WAIPA IN REAL LIFE

Friday, March 11, 2016

MY RECENT TRIP HOME TO BEAUTIFUL KEAUKAHA, HILO, HAWAI'I AND MY KAHEALANI!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

AFTER THAT FUN & DRUNK VALENTINE'S WEEKEND... IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME... HAWAI'I THAT IS!!!

AS I AM LEAVING ALASKA...

I RAN INTO MICHELLE WHOM I ALSO HAVEN'T SEEN FOR AWHILE AND IS ON HER WAY TO MOUNTAIN VILLAGE VIA BETHEL AND THEN I RAN INTO ANNA WHO IS ALSO GOING TO HAWAI'I ON THE SAME PLANE WITH ME BECAUSE WE ARE BOTH GOING TO WEDDING SET FOR THE BIG ISLAND!!!

TOP: MICHELLE

BOTTOM: ANNA & I IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AIRPORT AND THEN AGAIN AFTER WE ARRIVE IN HONOLULU, HAWAI'I AIRPORT!!!

ANNA STAYED IN HONOLULU FOR COUPLE NIGHTS AND I CONTINUED ON TO GO TO HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

NOTHING CAN EVER FEEL SO GOOD AS TO BE REUNITED WITH MY KAHEALANI!!!

A PANARAMA VIEW OF HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK LOCATED IN KEAAU, HAWAI'I.

FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRIP HOME, I'M OFFICIATING MY FIRST WEDDING EVER FOR MY GOOD FRIENDS, KIMANI AND RACHEL!!!

AND WHILE I'M HERE, I ALSO DID...

THE FULL STORY OF MY ENTIRE BACK:

THE HONU(TURTLE) IS THE BIRTH OF MY DAUGHTER, KAHEALANI... THE HONU IS THE SYMBOL OF OHANA (FAMILY), OUR BEGINNING. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HONU IS THE MANO (SHARK) WHICH IS MY IDENTITY AND AUMAKUA (GUARDIAN) WHO PROTECTS ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HONU IS THE NAI'A (DOLPHIN), KAHEALANI'S MOTHER. AND THE HAHALUA (MANTA RAY) IS KAHEALANI ONCE AGAIN WHO COVERS EVERYTHING TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF THE ENTIRE OHANA WITH HER STRENGTH & WISDOM. OUR CIRCLE OF LIFE, LOVE, & ALOHA!!!
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I ALWAYS GET MY TATAU DONE BY NONE OTHER THAN, CHE PILAGO AND OWNER OF "KA'EO HAWAI'I" - http://kaeo-hawaii.myshopify.com/

TO ME HE'S THE BEST!!!

HOOK UP WITH THIS VERY TALENTED ARTIST, HE'S THE REAL DEAL AND WORTH EVERY DROP OF INK!!!

SO AFTER MY INK SESSION WAS DONE I HEADED BACK TO HILO BUT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO GO BACK DRIVING THE "HAMAKUA COAST" ROUTE INSTEAD OF THE "SADDLE ROAD" ROUTE WHICH I NORMALLY TAKE.

I WAS HUNGRY AND STOPPED IN WAIMEA TO GET A BITE AND DECIDED TO EAT AT "VILLAGE BURGER" - http://villageburgerwaimea.com/ AND I'M GLAD I CHOSE THIS PLACE BECAUSE NOT ONLY THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME EATING HERE, IT WAS FREAKIN GOOD!!! AND FOR DESSERTS... I HAPPENED TO BE IN LINE WAITING FOR MY ORDER AND WHO DO IJUST HAPPEND TO RUN INTO???

NONE OTHER THAN "SPARTAN CELEBRITY COMPETITOR", MUSTARD MARJIE!!!

SIMPLY SAID, SHE IS A KILLER COMPETITOR IN EVERY SPARTAN RACES THAT IS OFFERED AND I'M SUPER FORTUNATE TO MEET HER IN PERSON!!!

YOU CAN'T GET ANY MORE HARDCORE THAN THAT!!!

AND OF COURSE, I ALWAYS VISIT MY SEXY COACH, ANGELA!!!

WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE OCTOBER 2014 AND WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE AT OUR BEST WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH & FITNESS, SHE IS TEAM BEACHBODY COACH AND A CERTIFIED PIYO INSTRUCTOR!!!

WHAT CAN I SAY, I'M VERY FORTUNATE!!!

I ALSO GOT TO VISIT ANNA & RACHEL THE DAY BEFORE "WEDDING DAY!!!"

AND I ALSO GOT TO VISIT CHELSEA WHO USE TO LIVE IN BETHEL, ALASKA AND NOW LIVES IN PAHOA, HAWAI'I!!!

WE GOT TO EAT BREAKFAST AT "PELE'S KITCHEN" - https://www.facebook.com/PelesKitchenRestaurant/

I ENJOYED THE "GINGER-MANGO" DRINK THE BEST!!!

VEGGIE SCRAMBLE

WITH MOUNTAIN APPLE BREAD FRENCH TOAST STYLE!!!

THIS WAS KILLAHZ!!!

AFTER OUR BREAKFAST... I HEADED DOWN TO KALAPANA AND MET UP WITH MY COUSIN TROY WHO IS BUILDING A CANOE FROM SCRATCH WITH HIS PADDLE CANOE TEAM.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS A SHORT VISIT, IT WAS WELL WORTH IT!!!

AND NOW ITS WEDDING DAY!!!

ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2016, KIMANI & RACHEL WERE BLESSED WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY HAWAI'I HAS TO OFFER ON THEIR MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THEIR LIVES...

THIS IS WHERE THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE.

VIEWS FROM KIMANI & RACHEL'S BEACH HOUSE!!!

I'M SUPER NERVOUS!!!

THANK GOD I HAVE KAHEALANI BY MY SIDE!!!

AND NOW WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO THE CLIFF SIDE TO PERFORM AND OFFICIATE A WEDDING!!!

A STUNNING VIEW AND PICTURE OF KAHEALANI & KANALOA.

WE DID IT!!!

I NOW WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, KIMANI & RACHEL VAN STRAYHORN.

THIS DAY COULD NOT BE ANY BETTER, EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT FOR THEM AND I AM SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR KIMANI & RACHEL TO BE AS ONE, ALWAYS & FOREVER!!!

AND NOW ON TO THE RECEPTION AT "HILO BAY CAFE" - http://hilobaycafe.com/

FANTASTIC DRINKS AND FOODS FOR ALL TO ENJOY!!!

HIBISCUS PUNCH

COCONUT MOJITO

GINGER MARTINI

LILIKOI MOJITO

TARO KALUA NACHOS

SPICY POKE WITH WON TON CHIPS

GARLIC EDEMAME

SHOYU POKE WITH TARO CHIPS

KAHEALANI'S FRENCH ONION SOUP

BEAUTIFUL NEW FRIENDS THAT I NOW HAVE!!!

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS GREAT GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION TO KIMANI & RACHEL AND OHANA AND FRIENDS THAT CAME FROM AS FAR AS GEORGIA AND ALASKA TO BE PART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT DAY!!!

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS!!!

KAHEALANI WELCOMES THE HIKIANALIA WITH HAWAIIAN CHANTS!!!

AND THE LAST OF MY DAYS WITH MY KAHEALANI BEFORE I HEAD BACK TO ALASKA.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY TRIP, ALTHOUGH IT WAS SHORT... IT WAS WONDERFUL AND SPECIAL FOR EVERY ONE OF US.

UNTIL THEN...

ALOHA HUI HOU!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY VALENTINE'S WEEKEND IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

WITH ALL THE DRAMAS THAT I JUST OFF MY SHOULDER, I CAN NOW START BLOGGING THE GOOD STUFF, THE "BEAUTIFUL" PART OF MY LIFE!!!

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I WENT HOME TO VISIT OHANA AND FRIENDS AND ESPECIALLY... MY KAHEALANI!!!

BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT PART, I ALSO HAVE TO SHARE THIS...

A FEW DAYS BEFORE I ARRIVED IN HAWAI'I... I SPENT THE WEEKEND IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WITH OHANA & FRIENDS.

