2011

Technically, summer starts the day after memorial day however, July is an official summer month in California. I noticed this early Monday morning when i woke up hoping to be greeted with a beautiful sun shine through the silky white curtain of my window but instead, the summer California sun was blotted by the invading grey overcast drifting from the Pacific. I pondered; it must be June, […]

Got Craigslist? 5/14/2011

I was told to show up at noon. I pulled up in front of the yellow building with my beach cruiser and thought to myself , “how the hell do you sell socks in this place?” It was a three-story gated complex with underground parking right off of broadway and Santa Monica. I rode my bike around the block and surveyed the neighborhood. I grabbed my blackberry, it was […]

Examining ‘Pearls On The Ocean Floor’ 4/27/2011

“To do all that, I can in any humble way to raise the stigma of degredation from my race.” Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859-1930) Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins was one of the first African American female writers who attempted to “raise the stigma of degredation” concerning racism and the mistreatment of the blacks in dominant white America. In her book Contending Forces […]

Mistaken identity 4/24/2011

I interviewed a squirrell this morning. And our conversation goes like this; Jonah: “What up dude!” Sql: “Nothing. Chillun like a mofo. U?” Jonah: “I just woke up!” Sql: “I can tell. Aren’t you going to school today?” Jonah: “Today is Sunday! What do you know about school?” Sql: “Nigga i saw you last week crossing Santa […]

A brief history of cannibalism in the Fiji islands 4/18/2011

When i was a little kid while having breakfast one early morning at my great grandma’s house, that’s when i first heard my grandfather spoke of our dark and violent taboo history; cannibalism. I remembered him saying (in Fijian); “…I’ve never tried it but i still remember what grandpa said that humans taste like pork .” As an 8 year old hearing that by the breakfast […]

192 Old house blvd, Unit “red light district” 4/8/2011

There’s this burrito place called El Cilancho on 13th street and Imperial beach blvd. I use to live at “Kung Fu Hustle” apartment (i coined the term based on the structure of Stuart Manor apt. complex to the movie Kung Fu Hustle) across from El Cilancho. Their cana sada burrito and mariscos tacos are “f”ing off the hook. Imperial beach […]

Fiji: A rugby crazy nation 03/23/2011

Fiji National University student Akuila Cama painted a perfect picture (like how i remembered it) of the hype and preparation of the Fijian fans during a pre-annual Hong Kong rugby sevens game starting this weekend. Like our neigboring New Zealand, rugby is like religion in Fiji. Thanks Cama for your well written article; takes me back home. Courtersy of: wwww.Fijitimes.com The HK […]

MILK 03/17/2011

In the movie MILK directed by Gus Van Sant, this is a story about an openly gay American activist and first elected gay official Harvey Milk who fought for gay rights and equality during the 1970’s. Thinking back in our American history, the 1960’s served as an era where most civil rights movement took place since the American civil war. Blacks […]

The contreversial ‘N’ word in Huck Fin 3/2/2011

My favorite part of ‘tombstone’ is when Doc Holiday (Val Kilmer) met Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn). Ringo was expecting Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) for a duel but Doc Holiday showed up instead. And that’s when he said, “I’ll be your huckleberry!” What does huckleberry mean? According to wikipedia, it means ‘one is just the right person for a given job.’ What does this have […]

Art or porn? 2/24/2011

While writing this blog, a gorgeous woman walked in and sat across from me. I glanced at her and attempt to make my presence known. What a beauty; a carefull black outline around her big brown eyes, plumped red chick, olive skin with long black curly hair. A definate reincarnation of the queen of Sheba, i hunched that she’s […]