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a good hibachi (with charcoal, starter wood, newspapers, lighter fluid, and matches) cookout with family on a lazy Hawaiian weekend.

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Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:38:00 -0700 Cool Blue (Day 100) http://cchan808.posterous.com/cool-blue-day-100 http://cchan808.posterous.com/cool-blue-day-100

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A lazy evening stroll by Magic Island after being coupe up at home all day.

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Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:31:00 -0700 Weekend (Day 98) http://cchan808.posterous.com/weekend-day-98 http://cchan808.posterous.com/weekend-day-98

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Happy weekend everyone!

All of us deserve a break from work...

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Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:08:00 -0800 Day 1 - Honolulu Festival (Day 71) http://cchan808.posterous.com/day-1-honolulu-festival-day-71 http://cchan808.posterous.com/day-1-honolulu-festival-day-71

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EN Gymnastic Club performance at Ala Moana Center stage.

The Honolulu Festival is a weekend of entertainment and educational activities aimed at promoting understanding and integration between the people of Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region with an eclectic program of cultural events such as live music, dancing and art exhibitions.

 

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Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:37:00 -0800 Salt & Pepper (Day 58) http://cchan808.posterous.com/salt-pepper-day-58 http://cchan808.posterous.com/salt-pepper-day-58

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Salt and pepper in black and white. Not the most interesting subject but I wasn't in the mood to get ready and go out of the apartment either...

Today was totally a really lazy Sunday!

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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:39:00 -0800 Ukulele Sunday! (Day 44) http://cchan808.posterous.com/ukulele-sunday-day-44 http://cchan808.posterous.com/ukulele-sunday-day-44

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I've been anxious for the last couple days. Woke up today to some "temporary" good news! More on that on a another post...soonish.

Then, I got ready to head down to Kaka'ako Waterfront Park to check out the third annual Ukulele Picnic. Ukulele virtuosos and legends from Hawaii and Japan performed on the hilltop stage overlooking Diamond Head, Honolulu Harbor, the ocean and mountains. There was also exhibitors showing ukulele related exhibits, a wide variety of merchandise and food vendors selling really delicious food and refreshments. To read more about this picnic, check its website Ukulele Picnic in Hawaii

It was a beatiful day to be outdoors but just a little too hot for me. More photos from the picnic to share on my flickr account later tonight!

 

 

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Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:11:00 -0800 Night in Chinatown Parade (Day 29) http://cchan808.posterous.com/night-in-chinatown-parade-day-29 http://cchan808.posterous.com/night-in-chinatown-parade-day-29

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Spent all day today in Chinatown again for the Lunar New Year. It was a perfect day to be outdoors and ran into a few friendly twitter and non-twitter friends!

After being in the sun for most of the day, I found a somewhat pefect spot in a nice shady area for the parade that is before my bu.t.t decided to fall asleep. So I followed the last few parade participants and that's how I ended up with today's daily photo.

P.S: IMO, I felt this year's festivities wasn't as grand as last year...but I'm hoping next year will be BIGGER since it's MY year! ^__^

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Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:01:00 -0800 Japanese Girl (Day 9) http://cchan808.posterous.com/japanese-girl-day-9 http://cchan808.posterous.com/japanese-girl-day-9

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Today, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i rang in 2011 with its New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival. This festival celebrates all things Japanese. Besides the yummilicious food, I enjoy watching the entertainment and cultural demonstrations. The ‘Ohana Festival is a day of fun and activities for the entire family.

 

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Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:46:00 -0800 Cheerios (Day 8) http://cchan808.posterous.com/cheerios-day-8 http://cchan808.posterous.com/cheerios-day-8

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Starting the day off with a bowl of toasted whole grain cereal and tall glass of warm milk for breakfast. It's gonna be a lazy Saturday...

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Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:42:00 -0800 Saturday http://cchan808.posterous.com/saturday http://cchan808.posterous.com/saturday

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After a storm...today was a pleasant day! The warm rays did my skin some good after being couped up in a freezer box of an office all week! First stop was at the post office to drop off a package with presents for my family back home in Malaysia. Crossing my fingers they'll get it before Christmas since I kinda missed the international mailout deadline. Then, I went to Waikiki to kill some time before heading over to Aloha Tower for the Christmas boat parade.

Just in time for the sunset and some early birds reserving their spot for the boat parade.

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:19:00 -0800 Oh Christmas Tree http://cchan808.posterous.com/oh-christmas-tree http://cchan808.posterous.com/oh-christmas-tree

Hubby and I went shopping for a "real" Christmas tree this after-Thanksgiving weekend. The last three years, we bought from Don Quijote. This year...I decided to try another place and ended up at Home Depot. I also wanted to avoid crowds since I was still recovering from the previous Black Friday shopping frenzy. Personally, I'd prefer to pick my (our) tree from a tree farm or even better to harvest your own tree as seen in the movie, "Deck the Halls" (minus the crazy neighbors, of course!)

Home Depot had a good selection and within minutes, we picked our tree and loaded it on top of a shopping cart...in line to have the bottom of the tree trunk to be cut off. As excited as I was to finally get a tree, I've been slow to start decorating. Perhaps...tonight, I'll bring out the tree trimmings. So far, I've only put on the twinkling lights and we're both enjoying the wonderfully fragrant fresh pine smell!

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Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:51:00 -0700 Afternoon tea http://cchan808.posterous.com/afternoon-tea http://cchan808.posterous.com/afternoon-tea

My BFF and I usually meet up to have dinner whenever we go out. So this time, I decided we neeed a change and enjoy a delightful afternoon of tea drinking, thanks to a fun English tradition. Oh yea...also, I'd won a gift certificate a little while ago at a tweet-up...afternoon tea for two at Mission Houses Museum Cafe and Tea Parlor so I decided to make use of it.

We ordered the Orange Jasmine White tea as well as the Chai tea...and along with that, we also had a soft cranberry scone, a range of finger sandwiches and sweet chocolate/fudge savouries. What a treat! I particularly love their fancy china and their best pot of freshly steeped white tea. 

It was a great experience! :D

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:48:00 -0700 Honolulu Festival http://cchan808.posterous.com/honolulu-festival-2 http://cchan808.posterous.com/honolulu-festival-2

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What a fun weekend it has been! Thank goodness for awesome weather with lots of sunshine and cool breeze! It was good fun as usual to be able to see and experience all the many different cultural exhibits, arts and music performed by people from countries throughout the Pacific Rim ~ Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Canada, Alaska and even Hawaii. It wasn't easy to catch everything as there were four different staging locations and then the festival concludes with a parade through Waikiki.

Ryan and I also had the opportunity to attend the "Friendship Gala" and taste sample great food by Honolulu's popular restaurants ~ Roy's, Alan Wong's, Nobu Waikiki, Ruth Chris, Wolfgang's Steak House, Hakone, Satura Cakes and much more. Pictures from the festival to follow soon once I am able to sort them through.

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Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:14:23 -0800 tsunami warning http://cchan808.posterous.com/tsunami-warning-25 http://cchan808.posterous.com/tsunami-warning-25
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Yes, the tsunami warning sirens woke me up at 7am. And the one I heard was the second one, with the first one going off at 6am which I slept through. First heard about this possible tsunami warning last night following a massive earthquake in Chile.

So since 7am, I had the TV on the news channel, then my PC onto to Twitter for updates. Then showered, filled water bottles, made breakfast, lunch and dinner and also took some shots of Ala Moana Beach Park from my lanai.


At. 1:45pm - Tsunami warning officially canceled for Hawaii.


Don't judge me, but I may walk to either Ala Moana or Waikiki beach later in the day to check things out. Don't worry...I will be cautious and remain alert!

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