I'VE REUNITED WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS WHOM I'VE RARELY HANGED OUT WITH FOR SOME TIME!!!

I INVITED MY GOOD FRIEND, DENISE WHOM I HAVEN'T SEEN IN SEVERAL YEARS TO COME JOIN ME TO ANCHORAGE!!!

AND LOOK WHO I ALSO RAN INTO... GINA FROM "FRONT STREET RESTAURANT"... HOW EXCITING!!!

THE BEST PIC EVER, MY COUSIN KA'IWA FILLS AND COMPLETES THIS PERFECT PORTRAIT!!!

AS SOON AS WE LAND IN ANCHOARGE, ITS TIME TO GRIND (EAT) AND THAT WE DID... AT OUR FAVORITE LOCAL HAWAIIAIN FOODS, "KANSHAS RESTAURANT" - http://www.kansharestaurant.com/

AND WE WEREN'T HOLDING BACK!!!

ONE OF MY FAVORITES... "MISO POKE"

AWWWRITE!!!

FOR ME, IT WAS A BREAKFAST KINDA FEEL FOR ME... NO CAN GO WRONG WITH SPAM & PORTAGUESE SAUSAGE WITH EGGS OVER EASY!!!

DENISE IS ABOUT TO KILL HER OXTAIL SOUP!!!

AFTER OUR KILLER MEAL, WE HEADED TO OUR HOTEL AND GOT READY FOR OUR EVENING PLANS... AND WHAT EXACTLY IS OUR EVENING PLANNED FOR???

HMMM... "HUMPY'S" - http://www.humpysalaska.com/ BAR WITH LOCAL ISLAND MUSIC BAND, "H3" IS WHATS GOING ON!!! I'LL JUST LET THE PICS DO THE EXPLAINING...

YES I DID SHAVE, KAHEALANI HATES IT WHEN I DON'T SHAVE... LOL!!!

OUR LOVELY DESIGNATED DRIVER, DENISE!!!

WE GOT TO MEET UP WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS!!!

L-R: ME, DENISE, KA'IWA, KATIE, KATIE'S DATE (SORRY I FORGOT YOUR NAME... LOL!!!)

THE BEAUTIFUL SISTERS, KATIE & LAURA!!!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICS OF THE NIGHT!!!

H3 IS ROCKING THE HOUSE... ISLAND VIBING!!!

MY ALASKA AIRLINES CO-WORKER... KEENAN!!!

MY COUSIN, KAUA FROM HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

DON'T EVER "DOUBLE FIST"... JUST TRUST ME ON THIS... GEEZ... JUST LOOK AT MY EYES... LOL!!!

YES... ITS REAL AND I WASN'T GONNA LET ALL THIS GO TO WASTE!!!

ANOTHER FAVORITE PIC OF THE NIGHT!!!

TO BE HONEST... I DON'T REMEMBER TAKING THIS PIC OR MUCH OF THE NIGHT... LOL!!!

I ALSO DON'T REMEMBER GOING TO "MAD MYRNA'S" BAR - http://www.madmyrnas.com/

AFTER WE CLOSED "HUMPY'S"... LOL!!! OR BETTER YET... I DON'T REMEBER EATING AT DENNY'S RESTAURANT EITHER...

ACCORDING TO LAURA, I WAS OUT COLD... BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS SLEEPING IN THIS PIC... LOL!!!

AND THE NEXT DAY...

THANK YOU DENISE FOR BRINGING ALL OF US BACK TO THE HOTEL IN ONE PIECE... YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

THE BEST DAMN VALENTINE'S WEEKEND EVER!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MY NEXT EPISODE... HAWAI'I!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

HITTING ROCK BOTTOM AND WAKING UP THE WARRIOR TO RISE AGAIN!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

WITH MY RECENT BLOG ON WORKING FOR ALASKA AIRLINES, I FEEL THAT I NEED TO SHARE THIS AS WELL AS I'M SURE ALOT OF YOU FOLKS HAVE EITHER BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE IF YOU WORKED MORE THAN ONE JOB AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE I'VE BEEN HIRED AND CURRENTLY WORKING FOR ALASKA AIRLINES, I STILL HOLD MY OTHER JOB AT "STATE OF ALASKA - THE BETHEL YOUTH FACILITY"... 15 YEARS AND I'M STILL WORKING FOR THEM, HECK MIGHT AS WELL SINCE I MAKE DAMN GOOD MONEY WITH THEM AND I'M BANKING A KILLER RETIREMENT TOO!!!

ANYWAYS BACK TO WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY... WORKING 2 JOBS DEFINITLEY TOOK A HUGE TOLL ON MY BODY, I'M NOT IN MY "20 SOMETHINGS" ANYMORE WHERE BACK THEN I WORKED 2-3 JOBS WITH NO PROBLEM. NOW 20 YEARS LATER... DAMN... MY WHOLE LIFE SHIFTED AND BOY WAS I IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING!!!

I'VE REALLY "SLACKED" ON MY WORKOUTS AND HEALTHY EATINGS!!! I GOT SUPER TIRED AND ALL I WANNA DO IS SLEEP FOREVER AND WHEN I DO WAKE UP I REALIZE I DIDN'T PREP ANYTHING HEALTHY TO EAT WHICH THEN LEADS TO ORDERING OUT AND HITTING THE QUICK SNACKS BEFORE I HEAD BACK TO WORK!!! MY SLEEP PATTERNS WAS REALLY WHACKED AND THAT PLAYS A HUGE PART IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY AND FIT LIFESTYLE!!!

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I STARTED TO GAIN MY WEIGHT TO A SCARY 300LBS!!! I WAS LIKE "FUCK MY LIFE"... RIGHT???

MY CLOTHES WERE NO LONGER FITTING ME, I BECAME OUT OF SHAPE REAL FAST AND DANGEROUSLY UNHEALTHY!!!

AND IT EVEN GOT WORST... MID JANUARY 2016, I TESTED POSITIVE FOR "TUBERCULOSIS", NOW I'M REALLY FUCKED, RIGHT???

AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A POSITIVE SKIN REACTION, I GOT PUT ON HOME CONFINEMNENT FOR A WEEK WITH NO CONTACT WITH ANYONE, JUST LIKE BEING IN PRISON, I ALSO HAD TO TAKE A SHIT LOAD OF MEDICATIONS (20 FUCKING PILLS EVERYDAY FOR 5-7 DAYS) AND THEN IT GOT REDUCED TO TWICE A WEEK FOR THE NEXT 5-6 WEEKS, BUT STILL... 20 FUCKING PILLS??? WHERE IS THE LOVE???

SO AS YOU CAN SEE... I WENT THROUGH SOME NASTY BULLSHITS!!!

BUT WHEN I LOOK BACK AT MY LAST 5 MONTHS OF "MY LIFE", I REALIZE SOMETHING... I GOT LOST AND UNFOCUSED WITH MY GOALS. EXCUSES OR NOT, ALASKA AIRLINES, TUBERCULOSIS, POOR DIETING, NO EXERCISING, DEPRESSION, LONELINESS, ETC... THESE EXCUSES SHOULD HAVE NEVER INTERFERRED WITH MY MOMENTUM AND HARD WORK AT LIVING "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"

I'VE LOST MY SELF-CONFIDENCE, I BECAME ANGRY AND STARTED TO BLAME OTHERS... AND SADLY... I ALMOST LOST EVERYTHING THAT MATTERED TO ME THE MOST!!!

I PRETTY MUCH HIT ROCK BOTTOM...

3 WEEKS AGO... I SOMEHOW FOUND THE COUARGE TO GET BACK UP AND START ALL OVER AGAIN AND BEGAN TO ELIMINATE "ANYTHING & EVERYTHING" THAT HOLDS ME BACK FROM MOVING FORWARD... MY MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGE WAS TO REDO MY FRIENDS LIST AND I PRETTY MUCH ELIMINATED 90% OF THE LIST INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS TOO!!! THAT WAS PRETTY HARD AND I'M STILL GRIEVING MY LOSS BUT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET BACK ON MY FEET AND CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY.

I MUST HONESTLY SAY AND ADMIT TO THIS, I AM GLAD THAT I WENT THROUGH THESE TRIALS, IT WOKE ME UP, SHARPENED MY INSTINCTS, MADE ME STRONGER THAN EVER TO FIGHT THE UNEXPECTED, AND MY "WARRIOR" HAS BEEN AWAKEN AND IT IS HUNGRY FOR BLOOD, SWEAT, AND VICTORY!!!

THE DESTRUCTION OF LIES ANDS DEFEATS IS NO LONGER... LET THE FEEDING BEGINS!!!

AND SO "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE" CONTINUES...

THIS PIC WAS TAKEN WINTER 2014!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY NEWEST AND ADDED CAREER WITH THE AMAZING ALASKA AIRLINES!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

IT SEEMS LIKE AGES SINCE I LAST BEEN POSTING ON MY BLOG, WELL ALOT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH ME AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START... LOL!!! SO HERE GOES...

AS SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, ON SEPTEMBER 2015, I WAS HIRED BY "ALASKA AIRLINES" AS A "RAMP SERVICE AGENT" PART TIME. THIS WAS THE GREATEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE TO EVER HAPPEN!!! THE POSSIBILITIES OF FUTURE TRANSFERRING TO HAWAI'I AND CONTINUING WORKING FOR THIS AMAZING COMPANY WAS ALL I COULD THINK OF, NOT TO MENTION THE AMAZING TRAVEL AND FREIGHT BENEFITS TO GO ALONG WITH IT, I ALSO MUST ADD THE NUMEROUS BONUSES THAT I'VE RECEIVED JUST FOR BEING PART OF AN AWESOME TEAM OF HARD AND HONEST WORKING PEOPLE OF ALASKA AIRLINES!!!

SOME OF THE GREATEST POINTS THAT I LOVE ABOUT ALASKA AIRLINES... MY AWESOME CO-WORKERS!!! WE WORK AS AN AMAZING TEAM AND WE GET THE JOB DONE IN THE MOST SAFEST, FASTEST, AND EFFICENT WAY. AS SOON AS THE PLANE LANDS AND TAKES OFF AGAIN, ALL PLAYTIME IS PUT ON HOLD AND ITS CRUNCH TIME AND WE ARE ABOUT SERVICE AT 100% SAFETY, 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, AND 100% "ON-TIME" WHICH PAYS OFF VERY WELL IN BONUSES!!!

I ALSO LOVE BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL FOR "FREE" FOR THE WEEKEND TO DO GROCERIES SHOPPING AND SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. WITH THE HIGH COSTS OF LIVING IN BETHEL, ALASKA... I'VE HAD THE WONDERFUL PRIVILAGE OF SAVING MONEY HERE AND THERE, AND ITS KEEP GETTING BETTER!!!

AGAIN... I AM VERY GRATEFUL AND HUMBLE TO BE PART OF ALASKA AIRLINES AND THEIR VISIONARY TEAM OF GOALS & SUCCESS!!!

I'M PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE INCOMING PLANE SO I CAN MARSHAL THE PLANE IN!!!

ENJOYING A RARE WARM & WINDLESS WINTER EVENING!!!

ALASKA AIRLINES FOREVER!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Thursday, January 14, 2016

I'M TRAINING FOR A SPARTA RACE - DAY 08!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

ANOTHER DAY IN COLD WINTER BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO STAY WARM DURING THESE COLD DAYS...

HIT THE WEIGHTS AND BURN IT UP!!!

A HUGE DIFFERENCE TRANSITIONING FROM "RESISTANCE BANDS" TO "FREE WEIGHTS"... THE RESULTS ARE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT AND ITS WORKING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MUSCLES... I ALREADY FEEL IT AND SEE THE RESULTS WHICH APPEARS TO BE FASTER.

ANYWAYS... STAY TUNED FOR EXCITING NEWS AS I AM ON A MISSION TO RECRUIT MORE "ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS/FRIENDS" FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!