Fun Time

I saw this interesting post on my best friend, QT's blog. I figure I will copy it onto mine as well.

So this is how it all goes.

1. Reply with your name and I'll respond with something random about you.

2. I'll tell you what song/movie/book/fictional character reminds me of you.

3. I'll pick a substance to wrestle with you in.

4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me. Or at least me.

5. I'll tell you my favorite memory of you.

6. I'll tell you what animal or plant you remind me of.

7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.

8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal. You MUST. It is written.

Hawaii 101

Some weeks back we went to turtle bay resort with some of our friends. Turtle bay resort is located on Oahu North Shore. It is about 20 miles away from the BYU-Hawaii campus.

We were told that there would be turtles at the beach and resort and so we decided to take a trip down to the resort. When we arrive there, we saw no turtles and it turns out that we had to be there in the morning, only then can we see the turtles and even feed them. All is not lost, we managed to at least capture one on flim.

Can you see the turtle? It was trying to swim out to the open sea, but the currents were to strong. He was washed onto the shore several times, we even manged to touch it.

I had recently painted my toe nails a shade of dark cherry red. I seldom paint my nails. I was feeling bored on the beach and so I decided to take a picture of it.

Following Turtle beach resort, we decided to it would be beach day again next week... This time we went to Sunset Beach.

Look at the turquoise blue water... Digital photography just does not do justice to it. Sunset beach is the windiest beach here on North Shore Oahu.

During my spare time, I play with my friend's hair...

Now it is merely a bun... With the addition of the hair accessory, I love how oriental it looks.

Since I have got time on our hands to spare, why not braid her hair. This look is secured by four bobby pins, with two on either sides.

To blend in with the local polynesian culture, we have decided to add a stick to it.

End of Summer

3 more weeks to go and I am out of my summer job and then it back to working 19 hours a week and having to juggle school and work.

This summer holiday has been rather eventful. I spend most of my days working, blogging, chatting online and basically living up to a non-existent social life.

I realize I got a lot more depressed while I am here in Hawaii. I cannot seem to attribute it to anything at all.

I like Hawaii, it is so beautiful. Paradise indeed, but I am still a city lass at heart. As the saying goes, you can take the girl out of a city, but you can never take the city out of the girl.

I haven’t told you about the beauties of Hawaii have I? Did I also tell you of the scenic views Hawaii offers to her dwellers? Hawaii has mountains, and unlike the Rocky Mountains in Utah, Hawaii has got mountains that are lush and green. I remember driving by the coast line, seeing water flowing down the mountain range. The view in simply breathe taking to say the least.

I love to drive by the coast line of Hawaii. It is therapeutic. Just the sight of the ocean is reason enough for one to fall in love with Hawaii.

This past week, has been pretty long and exhausting.

I went to Pearl Harbor last Thursday and watched a documentary on Pearl Harbor. As a history major back in high school, I have had the opportunity to learn about the Second World War. I have had many occasions where I read and heard of the Pearl Harbor bombing. I have never been able to comprehend on the full measure of the bombing until I pay a visit to Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial. There lie a few thousand men who are entombed in the ship which they served abroad.

After watching the documentary, and visiting the site, I stood there for a second and felt a wave of anguish and disgust swept over me.

We humans spend over two thousand years to trying to populate the earth and now, we are trying to kill each other over minor reasons which doesn’t even justify for a war.

A war is bad period.

Islander Humour

Q: What do Tongans do when they are all stressed up?

A: They run into coconut trees and bang their heads against it.