About 24 hours before the New Year arrives in Hawaii, I received a call from a good friend. I was surprised, because hardly anyone calls this late unless it's from China, from someone who cannot figure out the time difference correctly. Oh, she is stuck at the NRT due to flight cancellation. Luckil ...
One of the things people do before Christmas is to buy gifts for families and friends. Some people feel it's a burden, or even waste of money. Well, my attitude is if you can’t beat it (such as in this case), (en)join it! I tried to find t ...
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2402131481/ This is also the book I received as a Christmas gift from my son. Thank you for sharing!
I have been receiving Christmas letters from some of my friends for years. I thought of writing one myself, and even tried a couple of times in the past, but was never able to finish one until this year. I guess 2011 has been a very special year, in more than one way; so ...
Some people are doing the last-minute shopping. I had to go get some fresh veggies for a dish for tomorrow's dinner, and was shocked by the crowds at the Whole Foods. Who says the US economy is bad? It's clearly not so, at least not in Hawaii!
If you live in Honolulu, you must have visited Shirokiya many times already. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirokiya To me, it’s the best place to get things that are made in Japan, from Tianjin roasted chestnuts (yeah, they call all c ...