§ Manu - NeNe

Walking with our 'tour guide' a few years back - Erik lived in Honolulu for about 5 years - we ventured through the gates of the Zoo/Aquarium. As with all zoos, we saw many many different species from around the world. But the one that really stood out in the crowd for me was one I had never ever seen before. And, that was the Hawai'ian State Bird...the Nene. A goose, that continues to struggle from extinction....




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Just for added photos, I also scanned photos of our guide [Erik] at Waimea Falls [why ah MAY Ah] on the North Shore of Oahu [where you hike to the falls] and Bud and I under a Banyan Tree near the Iolani Palace in Historic Honolulu. [The palace was the official residence of the Hawai'ian Monarchy]






WEEKEND FUNNIES

Being that Oahu is very very diverse in cultures, I thought I'd share this little ditty of languages. From English to Filipino and visa-versa. And some other "island" stuff for your pleasure...LOL And of course, it's all in fun...no offense taken, please.

Lesson:

Tenacious
English: Persistent or stubborn
Filipino: Tennis Shoes
"Oi boy, bepore [before] you go out to play you must tie your tenacious".

Staten Island
English: An Island borough of New York City
Filipino: "Is that an island?"
As the tour boat passes Magic Island, a filipino tourist asks the deckhand, "Is staten island?"

Penis
English: Male Genitals
Filipino: "Finish"
"Oi boy, bepore (before) you go out and play, you must penis your homework!"

Chicken Nut Bread
English: Some strange bread I've never heard of
Filipino: "She cannot breath"
"Oi, is dis dee 911 num-bare? You must hurry dee ambulance.. my wife.. chicken nut bread!"

PC-CAL
English: Perhaps some new method of doing Calculus on your PC computer?
Filipino: "Physical"
"I have to take a day off prom (from) work next week. I get dee doc-tore's appointment por d' PC-CAL."

Sea Shore
English: Sea Shore
Filipino: Seizure
""Oi, is dis dee 911 num-bare? You must hurry dee ambulance.. my wife.. chicken nut bread and she is having d' sea shore!"


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Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes

* That's not right .................................... Sum Ting Wong
* Are you harboring a fugitive? .................. Hu Yu Hai Ding
* See me ASAP........................................ Kum Hia Nao
* Stupid Man .......................................... Dum Fut
* Small Horse ......................................... Tai Ni Po Ni
* Did you go to the beach? ....................... Wai Yu So Tan
* I bumped into a coffee table ................... Ai Bang Mai Ni
* I think you need a face lift ..................... Chin Tu Fat
* It's very dark in here.............................. Wao So Dim
* I thought you were on a diet ................... Wai Yu Mun Ching?
* This is a tow away zone ......................... No Pah King
* Our meeting is scheduled for next week ..... Wai Yu Kum Nao?
* Staying out of sight ............................... Lei Ying Lo
* He's cleaning his automobile .................... Wa Shing Ka
* Your body odor is offensive ..................... Yu Stin Ki Pu


MY FAVORITE:

* Constipated?................................Hung Chow


and the GROANER for the week:

A harried man runs into his physician's office. "Doctor! Doctor! My wife's in labor! But she keeps screaming, ‘Shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't, can't!'"
"Oh, that's okay," says the doctor. "She's just having contractions."

§ ...button, button, who's got the button?

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Did you ever play that game when you were a kid? "Button Button, who's got the button"? LOL, I just thought of that game the other day when I was preparing to replace buttons on my Hawai'ian blouse I have had for years. So many buttons are missing, and I wanted to begin wearing it again, so I cut off the remaining TWO buttons and went searching for a matching set from my button collection. I needed six. Actually, now that I mention this, I have two from the times we went to Hawai'i. The flowered one I just fixed with the buttons, which I purchased in the market in Honolulu near Waikiki, and the other one is a T-shirt that I purchased !YEARS! ago on our first trip there. The T shirt was found in a little curio shop on a road [heck if I can remember exactly WHERE, 'cause our son was the tour guide on that trip!]. Anyway, the T-shirt is special to me 'cause I actually WALKED...no, I climbed into the extinct volcano... with much labor....since I was NOT acclimated to the heavy humidity back then being from the thin air of Colorado. Well, anyway, we climbed to the very top of Diamond Head. Was it worth it? Most certainly. And, I'd do it again. So, we get down and get back in the rental car and Erik says, now...drive here turn there and stop here. We drove, we turned and we stopped. Found the T-shirt "I climbed Diamond Head" on the front. Trust me, if you've never been there...or if you HAVE and climbed Diamond Head, and you're body is accustomed to high mountain air instead of the humid tropical...you're/you know you were up for a challenge!! Warning, take with you lots of water and TOWELS to wipe off the water leaking out of your pores!!!

I digress. This post is about BUTTONS!! Okay, so I found six that'll work. But while I'm in my button collection, searching, I thought this would be an opportunity to show you some antique/and mid 1950s buttons of my mother's. I have a few. Shown below...


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SHOW N TELL







Then, I found these that I've had for years and years...the most 'unusual' buttons in my collection...

PIG buttons!




GLOBE BUTTONS
[back in the late 1950s outer/winter coats were adorned with lots of brass]





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Oh, and in case you wanted to see the infamous [18 year old] T shirt. I'll play model and show you...And if you read on the back of the shirt...there is mention of the 99 steps---this is where Erik trained for the Honolulu Marathon each year he lived there; running up and down the steps 25 times; daily. Some people just like to torture themselves!!!







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FLASH [non] FICTION 55

"I SURVIVED THE HIKE"
I traveled over uneven rocks
and dirt surfaces which
led me through a dark tunnel
and up a steep 99 step stairwell.
Then there was this
narrow spiral staircase inside
of a bunker! My reward for
climbing Diamond Head was a
panoramic view of South Oahu
from Koko Head to Barbers Point...
and this T Shirt....

[the above is exactly 55 words!!!! Word counting Tool online. So, I'm cheating...maybe just this one time!]










POSTED: [a day early] for Friday, May 21st, 2010
12:30 A.M.

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This week's theme/prompt is:



Ahhhhhhh mother.
[My link found just below about my mother should open in a new window!]

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Well since I did a whole write-up about my OWN mother with the Fun Monday prompt for "hero", I had to come up with something of a different perspective for the word mother ---I'll use each letter to represent something associated with ME -'cause I'm a mother of two myself and grandmother of two. Here's my rendition of the "heads" toss for this week....


M

I love Movies! And this is a new print hubby purchased a few days ago for me -of one of my favorite love stories...Casablanca [Rick & Lisa played by Bogart & Bergman]



O

I like Ornamental objects! The left photo is my Miska™ Crystal cross that's on my bedstand, an the right photo is my newest crystal windchime I found at a store on the island!



T

I collect some Toys!!! Of course some are 'movie' themed while others aren't. The top left is "Tom Mater" from the animated movie, CARS [small frontal insert too]. I fell in love with that character! The top right is a gigantic stuffed tiger that is lounging at my bedside. On the bottom left is a soft sculpted stuffed tiger [I have several] propped up by my bookshelf in the bedroom. The bottom right photo is a monkey puppet. There's a story behind this. It's old! I bought it when Irene and Erik were VERY small, and I'd use it...while the kids would ask him questions and I'd answer in a 'monkey voice'...they giggled beyond belief at this...we had hours of fun with it, and they both always comment upon seeing it hanging from my rattan room divider! It's a family thing, and he's a great piece of family history.





H


Hawaii is a favorite of mine! If we could afford it, we'd be livin' there right now. We spent two weeks on the island of Oahu, with our son as the tour guide. He took a two week leave from the Marine Corps when he was stationed in Okinawa and we met him there in Honolulu! It was an awesome, unforgettable trip! I still bring up the fact that the first night I wanted to see the sun set over Waikiki Beach, the two guys [Bud and Erik] told me it was the same ol' sun I see over in the continental America, but boy howdy did they every shut up when we got there from the hotel that first night and the 'whole city of tourists' were there also! I turned around and got the one photo of Diamondhead at dusk, and the other photo is taken off Pali Highway --a tourist stop is on the divide...and what a view of the bays and Pacific Ocean!! [This is also where I fell in love with the flower -state flower- the Hibiscus!]




E

A favorite sandwich of mine is EGG SALAD! I could actually gorge myself on this stuff. Thing is, now, I must limit my cholesterol intake, and I've learned a delicious way to fix this favorite....

6 large eggs [or in my case I cook Egg Beaters and chill to well cooled]
1-2 tablespoons no-fat mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
A tiny squeeze of lemon juice
2 stalks celery, washed and chopped finely
1/2 bunch chives, chopped
2 small handsful of lettuce
8 slices of whole grain bread, toasted

[recipe can be halved for two sandwiches]


R

I have seriously learned to take time to Relax! And I've learned from the best of 'em!! Here are my mentors on relaxation skills! Left is Tahoe, on the desk to the left of the computer...on the right is Winston, stretched over the keyboard's keypad! [Both are at the same time, AND I'm in the middle typing away with one finger, not to disturb our royal family! They both always come up on the desk with me in the morning...it's a ritual.]