-BiA- Ballers in Arms

Friday Flashback [2]

2012-02-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

While visiting my cousins in Virginia, we set up a fake ambush. He let down his defenses too early only to fall to a much worse ambush. Lesson learned: Either Forge has no balls, or he has balls of forged steel.

The Wednesday Gay

2012-02-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

Everyone needs a little pick-me-up to get through the week so I am starting a new weekly post called The Wednesday Gay! Funny images or video clips will be featured hoping to spark a smile!

With Valentine's day coming up, I hope you fellas will put on your chivalrous g-string and treat your special lady right...

Medical School is Probably Expensive

2012-02-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

ducks are the only good quacks out there

Real Life "Role Models", okay not really

2012-02-06T19:41:00.000-08:00

So I was working Sunday morning and looked across the street towards the park and saw all these Captain Jack Sparrow's taking pictures. Looked further down the park and saw a bunch of vikings standing together and taking their pictures. I was like hell ya I hope they battle it out like in the movie Role Models! I ran across the street to snap some pictures and unfortunately all they were doing was getting ready to play flag football "Captain Jack's vs. Vikings" version.

I have yet to watch the role models movie in its entirely, but I'm going to do it soon enough.

2012-02-06T15:54:00.000-08:00

Never knew about this movie until now. They had an ad for the Superbowl, but there were ads out in December already. Sadly, it's not a "real" movie, it's all scripted. But I'll probably watch it anyway.

Never been so scared...

2012-02-05T19:56:00.000-08:00

So last night I was studying and of course I feel asleep. My family was out of the house at my dads side of the family for tet. I woke up to extremely loud banging at the front door and some crazy lady yelling. Still in my sleepy state, I jumped out of bed reached for my gun safe and tried to open it. I had papers on top of the safe so I was having problems hitting my codes to open it. I tried three times and it wouldn't open which only made me more nervous since no one in my family was opening the door or saying a single word (Yes, I thought my family was home). Finally I open the safe, loaded my glock and ran down the hall to check in my family. Pointed my flashlight into my parents room and no one was there. Checked Joe's room and again no one was there. I was thinking WTF is going on? All this time this lady was still banging on the door and yelling. I was thinking "man this Lady must be drunk or something." I was so scared going down the hall thinking in my head, "man I hope I don't have to use my glock tonight." Another thought in my head was "I've been through all this "scenario run" before and now it's time to put it to use." Cleared the kitchen and no one was in the house. Turned the corner and at that moment I realized it was just Mai and my sister's family outside yelling to get into the house. Then it all came back to me that it was Saturday night and my family is at Ong's house for tet.

Extremely relieved ... phew! False alarm!

What What? In the Butt [4]

2012-02-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

New Segment : Friday Flashback

2012-02-03T07:47:00.000-08:00

As an attempt to put up regular things (like Sunday's WWITB) I am putting up random videos from my computer (which I have had since junior year of high school). Expect stories from my life every Friday. It's an easy way for me to provide material for at least this entire year.

This one is from my freshman year at UCLA during Halloween, where they bus in kids from south central LA so they can go trick or treating in the dorms (since it's kinda dangerous in their own community). It's one of the most fun parts of living at the UCLA dorms, after we entertain the kids, we go around to check all the other floors to see what they have. And some are INSANE. I remember the winner for one year was an infected laboratory with mad scientists and zombies. They had buzzing electrical sounds yellow/red light ambience. Anyway my floor's theme was castles and anything medieval, so we had people dressing up as knights, princesses, angels, devils, torturers (like my friends David and Duncan). I was "evil Homer".

University: a tradition of instilling education, service, and SBD

Rosetta Stone For The Womanese Language II

2012-02-02T17:42:00.000-08:00

Women use subtle hints to get what they want, but that doesn’t always work out when men are slow to catch on. So to help both sides of the gender divide, let us explore more into this ridiculous language spoken by women…

She says: Khoa…we need to go see that movie!

