Sunday, August 25, 2013

Hangin' out with da boyz (again)...

So today,

I met up with a couple of collector buddies of mine, mainly to catch up on our latest happenings, being that the last time we met together was nearly 6 months ago, sheeeesh!  (It's mainly my bad though, with all of my happenings going on.)  But ya, we finally met up n talked story with some hella good food from 99 Ranch Market, a place here in the 808 with a food court and some lil shops.  My buddies got seafood chow mein and chicket katsu with meat jun, and I got me a Vietnamese mixed plate complete with lemon grass chicken, shrimp salad and a spring roll, mmm good stuff.


As usual the day was filled with jokes comin' from every angle, and we geeked out talkin' about the latest in our collections and 411 in the urban art world, good times, good times.  FRUITY PEBBLES! (Inside joke, lol.)


Saturday, August 24, 2013

Bday celebration day 5...

My sis gave me a ring,

And let me know that we'd be celebrating my niece's bday on nearly the other side of the island.  Being that my niece is one of my pride n joys I had to be there.  So the immediate fam bam (sis, fiancé, niece, brother, sis in law and nephew) headed on over to Kailua to Boots n Kimo's.  This particular restaurant is on the grid of many, and I agree it's a good place to have breakfast.  It also helps too that the staff there are very nice, they got it all organized to a science and the food is pretty good.

For breakfast I had the "pakalolo" omelet, complete with tomatoes, ham, mushrooms, onions and cheese, along with their fried rice and....

A waffle, with a side of their trademark macadamia nut sauce.  Now my brother, my sister's fiancé and I had a pretty lengthy convo about what we think is in this killer macadamia nut sauce.  We've come to a consensus that it's made up of melted vanilla ice cream with a little bit of condensed milk and vanilla, lol.  Whatever the hell is in it, it's goooooooood stuff....

Later that day I attended rehearsal for UH's half time show which will feature the 5210 initiative at this year's UH vs UMC football game.  5210 in a nutshell is a health initiative promoting 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, two hours of tv, 1 hour of exercise and 0 sugary drinks.  It's endorsed by a number of companies and famous people including Mrs. Obama, cool stuff huh.  Well here in the 808 a song was made, along with a video and even choreo by some of the 808's greatest talent to promote this initiative.

But ya, this past Saturday we had rehearsal for the half time show, which includes kids from dance troops,  different schools, and community organizations.  Oh and I forgot to mention that the choreo for this song was done from my good friend Mara Bacon Chang, the CEO of Street Jamz Werkout.

After rehearsal, the gang headed over (again) to Shinsho Tei's for some grub n the final celebration day of my bday.  Good times, good times...man I love their friend noodles, haha.  Man, it was another evening of fun!  I had all of the gang sing at least one song...happy camper, lol.

You would think the madness would end there...wrongo!  After dinner n karaoke, a small trio of us continued our evening adventure for...dessert, hahahaha.  So Lililiha Bakery we went, and we put in our order for our personal favs: grilled butter rolls complete with Liliha Bakery jelly, hot fudge sundae, orange dream shake and a chocolate shake, HOT DAMN!

  So much mahalo to Mars, Kau'i, Jarjar and Soopamaria808 for the good times, karaoke action, grub up the ying yang and an evening of laughs, much aloha to all of you!


Monday, August 19, 2013

Goodbye Betty...

To Betty (my backpack)...

You've given me over 10 years of literally "getting my back".  You've held it all, my most deepest secrets, even my undies.

You were there at all of my travels, you were there during my "get fit" phase, you were there waiting patiently at all of my dance rehearsals and you were there at a number of my performances, I can't thank you enough.  You've also got the "pass" at many o security checks at the airport and at concerts.

It looks like our road has finally come to an end, and the final draw was when your zipper broke on me, revealing all of my goodies for everyone in public to see.

You have been replaced Betty by Blossom, but not to worry, you will always have a special place in my heart...err, on my back.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Bday celebration day 4...

Today's bday celebration was with the fam bam,

With my brother, his wife, my nephew, my sis, her fiancé and my niece.  I really wanted jus' a laid back get together with simple food and good laughs, and that's exactly what I got.

My sis n her fiancé picked up some chicken katsu, my sis in law made hot dogs and stuffing, and my lil brother made his secret chili and my bday cookie, how's dem apples?!

My bday wouldn't be complete with a lil bit of play with my nephew, ya, I'm a big kid, lol...

And then I glanced over at my sister's nails, she cracks me up.  She's always toe up always dressed n impressed for the occasion.  Check out the blinga on her nails, lol...

My fam bam rocks!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Bday celebration day 3...

The bday festivities continued, lol,

This particular evening my lil gang went to the school I graduated from to donate our time for a Relay for Life event there for the American Cancer Society.

After our lil shindig, our gang went to a bar down the road and had us some grub in celebration of my bday.  A couple of friends who were supposed to meet us there ended up not makin' it because my friend's truck overheated.  But man, all I know is was that I had sooooooooo much fun.  It was the Hawaiian version of Cheers at Shinsho Tei.  Man, the food was super good!

Below are pics of the spring rolls and steak we ordered, and missing from below are the pork chops and friend noodles.  I guess that's how quick we ate it, lol...

Much thanks to my buddies "Jarjar" and "Soopamaria808"!

Friday, August 16, 2013

Bday celebration day 2...

Day to of the Bday celebration,

Another good one of my friends Soopamaria808 gave me a ring n we booked it for a day of adventure. First one the list was breakfast at Cafe Kaila.  After our hour+ wait we sat at the counter.  I had me an omelet and my friend had a waffle n some coffee.


Before goin' to the movies to watch Wolverine 2 (of which I thought was okay), we stopped at my friend's friend's place.  It was so super cool there.  My friend's husband is a master welder/artist who makes art out of reusable materials.  The pic below is his front gate with painted spinning fan blades.

Iside of his home was a number of pieces he did, all welded with scrap metal...

Then there was this piece, which I thought was the bomb diggity, it reminded me of steampunk art...

And in one of the bedrooms he showed me this super cool lamp.  Do you see the hanger base?  Unreal...

After the movies we headed on to Koko Marina and I took a few shots there...

And then had some Thai grub for dinner at Maile's Thai Bistro.  We had us some stuffed chicken wings, pad thai, minced meat salad, spring rolls and a mixed seafood and vegetables dish, hella yummy...

For my bday, my buddy hooked me up with a brand spankin' new backpack, yee haw!  So much thanks Soopamaria808 for the killer food, bday gift and the popped button in my shorts, lol.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Bday celebration day 1...

So one of my super good friends,

You may remember I'm the godfather of her kiddies, ya that friend, lol, gave me a ring to wish me a happy bday.  What's hilarious is that this is the first year in the 10+ years that I've known her that she remembered my birthday on the correct date, lol.  I don't ever take it personal because I'm hella bad with bdays.  So she, my godson and I went on over to Uncle Bo's.  This was my first time goin' there, but oh man, gooooooood stuff.

We started off with some pupu's, walnut shrimp, steamed clams, escargot and this cheesy bread with steak n mushrooms thingy, mmm, hot damn...

Then it was time for din din.  I got the SOS (soup or stew), of which it was HELLA DELISH, my friend got the strawberry salad and my godson got this pasta n chicken dish...

Then for dessert we got this brownie dessert compliments from the owner himself who came to my table to wish me happy bday and these taro baguettes, man it was so damn good, hahaha.

I arrived home n went straight to bed...zzz.