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Monday, April 04, 2005

Tin,
    For our freshman year, I'd always seen you around but never got to know you.  But you always had this great friendly aura about you.  It wasn't until we started working together that i actually got to know you.  To this day i still don't know how you heard about the job.  But I'm so glad you did.  In just a few short months you went from being a total stranger to me to being someone i could chill with at any moment.  You were such an awesome guy.  And you taught me so much.  I remember the times where we used to goto Jenny's place and hustle her and her friends out of their money.  It was you and me bro, the "dynamic duo" or whatever Jenny referred to us as.  And from then on out you were so cool as to just invite me out to play higher stakes poker with you.  I never felt all that ready to play.  Man, I wish that I took you up on those opportunities.  Just to chill.  Then on weekend it'd be you and me buddy running the resturant all by ourselves during the slow hours.  James would always be like, "omg, it's just you two left.  I hope we make it."  Then when break would hit, we'd try to figure out a crossword puzzle and end up completely blocking out poor little Kang because we both got so into it.  It was you who taught me how to curve a bowling ball.  Granted I still suck at it.  But you were always encouraging.  You kept teaching and helping.  Even though we still didn't know eachother that well.  You still helped.  And how can I forget the nights we karaoked together.  Even though we had our great BSB Vs. NSync debate, it was you and me rockin out those boyband songs.  Didn't even care that neither off us could sing a damn thing on-key.  ..."Watch out for our new music from the Pei Wei Boys"
    From the moment I heard saturday morning, everything i did i couldn't help be reminded of you.  You touched so many lives whether you knew it or not.  It's no question that you will be missed by so many people.  Work, poker, karaoke, bowling.... everything.... it's never gonna be the same without you.  i wish i could've taken every opportunity to go out and just chill with you man.  You were my co-worker.  You were my classmate.  And I am proud to have called you my friend.

Rest In Peace, Tin.
"I know your smiling
I know your singing
I know that your in a better place where angel's wing caress you
But I still miss you."

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Funeral Services: April 11, 2005
7am at Restland in Garland
Greenville & Walnut Rd
10am - Cremation


Thursday, December 16, 2004


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Wednesday, December 08, 2004

so yeah.. you ever wake up from a nice restful sleep in utter and complete fear? yeah that was me on saturday.  why u ask? well it's very simple... i woke up at 12:30 pm.  my shift at work started at 11AM!! so i got my ass out of bed and rushed straight out the door... and got to work a full TWO HOURS LATE!! i tell ya it's one of the worst feeling i've ever had... driving to work thinkin about how i might have just lost my job.  soo yeah... i get in and well my boss isn't happy. to say the least... but he seems oddly understanding... "you haven't done anything i haven't done"... but then he imforms me... "sad thing is, i was thinkin about giving you a raise on monday, now i'm thinkin i might not." well it's now wedns and surprize no talk of a raise.  but you kno what... it's alright. i knew that i had a raise coming and that i was prob not gonna get it. i was just happy i didn't get fired. so yeah that's my story... i think it'll prob be a few weeks b4 i earn my raise back... sa'll good i'm up for it.

in other news... as everyone is quite well aware of.. school is out for us UTDers. woot woot! and frankly i am happy but kinda worried. this was the worst semester ever... grade-wise.  exams totally sucked-amundo.  i'm expecting Cs across the board... cept for the A in internet studio.  looks like i'm heading toward my first semester of achedemic probation... i'll prob retake all the Cs i get.  if i somehow make a B in any of the course i'll think about not retaking it.  yeah i'm def getin my act together next semester.... the combo of work, a social life, school, and just plain laziness did me in.  not gonna let it happen again!

and finally... my own personal xmas list.  i really don't expect ya'll to get me most of this crap... this is mostly for me.  kinda like a check list of the stuff i've been meaning to do and get for myself.
- acoustic guitar - actaully been meaning to want to learn how to play... it's a total babe magnet... so i hear
- RAM upgrade for the laptop - stardock is eating up ram like crazy
- ipod - cuz comeon... it's just cool... hopefully i can get it from the free site
- LOTR:ROTK limited edition 4 disk box set - the last one to complete my collection
- spiderman2 gift set - saw it at target... actually really want it now i'm a total sucker for "limit edition" crap
- metal gear solid 3: snake eater - prob will burn this.. but ps2 modchip's broken and i REALLY wanna play it.. plus i like the manga-style instruction manual
- killzone, silent hill 4, grand theft auto: san andreas, need for speed underground 2, prine of persia 2, metal gear solid: twin snakes - AH!! SOO MANY GAMES I'M MISSING OUT ON BC OF THE STUPID BUSTED CHIP.... altho i'm missing out on twin snakes just cuz im a lil cheap
- ....which bring me to.... fixed ps2 - hopefully my cuz will check out what's wrong over the break
- modded xbox - brian can hopefully get that done for me soon
- new cell phone - dropped the current one WAY too many times
- fixed watch - stupid second hand stopped moving... gotta send back to fossil
- new shades (hopefully non-expensive) -  the old ones r way too wide but only 10 bux.. so i can deal for now
- new jacket - all i gots is a hoodie and the br windbreaker
- poker tabletop - lol! it would just b awesome to throw that into my trunk too... between the poker chips, shot glass chess, and this.... totally would have the making of a fun ass night all in my trunk, ready to go. haha!
- 4 or 6 deck dealer shoe - hell... might as well complete the gambling package right?
- linkin park and jay-z : collision course - missed my chance to get it for 10 bux... dammit phi... u shoulda "been a man"

yikes.... i'm gonna b SOO damn broke between gettin stuff for friends, fam, and myself.  well at least i can wait to get the crap for myself.  heh others come first... now to figure out what the hell to get them... only a few weeks left.....


Thursday, December 02, 2004

such a dissappointment.... s bouncer hits on me and i only get 6 comments... total.. booage!.... lol o well.. sa'll good.

So neways... my thx giving break was rather uneventful to say the least.  the fam was all out on thurs cuz they were bz... no big dinner for me.. instead i spent the ENTIRE day finishing up Full Metal Alchemist. GOODNESS!!... at least 8 hrs of me sittin in front of my laptop watching. haha! woohoo for nerdiness!

Then on Fri, my bro and i took full advantage of the black fri sales... together we spent $600+ ... and mostly all on his debit card.... cuz i lost mine... heh.  thx to amy for chillin wit us dat day.  it's really been a while since we got to chill.  but neways... here a pic of EVERYthing.... minus a hoodie from Aero.. that we got on fri...

yep that's right ppl.... everything in that pic(minus the desk, chair, and walls) is an aquisision from Friday. haha... ok... and now to buy gifts for all the friends. aiya!

in other news... 2 exams down... i did pretty crappy i think.. ugh... achademic probation HERE I COME!! man i can't even spell right.  blah.... i just wanna put this whole horrible semester behind me.  horrible... grade wise that is.  socially this semester has been friggin awesome. but yeah.... one more on fri.. and one and monday thaen im FREE!! o shit i still need to register for classes... and i have work tomorrow morning... i am gonna go get me some sleep.

btw: upcoming ABC events: EVERYONE TRY TO MAKE IT OUT!



i designed the front of the unwrapped flyer.... heh so proud of it! haha. it really feels good to stretch out my photoshop muscles.  and me and patrick made the back... it was mostly him.... i supervised.. props bro! heh



Monday, November 22, 2004

hello hello hello... man i realy need to keep up with this damn thing.  but between all the going out and my laziness it's a lil hard.  abc's really taking alot of steps forward.  and it will exist for another semester.  hopefully next semester i'll get my act together.  as they say... "play hard, study hard".... realy need to get crackin on that study hard part.  did pretty much nuttin during the week until thurs.  the bst party was aiight.  pretty much danced with bethany all night... and some gurl i met at the end... didn't ge a chance to get to kno her cuz we left pretty early...

OH YEAH!!... ok listen to this.... as i'm goin into the club the big bouncers doin his whole check ID thing... he puts the Xs on my hands and I SWARE TO BUDDHA THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS TO ME!! "if u wash off your x's, i'll ask u out." BAHAHA... damn if dat ain't motivation to keep them x's on i don't kno what is.  now i kno what he meant by it... but still the same... when he said i was like WHAT?!?!

but neways... fri was ada bday dinner.  there were so many pplz! dats one popular gurl. haha.  goodness tho... i got WAY too stupid that night... dropped 40 bux on a single meal. aiya... so now i'm goin into cheapass mode... no spending money if i can avoid it!  like the next day.  i paid for zero food all day. IT WAS AWESOME!  free jamba juice in the morning cuz the guy there recognized me from peiwei... free lunch cuz some fool didn't come pick up his take out order... and free dinner cuz i worked a double shift.  haha i even brought the food to the olive garden for jennifer's bday. haha! and from there i FINALLY went to go see the incredibles! SO GOOD!!... o and movies were free too via giftcard. haha.

sunday worked and more free food.  boss let me off early so i could study.  stayed up all night refining my paper... didn't get a chance to study for the phys exam i had today.  i spent all of today doin that  i even skipped lunch.  i prob actually wouldn't have even eaten if it weren't for pool club havin a meeting today wit FREE pizza.  neways took the phys exam and it SUCT HARD!! ugh.... i think i'm gonna have to retake the course... cuz i am on a collision course wit a C.... dammit yo... so tired now



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