She means: I want to go see that movie and you better too!

She says: Do what you want Tony.

She means: The correct decision should be obvious by now or else you’ll pay for this later.

She says: I’m not emotional and I’m not overreacting, Jon!

She means: Damn it…I’m on my period!

She says: No, Mc Donalds is fine Bryan.

She means: You’re a cheap bastard.

She says: Joe… I’ll only take five minutes.

She means: 5 minutes equivalent in a football game.

She says: Do I look fat in this, Chris?

She means: You better reassure me that I’m not fat!

She says: Whatever.

She means: Screw you!

Here’s a question for you male ballers: After reading this, if a girl used these hints on you…would you brush them off because she is not straight forward in communication, or would you accommodate those hints?

GMG: People who want everything to be easy

2012-02-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

Here's a review I reamd from someone who doesn't like Battlefield 3.

Don't worry this post isn't all about video games, it's just a primer for discussion.

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I brought BF3 and COD:MW3 about the same time. I tried Call of Duty first and hated it for the most part but stuck with it and found a game I had some good fun with after a while. After maxing out a few weapons and earning a few rare titles I got bored of the game and decided to try BF3.

Over the past month I've owned it I put it in several times to try and get the hang of it but not liking it all so much (not for the same reasons I disliked COD at first). I didn't enjoy the pace of BF3.

To break it down multi-player is the highlight of this game. Offline I tried for a bit and found I liked it for the hour or so I played even though it was like riding on rails. Online the game doesn't have the experience you think it would.

Between COD and BF the biggest difference gameplay wise is the option of using vehicles. You have your choice of using just about any Jet/copter/tank/army machine you can imagine...even a freaking bulldozer.Which adds charm to the game but wait! All of the vehicles are hard as dry dog turds to drive. The vehicle controls are punishing. I crashed so many jets before figuring out how they work it was embarrassing.

If there is one question about the game people asks it's how do you pilot vehicles in this game. EA never thought to add in a bootcamp,flight school, training mode or anything at all that would make the game more enjoyable for people just starting out. So your left to be a pest to your teammates crashing equipment they need to win until it takes you X times to figure it out.

Since I brought the game mainly for that reason it was my biggest turn off from it. The FPS aspect isn't worth talking about. It's not exciting or heart pumping like COD is. You see a guy you kill him or he kills you. Guns are so so compared to COD and the accuracy of the guns is like playing baseball in the dark. You either hit or you miss when you swing but you won't know until you see someone fall or that ball fly. The weapons look more detailed and sound good though but don't expect intense fire fights as most people scope and snipe or in COD terms it's Camper heaven. Not really anyones fault but the games. The maps are so big that really scoping and sniping is the best method to take people down when your playing infantry.

Back to the vehicles though. They tried to make this game simulator and that's the problem. There's just too much crap going on and too much to remember/do. Each vehicle steers differently there are no simple controls. You'll be so busy trying not to crash or get your teamates killed you'll forget what you got in the vehicle for. Tanks are the easiest to drive but also the worse. They get stuck on everything and maneuver like well... a tank. They also don't last long as someone always has an RPG to take them out so get your rounds off quick or take down whatever you need (how realistic is that? an RPG takes down a tank?).

In a Military Action game I'd expect to be able to focus on the battle and not focusing on how to be a Pilot or tank driver which is why I'm not a fan of this game. If they want to make flight/driving simulators they should just make a separate game just for that not mash the two together. The game would be more fun with simple vehicle controls so everyone could have a good time without having logged 90000 hours into the game to master a jet or dunebuggy. I'm Using a PS3 controller to fly I don't think complex controls are necessary, I've never seen a real F/18 or Viper pilot use a PS3 controller to fly Why so Serious with the freaking vehicle controls.

I've given up learning to fly and know have become a suicide Kamikaze pilot. I find my target and crash into them. At least when I crash it will help out the team somewhat.

