Tri-City Free Breakfast Program

I haven’t had a chance to share the time I recently volunteered at the Tri-City Free Breakfast Program located at the Irvington Presbyterian Church in Fremont, CA. They’re open MWF 7-9am. I had not volunteered at soup kitchen since my early teens.

But this program was actually a little different. Instead of a buffet style it’s more of a diner/restaurant serving style. Guests come in and sit at available tables with plate settings. We give them their first plate which consists of scrambled eggs/omelet with toast and half a muffin or mini donut. You can also have oatmeal and cereal with it too. What’s great with this program is you can have unlimited numbers of servings. After they’re finished with one serving the volunteers approach the guests and ask if they’d like seconds (and even if it’s really their third or fourth…it’s still called seconds). Some guests finish one plate and leave. Others have one plate or more and socialize with the other guests.

It was a really good experience and I plan on volunteering again in a month or so. I wish there were more programs like this out there.

Commercials

I received a newsletter today that had links to tv commercials that I wanted to share with you:

Apparently, this commercial was made in the 80’s and there is no animation and that the cars were really flying in the air!

This commercial is from Coca Cola. You can download it at: http://www.coca-cola.com/HF

Volunteering

One of my goals is to be more active in my community. I googled volunteering in Fremont. The City of Fremont’s website had a link to VolunteerMatch. What is that you say? Well, it’s like match.com but instead of matching you with a potential mate, this site <www.volunteermatch.org> matches you with different organizations to volunteer at in your area. I think it’s a great site to check out if you’re looking to volunteer but don’t know where to start.

Happy 18th Birthday Justin!

Mood: If I Ruled the World by Nas feat. Lauryn Hill

This post is dedicated to my lil bro…it’s his birthday today!

I hope you make it a great day! Don’t get too crazy with your friends!

42nd International Children’s Games

Mood: Innocence by Avril Lavigne

I signed up for the 42nd International Children’s Games. The event will take place in San Francisco July 10-15, 2008. Check out their website <http://www.sficg2008.com/Home_Page.htm> for more info about the event and to sign-up to volunteer.

Thank you Ma!

I just wanted to dedicate this post to my mom. Today is her birthday. Without her, I wouldn’t be here today. Or be the woman I am now.

She taught me how to love unconditionally. She taught me what strength was. She taught me to follow my heart even if it hurts and everyone else tells you differently.

I love you Ma!

Goals

After talking with a friend the other night, I’m trying out something new. I will be creating doable action plans each day. Don’t worry, I won’t be posting my everyday action plans but I will be keeping you posted on my progress of things.

A few goals I’ve created for myself:

• Relationships: I want to fix my relationship with my brother.
• Me: I want to take care and love myself.
• Give back: I want to give back to the community.

I want this year to be awesome and productive. Hopefully, this is the right path…

See them spin!

Mood: Nine in the Afternoon by Panic at the Disco

I was driving down CA 880 S and saw a yellow big rig (w/o it’s cargo trunk) with spinners but the spinners weren’t all spinning. Can anyone tell me what the purpose of spinners are for and especially if they aren’t working properly?

Happy Mother’s Day!

Mood: You’ll Be in My Heart by Phil Collins

I just had a late lunch/early dinner with my family for Mother’s Day. We ate at World Gourmet, a Chinese buffet restaurant. It wasn’t as crowded as I thought it would be but at the same time we got there around 5pm before the rush. And it was nice that my brother was with us.

He recently came back from the Philippines and for awhile I felt he was trying to avoid spending too much time with me. Before he left a year ago we weren’t on the best of terms. A lot has happened since then, like he now has a son and finished high school in the Philippines. I’m very proud of him. And today my dad was grilling him on his ex (his son’s mom) and wanted to know what his plans are for his life. I tried to explain to my dad that he’s still trying to figure things out. He’s turning 18 next week and I know things will start turning around for him.

Now as for Mother’s Day, I didn’t have extra money for gifts, so I had to be creative. I made mini buttons for my mom and bought her balloons. The buttons were pictures of her and my dad, her and Jordan (my brother’s son), her and my sister, and my sister and brother. She said she liked it and will put it on her purse.

I guess no matter how old I get, I’ll always want my mom’s (and dad’s) approval on things. =)

Hello world!

Mood: Say by John Mayer

Hey there…

Thanks for stopping by and checking me out. This is something new for me…expressing my thoughts and feelings. But just like the song by John Mayer says:

“It’s better to say too much/Than to never say what you need to say again”

I hope you come back again soon as I share my journey…