HE HAWAI'I AU MAU A MAU.... E HANA PONO... MAI PONO HANA...
I AM HAWAIIAN... ALWAYS & FOREVER
MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!
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.
IT'S A GOOD 45 MILES AWAY FROM OUR STAY AND WE KNEW WE WERE IN FOR A NICE DRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING!!!
AND WE HAVE ARRIVED!!!
VICKIE WANTS HER ALLIGATOR FIX... LOL!!!
WHAT AN AWESOME TOUR, WE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT HOW THE SWAMP'S ECO SYSTEM CONTRIBUTES TO THE WILD LIFE. WE SAW ALLIGATORS, WILD BOARS, RACCOONS, TURTLES, AND SEVERAL BIRDS. I LEARNED ABOUT THE CYPRESS TREES AND THE TUPULO HONEY HARVESTED BY THE BEES OFF OF THE TUPULO GUM TREES, THE ONLY HONEY THAT NEVER CRYSTALLIZES!!!
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL HOT MORNING WITH A NICE BREEZE TO KEEP US COOL. WE VENTURED DEEP SOUTH AND PASSED BY SEVERAL BAYOU HOMES RIGHT OFF THE OLD PEARL RIVER WHICH IS ALSO LEADS TO THE BORDER OF MISSISSIPPI.
AFTER OUT WONDERFUL TOUR, WE HEADED TO EAT LUNCH AT THE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SOUTHSIDE CAFE.
VICKIE GETTING HER BLOODY MARY FIX!!!
MAN THIS PLACE SERVED SOME SERIOUS FOODS AND IN HUGE PORTIONS TOO!!! JUST GO AND EAT HERE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED!!!
AFTER THAT WE TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE BACK TO OUR PLACE GOING ON HIGHWAY 90, MAN IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DRIVE!!! WE PASSED BY ALOT OF BEACH HOUSES AND SAW ALOT OF SHRIMP BOATS LIKE THE ONES ON "FORREST GUMP" MOVIE.
I ATE HERE THE YEAR BEFORE AND LOVED THE BAKERY SIDE OF THIS AMAZING VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT, ANOTHER RECOMMENDED PLACE TO EAT AT TOO!!!
I PICKED UP SOME GOODIES TO BRING BACK TO ALASKA!!!
AND WE ENDED OUR DAY!!!
WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE WONDERFUL STAFF AND TOURGUIDE FROM CAJUN ENCOUNTER SWAMP TOUR, THEY WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND FUN TO CHAT WITH, WE'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!!!
NEXT UP... AN EVENING OF FINE CUISINES AND JAZZ!!!
BEING SO DAMN HUNGOVER FROM TRACEY'S BAR, WE DIDN'T WAKE UP TIL LIKE 3PM!!! TALK ABOUT WASTING A WHOLE DAY!!!
WE WERE SO HUNGOVER THAT I HAD TO GET SOME FOODS IN OUR SYSTEMS.
SO I WENT TO...
I GOT SOME FRIED CHICKEN AND FRIED CATFISH PLATES WITH ALOT OF H20!!!
SEVERAL HOURS LATER, WE WE'RE ABLE TO FEEL NORMAL AGAIN... LOL!!!
SO WE HEADED OVER TO THE HOUSE OF SHOCK, NEW ORLEANS FAMOUS AND WELL LOVED HAUNTED HOUSE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS!!!
The
New Orleans-based House of Shock Haunted House and Halloween Festival is back
celebrating its 25th season with a brand-new event! THE HOUSE OF WAX a tribute
to Museé Conti! This brand new event focuses on Louisiana's own dark and
macabre past! Learn about Mad Madame Lalaurie, The Myrtles and The Honey Island
Swamp Monster to name a few! We also pay a special tribute to New Orleans' own
infamous mad scientist Morgus the Magnificent! The House of Wax stays true to
our New Orleans roots... And everyone knows that wax museums are creepy by
nature! The fact that The House of Shock is putting their twist to it, makes it
over the top!
ALSO...
Back by popular demand, our incredible 3D funhouse Laff in the Dark, an all-out
3D clown assault: A nod to old school fun houses, specifically the
Pontchartrain Beach Fun House of the same name. Clown-a-phobiacs beware, as
Laff in the Dark has more scares per square foot than any other event of its
kind.
And
The House of Shock's main attraction has been totally renovated in 2016 with
many new surprises added - all new this year!
As
always, the importance of incorporating New Orleans' own dark history into the
fabric of their event is continued. This may be best represented by the immense
entrance constructed to pay homage to the infamous LeBeau Mansion – the Old
Arabi plantation home that burnt to the ground in 2013.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME AND VICKIE'S FIRST... MUA HA HA HA!!!
I MUST THEY WENT ALL OUT THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE. THERE THIS COUPLE IN FRONT OF US AND THE GAL WAS SO SCARED TO MOVE THAT HER MAN LITERALLY HAD TO CARRY HER AND MOVE HER FORWARD SO WE ALL GO THROUGH. WOW, WHAT AN AWESOME GUY, THANK YOU VICKIE FOR NOT BEING THAT SCARED, I MEAN I'D CARRIED YOU IF I REALLY HAVE TO... LOL!!!
BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH THE LONG LINE WAIT AND THE SINISTER ENTERTAINMENT THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT.
WE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE VIDEOS FOOTAGE WHILE IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE BUT HERE IS A VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE:
THEY DEFINITELY WENT ALL OUT!!!
AFTER GETTING OUR HALLOWEEN SCARE FIX... WE ARE HUNGRY AGAIN!!! AND WHERE DID WE GO EAT THIS TIME...
WAFFLE HOUSE!!! 24 HOURS WITH SIMPLE SOUTHERN COMFORT FOODS!!!
AND THAT PRETTY MUCH WAS OUR NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN FUN, MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE CAN GO TRICK OR TREATING IN NOLA!!!
SO THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT UP EARLY TO GO EAT BREAKFAST AND DO SOME SOUVENIR SHOPPING
WE GOT OUR BREAKFAST FIX AT CAFE FLEUR DE LIS, I GOT MY PANCAKES AND SHRIMP & GRITS, WHILE VICKIE GOT HER EGGS BENEDICT FIX... GOTTA HAVE HER HOLLANDAISE SAUCE!!!
AFTER THAT WE WALKED AROUND THE FRENCH QUARTER AND SHOPPED FOR SOUVENIRS
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE EVENING WAS APPROACHING AND THAT MEANS... DINNER BOAT CRUISE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER!!!
THE DINNER BUFFET WAS AMAZING, FROM GUMBO, JAMBALAYA, CATFISH, PRIME RIB, SALADS, AND BREAD PUDDING AND MANY OTHERS... IT WAS WORTH IT!!! ADDED WITH GOOD OLE LIVE JAZZ MUSIC OF THE ROARING 20'S, WE COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE PIC OF THE EVENING!!!
VICKIE AND HER BEAUTIFUL SMILE WITH THE CRESCENT CITY BRIDGE OF NEW ORLEANS IN THE BACKGROUND.
GLAD IT WAS WINDY TO COOL US OFF AS WE ARE STILL SWEATING FROM THE HEAT OF NOLA!!!
WE TRAVELLED DOWN SOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ENJOYED THE QUIET LITTLE TOWNS AND THE LOUD INDUSTRIAL AREAS, YET A NICE CRUISE OVERALL.
3 HOURS LATER WE ARE BACK AT THE DOCKS. AND WHERE TO NEXT???
KARAOKE TIME!!! WE CHECKED OUT THE KAJUN PUB AND VICKIE AND I ENJOYED OURSELVES, IT WASN'T CROWDED AND THEY WERE OTHER KARAOKE SINGERS AND A VERY FRIENDLY BARTENDER TO END OUR EVENING.
WHILE IN NEW ORLEANS WE WANTED TO VISIT SEVERAL PLANTATIONS AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE MYRTLES PLANTATION
SO MONDAY MORNING WE WOKE UP VERY EARLY AT 6:00AM AND HEADED OUT FOR A BEAUTIFUL MORNING DRIVE TOWARDS OUR DESTINATION.
DO WE LOOK HUNGRY???
OF COURSE WE DO, SO WE MADE A PIT STOP IN BATON ROUGE... AND ATE AT ANOTHER RUBY RED SLIPPER CAFE, ITS ONE OF VICKIE'S FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT!!!
SHE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT HOLLANDAISE SAUCE AND EGGS BENEDICTS!!! GOTTA LOVE "DEM DIMPLES"... LOL!!!
AFTER OUR YUMMY BREAKFAST, BACK ON THE ROAD AND FINALLY WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE FAMOUS AND MOST HAUNTED PLANTATION IN THE NATION, THE MYRTLES PLANTATION
AS SOON AS WE ARRIVED, WE WERE GREETED WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL BRICK STONE FRONT PATIO AND WE LOVED IT ALREADY!!!
WE WENT AHEAD AND GOT REGISTERED FOR THE NEXT TOUR!!!
ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL MANSION AND WITH BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK AND AN INTERESTING HISTORY TO WHY ITS HAUNTED!!!
THE OUTDOORS WAS A SIGHT TO SEE...
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO AND VISIT THIS AMAZING PLANTATION AND APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE PLUS ITS HISTORY AND TO WHY ITS FAMOUSLY KNOWN TO BE THE MOST HAUNTED PLACE IN AMERICA.
NOW WE ARE HEADING BACK TO NEW ORLEANS WITH ANOTHER PIT STOP TO GAS UP.
THIS PLACE IS NOT POLYNESIAN FRIENDLY, LOL!!! WHAT I MEAN IS BACK HOME IN HAWAI'I NEI, ITS COMMON TO ENTER ANY STORE WITH "NO SHOES" & "NO SHIRTS" AND STILL GET SERVICE. TRUE FACT OF HAWAI'I NEI.
AFTER GASSING UP OUR CAR, VICKIE WANTED TO DRIVE AND SO WE HEADED BACK TO NEW ORLEANS AND TOOK A BACK ROAD DETOUR AND ENJOYED THE CRUISE!!!
THANK YOU GOOGLE MAPS FOR BEING AN AWESOME GUIDE!!!
AS SOON AS WE GOT BACK TO OUR HOTEL, WE TOOK A SHORT NAP AND THEN HEADED TO TRACEY'S IRISH BAR
WE WERE IMMEDIATELY GREETED BY AN AWESOME CREW OF BARTENDERS WHO MADE US FEEL WE PART OF THE FAMILY, THEY ARE FUN, CRAZY, AND HILARIOUS!!! BARTENDER SAM LIVED IN ALASJA FOR SEASON SEVERAL YEARS AGO. BARTENDER JUSTIN, FUNNY AS HELL WITH HIS "UPSIDE DOWN OK HAND GESTURE",
WHICH I KEPT ME FALLING FOR ALL NIGHT LONG!!! NAND TO MAKE IT EVEN WORST, BARTENDER JEFFERY JUMPS IN AND DOUBLE THE DAMAGE ON ME... LOL!!!WE ALSO MET AND MADE FRIENDS WITH CLARE, PETE, AND OTHERS WE CAN'T REMEBER... SORRY.
ALL I KNOW IS WE BOTH WERE SUPER WASTED, PINTS AFTER PINTS OF GUINESS BEERS, SHOTS AFTER SHOTS OF IRISH WHISKEYS, PLUS LOUISIANNA VODKAS AND WHISKEYS... PLUS VICKIE'S NUMEROUS TEQUILA SHOTS... WE DON'T REMEMBER HOW WE GOT HOME!!!
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT... WE HAD A FUCKING BLAST AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS!!!
A SHOUT OUT TO THE AWESOME STAFFS AND FRIENDS OF TRACEY'S WHO ARE NOW OUR FRIENDS TOO... WE ARE COMING BACK SOON!!!
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