If BF4 comes out or any BF game I'll pass I'd rather stick with COD. I play games for fun not frustration.

Oh yeah and the game pace is so slow it is boring if you're used to faster action and heavy gun fights that make you think like in COD. I see BF3 as a game for people that fail at being COD to run to. Not many people like COD because of the skill and reflexes it requires to become skilled at but people love BF3 because it doesn't require much any of that. It's like the Anti call of duty. Hardest thing in this game is learning the GOD awful piloting controls. THIS GAME SUCKS SKIP IT!

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This fool made me laugh so much. Complaining that vehicles are hard to drive because they all handle differently(you mean I can't turn an SUV hard like a sports car, why not? what happens?!) Complaining that guns are hard to use because they have different recoil patterns and velocity drop? Complaining that real pilots don't have to use a PS3 controller (but instead a stick, throttle, and shitload of God knows how many buttons in the dashboard)?

Here's a summary of what grinds my gears.

1) What he thinks is important or vital to modern warfare is completely off. He complains that a game should stick to "focus on the battlefield" instead of vehicles (oh yeah... sorta like how the American military dominated Iraq, we sprinted our infantry across the desert without tank or plane support). This applies to ignorant and prideful fools in society that think they know what's best for everyone when they don't know jack. Being ignorant and prideful alone is one thing, but when you combine the two you get Super-Douche from the planet of Douche-ton. He can only be stopped by douche-tonite.

2) This guy doesn't care about team goals, only his own stats. He's wants a high kill death ratio, and doesn't care about his level of competition. I on the other hand, enjoy a good whooping of noobs, but also equally value a 1:1 ratio if I win a Rush game against supreme competition. You only get better by going against those better than you (in other words, losing isn't the worst thing). If you are content with being better than noobs, then you aren't getting any better. An example is an adult that thrives on dominating basketball games against kids and wants them to know he's better than them.

3) This guy wants everything to be easy. I enjoy the fact that I've crashed helicopters a couple times before I was able to fly them through tunnels. I'm still amused when I crash a plane into a near invisible radio tower. I laughed my ass off when my jeep got stuck between some debris and Tony and Jon were in the backseat and we got killed by a tank. Outside of BF3, there's other everyday slips. I appreciate the fact that I still miss basketball shots even when I'm on fire. You think I'm really good at stick shift? Sometimes I literally grind my gears because I'll stall my car every now and then.

These everyday small setbacks give you perspective that we are human who make mistakes, and you have to work to become good at something. Talent only takes you so far. So why do I laugh at my failures, while some annoying kid RAGES over his microphone? It's because I know that hard things are worthwhile because they are hard. More importantly I believe in my potential to become better. These small setbacks remind you to be humble, but it gives you hope. It lets you know how far you have come, and how hard you have to go. And knowing is half the battle.

TMLS - Music: The "Asian Dad" defuse kit

2012-02-01T02:17:00.000-08:00

You know the "Asian Dad" of internet meme fame? The one that always expects you do be 100% or A+, etc. Although the meme is an exaggeration, it's not too far off. They don't want you wasting time on "useless" extracurriculars such as sports and acting. Why? Because it does not lead to good grades.

Well I thought about this and there is one thing that can help defuse the super competitive spirit of Asian Dad. It's music, particularly soulful instrumental music, like a piano or violin. Why else would these crazy Asian dads allow their kids to take up such a time consuming hobby? Music is pleasing to the ears and soothes the soul. Asian dads can stop asking their son "lam bac si chua?" and just enjoy life for the moment. I thank my lucky stars for that.

New Co-operative Game

2012-01-31T07:52:00.000-08:00

What's the only two player game more fun than flying an attacking helicopter with a friend in Battlefield 3? Now you can play two player co-op tetris with a friend on a giant NES controller!

