Training is key

So, seems how I have been doing martial arts for a year and a half now, its been time to step it up a notch and start training a little bit more. Actually, me and my friend from class want to practice together, so I have been trying to find some focus targets. I went to Dicks, walmart, and a few other places locally but couldn't find what I was looking for, or find it at a reasonable price. I remembered I ordered my sparring gear though online, so I decided to check it out there. Turns out, they had what I was looking for, and for only $30 shipped. Beats $50 at dicks for smaller ones. www.karatedepot.com once again saved the day. I got my sparring gear from them a year ago when I first joined Karate. I guess I am just a repeat customer drawn back by the good quality, and low prices.

3 years free, clean, and alone?

Well, 3 years ago from today, I marked the day my ex and I split up. Thats right, I have been single for 3 years...why is this important, well, I am 17, which means I was 14, so I went 3 years, in my teen years, without a Girl friend, turning down anyone that asked me out, and pushing away any possible ask outs. Not that there where many, but there where a few. Anyways, this has been an interesting 3 years. No pressure to call/text someone everyday, or buy gifts for every romantic holiday that comes around, or anything like that. I have thought several times of asking girls out, there are actually 3 girls I like right now, and 2 like me. I promise if I asked them, they would tell me that I have been resisting though. I try not to be mean, but trusting another girl has been rough, my last break up didn't go so well, and after seeing most teenage relationships and how they go, it just looks like to much drama to add to my life. So, now I use some advice that I got from a wise man, my big bro. He told me, its better to date someone (different from going out, bf/gf) for a little while, get to know them better, see if they are someone you can get along with, then go out with them. I am starting to use that advice now. I got to much going on right now to rush into a relationship and get stuck with a bunch of drama, and lose a friend over it as well. Will I go 4 years, I don't know, maybe not, really been thinking about asking out a girl, but its a rough move, especially after 3 years lol. I know to some that isn't long, but to me, wow! I use to have at least 2 girl friends a year. I had 2 relationships last 6 months or longer, one of them being my last relationship, and like I said, it ended rough, and I really, really, REALLY liked her... One down flaw to being single for this long, TO MANY PEOPLE START ASKING QUESTIONS! Lol, sigh...oh questions, you never fail to come up. I honestly don't know what I think about having a girl friend or not though, its just, something I keep putting of thinking about, but I suppose its gotta come up eventually, i mean, am I really gonna stay single forever? I do want kids and a family some day...just gotta find that right girl I suppose, but I do have plenty of time, thats the beauty of only being 17 (like how I downsized my age a bit by saying only?) One thing is for sure, I will always have my family and friends. Friends like Rachael Callaway, who has started becoming like a second sister to me, and Linda, who recently has been someone that will listen to me and my obsessions...that can be annoying, and my brother Arya, who has really been helping me out this year, and my little cousin (or little brother as I call him) Guy, who doesn't realize how much he helps me! There are others that have been helpful, but these that I listed are the ones I could think of right now. I was actually around Guy a few weeks after my break up with my last GF 3 years ago, never told him, but he helped a lot that summer. And my brother Arya did as well. My friends and family are awesome, and I am thankful for them to get me through 3 years, and putting up with my CRAP! I know its rough. I have grown a lot in the past 3 years, hell, in the past year! And the upcoming summer seems promising...I just hope and pray for quality time with someone. And I pray that God keeps leading me in life, and help stay true and good to my family and friends.

who i really miss right now

ahh what a week. What an emotional week. Well, let me start off by saying, ello mate! My name is Simon Ohadi for those of you who have forgotten. I just got done spending an hour writing a diary entry, and thought I would post a blog spot post today. I haven't done that in months. Anyways, here is what is up, but in fewer words than what I just got done typing in my diary.

So I recently got back from a trip to Florida, what a trip. Got to see my Aunt Amy, Uncle John, and Cousins Tabitha and Guy. Tabitha has matured a lot lately, and has become quite the young lady (haha), btw, she has gotten me to use haha now, instead of lol, not sure that I like it. Tab has matured a lot and its cool talking to her. Hard to believe a few years ago we where playing make believe and making funny home videos and stuff. Ahh, good times.

Now, Guy, what a whole different story. Ahh what a story. Guy has changed a lot to, but for the better as well. He has matured a lot as well. Probably the most mature 11 year old I know. I would have to say Guy and I really got close on this vacation actually, or at least to me anyways. I learned a lot about him that I didn't know, got to spend some good times together, my uncle, him, and I went to Guy's first TBL game. OH what fun that was! Great game! He got me 3 games for Christmas, Frontline (which is a kick butt game, Prey (which I am still learning), and Ghost Recon (oh the memories). The games where a great gift, and much needed. I was getting sick of playing the same 3 games I had for the xbox.

