Saturday, December 13, 2008

Evil Empire Strikes Back

Yes, I am a Yankee fan. Hate me all you want. Tell me that they buy championships, tell me how A-Rod chokes, tell me about Randy Johnsons, Roger Clemens(2nd stint), Kei Igawas, Carl Pavanos, and Jaret Wrights. While at it, tell me about how Abreus, Giambis, Damons, and even Womacks couldn't help us get a ring. Hatred is greatest form of flattery.

While still trying to make sense of Yanks' recent spending spree, I am left wondering what I would do if I was given a C.C. Sabathia's monster contract. I seen C.C.'s pad on MTV Cribs and he already had it all. I just can't see the guy being able to spend all of $161 mil in his lifetime. Maybe Latrell Sprewell can, but not C.C.


Cash Cow Sabathia, welcome to the Bronx!!

I would definitely buy a crib in each continent. I would operate out of my hometown Los Angeles(Malibu would be nice) while I would also own a high rise in Manhattan for my east coast operations. I considered Miami, but hurricanes scares me so much that thought of it gives me a diarrhea. Six months out of the year, you'll find me in Tokyo. I'll roam the streets over there like I'm in a music video. Man, I miss that place. I haven't decided on which Euro country though. I can find my inner Beckham and chill in London, or indulge on my Italian food in Milan or wherever the f good food is in Italy.


I wanna drink like salary-men workers!


Next would be having my own entourage. The difference between the HBO show and mine would be drastic. I'm not going to have mooches in my crew. They'll have to earn every thing they'll get it from me. You have to do some things that make you lose dignity but how does sitting courtside at Staples Center sound?

My point is, I would have whole lotta fun with that kind of money. Unfortunately for C.C., it comes with pressure of New York, expectations, high cost of living, etc. C.C., you can have that contract!! I just bought a Mega Millions ticket worth over $200 mil. for tomorrow's draw. If I hit it, more money, more problems, but at least I won't have C.C.'s problems. Good luck in NY, we need ya!!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

New Season, New Optimism?

So the new NBA season is upon us in couple of days. I am really excited. I've been playing NBA 2K9 so hardcore that I went in to flu submission. I'm feeling pretty good now, so fire up the PS3! Also had a successful fantasy draft, so I got alot riding on this season. Couldn't help but notice number of teams with new uniforms for the upcoming season. These are my list of kudos and doo-doos:

Kudos:

New Orleans-Integrated past, present, & the future with Charlotte-like, pinstriped uni. Charlotte in my opinion had one of the coolest unis in the 90s. Hornets added the yellow they gained from residing in N.O. and made a very classy uni.

Sacramento- It was time for them to start a new era. Previous uni connects their glory days of C-Webb, Vlade, Peja, Bibby, etc. to disastrous era that ended in Ron-Ron Craziness. Props to them for having, "Sacramento," on their home whites instead of on typical road unis. Out of the box thinking.

Houston- It' not new, but it's about time they got an alternate jersey. Very nicely done. Was afraid that if they ever came out with an alternate jersey, they'll use silver. Silver jerseys are nasty; just ask mavs, nets, & spurs.

Toronto- Same as Houston. They went black and are never going back. Haha, this will be their alternate. Kind of like the road jerseys they used to have during Vinsanity days except no trace of purple of full of one on the back.

Doo-Doos:

Minnesota- What is this? Did NBA Live development team design this? It looks like it came out straight from the video game. Trying too hard to have people notice that their theme is, "wilderness."

Oklahoma City- Simply speechless. The logo looks like it came with clip art software. Very generic looking at best. What's up with their color scheme? Note to dem Okies: if you don't already have teal in your team color, it's not in to design one from scratch like it was in the 90s.
Home whites look like D-League uni designed by Adidas & Road ones look like rip-off from Knicks road & Bobcats alternate road jerseys.

Orlando- Dude, what's up with teams using this type of collar? Not all pinstripes are tight. There's a difference between thick, cheap, pinstriped suit and sleek, power, pinstriped suit.
This one falls in former category. Does poor job of bringing back Shaq & Penny days. Why don't they just go back to those jerseys? Damn, I want a throwback alternate Penny jersey now.




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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

How many lives do I have left?

I failed to report to you guys that I got into a accident on the 5 freeway in early september. 18-wheeler changed into the slow lane I was in and damaged my ride. After some struggles with their insurance, I was able to fix the $3500-plus damage.


Okay, no biggie...

So let's fast-forward to today.... I got in another one!! Not my fault again!! The idiot ran a red light. Getting sick of these CA drivers that can't drive. I'm sore and have a laceration and bruises. I might gain weight due to injury... This one's pretty bad though... As you can see in the pics below, it's pretty much going to be totalled... Goodbye, Lexus... :(



Nooooooooo~!!! FU, Civic!!

I need to turn my luck around... So pray for me... What doesn't kill me only make me stronger. I'm just down for the count, not out yet...




To turn my luck around, I'm gettin' dem shades...


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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Worst of Both Worlds

Hey, Ladies & Gents, long time. Yes, I know I suck! I'm the worst blogger in terms of updating.
I have been extremely busy and had some tough times lately. But I'm not here to be a downer, I'm here to entertain! lol. My fantasy football team is off to a slow 1-3 start. I was so confident going in week 4 since my opponent for the week had a injured Jeremy Shockey and erratic Brett Favre. Also made some nifty moves by picking up Rashard Mendenhall (you suck!) Fantasy football is tough and grueling. This is my second season, but I always find myself grinding away and in a deep hole. Luck plays huge role too as I found out last week. I still believe I can manage the Oakland Raiders better than that nutty Al Davis! Haha, how much worse can I do than that guy?



I don't even need a Magic 8-Ball to GM the Raiders...


So what's new for me? Deal or No Deal!! Yes, you read that right! I'm planning to submit an audition tape for the show. Howie will love my personality! I would get it started right away, but I've been waiting for my lazy, unofficial manager, Jordan to organize the filming. I question his motivation sometimes. Just because I don't pay him doesn't mean he can procrastinate. He wants too much cut of the prize if I make it. I'm about to become the first dude to ever fire a manager without ever paying him. So pull for me, you groupies!!



I love Howie, but I love the ladies more...

My weight update: I have been hanging around 185lbs. to 190lbs. depending on the day. I workout more than ever and gaining some muscle weight. I do have some mental lapse in my diet though. Biggest hurdle has been my friend, Fish. The dude loves to eat and he loves big portions, sweets, and grease. His response is, "just workout everyday." Only if it was that easy man. Maybe I need to fire him also! lol.


Fish always stink!

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Fresh & Easy is the way I wanna luv u tonight~

Today, I discovered a bomb store called, "Fresh & Easy." It's an British chain of supermarket trying to do a rapid expansion in the US. You're missing out if you're not in California, Arizona, or Nevada. I'm sure they'll address the other states pretty soon. Not all items are cheap, but there are definitely some hidden bargains here. It's also cool for singles or couples with no children as they offer small portion of products. No need for people in this demographic to carry a Costco membership in my opinion. They stress that everybody should be able to afford quality and convinient, healthy food. I'll frequent this place on my road back to sexyness...


Coming to a hood near you!

Now, a update on how I'm doing. I've been eating lot of home-made Tuna Salad with Balsamic Vinagarette dressing. Sounds boring, right? It's not that bad! I guess tuna is curving my hunger?
Protein shakes usually accompany my salad dinner. Overload on protein has been great help in fighting hunger pangs. These are kind of things I'm finding out on daily basis. I always exercised and ate right most of the time. I may have been doing it all wrong. What I knew up till now was Nutrition 101, not Advanced Nutrition Course. I probably took in too many wrong carbs, fats, etc... I also failed to do enough combination of cardio & strength training. A classic case of, "if I knew back then what I know now!" Better late, than never though. I got to a point where I don't even wanna drink alcohol even for a social event. Haha, call me, "Born-Again Health Nut." I have nutritionally sinned!



Can I keep this up???

Monday, September 8, 2008

Best of Both Worlds?

Apologies to my fans for long hiatus. You groupies must be curious what I've been doing. Surprisingly, nobody has approached me for an autograph at local supermarkets. Maybe people in Irvine aren't too Youtube savvy.

I've been busy transforming myself lately. Except for few occasion, my diet's been good. My kryptonite would be Chicken Katsu meal. Other than that, I haven't laid my mouth on rice at all. Bread has gone from white to whole multi-grain. Yogurt(not Yogurtland or Pinkberry kind) has been incorporated into the diet to consume calcium, which can help prevent me from gaining additional weight.


Chicken Katsu is da Shiznit!!

I bought a armband for my Ipod Touch since I dropped the shuffle into 24 Hour Fitness Toilet. I didn't even bother to save it and flushed it. Smartest thing I've done in a long time. I look stylin' with that armband shiet~ The interface on the Touch is hard to navigate during a workout, however. It's alright though. I got my thousand songs to keep me going. So far I've gone from 195lbs to 188lbs in about 2 weeks. Got some friends together and also started playing football on weekends. It's been whole lotta fun, but soreness that accompany me for 3 days afterwards is a bitch! I'm trying to organize a Turkey Bowl this Thanksgiving. It'll be crazy! I have been reminded the joy of pick-up football.


Turkey & Football, Like Bread & Butter

You might've noticed I like to do things out of ordinary. So I've decided to do Nike Human Race next year. How cool would that be?? That would be total opposite of the Gyoza Eating Contest. Different kind of athletic feat to say the least. The race this year has just passed, but I can train for next year. 10K is not easy at all, especially for me right now. But being underdog is my forte.
I might suck like eating Gyoza, but I wasn't nor am I the worst eater on MLE circuit. So there's no way I will be the last place finisher in that event. People know I got heart. I know I got heart. I'll run 5Ks to prepare for the event. I'll drench the treadmill with my sweat like Niagara Falls. I will buy cool Nike or Underarmour shoes to look sexy. Whatever I gotta do, I will do. Why? Because I'm Hollywood, baby!


Finish 10K or pop my knee? Which comes first?



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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Training Blues Part 2

This time, "training blues," means struggles of training to get back into shape. Try running with extra 30lbs of weight on your back. That's how exactly it feels right now. My ankles, knees, and feet hurts. A mile on treadmill used to be a breeze. Nowadays, I'm running out of breath. My situation reminds me of Super-Size Me.


A Must-See if you haven't already

As far as six-small meals a day methods go, it doesn't work too well for me. If I don't get full at end of each meal, it's just an temptation for me. I cannot wait for next "small" meal again. So it turns into six-square meals a day. My will power is tested daily by co-workers snacking on heavy buttered popcorn, McDonald's, KFC, Chinese take-out, etc. Is it possible to gain weight from inhaling trans fat?? It certainly feels possible.

Being an Asian man, it is hard to live without rice as staple of our diets. Eliminating them all together will help me cut out significant amount of carb intake. Yes, that's what I'm going to do. I'll keep whole-grain bread to eat sandwiches, but I can live without rice for a while. I do have little bit of gringo in me in that sense. This challenge is turning out to be a lot harder than training for competitive eating event. You know I look Porky. What you don't know is I'm about to do a biggest turn-around in history. Move over Boston Celtics!


From worst to first

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Experience of a lifetime

At the final tally, I ate 37 gyozas. Yes, I sucked, very hard. That places me somewhere around 11th out of 14 gurgitators. So I succeeded in not finishing last. Mission Accomplished! LOL Maybe it was the sun beating down on me where I was stationed, maybe it was pressure of the big crowd, maybe it was the presence of who's who in world of competitive eating. I don't know what it was, but I make no excuses. There are lots of eaters better than me. I might be better eater than half of these guys if it was an hour competition. Unfortunately, all MLE-sanctioned events are speed competitions.

I underestimated the gyoza. I thought of how small they were and thought it's going to be a piece of cake. As I found out during my training days, it'll gross you out with oily grease. I didn't suck because I got full, I sucked because I couldn't handle the grease anymore and didn't want to heave. As matter of fact, I had lunch with friends immediately after the contest. I wanted to eat good lunch, not gyoza stuffed down my throat.

As I watched the world record being set by Joey Chestnut, I couldn't help but be in awe and watch his disgusting chip-munking eating style. It was like if I was just an typical player on the same court watching Michael Jordan doing something special. Yes, Jordan was great, but the way Chestnut steamrolls through these tournaments remind me of what Tiger Woods does to PGA Tour. If he's not taking part, you can put an asterisk next to the winner. If he is participating, you're pretty much eating for second place unless Kobayashi is there.

My month of training made me a fatass. It's time to reverse the damage and be sexy again. I know I can contiunually get better at this, but my vanity is more important to me than this sport. I am a proud member of MLE. "I'm not the greatest, but definitely the proudest. " That's a quote taken from great late Yankees Manager Billy Martin. I can never say never, but this is just another chapter in my closed. I am relieved to tell you the truth. So this blog will be continued as way of tracking my road to chiseled, LL Cool J type of body. So be sure to check back in from time to time. I'm just making my life interesting for Hollywood's next big movie project, New York Times Best Seller, or Broadway Smash Hit.

I'm gonna leave you now with some pics from the competition:




Rich Lefevre, 64 years young

Miki Mia from 40-Year Old Virgin fame

With 2007 Nisei Court



Chestnut is Tiger of MLE





Saturday, August 23, 2008

Judgment Day

Today is the day... I have to head out now to take care of registration and stuff. I will blog later to let you know how I did. Pray for me. Once again, thanks for all your support! I will do my best! :)

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

H2 the O!!

Okay, I've reached the crucial days leading up to the competition. Am I nervous? I would be lying if I said I wasn't, but anxiety hasn't struck me hard as I thought it would. I looked up online for any last minute strategy or motivation I can find. Found out two things: 1) That Gal Sone chick is nothing short of amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Q1Jeh8dxY. 2) Lot of competitie eaters stretch their stomach out by drinking large volumes of water. The latter is somewhat of a welcome news. See, I'm trying to work my gut off soon as competition is done. I've been making my gut look like the one mall santas struts off. Water has no calorie, and it won't make me feel like shit like some of these other foods I've been consuming. Appetite is no longer my focus, it's the hand-eye coordination, chewing, swallowing, speed, etc... Time to drink up!!



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Sunday, August 17, 2008

On Disabled List

Sorry for the non-activity over the last few days. I'm barely recovering from training fatigue I suffered earlier today. This was a very vital and critical weekend to train for competition. I have totally hit the wall. Lack of fruits & veggies are starting to take a toll on me. I might not resume training till Wednesday. This is all about peaking at the right timing, so hopefully I can be in top shape come this Saturday morning. Retirement is definitely in order after this ordeal. There's so much one's body can take especially if you're not used to eating this much volume of junk. Pray for me that I don't collapse and make it out alive... I'm gonna get some z's right now.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Obon Festival



My parents called to inform me that today is start of 3-day Obon Festival, which is a Japanese tradition to honor the spirit of deceased ancestors. R.I.P. Grandma! I know you'll be at competition to make sure I won't choke to death. Now that I got my shout-out to her, it's time to get back to the training table. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've been told that Ohagi is to be eaten and served on ancestors' graves during Obon. Ohagi is a treat made of sweet rice and sweet azuki (red bean) paste made by soaking sweet rice for several hours. Some got sesame seeds and flour on the outside. I'm not a expert on this at all. Forgive me, I haven't lived in Japan for over 20 years. So what does all this have to do with my training? Nothing... I just started the night by eating few of these. This is Ohagi... say Hi....

Doesn't look appetizing, does it? But it's actually not bad.


Well, it's almost time for some shut-eye... But before I go, I wanted to share one more thing.Ya'll must be wondering what I eat for lunch. Answer is it varies from day to day.I had footlong Subway Chicken Breast Sandwich today. I can't help it but notice the girl that works there reminds me of Moai Stone.

These are Moai Stones in Polynesia



But here is what I packed for tomorrow.
Armed N' Ready
27 pieces of gyoza! I can imagine sweating
gyoza juice out of my pores at 24 Hour Fitness.
Just keepin' my eyes on the prize, that's all...
Ladies, if you're working out at the gym
and it starts to smell like Dim Sum, I must be
just around the corner. Come say hi.



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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Madden NFL 09

I am taking a day off from training. I am not a fan of food right now. Weighed myself at the gym yesterday and was tipping the scale at 194lbs. No wonder my knees and ankles feel pain while running on the treadmill. This does not make me sexy or feel athletic at all.

Here we are on eve of Madden NFL 09 release. There's lot of hype about how much of a badass game this is. These so-called, "Maddenites," are super-competitive gamers. They literally eat, sleep, & breathe Madden. If you don't believe me, check out "Madden Nation," running on weeknights on ESPN2 from time to time where they square off for $100K grand prize or whatever. Some argue that video gaming has become a sport.


Brett Favre freezing his buttocks off in Madden 09

That brings me to my daydreaming question of the day... If video gaming is considered a sport and the gamers are athletes, wouldn't MLE(Major League Eating) be considered a sport and its eaters are athletes? Competitive eating does offer cash prizes, trophies, & glory just like video game tournaments. Except I believe it's on a grander scale. Yes, MLE has 4th of July Nathan's spectacle on ESPN while Madden has ESPN2 on a off-peak hours as I mentioned earlier. How many video game champs can you name? MLE is quickly becoming a household sport. Besides, what kind of physical pain do gamers endure? Can they match the pain of indigestion, nausea, risk of choking, or any other discomfort these gurgitators suffer even long after the event? I guess my point is competitive eaters are definitely more of athletes and they belong to bigger sport. I have nothing against gamers since I'm also an avid gamer. I'm also not vouching for competitive eating to be included in the olympics either. I do not consider neither to be a legitimate sport. What's next, competitive sleeping? But as long as there are dummies out there considering both of these physique-imparing activities to be sports, then call me Bo Jackson of eating/gaming!


"Bo Knows"

Monday, August 11, 2008

Training Blues



I found out today that Gyoza that will be used in the contest will be O'Tasty's brand. I eat those anyways, so I'm in luck! I already have couple of bags stuffed in my freezer. I've been training for few weeks now without eating Gyoza too much. Don't wanna get sick of those before the competition, you know? My current time is 17 gyozas in first minute. Sustaining that time for the whole duration of 10 minutes will be quite a challenge. Joey Chestnut ate 212 gyozas in 2006. How the hell am I supposed to match that? So not to get discouraged by getting reminded of Chestnut's feat, I turned my attention to Carl's Jr. and Del Taco, which have been staple of my diet of late. Stretching stomach out is more complex than imaginable. Finding out very fast that you can actually get sick of food. Don't wanna eat, but sometimes you got to eat no matter how much you don't wanna. Being in food coma 7 days out of 7 days ain't no fun. I consider myself to be in fairly good physical shape, but training has added unsightly 30 pounds to my frame. Keep telling myself that once this is over, gym will be my daily ritual to bring sexy back. Should still go to the gym everyday to keep my apetite up, but it's hard to find motivation when you're eating like a horse upon leaving the gym. Maybe if I had someone like Mick, he can will me to an improbable upset he always seemed to accomplish with Rocky...

Sunday, August 10, 2008

World Gyoza Eating Championships 2008

Hey guys/gals, this is my first post. Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Mitsu Murayama fighting outta Irvine, CA. This is me


As you can see, I am a pretty damn good looking gentleman. I am currently entered in World Gyoza Eating Championship taking place in Little Tokyo(Downtown Los Angeles) on August 23, 2008 as part of Nisei Week Celebrations. This is an IFOCE(International Federation Of Competitive Eating) sanctioned event. IFOCE oversees MLE(Major League Eating), which many of you are familiar with 4th of July Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest. I am expecting to go up against the best, which may or may not include Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi, Sonya Thomas, etc.


From L to R: Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas

The standards are very low for me and I cannot be counted on to finish anywhere close to these legends. You gotta have more respect than that. So what is my motive for risking death(I do have high blood pressure) to have my ass handed to me? That's a million-dollar question I hope to find an answer to at conclusion of this ridiculous journey. However, purpose of this blog is clear: to chronicle my training and perhaps get a book deal. It might turn into a tragic comedy or a tear-jerker for inspiring others to pursue a dream no matter how stupid the dream is. This life of unknown is intriguing, isn't it?