Superior or Douche

2012-01-30T00:00:00.000-08:00

Set-up:
So i recently bought a soldering iron from radio shack and it wasn't the best but it was all i needed. Came in a small little kit that included some goodies. Days pass and one use later I find myself with a no longer usable soldering iron, the tip had shat itself. It seemed like the perfect time to read the reviews lol, looks like it was a common problem, chet! I wasn't too angry, it was a cheap soldering iron and would only cost about two bucks to fix.

Incident Begin:
So i went to radio shack with the carbon covered soldering iron, what could've been mistaken as a prison shank to some, to buy the replacement part. Asked the employee if the limited lifetime warranty (a subject that will be covered in another post) covered the soldering iron. Employee looked at the soldering iron and said "if it's in 30 days". Woohoo! it was, but i didn't have a receipt, i didn't have anything in my hands except a dirty dead soldering iron....duuuuuuuu me

The employee asked me if i could bring him the same soldering iron off the shelf. I thought he was going to cross check the two soldering irons, new in package and used, but when he got it he opened up the package and replaced the new one with my old one. He looked at me and said "i'll just tell my boss i found it like this," I immediately thanked him and he said "cause i remember selling it to you"

So to me this guy is Superior! But to the boss, if he ever finds out, this guy is a douche. I Salute you Radio Shack man for sticking up for the little man!

What What? In the Butt [3]

2012-01-29T00:00:00.000-08:00

Balance

2012-01-28T07:18:00.000-08:00

Life is all about balance. People should be a little bit of everything, to enjoy as many things as possible and to understand as many people as possible. So here's a list off the top of my head.

Balance between working and playing. Balance between science and arts. Balance between taking shots and driving to the basket. Balance between driving to the left and driving to the right. Balance between serious and playful. Balance between a katana sword and a sushi knife. Balance between playing with bunnies and playing with "bunnies". Balance between giving honest advice and not hurting someone's feelings. Balance between holding your ground and giving way. Balance between respecting elders and doing what you want to do. Balance between being a lady's man and being a man's man. Balance between being the helicopter pilot in BF3 and being the gunner while your friend crashes the helicopter. Balance in telling lame jokes and telling dirty jokes. Balance in being a dreamer and being a do-er. Balance in eating sugary cereal and eating boring cereal. Balance in making a fool of yourself and gaining the respect of others. Balance in being wise and being youthful.

the list goes on and on...

Melodica 90s Megamix

2012-01-27T17:41:00.000-08:00

It's quite funny that almost everyone in my family knows how to play a musical instrument, except me. I played the Oboe for 1/2 year in middle school and quit, because I don't recall why (probably was not confident in my skills to wield it).

So my youngest brother, music star in my family, bought a Melodica instrument (basically a crossover from a piano, harmonica, and a woodwind instrument) a while back and he enjoyed playing with it. I have a recording of him playing the first 30 seconds of Careless Whisper on my phone and it sounds pretty good.

Anyway, he showed me a video today of someone else on youtube using the instrument to do a 90s Megamix and well, listen and see how many of these songs you recognize (mostly from the dance and techno era).

-KHORN-

Show Stoppa

2012-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:00

Enrolled in a Modern Language class to complete my Themed courses, the class is Aging and Literature.

Pretty interesting class and a lot of things being learned. One of the main things that struck me were about parents wanting their kids to be successful in life. And not only being successful but more successful than the parents were. Which is true, most parents work hard to give their kids a good future and a chance at a great future. This is how we were all raised, to strive to make it bigger than our parents.

My teacher then went on to explain to us, the class, how this way of growing up just isn't possible anymore. The country is running out of room in the white collar level job industry because of all the people and parents, or something like that lol. She said it was sad that it's economically impossible, with an exception here and there, to really succeed our parents.

Kind of kills yours dreams huh? I guess not everyone can be a doctor ;). What do you think?

