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Faye says:

LETS PLAN A COUSIN HALLOWEEN HAUNT THING. Either going to Universal Studios, Knotts, Disneyland, or other local haunted houses.........Let's see who is a scared Biatch haha.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a scared biatch. So the rest of you should plan away.

Saw the word Filipino here and naturally came across this bit of news:

We are writing to express concern and hurt about a racially-discriminatory comment made in an episode of Desperate Housewives on 9/30/07. In a scene in which Susan was told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause, she replied, “Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines."

Filipino blogger responses can be found here.

My immediate reaction upon reading that was so what? I was not offended as a filipino at all. I was more offended that it wasn't that good of a joke. It would have been funnier if she said, "Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some online med school." Not much funnier, but funnier still. Of course, online graduates would probably have taken offense.

Then I began thinking, why is it that it didn't offend me. It is obviously a derogatory remark aimed at Filipinos. Is it because I relate more to the american rather than the filipino in the filipino-american that I am? Or is it because I'm not a graduate from one of those prestigious med schools in the Philippines? Or is it merely because it was intended as a joke not so much targeting filipinos, but racists themselves?

From pinoymoneytalk:

Had the line been mentioned matter-of-factly in a news or documentary program, our protest would have been valid. But lest we forget, Desperate Housewives is a dramedy — a drama AND a comedy. Everything said there should not be taken seriously. For one, Susan Mayer was definitely in character — insensitive, arrogant, and stupid — when she delivered the line.

So let me get this straight. A racist remark is made by a tv character portrayed as insensitive, arrogant, and stupid. Sounds like a pretty damn accurate portrayal of a racist to me. If anything, we filipinos should be thanking the show for its accurate portrayal of those who would say anything derogatory about our med school graduates. Heck, if I were of a different minority I would be calling for equal time and demand that this Susan Mayer make racist remarks about my people.

Maybe it was not clear to everyone that watches the show. Perhaps the writers should have dumbed it down and have the good doctor say that it was a racist remark that can only be made by the insensitive, arrogant, and stupid. I mean we are talking about a tv audience here - I can say that because I'm a tv audience member.

Also, really?! And by that I mean, is this even something getting all riled up about in the first place?! As pinoymoneytalk says, this wasn't mentioned as a matter-of-fact statement. And if there are viewers of that show who rely on it for cultural education then there are far greater problems that need to be addressed.

Anyway, ABC has already issued an apology.

Chicago vs. Arizona: Arizona in 5
Colorado vs. Philadelphia: Colorado in 5
New York vs. Cleveland: Cleveland in 4
Anaheim vs. Boston: Boston in 5

How good are these predictions? Well seeing that I don't want the Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, or the Cubs to win the whole thing, my biases probably outweigh my better judgment.

Per EJ's request. I added the name DJ Tropical Goodie - I think it's better just because it's not such a short leap to thinking about his balls. If you have any other suggestions, leave a comment.

Yes, yes it is.

Please, no jokes about sending pics of a certain cousin of ours - too easy of a joke.

BJ's it is - the one in Woodland Hills I suppose. What's a good day for everyone? I figure an early Friday night as usual. Keep in mind that we have Uncle Wilson's birthday the weekend after this and Joni's birthday is the weekend after that.

The summer heat is gone. The new tv season is beginning. There's football. Postseason baseball is underway. And Monops starts today!

(pic linked above is of me with legendary DJ's Yoga Frog and DJ Q-Bert)

I suggest a new poll to vote for the cousins' favorite DJ names for me.

so far...

DJ EJ (self-explanatory
DJ Tropical Goodies (from a halo halo menu description) <- Austin liked this 1
DJ Funky Fonacier (from the family reunion)
DJ Keen (from childhood screen name)
DJ Keen 1 (same as above)

Here's a lil something I did awhile back...
~4 min scratch session

Please feel free to download it. More mixes on the way. I'd also appreciate any suggestions for songs to put into a mix or themes for mixes (i.e. i'm working on a bay area/hyphy/nor cal mix for my friends up in berkeley). Thanks!

