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!!!


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Friday, July 29, 2016

IM BACK!!! EPIC REGGAE CONCERT IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA & EPIC PARTY IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!
 
SORRY FOR BEING "MISSING IN ACTION" FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS...  BUT ITS WORTH IT!!!
 
LETS GO...
 
I HEADED BACK TO ANCHORAGE FOR ANOTHER REGGAE CONCERT...  "J-BOOG"...  CHEEE-HUUU!!!
 
 
SO HERE'S MY JOURNEY LEADING UP TO THE CONCERT!!!
 
I'M OUT OF BETHEL, ALASKA ON THE FIRST MORNING JET ON "ALASKA AIRLINES:...  THE BEST AIRLINES TO WORK FOR!!!
 
MY LIL SIS, RANDI ALSO FLEW IN TO ANCHORAGE WITH A FEW  HOURS LAY-OVER BEFORE HEADING TO DILLINGHAM, ALASKA.  SO WHAT DO WE DO TO KILL TIME???
 
IT IS "ALOHA FRIDAY" AND WE START IT OFF WITH "ISLAND GRINDS" AT "KANSHAS RESTAURANT" - http://www.kansharestaurant.com/
 
ALSO JOINING US TOO...  MY OHANA, KA'IWA & BROYLINE!!!
 
 


 
FOR STARTERS...  SPICY & MISO POKE!!!
 

 
SHE GOT THE CHICKEN KATSU PLATE!!!
 

 
AND HER TOO...  LOL!!!
 

 
AS FOR ME AND KA'IWA...  WE GOT THE ISLAND BREAKFAST!!!
 
WE DEFINITELY ENJOYED OUR TIME TOGETHER...  NEXT STOP...
 
 
YOU ALWAYS GOTTA MAKE A STOP AND COSTCOS TO DO MORE SHOPPING AND CUDDLE THE HECK OUT OF THIS ADORABLE BEAR!!!
 
AFTER THAT WE CHECKED IN AT OUR HOTEL...
 
 
THE CAPTAIN COOK HOTEL OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN ANCHORAGE AND NOT VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE CONCERT!!!
 
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT...  IT WAS TIME FOR DINNER!!!
 
WE HEADED OVER TO THE "GLACIER BREWHOUSE" - https://www.glacierbrewhouse.com/
 


 
I'M HOOKED ON CIDERS TOO!!!
 

 
THIS ONE WAS REALLY YUMMY!!!
 

 
ALASKA KING CRAB CAKES!!!
 

 
THE MOTHERLODE,,,  BOOOYAH!!!
 
 
 
START CRACKING THEM SHELLS...  BROYLINE!!!
 
AFTER AN AMAZING DINNER...  I WAS DONE FOR THE NIGHT!!!
 
 
ALOHA SATURDAY -  "CONCERT DAY!!!"
 
AFTER A WELL RESTED NIGHT...  IT WAS BREAKFAST AGAIN!!!
 
WE DECIDED TO GO TO "KAVA'S PANCAKE HOUSE" - https://www.facebook.com/Kavasmuldoon/
 


 
ANOTHER KILLER BREAKFAST WITH OHANA!!!
 
WE DID MORE SHOPPING AFTERWARDS AND THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE BEST SUMMER CONCERT OF THE YEAR IN ALASKA!!!
 
 
THE LINE WAS SUPER LONG, BUT NOT FOR US, WE GOT THERE EARLY AND ONCE IT OPENED UP...
 

 
WE MADE IT IN AND STARTED TO CHILL...
 

 
MY SISTER, BROYLINE!!!
 

 
MAN...  THIS CIDER IS FRICKEN GOOD TOO!!!
 

 
ANOTHER VERSION OF SPICY POKE...  NOT BAD AT ALL!!!
 

 
ONE OF THE FEW BARS TO GET DRINKS...  YUPZ...  THESE FOLKS ARE SERIOUS DRINKERS AND HARD CORE PARTYERZ!!!
 
 
 AND THE CONCERT BEGINS!!!
 



 
PHOTO BOMB!!!
 


 
THE CONCERT WAS CRANKIN WITH 2000+ STRONG PEEPZ AND NOTHING'S BETTER THAN BEING SURROUNDED BY ISLANDERS FROM ALL OVER, BEING SO HOMESICK AND FAR AWAY FROM HOME...  YOU'LL GET MY VIBES IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!
 
H3, HOT RAIN, SIAOSI, AND DJ WESTAFA WAS DEFINITELY GETTING IT DOWN AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED!!!
 
AND THEN CAME THE MAN...  J-BOOG!!!
 
BRADDA WAS TEARING IT UP FROM ALL SIDES AND HE KNOWS HOW TO THROW DOWN!!!
 
A KILLAH AND AN AMAZING CONCERT!!!
 
 
J-BOOG AND HIS POSSE!!!
 
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM NEXT YEAR!!!
 
 
ALOHA SUNDAY...
 
LIKE ALL GOOD THINGS, IT MUST COME TO AN END IN ORDER TO START ALL OVER AGAIN...
 
SO I HEADED BACK TO BETHEL, ALASKA...
 

 
FIRST CLASS SNACKS...  PESTO HUMMUS AND BREAD.
 

 
ALASKA'S BEAUTIFUL RIVERS ACROSS THE DELTA KUSKOKWIM.
 

 
AND I ENDED BY SUNDAY EVENING WITH A GRILLED RIBEYE AND GRILLED PEPPERS WITH RICE...  AND I WAS DONE FOR THE DAY!!!
 
ENJOY THIS SIMPLE VIDEO SLIDESHOW!!!
 
 
 
ONE WEEK LATER...
 
IT WAS TIME FOR ANOTHER EPIC BBQ PARTY AT MY PLACE!!!
 
THE DROP OFF & SET UP!!! 





 
 
AND THEN THE FOODS PREPPING...
 


 
ON THE MENU:
 
GRILLED KOREAN KALBI SHORT RIBS
TERIYAKI CHICKEN
SPAM MUSUBI
SPICY POKE
BEN'S FAMOUS POTATO CASSEROLE
 
DRINKS MENU:
 
BUD LIGHT
COORS LIGHT
MGD
ANGRY ORCHARDS
KONA BREWERY ASSORTED BEERS
CORONAS
 
WAIPA'S ISLAND PUNCH
 
 
AND THE PARTY BEGINS...
 
 
PLUCKY & CHARLIE.
 
 
 
L-R:  BROYLINE, BEN, ROCK, TERESA, BETH, CHRIS, NICHOLAI.
 

 
BETH
 

 
BABA.
 

 
JAMES & COLE.
 
 
 
L-R:  MIKE, MAGGIE, ME, CHELSEA, ASHLEY.
 
 
 
L-R:  BEN, BYRON, KRISTI.
 
 
 
MIKE
 
 
 
BRENT
 
 
 
TERESA & CHELSEA.
 
 
 
ROCK
 
 
 
RYAN & ANDREA
 
 
 
LEANNE
 
 
 
CHRIS
 
 
 
NICHOLAI & TROY
 
 
 
NICOLAI
 
 
 
DENISE
 
 
 
ALYSSIA & ANDREW
 
 
 
KRISTIE
 
 
 
THE OTHER CHRIS
 
 

 
RANDI & SHONNA & SAM
 
 

 
JAMES & ANDREW
 
 
 
RANDI & BYRON
 
 

 
ROCK...  MANNING THE FIRE PIT.
 

 
THE THREE AMIGOS!!!
 

 
THE ISLAND PUNCH CUPS ARE OUT!!!
 

 
TSA BABES IN DISGUISE!!!
 
 
 
MAGGIE THE CRUISER!!!
 
 

 
WHOOPS...  THERE IT IS!!!
 


 
THE COOLEST FIRE PIT IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!
 
 
WITH OVER 25 PEOPLE, ISLAND INFUSED GRINDS, ICED COLD BEERS & CIDERS, HAWAIIAN ISLAND REGGAE MUSIC, AND A KILLER FIRE PIT...
 
 
IT ONLY GETS BETTER EVERY TIME!!!
 
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT EVENT!!!
 
TO ALL MY OHANA & FRIENDS...  MAHALO NUI LOA FOR COMING OVER AND ENJOYING YOURSELVES!!!
 
TO BE CONTINUED...
 
AWWWRITE!!!
 
WAIPA