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

Monday, March 31, 2014

BACK IN TRAINING... FULL TIME FOR ANOTHER 4-WEEKS!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

I'M BACK IN FULL TRAINING FOR ANOTHER 4-WEEKS BEFORE I HEAD BACK TO KEAUKAHA, HILO, HAWAI'I... AGAIN!!! YOU READ CORRECTLY... "AGAIN!!!"

WHY??? BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GO SEE KAHEALANI'S "MAY DAY" PROGRAM AT HER SCHOOL!!!

SO YOU ASK... WHAT IS "MAY DAY" IN HAWAI'I...

In Hawaii, May Day is also known as Lei Day, and it is normally set aside as a day to celebrate island culture in general and the culture of the Native Hawaiians in particular. Invented by poet and local newspaper columnist Eric Kosciuszko in the 1920s, it has since been adopted by state and local government, as well as local residents, and has taken on the sense of a general spring celebration.

The first official Lei Day was proposed in 1927 in Honolulu by poet and artist Don Blanding. Leonard "Red" and Ruth Hawk composed "May Day Is Lei Day in Hawai'i", the traditional holiday song. Originally it was a contemporary fox trot, later rearranged as the Hawaiian hula song performed today.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT... A SIMPLE EXPLANATION AND YET ANOTHER "AWWWESOME" EVENT YOU SHOULD WITNESS IF YOU EVER IN HAWAI'I DURING THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.

OKAY... BACK TO WHERE I WAS EARLIER... IT DOES FEEL SUPER GOOD TO BE BACK IN TRAINING FULL TIME... BESIDES... MY BODY DESERVES THE BEST TREATMENT AND IT DOES GET BORED EASILY... LOL!!!

I STARTED MY AEROBICS AT 6AM FOR AN HOUR AND AT NOON I DID MY STRENGTH TRAINING DOING THE "B.F.S." SYSTEM AND I ALSO ADDED THE "U.D.C." THAT I PICKED FROM MY RECENT TRIP TO HILO FROM SOME COOL COACHES I'VE MET UP WITH FROM THE MARATHON... THE "HAWAI'I URBAN TRAINING" PROGRAM THAT I GOT INVITED TO JOIN!!! THESE FOLKS ARE SERIOUS AND THERE IS NO BACKING DOWN AND NO EXCUSES... PERFECT FOR ME!!!

MY AEROBICS STATS:

MY STRENGTH TRAINING STATS:

MY USUAL KICK-START BEFORE I START MY WORKOUT!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Sunday, March 30, 2014

MY SIMPLE WEEKEND BACK IN BETHEL, ALASKA.

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

MY SIMPLE WEEKEND BACK IN BETHEL, ALASKA.

RIGHT AFTER WORK ON FRIDAY I WENT OVER TO GARY'S TO HELP HIM MOVE SOME FRICKEN SUPER HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WEIGHED OVER 500LBS!!! BUT IT GOT DONE AND THAT WILL BE ALL.

YEP... RED NECK BEER... "BLUE RIBBON"... PRETTY GOOD BEER TOO... LOL!!!

THOR... CHOPPING WOOD???

WHO WAS FUNNIER??? THOR OR SVEN???

AFTER GOOFING AROUND AT GARY'S I WENT OVER TO KA'IWA'S TO WATCH KENTUCKY WILDCATS PLAY AGAINST KENTUCKY CARDINALS... I STAYED FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WAS CALLED IN FOR OVERTIME AT WORK SO I LEFT EARLY TO GO GET SOME REST AT HOME BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO WORK AT MIDNIGHT.

AFTER I GOT OFF AT 8AM SATURDAY MORNING... I WENT AHEAD AND DID SOME SHOPPING AT AC STORE FOR THE MY WEEKLY EATING... YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE...

THE TOP HALF OF THE PICTURE... $40.00!!!

THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PICTURE... $10.00!!!

YOU GOTTA LOVE HOME GROWN PRODUCE BACK IN HILO, HAWAI'I... LOL!!!

AFTER I WAS DONE SHOPPING I WENT HOME AND RESTED UP FOR THE UPCOMING EVENING DINNER AT SHANTELS' FOR HER BIRTHDAY!!!

INDIAN TACOS!!! SUPPER YUMMY!!!

SLEEPY SHANTEL... LOL!!!

A BETTER PIC THAN THE LAST ONE... LOL!!!

BABY HANNAH!!!

AFTER DINNER... LINDSEY AND I HEADED OVER TO MY PLACE AND WEI SHOWED UP AND WE WATCHED AN "AWWWESOME" CHINESE FILM, "WHITE VEGEANCE" A GOOD HISTORICAL FILM ON CHINA'S DYNASTIES RISE TO POWER!!!

AND WE ENDED OUR SATURDAY NIGHT!!!

SUNDAY MORNING RISE AND SHINE AND UP I GO TO MAKE MYSELF A MORNING DRINK...

STRAWBERRIES & MINTS IN WATER.

RASPBERRIES & PLAIN GREEK YOGURT.

AND FOR DINNER I INVITED MY FRIEND WEI FOR SOME "THAI RICE NOODLES SALAD WITH CHICKEN".

SAID HE LOVES IT AND I THINK I'LL MAKE SOME THROUGHOUT THE WEEK FOR MYSELF TO TAKE TO WORK.

THIS IS GOING INTO MY NEW "BLAH FOODS" COOKBOOK!!!

AND THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP MY SIMPLE WEEKEND!!!

I'LL CONTINUE TO ADD MORE UPDATES FROM MY RECENT HILO TRIP SOON!!!

MAHALO FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!!

JUST SO YOU KNOW... I RACKED UP 172 MORE FANS WITHIN THE LAST 7 DAYS!!! KEEP IT COMING EVERYONE!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

PAYING OUR RESPECTS TO OUR OHANA AND MORE.

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

KAHEALANI & I STARTED OUR DAY BY PAYING OUR RESPECTS TO OUR OHANA WHO PASSED. BEFORE WE WENT UP TO RESTING SITES... WE STOPPED AT THE HILO FARMERS MARKET TO GET SOME FOODS AND FLOWERS TO PLACE ON THE GRAVES.

I SPENT NO MORE THAN $50.00 AND THAT IS INCLUDING 5 FLOWERS ARRANGEMENTS TOO!!!

YOU JUST CANNOT BEAT THE FRESH PRODUCE AND FLOWERS!!!

AND NOW WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO VISIT THE GRAVESITES.

I MISS AND LOVE YOU FOLKS SO MUCH. I LIVE OFF THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES THAT I NOW HAVE IN MY HEART AND WILL CARRY IT ON FOREVER AND PASS DOWN THE MEMORIES TO KAHEALANI THROUGH STORYTELLING AS SHE GETS OLDER. I'LL VISIT AGAIN SOON

ALOHA A HUI HOU!!!

AFTER THAT I WENT TO GET A HAIRCUT.

BEFORE

AFTER

AND NOW WHERE ARE ON OUR WAY TO THE "WORLD BOTANICAL ADVENTURES" WITH KAHEALANI, MAKAPI, AND JAYDES!!!

HERE'S THE WEBSITE:

http://www.worldbotanicalgardens.com/

I LOVE THIS PIC!!!

ARE THEY READY FOR THE MAZE???

LOL... THEY ARE LOST!!!

AFTER A GOOD HALF HOUR... THEY FINALLY MADE!!!

1ST PLACE WAS MAKAPI, 2ND PLACE WAS JAYDES, AND 3RD PLACE WAS KAHEALANI.

NOW THEY ALL WON SOMETHING FROM ME!!!

NEXT WE WENT TO THE RIVER WALK.

THE RIVER WALK WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND COOL ENOUGH FOR ME AS I WAS ALREADY WORKING UP A SWEAT... LOL!!!

AFTER THAT WE WENT UP TO SEE "KAMAEE FALLS".

BEAUTIFUL 100 FEET DROP... ANYBODY WANNA TRY JUMPING OFF???

AND THAT CONCLUDED OUR FUN TRIP WITH THE KIDS AND MY TITA, LEOLANI (WHO HAPPENS TO BE CAMERA SHY... LOL!!!)

IT WAS TIME TO FEED THE KIDS AND I WAS THINKING MCDONALDS BUT NOOO... THEY WANTED TO EAT BREAKFAST FOODS IN THE AFTERNOON INSTEAD... SO WHERE DID WE GO???

KEN'S HOUSE OF PANCAKES WHERE THEY SERVE 24 HOURS BREAKFAST!!!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT... THE TWO PICS ABOVE IS KAHEALANI'S... SERIOUSLY I AM NOT KIDDING... THIS GIRL CAN PACK SOME FOODS IN HER SKINNY BODY... IT DRIVES ME CRAZY... I WISH I COULD PIG OUT AND BURN IT OFF!!!

THIS IS MY TITA'S LUNCH... SHE'S THE HEALTHY AND IN SUPER SHAPE FOR ANYTHING THAT COMES IN HER WAY... THANK GOD SHE'S TRAINING KAHEALANI FOR THE NEXT MARATHON RACE IN AUGUST!!!

AFTER THE BIG BREAKFAST... IT DIDN'T STOP RIGHT THERE... NOOO... THEY HAD TO HAVE DESSERT AND GO EAT ICE-CREAM... SO AWAY WENT TO GET THEM DESSERTS AT HILO TROPICAL GARDEN DOWN THE ROAD FROM OUR HOME.

WEBSITE:

http://www.hilogardens.com/