After Christmas Shopping at Ala Moana
After Christmas shopping (aka gift exchanges) at Ala Moana. Some random pictures I took.
This was after eating at Jade Dynasty.
Life
Food and Foliage
What’s a Monday morning of vacation without food and foliage? Went to a family brunch serving pancake, waffles, lil smokies, Portuguese sausage, papaya, rice cake, bacon, and Christollen and Panettone breads. Then after brunch was foliage viewing, and kids pulling weeds “for fun.”
Reviewed Jade Dynasty Restaurant
Curious about the new Jade Dynasty Restaurant in Ala Moana? Long story short, a family of dim sum eaters who typically dine at Legend in Chinatown and Royal Garden in the Ala Moana Hotel enjoyed the food. Overall, we gave it four stars in our Yelp review.
Pictures of some of our dishes.
Where Did Santa’s Reindeer Go?
The spirit of Christmas is thriving as told by these light displays of Kaneohe homes. Each home had its own holiday theme, but surprisingly, I didn’t see Santa’s reindeer. Where did the reindeer go?
Merry Christmas!
President Obama Arrives in Hawaii
On late Wednesday night, Air Force One touched down at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam bringing some special guests, President Obama, Senator Akaka, and Congresswoman Hirono. Here are some pictures from that night.
Thanks to Pacific Air Forces and Pacific Command for this rare opportunity.
A Pic of President Obama
Thanks to a flash from one of the closer photographers, this picture of President Obama came out decent (when enlarged at least).
President Obama is followed by Senator Daniel Akaka and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono.
Waiting in the Dark
Now sitting in the dark listening to the UH Rainbow Warriors play in the Diamond Head Classic. The scene earlier in the evening.
More excitement to come…
Gingerbread House from Caked Las Vegas
Building and decorating a gingerbread house (or two) has become a Christmas tradition in our family. The kids enjoy it, and kits from Costco make it convenient. But have you actually tried eating the finished gingerbread house? Not so good, not good at all. Wouldn’t you think you could eat a gingerbread house?
Now Caked Las Vegas is selling their Gingerbread House Kit that includes fresh baked gingerbread house parts and all the trimmings. Kits are available in small or large sizes, but more importantly, the gingerbread pieces look and taste great. Normally, we dump the house in the trash after a few days, but I think we’ll be eating these Caked homes.
Signs of Hawaii: No Power at Ala Moana
With the recent torrential rains, Ala Moana Center has had its share of power problems. Sections of the mall have been without power during crucial shopping times. Starting on Sunday, December 19, there’s been hours of power outages. Here’s just a few of the makeshift signs informing patrons of the closures.
Starbucks in Macy’s had the best handmade signs.
Shirokiya offered this “apology.”
Strangely enough, for a store that caters to Japanese visitors, I didn’t see a sign written in Japanese. Just signs like the one above giving out “Mahalo’z”.
Macy’s didn’t even bother with signs. I guess they let common sense rule – doors locked, lights are off, we must be closed.
Even without electricity, the Apple Store was still open on a limited basis.
With the lights off, you still could buy an iPad.
I guess with charged iOS devices equipped with credit card readers and 3G wireless service, purchases could still go through??
A Rainy Sunday Morning
What to do on a very rainy Sunday morning?
You can look outside at the rain.
Play a game of Battleship.
Decorate a gingerbread house.
Play Hi-Q solitaire.
Look at the light fixtures.
Or do some reading.
How was your rainy Sunday?