Hawaii foodies a-twittering

Since I love cooking and eating (add me on Twitter too), here’s a list of Hawaii’s restaurants and chefs to follow.  Feel free to view my full list of all Hawaii travel Twitter accounts as well.  If you’re looking for a place to grab a bite or want to know what’s going on in Hawaii’s [...]

Hawaii hotels a-twittering

I’m making things easier and thought I’d split up my list into separate posts.  Here’s the first one for Hawaii hotels to follow on Twitter.  A lot of these folks are sharing great deals to their followers as well as updates on events and news at their properties.  Feel free to leave a comment with [...]

Meet Raiatea Helm on Friday, March 27

HVCB finally ends its Bay Area promotion this week with a final concert series at the three Gordon Biersch locations in San Francisco, San Jose, and Palo Alto.
San Francisco5-7 p.m.  Steven Espaniola8-11 p.m.  Raiatea Helm
San Jose5-7 p.m.  Aloha Brewed8-11 p.m.  Beach 5
Palo Alto5-7 p.m.  Kawika Alfiche8-11 p.m.  Cyril Pahinui
I’m organizing a tweet-up from 12-2 p.m. [...]

The “shaka” arrives at the White House

It was one of the first things that President Barack Obama did during the inauguration parade today.

Local residents do it when they’re driving or hanging out with friends.  It’s the common gesture that’s known as the “shaka” sign.
Throughout the generations, various stories have been told to explain the origins of the shaka sign, with some [...]

Yum dom cha

Whenever my friends are craving dim sum, they usually bring me along for kicks.  Since I speak Cantonese (yes, I’m full Chinese), I just place our food order for them.  Beware though…because I might order those braised chicken feet.  Yum!
I found this rap by Jin a few years ago and always crack up when I [...]

Oahu’s recent blackout

I took these photos last week.  Here’s a comparison of what Honolulu looks like with power and without power   I didn’t take them at the same time but you can tell how much a difference power makes.

My anthem

Alright. My friend sent me this parody on YouTube.com and it’s frickin’ hilarious. I can actually associated with everything he says…uhh raps. Haha.  To all my fellow asians, what do you think???

oklahoma city part 1

Work sent me to Oklahoma City last week for a couple days while I went to hang out with a bunch of travel writers.  Last year I had gone to Little Rock, Arkansas, saw the Clinton Presidential Library, and had a decent time staying at the Peabody Hotel (yah…ducks!) .

When I [...]