HAPPY BELATED VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

I KNOW I'M A DAY LATE BUT I STILL WANT TO WISH EVERYONE OF YOU A BELATED "HAU'OLI LA ALOHA!!!"

I HOPE YOUR WAS AS "AWWWESOME" AS MINES!!!

UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE ON DA ROCKS...  YUMMY!!!

STRAWBERRIES & CHAMPAGNE TOO!!!

CHEERS!!!

MY "AWWWESOME" OHANA IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

TOM & EUNICE

WHATEVERS...

NO PICS PLEASE!!!

ME & SUNNY.

MY IMAGINARY DATE, KATE...  LOL!!!

"ONOLICOUS" MEXICAN THEMED VALENTINE'S DINNER HOSTED BY THE BETHEL, ALASKA CATHOLIC CHURCH!!!

SO THAT'S HOW MY "VALENTINE'S DAY & NIGHT" WENT!!!

"AWWWESOME" OHANA & HOALOHA HANGING OUT ALL TOGETHER!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY WEEK OFF - DAY 02.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

I'M STILL ENJOYING MY FREE TIME WHILE I STILL CAN AS I STILL HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE WITH DANCING FOR AN UPCOMING PUBLIC PERFORMANCE SHOW.  MORE DETAILS LATER ON.

BUT FOR TODAY, I STARTED DOING MY "TAI CHI" AT WORK TOWARDS THE END OF MY SHIFT AND I MUST SAY IT WENT VERY WELL.  I STAYED FOCUSED AND HELD MY BALANCE VERY WELL.  I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS ON A DAILY BASIS.

AFTER I GOT OF WORK, I WENT HOME WENT STRAIGHT TO BED AS I HAVE DANCE PRACTICE LATER ON IN THE EVENING.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE MY HEART RATE MONITOR WITH ME AND USE IT DURING DANCE CLASS.  I WAS HAPPY I DID.  BECAUSE I WAS WORKING UP A SWEAT AS USUAL BUT NEVER REALLY KNEW HOW MUCH CALORIES I WAS BURNING.

SO FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"1571 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINK:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/MFTP3SOXPUKO7HOAS3FZBQ4RUA

ON ANOTHER SUBJECT, I JUST HAD TO SHARE THESE PICS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO NEVER KNEW THAT HAWAI'I HAS SNOW.  YES PEOPLE...  HAWAI'I HAS SNOW EVERY WINTER HIGH UP ON THE VOLCANO OF "MAUNA KEA" LOCATED IN HAWAI'I AKA "THE BIG ISLAND".

WE ARE KNOW FOR SNOWBOARDING IN THE MORNING AND SURFING THE OCEANS IN THE AFTERNOON ALL IN THE SAME DAY!!!

PRETTY "AWWWESOME" IF YOU ASK ME!!!

MY BEAUTIFUL HOME, "HAWAI'I NEI"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY WEEK OFF - DAY 01.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

ALTHOUGH I SAID I WAS GONNA TAKE A WEEK OFF AFTER MY COMPLETION ON "PHASE ONE"...  I CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND AND DO NOTHING FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK.  SO I CHOSE TO KEEP THE CARDIO & ZEN ENERGY PROGRAM GOING FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK WHILE STILL KEEPING TO MY CALORIES LIMITS.

AND FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"600 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINK:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/JUW2YGOSH7FNLLBYSNIROZ6554

MAHALO MOM WENDY FOR THIS "AWWWESOME" SHIRT!!!  I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO FIT INTO THIS SHIRT.  AFTER NEARLY 4 YEARS...  I COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER RIGHT NOW!!!

"HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS SECURITY"

"FIGHTING TERRORISM IN HAWAI'I SINCE 1778"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

CHINESE NEW YEAR DINNER FOR ME!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, CHINESE NEW YEAR WAS YESTERDAY AND THE CELEBRATION HAS STARTED!!!

AS FOR ME, I WENT TO FRIEND'S PLACE AND HAD A SIMPLE YET TASTY CHINESE DINNER FOR MYSELF AND I ENJOYED EVERY BIT OF IT!!!

SIMPLE YET CUTE CHINESE DECORATIONS!!!

MMMMMMM...  YUMMY CHINESE FOODS!!!

CHINESE HONEY WALNUT FRIED SHRIMPS!!!

CRISPY GAU GEE & CRAB WON TON FILLED WITH CREAM CHEESE!!!

THE FAMOUS AND MOST POPULAR ORIGINAL DRINK THAT I MADE SEVERAL YEARS AGO...  "DRAGON FLY".

 AND ONE MORE YUMMY DRINK...  "CHINESE RED LOTUS" DRINK!!!

ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS...  THANK GOD IT WAS ON MY CHEAT DAY...  LOL!!!

