beLated tuRkey day 2aLL *_*
i think i wuz d onLee one wRking doubLes & not shoppin dis week. sLept thRu bLack fRiday mornin, den went 2wRk again. it's a bLessing coz i'm tRyin very haRd 2save 4a car. i heaRd hoRRoR stoRies of peopLe camping outside stoRes in d coLd & roaming inside waLmaRt for houRs tiL twuz ok 2touch any pRoducts @0600am. can u imagine d mobs & fights over toweLs? yikes... i give pRops 2aLL d bRave baRgain hunteRs out there. next black fRi: day after xtmas... who's go'n shoppin???
posted by a.J. ("( 'o', ) @ 9:30 PM, ,
Thanksgiving et al
I had a number of things to be thankful for. One of which is that I get to spend it with Dorothy's Family this year. My Sister and Billy are busy working on their home improvements. Mom decided to spend it in New Jersey. And Joe has his thing this year. I got to go to Syosset with Dot and hang out with Jess and Em for a fun filled night of playing UNO until dinner was served. After a nosh dining on the wonderful menu, I ended up playing games on the X Box with Kim. Then came Black Friday. Dot woke me up and we drove to Best Buy for our early mornin shopping spree. Looked like others had the same MO. The doors were open but there was a HUGE crowd inside the store. Of course the Fuji cam I had my eyes on was sold out even before we got in the door. Allegedly they were handing out tickets for the camera when everyone was in line. Dot and I ended up with a couple of electronic items which I cannot disclose at this time for some of you might be getting these items. I can however disclose the 24" TV we managed to fit in the car. While we were waiting in line for 2 hours, there was this pile of boxes we were leaning against. It was a bunch of TV's that were on sale for 99.99! Needless to say, we took a box and dropped it in front of us since we didnt have a shopping card. It was poinless to have one anyway since you couldnt shop around the store with it. I am taking a break from shopping right now. But I do have one more thing to say before I go DVD X Copy is the SHIZNIT!
posted by Kinkoman @ 9:26 AM, ,
Prayers from Michigan for the repose of Laurie's soul. May the angels welcome her to paradise...
posted by Jay @ 10:54 AM, ,
I got some terrible news yesterday. My grandmother's sister Laurie Palad passed away in her sleep Sunday. It was found that she had a heart attack during her sleep. In the last 8 years her life was plagued with a lot of hardship. I am surprised she as persevered this long. Lola Laurie's husband, Lolo Sammy passed away about 8 years ago. Their estate in Cubao, Quezon City was split up between her and her daughter Joy and son Niels. Tita Joy decided to sell her part of the property to someone and they put up an apartment building right in front of Lola Laurie's home. Two years ago, Tito Niels, killed himself in an apparent suicide leaving his wife with 2 kids to feed and the rest of Lola Laurie's estate from Lolo Sammy. We will be sending money to help pay for her burial since Tito Niels' money is still under litigation from his wife who doesnt want to give a single centavo for Lola Laurie. I asked my mother if she had life insurance and mom says that it was all set up by Lolo Sammy and when he died it was split up between Niels and Joy. Its all a big mess. Please pray for her safe passage to heaven. Of all the souls in purgatory that need a to go straight to heaven its Lola Laurie. God bless her soul...
posted by Kinkoman @ 6:59 PM, ,
Ching & Pia, gLad u guys saw the movie! i wanna go see it again. heehee*_*
posted by a.J. ("( 'o', ) @ 9:56 PM, ,
Fixed.
Half my template disappeared. I had to replace it with something generic, and I lost a pic and some links, but at least I'm up and running.
posted by Jay @ 1:47 PM, ,
Jay: I think there's something wrong with Graytail Adventures. Will you check please?
posted by Ching @ 9:06 AM, ,
They sell DVD XCopy at Best Buy but it's like $50 bucks, isn't it? I found this el cheapo DVD Ripper program at CompUSA. It works but it takes like 3-4 hours to rip one DVD. Honestly, I didn't time it but it felt like forever!
Jay: I've added your sites! Thanks.
posted by Ching @ 9:01 AM, ,
I have only one site that I update at least once a week. As if no one knows about Kinkoman's Sauce. I will have to rent that Love Actually flick. I've giving my sensitive side a chance to watch chick movies lately. By the way Ching, I have found this program that makes a "back-up" copy of your DVD's. Its called DVD X Copy Xpress. I think TheScreenSavers did a review of it last month. I downloaded a trial version and it does the job. I have a copy of a DVD that I can pretty much do what I please. Some bits had to be trimmed like the special features but the full movie is there and I guess thats what matters when you want digital quality movies. I better stop this is starting this post is starting to become a Blog Zine report... Cheers!
posted by Kinkoman @ 4:38 PM, ,
Here are mine:
St. Cecilia Was Here
Graytail Adventures This seems to be broken right now, haven't had time to debug. :(
I let my 3rd one slide.
posted by Jay @ 1:13 PM, ,
I loved the movie Ching! I thought the story was really cute. If you guys loved Bridget Jone's Diary as well as Notting Hill, you'll like Love Actually.
posted by Pia @ 2:19 AM, ,
LOL! You all are funny!