I also got a sweat shirt from my aunt and uncle. It was a CVSA sweat shirt, which is Guy's hockey team. He told me that I had to wear it on game days. I had no problem with that. Well this past Saturday and Sunday was actually a tournament weekend for Guy. I woke up Saturday morning and slipped that sweat shirt on. wore it through the night and into Sunday. The ended up coming in 2nd, which is pretty darn good if you ask me.

I had said that this was a emotional week though. Its been rough getting back into routine after spending 12 days with Guy. The kid is like a brother to me, a little brother. I love hanging out with him, spending time, and just doing what ever. And thats what we did while he was here. Saying goodbye to him was one hell of a task. and to add to my already bad habits of going to bed late, I have been having trouble sleeping at night cause Ill stay up thinking about the great times we had together. Its hard for me to just let go of these things because, I don't want to forget, ever! I don't want to forget the fun that we had together, which is why I just got done spending an hour typing it all up. I love all my cousins, but the love that I have for Guy is different, is a brotherly love, which is a whole different level of love, trust, and respect. we had agreed that we would talk at least once a week when he left. So far he has stayed true to that. I tell you, every time I get a text from him, or a call from him, i not only get a smile on my face, but i stop what I am doing to talk to him. I literally walked out of longhorn the other day to talk to him. It hurts not being able to cheer him on in person. It hurts knowing that I am not going to be the one to help him through high school, or problems he may have, or to teach him stuff. At least he has a sister though, and 2 cousins that live near him. He has good friend as well. As much as I want to be the one to help him when he needs it, or to cheer for him when the time comes, I will have to settle for the back seat. I guess its just hard to do when you care this much. Anyways, losing my track of though quickly. I need sleep. Good night, and hopefully I will be posting again soon.

Accidents happen (8/20/09)

Well today has been an eventful day. Work went well, but on the way to a clients today, a suv ran a red light and rammed into another SUV with 2 kids, a dad and a mom in it. All I saw was a blue SUV sliding down the road with a White SUV going past it sliding to the slide. The lady must have been on the phone and didn't pay attention to the red light. The little girl in the car was crying, and the boy just seemed to be in shock, the dad had some cut up arms, and thankfully the mom was alright. I jumped out of my car and busted into the middle of the street while calling 911. Thankfully everyone in the end was fun, cops showed up, took mine and another lady's statements, and sent us on our way. Its amazing how dangerous it is on the roads man. You can be doing everything right, and still get into an accident cause someone else is being dumb. Its scary, and it really makes you start counting your blessings. I am so happy everyone was ok though.

Bible verse for the day

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
The Lord is on my side as my helper;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
—Psalm 118:6-9

Having good friends+God=a happy life (8/19/09)

What a day what a day. Work went well, even though I got in late lol. I hate not having my mom here, she wakes me up usually. Ill get use to it though, and then she will be back. Oh well. Anyways, made some sales today, always nice. Then I got to hang out with a friend for a few hours. Great kid, lots of fun to hang out with. He likes computers almost as much as I do. Maybe i found a young apprentice? Anyways, had a lot of fun hanging out with him. We mostly played video games today, but he wants to learn more about computers, so I will probably start teaching him new things. I also have been doing some reflecting tonight (uh oh, this doesn't normally end well) but it was actually good reflection time. I started thinking about all my friends...christian friends, non christian friends, young and old friends, male and female, etc. Dude, I got the best group of friends ever. I don't have many, but the ones I have, AMAZING. To name a few, Justin Lindsey. Dude, that guy is awesome. Justin is like a brother to me. Him and I think a like way to much, and sometimes we don't even have to verbally communicate to get something across. I hope to keep him as a friend until death strikes us down. Then, COURTNEY BOYD! What a guy that character is. That man has been there for me through a lot of things. He is the person that baptized me for the first time. I couldn't have asked for a better person to do it. Me and him get along pretty well, mainly cause he has the mind of a 12 year old, and its AWESOME! lol. Then I got Tim Myers, the young apprentice. I just talked about him. Then I have Jeff Skinner, I have talked about him before. I got Kevin Hudson. Oh, Matthew Cabrera, couldn't forget him. We haven't hung out for a while, but we still keep in contact, and he always was a good friend. Nathan burns, met him this year, he is one cool dude. I got a few others that I wont mention for now (our friendships are still developing) but those are a few of the main ones. My friends are great. They keep me inline, and remind me I am 16 and not 30 from time to time lol. Thank you to all my friends, you are all great.

The last thing I want to mention today is a bible verse I found. It could not express my feelings any better.

1 Timothy 4:12
"Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity."

Wow. Amen to that. Running a business as a 16 year old could probably not be much more difficult for me. thankfully I have great parents, friends, and family to back me up. Sadly, my age stops me from doing lots of things in the business industry. It honestly sucks and can get discouraging quickly. I am asked a lot why I like helping kids so much....I figured out the reason. I want them to have the same opportunities I have had. The opportunity to live their dream at a young age. I really want my business to succeed....filming is a passion of mine....electronics are a passion of mine...computers are a passion. If I can do what I love in a helping manner to others, then by all means I will do whatever I can to do it. My company right now is one of the lowest priced computer repair shops in the entire county. Our prices or almost less than half the prices of the competitions, and we are still open and making money. I am not out to get rich fast off of one customer. I believe in the low price, multiple customers theory. I am a consumer to, I know the prices I would prefer if I needed a computer fixed. I would choose $50 over $120 any day. I am darn proud of what I am doing, and the people I am helping, and to anyone that gets in my way, all I have to say is, its not me you will be faced by on judgement day, it is God. And remember, I am Gods child, as are you. I am thankful to God everyday for what he has done for me, and the things he is presenting me with in the future. I may not know what is going to happen tomorrow, but I know it is going to have a purpose in my life, and that God has worked out the details. I am thankful to have such a forgiving Lord, and could not ask for anything more.

Rainy monday (8/17/09)

Normally Monday's are ok for me, they aren't the greatest, but they are usually busy. Today was no exception. I got to work on time, and started doing paperwork, etc, made some sales, talked to some friends in the work complex, etc. Today was a pretty good day in sales actually, so that made me happy. Signed on a new web design customer, which is always nice to see growing. Also got to hang out with a friend from church. Chilled at my house a little bit, took him to the office, showed him around. It was a good monday, one of my better ones actually lol. It was rainy though, but oh well, what can you do about it. Rainy weather is nice though, it calls for a calm setting and makes you feel relaxed. Not a whole lot to report today. I still got lots of work to do on the Survivor Karate Video, but i'll get it done soon. All I know is, for me, I am gonna spend the rest of my night watching my subscriptions on youtube, and reading the online story I have been reading for a while. Ill catch you guys tomorrow.

starting of daily blogs (8/17/09)

A lot of people are doing "vlogs" now on youtube. I am not really famous and all, and I don't really care for people reading/seeing my blogs, I just feel I need to get them down some how, and I figured this is the safest way to do it without having to worry about losing it cause my laptop fries. Anyways, I am gonna starting trying to do daily blogs and if someone reads them, great, if not, oh well, its for me not them anyways.

Sunday's have to to be my favorite day of the week. I get to wake up semi late (9 A.M.) which is an improvement for the week days and even Saturday's. I honestly like Sunday's cause I get to go to church, hang out with all the cool people there, as well as all the cool kids. I love being the Service Leader during my church's first service. Service Leader means I get to go around and make sure everything is running fine, fix and problems, interact with the other volunteers as well as the kids. Today we took our second attempt at making the teen ministry hype up the kids during their service...it was a fail again, but I feel it is only a matter of time before we get the kids and the other teens comfortable being in the same room together. For me, its natural now. I have been working around kids for the past 4 and a half years at my church, on and off. My 6th grade year I started volunteering in the childrens ministry at a stage hand, 7th grade I left the church for a few months, came back running a camera, then was asked to start up with the new campus and help lead in the children's ministry again. I love running camera's, and doing anything to do with filming, but I have a great passion for helping out with kids. Mainly because when I was young, I had an awesome leader in the church watching over me, and encouraging me that I could do whatever I put my mind to. He now has become my leader in church, and I am now working in the same ministry as him. His name is Jeff Skinner, and never shall I forget him. Not just because he has got to be one of the biggest kids in the world (the guy has a sense of humor like a 11 year old, its great!), but because he always backed me when no one else would. He has got to be the only reason I have made it so far so fast in the Church, and has a lot to do with why I have the confidence of starting up my own business. I don't really see him much any more because he is at the other campus, so I am not sure how well we click still (due to the lack of seeing each other), but I still find him to be a swell guy and lover serving with him on the occasion that we are at the same campus together. Anyways, back to today, normal Sunday other than having the teens in the area. Got to hang out with the crazy elementary kids, get trampled on by the boys, and kicked and punched by the girls. Yep, typical Sunday. Got home, and did what I love to do every Sunday after church, CATCH UP ON SLEEP! It was honestly much needed this week. I have been spending long hours working...well work, plus finishing up an exam for school that I found out I didn't send to them...woops, plus editing a video for a video shoot I did in Jekyll Island for a karate tournament. Its actually been quite fun working on the video, and I am quite hyped about showing it to the organizers. If only I had better software and equipment to edit it on. Also I have been working on getting advertisers for the tournament next year so we can raise the money for the equipment to broadcast it live. We need any where from eight to ten thousand dollars, just to get the basics...ouch! Should be fun to plan. Anyways, its now 12:36 Monday morning, lol, but I wanted to get my first post up. Glad to be blogging again, I feel I have been long over due for this!

