Computer-Less
It's been a week since I last posted my blog... but I have a good reason so bear with me! My computer sort of died on me last week, meaning I'm as of the moment out of a computer. Thankfully, Naomi, Erin, and Maki have been sooooo generous with their own computer time and have allowed me to use their computers. THANK YOU!~
So anyway, the past week went by pretty quickly what with school. The weekend was kind of a blur, too... :P I actually don't remember much except for church... lol! On Monday evening I went to worship practice at Kaimuki Church since I'll be playing drums at the Friday night service this week. Was so nice being able to play the drums and seriously... I need to keep practicing. :P I felt a little 'off' at first but hopefully no one noticed. ha ha... ^_^
This morning I had Psychology class and for the first time, I was on time to class. :P The first class I couldn't find parking and the second time I overslept. :P So TODAY I made sure to get up in time. It was still so crowded I couldn't park so had to ask Naomi to drop me off. Today we learned about the many different 'perspectives' of psychology. I never realized just how much psychology 'branches out' into soooooo many fields! Forensic psychology for example, where psychologists are used in court to help with juries and witnesses. Cool, huh? Well... I thought so... ^_^
Got home then since I hadn't checked my e-mail in the morning, I just found out about a two-page paper that's due tomorrow morning! I have to leave history class a little early so I missed out on the 'happy' news. Thank goodness for friends! lol!
Naomi and I went to Koko Marina and after a nice lunch, shopped at Costco for things Naomi needs to bring back to Japan. :P She has so much to do and so much shopping before she's REALLY ready to go to Japan the day after tomorrow.
Got home and I was doing homework until I left for my 3:15 to 5:45 musical theatre class. Each time I go, the more I love this class! Today, in preparation for the 'mock' auditions we're going to be doing this Thursday (and perhaps into next Tuesday), we had 2 hours of dance. :S Yeah, pretty tough! But, since I love to dance, it was great though my legs are 'ache-y' right now. :P Learned several little combinations and also learned a short audtion piece Mitch (the dance teacher) choreographed.
After talking about the upcoming audtions a bit, went home then spent about an hour or so doing homework before having dinner. Afterwards, Erin was kind enough to help me prepare for my audition piece. I decided to sing "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" from the stage/movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Since I have to sing with a piano accompaniment, I have to practice on how it'd be like. Thank you so much to Erin for helping me and to Maki for giving me tips and ideas!
Back to studying again and thankfully I finished my homework. ^_^ Now here I am, finishing up my blog, trying to remember and make sure I don't have any more homework for tomorrow... :P Off to bed in a bit; it's nice that I can sleep in at the latest until 10:00 on Mondays and Wednesdays since my first class doesn't start till 10:45. ^_^ G'night, sleep tight!
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
I LOOOOOOVE Musical Theatre Class!
My day started off with Psychology 100 from 9:15... the thing was, though I got to the campus thirty minutes early, parking was soooooooooo crazy that I couldn't find ONE spot in the whole campus parking lots! Finally, when it got around 9:20 I realized that there was no way I would find parking so I drove home quickly and got Naomi to drop me off to class. :S I was about ten minutes late but fortunately there were a few seats... one of them right next to my friend from last semester's acting class, Melissa! We both had no idea we would be in the same class so that was a really pleasant surprise. My teacher, Mrs. Compton, seems like a really nice teacher; she's Russian, and more specifically from Siberia! That's just pretty cool to me; she also has a really cool Russian accent. :P During 'introductions with a new partner', I was partnered with this guy who is also interested in becoming a film director! That was pretty neat...
Class finished a little early so Maki and I walked home and after studying a bit, had lunch. Ate while watching a Doris Day/Rock Hudson movie called Send Me No Flowers. It was pretty hilarious and Maki and I were laughing the whole time. Loved Tony Randall as well as Paul Lynde's character as a very, very, very happy head of a cemetery... :P lol!
Next class was musical theatre from 3:15. Went a bit early though and got to catch up with some of my friends from last semester's theatre class. This 2 1/2 hour class is taught by two teachers, one who is a music teacher and another who is a dance teacher. Well, actually, our dance teacher is actually a kind of replacement teacher since the original lady who has been teaching the class for years couldn't teach because of personal reasons. So the sub is a student from UH who is completing is PhD in Dance. He's REALLY good so am glad that the level of the class is pretty high.
Did a bit of dance exercises, singing exercises, and acting exercises. Got to finish early and while waiting for Maki, did a bit of drawing since that campus area has such a beautiful scenic view.
Went home and did very little studying, mostly talked with Maria about her day as she went on a tour thing with her parents. For dinner, we all went to eat out at Dixie Grill. Got the ribs which was, as always... completely delicious. ^_^ Also got the key lime pie for dessert which was Maria's first time. And she liked it! Very good...
Now am home, writing the blog after doing just a bit of studying. Did my ESS homework which was interesting. Explored my 'dimensions' (physical, emotional, social, etc.) and found out I'm very well balanced. :P Off to bed now, going to wake up a bit early to drop Naomi off at a meeting. Ciao!
My day started off with Psychology 100 from 9:15... the thing was, though I got to the campus thirty minutes early, parking was soooooooooo crazy that I couldn't find ONE spot in the whole campus parking lots! Finally, when it got around 9:20 I realized that there was no way I would find parking so I drove home quickly and got Naomi to drop me off to class. :S I was about ten minutes late but fortunately there were a few seats... one of them right next to my friend from last semester's acting class, Melissa! We both had no idea we would be in the same class so that was a really pleasant surprise. My teacher, Mrs. Compton, seems like a really nice teacher; she's Russian, and more specifically from Siberia! That's just pretty cool to me; she also has a really cool Russian accent. :P During 'introductions with a new partner', I was partnered with this guy who is also interested in becoming a film director! That was pretty neat...
Class finished a little early so Maki and I walked home and after studying a bit, had lunch. Ate while watching a Doris Day/Rock Hudson movie called Send Me No Flowers. It was pretty hilarious and Maki and I were laughing the whole time. Loved Tony Randall as well as Paul Lynde's character as a very, very, very happy head of a cemetery... :P lol!
Next class was musical theatre from 3:15. Went a bit early though and got to catch up with some of my friends from last semester's theatre class. This 2 1/2 hour class is taught by two teachers, one who is a music teacher and another who is a dance teacher. Well, actually, our dance teacher is actually a kind of replacement teacher since the original lady who has been teaching the class for years couldn't teach because of personal reasons. So the sub is a student from UH who is completing is PhD in Dance. He's REALLY good so am glad that the level of the class is pretty high.
Did a bit of dance exercises, singing exercises, and acting exercises. Got to finish early and while waiting for Maki, did a bit of drawing since that campus area has such a beautiful scenic view.
Went home and did very little studying, mostly talked with Maria about her day as she went on a tour thing with her parents. For dinner, we all went to eat out at Dixie Grill. Got the ribs which was, as always... completely delicious. ^_^ Also got the key lime pie for dessert which was Maria's first time. And she liked it! Very good...
Now am home, writing the blog after doing just a bit of studying. Did my ESS homework which was interesting. Explored my 'dimensions' (physical, emotional, social, etc.) and found out I'm very well balanced. :P Off to bed now, going to wake up a bit early to drop Naomi off at a meeting. Ciao!
Monday, August 21, 2006
And So It Begins... ^_^
Woke up excited for my classes. ^_^ I know that a lot of people get all sad at the thought of having to go back to school but for me... I just love school. :P Can't help it and though I may complain of school work etc., I still love it all!
Erin took the day off so she was the Kanais' chaffeur, driving them around so I didn't get the car. She was nice enough to drop me off for my first class though. It was good seeing Mr. Cassity again and there were a couple of familiar faces in History 281 class though nobody I knew very well. The teacher gives about five minutes for us to team up with a 'new face' and get to know them better. I paired up with this really nice guy named Jaco who turned out to have lived in Osaka a few years and speaks fluent Japanese (with a very strong Osaka accent)! So we spoke mostly Japanese to which Mr. Cassity was laughing at. :P
Since the class finishes at 12:00, at the SAME time my next class starts, I had to leave a few minutes then run aaaaaalll the way across campus to make it to Exercise in Sports and Science class. Made it in time and was so glad that Maki gets there early so she can save me a seat; it's a really, REALLY crowded class and if Maki hadn't saved me a seat, I would have had to sit way in the back or something. :S I prefer sitting at least towards the front where the teacher talks. From the first moment I really liked the teacher, Mr. Crowell. He's half-Italian, looks it, but talks local. lol! It was so funny when suddenly in the middle of his lecture he used the word "genki". lol! The class seems like it's going to be lots of fun; similar to health class back in KCIS but with the focus on each of the student's 'wellness'. Sounds like it's going to be lots of fun. Oh, and on an interesting note, the teacher it a Christian!
So, as you might have guessed, I don't have any lunch break at all so by the end of the ESS class (1:15), I was starved! :P Maki and I walked home and I immediately made myself a quick lunch. Naomi and I then left soon after to a jewelry store we go often which specialized in Hawaii jewelry. I might be getting a Hawaiian necklace so I'm hoping it works out. ^_^
Picked Maki up then Naomi dropped us off for our 3:15 Speech class. Much to our surprise, a classmate of ours from our very first semester is in our class! I saw him quite a bit on campus last semester, too, so we got to talk a bit afterwards since we walk the same way 'home'. The teacher, Mr. Johnson, is a really nice older man; very pleasant and 'jolly' (seriously, that's how I would describe him). Looking forward to this movie, especially since we're going to get to see some films in class!
Went home and fell asleep (by accident) on Naomi's bed. :P For dinner, the Kanais and 'us girls' went to eat Thai food. Since I had only a little bit for lunch, I was COMPLETELY starved so the food seemed to taste even more delicious than usual. lol!
Got home and did a little 'preparing' for tomorrow's classes, Psychology and Musical Theatre. I'm so much looking forward to the Musical Theatre class! Till tomorrow... I have survived my first day of the semester!
Woke up excited for my classes. ^_^ I know that a lot of people get all sad at the thought of having to go back to school but for me... I just love school. :P Can't help it and though I may complain of school work etc., I still love it all!
Erin took the day off so she was the Kanais' chaffeur, driving them around so I didn't get the car. She was nice enough to drop me off for my first class though. It was good seeing Mr. Cassity again and there were a couple of familiar faces in History 281 class though nobody I knew very well. The teacher gives about five minutes for us to team up with a 'new face' and get to know them better. I paired up with this really nice guy named Jaco who turned out to have lived in Osaka a few years and speaks fluent Japanese (with a very strong Osaka accent)! So we spoke mostly Japanese to which Mr. Cassity was laughing at. :P
Since the class finishes at 12:00, at the SAME time my next class starts, I had to leave a few minutes then run aaaaaalll the way across campus to make it to Exercise in Sports and Science class. Made it in time and was so glad that Maki gets there early so she can save me a seat; it's a really, REALLY crowded class and if Maki hadn't saved me a seat, I would have had to sit way in the back or something. :S I prefer sitting at least towards the front where the teacher talks. From the first moment I really liked the teacher, Mr. Crowell. He's half-Italian, looks it, but talks local. lol! It was so funny when suddenly in the middle of his lecture he used the word "genki". lol! The class seems like it's going to be lots of fun; similar to health class back in KCIS but with the focus on each of the student's 'wellness'. Sounds like it's going to be lots of fun. Oh, and on an interesting note, the teacher it a Christian!
So, as you might have guessed, I don't have any lunch break at all so by the end of the ESS class (1:15), I was starved! :P Maki and I walked home and I immediately made myself a quick lunch. Naomi and I then left soon after to a jewelry store we go often which specialized in Hawaii jewelry. I might be getting a Hawaiian necklace so I'm hoping it works out. ^_^
Picked Maki up then Naomi dropped us off for our 3:15 Speech class. Much to our surprise, a classmate of ours from our very first semester is in our class! I saw him quite a bit on campus last semester, too, so we got to talk a bit afterwards since we walk the same way 'home'. The teacher, Mr. Johnson, is a really nice older man; very pleasant and 'jolly' (seriously, that's how I would describe him). Looking forward to this movie, especially since we're going to get to see some films in class!
Went home and fell asleep (by accident) on Naomi's bed. :P For dinner, the Kanais and 'us girls' went to eat Thai food. Since I had only a little bit for lunch, I was COMPLETELY starved so the food seemed to taste even more delicious than usual. lol!
Got home and did a little 'preparing' for tomorrow's classes, Psychology and Musical Theatre. I'm so much looking forward to the Musical Theatre class! Till tomorrow... I have survived my first day of the semester!
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Excited for School!
:P Oops, got so caught up in preparing for school starting tomorrow that I almost forgot to write blog. Oh, well, at least I'm pretty much prepared for school tomorrow!
This morning woke up a little earlier than usual so that Naomi and I could go pick up Mr. and Mrs. Kanai to bring to our house for a short chapel/praise&worship time before going to New Hope Diamond Head church. Stopped by to pick up some breakfast which we ate in the car. :P Had a nice chapel time at our house and Erin talked a little about how we are 'new creatures' and that the old things have passed away, the new things have come.
The service at New Hope was very good and it's so good to worship with such a participating congregation. Pastor Fernando gave a very good sermon about what worship is all about and how it's not just coming to church and praising God; it's about our whole lives worshipping God not just on Sundays.
