WAIPA IN REAL LIFE: 2013-09-22

MY INTRO

ALOHA AND WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL BLOG!!! I THOUGHT WHY NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL GAINS & STRUGGLES THAT LIFE PUTS OUT TO EACH AND ONE OF US. I FEEL THAT THROUGH THE GIFT OF "GIVING & SHARING", THERE IS NO WAY BETTER THAN START THIS BLOG WHICH IS ALL ABOUT ME, MY OHANA (FAMILY), HOALOHA (FRIENDS), AND EVEN ENEMIES WHICH ARE THE VERY ONES I NEED TO LOVE AND ACCEPT.

I'LL SAY THIS STRAIGHT UP, I DON'T HOLD BACK MY FEELINGS FOR ANYONE AND IT'LL COME OUT OF MY MOUTH ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU AND OTHERS. I DON'T GO BEHIND ANYONE'S BACK AND START RUMOURS WITH HOPES THAT IT WILL CIRCLE AROUND AND FINALLY HIT ITS TARGET. WHY TAKE THE LONG ROUTE WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IS THE "REAL" WAY OF LIVING LIFE, "BE REAL" AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING.

ON THE OTHER NOTE, "I AM" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE FROM THE WAY "I SEE IT". I AM NOT SPEAKING FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK OR "CONCEITEDNESS". "THIS IS" WHAT I CHOOSE TO SEE MYSELF EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP FROM MY BED AND THANK "AKUA" (GOD) FOR GIVING ME ONE MORE DAY TO LIVE, REGARDLESS OF REGRETS FROM THE "YESTERDAYS" TO THE FEARS OF "TOMMOROWS".

IN MY EYES, LIVING A "BEAUTIFUL LIFE" CAN ONLY BE ATTAINED BY "CHOICE" AND IT REQUIRES "INTEGRITY", "HONESTY", "UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE", "FORGIVENESS" AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, "LOVE".

AS MY BEAUTIFUL ANCESTORS HAVED ALWAYS BELIEVED:

'Ike aku, 'ike mai, kokua aku kokua mai; pela iho la ka nohana 'ohana.

WHICH MEANS, RECOGNIZE OTHERS, BE RECOGNIZED, HELP OTHERS, BE HELPED; SUCH IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.

SO ONCE AGAIN, "WELCOME TO MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Thursday, September 26, 2013

ANOTHER INSPIRATIONAL STORY FROM "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

LASTNIGHT I GOT A PHONECALL FROM MY COUSIN TROY. HE CALLED TO CHECK ON ME AND SEE HOW I'VE BEEN DOING WITH MY WORKOUTS & DIETING. I GAVE HIM THE RUN DOWN AND TOLD HIM THAT THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY WELL FOR ME!!!

HE SHARED WITH ME THAT HE'S BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS WEEKEND,

MAN... I'M SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW THAT I CAN'T BE HOME TO COMPETE & SUPPORT MY COUSIN AND THE TEAM. I JUST HAVE TO BE VERY PATIENCE AND NEXT WILL COME BY QUICK!!!

ANOTHER INSPIRING STORY MY COUSIN SHARED WITH ME WAS WHILE HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS TRAINING, HE WOULD HAVE MOMENTS OF FRUSTRATIONS LIKE BEING SORE, TIRED, ETC.

THEN ONE DAY WHILE HE WAS RUNNING... HE SAW ANOTHER PERSON RUNNING BUT HAD NO ARMS!!! IT WAS THEN MY COUSIN REALIZE THAT HE IS VERY GRATEFUL THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "EXCUSES" OR "COMPLAINTS" NO MATTER HOW TIRED AND FATIGUE YOU GET, YOU MAKE THE BEST OF IT... LIKE THAT OTHER RUNNER DID.

HE ALSO SHARED HIS WITNESSING OTHER COMPETITORS WHO ARE FIGHTING CANCER AND OTHER ILLNESS AND YET STILL COMPETE IN ALL TYPES OF SPORT EVENTS WITH THE REST OF THE GANG!!!

AFTER HEARING THIS... MY WHOLE ATTITUDE JUST CRANKED IT UP TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!!!

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE LOVED ONES CALLING ME UP AND CHECKING ON ME FROM TIME TO TIME. TO ME THAT IS A "TRUE TEAM PLAYER" IN MY BOOK!!!

SO I ASK YOU FOLKS... ARE YOU A "TEAM PLAYER" FOR LIFE??? ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD YOUR END OF YOUR COMMITMENT SO THAT YOU CAN LEAD BY EXAMPLE???

