journal #192.

i have 7 weeks left to say i do.

today is last day for may and tomorrow is the first day of june. [scratching my head] already? jeez.

mets won. yay. hmm, oh, yeah. i still miss school. :[ i miss my classmates. damn it.

oh, they found my set of keys. i lost it like few months ago and i couldn't find it and then the lady who is the director of program for culinary arts, contacted me that they found my keys. i am going to pick it up when i pick up my degree. actually, it's a certification of culinary arts program. look forward to see it.


have a good evening, my fellow friends. and be well.

journal #191.

finally, i got my grades for second semester.

here it is:

menu plan/facility design - a.

food service nutrition - b.

hot foods II - a.

culinary principles/kitchen management II - a.

garde manger II - a.

pastry and bakery production II - b.

dining room operations II - a.


my grade point average is 3.75.

journal #190.

star trek - 8 out of 10.

next: to be announced.

journal #189.

it's a big day for me today.

graduation day, it is.

my feeling is different than in the past when i graduated at national technical institute for the deaf with a degree in computer science. why different? i enrolled at ntid in 1996 and i didn't graduate till may 2003. you wonder why, yes? i had 8 different majors. i changed many different majors for few years and i finally graduated in may 2003. was i happy? no. because i wasn't sure what i wanted to be in the future. after i graduated, i looked for jobs and jobs. i got nothing. when i cook for lunch or dinner, i played around with spices, herbs and you name it. i, all of a sudden, enjoyed it. i realized it was fun to cooking. my friends recommended me to go to culinary school and i did think about it lately. do i see myself as a chef in the future? i decided to watch all cooking shows and i realized this is what i wanted to be. i finally found a dream. before i had many dreams. now i followed dr. martin luther king's famous quote - i have a dream. i found my passion. now i know what i wanted to be. a chef. i wanted to become a chef. not a deaf chef. a chef. i am deaf and my career is a chef. don't label me as a deaf chef. just don't. thank you.

when i enrolled at school for culinary arts program and i declared myself to my classmates that i am a chef of the future. in the future i will become a chef and i will make that happen. i studied this program for nine months and i truly loved it. i enjoyed it so much. i am only one deaf student in the program and i have 2 interpreters. now i am graduating today and my feelings are mixed. i mean, i am happy that i did it and i accomplished my nine months program. i made it thru to graduate with a degree. at ntid, i changed a lot of majors. so today i will be sad, happy and you name it. i know it will be emotional day for me and all of us as well. because i have good classmates, my interpreters and of course, the chefs, too. and to our wonderful director of program, karen.

karen, thank you for having me to be one of culinary student. thank you for the greatest memories. thank you.

here is a picture of my infamous quote:


that was my chef hat and i put my nickname on it - chef of the future. i am pursuing my dream to become a chef.

i am not a chef but i am a chef of the future. i love that title. :D

well, i have few hours left to go.


have a good weekend, my fellow friends.

journal #188.

tomorrow is the big day. it's graduation day.

i feel funny because i don't go to school anymore. i always go to school after i finished work at 2pm and then go to school. but i don't go to school. i am done with my school. hmm. i will be fine.

oh, i am growing my goatee back. i sure miss it. it feels good to have it again.


let's go mets!

journal #187.

i am done with my school.

this friday is a big night for us, the class of 2009 because it's graduation day.

after that, i will say i finally did it. i finally did it.


be well.

journal #186.

i gave 3 out of 5 stars. i liked it. it was ok-ok.

next: star trek.

journal #185.

today wasn't my day. i was supposed to watch a movie with captioned. the name of movie is wolverine. i had to cancel it because i got flat tire. my bedroom is little messy because we had the guests and they were sleeping in my bedroom.

i am almost done with my classes. on may 12th is the last day of second semester. on may 15th, that's the graduation day. after they call my name and i walk down the aisle. i am done. i finally did it. i have always wanted to go to school for culinary arts program and i intended to achieved my dream. and i did it. i accomplished my dream. i will be no longer a culinary student.

what am i doing after may 15th? i have 2 jobs. i plan to looking for third job. preferably resort/hotel. i will start look for third job by the end week of august or first week of september. and of course, personal chef, that one, too.

i might watch wolverine on monday at evening time.


good night, my fellow friends.

journal #184.

wow, i have few days to complete my classes. wow.

i have 4 more days to finish my second semester.

i have 11 more days to go for graduation day. yep, i am graduating on may 15th. i am excited but i will be sad, too. the best program i have ever seen. the best classmates i have ever seen. the chefs and instructors are awesome. well, one of them isn't. the director of program is superb! she's amazing lady. no, an extraordinary lady. well, i am going to miss everyone after i graduate. some of them have facebook so we can be in touch often.

and lastly, many thanks to my favorite interpreters. they are great to work with. i will miss them dearly, that's for sure. thank you for everything - i mercifully appreciate it, sue and margaret. you ladies are the best. thank you for greatest memories.

what else? hmm .... oh, yeah. i have 3 more days to get my 15th paycheck. ha.


i bid you farewell, my fellow friends.

journal #183.

may.