Meeko

You Know You're From Hawaii When... You can understand and speak PIDGIN english. You go to dinner and "make one plate" with all the extra food leftover. You automatically take off your shoes in people's homes. You wear rubber slippers to the beach. You eat rice every single day. It's "shave ice" not"snow cones". When you know NEVER to turn your back facing the ocean. You know what ukus are and have had them at least once before when you was one little keiki. You've been to almost all of the other islands. You get impatient with all of those bikers on the road that came from Haleakala. When someone says to "dress up" it means one nice aloha shirt and jeans. You eat coconuts straight from the shell - and drink the juice. You went to the War Memorial Stadium parking lot to learn how to drive. You've worked in the pineapple fields. You know where all the creepy places (like burial sites) are in the island You know you aren't supposed to whistle at night time, cross your chopsticks, or stick your fork straight out of your rice. You have highlighted hair. You eat Arare. You know what "tutu" means. You learned to play the ukulele in elementary school. It's SHOYU, not soy sauce. To you, sushi means sushi, not RAW FISH! You eat malasadas You have a billion pairs of slippers in front your door when your family gets together Your house has residue from the salty ocean air. You eat portuguese sausage, eggs, and rice for breakfast. You buy large quantities of toilet paper in case there?s a longshoreman strike. You don't understand why anyone would buy less than a 20 lb bag of rice... You would serve spam as a meat for dinner... You can taste the difference between teriyaki and kal-bi You know why there are alphabets on trees on graduation day You know what lei day is. You know what the "stink eye" is; and how to give it. You can correctly pronouce kalanianaole, kalakaua and aiea You know what a "Huli Huli Chicken" is. You can name 3 varieties of mangos. You know the difference between being hapa and being hapai You give directions using mauka and makai. You know what it takes to get into kamehameha school. You say, "Nori" not seaweed paper. You say "Brah" not "Bro". You know why Sharks Cove is called Sharks Cove. Your jokes are about Portugese not Polish. You know what "Morgan's Corner " is ... (And it still scares you!) You think 70 degrees is freezing cold You call it "saimin" not "Top Ramen" The surf report is on your speed dial... Rainbow Drive-Inn is a special date. You know pineapples don't grow in trees. When you hear the words "fund raiser", you know it means Zippy's Chili You have said "wat, owe you money?", "karang your alas", or "dakine" You call public transportation "da BUS" You go to Neiman Marcus "jus fo look" The mainland people no can understand your language. You eat mango with shoyu, vinegar, and pepper You like ume, daikon, and kim chee better than pickles. You never understood why adding pineapple and ham to a pizza made it Hawaiian to the rest of the world You have a separate circuit breaker for your rice cooker You measure the water for the rice by the knuckle of your index finger The condiments at the dinner table are shoyu, ketchup, chili peppah watah, kimchee, takuwan, Hawaiian salt and pickled onion You go to Maui and your luggage home includes potato chips, manju, cream puffs, guri-guri and fresh saimin from Sam Sato's A balanced meal has three starches: rice, macaroni and bread You call everyone older than you "Aunty" or "Uncle" even though they aren't related to you Your philosophy is "Bumbai" You are barefoot in most of you elementary school pictures. Your only suit is a bathing suit. You drive barefoot. You feel guilt leaving a get-together without helping clean up. The idea of taking something from a heiau is unthinkable. You'd rather drag out the compressor and fill that leaking tire every single morning than have it fixed. The only time you honk your horn is once a year during the safety check. You can live and let live with a smile in your heart. Nobody is sure exactly where "north" is. Your cousin is Japanese-Chinese-French-Filipino-Korean-Scottish-Portuguese- Hawaiian, plus some stuff too manini to mention You watch your favorite shows "on top the TV" The best cooks all use lots of mayonnaise An approaching hurricane means only one thing ? surf's up, brah! "You like beef" has nothing to do with what's for dinner Beans are the perfect condiment for ice cream You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Hawaii. Sadly enough I got and understood all of these, *sigh* I NEED TO MOVE BRAH!

Here's to many more great years!!! -Mike

Oh my... I really don't have a problem with body hair, I mean it's just one of the many thing's we are born with. It's not like my parents were saying "Oh God please don't let my son be hairy..." Nope they were too busy wishing for a girl =D Anywho agian to each their own.

Happy Birthday!!!

Depending on how I am/what's gonig on I can say I mostly drink once a month if even that much. But as of late I've been drinking twice a week which is bad!!! But it's nice to be able to have some drinks and relax with friends.

Yeah say things like that and your going to be holding me alright, holding me back from kicking your butt!

I've took a puff once, and really didn't care for it at all, so I never tired it agian. And I don't plan to. I know a lot of people use it to releive stress, but I have other cheaper ways to releive stress =D Though gas is getting to be a real bitch so joy riding is gonig to have to be the next thing to go! lol I'm proud of you Jamie!!!

Okay forget what I said before... I'm scared... Someone hold me?

Hey Jack... Are you single hottie? =P Nice Picture! -Mike

BOOOOO!!! MORE WAR MORE!!!

Oh don't forget about little ol me I sure got me somethnig planned for them admin types =D

that stamp pad looks mighty used too me... But I'm not complaining one bit!

Ohh Even though I already saw this picture, i'll say it agian Jamie = Hot... If only you lived in hawaii... *chuckles* So I know I'm nothing compared to Jamie, but here's the most recent picture of me sorta dressed up? haha I wasn't ready for the picture, dang girls!!!

Today I am thankful for Jamie, you always find a way to make me laugh and you don't even know it haha.

Here's how it is with me. If you were a really close friend, I would not date you. Just for the simple fact that I wouldn't ever want to lose you as a friend, due to any kind of relationship problems if thnigs lead to that. Then agian most of my very close friends are straight or girls, so who knows... -Mike

Don't you ever say that agian!!! You might give him idea's! A big thanks to your entire team for everything they do CJ. Having support and help is one the most important things to a writer. So a big cheer to you all. -Mike

LONG LIVE PANIC AT THE DISCO!!! I swear I think Viv drugged me somehow, never once have I felt this way for a band >< UGH!

It's not me you have to hide from my friend... it's Viv that will make you feel our wrath!!! =D

It's Brendon!!! HOW DARE YOU MISPELL HIS NAME! OFF WITH YOUR HEAD! :2hands: <3

Panic At The Disco's, That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) Things are shaping up to be pretty odd. Little deaths in musical beds. So it seems I'm someone I've never met. You will only hear these elegant crimes, Fall on your ears from criminal dimes. They spill unfound from a pretty mouth. everybody gets there and everybody gets their way. I never said I missed her when everybody kissed her, Now I'm the only one to blame. Things have changed for me, and that's okay. I feel the same, I'm on my way, and I say. I want to go where everyone goes, I want to know what everyone knows I want to go where everyone feels the same I never said I'd leave the city, I never said I'd leave this town. A falling out we won't tiptoe about. So let me start off my saying Viv is a goddess... (I bet you're thinking DUH!) Now only did she advise me to check out Panic At The Disco's new album, we've both decided to kidnap Brendon Urie(Lead Singer of PATD) and drool and giggle over him for hours and hours... Okay maybe only I though of it, but I'm sure once I do it Viv would convince me to share. ' But I refuse, he's MINE! No but really, I spent majority of today's holiday, listening to their new album that I just bought (Again Viv's fault!!!) and I must say, their music is really... odd? But a good kind of odd. First time in ages I've listened to a cd and could honestly say I liked at least 10 of the songs on it... Two more months and my life makes another big turn. Surprised? I wouldn't be... I've moved into three different houses in the past 8 month's and, woohoo I'm moving again in two months. Still going to be in Hawaii, just in a different part. So the day after I'm suppose to move into my new place, I start training and classes for the Summer Fun job. which is going to be a bitch, because I really won't have time to finish up whatever moving I'd need to do that I couldn't do the prior day. But I

WoooHoooo David brought his talents back and in full last night. I admit I didn't think it was his best, but it was still dang good. Kid's got lots of talent ><

I comment on your blog, but I figure I'd post it here as well. I'm going to answer your question with one of my own Kevin... Why not take a Life Partner? And if you come up with more answers for this one then the other, we'll then there is your answer... Deep enough for you? haha Prob not. But really I'm sure you've heard this before, but I'm saying it anyway. I'd want a Life Partner, because of the fact that I don't have much people who are really to close to me. At least this way I'd know there was at least one person out there who loves me. And really loves me for me, and not what I have or who I am. =D Hope that helps, take care Kev.

Hey Joe I'm happy that you are happy! Haha take care and have a great day! -Mike

I'm gonig to answer your question with one of my own Kevin... Why not take a Life Partner? And if you come up with more answers for this one then the other, we'll then there is your answer... Deep enough for you? haha Prob not. But really I'm sure you've heard this before, but I'm saying it anyway. I'd want a Life Partner, because of the fact that I don't have much people who are really to close to me. At least this way I'd know there was at least one person out there who loves me. Hope that helps, take care Kev.

So over the weeks I came to realize something. All this time I