THAT IS "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS OF THIS DAY!!!

DON'T FORGET IT!!!

I CREATED THIS TEAM FOR THE SAKE OF LIVING A HEALTHY & BEAUTIFUL LIFE WITH OHANA & HOALOHA FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!

DO YOUR PART AND JOIN ME ON AN ENDLESS JOURNEY TO SUCCESS!!!

MAHALO BRADDA TROY!!!

I LOVE YOU MAN!!!

LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DID IN THE COMPETITION AND HAVE FUN!!!

AS FOR ME... TODAY I BURNED:

"413 CALORIES!!!"

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED!!!

THE YEAR 2010 WEIGHING IN AT 365LBS!!!

KAHEALANI WAS THE STEPPING STONE FOR ME TO START LIVING HEALTHY!!!

3 YEARS LATER...

COMPETED IN MY 1ST "RUN & SWIM" EVENT... WEIGHT IN AT 259LBS!!!

THIS IS... "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

"PHASE 02" HAS BEGUN!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

AS SHARED PREVIOUSLY... I COMPLETED "PHASE 01" OF TOM VENUTO'S 'BETTER BODYBUILDING" PROGRAM. I CAN REPEAT THIS UP TO 2 MORE TIMES INCREASING THE SETS & REPS... PLUS THE RESISTANCE!!!

I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER!!!

09-23-13

WOKE UP MONDAY EARLY MORNING AND HEADED OVER TO MY YOGA CLASS TO WAKE UP MY BODY AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME INTO MY GYM AND STARTED "PHASE 02" AND PUNCHED IT LIKE A CHAMP!!!

"433 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

THE VERY NEXT DAY WHICH IS TODAY...

"474 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

THE COLD AIR IS COMING DOWN SLOWLY IN BETHEL, ALASKA... BUT MY BODY FURNACE IS KICKING IT STRONG TO KEEP ME GOING!!!

MY NEW MOTIVATION THAT I LOOK UP TO IS:

LOKELANI MCMICHAEL

Lokelani McMichael

Triathlete

Kona, Hawaii

Lokelani McMichael is an American triathlete, surfer and model. In October 1995, she became the youngest female to finish the Hawaii Ironman.^[1] McMichael has been featured in GQ, Shape, Triathlete, Runner's World, Men's Health and several other magazines.

Her parents have run a popular surf shop in Kailua-Kona (home of the Ironman) and provided water safety for the swim portion for many years.

Lokelani McMichael, whose real name is Lokelaniku'uleimakamae, entered her first Ironman triathlon in 1995. She was 18 years old, and she beat out about 48,000 people to become eligible for one of the 2,000 or so spots in the 140.6-mile triathlon. The achievement also put her into the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest woman ever to finish the Ironman.

· Height 5-8

· Birthplace: Kailua Kona, Hawaii

· Magazine Covers: Runner’s World, Sports Illustrated

· Television Appearances: Beyond the Break, Ironman Live

· Competed in her first triathlon at the age of 18

· Youngest female to compete in an Iron Distance triathlon

· Miss Kona Coffee in 1999

Why She Rules: It was no big surprise when, at age 18, Lokelani McMichael (whose full name is Lokelanikuu'leimakamae) became the youngest woman to finish the Hawaii Ironman—a record she still holds. After all, she'd grown up watching the legendary triathlon pass by her parents' Kona surf shop and began volunteering as a race-day water patroller when she was seven. The real surprise? That she braved bike crashes, full-body jellyfish stings, and close encounters with tiger sharks to rocket through seven consecutive Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Hawaii—athletic cred she has put toward her latest multisport venture.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Monday, September 23, 2013

ANOTHER FUN WEEKEND FOR ME!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

ANOTHER FUN WEEKEND FOR ME!!!

HANGED OUT WITH FRIENDS AND CELEBRATED MY FRIEND KATIE ON HER NURSE CERTIFICATION!!!

CONGRATS!!!

SORRY FOR NOT TAKING ANY PICS EXCEPT THIS WONDERFUL WARM FIRE BARREL THAT KEPT US WARM AS THE EVENING APPROACHES WITH THE CHILLY TEMPS AS WINTER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT OVER TO STEVE & JERRI'S PLACE TO CELEBRATE JERRI'S BIRTHDAY!!!

YUMMY FOODS AND IT WAS ON MY CHEAT DAY!!!