I recently read the book Rich Dad / Poor Dad which was a really enlightening book. Its the unique viewpoint of a person who was raised by 2 main mentors in life. One of them was his real dad…the poor one who was all about getting the good education and good job and working hard [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Today I sold the beloved Jeep. It was not practical for our needs and we hardly drove it anymore since we got the CRV and take the bus most places. It was a damn fun Jeep though and the ultimate island explorer. It will be missed.
Yesterday Emily and I took a drive over to the leeward side of Oahu. It felt like a whole different world over there. The climate is dry and desert-like, its not touristy at all, there are strips of beach lined with homeless people and their tents, and its very secluded. We were hoping that we [...]
I am fortunate enough to live by 3 of the most beautiful mountains on Oahu…Mount Olomana. They are 3 steep distinct peaks that shoot out of the ground.
Technically, Olomana is the name of the highest of the three peaks only, which is also the first peak along the Olomana Trail that links all three. [...]
I just had a total flashback. I used to love these Garbage Pail Kids trading cards when I was a kid. The artist behind them, Art Spiegelman, had such a unique and twisted style that made them borderline R-rated. Its fun to go back and look at them after all these years. They’re still pretty [...]
Some friends and I decided to hike the Manoa Falls Trail which links to the Aihualama Trail yesterday. It was a very fun diverse hike full of several bamboo forests, waterfalls, pools, rivers, and switchbacks. I’ve never really seen a bamboo forest before so it was quite an amazing sight.
The Manoa Falls portion of [...]
Early this morning I headed up to the north shore to watch a pipeline surfing competition. On the way I decided to stop at Waimea Bay to see the Eddie Aikau memorial. Eddie was one of the two first lifeguards on the north shore…and Waimea Bay was his post. Waimea was (and still is) one [...]
Sometimes the internet ceases to amaze me. Yesterday I get a facebook invite from a friend that Don Ross (my acoustic guitar hero) and Andy Mckee (You tube rockstar with over 50 million views) were playing as a duet in the restaurant in the building where I work. It was the first show (in Honolulu) [...]
An electric chair for blood-sucking mosquitoes
Published January 7th, 2008 in daily life. 0 CommentsWhere I live the mosquitoes thrive in the wet humid climate. There are nights where these blood-sucking vultures will have their way with you, leaving sometimes hundreds of annoying itchy red bumps to deal with. For xmas Emily got me this awesome electric fly swatter, which brings me much satisfaction while not only swatting these [...]
How to buy DRM-Free digital music as cheap as possible.
Published January 6th, 2008 in daily life. 0 CommentsI’ve figured out a pretty good way to buy digital music and avoid getting the DRM version unless absolutely unnecessary. Anytime I discover some music I want to buy, heres how I go about finding/buying it:
1) First, I have an eMusic account. Its $20/month, DRM free, and I get 50 downloads. The catch is they [...]