Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Private Beach















This hidden sand crab symbolizes the private space of my chaotic relationship, work, and personal issues. A place of serenity, where I can find my peace, quiet, and solitude.

Monday, April 17, 2006

City of Angel


I have a love and hate relationship with this city. Every year, my friend Dana and I visit the L.A. Cathederal for our Christmas mass. It's our annual tradition. You know what I find funny? Most of these people are not even catholic and have no idea what they are doing; that includes Dana.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Giovanni's


How Giovanni got its Italian title here in Hawai'i is still a mystery to me. The look of this trailor is quite deceptive, but don't let it distracts you from trying its best shrimp scampi. Giovanni is well known for its shrimp specialties. My favourite has got to be the shrimp scampi. For $13.95 you can get an entre plate and a drink. Choices include shrimp scampi, butter lemon, or hot chili (very hot, no refund as the sign explicits).

Saturday, April 08, 2006

AirTran Boycott


While waiting 3 hours at Dulles for a late plane to arrive, we missed our connection in Atlanta to L.A.. AirTran did not accomodate us with any room, except for a lousy $7.00 meal coupon. In addition, AirTran's customer service was very unfriendly. A customer was told by a representative "If you are talking at me, you are not getting on that plane." Utterly shocked, my friend and I slept at Heartfield Airport on a cold mid-July night.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Embankment


After attending a free 2-hour organ recital at Westminster Abby with a Polish girl, I visited the London Eye. Here you can view the entire city, but can be quite expensive. I decided to get lost a bus instead.

WeHo


Quite a production indeed. Every moment is a theatrical scene. Everyday is a gay pride in West Hollywood.

Ms. K is currently in Montana. While me Brokeback, the cowboy, is in Hawaii. Supper Woman is in London. She's getting married this summer. Blondie is currently working for a cruiseline in Florida. As for Aladdin and the other cast members, we have not heard from them.

The O.C. meets the North Shore

Smog was all that I saw when I was living in Southern California. Hawai'i definately has the most amazing sunsets. This photo was taken near Waimea Beach in the North Shore. You can literally be stranded on the shore alone and enjoy li-hing pineapple and mango slices. Let's not forget about fresh coconuts.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Polynesian Culture Center


I took my parents to experience a culture event while they visited me in Oahu. Here are their complaints: $75 admissin for each person is too much; the luau was not good; certainly not worth my money. Thanks to the unappreciative comments, I thought it was a nice place to visit once.

Puerto Nuevo, Baja California


Surprisingly this was not a Chinese restaurant. It's purely Mexican; look at the plate. For $12 you can get a lobster, drink, rice, and bean. Let's not forget the $2 magaritas.

I can't believe we drove 8 hours only for this dinner. It was a nice drive. Puerto Nuevo (Rosarito) is located about 30 minutes out of Tijuana, Mexico. Wouldn't trust the Cuban Cigars here.

Tragic Kingdom

After working here for three years, I never want to meet another Disney's character again. The magic has been destroyed. Once a guest has asked me "Do you think the parade dancers are gay?" My response was "I think they're pretty happy."

Makaha Farm - Waianae


Our first field trip to Makaha. This is also known as the 909 of Oahu. If you're a southern Californian, you'd know that 909 means "ghetto".

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

I love N.Y.


N.Y.C is Extremely humid during the summer. I love everything about this city. Traveling out of the city to New Jersey AKA "Armpit of America" is quite a challenge in dealing with traffic. My favorite restaurat was Cuba in SoHo.

Giraffes Mating


Los Angeles Zoo. The children and I got an opportunity to see the giraffes mated. Not quite developmentally appropriate for first graders, but they loved it.

Italian Replica


Las Vegas, Nevada

It's beautiful! The atmosphere of Vegas killed it for me :(

The Bay Area



San Francisco, California

Fisherman's Wharf: one of my favorite places to get fish & chips.

LAX - LHR


8:00PM British Airways flight 268 non-stop service from LAX - LHR landed in London at approximately 4:00P.M. Superb customer service!

New Home


Here lies in the ring of fire is my new home, Hawai'i. This photo was taken from Diamond Head in Waikiki. To get here you must climb several staircases. The hike is not at all dreadful, yet the view is spectacular once you have reached the zenith.