Whoa! Checking my voicemail, I found this expletive-laden doozy waiting for me, um, Dave. Dave, your pal don’t seem to happy. Take a listen, but I warn you now of the excessive swearing.
[audio:https://www.pulpconnection.net/audio/hostile-voicemail.mp3]Just recapping my What a Week series that spanned July 22 to July 26, 2009.
And to follow this week was setting up for and hosting A Touch of `Iolani. Now that was another week! Did you see the pics?
Taking a look at Bytemarks’ Top Social Media Geeks of Hawaii, you’ll see quite a few represented in the US Navy Distinguished Visitor embark program. This program allows citizens to come aboard Naval air craft carriers to experience a day at sea and then share their experiences with others. What better way to accomplish this goal by enlisting the aid of social media geeks!
Here’s the list of social media geeks with Navy DV participants in bold:
20. Burt Lum @bytemarks. Story.
19. Judi Clark @judico
18. Ryan Ozawa @hawaii. Story 1, 2, 3.
17. Christa Wittmier @supercw
16. Ian Kitajima @ikitajima
15. Donna Nakasue @champuru
14. Liza Pierce @amauiblog
13. Jared Kuroiwa @KGMB9
12. Dan Leuck @dleuck
11. Greg Yamane @geewhy / Susie Collins @thecanaryreport
10. Todd Cochrane @geeknews
9. Roxanne Darling @roxannedarling. Pictures.
8. Vernon Brown @vbrown
7. Paula Bender @lavagal
6. Mitchell Dwyer @scrivener
5. Melissa Chang @melissa808. Part 1.
4. Nathan Kam @nathankam. Story.
3. Nadine Kam @fashiontribe
2. Andy Bumatai @andybumatai
1. L.P. “Neenz†Faleafine @neenz. Story.
Not bad, 6 out of 20 (so far).
Even after days of living large and eating well, the food fest rolled on. After arriving back from Lanai, there was a family dinner at Kin Wah Chop Suey for the newlyweds.
What an awesome way to bring closure to What a Week!
And speaking of weddings, although there weren’t funny videos from the Lanai wedding (well, maybe except for this related one), here are a few hilarious wedding first dances found on YouTube.
(fast forward to the 2:20 mark)
The reason we were living the life in Lanai was for a wedding on Saturday, July 25, 2009. Set at The Lodge at Koele in the afternoon, the backdrop of the garden and the temple were gorgeous.
I loved the Hawaiian wedding chant since I’ve never heard one before. Try listen…
[audio:https://www.pulpconnection.net/audio/hawaiian-wedding-chant.mp3]Congratulations to the happy couple!
Bonus: Get your own soundtrack for the Lovely Lanai wedding!
The family’s first trip to Wet’n’Wild Hawaii was fun even with the crowds and sun out in force. With young ones, we hung around the Keiki Kove, Water World Playground, and the Kapolei Kooler, having a blast going down the various water slides.
Unfortunately my trusty Canon PowerShot SD700IS camera gave out sometime during the day. I didn’t take many pictures and didn’t bring it near the water, but it still went kaput. Well sorta. The camera powers up fine and seems to be working, but the images taken are washed out and sometimes all white. Here are some samples.
The camera was working early on.
Then the images got white-ish and lined through.
Too much fun at Wet’n’Wild? I’m guessing it’s not cost effective to repair a 2+ year old digital camera, and I did pick up a Samsung TL34HD camera at Christmas. So I’ll be retiring my Canon. 🙁
Have you been to Ward Warehouse recently? There are a lot of changes in this collection of boutique shops including the recent addition of Paina Cafe. I first heard about them as a sponsor of the recent A Touch of `Iolani 2009 then I read this review and had to try for myself.
The location is tiny, right in the middle of Ward Warehouse, next to Town and Country. There are a few tables outside, but not very many.
I went with the large Poke Bowl with white rice, mild sauce, spicy tuna poke, and taegu. What a winner! The poke chunks are huge and soft, and the “hidden” soy sauce on the rice provided a nice salty surprise. The spiciness of the tuna eventually got to me, but it was so good! I couldn’t finish the entire large $6 bowl and saved the rest.
We also got a pastrami sandwich, reuben style which also tasted great. The pastrami was thinly sliced, and the bread was ono. The only disappointing aspect of the sandwich was that it doesn’t come with anything else. No fries, no chips, just the lonely sandwich.
Check out their menu. What would you order?
If you’re ever in Kailua, you should try out Nene Goose Bakery. They have great tasting pastries and treats (but do run out quickly).
Their mochi an pan is as close to their signature creation as can be. Though costly, you gotta try it at least once.
Kids love identifying and eating the choco animals.
Personally, I always get a chocolate donut if they haven’t run out. I swear these are the best on the island. To begin with, the donut itself is soft, and the quality of the chocolate is rich. And they don’t skimp on the chocolate coating. The chocolate is slathered on, thankfully overrunning the edges giving you more to enjoy.
You see this.
Their quick start guide is simple and straightforward. Installation was easy, and I haven’t yet cracked open the instruction manual.
Seems like Drobo took a few packaging design cues from Apple. 😉
Some goodies I recently got.
Dreyer’s Summer Peach Pie ice cream. Sounds better than it tastes. Too thick with a “doughy” consistency.
Lion Coffee North Shore Uproar 100& Hawaiian Coffee. Looks like (and priced like) a premium Lion Coffee, but doesn’t cost as much as Kona coffee. Comes in medium and dark roast. Haven’t tried the Uproar yet.
Thanks to Michael for tracking down these limited edition Coconut M&Ms.
10 grams of fat per bag! Interesting nutritional value highlight on the back.
Coffee-mate added two new flavors to its World Cafe Collection with Parisian Almond Creme and Belgian Chocolate Toffee.
The Belgian Chocolate Toffee is subtle. I couldn’t really taste the flavor at first but by the end of my cup of coffee, I tasted the toffee sweetness.
These new flavors also come in a modified container design. The safety seal is now a pull top versus a foil covering and the mouth to pour the cream is wider.
I’m not sure if this wider opening helps prevent gunk from collecting though.
