A Proper Hawaii Post, finally.

So I apologize to those of you who have been kind enough to read - I promised updates about Hawai'i, but for lack of a camera for documentation, I've just been spewing inner thoughts and complaining about my busy schedule.

I decided, to start, I would update on things that have already happened a while ago - my first week in Honolulu with my family (we family vacationed the first week here), and then a couple of other pictures from outings.

Here goes!

My family stayed in Waikiki, at the Doubletree, and one of our outings (probably the best) was to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Think of this as...a theme park of Pacific Islands, like Disneyland, only instead of Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, and Frontierland, you have...Fiji, Aotearoa, Samoa, Tonga, etc.

Pictures are above captions.

There was a "canoe pageant" - think, canoe parade, where each island had a feature dance/performance. Pretty cool. I chose Samoa's picture because they're wearing purple, my favorite color in the whole world. And each island seemed to have a "personality." I liked theirs best.

Mixed feelings about the Cultural Center - I think the education part is pretty legit, but because it's so geared to tourists, it's sort of a double edged sword, if you know what I mean.

We also went to the Bishop Museum - it has exhibitions on Native Hawaiian culture and history, artifacts, and so on.

With Mom and Dad. Yays.

With sister! Cool sculptures.

We also got to visit a beach - Lanikai Beach, which is way pretty and very empty (it's got no facilities, so not that many people frequent it. Most go to Hanauma Bay, which is a couple of miles away). Sis's pics captures some of the beauty.

We happened upon the part of the beach that didn't have...the part of the beach where you'd lay down and chill on your towel, so here I am like what the fuck. I want to swim but not stay wet the whole day.


Once we found what we were looking for though, the swim was amazing. The water was a perfect temperature, so clean, and so fun to swim in. Too bad I haven't been back since! In time, though, in time.

I also broke my pescatarian diet here in Hawaii - a turning over of a new leaf, and I was just craving bacon like hell.

I just said fuck it and indulged. It was the most amazing feeling in my life until after I finished my meal. I didn't get sick...I just felt greasy. It's better now. I can have Volcano Tacos from Taco Bell. That shit is good. I had four of them tonight.

So forward a couple of weeks, and my new friend Aichan, who's on the taiko team, decided to take me and Kelsey, one my roommates, out on a touristy journey.


We ended up at the Dole Plantation! Another technically fucked up tourist exploit, but eh. Aichan was nice enough to take us, and it was cool to at least see. Lots of white people. From left to right, that's Kelsey, Raceson (Aichan's son), and yours truly.
DOLE WHIP. Exactly like what you can get at Disneyland, except huge and totally worth it.

Then, to SHRIMP!! In North Shore there's a shitload of shrimp trucks that serve amazing garlic shrimp. Romy's isn't a truck, but the shrimp is still amazing. This is what Kelsey calls my shrimp face, with mah hair all messy and shiet. SHRIMPSIES!!!!

Yah so that's all for now. In case you haven't noticed, these pics (and way more) are also on facebook. But I just thought I'd add some Candice commentary to add some relevance to this blog.

Also, watched Katt Williams on Comedy Central tonight. He's fucking hilarious! Highly recommend watching.

I get my new camera from Aya in the next week or two, so expect more updates after that. Meanwhile, thank GOD for gchat.

Going to the movies with my kids tomorrow for some hangout time. There's this $1 theater in downtown Honolulu that shows out-of-theaters-but-not-yet-on-DVD movies. Awesome. And, I promised them popcorn. On me.