MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!

MY INTRO

ALOHA AND WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL BLOG!!! I THOUGHT WHY NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL GAINS & STRUGGLES THAT LIFE PUTS OUT TO EACH AND ONE OF US. I FEEL THAT THROUGH THE GIFT OF "GIVING & SHARING", THERE IS NO WAY BETTER THAN START THIS BLOG WHICH IS ALL ABOUT ME, MY OHANA (FAMILY), HOALOHA (FRIENDS), AND EVEN ENEMIES WHICH ARE THE VERY ONES I NEED TO LOVE AND ACCEPT.


I'LL SAY THIS STRAIGHT UP, I DON'T HOLD BACK MY FEELINGS FOR ANYONE AND IT'LL COME OUT OF MY MOUTH ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU AND OTHERS. I DON'T GO BEHIND ANYONE'S BACK AND START RUMOURS WITH HOPES THAT IT WILL CIRCLE AROUND AND FINALLY HIT ITS TARGET. WHY TAKE THE LONG ROUTE WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IS THE "REAL" WAY OF LIVING LIFE, "BE REAL" AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING.


ON THE OTHER NOTE, "I AM" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE FROM THE WAY "I SEE IT". I AM NOT SPEAKING FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK OR "CONCEITEDNESS". "THIS IS" WHAT I CHOOSE TO SEE MYSELF EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP FROM MY BED AND THANK "AKUA" (GOD) FOR GIVING ME ONE MORE DAY TO LIVE, REGARDLESS OF REGRETS FROM THE "YESTERDAYS" TO THE FEARS OF "TOMMOROWS".


IN MY EYES, LIVING A "BEAUTIFUL LIFE" CAN ONLY BE ATTAINED BY "CHOICE" AND IT REQUIRES "INTEGRITY", "HONESTY", "UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE", "FORGIVENESS" AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, "LOVE".


AS MY BEAUTIFUL ANCESTORS HAVED ALWAYS BELIEVED:


'Ike aku, 'ike mai, kokua aku kokua mai; pela iho la ka nohana 'ohana.


WHICH MEANS, RECOGNIZE OTHERS, BE RECOGNIZED, HELP OTHERS, BE HELPED; SUCH IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.


SO ONCE AGAIN, "WELCOME TO MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"


AWWWRITE!!!


WAIPA



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Thursday, December 19, 2013

THE QUICK & THE "HMMM..."

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

A VERY HECTIC WORK WEEK AND I STILL HAVE 2 MORE DAYS TO GO BEFORE I HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF...  BUT IT DOESN'T END THERE...  I HAVE TESTINGS TO TAKE TO RECERTIFY MY EMT-1...  AND THEN I GO HELP OUT AT THE FIRE STATION FOR OTHER "PRACTICAL TESTINGS"...  CAN I EVEN GET A MINUTE TO BREATH???

THANKS SHARON FOR HELPING ME OUT...




I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR HELP!!!

125 JELLO SHOOTERS FOR THE WEEKEND!!!



AND THE REWARD FOR HELPING...




"UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE MARTINI!!!"







AFTER COUPLE HOURS OF CHILLING OUT...  IT WAS TIME TO HIT THE SACK BECAUSE...

I'M MAKING A "GUAVA CHIFFON CAKE" FOR MY GOOD FRIEND WHO'S LEAVING BETHEL THIS COMING SATURDAY!!!







AND IT'S DONE!!!

NEXT...

WORKOUT TIME!!!

IT'S "UPPER HYPERTROPHY" DAY!!!


AND THAT I START OFF MY DAY!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE COOL POSTINGS!!!

OH AND ONE MORE THING...  FOR DINNER...


"SPICY POKE"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

ANOTHER PERSONAL VIDEO SLIDESHOW THAT I MADE TO REVIEW MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2013!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

TODAY I CREATED A PERSONAL VIDEO SLIDESHOW TO LOOK BACK AT MY ROAD TO A BETTER & HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE!!!

AS I WAS PUTTING ALL THESE PICS TOGETHER...  I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW FAR I'VE COME AND HOW MOTIVATED I WAS AND THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS DOING ENOUGH.

I'LL ADMIT THAT I'VE HAD MY ROLLERCOASTERS...  BUT DAMN!!!  I REALLY DID ALOT FOR MYSELF AND I AM HAPPY TO KNOW THAT I'VE DONE SOMETHING FOR ALL OF YOU "AWWWESOME" FANS OF MY BLOG!!!

IT IS ONE THING TO "SHARE"...  BUT ITS A WHOLE NEW LEVEL WHEN "I INSPIRE".  AND THAT IS MY MISSION FOR LIFE...  TO "INSPIRE" AND "MOTIVATE" ANYONE WHOM I COME ACROSS.

SO AGAIN...  I DEDICATE THIS VIDEO SLIDESHOW TO EVERYONE TO SEE AND I HOPE IT BRINGS POSITIVE VIBES TO ALL OF YOU!!!

ENJOY THE SHOW!!!







AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Monday, December 16, 2013

ANOTHER BUSY AND "AWWWESOME" WEEKEND FOR ME, SHIRLEY, AND KAHEALANI!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START...  THIS PAST WEEKEND WENT BY SO FAST AND I'M SUPER EXHAUSTED!!!

HMMM...  LETS START WITH FRIDAY...  AT WORK WE A LIP SYNC CONTEST THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH AS I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYONE HAD AN "AWWWESOME" TIME AND WE ENDED ON A POTLUCK OF NATIVE ESKIMO FOODS FOR LUNCH!!!

AS FOR ME...  I ONLY ATE SALMON AND BROWN RICE...  TALK ABOUT LOADING UP ON PROTEIN AND FIBER!!!

THAT SAME EVENING I SPENT THE NIGHT AT THE FIRESTATION WITH SILAS AND WE PRETTY MUCH CHILLED UNTIL WE GOT A FIRE CALL JUST PAST MIDNIGHT!!!

JUMPED INTO OUR FIRE GEARS AND HEADED OUT TO THE LOCATION...  IT'S COLD AND THE WINDCHILL WAS AROUND -20'S AND I'M GONNA SAY THAT "GOD IS GOOD"...  WE WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT A SMOLDERING FIRE THAT COULD'VE BEEN DISASTROUS AND IT WOULD'VE TAKEN ALL NIGHT AND DAY TO PUT IT OUT IF THE FIRE BUILT UP!!!  AGAIN...  THANK YOU JESUS FOR KEEPING ALL OF US SAFE!!!

THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT GOING INTO SATURDAY EARLY MORNING!!!

SO SATURDAY MORNING IS SLOWLY GETTING BRIGHTER AND I HEAD BACK TO MY HOUSE TO GO WORKOUT ON MY "LOWER BODY & ABS HYPERTROPHY".


"TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"...  BRING IT ON!!!

AS SOON AS I WAS DONE...  I HEADED BACK TO THE FIRE STATION.  LATER ON THAT AFTERNOON, I HEADED OVER TO THE BETHEL COVENANT CHURCH TO CHECK OUT THEIR "WINTER FEST" EVENT!!!

I'M SO GLAD I WENT!!!



I GOT A HOT CUP OF GREEN TEA MADE BY THIS GUY!!!






I GOT TO MAKE MY OWN CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH COUPLE OF ADORABLE KIDS...  YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES...  LOL!!!  THEIR PROBABLY WONDERING AND SAYING TO THEMSELVES...  "AREN'T YOU TOO OLD TO BE HANGING OUT WITH US???"  












AFTER MAKING MY "AWWWESOME" CHRISTMAS CARD...  I THEN HEADED OVER TO THE "MAKE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS TREE" TABLE!!!

I WAS LIKE...  IT'S ON!!!  I'M DOWN WITH THIS...  AFTER TOTAL CONCENTRATION AND REMAINING TOTALLY FOCUSED...  MY MASTERPIECE WAS DONE!!!


  






I GOT TO HANGOUT AND CHILL WITH EVERYONE ELSE AND CHATTED UP A STORM OF YAKETY YAKS!!!


A BIG MAHALO TO THE "BETHEL EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH" FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH AN "AWWWESOME" AND FUN EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND HANGOUT!!!


I HEADED BACK TO THE FIRE STATION AND WE GOT A "911", MAN NOT BREATHING!!!

TALK ABOUT ADRENALINE!!!

ME AND 6 OTHER MEDICS RESPONDED AND IN NO TIME WE WERE ABLE TO REVIVE THIS PERSON...  AGAIN, "GOD IS GOOD!!!"

AFTER DEBRIEFING WITH THE TEAM...  IT WAS AN "AWWWESOME" FEELING FOR ME AND I LEARNED ALOT FROM THAT SHORT 7-14 MINUTES OF INTENSE CPR & AED!!!

I'M PROUD TO BE PART THIS "AWWWESOME" TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF:

JOSH, ANNE, TERESA, LEIF, KATIE, AND ISAIAH...  YOU FOLKS ROCK!!!

ALSO DURING THIS TIME, 3000 MILES SOUNT OF BETHEL, ALASKA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN...  KAHEALANI WAS VISITED BY HER MOM FOR THE WEEKEND!!!




SHE HINTED ME ON WHAT SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!



WILL SHE EVER STOP GROWING???





VISITING VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK!!!










THEY BOTH WENT AND CHECKED OUT ONE OF MANY CHRISTMAS PARADES THAT'S HELD EVERY YEAR IN THE BIG ISLAND DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR!!!

THIS ONE WAS IN PAHOA, HAWAI'I.




HALEMAUMAU CRATER GLOWING STRONG!!!







WHAT A WAY TO END THE EVENING...  SMORES!!!  TOO MUCH SUGAR FOR ME...  LOL!!!



PLAYING PING PONG WITH MOM!!!




VISITING UNCLE KENNETH AND AUNTY MARLENE'S PLACE...  WOW...  LOOK AT ALL THE DECORATIONS READY TO GET PUT UP!!!  WISH I WAS HOME RIGHT NOW!!!



MOM & KAHEALANI.






DINNER AT "POND'S RESTAURANT"...  I THINK I'M GETTING NAUSEATED LOOKING AT ALL THESE FOODS...  IT DOESN'T LOOK HEALTHY FOR ME...  LOL!!!


BUT I'M JUST HAPPY THAT MOM AND KAHEALANI GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE WEEKEND!!!

THANK YOU HONEY FOR VISITING AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU BOTH HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH EACH OTHER...  YOU FOLKS SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN...  I'LL FUND IT!!!

AND THAT'S MY SUPER "AWWWESOME" WEEKEND FOR ME!!!

6 MORE DAYS TO GO BEFORE KAHEALANI ARRIVES IN ETHEL, ALASKA FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

AGAIN...  THANK YOU JESUS FOR BLESSING ME WITH YOUR LOVE AND GUIDANCE, I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL...  CONTINUE TO WORK ON MY LIFE AND GUIDE ME THROUGH THE "CHALLENGES" LIKE YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE!!!  CONTINUE TO PROTECT MY OHANA!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA