Happy New Year!

Once every year, Manila transform to a battlefield.  I don't want to spoil anyone's mood but I always ask myself when watching fireworks.  How much was spent for this?  How many will spend their new year in a hospital this time?  How much environmental impact does this night's revelry will do to mother earth?

Here's a video of fireworks taken from our balcony.  Stay safe everyone and have a happy new year.

Executive Lunch: Welcome 2011

Executive Lunch: Welcome 2011: "Happy New Year! As 2010 comes to an end and a new year unflods, let us cherish the blessings we received and thank God for all that have b..."

This is Lucha Libre!

A Luchador is a Mexican wrestler/fighter who normally wears a mask.  They are known for their high flying aerial  maneuvers and fast paced sequences of moves called the Lucha Libre style of wrestling (translated in English it means Free Fighting or Free Wrestling.)

I consider my self as a Luchador and let me explain why I believe that my life is but Lucha Libre.

My life is a battle- everyday I need to conquer a lot of things whether it's beating the clock, beating a deadline, beating a red light or just simply wanting to beat up something or somebody (joke, but yeah I get that feeling a couple of times.)

My life is fast paced - 24 hours is not enough and sometimes sleep is hard to get by.  It's hard to set aside time for work, family and myself and that is where the stress comes from.

My life is free style - it's anything goes inside my arena.  Funny thing is I got a couple of planners this Christmas.  But I really don't rely too much on a plan because there is a higher chance that things don't normally go as we have planned it.  So the best way is to risk hedge instead.  Always have plan B ready, trust me Plan B is the real plan.  Frustration happens when you fix yourself on a plan and it didn't work out well.  So why frustrate yourself?

My life is high risk - everyday you'll never know what's behind the door.  So keep I keep my hands up in alert and ready to strike, grapple or defend.  If I can wear a helmet and a bullet proof best so much the better.

And sometimes I would have to wear a mask.  Behind the joy and the pain you would always have to look as solid as a rock.

So come to think of it, aren't we all Luchadors?

So welcome to the daily battles of a Luchador Dad.  Techie, Corporate Guy, who loves Music/Books/Movies/TV/Sports.  This is Lucha Libre, anything goes, what ever I would like to rant or rave about.

And yes, I do love WWE wrestling.

Enjoy the ride.


Ron
www.execlunch.blogspot.com

This My Friend is a Man Bag

This was originally posted at Executive Lunch www.execlunch.blogspot.com last October 16, 2010.

I am a bag man.  No, not the crime bag man, but friends who know me since way back knows that I always carry a bag at one point or another.  I carried either a belt bag, a clutch bag, a laptop bag, a portfolio bag or a backpack.  For the past few months I have been carrying a soft bag to protect my cellphones.  But I have been putting too much other stuff on this soft bag that made me realize that I need to bring a bigger bag again.   Good thing my wife gave me as a gift, this leather postman's bag from Wade shoes.  And I say this is one perfect man bag for me (*self high five*).  Cool enough to bring and yet professional looking.   (Thanks again honey, love you a million!)

 As you can see it's made of fine leather with magnetic snaps to fasten.  Quite roomy with lots of compartments to put in everything you need to bring along.  It has a strap to carry it like a shoulder bag or wrap around like a body bag.  It's leather so it's water proof, good for the monsoon season.  Case in point, today after having a drink at Cable Car it was raining hard.  No worries, I just placed the bag over my head and it protected me and all the things inside the bag from the rain (don't want to get my unfinished "The Time Traveler's Wife" "The Bro Code" wet now, wouldn't I?)  It's also lightweight so it doesn't strain my shoulder at all.  I remember carrying a Targus laptop bag before where the bag is heavier than the laptop itself!  I had daily back and neck problems because of that.

We bought the smaller version so that it would not be mistaken as a laptop bag.  But today I over estimated the capacity of the bag as a big bowl of Japanese Ramen wasn't able to fit inside it (don't worry it's uncooked.)  So here's a cool tip care of Mrs Executive Lunch, bring a fold-able bag put it inside the postman's bag.  You'll never know when you would be faced with another big bowl of Ramen situation in the future.