Christo Diata WHO?

Old ways or New Lessons

2009-01-04T16:40:00.000-08:00

Life begins again.. I was putting up some chips in one of my accounts today (Frito lay guy remember) and I ran into one of my kungfu students from when I owned a school.. (almost 9 years ago now, time flies) .. He naturally asked where my new school was and I told him I had stopped teaching private classes two years ago. His next statement was kind of flattering. He said he felt like he had run into Yoda and was looking for a place to continue his martial arts training.

The thought of light sabers and using the force added dimensions to the everyday slinging of chips on the shelf.. but in reality every time I put the chips on the shelf I practice martial arts… similar to the karate kids wax on wax off I do my daily activities in motions similar to punching and blocking, using many of he same motions and muscle groups I would use practicing kungfu and it has always been fun for me… Anyway getting off of the story. I have been faced with a BIG LIFE decision whether to open another kungfu school and continue teaching or should I humble myself and go into a new martial arts system (hopefully where nobody knows me) and learn another style of martial arts…. Mmmmmm.. The truth being you never stop learning but it is easier to train ones self if you are not also the head instructor in charge of teaching… Anyway HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! To my one reader sadly I lost my other one.
This is shown clearly by the 143 hits this page received since I added a counter last October. Oh well back to slinging the chips.

PS My book got a write up in the first edition of the Garveys magazine previously the newspaper... glad people are still reading...

Its Over

2008-10-12T09:58:00.000-07:00

Wow it’s been One week since my big day.. I am married to my sweet heart Carmen (Dare I say) HEN???…well whatever my last name is. The wedding went well. Plenty of people came.The brides side outnumbered my side by two to one but that was all good because in the end. We only went over our goal of 150 (moved it up by 30 from the original count) by 28 people. Making the grand total served at the reception 178. Naturally it added to the bill but it was reasonable. I am no longer wetting my tee shirts and filling out job applications. I have moved on to better things now. The next big step is sending out the thank you cards. If you were one of the people who attended my wedding I would like to say Thank You. My second Big Thanks go to all those who sent Gifts whether attending or not each one was appreciated. Now my third thank you is for those who could not come to the wedding for whatever reason but sent their best wishes through the universe (smile) Thank You! It was a very special day and each and every day after is just building onto what made it special…

Stand for Change

2008-07-31T13:24:00.000-07:00

Wow has anyone checked out the republican TV adds to get McCain into the presidency. They are running such a negative campaign. Rather than centering on what they can do for the country. They are centering on feeding on deep seeded fears of America.

Not to center on the fears thing yet.

I will analyze one of the ads. An Ad that states Obama is not willing to use American resources to get rid of the oil crisis. Stating that he is against offshore drilling as well as building more Oil drills within the continental United States. MMMMM What does this mean… MMMMM

Well the Bush’s dare I say were speaking of drilling in Our (meaning the American people’s) National Parks.. Is McCain indirectly saying that he is also willing to do this..

Or the Bush’s wanted to Drill Offshore, is McCain saying in this add that he is willing to continue to try to do this even though the American people already shot these Ideas down… Hey why even bother voting for McCain let’s reelect Bush If we’re going to try to use the same Non-working policies.

How many remember the damage done to the American shorelines from oil spills. The increase in price of seafood and crabs.. How many people are willing to see Oil pumps in the middle of Yellowstone Park, By the Grand Canyon, Or any of the other National parks throughout our country. President Roosevelt went through a lot of trouble to protect our Nations Parks. He had foresight and did not want people like Bush’s Daddy and his friends to profit off of the American peoples needs for whatever natural resources that occur in these parks naturally. In this case the Oil Giants are targeting oil resources on law protected land rather than investing in new cleaner nonpolluting energy sources. These sources already exist but are not being developed for National use because the oil GIANTS don’t want it. Development of these energy sources would mean less money for them.

Hence McCain is the man for the job of keeping the Oil Giants rich and America in the Stone Age. Obama is the man for looking for Change. I am for Change.. Ignore the negativity and name-calling and look to the future of our country. Tell McCain we are interested in a Campaign how you can make our country better, not keep it the same. In November I hope we all stand for Change when we vote.

Countdown till the ONE

2008-07-15T13:41:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone… Yeah I said ONE… I am going through countdown fever.. Only ten weeks till that day I will no longer be single again. I will marry my sweetheart. (Oh NO I see a man in tuxs waving his arms screaming as he is dragged down the isle to that final I DO as single brothers clinch their fist saying don’t do it man don’t do it..) My sweetie already cut up my brother card. I am no longer an active member. I picked up my I will never admit I’m close to being whipped and no longer a single man’s club card today in preparation for the wedding. I actually look forward to having a wife again.

My main goal now is to survive the preparations for the wedding. The cost almost makes me want to go and pick up the help wanted ads. Hell looking in my sweeties brown eyes make me wanna… wanna pick up the help wanted ads.. Lawd.. I hope I didn’t just say that.. we are teaming up to cover the costs. So I don’t have to do it myself. Plus you wouldn’t believe how many close friends have pitched in with gifts to the wedding like; a cousin friend picked up my sweetie’s wedding dress tab, and another expert baketress (is that a word) chef friend lady is making the wedding cake. (smile)

Traditionally the bride’s father picks up the tab for the wedding. In this case her father is deceased. Even then very few people follow tradition. My biggest problem right now is guest list verses cost. The church can comfortably fit 300, which I could easily fill but reception wise I am only willing to pay up for 120 guests and I’m sweating that… (Dang just wet up another tee shirt.) It’s like every time we add an event or option to the wedding I hear a drum roll, but weddings only happen once for those more fortunate of us and this will be her first and god willing last wedding so we are teaming up to make it special one.

One for all and all for one

One forever

One and only

Once

Well you get it and if you don’t I’ll pray for you…

Lata for now.

WHo's gonna vote?

2008-07-08T20:47:00.000-07:00

Hey it’s me again. The Chip and poet guy, I can tell how many readers I have by the many votes in Christo Diata Who? Poll to the right… So I will write this entry to that one loyal reader.

We are coming up on an historic presidential election. There is the possibility of the first dare I say Black president. I know some of the Good old Boys from the old days are turning in their graves now. I wonder how many brothers and sisters will vote for Obama just because he’s black. I wonder how many will vote because they vote party lines.

Me myself I will vote for the candidate I feel will best represent my interests in the position of the presidency. At this time the clear choice for me is Obama although I have not cast my vote yet.

Obama seems to represent change. Something this country is in dire need of. Whether it be our international reputation of Invading countries illegally (whoops I’m sorry) Invading countries that could not successfully shoot down one American Jet before they attacked us on our shores using weapons of Mass Destruction. Weapons of mass destruction that to this day have not been located. . (Don’t be fooled I support our troops and want each and every one of them to return home safely.) Or change to our internal policies with overpriced health care and rising Food and gas costs.

Mcclain on the other hand is a surviving war hero. Although there is little else known about his military record. As well he graduated something like 194 in his college class of about 200. (1 being the highest level of grad. 200 being, well a grad but not top in the class) Me myself I want an intelligent president.
No more puppets or daddy pleasers.

So at this time my choice for president is clear although I have not cast my vote yet and reserve the right to change my mind to the candidate who best represents my interests and beliefs.

I would like to thank Hannika who asked me for a personal poem.

She is the first of 2008. Check it out on http://touchingthesoulofasista.blogspot.com

A New Career

2008-06-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

So it’s me again. What is the new career you ask? Astronaut… Scientist.. Ballet teacher? Taxi driver?? Lawyer (cross eyed).. Well… Although the idea of me floating through space does sound exciting… Or skipping around in a tutu or whatever it is men ballet dancers wear brings a slight laugh.. I could be driving the streets late night looking for the next exciting story or the fear of picking up Jack the serial Killer.. Hey me mixing chemicals (not alcohol) even though I don’t drink.. I did dabble in the paralegal law thing once.. But if you didn’t already figure out, none of the above… I have just became one of your friendly neighborhood vendors (Hey did Spidey just swing past me! Maybe that can be my next line of..?) one of those people who deliver, and display specialized products in the store. And get a sizable but never big enough check based on how those items sell.. I am a Frito Lay vendor to be specific.

Life has always been a adventure for me and working in a stuffy office looking at the

Same walls every day just wasn’t doing it… So I made my move into the vending

Business… Over the past 3 and half years. I have worked in about 30 stores supplying, displaying and restocking Frito lay’s products. I am now one of the many employees of PepsiCo.. (Frito Lays mother company) enjoying the benefits and challenge potential of inner growth in the company. My present position as a RSR puts me in charge of

Supplying three major stores in the Washington DC area.. Brentwood Giant, 8^th and O

Street Giant near the convention center and Queenstown Shoppers.. I enjoy supplying chips in the same area I grew up in.

One interested reader, “Hey If I buy Chips in one of those stores will I be helping you out. Mr. Christo Diata Whoever you are Poet chip kung fu fellow?”

The enlightening answer, “ Why yes you will my good fellow please supply your entire neighborhood or church function from there and maybe I can foresee a day to retire..”

Any way My day consists of Delivering Chips to the store (cha ching They buy them with credit and I get my cut ) Then stocking the shelves , building and stocking displays throughout the store, writing an order for the next days delivery and returning to the Frito Lay Warehouse to pull and load the next days order on my truck. Exciting Hugh!

Well A little bit! Okay Okay so it’s not an adrenaline rush like being in a war zone

Or sky diving from a plane for a living. But it is consistent and pays well.

Well that’s it for today’s entry I'll holla again lata for my One reader …

WAKE UP!! Dad

Hello Again

2008-06-22T18:36:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody miss you.. Haven’t stopped writing just have taken a long break from posting… I will die writing… I will die fighting… Now who used to say those words..

Anyway…wasn’t me.. But hey they work for the situation. Life like always has been an adventure.. On the side of being a Jack of all trades… Master of one…(well maybe two or three depends on who you’re asking) I started a new career a little over three years ago (2005) ABOUT TO BE MARRIED AGAIN… My second wife… forever missing my first who is an Angel now… And like always I write my poetry, and short stories, mess with photography and tryin to be a number 1 dad to my son’s… I am starting this new blog for feedback and writing assignments… So I can continue to grow and also to

Continue touching souls one at a time…

Oh well if you would like a personal poem send me an email

Or hit the comments… lata for now

Lovin life