Want proof? This should be all the proof you need.

The details are:

October 13th 11:30am
Dim Sum @ Empress Harbor Seafood Restaurant in Monterey Park
RSVP by 10/6 @ Uncle Wilson's email address

I think we all know in our heart of hearts that Oktoberfest is the inspiration for Green Day's hit song. Apparently the real Oktoberfest starts in late September and ends on October 10, but the commercialization celebration of Oktoberfest runs for pretty much the entire month of October.

It was pretty much decided by Austin and I that our next family bar night should take the opportunity presented by Oktoberfest so instead of meeting up at Los Toros we thought it best that we do it a place that celebrates Oktoberfest. Here are a few ideas. If you have a preference, comment away. And do tell when would be a good time for you.



*Seriously, we need a better name for our cousin meetups.

Mehran visited last week. He says he will be done with his program - or as Tita Evie(sp?) puts it "graduating" - November 7. I told him that we cousins like together from time to time and he said he wanted to catch up with all of us when he's done with the program. And although Thanksgiving would be just around the corner from then it might be nice if we all meet up some time before that. Tita Evie suggested something about meeting up at a Dave and Buster's. If anyone has any ideas please share.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's been awhile. Anyway, this family seems to be full of funny people as evidenced by the last poll.

Which College Football Team Is Going To Have The Better Season?

UC Riverside: 3
Cal: 2
San Diego State: 1
UCLA: 1
UC Irvine: 0
CSUN: 0

Pictures have been served on Lindsey's pro flickr account. They can be found here. I still have a few more pictures to upload. A select few can be found below.

For those who asked, "What the fuck is Romper Room?"

Each program would consist of the hostess and her group of children embarking on an hour of games, songs and moral lessons. The Romper Room tried to teach its young charges to be polite.

A recurring character was Mr. Do Bee, an oversized bumblebee who came to teach the children how to be well-behaved; he was noted for always starting his sentence with "Do Bee," as in the imperative "Do be"; for example, "Do Bee good boys and girls for your parents!" There was also a Mr. Don't Bee to show children exactly what they should not do.

The show used the then-popular Mattel Jack-in-the-box for its opening and closing titles, with its Pop Goes the Weasel theme song.

At the end of each broadcast, the hostess would look through a "magic mirror" (in reality, a face-sized open hoop with a handle) and name the children she saw in "televisionland."

She would begin with the rhyme: "Romper, bomper, stomper boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me, do. Magic mirror, tell me today. Have all my friends had fun at play?" She would then lead into "I can see Scotty and Kimberly and Julie and Jimmy and Marcie and all of you boys and girls out there!"

Awwww... bittersweet memories.

If you want to see the "Magic Mirror" part only, skip to the 6:15 mark, but if you do you'll miss the Paddington Bear part which was totally awesome.

Apparently Mother Nature won and the park is too wet to have the family reunion at. So instead of the wide open spaces promised earlier the reunion will be held in the cozy confines of a relative's home. The home is really close to the park where this thing was first intended to be held, just click on the link to get your directions.

Anyway, not only has the rain literally put a damper on things, but the resulting change of location has put a bit of a figurative damper on the family reunion for me. I was looking forward to a day of outdoor activities with old family and new family. And really, outside of baseball players and golfers, who changes plans just because it rains? Not football players. And it's not even raining, it's just wet. Too wet.

Well I suppose one good thing comes of this. Unlike the park, I'm pretty sure alcohol is allowed at the new family reunion location.

Apparently there's some concern about the weather on the day of the reunion. Well fear not, I've got it from two sources that says the rain (a light rain at that) will fall the day before and that the day of will be partly cloudy (alternating between sunny and cloudy). Highs in the mid 70s are also forecast for that day. So expect a clean, crisp autumn day as the rain the day before washes all the crap away.

Today is the day Roland makes his move out to Jacksonville, FL. We wish him well and no diarrhea.


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