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Annoucements!!!

For everybody wondering (if there are any), why I am not posting in this blogsite anymore, all the news like wrestling, gadgets and stuff have now moved to a new home. They can now be seen in coded M. I've decided to make coded Mushroom an writing portal along with my friends to contribute editorials and reports of pretty much anything. So if you have time to read, feel free to browse in. If you'd like to contribute as a writer, message me.

www.codedmushroom.com

As for my initiative and personal journals, I am planning to move it to another site. I am currently designing a new site that will handle both my portfolio and personal blog.

I will let you know before this blog goes completely extinct.

Peace out... JG

#4 Weight Update

I haven't written anything like this in a while because of two things. I failed on my weight goal and am slowly rallying up to meet it towards my deadline.

From my current weight on my last entry I was 215 lbs, I went up to 217 and dropped to 212 recently. This still is not what I want.

I told myself that I will be start to take Alli (the new stronger anti-fat-drug) if i dont see definite results by October. I've been hearing great things from my friend about this.

3 weeks ago though I have been doing these several things...
... eat ...
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Pictures from the WWE Live Events

Here are the good pictures i took at the show


GREAT AMERICAN BASH San Jose, CA 7/22 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30073132@N00/sets/72157601362218259/

Monday Night RAW Sacramento, CA 7/23

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30073132@N00/sets/72157601528346144/

enjoy!!!

my WWE weekend

The Great American Bash 7/22/2007 San Jose, CA

Pyro in the WWE is even louder live than on TV. It was a bit awkward watching a live event on your own. You couldn't goof off nor cheer on your favorites the same way as you were with someone. I tried booing Cena because I was all game for a new champion.

Most boring match of the night: CM Punk vs. John Morrison. I dont know it was weak close for Morrison winning the title. I would actually like to see more signature in the match like the ANACONDA VICE and the GTS or at least Morrisons new move. I still like Punk as a wrestler though, I even bought a PUNK hat with his logo on it.

Suprising Moment: Hornswoggle (Little Bastard) winning the cruiserweight title. Funny and cool.

Best Entrance of the Night:  There is so much stuff to pick from. Batista Barrage is good. Lashley is great but I have to say seeing MVP's entrance with is cockiness and flare is amazing. I'm just disappointed he didn't do his balling move.

Best Match: Cena vs. Lashley. I was really cheering Lashley on. He should have beaten him. It was sort of a weak finish though. I mean come on an FU on the top rope. Ok ok maybe im just sour about it.

Anyway i had fun thats all that matters. I expected Cena to drop the belt. I even made a poster that said "not a Cena fan". Thanks for my dad-in-law for scoring me some tickets to the show. You rock Danilo!!! 


Monday Night RAW 7/23/2007 Sacramento, CA

Travelling from Fremont (East Bay) to Sacramento (Central California) is not easy. It takes you at least 2 hours to get there but my wife got me tickets as a father's day gift to the RAW show that Monday. The difference between the Bash and RAW other than the day and travel time are astounding. The crowd was more pumped and I can express myself more because my wife was there. Not to mention,I have Cena fans up front. The seat that my wife scored for us was hella closer than what i have at the bash and i was facing the TITAN-TRON.  My only complain is the seat was too tight and they didn't put up a ramp so we can see who coming out of the ring.

BEST ENTRANCE: Jeff Hardy. I am a sucker for pyro. Nuff said.

RUNNER-UP MATCH: Kennedy vs. Hardy. Solid match from start to finish. Hardy messed up and hit his neck while making a poetry in motion move. I was expecting Kennedy to win the match but oh well.

BEST MATCH: Cody Runnels vs. Randy Orton. Orton clocked this dude senseless again. I just hated that stupid kid who was raising his Cody Runnels sign in front of our seats. I mean raise your signs when the entrance music hits. But nonetheless this was a very very solid match.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT: RKO on Cena. I love seeing Cena receiving a beat down. So the main event wasn't a lost to me. Umaga eating CENA alive along with Cade and Murdoch. The high light though is when he won Orton came out and RKO'd Cena. When RAW went off the air after announcing Orton as the Summerslam contender, we were treated to a bonus match Cena vs. Orton for the title. Cena won that bout but im pretty sure that Orton will be champ post-Summerslam.

I really had a blast this weekend. I saw two live shows in two consecutive days. Did i mention that i spent time with my daughter? Eventhough she was hella crabby most of the time. I spent time with my wife. Eventhough she does not want to admit to it, deep inside, I know she's loving wrestling already. We had great time going around Old Town (is the cowboy town in Sacramento). Many thanks to my wife for making this day possible. Astig ka talaga. Honey my love so sweet.

I was going to load up some pictures from the shows but i will go ahead and send you guys the album soon. Keep you posted.

Lucky Thursday

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the Benoit Tragedy

It has been a good 2 weeks since the Benoit Tragedy shocked the wrestling world and if anybody cares the whole world. The news has been mainstream from FOX to CNN to CNBC. I was requested by my good old friend RJ to create a piece on Benoit so here I am speaking my mind about this tragic event.
 
Chris Benoit is the best at what he does, wrestle. I think just based on his achievements as a professional wrestler that he should make it to the Hall of Fame, just like his best friend Eddie but we all know this will not happen at all. We all know why. It will be bad press for the WWE inducting a killer.

Everyday, I go to the official site, especially when a fresh storyline like the Vince McMahon bombing occured. Talking about a breath of fresh air in the WWE. I was so psyched up with the 3 hour special, it will be the memorial for Vince. Then openning the site, I was greeted to a splash pic that says "Chris Benoit 1967 to 2007". I was shocked like Eddie Guerrero shocked. I taught it  was another heart failure but when the news starting to spread that the whole family were dead. I literally had goose bumps in my arms. I watched the tribute show, nothing special, just an empty arena and a lot of Benoit's best matches. After analysis concluded that Benoit murdered his family and killed himself, WWE apologized for the tribute show at the ECW tuesday show the day before. This was the right step to do to eliminate bad press, well at least get a positve spin rolling.  

Up to now, thinking of the Ghost of Chris Benoit still shocks me. First time in Wrestling history and it happened to the most famous technical wrestler of all time. Some people are actually blaming roid rage for it, in my opinion all I can say is maybe. There are a lot of things involve in this thing, my wife said that he just sick in the head. I just want it to not affect the storylines. I wanted the Vince storyline to continue but due to the tragedy being so close to the story, this may not see the light.

To tell you the truth, I dont know what to say about the Benoit tragedy. It's tragic, Yes. It's so horrible a person can possibly do that to his family, yes. He is a great wrestler, yes. Rest in Peace, Chris.



TRANSFORMERS... truly more than meets the eye

I just saw the TRANSFORMERS movie yesterday. It was awesome. With all the problems that are happening in my life right now, this movie absolutely took my mind off it. It was that great. << MORE >>

The Initiative #3: Out of my element

For the past week i have been out of my element. I haven't been going to the gym. I feel sluggish as always and my belly keeps on getting bigger and bigger.<< MORE >>

Spider-Man 3 good or bad movie???

3 was a mixed bagged of goods and bads. Nonetheless, it didn't made me walk-out of the movie theatre. Maybe a little more of added footage to explain a couple of things in the story could have made the movie work even better. << MORE >>

What to look forward to this weekend

Spiderman 3... SONIC... Mom's Arrival... and the Binyag<< MORE >>