Insane jump in viewership

2012-01-26T12:08:00.001-08:00

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November had 1,182 views which was normal for the past year. December jumped up to 3,759 views, and so far January has 4,751 views. I can think of two reasons why and Frosty is to credit for both. He figured out how to plan future autoposts which allowed us to easily ensure at least one post a day. He also switched to dynamic layout, which allow people to see alot of material. Lastly, our site is so full of variety that we get all bunch of stragglers from google. Thank you visitors and enjoy your stay!

MMF

2012-01-26T00:00:00.000-08:00

You know what Melts my Frosty?

Tricky Mudabitches in a parking lot/structure. I'm talking about the people who make eye contact with you as you signal to take their spot so they speed up and get to their car making you think "oh good! they'll be out quick" but end up looking at themselves in the mirror for three to four minutes before they even turn the car on. Why you gotta trick me like that!? duuuuuuuu me mang!

Whats an immoral pleasure seeker?

2012-01-25T11:08:00.000-08:00

Here's a little hump day laugh! :D

Superior or Douche!

2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

I give to you another event in which you can decide the subject is superior or douche!

Today I had to help my dad install a water heater at someone's house. Skip some details, we're at Home Depot doing some water heating shopping. First event incident, I was looking for some heat shrink but it took some time to find an employee to assist me and when i found one he had no idea what i was talking about. Second event incident, after failing to assist me the employee scrambled to find another employee to assist me. Third event incident, repeat incidents one and two lol. Fourth event incident, finally got what i was looking for! Fifth event incident, got some plywood cut, first two cuts are free and any additional cuts are 25 cents each. Employee gave me 4 cuts for free, Superior!. Sixth and final event incident, as i'm waiting near a cashier for my dad to pick something up real quick this white guy is walking to the front with an unhappy aura about him, while mumbling something under his breath about no one in sight to assist him. He walks straight to a lady cashier who is sharing a conversation with another cashier (both of which have no one to ring up) and says to her "Get over there *points at the lady's cash register* and get back to work"

Let's stop here, it's clear that the guy was a little frustrated about his visit and took it out on the cashier but what we don't get from this is that he also had his son (i assume) helping him. So while he is talking down to the cashier his son is standing there in embarrassment. That's two accounts of Douche'n for the Dad in my book.

As the cashier hesitantly rings the guy up she is showered with "You guys need to work" and "That's the problem here", all of which she just let's pass. As the guy finishes up his purchase the cashier tells the guy that he is rude and he responds with... "I'm a nice guy"...... Strike Three! Three accounts of Douche'n for the Dad and that's life in the book of douches. GG Ya Bastard!

Best actor ever

2012-01-24T12:39:00.000-08:00

Sure good actors like Johnny Depp can play many different characters, but can he act many different ways with the same glare? I think not. Steven Seagal is the MAN.

Happy New Year

2012-01-23T00:40:00.001-08:00

So I learned something new today. The "Happy New Year" song played on Vietnamese radio was made by ABBA, the American disco group. I had no clue, I thought it was a song made popular on Paris by Night or something. Second thing, from reading Tet traditions on wikipedia, this song is super popular in Vietnam during Tet. I didn't really believe it I saw the comments on the below video. Things like "Happy New Year from Hai Phong City". This is pretty funny, it's almost kinda like Borat and "Everybody Dance Now".

What What? In the Butt [2]

2012-01-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

Giving It a 2nd Shot

2012-01-21T07:38:00.000-08:00

I had previously mentioned that the Cleveland Show was kind of lame, but that was before I got to the second season. I think the writers got the message that fans need something between Family Guy and the Simpsons, not another King of the Hill. Getting through the first season on netflix was miserable, but if you haven't watched it yet, jumped ahead to the second season. There are finally moments where I laugh as hard and spontaneously as American Dad The Cleveland Show is being more random and funny, but still keeps reality based story lines. You also cannot imagine the amount of cameos and guest stars they have in this show. With Cleveland quality going up, and FG quality going down, I dare say I might enjoy next season's Cleveland Show more than next season's Family Guy. Here's some stuff from season 2: