SOULFUL ADELE

I FINALLY GOT ADELE'S ALBUM: 19. I'VE BEEN WATCHING HER RISE UP AS AN ARTIST BEFORE SHE GOT NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY THIS YEAR. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD HER SONGS LIKE "CHASING PAVEMENTS," "HOMETOWN GLORY," & "COLD SHOULDER."A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM UK HAVE BEEN CROSSING OVER IN THE US LATELY WITH SWEET MUSIC LIKE LEONA LEWIS, DUFFY, AMY WINEHOUSE & MORE. BUT BESIDES LIKING LEONA LEWIS...I WAS TOTALLY DRAWN TO ADELE'S SOULFUL SOUND. IT'S RAW, STRAIGHT TO THE HEART & HONEST MUSIC. CHECK HER OUT ON MYSPACE OR iTUNES. CHECK OUT HER VIDEO TOO FOR "CHASING PAVEMENTS." - AMAZING CONCEPT!

FROM THE HILLS TO THE CITY

WHITNEY PORT WAS SUCH A SWEETHEART & GOOD FRIEND TO LAUREN CONRAD FROM THE HILLS. TOO BAD SHE HAD TO MOVE TO NYC. BUT SHE SEEMS LIKE SHE'S ENJOYING IT BUT STILL TRYING TO FIND HERSELF IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE DRAMA. IT'S TOUGH BUT SHE'S DOING GREAT ESPECIALLY WITH HER CO-WORKER OLIVIA. I WONDER IS SHE MISSES LC? I'D LOVE TO VISIT THE CITY IN THE FUTURE 'CAUSE OF THE AMAZING STRUCTURES, ART & FASHION.

BUY, RENT OR SEE!

ALRIGHT THESE MOVIES U DEFINITELY GOTTA SEE. THIS IS WHY I LIKE THEM: [FIREPROOF] HOPE, FAITH & LOVE IS WHAT WE NEED IN THIS COMPROMISING WORLD, [SECRET LIFE OF THE BEES] LIVE LIFE WITH RESPECT, HONOR, TO THE FULLEST AND NO COLOR LINES, AND [EAGLE EYE] JUST LOVE ACTION FLICKS LIKE THIS & SHIA IS MY BRO!

ANTICIPATING THESE FLICKS

IT'S SO TOUGH WHEN GOOD MOVIES ARE COMING OUT IN SUCH A BAD TIME FOR SPENDING. THIS HAD BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR ME ESPECIALLY GROWING UP WATCHING THE G.I. JOE & TRANSFORMERS CARTOONS. I KNOW THAT BOTH MOVIES ARE GONNA BE AMAZING AND UNFAILING. IT'S SWEET TOO THAT THEY ARE BRINGING BACK THE ORIGINAL CAST OF FAST & FURIOUS. PLUS THE NEW STAR TREK IS LIKE BATMAN BEGINS [DIGGING INTO THE ROOTS OF THE PHENOMENON]. THEN THERE'S TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL, DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THIS MESS. I LOVE THE GUY'S MOVIES!

ROB DYRDEK'S AT IT AGAIN

YA'LL REMEMBER ROB?...BUT THIS TIME NO BIG! WELL HE'S AT IT AGAIN WITH HIS NEW SHOW CALLED, "ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY" HE STILL HAS DRAMA ALONG WITH HIS MANAGER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AND OTHER PEOPLE IN HIS BUSINESS. HE BOUGHT A WAREHOUSE AND BUILT AN INDOOR SKATEPARK, OFFICE, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT HIS IMAGINATION COULD EVER DREAMED OF. LET ME SUM UP THE SHOW IN 4 WORDS: COMPLETE AND UTTER FUN! WATCH IT ON MTV SUNDAY NIGHTS!

ABDC SEASON THREE

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING UP TO SEASON 3 OF ABDC. YOU'RE MOST DEFINITELY MISSING OUT! IT'S ALMOST DOWN TO THE FINALS AND HERE ARE MY TOP CREWS [1ST] BEAT FREAKS & THEN [2ND] QUEST CREW. I LOVE BOTH OF THEM BUT I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE B-GIRLS TO DOMINATE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AS GOOD AS BEAT FREAKS. WATCH IT ON THURSDAY NIGHTS ON MTV. PLEASE VOTE TOO!

NEW FO' 2009

WHATTUP EVERYONE! IT'S ROYCE AGAIN [YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTIST]. A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE MY LAST ENTRY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERY ONE AN AWESOME NEW YEAR. THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY BUSY FOR ME BUT ALSO EXCITING. A LOT OF NEW THINGS HAS COME TO PAST AND A LOT MORE IS ABOUT TO COME. CHECK OUT MY NEXT POST 'CAUSE THEIR GONNA SWEET! BY THE WAY THIS PIC WAS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN L.A. BY A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE [THE JUICE BOX MASTER] -CHECK OUT HIS BLOG UNDER MY FAVE-O'S SECTION.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE RULLS!

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST ENTRY. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED. LIKE THE E3G THANKSGIVING DINNER & YOUTH WINTER RETREAT, THE COLLEGE CHRISTMAS PARTY AND THE YOUTH ONE TOO. ALSO, SOME GOOD TIMES WITH MY FAMILY GATHERINGS. BUT I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERY ONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR THIS SEASON. HOPE YOU LIKE MY E-CARD WITH MY FAVORITE SISTER IN THE WORLD. I PRAY THAT YOU'LL SEE WHAT CHRISTMAS IS REALLY ABOUT. SO OPEN YOUR EYES AND LET JESUS CHRIST BE YOUR REASON FOR THIS SEASON. REMEMBER WHY HE WAS BORN TO SAVE US. GOD BLESS TO OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OUT THERE! WE LOVE YOU ALL!

HIS OWN: 2008 CC YOUTH WINTER RETREAT

FOR JR. & SR. HIGH TEENS IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN IN GREEN VALLEY LAKE. THE CALVARY CHAPEL YOUTH WINTER RETREAT THAT IS! THIS YEAR'S THEME IS, "HIS OWN" FROM TITUS 2:11-15. WORSHIP, WORD AND FELLOWSHIP ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO. BUT BESIDES THE GAMES, FOOD AND ACTIVITIES; WE HAVE MUSICAL GUESTS FEATURING LOVELITE, SOAP BOX POETZ AND SHACHAH. THERE'S GONNA BE PLENTY OF AWESOME TEACHERS IN THE WORD AND LOTS OF FELLOWSHIP AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS. THE COST IS $100 WHICH INCLUDES FOOD, LODGING, SHIRT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO DON'T HESITATE AND CHECK OUT THE VIDEO NOW. COME SEE WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR YOU THIS WINTER. R U HIS OWN?

For more information call (951) 272-4484 or visit e3g.cclivingwater.com or see your youth leader.

CHILLIN' @ BUFFALO WILD WINGS

I HAD SUCH GOOD TIME GOING TO CC UPLAND FOR THE E3 STUDY AND DOING WORSHIP WITH MY BUDDY RAY, NATE, TAYLOR & MATT. AFTER THE STUDY A FEW OF US WENT TO BUFFALO WILD WINGS FOR DINNER AND MAN IT WAS MY FIRST TIME EATING HERE. IT WAS INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS. I HAD 12 PIECES OF TRADITIONAL CARIBBEAN JERK WINGS. THEY WERE A BIT SWEET AND SPICY. IT WAS GREAT SEEING AMANDA, MIKEY, ALISON, SAMANTHA, JUSTIN AND OF COURSE MY BROTHER RAYMOND. I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET COOL CATS [AND HIP-HOP HEADS] LIKE BARRY WHO IS WEARING THE LECRAE: REBEL TEE, TAMARA, JOSH AND KERMIT IN THE PLAID STUSSY JACKET.

ACTIVE WAREHOUSE SALE

I LOVE ACTIVE! THE FIRST WAREHOUSE SALE WAS A SUCCESS. AS YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PEOPLE LINED UP TO PURCHASE THEIR STUFF, AND EVEN MORE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND GRABBING VARIOUS CLOTHING & SHOES THAT ARE REMARKABLY MARKED DOWN. I ACTUALLY DIDN'T PURCHASE ALL THE STUFF THAT I'M CARRYING IN THE PICTURE, I'M HOLDING SOME OF THEM FOR ZELDA. BUT I ENDED UP PURCHASING SHOES AND A JACKET AT A VERY LOW COST. IT WAS SWEET RUNNING INTO SOME OF MY FRIENDS AT THE SALE ALSO. THE LINE FOR PURCHASE WAS A BIT HIDEOUS THOUGH BECAUSE WE HAD TO WAIT IN LINE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BUT IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT. GO ACTIVE!

LIGHT THE NIGHT 2008 COSTUMES

THE TURN OUT FOR THIS YEAR'S LIGHT THE NIGHT WAS GREAT. AND LIKE ALWAYS, ALMOST EVERYONE DRESSED UP FOR THE EVENT. HERE'S A FEW OF THEM IN THE PICTURE. HAYLEE AS TAYLOR SWIFT, BERGY AS GYPSY WOMAN, AND & JOEL AS PIRATES, KIMMIE AS A PIRATE ALSO, ME AS HIRO NAKAMURA FROM HEROES, ISA & ROSSLINE AS LADIES FROM THE 50'S ERA, SAMMY D. AS A CHEERLEADER, DOMINIQUE D. AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, JOSH AS MICKEY MOUSE, SAMMY A. AS AN ARMY KID, MARY AS A CANDY CORN WITCH, ZELDA AS A WHOVILLE CLOWN, PULE AS JAPANESE FARMER, JEREMIAH AS OPTIMUS PRIME, CLARISSA & JULIA AS 80'S GIRLS, FIA FIA AS A DISNEY PRINCESS, THE BALANCIER'S WERE ALL MIXED UP, ISRAEL AS A CLOWN, MICHAEL AS A LUCHADOR, NATE AS THE JOKER, CANDICE AS A FAIRY, AND ISABELLA AS A CUTE LITTLE DUCKIE. THERE WERE SO MUCH MORE PEOPLE WHO DRESSED UP THAT COULD NOT BE FEATURED HERE BUT THE NIGHT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND EXCITING. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

HIRO NAKAMURA

EVERY ONE WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID. OCTOBER 31ST WAS A SWEET EVENT CONSIDERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRESS UP AS SOMEONE ELSE. I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHAT TO BE, BUT I FIGURED SINCE I'M SO HOOKED ON THE SHOW EVERYONE IS RAVING ABOUT. THERE WAS ONE CHARACTER THAT I RELATE TO AND ENJOY THE MOST. HIS NAME IS...HIRO NAKAMURA. HIRO HAS THE ABILITY TO TELEPORT AND HE CARRIES AN AWESOME SAMURAI SWORD. HOPE YOU LIKE THE PICTURE OF ME AND THE ACTUAL HIRO NAKAMURA [MASI OKA]. YOU COMPARE WHETHER I PASS AS THE AWESOME CHARACTER FROM THE HIT SHOW, "HEROES." HIRO IS MY HERO!

HSM3: SENIOR YEAR

FOR ALL THE FANATICS [INCLUDING ME] HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR CAME OUT THIS LAST WEEKEND AND I WAS ALREADY ABLE TO SEE IT TWICE THIS WEEK. THIS MOVIE IS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION AWAITING THEIR LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR THE OLDER GENERATION REMINISCING ON THE SWEET PAST OF SENIOR YEAR. I GOTTA ADMIT I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND THE PREVIOUS ONES. I THINK THAT WE NEED MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS FOR OUR YOUTH AND GENERATION. IT HAS A POSITIVE MESSAGE AND GOOD MORALS. 'CAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE LIVE IN SUCH A CORRUPT AND VIOLENT WORLD; IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE HAPPY AND HAVE SOME JOY IN OUR LIVES. I THINK THAT MUSIC AND THE ARTS ARE GOOD ALTERNATIVES TO SOME OF THE THINGS OUR YOUTH INDULGES IN TODAY. SO IF YOUR FEELING DOWN AND MAYBE A LITTLE SAD. GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE FILLED WITH SINGING, DANCING AND FUN BECAUSE YOU'LL DEFINITELY ENJOY IT, PLUS SEE WHAT THE RAVE IS ALL ABOUT WITH THIS PHENOMENON. IT'S EITHER NOW OR NEVER!

ADVENTURES IN YOGURT LAND

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT JUST MAKES MY CRAVINGS GO BALLISTIC. ORIGINATING FROM JAPAN. THIS SWEET YOGURT PLACE IS THE PLACE TO BE. AWESOME YOGURTS WHETHER YOU LIKE IT REGULAR OR NON-FAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF FLAVORS TO CHOOSE

FROM FOR JUST 35 CENTS PER
OUNCE. BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE, THERE'S LOADS OF TOPPINGS THAT YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR BOWL TO SATISFY MORE OF YOUR CRAVINGS. ISRAEL, MARK & CARINA JOINED ME ON THIS ADVENTURE...AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. GO YOGURT LAND!

LIGHT THE NIGHT

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUCH A DARK HOLIDAY; WE ARE GOING TO "LIGHT THE NIGHT." TH EVENT WILL BE HAPPENING AT CCLW'S PARKING LOT TURNING IT INTO A FAIRGROUND LOT. WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BANDS READY 2 BOW [hip-hop], THE EFFECT [rock] & LIVE COMEDY BY SCOTT PROCTOR JOINING US THIS YEAR. WE HAVE LOTS OF FOOD, GAMES, PRIZES AND CANDIES. THE CHURCH IS PUTTING SOME AWESOME BOOTHS THIS YEAR TOO AND WE HAVE OUR PIE EATING CONTEST BACK ALSO. THROUGH THE NIGHT DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL BE SHARING WHAT LIGHTING THE NIGHT MEANS. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS EVENT THAT THE LORD WILL OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES AND RECEIVE THE SALVATION THROUGH THE HOPE WE HAVE IN HIM.

"To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me." [ACTS 26:18]

TAKE NO GLORY

THE SATURDAY NIGHT EDIFY CONCERT SERIES HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY AMAZING AND A BLESSING TO THE BODY OF CC LIVING WATER. AND THIS WEEK WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE "TAKE NO GLORY" BLESS US WITH WORSHIP AND SOME OF THE SONGS THAT THEY HAVE WRITTEN. THEIR HEARTS FOR MINISTRY WAS SO AWESOME. AND THE LORD TRULY SPOKE HS WORD TO ALL OF US THAT NIGHT.

ALSO, ON SUNDAY MORNING THEY LEAD THE CHURCH IN WORSHIP. I WAS ENCOURAGED BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT GOD'S PEOPLE SINGING TOGETHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF HIS PRAISE. HEARING HIS PEOPLE SING STIRRED MY HEART FOR HIM ALL THE MORE. SO TODAY, SING SONGS OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP TO JESUS FOR HE LONGS HIS CHILDREN TO WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

C28 WAREHOUSE SALE

ON SATURDAY MORNING; ZACK, LINA, ROSSLINE, ISABELLA & I WOKE UP EARLY TO HIT UP THE C28 WAREHOUSE SALE. THEY HAD SUCH GOOD AND AMAZING DEALS ESPECIALLY WITH CHRISTMAS COMING UP. SHIRTS FOR $10, PANTS & JACKETS FOR $20, ETC. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE SHOPPING AND WE EVEN RAN INTO A FEW OF CCLW LOCALS LIKE PATTI SEDOTA, BERGY AVILA, HOLLY HOLATO AND ZELDA DOMINGUEZ. WE HAD SUCH A GOODTIME GRABBING EVERYTHING WE LIKED AND THEN SORTING THEM OUT AT THE END BEFORE PURCHASING THEM. WE DEFINITELY SAVED LOTS OF MONEY ON THIS SALE.

THE SAD THING WAS, DUE TO LOW FUND-AGE ALMOST ALL OF US HAD TO PUT BACK A FEW THINGS BEFORE PAYING FINAL. I GUESS SAVING WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. DURING THESE TIMES OF HARD TIMES WE REALLY HAVE TO LEARN TO BE WISE WITH THE MONEY GOD GIVES US.

THEN AFTER THE SALE WE ALL WENT TO MY HOUSE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE EVERYONE BY COOKING BREAKFAST FOR ALL OF THEM. ZELDA REALLY ENJOYED THE PRESENTATION OF THE FOOD AND SET-UP OF THE TABLE. AFTER FEEDING ME 365 DAYS A YEAR TIMES 5...IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER COOKED FOR HER. EVERYONE WAS BLESSED AND STUFFED AFTERWARDS AND I THINK EVEN FELT SLEEPY LATER ON.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA!

LAST FRIDAY WE CELEBRATED MELISSA'S 26TH B-DAY AFTER YOUTH GROUP AT IN-N-OUT AND EVANGELINA HORNE BAKED & DESIGN THIS AWESOME CAKE MADE OF AN INGREDIENT CALLED, "FONDANT." SHE CELEBRATED HER B-DAY THIS WEEKEND SIGHT-SEEING AT SAN FRANCISCO WITH LESTER. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HER & LESTER AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR WEDDING COMING UP IN APRIL 2009.

TIMELESS

THE CASTANEDA-SEDOTA WEDDING WAS SUCH AN AMAZING WEDDING. GABE & JAMIE LOOKED SO GOOD TOGETHER AND THE WHOLE CELEBRATION WAS JUST BREATH TAKING AND FUN. A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY AND IT FINALLY HAPPENED. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS THAT I TOOK FROM THE EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR KEEPING THE LORD THE CENTER OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP ALL THESE YEARS. MAY YOU BOTH CONTINUE IN HIS GRACE & LOVE. THERE IS JUST ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER...TIMELESS!