At international marketplace in Waikiki

Salad a friend prepared for my mothers bday.

Totally amazing, loved every bite!

What a beautiful place! I recently went to pali lookout with some friends. I was amazed by how strong the winds were.  Along with it’s amazing views of Kaneohe it has a rich history to it. That particular spot was where the last batttle to unify Hawaii was. It is said that the great winds are caused by their spirits. Just amazing! Such a beautiful day with picturesque view.

Lately I have been feeling so old.  My body doesn’t heal like it used too.  I have started going back to the gym, after a 2 years off.  My body really feels like it’s coming apart at the seams.  I will continue past the pain to see if I can keep up with the young ones in the gym.  It’s been about 3 days since I last went to the gym but my body feels like I just worked out.  I am taking some suppliments to help with the pain and gain.  I am weaker than I used to be, so I have to work harder to get to where I want to be.  After the first couple weeks back I will build my momentum back and won’t be hurt as long.  Right now it’s no pain no gain.  My poor body!

This weekend we were celebrating my cousin finally getting his blackbelt in jiu jitsu.  He has trained for many years and worked very hard to achieve this level.  I am so proud of what he has done.  In Hawaii there are only maybe a handful of qualified blackbelts in brazilian jiu jitsu.  Now I can proudly say my cousin is one of them.  I can only wish to be as great as he has become.  Now I will try to train under him at his classes.  He has owned a school for some time now.  Now that he has his blackbelt this will make him even more qualified to teach.  His school should show a huge increase in the number of students.  He is an excellent teacher and student.  I wish all the best for him.

I have recently been so infatuated with Japanese art.  Partically Horimono tattoo’s or irezumi.  I am interested in getting a large scale art work done on myself.  I am worried though about the social stigma with tattoo’s.  I understand that these times are a little more forgiving than most, but I wish no bad blood.  To me Japanese art is the greatest the world has seen,  the body art is so far ahead that every nation tries to mimic this.  I would love to get this done in the old fashion with the tebori but know that given my current situation ( living in Hawaii)  that would be an improbability.  I yearn for a chance to get it done from a master.  Maybe one day I can make it happen.

I found my dive gear.  I thought I lost my gear and had to buy new equipment.  The equipment is very expensive so I really didn’t want to go through that trouble.  Luckily I was feeling like going to the gym and low and behold beneath the gym bag was my dive gear.  I really wanted to go snokeling this winter season.  I wanted to see how much tako (octopus) I could catch.  When you dive it gives you a feeling like you’re somewhere else, away from the problems of everyday life.  You see life how it should be.  Beautiful colors, fish and marine life nothing to bother you.  Of all the marine life I think the octopus is the most interesting, he masks his movements with camoflauge and is incredibly smart.  He is a beautiful creature.  I will hunt again! YATA!

I currently have two tattoo’s.  My first tattoo I got when I was 18, it was kind of a rash decision.  I knew I wanted a tattoo but didn’t know what I wanted.  I regret that tattoo because it doesn’t have any meaning to it.  The second tattoo was done by a friend in the mainland, he did a great job!  I had him tattoo a samurai on my leg.  I understand the stigma behind the tattoo’s in Japanese culture but I love them.  It’s a form of self-expression.  I would love to get a full bodied “Horimono tattoo” , not because I’m a gangster or anything like that, but simply it’s my heritage!  It’s Japanese art at it’s finest.  I think when you look at a tattoo it grabs you draws you in.  It’s beautiful and you can’t take your eyes away.  I would love to get that Horimono tattoo done in Japan but it just wouldn’t be practical.  The cost would be too great.  I would really love to get it done in the old fashion, but no one in Hawaii does this.  Maybe one day I will take this leap.

I work 5 days a week with tuesdays and thursdays off.  I live often in the evening because my job keeps me up late.  I work as a restaurant employee.  I work from 4-12 midnight  almost everyday.  This process really throws off my sleep schedule.  I really doesn’t give me time to do much either.  My commute to work usually takes me about 45minutes on good days.  So by the time I get home it’s quite late, so I start to eat, do laundry, or on very special occassions exercise.  I do laundry twice a week and I am often wondering where does all this clothes come from.   I only do my own laundry but the process takes forever and the clothes seems neverending.  I go to sleep everynight at around 4a.m.  which sounds really late but I need time to relax after a hard day at work.  I usually get up at 12 noon which is appalling I know.  I make breakfast and  watch some t.v. then about 2 I get ready for work and repeat the process over again. 

On my days off I enjoy dining out, going golf, and just hitting the beaches.  I usually have to pry myself out of bed to go golf but once I get my momentum going it become rather easy.  If I golf badly I regret ever getting up but when I do good there is nothing that can bring me down.  I enjoy eating a variety of cultural foods, I like to experiment with cuisines.  I very rarely go to the beaches but I do enjoy it, it’s just that I have to wake up early and that coupled with the fact that the sun drains all your energy makes me sleepy.  This really throws off my schedule.  Well that’s me in a nut shell.

 It’s a real duck!