After the service, we went to eat at Happy Days. It was Mr. and Mrs. Kanai's first time and they really loved the food there. ^_^ *sigh* I love their duck and also their hot and sour soup. And of course, their shumai. MmmMMMMMMMM!~!
Got home and after resting a bit, us 'girls' went to watch Step Up at the movie theater. VERY good movie; loved every second of it. The dancing was superb and though the story itself was a bit formulaic (like the whole 'daughter and mother don't get along but have a nice talk and become best buds by the end', 'boy and girl start getting along but soon have a fight which ruins everything', 'a significant something happens which brings them back together', etc.), the story was handled well. Mostly due to the fact that the two leads were perfectly cast, especially Channing Tatum. Excellent dancer and he had his character down pat. As several critics have said, while High School Musical perfectly targeted the pre-teen crowds, Step Up is perfect for the older teen crowd and twenties group. The best part for me was that the movie was actually pretty 'clean' for it's target audience. Amazing, isn't it? :P
Went home and rested up a bit before having a light dinner of leftovers. Watched a movie then got ready for school which starts... TOMORROW! I also got a head start on my online Business Law course. Already read up a bit and also posted on the discussion boards. :P Oh, well... I get points for posting so might as well try very hard. ^_^ G'night!
Just to give you a plan on what my schedule is:
Monday/Wednesday
10:45 ~ 12:00: HIST 281 - Modern US History I
12:00 ~ 1:15: ESS 100 - Exercise Sports and Science
3:15 ~ 4:30: SP 181 - Speech (Interpersonal Communication)
Tuesday/Thursday
9:15 ~ 10:30: PSY 100 - Psychology
3:15 ~ 5:45: MUS 229 - Musical Theatre
Also taking BLAW 200 (Business Law) online course.
:P Oops, got so caught up in preparing for school starting tomorrow that I almost forgot to write blog. Oh, well, at least I'm pretty much prepared for school tomorrow!
This morning woke up a little earlier than usual so that Naomi and I could go pick up Mr. and Mrs. Kanai to bring to our house for a short chapel/praise&worship time before going to New Hope Diamond Head church. Stopped by to pick up some breakfast which we ate in the car. :P Had a nice chapel time at our house and Erin talked a little about how we are 'new creatures' and that the old things have passed away, the new things have come.
The service at New Hope was very good and it's so good to worship with such a participating congregation. Pastor Fernando gave a very good sermon about what worship is all about and how it's not just coming to church and praising God; it's about our whole lives worshipping God not just on Sundays.
After the service, we went to eat at Happy Days. It was Mr. and Mrs. Kanai's first time and they really loved the food there. ^_^ *sigh* I love their duck and also their hot and sour soup. And of course, their shumai. MmmMMMMMMMM!~!
Got home and after resting a bit, us 'girls' went to watch Step Up at the movie theater. VERY good movie; loved every second of it. The dancing was superb and though the story itself was a bit formulaic (like the whole 'daughter and mother don't get along but have a nice talk and become best buds by the end', 'boy and girl start getting along but soon have a fight which ruins everything', 'a significant something happens which brings them back together', etc.), the story was handled well. Mostly due to the fact that the two leads were perfectly cast, especially Channing Tatum. Excellent dancer and he had his character down pat. As several critics have said, while High School Musical perfectly targeted the pre-teen crowds, Step Up is perfect for the older teen crowd and twenties group. The best part for me was that the movie was actually pretty 'clean' for it's target audience. Amazing, isn't it? :P
Went home and rested up a bit before having a light dinner of leftovers. Watched a movie then got ready for school which starts... TOMORROW! I also got a head start on my online Business Law course. Already read up a bit and also posted on the discussion boards. :P Oh, well... I get points for posting so might as well try very hard. ^_^ G'night!
Just to give you a plan on what my schedule is:
Monday/Wednesday
10:45 ~ 12:00: HIST 281 - Modern US History I
12:00 ~ 1:15: ESS 100 - Exercise Sports and Science
3:15 ~ 4:30: SP 181 - Speech (Interpersonal Communication)
Tuesday/Thursday
9:15 ~ 10:30: PSY 100 - Psychology
3:15 ~ 5:45: MUS 229 - Musical Theatre
Also taking BLAW 200 (Business Law) online course.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
School Starts Day After Tomorrow! :S:P
One week has gone by soooo quickly... so strange to think that I'll be starting my second year of college in just two more days! *grimace* lol, just kidding though. I'm actually excited to start school again though I'm sure I won't be that excited after a few months. :P Well, just 4 months of college!
Slept in (again) and then went to campus with Erin, Maki, and Maria. 'Toured' a bit so we could show Maria around; got some really nice pics and videos. Plus, because it was Saturday, hardly anyone was around so we kind of had the whole place to ourselves. Such a beautiful campus, it really is no surprise it's said to be the most beautiful campus in Hawaii. Maki got her schoolbooks and I traded in my soprano music book for a mezzo soprano/belter music book for my musical theatre class. It was the last one so I was happy I got it today. I'm DEFINITELY more of a mezzo soprano/belter rather than a soprano. :S
Went to Kahala Mall where we met of with Naomi and the Kanais. Ate lunch (Panda Express and Korean food) then went our separate ways. Went to Jean's Warehouse, Claire, Macy's, Pac-Sun, Barnes&Nobles, and Tower Records... quite a bit, huh? Pretty much the whole afternoon was spent at Kahala looking at various shops. I was able to get a shirt and some other miscellaneous things which I'm very happy about.
Maki, Maria, and I went home a little earlier than the others (since I can drive now). We were soooo tired that we collapsed in our respective beds for a few minutes before actually doing anything. :P
Went to have dinner at Chili's which was very yum. I always love their Chicken Caeasar Pita and their Classic Nachos. MmmmMMmm. ^_^ Now we're home and I'm sooo tired. As Naomi said, my eyes are losing their 'numbness' from the surgery so I'm starting to get dry eyes. I have to make sure to put plenty of eye drops in.
Tomorrow's Sunday! We have church in the morning then after that we haven't anything planned. How nice... no real schedule!! :P Till tomorrow!
One week has gone by soooo quickly... so strange to think that I'll be starting my second year of college in just two more days! *grimace* lol, just kidding though. I'm actually excited to start school again though I'm sure I won't be that excited after a few months. :P Well, just 4 months of college!
Slept in (again) and then went to campus with Erin, Maki, and Maria. 'Toured' a bit so we could show Maria around; got some really nice pics and videos. Plus, because it was Saturday, hardly anyone was around so we kind of had the whole place to ourselves. Such a beautiful campus, it really is no surprise it's said to be the most beautiful campus in Hawaii. Maki got her schoolbooks and I traded in my soprano music book for a mezzo soprano/belter music book for my musical theatre class. It was the last one so I was happy I got it today. I'm DEFINITELY more of a mezzo soprano/belter rather than a soprano. :S
Went to Kahala Mall where we met of with Naomi and the Kanais. Ate lunch (Panda Express and Korean food) then went our separate ways. Went to Jean's Warehouse, Claire, Macy's, Pac-Sun, Barnes&Nobles, and Tower Records... quite a bit, huh? Pretty much the whole afternoon was spent at Kahala looking at various shops. I was able to get a shirt and some other miscellaneous things which I'm very happy about.
Maki, Maria, and I went home a little earlier than the others (since I can drive now). We were soooo tired that we collapsed in our respective beds for a few minutes before actually doing anything. :P
Went to have dinner at Chili's which was very yum. I always love their Chicken Caeasar Pita and their Classic Nachos. MmmmMMmm. ^_^ Now we're home and I'm sooo tired. As Naomi said, my eyes are losing their 'numbness' from the surgery so I'm starting to get dry eyes. I have to make sure to put plenty of eye drops in.
Tomorrow's Sunday! We have church in the morning then after that we haven't anything planned. How nice... no real schedule!! :P Till tomorrow!
Friday, August 18, 2006
So Much Laughter, So Much Fun!
I had a strange experience early this morning... I went to bed with my special 'goggles' on (to protect my eyes from getting 'squished' accidently whil I'm sleeping). Then around 4 o'clock in the morning, I woke up, I'm lying on my back, my hands are folded properly on my stomach, holding my goggles against me. It was sooo strange! I don't recall taking the goggles off at all!! Kinda freaky... :P
lol! Ok, just an interesting thing that happened that I thought might be interesting to anyone reading this blog. Woke up a little after 10:00 then did some computer. Around 12:30, we picked up Mr. and Mrs. Kanai then dropped the three Kanais off at Ward center. Maki, Naomi, and I had eye checkups at Aloha Laser Vision so we grabbed a quick lunch at McD's then headed off for our appointments. My checkup went very quickly (I have 20/15 vision!) and while waiting for Maki's to finish, was chatting with the people who work there. They're all lots of fun and I can't believe how much I laugh when I'm there. ^_^ I was mockingly scolded by one person to stop smiling. :P lol!
After the checkup, picked up the Kanais then on a sudden decision we all went straight back to the Aloha Laser Vision place so that Mrs. Kanai and Maria could by sunglasses (was on sale). It was so funny to see all the ALV workers again. They were jokingly saying that they were getting tired of seeing Naomi and me. ^_^
Next went shopping at Nordstrom Rack where I got really nice pants and two REALLY cool shoes. Went home to relax a bit before going to Kaimuki Christian Church for the Friday night service. The service was conducted a little differently as there was a 'guest band' and guest speaker tonight.
For dinner, it was just 'us' (Kanais, Naomi, me, Erin, and Maki) and we went to Old Spaghetti Factory. We were all laughing sooooo much and have so much fun fellowshipping that whenever our waitress came by, he had a funny smile on his face. :P We're just SUCH a fun group, we can't help it! ^_^
Dropped Kanais off and now I'm at home, writing my blog. So full from dinner that I need to rest my stomach a bit before going to bed. Tomorrow we don't have anything definite planned though probably in the morning, I'll be driving (hurray, finally!) Maki and Maria to campus. Maki needs to get her textbooks and I promised Maria a tour of the campus.
As a recap, I'm making a quick recovery from my surgery so again, many thanks for all your prayers! I can see everything so clearly now, colors are so much clearer now, and Hawaii has become more beautiful to my eyes than ever! ^_^
I had a strange experience early this morning... I went to bed with my special 'goggles' on (to protect my eyes from getting 'squished' accidently whil I'm sleeping). Then around 4 o'clock in the morning, I woke up, I'm lying on my back, my hands are folded properly on my stomach, holding my goggles against me. It was sooo strange! I don't recall taking the goggles off at all!! Kinda freaky... :P
lol! Ok, just an interesting thing that happened that I thought might be interesting to anyone reading this blog. Woke up a little after 10:00 then did some computer. Around 12:30, we picked up Mr. and Mrs. Kanai then dropped the three Kanais off at Ward center. Maki, Naomi, and I had eye checkups at Aloha Laser Vision so we grabbed a quick lunch at McD's then headed off for our appointments. My checkup went very quickly (I have 20/15 vision!) and while waiting for Maki's to finish, was chatting with the people who work there. They're all lots of fun and I can't believe how much I laugh when I'm there. ^_^ I was mockingly scolded by one person to stop smiling. :P lol!
After the checkup, picked up the Kanais then on a sudden decision we all went straight back to the Aloha Laser Vision place so that Mrs. Kanai and Maria could by sunglasses (was on sale). It was so funny to see all the ALV workers again. They were jokingly saying that they were getting tired of seeing Naomi and me. ^_^
Next went shopping at Nordstrom Rack where I got really nice pants and two REALLY cool shoes. Went home to relax a bit before going to Kaimuki Christian Church for the Friday night service. The service was conducted a little differently as there was a 'guest band' and guest speaker tonight.
For dinner, it was just 'us' (Kanais, Naomi, me, Erin, and Maki) and we went to Old Spaghetti Factory. We were all laughing sooooo much and have so much fun fellowshipping that whenever our waitress came by, he had a funny smile on his face. :P We're just SUCH a fun group, we can't help it! ^_^
Dropped Kanais off and now I'm at home, writing my blog. So full from dinner that I need to rest my stomach a bit before going to bed. Tomorrow we don't have anything definite planned though probably in the morning, I'll be driving (hurray, finally!) Maki and Maria to campus. Maki needs to get her textbooks and I promised Maria a tour of the campus.
As a recap, I'm making a quick recovery from my surgery so again, many thanks for all your prayers! I can see everything so clearly now, colors are so much clearer now, and Hawaii has become more beautiful to my eyes than ever! ^_^
Thursday, August 17, 2006
First off...I can SEE!!
This morning I woke up early so I could get to the place at 7:30 and after a few very short eye tests, I was being prepped for surgery. I had to take this drug called valium and though my sister and my father said that they were pretty much knocked out by it, I felt every single thing!
There were two parts of the surgery. First part was the laser thing that cut a flat in both eyes. The most uncomfortable part was not the laser, but this thing that kept my eyeball and pressed down on it so it felt like my eyeball was popping out. :S Gross. Not painful, but really uncomfortable. The next part was when they actually lifted the flap off the eye and then used the laser to fix inside the eye. This felt weird because I could actually feel and see the flap being pulled off my eyeball.
It all together took about not even twenty minutes. When I sat up, every thing seemed hazy, but I could see the clock on the wall and read the time. Then they sent me home to rest. I was completely fine except my eyes felt kind of bruised inside. Pretty much the whole day seemed hazy and smokey, but little by little everything's becoming clearer.
Got home around 9:00 and then slept around 12:00. In the middle of that time, around 11, the Kanais, who just arrived, dropped by to say hi. They soon left; they didn't want to bother me. :P I was in bed until 5:00...no, I was cheating and opening my eyes and looking at stuff. Maria was a very scary nurse and ordered me to close my eyes all the time. She kept me entertained and by the end of it all, we were just saying anything that came to mind. Babbling away. :D I'm wide awake now, but Maria's tired out from entertaining me. :P So thank you very much to Maria who was a wonderful nurse and took very care for me and who is even now dictating this blog for me. I think I should check over what she wrote...
After Erin came back, we went by two cars (we have two cars! haha!) to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Kanai at their hotel. We went to eat at this steak house kind of place by the beach, called the Shore Bird. It was really good; the salad bar and entreas were great. We got very stuffed and had a fun time and good fellowship.
Now we're back home and I just got in trouble by Naomi for using the computer. So I'm lying down with my goggles on, not ready to sleep at all after lying down all day long! During the surgery, I was getting a little tense, but I was able to get myself under control and to relax. Thank you all for your prayers, they were greatly appreciated. I felt that God was watching over the whole thing. ^_^ Thank you to Naomi and Maria for escorting me back and forth to the place, watching over the surgery to make sure the doctor didn't do anything wrong (though they probably wouldn't have known if he had! :P ). Though I'm pretty wide awake now, I'll probably be lying on my bed for some time. ^_^
This morning I woke up early so I could get to the place at 7:30 and after a few very short eye tests, I was being prepped for surgery. I had to take this drug called valium and though my sister and my father said that they were pretty much knocked out by it, I felt every single thing!
There were two parts of the surgery. First part was the laser thing that cut a flat in both eyes. The most uncomfortable part was not the laser, but this thing that kept my eyeball and pressed down on it so it felt like my eyeball was popping out. :S Gross. Not painful, but really uncomfortable. The next part was when they actually lifted the flap off the eye and then used the laser to fix inside the eye. This felt weird because I could actually feel and see the flap being pulled off my eyeball.
It all together took about not even twenty minutes. When I sat up, every thing seemed hazy, but I could see the clock on the wall and read the time. Then they sent me home to rest. I was completely fine except my eyes felt kind of bruised inside. Pretty much the whole day seemed hazy and smokey, but little by little everything's becoming clearer.
Got home around 9:00 and then slept around 12:00. In the middle of that time, around 11, the Kanais, who just arrived, dropped by to say hi. They soon left; they didn't want to bother me. :P I was in bed until 5:00...no, I was cheating and opening my eyes and looking at stuff. Maria was a very scary nurse and ordered me to close my eyes all the time. She kept me entertained and by the end of it all, we were just saying anything that came to mind. Babbling away. :D I'm wide awake now, but Maria's tired out from entertaining me. :P So thank you very much to Maria who was a wonderful nurse and took very care for me and who is even now dictating this blog for me. I think I should check over what she wrote...
After Erin came back, we went by two cars (we have two cars! haha!) to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Kanai at their hotel. We went to eat at this steak house kind of place by the beach, called the Shore Bird. It was really good; the salad bar and entreas were great. We got very stuffed and had a fun time and good fellowship.
Now we're back home and I just got in trouble by Naomi for using the computer. So I'm lying down with my goggles on, not ready to sleep at all after lying down all day long! During the surgery, I was getting a little tense, but I was able to get myself under control and to relax. Thank you all for your prayers, they were greatly appreciated. I felt that God was watching over the whole thing. ^_^ Thank you to Naomi and Maria for escorting me back and forth to the place, watching over the surgery to make sure the doctor didn't do anything wrong (though they probably wouldn't have known if he had! :P ). Though I'm pretty wide awake now, I'll probably be lying on my bed for some time. ^_^
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Getting My Eyes Lasered Tomorrow!
Today turned out to be quite the busy day; Naomi came to wake Maria and I up at 9:00 and after only fifteen minutes to get ready, we left for the airport to pick Maki up. It was nice seeing her again and good to have her here. At first she didn't 'recognize' us because we have a new car now. :P
Next stop was to the place where I'm getting my eye laser surgery tomorrow morning. I had my last checkup which took a while. Had to get my eyes 'dilated' which was weird. :P Very weird... The sunlight felt really bright so I had to wear these embarrassingly dorky 'shade' things that kind of attaches to my glasses.
From there we went to the windward side of the island to visit Brandy and Verano at Castle hospital; Brandy just gave birth to a baby boy, Aidan, eaaaarly this morning! The parents looked really good (naturally a little tired) and Aidan was sooo cute! There were some complications so the baby was in an incubator when we saw him but they're hoping that he'll be allowed out of the hospital by the beginning of next week.
We were there for about an hour before we finally headed home. Picked up some Korean food for lunch and ate at home. Then while Maki unpacked and got to relax after her flight, Naomi, Maria, and I went to the Diamond Head Beauty Salon to get haircuts. My hair feels really 'light' now which I'm very happy about. ^_^ Both Naomi and Maria are also really happy about their haircuts, too.
Went home and helped to wash the car before sitting down at the computer to do some net surfing. Then from 7:00 watched the 2-hour finale of "So You Think You Can Dance". Never watched the show though I had seen clips of the winner from the previous season, amazing dancer Nick Lazzarini. This season's winner was a favorite of mine from the beginning so was happy to see him win. Though, in my opinion, ALL the season one dancers were better than this season's 'best'. :S
Now I'm mentally preparing myself for tomorrow's surgery. Please be praying that everything goes well and smoothly! Wish me a good night's sleep!
Today turned out to be quite the busy day; Naomi came to wake Maria and I up at 9:00 and after only fifteen minutes to get ready, we left for the airport to pick Maki up. It was nice seeing her again and good to have her here. At first she didn't 'recognize' us because we have a new car now. :P
Next stop was to the place where I'm getting my eye laser surgery tomorrow morning. I had my last checkup which took a while. Had to get my eyes 'dilated' which was weird. :P Very weird... The sunlight felt really bright so I had to wear these embarrassingly dorky 'shade' things that kind of attaches to my glasses.
From there we went to the windward side of the island to visit Brandy and Verano at Castle hospital; Brandy just gave birth to a baby boy, Aidan, eaaaarly this morning! The parents looked really good (naturally a little tired) and Aidan was sooo cute! There were some complications so the baby was in an incubator when we saw him but they're hoping that he'll be allowed out of the hospital by the beginning of next week.
We were there for about an hour before we finally headed home. Picked up some Korean food for lunch and ate at home. Then while Maki unpacked and got to relax after her flight, Naomi, Maria, and I went to the Diamond Head Beauty Salon to get haircuts. My hair feels really 'light' now which I'm very happy about. ^_^ Both Naomi and Maria are also really happy about their haircuts, too.
Went home and helped to wash the car before sitting down at the computer to do some net surfing. Then from 7:00 watched the 2-hour finale of "So You Think You Can Dance". Never watched the show though I had seen clips of the winner from the previous season, amazing dancer Nick Lazzarini. This season's winner was a favorite of mine from the beginning so was happy to see him win. Though, in my opinion, ALL the season one dancers were better than this season's 'best'. :S
Now I'm mentally preparing myself for tomorrow's surgery. Please be praying that everything goes well and smoothly! Wish me a good night's sleep!
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Will be having TWO roommates from tomorrow!
For some reason, Maria and I were *slightly* hyper last night so though we went to bed at a fairly reasonable hour I guess, we were talking (aka, laughing quietly) quite late and it took a while for me to fall asleep afterwards. :P So... Maria and I slept in pretty late this morning. :P Yeah...
Lunch was REALLY good as Naomi (in between meetings) brought home some delicious sandwiches for us. Roast beef sandwiches are the best (besides BLTs). ^_^ The day was spent mostly relaxing, watching a movie and catching up on some of my reading. In the evening since Naomi was still out, Maria and I fended for ourselves and ate miscellaneous stuff out of the fridge. lol! It was good though so I'm not complaining in any way. :P
Flipped channels a lot before finally deciding on watching a Monk episode with Erin coming in to join us. Was a funny one where Monk gets amnesia and though I've seen it before, it was still hilarious and made me laugh a lot.
Maki will be arriving tomorrow morning! Before going to airport though, I'll be going to get my eye checkup and get the finally 'thumbs-up' for whether I can get my eyes lasered this Thursday. I DO hope so... I'm getting really sick of my glasses which I've been having to wear for almost a week. :S Wish me luck!
For some reason, Maria and I were *slightly* hyper last night so though we went to bed at a fairly reasonable hour I guess, we were talking (aka, laughing quietly) quite late and it took a while for me to fall asleep afterwards. :P So... Maria and I slept in pretty late this morning. :P Yeah...
Lunch was REALLY good as Naomi (in between meetings) brought home some delicious sandwiches for us. Roast beef sandwiches are the best (besides BLTs). ^_^ The day was spent mostly relaxing, watching a movie and catching up on some of my reading. In the evening since Naomi was still out, Maria and I fended for ourselves and ate miscellaneous stuff out of the fridge. lol! It was good though so I'm not complaining in any way. :P
Flipped channels a lot before finally deciding on watching a Monk episode with Erin coming in to join us. Was a funny one where Monk gets amnesia and though I've seen it before, it was still hilarious and made me laugh a lot.
Maki will be arriving tomorrow morning! Before going to airport though, I'll be going to get my eye checkup and get the finally 'thumbs-up' for whether I can get my eyes lasered this Thursday. I DO hope so... I'm getting really sick of my glasses which I've been having to wear for almost a week. :S Wish me luck!
Monday, August 14, 2006
Many Songs Stuck in My Head... :P
Ah, a very long, fun-filled day! :D This morning, after Naomi went to her meeting, Maria, she, and I went over to campus to do some things that needed to be done before school starts next week. Went to get my receipt and proof of credits for the new semester then went to the bookstore to get my schoolbooks. It's about a book for each of my classes so altogether six books... all of them pretty thick with small letters. :P Ah, well... at least all of them look pretty interesting. Except for my Business Law book which is a HUGE hardcover; it's a very distinguished leather brown with gold leathers. ^_^ Coooool...
After also getting a parking permit for the car, went home for a bit and worked a bit on MovieMaker as well as did some writing. Picked up some lunch at the Christian Covenant bookstore (there's a nice cafe there) then went to Heather's house at 1:30 to babysit Malia and Bella. The two girls were taking a nap so after we ate lunch we watched some tv. Naomi left after a little bit then when the kids got up, we watched this children's 'numbers' video which drove Maria and I just a little bit crazy. :P Then watched an hour's worth of Chip 'n' Dale videos which also began to drive me crazy. lol! At least Malia and Bella were REALLY entertained and had fun.
Maria and I then played with the kids, taking pics and vids, until Heather came back around 5:30. Naomi picked us up and we went home for a little bit before going to the last part two of our tap dance workshop. There were several more people joining us today and we worked completely on tap 'dance'. The teacher choreographed a dance to a nice, upbeat Frank Sinatra song which was great fun and a challenging. Hmm... the song is somewhat stuck in my head. lol!
Picked up some dinner then ate at home while watching an episode of Monk. It was a bit of a disappointing episode since the ending was a bit... well, not quite 'sad' but more like 'unfair'. Now I'm doing some internet surfing while also trying to finish a Firefly vignette I'm working on (vignette is a short, one chapter fanfiction). Tomorrow we have nothing planned... wonder what Maria and I will do... I'm sure we'll think of something. ^_^ G'night!
Ah, a very long, fun-filled day! :D This morning, after Naomi went to her meeting, Maria, she, and I went over to campus to do some things that needed to be done before school starts next week. Went to get my receipt and proof of credits for the new semester then went to the bookstore to get my schoolbooks. It's about a book for each of my classes so altogether six books... all of them pretty thick with small letters. :P Ah, well... at least all of them look pretty interesting. Except for my Business Law book which is a HUGE hardcover; it's a very distinguished leather brown with gold leathers. ^_^ Coooool...
After also getting a parking permit for the car, went home for a bit and worked a bit on MovieMaker as well as did some writing. Picked up some lunch at the Christian Covenant bookstore (there's a nice cafe there) then went to Heather's house at 1:30 to babysit Malia and Bella. The two girls were taking a nap so after we ate lunch we watched some tv. Naomi left after a little bit then when the kids got up, we watched this children's 'numbers' video which drove Maria and I just a little bit crazy. :P Then watched an hour's worth of Chip 'n' Dale videos which also began to drive me crazy. lol! At least Malia and Bella were REALLY entertained and had fun.
Maria and I then played with the kids, taking pics and vids, until Heather came back around 5:30. Naomi picked us up and we went home for a little bit before going to the last part two of our tap dance workshop. There were several more people joining us today and we worked completely on tap 'dance'. The teacher choreographed a dance to a nice, upbeat Frank Sinatra song which was great fun and a challenging. Hmm... the song is somewhat stuck in my head. lol!
Picked up some dinner then ate at home while watching an episode of Monk. It was a bit of a disappointing episode since the ending was a bit... well, not quite 'sad' but more like 'unfair'. Now I'm doing some internet surfing while also trying to finish a Firefly vignette I'm working on (vignette is a short, one chapter fanfiction). Tomorrow we have nothing planned... wonder what Maria and I will do... I'm sure we'll think of something. ^_^ G'night!
Another quickie post... I should try writing my blog earlier in the evening. :P Oh, well.
Today is Sunday so after breakfast we had a quick chapel in Naomi's room then headed off for New Hope Diamond Head church. The service actually takes inside Diamond Head Theater which was really interesting. :P It was a good experience to go to a new church. The pastor was a really nice man and gave a powerful sermon about singing/praise/worship.
After the service, 'mingled' a little bit with other church people then left for Koko Marian. Ate Greek food for lunch then shopped at Costco for a bit. I was able to get a KT Tunstall album which I'm already really enjoying.
Got home and woefully, internet was down for a couple of hours :S:S:S I was pretty awful... :P So worked on MovieMaker for a little as well as did some writing. Took a very short nap then from 7:00 to 8:30, Maria and I went to day one of a tap dance workshop (two-day workshop). I knew one lady from when I had taken lessons before so it was nice seeing a familiar face. Altogether there were eight students so a nice 'small-ish' class. The teacher was really nice and looked over each one of us individually and helped us out with whatever we needed to work on. Mostly did the basics today while tomorrow we're going to actually do more tap 'dance'.
Picked up Jack 'n' Box for dinner then watched the Moonlighting pilot which I haven't seen a while. ^_^ Reminded me just how much I like the series.
Anywho... very late now and I'm off to bed. Tomorrow promises to be a full day as I'm going to campus to get some school things done (like get a parking permit and buy textbooks), babysit Malia and Bella in the afternoon, then have tap in the evening. G'night to all! Hope everyone is continuing to have a great summer. ^_^
Today is Sunday so after breakfast we had a quick chapel in Naomi's room then headed off for New Hope Diamond Head church. The service actually takes inside Diamond Head Theater which was really interesting. :P It was a good experience to go to a new church. The pastor was a really nice man and gave a powerful sermon about singing/praise/worship.
After the service, 'mingled' a little bit with other church people then left for Koko Marian. Ate Greek food for lunch then shopped at Costco for a bit. I was able to get a KT Tunstall album which I'm already really enjoying.
Got home and woefully, internet was down for a couple of hours :S:S:S I was pretty awful... :P So worked on MovieMaker for a little as well as did some writing. Took a very short nap then from 7:00 to 8:30, Maria and I went to day one of a tap dance workshop (two-day workshop). I knew one lady from when I had taken lessons before so it was nice seeing a familiar face. Altogether there were eight students so a nice 'small-ish' class. The teacher was really nice and looked over each one of us individually and helped us out with whatever we needed to work on. Mostly did the basics today while tomorrow we're going to actually do more tap 'dance'.
Picked up Jack 'n' Box for dinner then watched the Moonlighting pilot which I haven't seen a while. ^_^ Reminded me just how much I like the series.
Anywho... very late now and I'm off to bed. Tomorrow promises to be a full day as I'm going to campus to get some school things done (like get a parking permit and buy textbooks), babysit Malia and Bella in the afternoon, then have tap in the evening. G'night to all! Hope everyone is continuing to have a great summer. ^_^
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Windows Movie Maker... F-U-N!
Going to keep this short as it's getting late. :P Tomorrow we have to get up 'semi-early' since it's Sunday.
First off, I woke a bit earlier than usual since I couldn't sleep; decided to finish reading a book I got recently (which I did) before watching some tv. When Maria woke up, we had a Monk-a-thon which was loads of fun. Gotta love Monk; Season 4 is really good and maybe slightly better than Season 3. Don't know for sure yet since I haven't finished watching all the episodes.
For lunch, we picked up sushi which always makes me happy. ^_^ Went to see a movie then shopped a bit at Kahala Mall. I actually didn't buy anything though! *shock* Ah well...
Picked up Panda Express for dinner than Maria, Erin, and I watched The Lost World: Jurassic Park. I think it's my favorite of the Jurassic Park movies though the first one is also really good. First one I think had a better more 'even' plot while the second one has better action and suspense.
I'm having fun with Windows MovieMaker. So far I have made a New Zealand video from my trip 'down under' and today I just finished making a kind of 'music video' based on the tv series Bones with the music "Hey You" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive. ^_^ So pleased with it... now what to work on...
Tomorrow's Sunday so after having our own chapel at home, we'll be going to the New Hope church at the Diamond Head Theater. It'll be my first time to go there so I'm very excited. As for the rest of the day... perhaps we'll go down to Koko Marina. :D Sweet dreaaaaams!~
Going to keep this short as it's getting late. :P Tomorrow we have to get up 'semi-early' since it's Sunday.
First off, I woke a bit earlier than usual since I couldn't sleep; decided to finish reading a book I got recently (which I did) before watching some tv. When Maria woke up, we had a Monk-a-thon which was loads of fun. Gotta love Monk; Season 4 is really good and maybe slightly better than Season 3. Don't know for sure yet since I haven't finished watching all the episodes.
For lunch, we picked up sushi which always makes me happy. ^_^ Went to see a movie then shopped a bit at Kahala Mall. I actually didn't buy anything though! *shock* Ah well...
Picked up Panda Express for dinner than Maria, Erin, and I watched The Lost World: Jurassic Park. I think it's my favorite of the Jurassic Park movies though the first one is also really good. First one I think had a better more 'even' plot while the second one has better action and suspense.
I'm having fun with Windows MovieMaker. So far I have made a New Zealand video from my trip 'down under' and today I just finished making a kind of 'music video' based on the tv series Bones with the music "Hey You" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive. ^_^ So pleased with it... now what to work on...
Tomorrow's Sunday so after having our own chapel at home, we'll be going to the New Hope church at the Diamond Head Theater. It'll be my first time to go there so I'm very excited. As for the rest of the day... perhaps we'll go down to Koko Marina. :D Sweet dreaaaaams!~
First Whole Day Back
Slept in until almost 10:20 today! Felt good to sleep in and catch up on missed sleep. :D This morning watched a Monk episode then did a little reading. I have lots of issues of Entertainment Weekly to catch up on since I've been away for a while. :P
In the afternoon, while Naomi went to a seminar, Maria and I stayed around Ward area. First had lunch at the Chowder House which is always delicious. Then for the next couple of hours we looked into a few shops; spent the most time at Borders bookstore (almost an hour). I got a couple of books and a dvd which is always nice. ^_^
Ate at Coldstone then Naomi came to pick us up. We went to the Friday night service and it was good to see some familiar faces. We heard some testimonies from the mission team who had just come back from a trip to Africa. One of them was Brad whose son Braden I babysit so it was nice to say hi. Since Maria was here, spent some time with the high school kids after the service, especially with Isamu and John, Jay's sons. They both play drums so the four of us were playing a bit while Maria took vids. :P
For dinner, went out to eat at Old Spaghetti Factory which is always a favorite of mine. Had a really great time of fellowship and got up-to-date on everything since I've been away.
