WAIPA IN REAL 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

Saturday, May 28, 2016

MY AWESOME TRIP BACK HOME TO BIG ISLAND, HAWAI'I - PART 02!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

SO AFTER AN AWESOME AND FUN INK SESSION WITH BRADDA CHE PILAGO, IT WAS TIME FOR AN ICED COLD MANGO BLACK TEA DRINK BEFORE I HEAD BACK TO HILO SIDE!!!

AS SOON AS I GOT BACK TO HILO, I PRETTY MUCH CHILLED WITH MY OHANA AND ADMIRED MY INK... LOL!!!

IT'S ALOHA FRIDAY AND I STARTED EARLY TO START PACKING FOR MY WEEKEND AT THE WAIKALOA RESORT TO MEET UP WITH MY FRIENDS FROM BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

UNFORTUNATELY KAHEALANI COULDN'T JOIN ME BECAUSE OF HER SCHOOL WORK AND STUDIES.

SO OFF I WENT BACK TO THE KONA SIDE AND THIS TIME I MADE SURE I DIDN'T PASSED THE SPEED LIMIT... LOL!!!

THE WAIKALOA IS A VERY NICE RESORT IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT!!!

AS SOON AS I ARRIVED, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY NEICE AND NEPHEW, KAYLA & SVEN TO THE MOVIES AND WE WATCHED THE NEW "CAPTAIN AMERICA - CIVIL WAR". THE MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!!

AND THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP MY FRIDAY NIGHT AND WE HEADED BACK TO THE CONDO AND END THE EVENING.

IT'S ALOHA SATURDAY TODAY IS THE BIG DAY BECAUSE... IT'S THOR & JO'S DAY TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF MARRAIGE!!!

BUT LETS EAT BREAKFAST FIRST...

MANGO MIMOSA FOR ME AND REPRESENTING "ALASKA AIRLINES" WHILE ENJOYING THE OCEAN VIEW!!!

#iamalaska

CHEERS!!!

THOR!!!

PATIENTLY WAITING FOR OUR BREAKFAST WILL WE ENJOY THE OCEAN FRONT VIEW!!!

BREAKFAST IS SERVED!!!

WELCOME TO KONA, HAWAI'I!!!

AFTER BREAKFAST WE DID A LITTLE SHOPPING AND GOT HAIRCUTS TOO!!! THEN WE HEADED BACK TO THE RESORT FOR A SHORT SWIM AND THEN IT WAS CEREMONY TIME!!!

THE LATE AFTERNOON WAS PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AS IT COULD EVER BE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND COOL AS THE SUNSETS AND THE WIND BLEW PERFECTLY TO ADD TO THE MOMENT!!!

I HAD THE HONOR TO SOMEWHAT OFFICIATE AND WITNESS THEIR RENEWING OF THEIR VOWS AND READ SCRIPTS OF LOVE FOR THE LOVELY COUPLE.

THE COOL THING TOO WAS WE ALSO DID FACETIME WITH TIANNA, EDDIE, AND MIA SO THEY COULD ALSO WITNESS THE CEREMONY!!!

AND MANY MORE YEARS TO GO AND FOREVER MORE!!!

CONGRATULATION THOR & JO AND HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY!!!

KAYLA... BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS IN HER HAWAIIAN "MUU MUU" DRESS!!!

SVEN, GOOFY AS ALWAYS WITH HIS AWESOME AND STYLING ALOHA SHIRT!!!

THE LOVELY AND ADORABLE, THOR & JO!!!

I AM FOREVER INDEBT TO THIS WONDERFUL OHANA.

AND NOW ITS TIME FOR A DINNER CELEBRATION AT THE FAMOUS "MACARONI GRILL" RESTAURANT - http://www.macaronigrill.com/

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!

DINNER WAS AMAZING AND SO WAS THE DRINKS!!!

THOR & JO...

I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS WITH LOVE & ALOHA HOW GRATEFUL AND FORTUNATE I AM TO PART OF YOUR WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL OHANA. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME WHENEVER I AM FEELING HOMESICK AND LONELY... AWAY FROM MY HOME AND OHANA, ESPECIALLY WHEN I MISS KAHEALANI VERY MUCH.

TIANNA, KAYLA, AND SVEN... ONCE AGAIN... MAHALO NUI LOA FOR ALSO BEING THERE FOR ME AND KAHEALANI. KAHEALANI LOOKS UP TO ALL OF YOU AND I KNOW SHE LOVES ALL OF YOU VERY MUCH AND THAT MEANS ALOT TO ME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT, I SO LOOK FORWARD FOR MANY MORE HAPPINESS AND FUN EVENTS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE!!!

LAS VEGAS... HERE WE COME!!!

TO BE CONTINUED...

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Friday, May 27, 2016

MY AWESOME TRIP BACK HOME TO BIG ISLAND, HAWAI'I... CHEEE-HUUU!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

I ENJOYED MY TIME BACK HOME IN THE ISLANDS, IT WAS TO SHORT BUT I MADE EVERYDAY COUNT!!!

SO LETS BEGIN THE JOURNEY!!!

LEAVING BETHEL, ALASKA AND SPENDING THE NIGHT IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WITH DENISE & VANG!!!

MY AWESOME CO-WORKER, RANDI MAKING SURE I BOARD THE JET!!!

ANOTHER AWESOME CO-WORKER WHO IS ALSO TRAVELING, NICOLAI.

AS SOON AS I LANDED, I WAS CRAVING FOR KOREAN FOODS, AND THAT IS WHAT I GOT!!!

VANG EATING SHORT-RIB SOUP.

SEAFOOD PANCAKE AND KALBI FOR ME!!!

MY SISTER, DENISE EATING AWAY!!!

I WAS SO FULL FROM EATING AND WENT STRAIGHT TO BED AND SLEPT THE ENTIRE NIGHT!!!

I WOKE UP THE VERY NEXT DAY AND HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO CATCH MY FLIGHT HOME TO HAWAI'I NEI!!!

AND LOOK WHO ELSE WENT TO HAWAI'I...

MY LONG TIME GOOD FRIEND, GEORGE AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE FLYING WITH ME TO HONOLULU AND THEN THEY'RE HEADING OFF TO MAUI WHILE I HEAD OVER TO HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

HOME SWEET HOME WITH MY KAHEALANI!!!

AND MY BEAUTIFUL NEICE, HAWEO!!!

THE NEXT DAY I HEADED OVER TO KONA SIDE TO GET SOME INKING DONE!!!

HOWEVER, I DID RUN INTO A LITTLE SNAG... YIKES!!!

YUP... I GOT A SPEEDING TICKET, IT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME!!!

AS SOON AS I ARRIVED IN KONA, I HEADED STRAIGHT TO THE ONE & ONLY...

"KAEO HAWAI'I" - http://kaeo-hawaii.myshopify.com/

BRADDA CHE DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST!!!

"MOVING FORWARD" IS WHAT IS INKED ON MY RIGHT SHOULDER AND TRICEP.

ONCE AGAIN BRADDA CHE, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU IN MY CIRCLE OF OHANA, YOU'VE ALWAYS GIVE THE BEST INK EVER THAT WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT FOR ME WHEN I RETURN!!!

TO BE CONTINUED...

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA