So... Now that i can send messages from my phone directly to my blog... I wonder how much will i end up posting? Humm?

Merrie Monarch

So, this weeks is Merrie Monarch here in Hilo.
Since I'm not much into Hula - this event doesn't affect me much. But... today while I was in KTA - Puainako, you could easily spot the MM people.

How..?
Way to over-dressed for grocery shopping.
All blinged out.. designer handbags (um, don't know if I would call Baby Phat designer?)...
looks like they going to a nightclub or party...
way to much make-up for 8am..
acreages of flora and fauna surrounding their heads and shoulders...
It was funny!!

Here's a link if you wanna check it out: Merrie Monarch

But the reason, why I took note to this was - while standing in the check out line.. the shoppers in front of me.. were loudly announcing how 'old fashion' this store was and 'deh no moe dat at home' (what ever "dat" was I have no clue).

Sad.. how these beautiful citizens.. look so cheap and ugly the minute they open their mouth and all this pidgin comes out. Sad.

Its one thing to degrade or belittle the place your visiting... if you dont like the limited resources we have here - dont come!

But if your gonna spend a lot of $$$ on material things - spend some of that on EDUCATION and learn to speak ENGLISH!

E aRth QuA k E! !!

Whoa... did you guy's feel that?

It was a 5.0 mag quake that jiggled us at Keaau Elementary around 12:45 pm today. It took us all by surprise but thankfully - no injuries or damages reported.

Click this for specifics.

And, oddly.. for about an hour after.. I felt light-headed and seemed to be almost spinning sometimes. There was another person who said the same thing to me later.

Maybe it's Madame Pele welcoming the Merrie Monarch Festival visitors to the Big Island? Maybe?

Easter Marathon in Kuwait

Here's a snip of the email Roy sent about the Easter Run they participated in there in Kuwait. "I ran a longer leg of the marathon today. 6 miles (10K). I started
running around 0700, and it got super hot. I ran it in around 55
minutes. Slower than I hoped for, but I couldn't expect much after
running a 23min 3 miler the day before. We came in 5th place, but awards
were only given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. We all got a medal and a
t-shirt. It was a fun day. After the tiredness kicked in. We had to
register by 0345, so I had to wake up at 0300. Yesterday's Easter run
we also got a t-shirt."

I'm proud of ROY!!! Yea! He looks good yeah? He's the one without the shades.

Miss my Friends

I miss my friends from Maui. Pictured here are 2 of my very closest friends - Anuhea (sitting next to me) and Traci. We were having dinner at Marco's in Kahului, Maui on the first night I got there. I miss the laughing, sharing, talking, listening, shopping, eating.. I miss it all.

All my friends have touched my life in the most amazing ways. Celebrating my joys, comforting my broken heart, supporting me through fearful times and encouraging me all along the way.

I love you all.

Found it!

For the longest time - I could not find my blog page. IT was lost in space and now that I've found it I hope to start again.

So.. to anyone who reads this... Happy New Year 2009!

This year started with many new changes. The most significant being Roy's deployment to Kuwait. He left Hawaii in July of '08 as ordered to OIF(Operation Iraqi Freedom) 8. He is stationed in Kuwait. Roy was promoted to Sargent First Class before being deployed, I am so proud of him. This tour should last about 12 months - so we hope for him to be home on or about August '09.
The picture below was taken in March '09 on his last day home for RnR.



It might be sad to say.. but the girls aren't too affected by Roy's absence. I hope that when he retuns he'll take the time to re-aquaint himself with them. Since the girls are getting older.

Cold Rainy Saturday

Wow, it's been a week since my last entry! What a busy week.
It didn't start off a good week, got an unexpected bill in the mail that's giving me lot of greif, but the week ended on a positive note!

Traci called me to say she was sending me a 'surprise.' oooh, what could it be?
Then Karine texted me to say she, too was gonna send me something. Yea!
Goodies for me!

Today is Saturday, it's rainy with thunder and lighting! Loooove it!
But, we were planning to drive the 1 hour or so to Waimea to attend the Cherry Blossem Festival. But with this weather, I don't wanna take a chance.

So, laundry, house cleaning, and cuddling under the covers is on the to-do list for today.