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Bonsai Show at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:07:01 +0000

This past weekend was the bonsai show at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. We had taken my mom down for Mother’s Day. Bonsai trees displyed by members of San Pu Kai Bonsai Club of North County. Photos Below:

Some Spring Photos

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:51:23 +0000

Here are some Spring photos of the plants in the backyard:

What Some People Call: Baby Making Music

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:42:47 +0000

Cover Photoshopped by Jason Lee

A little list my cousin Taun, friend Jason and I (as we are fans of old school music) are putting together, which perhaps may help some men out there, we figured men out there may need some help, people may want to just have a good listen, or perhaps some wedding music?

(This list will continue to be updated, feel free to leave a comment with your suggestions):

112 – Any
3T – Anything
702 – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
98º – I Do (Cherish You)
98º – Invisible Man
After seven – ready or not
Amyth – Tender Love
Atlantic Starr – Masterpiece
Atlantic Starr – Always
Az Yet – Last Night
Babyface – Everytime I Close My Eyes
Babyface – Two Occasions
Barry White – You’re my First, My Last, My Everything
Blessid Union Of Souls – I Believe Love Will Find A Way
Boyz II Men – I’ll Make Love to You
Boyz II men – please don’t go away from me
Brian McKnight – Only One For Me
Brian mcknight – back at one
Bryan Adams – Everything I Do
Chicago – you’re the inspiration
Color Me Badd – forever love
Color Me Badd – Sex You Up
Color Me Badd – Sun, Moon, Earth
Cover Girls – Promise Me
Damage – Forever
Debbie Gibson – Lost In Your Eyes
Devotion – Need You By My Side
Dru Hill – Never Make a Promise
Edwin McCain – I’ll Be
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Foreigner – Waiting For A Girl Like You
Forte – Give My Love To You
Ginuwine – Pony
Ginuwine – So Anxious
H-Town – Knockin Da Boots
Hi-Five – I Can’t Wait Another Minute
Hi-Five – I Like The Way
Immature – Constantly
INOJ – Let Me Love You Down
Honeyz – finally found
Jeremy Jordan – The Right Kind Of Love
Jodeci – Feenin
Jodeci – Freakin You
Jon B. & Babyface – Someone To Love
Jon B. – Pretty Girl
Johnny Gill – My, My, My
Jordan Knight – tender love
Karyn white – One Heart
K Ci and Jojo – All My Life
Kai – Say You’ll Stay
Keith Sweat - I’ll Give All My Love To You
Keith Sweat – Nobody
Keith Sweat – Twisted
Kenny G feat Toni Braxton – That Somebody Was You
Lea salonga – bakit labis kitang mahal
Lionel Richie – Hello
LSG – My Body
Luther Vandross – Here and Now
Luther Vandross – There’s nothing better than love
Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
Matsuda seiko – The right combination
Meatloaf – I Will Do Anything For Love
Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
Mint Condition – Breakin’ my heart [pretty brown eyes]
Monica – Angel of Mine
Monica – For You I Will
New Edition – Can You Stand The Rain
New Edition – Lost In Love
New edition – I’m still in love with you
New kids on the block – I’ll be loving you [forever]
New kids on the block – Since you walked into my life
Next – Too Close
One Voice – Deep In My Heart
One Voice – Here I go
Peabo Bryson – If Ever You’re in My Arms Again
Pebbles – why do i believe
Pinay – Next Time
PM Dawn – I’d Die Without You
Prince – Diamonds and Pearls
Public Announcement – Body Bumpin’
R. Kelly – Bump N Grind
R. Kelly – Down Low
R. Kelly – You Remind Me
R. Kelly – Your Body’s Calling
Regine velasquez – In love with you
Remedy – Closer
Richard Marx – Now and Forever
Rome – I belong to you
Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You
Stevie B – When I Dream About You
Stevie B – Because I Love You
Silk – Freak Me
Shai – Comforter
Shai – if i ever fall in love
Shania Twain – From This Moment
Shanice – Saving forever for you
Surface – Shower Me With Your Love
SWV – Right Here
Tevin Campbell – Can We Talk
Timmy T – One More Try
Troop – I Will Always Love You
Tyrese – Sweet Lady
UNV - So In Love With You
Usher – Nice N Slow
Voices of Theory – Say It
Westlife – swear it again
Whitney Houston – If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
Xscape – The Arms of the one Who Loves You

Blue Vegetable Palette

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:58:33 +0000

Sister had left a palette at my house that she was going to use for some sort of craft work. However, her older brother got to it first.

I am running out of room for places to plant alot of the vegetable seedlings that are getting quite large (Chinese Brocolli, Thai Basil, bok choy), and wanted to go ahead and use the blue palette for something. Of course, I wasn’t wanting to plant directly into the palette because of the chemicals that may come from the paint on the palette into the soil, so I decided to simply put some bigger pots into it.

I know it’s ugly, my wife thinks I should actually paint this one, where the rest of my raise gardens are all natural wood color. I wanted something that was off the ground, a bit higher than a normal raised bed, and wanted to use what wood I had available to me. It’s nice to have it high as it 1. saves my back, 2. protects it from possums that we have in the area and 3. our actual biggest pest (below):

A Long Memory, The Day I was an April Fool.

