OVERNIGHTING IN ANCHORAGE, AK.

AS SOON AS I ARRIVED IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA...  MY FRIEND GIFF ALEXIE PICKED ME UP FROM THE AIRPORT AND TOOK ME TO HIS PLACE TO HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT.  I TUNED UP HIS UKULELE AND THEN HE DROPPED ME OFF AT MY SISTER'S PLACE. FOR LUNCH, MY SISTER TOOK ME TO "CHINATOWN RESTAURANT" WHICH I ENJOYED VERY MUCH.  AND THEN WE WENT TO "CARRS" TO BUY ALASKA KING CRAB LEGS FOR ME TO TAKE BACK TO HAWAI'I FOR OUR NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY...  I BOUGHT 20LBS!!!

AND THEN FOR DINNER...  MY SISTER TOOK ME OUT TO EAT AT "SHANGRI-LA" AN INDIAN FOOD RESTAURANT AND I ALSO ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.

TO THE END THE EVENING, WE WATCHED A FILM ON NETFLIX, "AFTERSHOCK" WHICH IS AN AWESOME FILM.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK THIS FILM OUT.

Aftershock
Directed by	Feng Xiaogang
Produced by	Hua Yi Bros.
Starring	Zhang Jingchu Chen Daoming Lu Yi Xu Fan Zhang Guoqiang Li Chen
Release date(s)	July 22, 2010
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

THE NEXT MORNING, GIFF PICKED ME UP AND DROPPED ME OFF TO THE AIRPORT TO FLY TO HONOLULU, HAWAI'I.  

I WILL THEN OVERNIGHT IN HONOLULU AND FLY OUT TO HILO, HAWAI'I EARLY NEXT MORNING!!!

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DEPARTING BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

SO HERE ARE THE 1ST PICS AND VIDEO I AM ABLE TO SHARE ABOUT MY RECENT TRIP TO HAWAI'I FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

IT BEGINS WITH ME ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO LEAVE BETHEL, ALASKA TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.  AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FLY WITH THE BETHEL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM AS THEY ARE GOING IN TO ANCHORAGE FOR A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.  I GOT MEET SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO WERE PRETTY COOL AND FUN TO TALK TO!!!

THIS SEGMENT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT I WILL BE UPLOADING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  SO ENJOY AWAY!!!

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GETTING EXCITED!!!

I'M EXCITED AS I EVER COULD BE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HOLD MY KAHEALANI AND ENJOY SOME FUN IN THE SUN TIME WITH HER!!!

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MY WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

MAHALOS TO STEVE GENTLE FOR THE AWESOME CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER!!!

TO  MY BRADAS, KA'IWA & TOM...  MAHALO FOR GETTING ME WASTED TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS YELLING AT BOTH OF YOU GUYZ...  LOL!!!

MAHALO TO THE WATERS OHANA FOR HAVING OVER FOR CHRISTMAS LUNCH WITH ONOLICIOUS FILIPINO FOODS!!!

AND OF COURSE I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST...

MAHALO AKUA FOR ALLOWING US TO CELEBRATE YOUR DAY AS YOU ARE THE ONLY WAY TO ETERNITY.

MELE KALIKIMAKA FROM ME TO ALL OF YOU!!!

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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH THE PRESIDENT.

I HAD TO SHARE THIS VIDEO OF OUR PRESIDENT DOING SOME FREE TIME SHOPPING.  AND I AM ALSO AWARE THAT THIS MATTER HAS MIXED OPINIONS FROM THE PEOPLE.  HOWEVER...  I SEE THIS AS HOLIDAY TREAT.

IF THIS OFFENDS YOU...  NO LOOK...  LOL!!!

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AN EARLY HOLIDAY PARTY WITH FRIENDS!!!

I HOSTED AN EARLY HOLIDAY PARTY WITH SOME FRIENDS AND ENJOYED THE LAUGHTER AND CHEERS THAT WENT WITH IT.

KA'IWA, TOM, TERESA M., DARILYNN, NICK, THERESA F., FRANCINE, MICHELLE, BETH...  THANK YOU FOR COMING AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAD AN AWESOME TIME!!!

THE FOODS & DRINKS WAS ALSO TASTY TOO.  THANK YOU TOM FOR HELPING WITH THE PLATING AND BRINGING THE HOMEMADE SALSA AND ALSO BRINGING YOUR GAMES.  DARILYNN & NICK...  THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE HOMEMADE PIZZAS, I ENJOYED THEM VERY MUCH!!!

TO EVERYONE ELSE OUT THERE WATCHING THIS VIDEO, I HOPE THIS BRINGS LAUGHTER TO ALL OF YOU AS WELL!!!

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GIFF'S 1ST VIDEO ON www.brandonwaipa.com

ALOHA EVERYONE...  GIFF ALEXIE WANTED TO SHARE HIS VIDEO OF WHAT'S NEW AND EXCITING!!!

MAHALO GIFF FOR SHARING...  FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND ALWAYS PUT AKUA (GOD) FIRST IN EVERYTHING!!!

ENJOY AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH!!!

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LOCO MOCO IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

NO MATTER HOW FAR AWAY WE ARE FROM OUR HOME...  WE ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO COOK "LOCAL KINE GRINDZ".  WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE MOST DEMANDED PLATE LUNCH IN OUR ALOHA, HAWAI'I NEI.

DA "LOCO MOCO" PLATE.  AS SAID IN THE VIDEO...  THIS IS NO TASTE TASTE BUT A "PARALYSIS MOMENT!!!"  AND I MEAN AFTER YOU TRY TO FINISH THIS MEAL...  YOU GOING GET WHAT WE CALL, "DA KANAK-ATTACK!!!"  

"GARANZ BABARANZ", YOU GOIN' STIFFEN' UP AND FALL ASLEEP!!!

HERE'S THE RUN DOWN:

RICE, HOMEMADE HAMBURGER PATTY, MACARONI SALAD, EGGS OVER EASY, GRILLED ONIONS & MUSHROOMS TOPPED WITH BROWN GRAVY!!!

WELL THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS!!!

ENJOY WHILE YOU STAY DROOLING!!!

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FUN SATURDAY NIGHT!!!

I WENT TO THE "ASEA LOCAL 52 UNION:  CHRISTMAS DINNER HELD AT THE LION'S CLUB.    I ENJOYED THE FOODS AND THE COMPANY.  I ALSO GOT THE BEST OF HOLDING ALEX & LOKELANI FOR A LITTLE BIT.  MAHALO THERESA FOR HAVING ALL THE CHILDREN OVER AND I GOT TO MEET YOUR SISTER, FRANCINE TOO.

NOW 3 HOURS AFTER CHRISTMAS DINNER ENDED, THINGS TURNED UP A BIT WILD AT MY HOUSE.

SEE FOR YOURSELF...

HANGED OUT WITH SOME NEW FRIENDS.  WE PLAYED THIS NEW GAME CALLED, "PICK UP LINES" AND THEN ON TO "JUST DANCE 3" ON THE X-BOX 360 KINECT, THEN WE PLAYED "DRINKING GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD" AND FOR OUR LAST GAME, WE PLAYED, "I'VE NEVER..."  WHICH IS LIKE A TRUTH OR DARE WITH AN ADULT TWIST...  AND YES IT WAS ALOT OF FUN!!!

MAHALO JAMIE, MICHELLE, AND INA FOR COMING OVER.  I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME AS MUCH AS I DID.

AND SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST,  KA'IWA...  YOU KNOW I GOTTA HAVE YOU AROUND TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL.

I LOVE YOU FOLKS!!!

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PELE CONTINUES TO CREATE THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I.

LAVA FLOWS REACH THE ROYAL GARDENS SUBDIVISION ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I.  THE KILAUEA VOLCANO HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY ERUPTING SINCE 1983.  

BIG MAHALOS TO LEIGH HILBERT FOR TAKING THESE SPECTACULAR PHOTOS!!!

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HANGING OUT WITH MY BRADAS & SHOWING OFF MY NEW T-SHIRTS.

ME AND MY BRADAS GOT TO FINALLY HANG OUT AFTER IOKEPA RETURNED FROM HIS HOLIDAY TRIP.  WE WENT OUT TO EAT AND I GAVE THEM THEIR EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT.

MY NEW T-SHIRTS ARRIVED AND I STARTED THE "AUMAKUA EDITION SERIES" WHICH I HOPE THEY LIKE AND I'LL BE ADDING MORE NEW DESIGNS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.  SO THE FIRST EDITION IS THE "MANO" EDITION WHICH MEANS "SHARK" IN HAWAIIAN.  I CHOOSE THE HAMMERHEAD SHARK BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE IMAGE AND YET I FELT IT HAS IT'S OWN BEAUTY IN IT'S OWN NATURE.  ALSO THIS PRINT COMES OFF FROM MY TATTOOED LEFT FOREARM WHICH I HAD INKED BACK IN 2007.  I FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE A COOL WAY TO DISPLAY MY HAWAIIAN HERITAGE.

I HOPE ALL OF YOU LIKE IT AND FEEL FREE TO ORDER ONE FOR YOURSELF!!!

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UNACCEPTABLE FASHION & KAHEALANI.

ENJOYED ANOTHER AWESOME FUN SATURDAY EVENING WITH MY COUSIN KA'IWA AND FRIENDS DARILYNN & JAMIE.  "MAD GAB" IS STILL ON MY TOP OF THE LIST FOR PLAYING BOARD GAMES.  I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY AGAIN!!!

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BETH FOR HELPING ME WITH HANGING UP FAMILY PICTURES ON MY WALLS.  IT BROUGHT ANOTHER WARM FEELING TO THE HOME.  I CAN'T WAIT TO THINK OF OTHER PROJECTS FOR YOU AND I TO WORK ON...  LOL!!!  AND THIS TIME IT'S YOUR TURN TO COOK.

ANOTHER FUNNY VIDEO FOR ALL OF YOU TO ENJOY WITH MORE CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS ON THE DISCUSSION PANEL.

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