ONCE AGAIN...  "KUNG HEE FAT CHOY!!!"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY WIFE & GRANDMA RECEIVED THEIR VALENTINE'S FLOWERS!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

YESTERDAY I GOT A TEXT FROM MY WIFE THAT SHE AND MY GRANDMA RECEIVED THEIR VALENTINE'S FLOWERS!!!

THE TULIPS VASE IS FOR MY WIFE AND THE OTHER FOR MY GRANDMA.  I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WHEN THEY BOTH RECEIVED THEIR FLOWERS, THEY WERE VERY HAPPY WITH IT!!!

HAPPY EARLY VALENTINES...  SHIRLEY & GRANDMA!!!

I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU FOLKS VERY MUCH!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - WEEK 06 RECAP + TOTAL RESULTS!!!

WAIPA’S RELECTION ON “PROJECT SYNERGY”

WEEK 06 “RECAP” – 02/04/12 – 02/10/13

WEIGHT TRAINING:
SUNDAY         REST DAY + CHEAT DAY!!!
MONDAY         CARDIO + CHEST & SHOULDERS
TUESDAY         CARDIO ONLY
WEDNESDAY         CARDIO + BACK & ARMS
THURSDAY CARDIO ONLY
FRIDAY         CARDIO + LEGS & TRUNKS
SATURDAY REST DAY!!!

CARDIO TRAINING:  A COMBINATION OF RUNNING, AEROBICS, & CARDIO BOXING AT MODERATE INTENSITY FOR A TOTAL OF 30 MINUTES.

ALOHA “TEAM AWWWRITE!!!”

I DID IT!!!  I COMPLETED “PHASE ONE” ON ‘PROJECT SYNERGY”.  THAT WAS THE FASTEST 6 WEEKS I’VE EXPERIENCED!!!  I’M VERY HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS, IT WAS TOUGH AT FIRST BUT EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT GOING AND NOT BACK DOWN FOR ANY REASONS.  I’M VERY GRATEFUL FOR NOT GETTING INJURED OR SICK ALONG THE COURSE AND I ALSO BELIEVE THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I AM BUILDING UP MY HEALTH TO BEST IT’S EVER BEEN.  I ALSO TELL MYSELF EVERYDAY THAT I AM A HEALTHY & BEAUTIFUL PERSON!!!  DAILY AFFIRMATIONS, POWERFUL MENTAL DISCIPLINE, EATING THE PROPER FOODS, EXERCISING PROPERLY, TRUST, COURAGE, AND PATIENCE!!!

SO HERE ARE MY RESULTS:

START DATE:  12/30/12:
WEIGHT:  281LBS
BODY FAT %:  36.9

ENDING DATE:  02-08-13
WEIGHT:  268LBS
BODY FAT %:  33

TOTAL CALORIES BURNED WORKING OUT:  26888!!!

TOTAL WORKOUT TIME:  48 HOURS, 59 MINUTES, 40 SECONDS!!!

  

SO HERE’S MY RESULTS FROM MY “KATCH MCARDLE CHART FOR WEEK 06:

THE LAST WEEK OF MY TRAINING STARTED TO REALLY GET TO ME AS I WAS FEELING VERY TIRED AND EXHAUSTED JUGGLING EVERYTHING FROM WORKING OUT, WORK SCHEDULES, DANCE SCHEDULES, AND OFF TIME SCHEDULES.  IT WAS AN EYE OPENER AND A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME AS I GOT TO SEE HOW PRECIOUS TIME CAN FLY AND THERE IS NONE THAT I CAN AFFORD TO WASTE.  I TRULY CAME TO MY CONCLUSION THAT “MY TIME” IS REALLY MY “LIFE LINE” TICKING AWAY UNTIL GOD SAYS IT’S TIME TO LEAVE.  AND THIS HAS BROUGHT ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TOTAL CONTROL ON HOW I MANAGE “MY TIME”, AND IT MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR.  I MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO PUT “HAPPINESS” ON TOP OF MY LIST REGARDLESS WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINKS.  I’VE MADE THE DECISION TO GO OUT AND DO WHAT I WANT TO DO VERSUS WHAT OTHERS WANTS ME TO DO OR THINKS WHAT IS BEST FOR ME.  I DO KEEP MYSELF OPEN FOR INVITATIONS, BUT LATELY I’VE BEEN CHOOSING TO SPEND TIME BY MYSELF AND MEDITATE WHAT AND HOW I CAN LIVE A BETTER AND HAPPIER LIFE.  AND SO FAR I AM JUST BEGINNING MY JOURNEY!!!

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM CURRENTLY TAKING AN ENTIRE WEEK OFF AND ENJOY MY FREE TIME WITH MYSELF.  EVERYDAY I THINK AND PICTURE MY DAUGHTER, KAHEALANI BEING SO PROUD OF ME AND MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.  I ENVISION MYSELF WITH HER RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL ROADS OF THE KEAUKAHA HOMESTEAD.  DOING TAI CHI TOGETHER AT THE BEAUTIFUL “LILIUOKALNI GARDENS” LOCATED IN HILO, HAWAI’I WITH MAUNAKEA IN THE BACKGROUND.  SWIMMING TOGETHER IN THE MANY BEAUTIFUL LAVA BEACHES ALONG THE KEAUKAHA COAST.  SWIMMING ALONG SIDE THE “HONU” (TURTLE).  I CAN ON AND ON WITH THESE VIVID VISIONS I PUT IN MY HEAD EVERYDAY!!!

AND THIS IS WHY I DO THIS FOR A LIVING.  THIS IS “MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE”.  IT’S ALL UP TO ME TO MAKE MY LIFE MATTER AND COUNT AND TO UPLIFT AND INSPIRE OTHERS WHO ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING.  

THIS IS MY LIFETIME GOAL!!!

UNTIL THEN…  “KEEP LIVING YOUR BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!”

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

~ Norman Vincent Peale

LOVE & ALOHA!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

MY PERSONAL GOALS

01 – I PUT MYSELF FIRST ON THE TOP OF MY PRIORITY LIST.
02 – I FIGHT ALL FOOD TEMPTATIONS THAT LEADS ME OFF FOCUS.
03 – I LISTEN TO MY BODY.
04 – I DELIBERATELY PRACTICE PATIENCE & SELF CONTROL.
05 – I STICK TO MY TRAINING (CARDIO & WEIGHTS) AS SCHEDULED.
06 – I STICK TO MY ALLOWED DAILY CALORIES INTAKE.
07 – I EAT MOSTLY UNPROCESSED FOODS.
08 – I GET AT LEAST 8 HOURS OF SLEEP.
09 – I FUEL MY ACTIONS WITH COURAGE, TRUST, & CONFIDENCE.
10 – I TRUST THE PROCESS OF “MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE”.
11 – I LIVE MY LIFE WITH “INTEGRITY”.
12 – I LOVE MYSELF UNCONDITIONALLY.
13 – I PRAY AND THANK GOD FOR ALL & EVERYTHING HE’S DONE FOR ME.

"KUNG HEE FAT CHOY!!!" - HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

I'D LIKE TO WISH ALL OF YOU A WONDERFUL "HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!"  THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE.

HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHINESE STORY I REMEMBER READING WHEN I WAS LITTLE:

The Great Race

Another folk story tells that Cat and Rat were the worst swimmers in the animal kingdom. Although they were poor swimmers, they were both quite intelligent. To get to the meeting called by the Jade Emperor, they had to cross a river to reach the meeting place. The Jade Emperor had also decreed that the years on the calendar would be named for each animal in the order they arrived to the meeting. Cat and Rat decided that the best and fastest way to cross the river was to hop on the back of Ox. Ox, being naïve and good-natured, agreed to carry them both across. Midway across the river, Rat pushed Cat into the water. Then as Ox neared the other side of the river, Rat jumped ahead and reached the shore first. So he claimed first place in the competition and the zodiac.

Following closely behind was strong Ox who was named the 2nd animal in the zodiac. After Ox, came Tiger, panting, while explaining to the Jade Emperor how difficult it was to cross the river with the heavy currents pushing it downstream all the time. But with its powerful strength, Tiger made to shore and was named the 3rd animal in the cycle.

Suddenly, from a distance came a thumping sound, and the Rabbit arrived. It explained how it crossed the river: by jumping from one stone to another in a nimble fashion. Halfway through, it almost lost the race, but the Rabbit was lucky enough to grab hold of a floating log that later washed him to shore. For that, it became the 4th animal in the Zodiac cycle. In 5th place was the Flying Dragon. Of course, the Jade Emperor was deeply curious as to why a swift flying creature such as the Dragon should fail to reach first place. The mighty Dragon explained that he had to stop and make rain to help all the people and creatures of the earth, and therefore he was held back. Then, on his way to the finish, he saw a little helpless Rabbit clinging onto a log so he did a good deed and gave a puff of breath to the poor creature so that it could land on the shore. The Jade Emperor was very pleased with the actions of the Dragon, and he was added into the zodiac cycle. As soon as he had done so, a galloping sound was heard, and the Horse appeared. Hidden on the Horse's hoof was the Snake, whose sudden appearance gave the Horse a fright, thus making it fall back and giving the Snake the 6th spot, while the Horse placed 7th.
Not long after that, a little distance away, the Goat, Monkey, and Rooster came to the shore. These three creatures helped each other to get to where they are. The Rooster spotted a raft, and took the other two animals with it. Together, the Goat and the Monkey cleared the weeds, tugged and pulled and finally got the raft to the shore. Because of their combined efforts, the Emperor was very pleased and promptly named the Goat as the 8th creature, the Monkey as the 9th, and the Rooster the 10th.

