NEW YEAR'S EVE 2010 GOING INTO 2011 IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!



WELCOME 2011!!!

AN AWESOME EVENT FOR ME AND MY OHANA UP HERE IN  BETHEL, ALASKA.  I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING AND ENJOYING THE WONDERFUL OCCASSION.  AS FOR ME AND MY UNCLE, WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE BRING BACK SOME OF OUR TRADITIONAL WAYS OF CELEBRATING NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH HAWAIIAN AND CHINESE TRADITIONS.  TO ALL THE SPECTATORS WHO SURROUNDED OUR PLACE AND ENJOYING THE BONFIRE, THANK YOU FOR CHEERING US ON!!!

ONCE AGAIN...  "HAU'OLI MAKAHIKI HOU!!!"

LOVE ALWAYS,

THE WAIPA & AH LO OHANA.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY UNCLE'S FIREWORKS.



LOOKS LIKE MY UNCLE IS GOING BIG FOR 2011. 

A GOOD HAWAIIAN PROVERB SAYING:

"GO BIG...  OR GO HOME!!!"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY LAST DAY AT WORK FOR 2010!!!



MY LAST DAY AT WORK FOR THE YEAR 2010.  A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR FOR ME.  I SAW MY DAUGHTER GO AWAY TO HAWAI'I FOR SCHOOL AND AS MOST PEOPLE WOULD AGREE, PART OF ME WENT WITH HER AND NOW I HAVE TO REBUILD MYSELF IN 2011 TO GAIN BACK MY LIFE AND BE STRONG AND MOVE ONTO BIGGER CHALLENGES THAT LIFE HAS IN STORE FOR ME. 

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR PATIENCE FOR TOLERATING ME THROUGH ALL MY STRUGGLES IN 2010.  YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN HEART.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

GETTING MY FIRECRACKERS READY FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!

THIS WAS NO EASY TASK TO DO AS WELL.  I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT PREPARING TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE "HAWAIIAN & CHINESE" STYLE IS VERY CHALLENGING WITH EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND HIGH WINDS PREDICTED ON THE EVE.  ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY FOR A WARM AND WINDLESS EVENING SO IT WON'T BE TOO UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE LIGHTING UP AND WATCHING ALL THESE FIRECRACKERS GO OFF!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA 

BUILDING MY FIRECRACKER POLE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!



I'LL SAY THIS MUCH...  IT AIN'T FUN BUILDING ANYTHING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD AT -15 BELOW!!!  THANK GOD FOR MY FRIEND ROBERT FOR HELPING ME OUT.  ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD CHALLENGE AND AT THE END, ROBERT & I ARE PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!  NOW WE HAVE TO PRAY FOR A "WARM AND WINDLESS" NEW YEAR'S EVE SO I CAN LIGHT UP MY FIRECARACKERS!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA 

I'M ON A SPECIAL MISSION FOR MY FRIEND, JOEY.

ITS JUST ONE OF THOSE UNEXPECTED DAYS WHERE I'M NEEDED UNEXPECTEDLY TO DO SOMETHING FOR JOEY THAT WILL THROW MY WELL PLANNED DAY OUT OF LINE!!!

I'LL COMPLAIN EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT I MAKE SURE JOEY PAYS UP!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

OPENING MORE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AT HOME.

THANK YOU MOM, TERESA, AND SONYA FRO THE WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM MY CO-WORKERS.



THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THIS FUNNY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT.  THAT WAS VERY FUNNY AND TOUCHING!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

SONYA MAKING "AKUTAQ"

A SPECIAL VIDEO FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT ESKIMO ICE CREAM IS AND I'LL MAKE ONE THING CLEAR, THIS IS NOT YOUR ORDINARY ICE CREAM THAT YOU JUST GO AND BUY AT THE STORE!!!

SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO MY FRIEND, SONYA FOR DOING AN AWESOME VIDEO WITH ME!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

WISHING MERRY CHRISTMAS TO KAHEALANI!!!



MY SKYPE CONVERSATION WITH KAHEALANI ON CHRISTMAS DAY.  KAHEALANI WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY PRESENTS BECAUSE SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR HER AUNTIES TO COME HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS IN THE LATER AFTERNOON.  HOW FUNNY THIS IS AND YET A GOOD LESSON ON "PATIENCE" FOR KAHHEALANI...  LOL!!!

BUT I LOVE OUR CONVERSATION FOR THE SHORT TIME.

I LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH KAHEALANI!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!!!



ALOHA ME KA MELE KALIKIMAKA!!!

I JUST GOT OFF WORK AT MIDNIGHT AND IT'S OFFICIALLY CHRISTMAS AND I'M AT "123 BBQ" RESTAURANT FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION WITH SOME "KARAOKE" AND "MAKGULI" (KOREAN RICE WINE...  YUMMY!!!) AND OF COURSE...  THE FOODS!!!

THANK YOU GRACIE & THE RYONG AND THE ENTIRE STAFF AT "123 BBQ RESTAURANT" FOR THE WONDERFUL CHRISTAMS PARTY!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA