WAIPA IN REAL LIFE: 2016-03-06

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

Saturday, March 12, 2016

AND DON'T FORGET THE "CHEAT DAYS" TO HELP OFFSET AND BREAKING THE PLATEAUS!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

YOU CANNOT RULE OUT THE "CHEAT DAYS" AND THE WELL DESERVED FUN & LEISURE TIMES TO REWARD MYSELF AFTER A GRUELING WEEK OF STRUCTURED EATING AND WEIGHT TRAINING.

AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I DEFINITELY MADE ALOT OF NEW FRIENDS WITHIN THE ALASKA AIRLINES UNIVERSE!!!

BIG SHOUT OUTS TO THE FOLLOWING:

BRENT, COLE, TROY, BEN, SAM, RONDI, KEENAN, TRAVIS, CHAD, MIKE, PAUL, RANDI, LYNA, CHRISTI, AND MANY OTHERS...

ITS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU FOLKS, YOU DEFINITLEY BROUGHT LIGHT TO "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE" AND I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF ALL OF YOU TOO!!!

SPICY POKE, A FAVORITE FOR MOST!!!

A TYPICAL DINNER PLATE FOR ALL MY FRIENDS TO ENJOY WITH THEY GET OFF FROM WORK.

FROM "CARDS OF HUMANITY", YUMMY FOODS AND DRINKS, LAUGHTERS, AND GOOFY DRAMAS... YOU FOLKS ROCK!!!

AND ON MY OWN FREE TIME, I LIKE COOKING AND TRYING NEW RECIPES AND HAVING OTHER FRIENDS OVER.

JUST LAST WEEK, I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR CHANGE...

HAWAIIAN KALUA PORK SLIDERS WITH HAWAIIAN SWEET BREAD FILLED WITH ASIAN COLE SLAW AND SIDE OF SPICY POKE OVER HOT FURUKAKE RICE!!!

LAURA IS THE LUCKY GIRL OF THE DAY!!!

AND FOR DESSERTS... THE FAMOUS PUNULU'U SWEET BREAD EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I MADE INTO FRENCH TOAST TOPPED WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND DRIZZLED WITH CONDENSED MILK AND CARAMEL!!!

SHE SCORES AGAIN!!!

AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH HOW I ENJOY MY DAYS OFF FROM BOTH JOBS... SPENDING TIME WITH GOOD FRIENDS WITH GOOD CHEAT COMFORT FOODS BEFORE ANOTHER WEEK OF HARD TRAINING AND CLEAN EATING... REMEMBER, ITS ALL ABOUT MODERATION AND NOT OVEREATING AND PUTTING BACK THE CALORIES YOU JUST BURNED WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, OTHERWISE YOU PRETTY MUCH JUST WASTED ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS!!!

BUT ALWAYS REWARD YOURSELF EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE YOU DESERVED IT AND YOU EARNED IT!!!

A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE TAKEN BY OUR STATION MANAGER, MIKE.

A 737-400 COMBI JET, FLIGHT 46, BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE BLOGGING!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

BACK IN ALASKA... TIME TO GET MY LIFE BACK IN SHAPE!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

AFTER AN AWESOME TRIP BACK HOME, ITS ALWAYS HARD TO LEAVE, ESPECIALLY MY KAHEALANI. BUT I DO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY AND I MUST CONTINUE ON TO PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE HER.

I'LL BE BACK SOON!!!

SO AS SOON AS I RETURNED TO ALASKA, I KNEW I HAD ALOT OF WORK TO DO, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MY ALASKA AIRLINES AND BYF JOB, I NEEDED TO GET MY LIFE BACK IN GEAR AND START MY TRAINING RIGHT AWAY, I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I SIGNED UP FOR 4 SPARTAN RACES!!!

HERE ARE MY SPARTAN RACE SCHEDULES:

JUNE 2016

http://www.spartan.com/en/race/detail/1113/overview

AUGUST 2016

http://www.spartan.com/en/race/detail/1310/overview

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT... I GOT ALOT OF WORK TO DO AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO SLACK OFF ANYMORE!!!

SO IT WAS TIME MAKE NEW WORKOUT PLANS AND EATING PLANS... AND THANK GOD THAT I'M ABLE TO FLY INTO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO DO A CLEAN EATING GROCERY SHOPPING LIST!!!

GOTTA LOVE IT WHEN ALL OF THIS ONLY COSTED ME $50.00, CHICKEN INCLUDED!!!

I'VE DECIDED TO START OFF WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORKOUT PROGRAM:

TOM VENUTO'S - "THE NEW BODY" HYPERTROPHY STRENGTH TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH IS ALSO 4 WEEKS LONG AND IT FITS PERFECTLY INTO MY SCHEDULE BECAUSE BY THE TIME I COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM, I'LL BE HEADING BACK TO HILO, HAWAI'I FOR ANOTHER WEEK LONG... :)

PLANNING, STRATEGIZING, AND CONSISTENCY IS WHAT I BASED MY PERSONAL HEALTH & FITNESS SYSTEM FORMULA. AND I'VE HAD GREAT RESULTS!!!

ALL MY TRAINING AND WORKOUTS ARE ALL DONE AT MY PERSONAL HOME. I HAVE BOWFLEX MACHINE, DUMBBELL SETS, FREE WEIGHTS, AND A PULL UP BAR. THIS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO FOLLOW AND/OR CREATE AN AWESOME WORKOUT PLAN OF YOUR OWN!!!

SO MY JOURNEY NOW BEGINS...

I ALSO DO USE SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP SPEED UP RECOVERY AND BUILDS, AND WHEN I COMBINE CLEAN FOODS AND SPACE MY EAT TIMES, I'M PRETTY SET TO GO!!!

ANOTHER CHALLENGING TASK IS... MEAL PREPPING!!!

I MUST ADMIT, THIS IS KINDA NEW TO ME AND I'VE BEEN SEEING NUMEROUS PICS AND ARTICLES ON THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIAS AND I HAD TO GIVE THIS A TRY AND I HAVE ALOT TO LEARN AND MASTER .

THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AND I'VE CREATED 8 MEALS TO GO... SO FAR SO GOOD!!!

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, MY MOST UP TO DATE ON MY JOURNEY TO GETTING BACK IN GOOD HEALTH & FITNESS STATUS!!!

I'LL BE UPDATING MY BLOG ON A DAILY BASIS, AND IF YOU WANT TO BE IN THE SCOOPS OF THINGS, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS WEBSITE WHERE IT SAYS: "SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW BY EMAIL", PRETTY SIMPLE AND YOU ARE IN!!!

I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK EVERYONE OF YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO MY BLOG, I PROMISE TO NOT TO DISAPPOINT AND DELIVER GREAT NEWS AND FUN VIDEOS & PICS TOO!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

Friday, March 11, 2016

MY RECENT TRIP HOME TO BEAUTIFUL KEAUKAHA, HILO, HAWAI'I AND MY KAHEALANI!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

AFTER THAT FUN & DRUNK VALENTINE'S WEEKEND... IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME... HAWAI'I THAT IS!!!

AS I AM LEAVING ALASKA...

I RAN INTO MICHELLE WHOM I ALSO HAVEN'T SEEN FOR AWHILE AND IS ON HER WAY TO MOUNTAIN VILLAGE VIA BETHEL AND THEN I RAN INTO ANNA WHO IS ALSO GOING TO HAWAI'I ON THE SAME PLANE WITH ME BECAUSE WE ARE BOTH GOING TO WEDDING SET FOR THE BIG ISLAND!!!

TOP: MICHELLE

BOTTOM: ANNA & I IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AIRPORT AND THEN AGAIN AFTER WE ARRIVE IN HONOLULU, HAWAI'I AIRPORT!!!

ANNA STAYED IN HONOLULU FOR COUPLE NIGHTS AND I CONTINUED ON TO GO TO HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

NOTHING CAN EVER FEEL SO GOOD AS TO BE REUNITED WITH MY KAHEALANI!!!

A PANARAMA VIEW OF HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK LOCATED IN KEAAU, HAWAI'I.

FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRIP HOME, I'M OFFICIATING MY FIRST WEDDING EVER FOR MY GOOD FRIENDS, KIMANI AND RACHEL!!!

AND WHILE I'M HERE, I ALSO DID...

THE FULL STORY OF MY ENTIRE BACK:

THE HONU(TURTLE) IS THE BIRTH OF MY DAUGHTER, KAHEALANI... THE HONU IS THE SYMBOL OF OHANA (FAMILY), OUR BEGINNING. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HONU IS THE MANO (SHARK) WHICH IS MY IDENTITY AND AUMAKUA (GUARDIAN) WHO PROTECTS ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HONU IS THE NAI'A (DOLPHIN), KAHEALANI'S MOTHER. AND THE HAHALUA (MANTA RAY) IS KAHEALANI ONCE AGAIN WHO COVERS EVERYTHING TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF THE ENTIRE OHANA WITH HER STRENGTH & WISDOM. OUR CIRCLE OF LIFE, LOVE, & ALOHA!!!
#keaukaha #livealoha #polynesiantattoo #ohana #honu #mano #naia #hahalua #proudtobehawaiian

I ALWAYS GET MY TATAU DONE BY NONE OTHER THAN, CHE PILAGO AND OWNER OF "KA'EO HAWAI'I" - http://kaeo-hawaii.myshopify.com/

TO ME HE'S THE BEST!!!

HOOK UP WITH THIS VERY TALENTED ARTIST, HE'S THE REAL DEAL AND WORTH EVERY DROP OF INK!!!

SO AFTER MY INK SESSION WAS DONE I HEADED BACK TO HILO BUT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO GO BACK DRIVING THE "HAMAKUA COAST" ROUTE INSTEAD OF THE "SADDLE ROAD" ROUTE WHICH I NORMALLY TAKE.

I WAS HUNGRY AND STOPPED IN WAIMEA TO GET A BITE AND DECIDED TO EAT AT "VILLAGE BURGER" - http://villageburgerwaimea.com/ AND I'M GLAD I CHOSE THIS PLACE BECAUSE NOT ONLY THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME EATING HERE, IT WAS FREAKIN GOOD!!! AND FOR DESSERTS... I HAPPENED TO BE IN LINE WAITING FOR MY ORDER AND WHO DO IJUST HAPPEND TO RUN INTO???

NONE OTHER THAN "SPARTAN CELEBRITY COMPETITOR", MUSTARD MARJIE!!!

SIMPLY SAID, SHE IS A KILLER COMPETITOR IN EVERY SPARTAN RACES THAT IS OFFERED AND I'M SUPER FORTUNATE TO MEET HER IN PERSON!!!

YOU CAN'T GET ANY MORE HARDCORE THAN THAT!!!

AND OF COURSE, I ALWAYS VISIT MY SEXY COACH, ANGELA!!!

WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE OCTOBER 2014 AND WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE AT OUR BEST WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH & FITNESS, SHE IS TEAM BEACHBODY COACH AND A CERTIFIED PIYO INSTRUCTOR!!!

WHAT CAN I SAY, I'M VERY FORTUNATE!!!

I ALSO GOT TO VISIT ANNA & RACHEL THE DAY BEFORE "WEDDING DAY!!!"

AND I ALSO GOT TO VISIT CHELSEA WHO USE TO LIVE IN BETHEL, ALASKA AND NOW LIVES IN PAHOA, HAWAI'I!!!

WE GOT TO EAT BREAKFAST AT "PELE'S KITCHEN" - https://www.facebook.com/PelesKitchenRestaurant/

I ENJOYED THE "GINGER-MANGO" DRINK THE BEST!!!

VEGGIE SCRAMBLE

WITH MOUNTAIN APPLE BREAD FRENCH TOAST STYLE!!!

THIS WAS KILLAHZ!!!

AFTER OUR BREAKFAST... I HEADED DOWN TO KALAPANA AND MET UP WITH MY COUSIN TROY WHO IS BUILDING A CANOE FROM SCRATCH WITH HIS PADDLE CANOE TEAM.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS A SHORT VISIT, IT WAS WELL WORTH IT!!!

AND NOW ITS WEDDING DAY!!!

ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2016, KIMANI & RACHEL WERE BLESSED WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY HAWAI'I HAS TO OFFER ON THEIR MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THEIR LIVES...

THIS IS WHERE THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE.

VIEWS FROM KIMANI & RACHEL'S BEACH HOUSE!!!

I'M SUPER NERVOUS!!!

THANK GOD I HAVE KAHEALANI BY MY SIDE!!!

AND NOW WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO THE CLIFF SIDE TO PERFORM AND OFFICIATE A WEDDING!!!

A STUNNING VIEW AND PICTURE OF KAHEALANI & KANALOA.

WE DID IT!!!

I NOW WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, KIMANI & RACHEL VAN STRAYHORN.

THIS DAY COULD NOT BE ANY BETTER, EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT FOR THEM AND I AM SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR KIMANI & RACHEL TO BE AS ONE, ALWAYS & FOREVER!!!

AND NOW ON TO THE RECEPTION AT "HILO BAY CAFE" - http://hilobaycafe.com/

FANTASTIC DRINKS AND FOODS FOR ALL TO ENJOY!!!

HIBISCUS PUNCH

COCONUT MOJITO

GINGER MARTINI

LILIKOI MOJITO

TARO KALUA NACHOS

SPICY POKE WITH WON TON CHIPS

GARLIC EDEMAME

SHOYU POKE WITH TARO CHIPS

KAHEALANI'S FRENCH ONION SOUP

BEAUTIFUL NEW FRIENDS THAT I NOW HAVE!!!

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS GREAT GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION TO KIMANI & RACHEL AND OHANA AND FRIENDS THAT CAME FROM AS FAR AS GEORGIA AND ALASKA TO BE PART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT DAY!!!

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS!!!