Man, I miss my sister Doo!

So, my sis, her husband and my nephew/godson left Hawaii on June 10, 2009. I saw them for our goodbyes on June 8, 2009. We got to enjoy some chill time grubbin' down at Boots and Kimo's in Kailua; and of course dinner at Uncle Kawika's. I love this clip; it's classic Yao and Doo. Poor Nathan, born into a crazy asian family. He still has no idea what he's in for...

People let me tell ya bout my best friend!

This is Casey. He's my homie. He keeps me up on the music tips and let's me know what's hot, what's not, and who to check out asap. He's been having a field day by posting an old school of my negropino afro on his blog, about 3-4 times already. He claims it's the only photo he has of me. This, coming from the guy who blogs photos he'll steal from other people's facebook n myspace profiles...hmmm.
So, out of love for my little brother, I had to post the "only" picture I have of him. Unfortunately, he was a cute kid, so it's not hurting him to post it on the bloggity blog..



This is him now! How he got such a cute and sweet woman, is beyond me...but he's still my lil bruh...

Gloating on Nate Nate.

Who knew this kid would bust outta NICU as a Bubba Chunk with sooo much personality?


I love this kid. He's such a ham!


Loving him!


How's the hair though?

I wonder...

Do people really watch the Sham Wow and Slap Chop commercials and feel compelled to call and order either as seen on tv product? Does the value priced 2 for 1 make them that much more appealing?
When he says, "Beware of Sham wow imitators," and "It's made by Germans," does that make one forget about buying 'made in china' from Wal-Mart? Just curious to know if people really fall for that shit... Obviously, the marketing works on someone... My bad if anybody reading this has a sham wow in their car trunk and a slap chop in their utensil drawer......
No, not my bad. It's yours. What the hell told you to feed into that bs and buy a slap chop to make egg, ham, pickles, onions for breakfast??? Are you on crack? You can tell me, I won't be mad...and it'll make sense of the decision you made to blow 19.99 on that p.o.s.

C¤ck r¤ck!!!

Proof that my Grandpa John is hardcore!


Yeah, that's us right before we set out on our ziplining adventure in Princeville, Kauai. How or why papa puts up with my crazy ass, I don't know...but I can brag that I am his favorite.



And, of course, the doodoo-meister in her leg hump/ body pop robot pose. One of our signature dance/pick up moves. I love my lil brother.

Reflections on a discussion...

This entry is of a bit more serious tone, I guess. I was having a discussion with a close friend about relationships and finding "the one." He suggested that maybe we settle because we're comfortable and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I told myself that I'd never put myself in that situation or allow myself to do that with anyone. I lied to myself because I did just that with Robbie. 3 years of compromising and trying to help "fix" him. You know damn well people won't change unless they commit to make the effort to do it for themselves. I tried to force the situation to work because I'm a fixer and a giver. In my mind, I can make it work...even when it truly cannot. I think after that situation, I'm less tolerant of bullshit and dig out when I see anything that could be a sign of a shit sandwich.
We also discussed trusting in the fact that one could spend a lifetime happy with another. How does one really know that he/she will be in love and happy with this one person 10-20 years from now? Hell, how does one know that the other won't drive one crazy after 3-4 years? We discussed couples we knew that were truly happily married. He knew of none. I can think of several but one that stands out for me is my sister n bro-in-law. Their marriage is fairly new but the passion and love they share for each other, and for their son, is inspiring.
Hopefully, they can pull it off for the lifetime gig. Same for my brother and his wifey.
Hmm, getting too deep for tonight. I was trying to get to the funny part about some people having satisfaction in a relationship similar to hugh hefner's...but I took it a whole other direction. Hmm, maybe later.

Excitement and Anticipation...

are giving me the butterflies in my stummy...or is it bubble guts from the sushi I ate earlier? Just kidding...Excited about vacation in Kauai. My grandparents are flying in from Cali and my bro-in-law is coming back from Iraq for r&r. I'm stoked to be spending my birthday with my loved ones...Wish daddy,Johnny boy n his fam could be there. But, I'll take what I can get...Doo n Elijah are taking me zip-linin' and possibly ATV'in...Even Grandad's going to do it.
I will be Hanalei bound for sure...Nothing like drinkin' Boones Farm on a beautiful sandy beach...Don't be jealous because I'm a classy puta...Yeah, I felt your jealousy as soon as I said Boone's Farm. Did I mention it'll be the Strawberry flavor? Don't hate.


I cannot wait to do absolutely nothing. My mouth is watering in anticipation of the many hole-in-the-wall grub spots that my family frequents...Asia Tang, Sone's, Hamura's, Da Imu Hut, Pacific Pizza & Deli, Kalapaki Burger Hut...I'ma stop. Sueoka's...Okay, that was the last one...

AND, my Nate Nate; my precious nephew who's running all over the place. Word on the Playschool street is that lil man loves to shake his culo like his mommy and Aunty Yaya. It's not his fault he was blessed with the booty shakin genes. I've seen him drop it like it's hot. Watch out ladies...

AGTC...Our genes are strong, son...

So, I was looking at pics of Keoni, Johnny n Nina's first son...He looks like a mini-johnny boy



me n Johnny back in the day when we were kids, we're not kids anymore, but somedays, we sit n wish we were kids again....



Oni, in a pigeon toe stance like his daddy used to be



Party like a rockstar...



Dang, lil man's all tatted up n rocking the mohawk n six pack...Watch out now...

Happy belated....

It's a lil late, but Nate turned the big 01 on September 21st...My baby boy...well, doo's baby boy. my handsome lil godson






I love this..."bitch, keep your paws off my ice cream cake."