Check it out

Hey, I posted a new blog that has to do with my trip. lol. I know haven't been posting on here much, lots of prep work to do for my trip. here is the post that will make up for my lost post time.

My political view for this election

Ok, while its not my first politic post ever, I believe its my first on on this blog. I hate politics with a passion, a deep passion, but because the way America is today, I have decided to get involved this year. Now, obviously my opinion and every other 17 or younger person in this worlds opinion in politics doesn't matter, cause apparently we are nothing to the government, and have no voice...even though the constitution says we do (on a side note, I honestly thing the constitution is more and more becoming just a piece of old paper....cause it seems nothing about the original writing of it is in effect). Anyways. For the past 219 years, the United States has been ran by a president. Basically, some guy who thinks he can do this country best. 43 people have been in the white house attempting to do this country good, and look where we are today. Heading back to the great depression all over again. People are becoming unemployed, business are closing, the housing market is turning to heck, and gas prices are reaching all time highs. Want to know why. because for the past 219 years, some 43 old guys thought they could make this country be the best. But, all they have accomplished is making us the most dependent country on other countries to provide us with what we need to live. Most the guns that our own military uses are made in a different country. All of our gas comes from other countries. Tell me if this makes sense, we hate iran supposedly, we hate Iraq, but we pay them to give us gas. Where does the common logic in this begin? My point I am trying to make is, we do not need another old guy going into office. The old generation has had the chance, and apparently failed. I am sick of suffering for all of the adult leaders mistakes. Even though right now I am all for Obama, I don't care who makes it into office, they better get it right this time. There is absolutely no room to be messing up this time around. The next president needs to fix this war issue, fix this stupid gas problem, stop sending jobs to 3 world countries that I have never even heard of until now, and for the love of god, please do something for the teens. Have you noticed presidents never say anything about doing anything for kids. All they say every election time is they are gonna fix the school system (which never happens because as soon as they touch something, they mess it up, plus, what are you gonna do, put 10 more computers in the school and add a new gym, who cares? what good does that do me? I want a teacher who cares, and actually can do their job). The presidents never make promises for kids because who cares about us? We don't get to vote, we get no say in our president, even when we are MAJORLY effected by it as much as an adult is. Have you noticed that a teenager who knows more about computers cant get a job, but a adult who knows how to peck, and doesn't know what Microsoft office is can. Heck, the new generation knows more about the new technology then most the people who designed it. Who do you think comes up with all these hacks? Pshhh, not some 50 year old dude, a kid who cant get a job and gets ticked at the company that wouldn't hire him. Adults are always saying treasure being a kid, cause being an adult is no fun. Your right, I enjoy sitting at home not being able to do anything with out an adults permission, or being against the law because of my age. I enjoy not being able to do anything with out having to tell someone I am doing it, I enjoy having to go to school all the time and listen to a teacher complain about her weekend instead of teaching me something. I enjoy going to classes that have no relevancy to my career and future what so ever. You think I care about the other 42 presidents of America that messed up as badly as the one we have now? Heck no. I don't care that if I travel up 2,000 miles in the air, I will die....I don't even who what I would be doing that high up, I hate heights, and I don't plan on working for NASA. I don't care that if I mix these two elements, I create a nuclear bomb. Isn't that stuff you DON'T want people to know? Math, important, English, important, Spanish, completely unimportant unless you plan on moving to Mexico or Spain. In regards to the Spanish people in the USA, that is all fair and cool. You deserve to be here, but learn our language. USA adopted the english language, and that is that. If your gonna live here, learn it. I don't plan on spending 1 hour in a class room learning spanish for 3 years. Not my idea of a good education. I need to be learning how to edit a video, or create HTML. Not about some people who decided to move to the USA and not learn our language (please note I am not saying I hate spanish people or their language, I have many spanish friends, I just don't feel its fair to HAVE to learn their language when I live in the USA where the language is English) Now that I have gone off topic, let me jump back on and close this up. The next president needs to think about all ages. Not just the people who can vote. If thats all the candidate is worried about, I say the don't deserve office. In case no one noticed, a 15 year old is an American citizen to, a 1 year old is an American citizen to, and our voices should be just as loud as everyone elses.

P.S. I realize I will probably get a lot kind words from the people that read this, but so you know in advance, say what you want, I am sticking with what I think. Even when I become 40 years old, I will always support in the youth of America getting a say in what goes on. We are humans, we are citizens, and we have just as much of a right as a 18 year old. Also, in case you haven't noticed, I am a real stick it to the man kind of guy. I don't like the higher authorities because they seem to do a terrible job at their jobs. So, to those of you who "can" vote, please make the right decision this year. I am sick of paying for your mistakes.