The 11th animal was the Dog. Although he was supposed to be the best swimmer, he could not resist the temptation to play a little longer in the river. Though his explanation for being late was because he needed a good bath after a long spell. For that, he almost didn't make it to the finish line. Just as the Jade Emperor was about to call it a day, an oink and squeal was heard from a little Pig. The Pig got hungry during the race, promptly stopped for a feast and then fell asleep. After the nap, the Pig continued the race and was named the 12th animal of the zodiac cycle. The Cat finished in 13th place and did not make it in the zodiac. It is said that that is the reason why Cats always chase Rats; to get back at them for what they have done.

Another folk story tells that on registration day, the Rat met up with the Ox. He thought to himself "Ox is the fastest, strongest animal!" So the little Rat played a trick on the Ox. He asked the Ox if he would like to listen to him sing. The Rat opened his mouth but said nothing. "How was that?" he asked the Ox and of course he replied "Sorry little Rat, I didn't hear you." The Rat told the Ox to let him jump onto his back so that he could sing it more clearly, and the Ox agreed. Soon without knowing, the Ox was walking to the signing post, forgetting the Rat on his back. When they reached there, the Rat jumped off and claimed first place. The Ox following and the rest.

In Buddhism, legend has it that Buddha summoned all of the animals of the earth to come before him before his departure from this earth, but only 13 animals actually came to bid him farewell. To reward the animals who came to him, he named a year after each of them. The years were given to them in the order they had arrived.

The 12 animals for the Chinese zodiac must have been developed in the early stage of Chinese civilization for hundreds of years until it become the current edition; and it’s very hard to investigate the real origin. Most historians agree that Cat is not in the list since the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac were formed before Cats were introduced to China from India with Buddhism.

Another story tells that God called the animals to a banquet that night. The Rat, who loved to play tricks on his neighbour, told the cat that the banquet was on the day after tomorrow. The Cat believed his neighbour the Rat and slept whilst dreaming of the banquet. The next day, the rat arrived first followed by the ox, the tiger and the rest of the animals. The order of the animals was decided by the order that they arrived. The Cat was devastated and vowed that he would always hate the Rat. This is why cats chase rats in folklore.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CHINESE HOROSCOPE, READ ON...

The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖), also known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme, and a systematic plan of future action, that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries, such as China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan.

Identifying this scheme using the term "zodiac" reflects several similarities to the Western zodiac: both have time cycles divided into 12 parts, each labels at least the majority of those parts with names of animals, and each is widely associated with a culture of attributing influence of a person's relationship to the cycle upon their personality and/or events in their life. Nevertheless, there are major differences: the "Chinese" 12-part cycle corresponds to years rather than months. The Chinese zodiac is represented by 12 animals, whereas some of the signs in the Western zodiac are not animals, despite the implication of the Greek etymology of "zodiac". The animals of the Chinese zodiac are not associated with constellations, let alone those spanned by the ecliptic plane.


The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat. The following are the twelve zodiac signs (each with its associated Earthly branch) in order and their characteristics.

Rat – 鼠 (子) (Yang, 1st Trine Fixed Element Water)

Ox – 牛 (丑) (Water buffalo in Vietnam) (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Water)

Tiger – 虎 (寅) (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood)

Rabbit – 兔 or 兎 (卯) (Cat in Vietnam) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Wood)

Dragon – 龍 / 龙 (辰) (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Wood)

Snake – 蛇 (巳) (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Fire)

Horse – 馬 / 马 (午) (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire)

Goat (aka Ram) – 羊 (未) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Fire)

Monkey – 猴 (申) (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Metal)

Rooster – 雞 / 鸡 (酉) (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Metal)

Dog – 狗 / 犬 (戌) (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Metal)

Pig – 豬 / 猪 (亥) (Boar in Japan and Elephant in Northern Thailand) (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Water)

In Chinese astrology the animal signs assigned by year represent what others perceive you as being or how you present yourself. It is a common misconception that the animals assigned by year are the only signs and many western descriptions of Chinese astrology draw solely on this system. In fact, there are also animal signs assigned by month (called inner animals), by day (called true animals) and hours (called secret animals).
While a person might appear to be a Dragon because they were born in the year of the Dragon, they might also be a Snake internally, an Ox truly and Goat secretively.

GO TO:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_horoscope TO READ MORE!!!

A COOL VIDEO SHARED BY MY GOOD FRIEND, KIERAN TONG OF HONOLULU, HAWAI'I.

MAHALO BRADDA KIERAN!!!

MAY THIS BRING FUN AND EXCITE FOR ALL OF YOU!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MY NEXT POSTING ON MY "PROJECT SYNERGY" RESULTS!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA