afta sum d.licious guri-guri i took da meanest power nap and recharged my body from a morning surf session. awakened by my bodies internal clock i belted a huge yawn. i took my time waking up but eventually like we all fall asleep we all become wide awake. feeling super lazy and knowing dat i had to run, i jus wasn't up to it. time ticked away with da sun going down, with me not into running at night i had to find a way to get my legs going. don't know how i did it but i did and a mile into my run i figured out dat finding da motivation, answer, courage and da mindset to do whatever it is dat you set yur self up for through da challenges of life's ups and downs.......you hav to dig deep down inside of you and grasp it. it's there and will always be there for you to reach and take control. da deal iz yur gonna hav to want too. like they all say, you can lead a camel to da water but it's up to da camel to drink.
as my run started winding down with da last mile, i had to dig deep down inside of myself again and finish wat i started. amazing how wen yur ready to quit and give up, dat if you jus reach for dat little something inside of you, you will finish wat you started and get through anything dat life throws at you. wen it was all sed and done i'm glad i ran and ran all da way through. dis has no science behind it nor do i hav proof of it actually werking. no animals were harmed during dis epiphany.
Jul 30, 2010
Jul 28, 2010
sleeping like a baby.....
kaua i kai wai
wai olohia o kahualoa
kokohi i ka wai puhia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
kaua i kai wai
wai olohia o kahualoa
kokohi i ka wai puhia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
kaomi i ka wai
wai mapuna ha`ale i ka poli
pahe`e i ka wai lohia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
kaomi i ka wai
wai mapuna ha`ale i ka poli
pahe`e i ka wai lohia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
puhemo i ka wai
wai welawela ho`eha i ka `ili
e inu i ka wai a kena
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
wai olohia o kahualoa
kokohi i ka wai puhia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
kaua i kai wai
wai olohia o kahualoa
kokohi i ka wai puhia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
kaomi i ka wai
wai mapuna ha`ale i ka poli
pahe`e i ka wai lohia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
kaomi i ka wai
wai mapuna ha`ale i ka poli
pahe`e i ka wai lohia
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
puhemo i ka wai
wai welawela ho`eha i ka `ili
e inu i ka wai a kena
e ku`u aloha, e o mai
Jul 24, 2010
Jul 22, 2010
life explained
a boat docked in a tiny mexican village. an american tourist complimented the mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
"not very long," answered the mexican.
"but then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the american.
the mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.
the american asked, "but what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"i sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. in the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. i have a full life."
the american interrupted, "i have an mba from harvard and I can help you! you should start by fishing longer every day. you can then sell the extra fish you catch. with the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
"and after that?" asked the mexican.
"with the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. you can then leave this little village and move to mexico city, los angeles, or even new york city! from there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
"how long would that take?" asked the mexican.
"twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the american.
"and after that?"
"afterwards? well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting," answered the american, laughing. "when your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"
"millions? really? and after that?" asked the mexican.
"after that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
and the moral of this story is: ......... know where you're going in life... you may already be there.
"not very long," answered the mexican.
"but then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the american.
the mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.
the american asked, "but what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"i sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. in the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. i have a full life."
the american interrupted, "i have an mba from harvard and I can help you! you should start by fishing longer every day. you can then sell the extra fish you catch. with the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
"and after that?" asked the mexican.
"with the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. you can then leave this little village and move to mexico city, los angeles, or even new york city! from there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
"how long would that take?" asked the mexican.
"twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the american.
"and after that?"
"afterwards? well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting," answered the american, laughing. "when your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"
"millions? really? and after that?" asked the mexican.
"after that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
and the moral of this story is: ......... know where you're going in life... you may already be there.
Jul 20, 2010
life unlived
don't be afraid of death;
be afraid of an unlived life.
you don't have to live forever
you just have to live.
be afraid of an unlived life.
you don't have to live forever
you just have to live.
Jul 17, 2010
as we all know running can be really healthy for da mind and body. though running a lot can also take a toll on yur body. so i decided to give myself a rest on thursday and not run at all. friday da day after which was my real day of rest. i took dat opportunity to recharge my body and head out to hana with da spencers.
first things was to go and meet my friend at his house friday morning. there we would all jump in a single car and head out to hana. so i get there early friday and who did i see.....isabelle, my friends 3 month old baby. she cried at first wen she first saw me and den suddenly coming to an abrupt hault as if she was faking her cry. me and her mom was kinda joking around in dat she cried because she wasn't used to seeing brown people.
beer check, camera check.......jus a few things we needed for da trip. off we went, first stop bamboo forest. i must say we did get lost because we decided to go off course and make our own trail. we did get back on course and made it to the waterfall.
a visit to the bamboo forest turned out to be an adventure in hana, full of fresh and salt water. next stop blue pool, this was the saddest part of da trip. blue pool.....a place so majestic and serene has become non existent. a cancerous death slowly picking apart its life and beauty. thanks to greed we can no longer enjoy da kid inside all of us. life isn't fair sometimes, wen water companies controlled by rich haoles eager to make a buck at our expense, by sucking da life of our streams. water is jus as vital to humans as it is to our natural fresh water streams. i just don't understand how they can do such things. it is sort like hey, let me take wat you own here (water) which belongs to da people of da land and sell dat back to u. i say fuck u to dat.......image below.
honomanu bay was second den wainapanapa was next and this time the caves still existed with fresh cold water in it.......oh so soothing on a hot day. this was followed by a swim in black sand beach, a bomb sesh of a rock in da middle of da ocean and a hike along lava tubes.
hamoa beach was da last stop of our adventurous day as we were one with its shore breaks, but not before stopping by hana ranch store. a day full of adventure needs to be recharged wit sum chili rice wit mayo and fresh poke.......yummy in my tummy sang my belly.
first things was to go and meet my friend at his house friday morning. there we would all jump in a single car and head out to hana. so i get there early friday and who did i see.....isabelle, my friends 3 month old baby. she cried at first wen she first saw me and den suddenly coming to an abrupt hault as if she was faking her cry. me and her mom was kinda joking around in dat she cried because she wasn't used to seeing brown people.
beer check, camera check.......jus a few things we needed for da trip. off we went, first stop bamboo forest. i must say we did get lost because we decided to go off course and make our own trail. we did get back on course and made it to the waterfall.
a visit to the bamboo forest turned out to be an adventure in hana, full of fresh and salt water. next stop blue pool, this was the saddest part of da trip. blue pool.....a place so majestic and serene has become non existent. a cancerous death slowly picking apart its life and beauty. thanks to greed we can no longer enjoy da kid inside all of us. life isn't fair sometimes, wen water companies controlled by rich haoles eager to make a buck at our expense, by sucking da life of our streams. water is jus as vital to humans as it is to our natural fresh water streams. i just don't understand how they can do such things. it is sort like hey, let me take wat you own here (water) which belongs to da people of da land and sell dat back to u. i say fuck u to dat.......image below.
honomanu bay was second den wainapanapa was next and this time the caves still existed with fresh cold water in it.......oh so soothing on a hot day. this was followed by a swim in black sand beach, a bomb sesh of a rock in da middle of da ocean and a hike along lava tubes.
hamoa beach was da last stop of our adventurous day as we were one with its shore breaks, but not before stopping by hana ranch store. a day full of adventure needs to be recharged wit sum chili rice wit mayo and fresh poke.......yummy in my tummy sang my belly.
Jul 14, 2010
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