Now it's getting late and I need to be getting off to bed. It's so weird; I feel soooo awake though it's late over here. Gotta get used to the time difference... :P G'night!
Slept in until almost 10:20 today! Felt good to sleep in and catch up on missed sleep. :D This morning watched a Monk episode then did a little reading. I have lots of issues of Entertainment Weekly to catch up on since I've been away for a while. :P
In the afternoon, while Naomi went to a seminar, Maria and I stayed around Ward area. First had lunch at the Chowder House which is always delicious. Then for the next couple of hours we looked into a few shops; spent the most time at Borders bookstore (almost an hour). I got a couple of books and a dvd which is always nice. ^_^
Ate at Coldstone then Naomi came to pick us up. We went to the Friday night service and it was good to see some familiar faces. We heard some testimonies from the mission team who had just come back from a trip to Africa. One of them was Brad whose son Braden I babysit so it was nice to say hi. Since Maria was here, spent some time with the high school kids after the service, especially with Isamu and John, Jay's sons. They both play drums so the four of us were playing a bit while Maria took vids. :P
For dinner, went out to eat at Old Spaghetti Factory which is always a favorite of mine. Had a really great time of fellowship and got up-to-date on everything since I've been away.
Now it's getting late and I need to be getting off to bed. It's so weird; I feel soooo awake though it's late over here. Gotta get used to the time difference... :P G'night!
Thursday, August 10, 2006
I Have Returned... :P
I'm back in Hawaii now! Been a long, fun-filled summer... but it's not over yet! I know my updates have been few and scarce between but to sum it up, I had such a wonderful time with my family and church family that I almost wish I didn't have to come back. :P Once school starts I know I'll get into the 'groove of things' but I'm still going to have to go through 'Japan-withdrawal-symptoms'. :P
First off, many thank yous to the people who came to see me off before I left for the airport. Your prayers have helped me so much while I'm in Hawaii and knowing that I will continue to have everyone's support is such a great encouragement. Oh, yes, before I go on, I didn't come to Hawaii alone; my good friend Maria also came along to spend a few weeks with me in Hawaii for vacation. It's definitely going to be lots of fun while she's here. :D
The road to the airport was a bit crowded so it was a bit slow going though it was nice getting to listen through a whole Dave Dobbyn album. ^_^ Got through the check-in veeeeerrryyy quickly so Maria and I were able to have a relaxing dinner with my parents. Good Japanese food; yum!
Good-byes are always really tough so with many tears and hugs, I said good-bye to my parents. *sigh* Going to miss them sooooooooo much though I know I can still 'bother' them through the internet. lol! Maria and I were able to share three seats between the two of us so got to stretch out and relax more than we would have had to if we had someone sitting next to us. Had our own individual tv screens so watched Ice Age 2 and while Maria slept I watched Take the Lead. First movie was really good, second was so-so though I really liked Antonio Banderas in it. He's really a talented dancer and played a really likable character. Slept a little bit afterwards but not too much. Did some computer then we landed in Hawaii, about 30 minutes off schedule since we had some departure delays.
Going through customs was crazy what with the heightened security after the Europe incident the other day. :S So it was almost an hour before we finally got through everything. Naomi was there to pick us up and we went straight home first. Unpacked a bit before heading to Happy Days to have a late lunch. Yum-yum! Missed their food...
Got home and did a little more unpacking before exhaustion set in and Maria and I just HAD to take a nap. Slept soundly for about 2 hours before Naomi came to wake us up since it wouldn't be a good idea to sleep too much else we'd be unable to sleep at night. More unpacking to do, plus I had to shuffle stuff around and clean my stuff up to make room.
Erin came back then after a little while, we went to pick up Taco Bell for dinner. Got the Mexican salad as usual; delicious! Watched 'highlights' of Fosse then watched an episode of Monk. FINALLY got my room cleaned up. ^_^ Took a shower and now here I am, typing away at my blog. I apologize that I have no pictures up; for some reason I'm having a problem with blogger.com and it won't let me upload pictures. Grrr... I have to try to figure out what the problem is.
Anyway, I'm off to bed! No particular plans tomorrow except we might do some shopping in the afternoon. G'night!
I'm back in Hawaii now! Been a long, fun-filled summer... but it's not over yet! I know my updates have been few and scarce between but to sum it up, I had such a wonderful time with my family and church family that I almost wish I didn't have to come back. :P Once school starts I know I'll get into the 'groove of things' but I'm still going to have to go through 'Japan-withdrawal-symptoms'. :P
First off, many thank yous to the people who came to see me off before I left for the airport. Your prayers have helped me so much while I'm in Hawaii and knowing that I will continue to have everyone's support is such a great encouragement. Oh, yes, before I go on, I didn't come to Hawaii alone; my good friend Maria also came along to spend a few weeks with me in Hawaii for vacation. It's definitely going to be lots of fun while she's here. :D
The road to the airport was a bit crowded so it was a bit slow going though it was nice getting to listen through a whole Dave Dobbyn album. ^_^ Got through the check-in veeeeerrryyy quickly so Maria and I were able to have a relaxing dinner with my parents. Good Japanese food; yum!
Good-byes are always really tough so with many tears and hugs, I said good-bye to my parents. *sigh* Going to miss them sooooooooo much though I know I can still 'bother' them through the internet. lol! Maria and I were able to share three seats between the two of us so got to stretch out and relax more than we would have had to if we had someone sitting next to us. Had our own individual tv screens so watched Ice Age 2 and while Maria slept I watched Take the Lead. First movie was really good, second was so-so though I really liked Antonio Banderas in it. He's really a talented dancer and played a really likable character. Slept a little bit afterwards but not too much. Did some computer then we landed in Hawaii, about 30 minutes off schedule since we had some departure delays.
Going through customs was crazy what with the heightened security after the Europe incident the other day. :S So it was almost an hour before we finally got through everything. Naomi was there to pick us up and we went straight home first. Unpacked a bit before heading to Happy Days to have a late lunch. Yum-yum! Missed their food...
Got home and did a little more unpacking before exhaustion set in and Maria and I just HAD to take a nap. Slept soundly for about 2 hours before Naomi came to wake us up since it wouldn't be a good idea to sleep too much else we'd be unable to sleep at night. More unpacking to do, plus I had to shuffle stuff around and clean my stuff up to make room.
Erin came back then after a little while, we went to pick up Taco Bell for dinner. Got the Mexican salad as usual; delicious! Watched 'highlights' of Fosse then watched an episode of Monk. FINALLY got my room cleaned up. ^_^ Took a shower and now here I am, typing away at my blog. I apologize that I have no pictures up; for some reason I'm having a problem with blogger.com and it won't let me upload pictures. Grrr... I have to try to figure out what the problem is.
Anyway, I'm off to bed! No particular plans tomorrow except we might do some shopping in the afternoon. G'night!
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