yup thats me. time to go brett favre and finally quit on the whole bball thing.

here's my "album cover".

(i'll add it later).

congrats tim tebow. you are the best filipino qb i know. (sorry trig).

but usc would still beat flo-rida. fight on!

fighter of the year.

jeff diwas, felix, and i were talking about iphone apps that would be profitable to be developed a few months back. kevin chimed in that, "what would be really cool would be to make the iphone turn into a mirror." this was quickly dismissed.

boy were we wrong. i've been running ALOT the past few days. but its not even making a dent. frickin holidays!