MAKING SPICY POKE FOR MY LUNCH AT WORK!!!

I GOT SOME RAW "AHI" TUNA IN THE FREEZER FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND I FIGURE WHY NOT MAKE "SPICY POKE" FOR MY LUNCH & DINNER TO TAKE TO WORK.

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WAIPA

WATCHING GAMES AT THE ARMORY & LUNCH AT SHOGUN'S AFTERWARDS



KEKOA & KA'IWA JR.

BRADA KA'IWA & HIS BOYS.

ME AND DA KOLOHE KREW WOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING TO GO SUPPORT SOME FRIENDS PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THE ARMORY.  IT WAS A FUN START FOR THE DAY AND AFTER WATCHING 2 GAMES, WE WENT OVER TO SHOGUN'S TO EAT AT THEIR JAPANESE & MEXICAN BUFFET WHICH WAS VERY DELICIOUS.  AND AFTER THAT WE INSTALLED A 47" FLAT SCREEN TV FOR SHOGUN'S.  A VERY FUN SATURDAY FOR ME.

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WAIPA

HANGING WITH DA "KOLOHE KANES KREW".



AFTER WATCHING THE K-300 START OFF WE WATCHED THE FIREWORKS SHOW AND THEN ATE AT SHOGUN'S FOR DINNER.  BUT AFTER THAT, OUR KOLOHE BROTHER, JOEY HAD SOME PLUMBING ISSUES WITH POSSIBLE FREEZE UP.  SO KA'IWA AND I WENT OVER AND SEE IF WE COULD HELP AND FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER COUPLE HOURS OF TRIAL AND ERRORS WE COULDN'T DO MUCH.  BUT THE NIGHT DIDN'T END RIGHT THERE, WE ENDED UP WATCHING A CLASSIC FILM, "COMMANDO" WITH ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER AND ALYSSA MILANO AND WE LAUGHED UP THE WHOLE TIME AND TO TOP THE NIGHT OFF, WE BAKED THE BUTTER COOKIE DOUGH, "MY SWEET BAKING BABES" MADE THE DAY BEFORE AND IT TURNED OUT OKAY.  ALSO JOEY MADE US SOME ROOTBEER FLOATS TO GO WITH IT AND THAT CONCLUDED MY EVENING.

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WAIPA

GETTING READY FOR K-300!!!



SINCE I MOVED TO BETHEL, ALASKA IN 1998, I ALWAYS ENJOYED WATCHING THE ANNUAL "KUSKOKWIM 300 DOG SLED RACE" AKA "K-300" WHICH IS A RACE FROM BETHEL TO ANIAK AND BACK.  IT IS VERY AWESOME TO SEE THESE SUPERSTAR DOGS BEING ABLE TO PULL AND HULL THEIR WAY WHEREVER THE MUSHER PLEASES TO GO.

MY RESPECT GOES TO THESE PEOPLE WHO ENDURE EXTREME COLD WEATHERS AND UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES THAT MOTHER NATURE PUTS BEFORE THEM WHILE RACING ALONG THE TRAILS.

SO THIS YEAR I WAS ABLE TO HELP OUT RAMY SMYTH AND HIS TEAM OF WINNING DOGS AT THE K-300.  I MUST SAY, I AM VERY HAPPY AND HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS EVENT AS I KNOW I'LL NEVER FIND SUCH AN AWESOME EVENT LIKE THIS IN HAWAI'I WHEN I GO HOME SOON.  HOLDING THOSE DOGS ON THE ROPES FOR A LITTLE WHILE WAS APPRECIATED ENOUGH AS I GOT TO SEE THEM ONE BY ONE AS THEY ANXIOUSLY GET READY TO RACE.

I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK MIKE & KATHY TURNER FOR INTRODUCING ME TO RAMY & BECCA SMYTH PLUS AVA AND BANYAN.  HAD I NOT MET THEM BEFORE, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

AN EXPERIENCE I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND TREASURE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

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WAIPA

EATING SUSHI AT BETHEL, ALASKA'S SHOGUN RESTAURANT!



SHOGUN'S OWNER, ANNA AND HER SON, JOEY.

SHOGUN'S SUSHI CHEF DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST!!!

ONE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT ROLLS AVAILABLE FOR YOU CHOOSE FROM!!!

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!!!

ANOTHER ASSORTED SUSHI ROLLS!!!

WARREN "DA BODYGUARD" FOR SHOGUN'S...  LOL!!!

LUCILLE HAVING KALBI WITH FRESH JALAPENOS ON TOP!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!  I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TASTE THE SUSHI'S AT THE SHOGUN RESTAURANT IN BETHEL, ALASKA.  I MUST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I CAN GO AND NOW EAT SUSHI AT ANYTIME I PLEASE TO GO.  I ENJOYED SEVERAL ROLLS RANGING FROM THEIR OWN SPECIALTY, THE "BETHEL ROLL", I ALSO ENJOYED THE "SCORPION", "AVALANCHE", AND THE "ROCKY" ROLLS AS WELL.  AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, DON'T FORGET TO TRY THE "AVOCADO" SHAKE FOR DESSERT.  IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME FAVORITE OF MINES AND FINALLY I CAN NOW HAVE ONE AT "SHOGUN'S".

APART FROM V.I.P. RESTAURANT, IT IS VERY NICE TO KNOW THAT I CAN CHOOSE FROM TWO DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS.  THE PRICE IS FAIR AS WE ALL KNOW THAT BETHEL IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN EVERY YEAR, SO EXPECT TO SPEND I LITTLE MORE AND AT THE SAME TIME, ENJOY YOUR FOODS AND THE POLITE SERVICES OFFERED BY SHOGUN'S!!!

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WAIPA