Paul Park: I say....

Wow, what a year. Not really whole lot of personal developments but damn, what an eventful year. It's been a crazy one and I can say that I am glad it is over and I can't wait till the new year start with new goals and new adventures. Last year around this time, I was working like I usually do. I actually think, I worked 6 to 7 days during last winter break because many of my co-workers left home where I ended up just staying because I visited Westside of WA few times since I moved to Pullman because personal reasons. During early 2013 winter season, I am not going to lie, I was depressed. I didn't really know anyone out here and I felt like people didn't care for me. I drank alot during that time; drinking before and after class and alone at home. I'm not talking about just few beers here and there, I was drinking at least few shots on daily basis. I hated myself. I was still hung up on my ex and I just had difficulty of moving on. I hooked up with few girls, got...

Everyone is part of some kind of generation. We are in "Y Generation" at this moment and there new kids being born every minute and every second to start new generation. I would be consider "X generation" because I was born in '86, but I would still be considered some what of Y generation, also. I grew up with Cassette tapes, CD players to MP3 players and now the smartphone. I grew up with cartridge gaming to CD to now, just downloading the games straight from the source. It is crazy to look back see how far we came in technology and society. When I was in elementary, Backstreet Boys, N'Sync was ruling the radio and Hip Hop was in it's golden age; then things started to fade away and Hip Hop pretty much ruled from that point till roughly around 2008, the trend started to change to more electric sound and then introducing of new genre,Dub-Step. But soon enough, dub-step started to fall behind also and music became more of skill by using actual instruments...

Finally, our technology caught up with our imagination and what could only been imagine have became true. I can not say the Smart Watch for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 isn't awesome because it is. The idea of having your communication device on your wrist; I mean, how awesome is that?! However, I know this is just a beginning and this technology will be adopted by other companies. Who knows? Maybe within year or two, Fossil watch company might join Android and create something or Hublot with iPhone? This idea is going to open doors like gangbusters and I am happy that Samsung started this trend. However, would I suggest buying this? I would not. It is a great start but it is just a start. Like when the new iPod came out and look at what they have accomplished; this is beginning of great this, but it is still a beginning. I would suggest you to wait and see what's going to come out next. 2.0 is always better than 1.0. I think lot of people are buying this because it is new, and it...

People get along with same kind of people; that is why guys hangs out with guys and girls hangs out with girls. When it's mixed with lot of quantity of both, it's great, but when it's 1 on 1, or when it's in small number of people, it tents to get harder. It's natural, there is nothing wrong of thinking that you are weird around girls/ guys because we have different interest, dialogue, and way of thinking. Not saying, it's not possible to be friends with opposite sex; I have many females friends, but at the end of the day, you will be more comfortable talking to your own sex rather than opposite. I know I have people here thinking, well I got opposite sex friends that I can call and BLAH BLAH BLAH; I'm not talking about that, but more so, being best friends or anything close. I will tell you exactly how the situation is; one of the them is in love with one of them, that is it. Most of times, it will be guys. Guys will do anything to help a female friend out ...

I don’t expect people to understand this record or even like this record because, my opinion, this is one of the best Jay-Z album ever been recorded. It’s not your typical Jay-Z album that you expected. It is not going with the modern trend but it is more of time-less piece of work. You can’t compare Jay-Z’s old albums his new ones because new albums always presents new ideas with new ways. Of course, Reasonable doubt is all time classic, In My Life Time was good album but not great, Vol.2 became very commercialized, Vol.3 set history mark on hip hop, La Familia was a tribute album for his crew ROC, Blueprint was one of  the classic album, Blue Print 2 was marking of new chapter for his personal life introducing his relationship with Beyonce, Black Album created new style of Hip Hop bringing the new feeling of live instruments and also, fair-well to his possible rap career, but came back with Kingdom Come like Jordan wearing 45, American Gangster used lot of live instruments and g...

On June 16, 2013, during the NBA Finals game, Jay-Z gave it's first look of the new album "Margna Carta Holy Grail" though Samsung Galaxy advertisement. It's weird why Jay-Z release it's "sneek-peek" of his new album through tech advertisement, but it sure got lot of people's attention knowing NBA Finals is a greatly watched event. Also, The album is released on July 4, 2013 but Samsung Galaxy users can get them earlier than official release date, due to it's partnership with Jay-Z and Roc Nation. Ad showed musicians and producers Jay was working with: Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and last but not least, Rick Rubin. The advertisement gives some sniff off the song and how it's going to sound. The trend in music business is to use live instruments (i.e. Justin Timberlake, Macklemore) and seems like, his new album will have that same usage of real instruments. The titled Magna Carta is not something new, Magna Carta is Latin that c...

Feeling like I'm lost in the sea. Loneliness hit Just following this water that drifts I seem like a lost man No particular place to be But water jet streams my life Hold on to something Try to stay on my feet Bottom of rum like pirates Seek the solution in the drink Cause silence only seek The reflection in me I'm bumping left and right Hoping that's the right way to home But when I dock I have amnesia Was I here when this journey started Home is made to be Home is suppose to be Sitting in the boat Hoping someone recognizes me Maybe miss me Or is my life time Just another pass by Once up on a time story? It was sweet to begin with I look for lost souls Maybe they will understand But Poseidon doesn't have mercy he made us colder So only way to be truly warmer once again is by love ones, who would hold us But my soul belong to the see Mermaids are calling to come in and play So, can never dock I set sail, again Hoping to find the way ...

I believe in many forms of love and ways of falling in love, but I realize that I'm not "Love-At-First-Sight" kind of person, I learn to love. I can be attracted to many women but I could only love one person at a time. I'm not a person who look for something else when I have it. I joke and I laugh but at the end of the day, if you are my woman, then you are the one I'm thinking about till I go to sleep. When I give someone my attention, you have my full attention and no one else will be insight for me(metaphorically). I'm a one pot; one love type of guy. If I like you, I will devote my time, energy, money, and my life to you. You will be the center of my world and your well-being is the only thing I could hope for. However, it's a problem when I don't have a starting point. If I don't have the starting block, then I won't know where to start building from and I would be all over the place and give my attention and energy to little bit here and...

Are the government secretly creating solider for military? ........well............let's not go that far; but they are surely programming new generation of kids to be more fit and aware of combating. At this present time, kids are playing war games while enjoy killing anything that is different from the norm of homeland, working out to be a UFC fighter and enjoy the dark side of "fun". Narcotics have change to be created more specific with high dosage, music became lot more faster and advertisement is flashing subliminal messages. More and more music videos are containing references to Masonic groups that is resulting increasing number of members and food in not even food anymore. I hate to think it because it is such a sad view of reality but I do take in lot of conspiracy theories to be true. Such as how the flu shot are always schedule to be taken before shopping season, how the medical technology have developed so much but we still have rising number of death in US (i...

Not many people say these words any more; Sir or Ma'am. I worked in customer service long enough that if became words that I use frequently. People love to here and some prefer to be just called by their name when I call them that. But these are words of manner and you can't go wrong showing some manner. But this blog isn't about manners, it's more about domino affect. Currently, I work at a convenient store and I deal with many different characters; Some rich, some poor, some young and some old. Older generation love hearing younger person call them Sir or Ma'am because it shows sign of respect. Not really in Pullman but on the Westside of Washington, lot of young people come in and greet with "What's Up, Yo, Sup", which I am not mad at but, personally, I don't really like it. It's because I am a person of class and I try to act like a gentleman much as possible. I know why they do it because I use to those kids. I use to have pants hanging un...

How many people actually heard someone say that? If you did hear that from someone, you should really slap that person and tell them to get there S#!t together because marijuana doesn't ruin someones life. When you go through the D.A.R.E program or any drug awareness programs, they tell you that marijuana is a "Gateway" drug that will lead you to try some other harsh drugs. Maybe so, but it's not because marijuana made you do it, it's your personal self that made the choice to do so. It's not like you are going to say "Well, I did weed today, I'm gonna try coke tomorrow, then heroin, then some crack", it really doesn't work that way. And, it seems like people who never tried weed are the people whom are most against, it. Have we not heard the phrase "Shall not judge book by it's cover"? Because bible has pretty boring cover. Marijuana does not ruin someones life and if you are the person who is saying that; you probably would bl...

Early in this year my friend, S.W, kept telling me to look into this dude name, Macklemore. At that moment, I really didn't want to because I do not like people telling me what I should look into. But so short sighted; she only wanted to share great music with me which now I am in love with. I heard of the dude name Macklemore who was from Seattle but I really didn't look into because I was on my own to discover few new music (i.e. Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix, AC/DC/ Zeppelin...all time great musics), but damn, was I wrong not to let his guy into my playlist. Then, one faithful morning at work, my friend had Pandora on and I heard the full "Thrift Shop" song and it sparked the interest, but still little under the shades. Then, I heard Kevin Hart was going to host SNL, which is my favorite TV show, and musical guest was Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Due to being a college student, I don't have cable tv at my house which results me to download most of these shows, normal...

I can not deny that I love certain shoes. Jordan, and Nike and certain Adidas just look so awesome and unique. And, as a person who is creative, I love all forms of art and shoes and shirts are like walking art materials, so I love it. But I never been the type who hide away shoes or worry about them. I don't remember where I heard it but, when I was young, I heard "stain on your shoes are mark of your hard work" and I take that literally. So, when I heard the song by Macklemore's "Wing$", I loved it because I could relate to it. Even though I wasn't crazy sneaker head like some of my friends, I had love for them. Before Nelly came out with the song "Air Force 1", I had brand new mid top, white on white, forces and I loved it. White on white forces are still one of my favorite shoes, but I wasn't so crazy about keeping them clean like that because, once they have one scuff, it's done for. But, back of my mind, I always had that old sayi...

It was the first terrorism happened in our soil ever since 9/11. On April 15th, 2013, Boston had it's annual Boston Marathon which, roughly, 23,000 participated. Around 2:50 PM eastern time, there was an explosion happened near the finish line of the marathon on north side of Boylston St. And 10 seconds later, second explosion went off near Lenox Hotel. Roughly, 1/4 of the runners crossed the finish line by that time. However; the explosion killed 3 people including a little boy and 170 people injured. In this act, Pakistan Taliban have claim that THEY ARE NOT the one who executed the bombing and suspects are still unknown. FBI is looking for any source of media footage or any help they could find to solve this crime. After the explosion, President Obama address this  tragic incident and quoted "Make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this and find out why they did this". My condolences to families who are in...

Ever since I could legally work, I worked. Mostly it was customer service jobs because 1) easier to get a job, 2) keep an update on current events, 3) networking and expanding your resources, 4) learn to deal with varieties of people, and lastly 5) love interacting with people. But even with these outstanding pros of working in customer service jobs, there are many annoying that comes with it. I worked as/ at clerk, fast food,  waiter, salesperson, grave yard shift, factory worker, and manager; so I know about the customer service industry pretty well and I been in this industry for an about a decade now(26 yrs old), so I believe I do have the right to speak on the topic. Here are my list of pet peeves of customers: 1) No greeting: With my experience, I learn to speak the certain way at work to find the common ground. When customer enters, I normally greet them; but there are customers who comes in and are in such rush that they can not even greet me back. It'...

“Swag” is like modern terminology for “Cool”, and “Cool” became “Ok”. But, thing people need to understand is that, YOU CAN’T BUY SWAG! You can drape yourself in brand name clothes(buying Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Jordans, and Rolex watch) but when you don’t have it, you just don’t have it. Not to flatter myself, but when I go out, I become a life of party. When I went to some bar in Seattle; I didn’t see anyone on the dance floor and when me and my friend got to it, I started to see people come into dance. When I went to Tiki in Kirkland; the bar was dead and few of my friends were sitting around drinking. Me and my friend who walked in flipped that place upside down and later that night, we had all eyes on us. After Tiki, we moved to Time Out and we hit the floor again and at the end of the night, girls were giving me high fives, left and right. These are few examples. Me and my friends are cool and when we go out to the bar, normally, we would take over and own it. But was it the clot...

Life isn’t a easy ride; everyone feels things we call “emotions” from anger to happiness, sadness, frustration, depression, an etc.. people will feel these in their life time. At that moment, it feels likes the life will be over if that certain thing does not pan out the way it should when it’s only a tiny piece of your life like a pebble on the beach. But we can not let that pebble become the rock that will trip us over and fall down to lose the race, even after the fall, we should get up and at least try your best to make something out of nothing. Life in rough neighborhood is……well………..not easy, but these people been tested by life so many times that their back is always against the wall. And what do you do when you your back is against the wall; you start fighting back. Can’t give up, when you do, that is when the game is over. When Michael Jordan had the flu and couldn’t even talk; he went out on the court and Bulls won the game. Can you really say Bulls could’ve done it without...

What a great year for Hawks? Even though we did not go to Superbowl(Even though we could have), we took this young inexperienced Rookie and made it far. So, it is only fair that we are only going higher. But Hawks aren't the only news, King Hernandez of Seattle Mariners had great season last year, also. But let's not stop there, how about Sounders...ok, Sounders FC isn't doing so great this season but Sounders been a contender ever since we stepped into MLS. Don't Stop there; how about BRING OUR SONICS BACK?!!!! We have investors. we approval from city, we have stadium plan, we are going to jack Sacramento for their basketball team....but let's be real, If any place in Cali needs a basketball team, it will be in L.A and they already have 2. Also, they have Golden State Warrior in Bay Area, and Sacramento....well, I been to Sac and, honestly, you guys can do without Basketball Team. You guys have Kings (The Hockey Team). Seattle is considered to be one of the major c...

I see, more and more, people kind of switching sides. I meant in their beliefs; when did all these people decide to drop their faith and adore more so on the dark side of things. More and more, I see people with goat symbol, pentagram, Baphomet, and masonic on their daily wear and I look at it like "What the F#@k is going on?". Actually, I know what's going on; Media. I'm sorry to say it, but media have turned out faith upside down like the cross. Let me say this before I go in father; I am not Christian, nor Muslim  Jewish, Buddhist, Mormon, or any kind of religion person. In modern day, you are a square if you are a church goer and you are cool if you worship Satan. I mean, WTF? It's not that I care for heaven and hell but are these people know what they are doing and what they are saying? Or are they just following fed and trends that media have hurled these innocent children to become soldier of dark side. I know about the dark forces, I studied about F...

Something got to be different from yesterday, right? We try to achieve new goals or set goals everyday and I believe that is the reason why we wake up every morning to take on the day. But something have to be different. If you are a student, you should learn something today that you didn’t know yesterday, if you are a working person, your career should be one step closer to get a promotion, if you have debts, you should be one dollar lower on your debts; whatever you do, it should be one step closer to your main objective, it cannot be same as yesterday. It is not a physical evolution where fish first walked on land, but it’s more of mental evolution where you have gained something valuable to evolve you from yesterday you to today you. It’s only human nature that we strive to be better every day. If we stayed the way we are everyday, we would still be homo Neanderthal with no development. And, most likely, we would’ve been wiped out like dinosaurs. Some may ask “Paul, What do y...

Plz don't blame me for trying. It was only right for a straight man to feel this way when he feels we have entered the new level of our relationship. I only try to move forward when I feel we have achieved something special and I was only trying to turn to next chapter and try to see what new opportunities and horizon we would've open together. But, can't blame me for how I acted. Im sure you understand why I took such action and did what I did. You understand me more than most of friends I have known longer than you have known me. And the feeling that I have is hard to shake and many many times, I have thoughts that this can be more than what it is. But now I gotta do what I do and stand by next to you in different circumstances and different positions. I gotta watch what I say, and gotta pretend everything is ok. It will be hard but I have to try. Got to try...

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and, in this life, there is no such thing as smooth sailing. Everyone goes through their own ways of pain and, even though its hurtful during the moment, it gives the best gift to us; experience. Once you go through such events that shakes your life, you would know exactly how to deal with it when it comes around. At that moment, you feel like your heart is torn to pieces, darkness bloom inside of you, sun will never shine again, and want to say ”F*#k everybody”. But, you have to keep your head up and fight through this pain because this pain will make your hearr stronger than it was before. Its kinda like getting sick; when you first get it, the new feeling will break you down and tear you apart, but once you dealt with it, you will get immune to the pain. Its harder to do than,talk,about it, but this blog is written to let you know that, don't lose hope. You have to keep going. I often think that, people who went through great amoun...

It hurts to see you like this.. You are the strongest person in our family and see you laying there, so weak;.....it only brought tears to my eyes. I was hoping to see you sitting up, joking with sisters and nag me how I shaved my head and tell me I'm not focusing hard enough. But with all these tubes in your body and cast over your neck.........I hate the whole world for doing this to you. I thought I could handle it. but I guess it's harder than I imagined. Everyday goes by and my love for you is getting bigger and bigger. And, knowing, there ain't shit I can do to make you feel better is what kills me. I blame myself for living your side. I feel that, this would've never happened if I was here. Why did I go? Why did I leave? Seeing you laying there and trying to hold my tears to show you how strong I am, bust out crying in middle of the street as soon as I left. Im sorry I was such a trouble maker when I was young and Im sorry I left. I should've ju...

Essence of me that get u quiver The jokes that brings u to laughter Care that got u curiouser Comfort that made u feel like home Support that made u feel protected Honesty that let u see through me Affection u received made u happy Happiness that made u love me what would u do When im no longer there?

Hi mom Im not sure if you ever see this but here is my letter to you. Im doing fine. When I got here, it was little crazy; I spent lot of money, I drank almost every night and I quit my job at holiday inn. But im doing fine. Your son is not stupid nor immature anymore. I guess I never told you this but Im actually here attending University because you guys. I want to make you guys happy. I know that Im your little boy and that will never change, but instead of treating me like a little boy, I wish that you trust in my instincts. All I wish for you to do for me is to pray for me because I do not pray for myself anymore. It's been hard ever since I ran into that financial issue that I told you about. It became a domino effect and it was only logical for me to take the semester off so I can start fresh in summer. Honestly, at this moment, Im not doing much. I go to work, I take care of the bills, try to reduce my debt, and I just go home and rest so I can do the exact same thing next...

Who can hate on Steve Jobs (R.I.P)? Great innovator, marketer, and etc.. Steve Jobs have created world changing items through out his life. iPod, what a great product. It became a stepping stone for upcoming world changer; iPhone with touch screen and idea of apps. Steve Jobs have definitely influenced this world to be lot smarter. But what now? After passing of Steve Jobs, Apple released it's iPhone 5. Apple is, surely, one of the strongest company in the world, but they would have not been in this statues without guidance of Steve Jobs. Yeah, Woz is still alive but, honestly, without Steve Jobs, can they really do something innovative and create something world changing? I declare that from this moment on, it will be the generation of Google. Android is already a competition to Apple and Android have been creating phones that are actually better than iPhone (Samsung G III). Only advantage I see of Apple is that they have created a trend but we all know that tr...

Without a reason, there is no action. Without the cause, there is no plan. So, why does America doing things without a reason? I'm, of course, talking about the war in middle east. Today, USA TODAY headline reads "U.S. Military suicides surged to record 349 last year" and follows " far exceeding the 259 American combat  deaths in Afghanistan in 2012". You can call me whatever you like after I write this next sentence: I was/ am against the war in Middle East. I might sound like a purest but this was not our war. If anything, we are coming off as bullies who are forcing our way of life to people whom were perfectly fine governing themselves. Lead by a stupid president we elected twice, we sent our sons, fathers, brothers, daughters, mothers to war that is meaningless. What happened to the country who only interfered when the battle was on our soil? I'm very glad that President Obama have been pulling military out of places that we weren't even suppose t...

Greed:  noun  excessive   or   rapacious   desire,   especially   for   wealth   or   possessions.  That's all of us. Even though we might act like we are not greedy, in some way, you are.  Most of us, it is the money that we want more. Even if you are rich, you want more and more. That's human nature, things are never enough. Like love, it's never enough. You could be with the hottest girl in the world but sometimes you might want someone else. I guess it's quantity that we are most pleased with rather than quality.  We, as human beings, needs to learn how to control our urges and learn to settle sometimes. You might be able to kill two birds with one stone but you aren't able to catch both of the rabbits. You need to know your happiness limit. What amount of stuff will make you happy. Everyone could, always, have little more of something. But you will realize that you will find the peak of happiness when you learn to se...

What makes person "Hot"? For man, it would be chiseled jaw, warm eyes, broad shoulder; for women, it's thin waist, big eyes, sexy lips, and, of course, T & A. But, I beg the differ. No, sorry, I want to add one more to those traits and it is the neck line. You might not know it but neck line really brings out and portrait someone to be "Hot". Someone might not have classic "Good Looks", but there neck line could change that view, easily. Example, much as people love Victoria Secret models, if you take a look at each one of them closely and break them down to find what makes them hot, honestly, it will be their long-model figure and their neck line that stands out the most. But, I'm not writing this blog to go against neckline, I LOVE NECKLINE or long neck. You don't believe me? Think of your favorite model right now. Ok, do you have that person in your head? Good. If it's a woman, put her in red dress and if it's man put him in a dr...

In 2011 - 2012, I worked for a motel and I learned lot about traveling business. In last two years, airline companies have been increasing fare and added many hidden fees. This is not just applying to airlines, this includes rental car companies and lodging businesses. Rental car companies are the original professionals at adding hidden fees from GPS, child's seat, one-way cost, and etc.Lodging had been adding fees such as safe fees, room service, TV programs, and etc. In this blog, I will give you a tips to help you travel, possibly save some money, and some suggestions to maximize your fun. Here we go. 1) Book it directly: DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT USE ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCY SUCH AS HOTELS.COM, EXPEDIA, ORBITZ, PRICELINE, TRAVELOCITY. I say that because, even though it's easy to use and easy to bundle up your services you need for traveling, they will not help you when things go wrong. These companies are just bridges, they aren't responsible if your reservation at your ho...