April: I finally got a chance to see Love Actually. Saw it on Saturday night. Loved it! Great recommendation. What did you think Pia? I believe Pia watched it on the same weekend.
By the way, are any of you still keeping up your blogs? If so, please sound off with the link. It just dawned on me that when we changed the site layout I forgot to add everyone else's links back on and I don't have all of the info any more. Please also list the sites that you visit so we can add those to the links.
posted by Ching @ 10:59 PM, ,
I give the marriage six months. She's gonna bleach his lucky shirt or something, then he's gonna harangue her about it for a few weeks, then a couple lawyers will be making some green at their expense...
posted by Jay @ 6:33 PM, ,
The following is Tonino's, review of the EXCALIBUR Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He gave his opinion after he got back from his honeymoon and one of the excalibur's cleaning member stole his new Nikes. Read On...
The cleaning lady STOLE my new Nikes!!!! On my HONEYMOON.
Oct 24 '03
Author's Product Rating
One Star
Pros
NONE
Cons
They ruined my honeymoon and did'nt fix the problem right then and there.
The Bottom Line
Don't stay at this or any of there sister hotels cause the cleaning lady stole my shoes from a closed suitcase.
Full Review
I was there for 5 days and 4 nights for my Honeymoon. The first day was ok. The next day they "forgot" to give us new towels. The 3rd day they left the dresser dirty and aparently opened one of the drawers next to the bed cause it was left open. The 4th day they didn't vacuum the room. The last day the cleaning lady STOLE my sneakers from a closed luggage case. I'm sorry, they disappeared I guess. So I went off about how them going through my stuff ruined my honeymoon. They told me they had to investigate. BTW, the Sat cost $145 for the night. Now I wasn't paying for that. Also, Guest Relations is closed on Sat and Sun. WOW, that just blew my mind. The front desk was not helpful at all. Never did they appologize for my problems at THERE hotel.
Well, they "found" my sneakers 2 days later. Apparently they were "turned in" to Bell area. I guess they just walked themselves there....or the cleaning ladies son doesn't wear 9 1/2.
They told me they would look into my "request" to not pay for the Sat night. Yeah sure. They call me back and say my "request was denied". DENIED??? Well that was unacceptable. I ended up talking to the Guest Relations boss and he says they are going to reimburse me for one of my days. The other days cost $55 a night. I told him again that I wasn't paying for the $145 night cause that was the day it happened. He said he had to look into it and they would send back a check to me. Discover card was already called to dispute the charge until I get a check for $145 plus taxes. Amazing. I travel all over to FL, CA, GA, MN... and never had anything stolen. They should have fixed this problem when it started and I wouldn't be writing this letter today for the world to read. DON"T STAY AT THE EXCALIBUR, OR THERE SISTER HOTELS, LUXOR, MANDELAY BAY. They own others so look them up and don't stay at those either.
PS:
If you would like to give your opinion do so at this blog or if you want further publicity you should voice it out at epinions.com.
posted by Kinkoman @ 11:01 AM, ,
hmm... i havnt ceLebRated haLLoween since 1997!
i kno, dat sux...
so, i went as gho-gho goes 2schooL of Rock. yey, huh?!?! heehee*_*
cent is rite, iF i wanted 2b authentic i wLdve spent bigg bux 4d swoRd & chain, and i reaLLee wanted to punk-rock mah haiR. i wuz sooo excited kc i kept this a secRet fRm every1. otherweis, i had fun actin japanese. i aLreadee had d laugh down...
saw THREE movies over d weekend...
"love actuaLLee" is mah favorite. u shouLd go check this out. it left me speechless & in awe... beRRie taken... reminds meeh of jerry maguire/about a boy.
yea... it made me kind-of-bitteR coz i wuz reminded iM soooo singLe & xtmas is jst around d coRner.
"radio" is aite... iono bout cuba, but ed haRRis is definiteLee oscar mateRiaL.
"beyond boRdeRs" is more like a lifetime or we channel special. then... i sneaked in for the last haLf houR of "schooL of rock." i hope u guys hav gone to this one at least.
iM waiting 4matrix 3 & LTR.
eniwei, how are u beautifuL peopLe doin?
posted by a.J. ("( 'o', ) @ 8:27 PM, ,