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:58:59 +0000

April 1st, 2005. I became a victim, potrayed as a court jester, a harlequin by my good friend, Tommy O’Connor. At the time, Tommy and I were working together, and always traded emails back and forth on new clients. It was a prank so heinous that I cannot put into words how badly I had been April fooled.

Tommy proceeded to post his undertakings onto a (then) popular designer forum (his username was iDp). I was ridiculed, and scorched harshly for being interested in the music of a mainstream band, as well as lashed by sharp tongue (deservedly) about how taken I had been by Tommy’s maneuvers. It felt like being overwhelmed, attacked by people like a gang of hipsters charging into line for the newest iPad or a flannel scarf.

I will post the screenshot of his deeds below, and just remind Tommy, that was a very good prank, taking advantage of a man in his weakest hour (had a night out drinking before for my Sister’s Birthday, and was recovering).

Read more from the screenshots below. Many years have past since, although I have not retaliated, I want Tommy to know thatI will never forget, vengeance is coming.

>:)

Tommy’s Post:

His Post on how I responded:

Snow Fountain Flowering Cherry Tree

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:18:03 +0000

Also known as Prunus x ‘Snofozam’, a pretty nice little tree to accent a backyard, someday this will be buried nicely and able to thrive.

Catlin Elm Bonsai Slab

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:41:16 +0000

My dad had picked up a few flat of stone (I forget the type of rock, sorry) from a masonry store, and tossed one my way. He has yet to determine what type of materials he wants to use on his, however, after a trip to San Gabriel Nursery, I found a few Catlin Elms I wanted to use. A few photos below from making the clay border, to trimming roots (and realizing the elms were made from cuttings, to hoping it will recover well. I will do some wiring and trimming once these trees recover from having some of their rootball removed.

Vertical Garden Rack

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:40:55 +0000

So, I had taken down my daughter’s swing set last summer since part of it was starting to become bent and a couple of the chains (albeit could have been replaced) had broken (we don’t know how). The legs of the set were sitting on the side of our house for some time, and I had been looking to finally get a chance to throw them away. However, with my family’s new venture at Inventive Roots, I wanted to try to utilize them, and some of the used wood that was left at my house by my sister. I normally use raised gardens for much of the vegetables, and small plants that I am nursing and waiting to mature, however, with space, and not wanting to have more chicken wire all over the place, I decided to go vertical. The process was pretty easy, just took some time to put together in between my normal day job, and being a stay at home/working dad. Using the poles as shelves, and building up the wood to be able to support the poles would be my best advantage to accomplish this. I can simply hang baskets (I used pond baskets because of the areation possibilities (which I normally like to use for my tree seedlings), and I would also be able to remove poles, or slide out the baskets easy when I want to change, or add/subtract more plants out. Picture process below (click to enlarge):

1. building the ‘shelves to hold the poles’

2. testing the shelves out with the poles, but still without footings so the rack won’t fall over.

3. Added footings, not the greatest looking but I can hide with plants.

4. Staining, and being very clean in her work

5. Still more staining, She wanted to use a roller, and promptly dripped water seal everywhere.

6. Stained, Emilia wanted to be in the picture

7. and voila, added the hanging pond baskets, as well as a planter below with some pansies to help catch any dirt that may drip. Also stuck my a few of my wisteria/flowering cherry trees on the footings, a bamboo plant, as well as my platform full of other plants/pre bonsai next to it. The top row consists of assorted lettuce, cilantro and parsley. The second row is all seeds that my daughter had planted, which consist of sweet basil, green onions, and jalapenos.

Another view, will probably add another row of plants later, I do have a few more herbs to put up. The Flowering cherry tree, closest, is about to bloom, I am looking forward to the Japanese Wisteria (White), and Chinese Wisteria (blue) to be growing soon as well.

Another view, and had added the third row with some peas that can climb upwards.

She had to get one more photo in with Emilia. Pretty nice what you can accomplish with previously used materials, and still make it look somewhat nice. It keeps the dogs and other animals out of the plants (hopefully), and relieves us from having to use lots of ugly chicken wire for protection.

Rich’s Shrimp Shack

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:52:53 +0000

Had Taken care of some quick flyers for my buddy Rich Narne, and his fantastic new Restaurant: “Rich’s Shrimp Shack“. Be sure to follow them on Twitter, and Facebook as well!

Special…

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:07:37 +0000

2011 has been interesting, although there is still a week left, I will say it has been some what eventful. Our family is doing better, I now work remotely from home, and get to watch my little girl grow up. I can say things are more positive these days, but as I have written countless times in the past, it’s just not good enough. It’s not that I need to be extravagantly wealthy, but I do want to see my family continue to prosper, as well as my other family members and friends. This includes my extended families in the non profit world whom I will continue to vehemently support.

As this next year goes I hope to start some more ideas, as well as The Big Juicy and Inventive Roots ventures. There of course are frustrating times when I feel things are going a bit slow, and perhaps at times other become non responsive, so 2012 I want to continue to change that. My family, relatives, friends, and community in general need to thrive, and there will be a different effort towards that goal.

and as corny as it may be, this song’s chorus says it all for 2012. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!