Something Like a Phenomenon [Guest Blog by JMAW]
by JMAW
Something like a phenomenon describes the types of experiences I have had in rapid succession in recent months. Wait, time out, pause. Let me give you my disclaimer. The words I write are the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but yeah yeah yeah you get the point.
I’m a spiritual person. I used to say that to describe how I was interested in the greater unknown and the what-if’s and trying to explain what the heck I was experiencing.
I’m sensitive. Or intuitive. Yeah yeah to that too because you say that and most people give you funny kine looks.
I’m a soul having a human experience. I like this a bit more because it seems to help to explain everything that I’ve experienced in my life up until this point. Some people see dead people. Not me, I am clairaudient; I hear people and I’m hearing something that differs from the normal inner monologue that takes place. I’ve taken what I’ve heard and shared the messages with people in tarot readings (I’ve even read Professional Psychics, what a trip that was), conversation (with myself, just kidding, with others fo’reals), and so on.
Now this is just the tip of the iceberg to what I have experienced with the ethereal dimensions. And the Psychological community would be the first to tell you that I am schizophrenic or suffer from some other disorder. I don’t consider what I’ve experienced suffering (and I am not on any type of drugs, prescription or otherwise). So how does one explain this phenomenon?
I guess I can only look at it from my view and say if anything, these “spiritual” or “intuitive” experiences are liberating and alleviate the suffering I felt growing up in a fragmented society where there is a huge void in the caring department.
Now why blog about this? I don’t really know. Ed said to write about something that would get people talking. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my guides, it is that when people read something like this, well, it addresses the unknown, something within that recognizes its own.
Maybe I’m more open than most to this type of thing. Maybe I’m crazy. But in a mad world, is being sane a good thing? What do you WWE fans think? What type of “spiritual” or “intuitive” or otherwise experiences have you had?
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JMAW is a life sojourner just trying to make sense of it all in this episode of his journey. For musings, poetry, and other writing visit www.thesimplevoice.com. To discuss “spiritual” type of things or if your interested in a reading contact thesimplevoice@gmail.com.
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The Guest Blog Schedule:
- THU 03/11 – Chicken Grease – “TheGrease and TheBus”
- FRI 03/12 – kuya.d – “I’m So Over It”
- MON 03/15 – JMAW – “Something like a Phenomenon”
- TUE 03/16 – frankie – “The Curse of the Murse”
- WED 03/17 – kako mochi – “Where in Oregon is kako mochi?”
- THU 03/18 – tweetpeep22 – “Online Dating Follies – Female Perspective”
- FRI 03/19 – S-Ticket – “Online Dating Follies – Male Perspective”
- MON 03/22 – tita leerz – “The Hawaii Visitor’s Survival Guide”
- TUE 03/23 – skycastles – “Otanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu Kurosawa-sama!”
- WED 03/24 – hemajang – “Where in Hawaii is hemajang?”
- THU 03/25 – uncle jimmy – “Grab One, Leave One, and Get Reel…”
I’m So Over It [Guest Blog by kuya.d]
by kuya.d
Once in awhile you just gotta vent it out (a la sistah Rosey), so for this Fave Five Friday edition let’s go against the flow and call it an “I’m So Over It Friday”. Get it off your chest! All those things, people, and topics that have been making you all “irrrimatated” … Vent it out people.
Just remember, this is a family show so let’s keep it classy and “G-rated”. We don’t want the Advertiser to give Ed the boot.
Here’s my “I’m So Over It” Five:
- The singing Mayor – I don’t even have to name this guy and we know who it is. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a decent singer. I’d just rather have my mayor talking about key plans to improve the city, not finding his key on the magic mike.
- Furlough Fridays – there’s like five left for the year … How about we just bunch um together and make Spring Break one week longer? Wait, didn’t they trim Spring Break by one week in order to keep the kids in school? What the?!
- Brett Favre – just say you going play already cuz’. We all know you will. (And we know Ed is targeting you for his fantasy team).
- “Prices differ in Hawaii” – weren’t we all stoked when Pizza H ran that “any size, any toppings all for ten dollars” ad? Then Bam! It costs us like sixteen dollars for the same deal. It ain’t costing six bucks more to make the same pie here in Hawaii. Price of Paradise and all … Puh-leeze!
- Dude with the surgical mask – buddy, you ain’t the only one suffering in this economy. I’m sure if you really need the scripts for a good reason, somebody might help you. But please, stop messing with the safety of customers and employees.
And with that … I’m So Over. Whew! Thanks for hearing me out. Enjoy the weekend, and VHO7V Friday to y’all!
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kuya.d on da Front Page!
[Ed's note: as mentioned by Chicken Grease and confirmed by this photo sent in by kuya.d, this blog made it to the front page of the Advertiser! Too funny! Wish they would do that more often for my regular blogs! Ha! Nah, congrats dewz!]
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The Guest Blog Schedule:
- THU 03/11 – Chicken Grease – “TheGrease and TheBus”
- FRI 03/12 – kuya.d – “I’m So Over It”
- MON 03/15 – JMAW – “Something like a Phenomenon”
- TUE 03/16 – frankie – “The Curse of the Murse”
- WED 03/17 – kako mochi – “Where in Oregon is kako mochi?”
- THU 03/18 – tweetpeep22 – “Online Dating Follies – Female Perspective”
- FRI 03/19 – S-Ticket – “Online Dating Follies – Male Perspective”
- MON 03/22 – tita leerz – “The Hawaii Visitor’s Survival Guide”
- TUE 03/23 – skycastles – “Otanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu Kurosawa-sama!”
- WED 03/24 – hemajang – “Where in Hawaii is hemajang?”
- THU 03/25 – uncle jimmy – “Grab One, Leave One, and Get Reel…”
TheGrease and TheBus [Guest Blog by Chicken Grease]
by Chicken Grease
If you haven’t managed to indulge our fair city’s TheBus system in a while, or, uh, ever, well, it’s high time that you do. We got rail coming after all, so, practice, citizens. At the very least, you’ll be able to contribute to the inevitable record about what public transportation was like in Honolulu, pre-2525.
The Grease had to take TheBus (hereon referred to not in its mere referent sense, but, rather, as the respective TheBus buses that I took. These would include Express-type buses [which usually take you directly from one major destination to another with a limited amount of stops, i.e., from the main Alapai TheBus lot to the place of ya'll residence or whatever; these Express buses usually operate in the morning and afternoon, catering to TheWork crowd] and regular city buses [you know, the kind we grew up with way back when. The kind the folks told you and your friend(s) to take to go beach, movies, comic book shops sometimes w'en they was lazy drive us keeds. Gosh. I really hate the language we use to describe our hana bata days, don't you? Yeah, you do, too. Anyway . . .], which are seemingly the opposite – the city buses stop at every bus stop so much so that if you’re somehow carrying a history book with you whilst on a city bus, take a look inside once you reach your destination; your own route might be addressed in there. And I know what you’re thinking: why’s this parenthetical reference so long? Show your kids. Tell ‘em a parenthetical passage this long will get them a treacherous, and deserved, red mark on essays) recently because his car, you know, had something wrong, yeah? I must admit, though, initially realizing TheBus as the best way to take a brotha’ to and from the workage in my case, The Grease’s hips weren’t exactly movin’ like “yyyyyeahhhh,” the bus driver would’ve, instead, called HPD if I asked him to play my favorite song (via announcement speakers on TheBus; more on that in a moment, yeah?), and, in the end, the churning in a brotha’s gastro’ while ol’ big yellow, white, and black trimming in motion couldn’t exactly be linked to butterflies. Ehyyy-yaaayyyyy eee-yay-yay, not ‘zactly a party on TheB-U-S. Ahem.
All ½ kidding aside, The Grease has greased a newfound appreciation of this award-winning (oh, yes! TheBus was bestowed the American Public Transportation Association’s equivalent of the Best Picture Oscar as America’s Best Transit System in 1994 and 2000[1] [!] as confirmed with a bus driver TheGrease spoke to; oh, ‘nother thing here: there is a warning on TheBus to please not speak to TheBus driver whilst TheBus is being operated and/or is in motion. Certainly doesn’t explain why they’re able to talk on their cell phones so much – HA, HAAAAA, nah, nah, nah, jus’ joking ’bout that!) mass transportation system. You must needs wonder dosh’te[2] people LOVE their kurumas[3] so much and/or hate on TheBus enough so that they, uh, what’s the word, uh, oh, yeah, so that they NEVER include this very proved Oahu public transportation in at least, oh, I dunno, ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, MAYBE in their shopping, love affairs, movie goings, and street parties goings to around town?! S’matter? Hah? Bus too good fo’ you, brah???
[Composes self] Well, award-winning or not, TheGrease – in his livin’ la vida renaissance o’ TheBus – hath noticed a few things ’bout TheBus of Honolulu of today. Come along and reminisce (’cause my cah fix alreadies, cheee dahggies!!!!) with bruddah as if we’re listening to an old-time slow jam that the radio station nevah play long time, OK? Let’s ride:
- Preciously located near the in/out doors of TheBus are clear (relatively speaking) plexiglass-type windows/partitions. Upon first glance of the oddly-shaped plexiglass, you wonder why they’re there. You also wonder if they’re somehow bulletproof (which in itself presents a conundrum – those plexiglasses aren’t big enough to cover even the skinniest of us, and, anyways, oh, mercy, if you’ve seen WHO boards TheBu . . . oh . . . I better shut my Rod Tam-ness up). And, you know, you recognize these flat panels from somewhere else, I mean, you’ve HONESTLY seen such panels before – not fake kind flashback that you use to tell girl at club, “‘ey, I t’ink I seen you from befo’.” The Grease is still trying to figure out wh . . . oh, waitaminute, I JUST recalled (“recall, recall, recall!!!” Hey, how come HBO doesn’t air Total Recall on a more regular bas . . . sorry for this tangent. Let’s move on, sorry), yeah they remind you of the partition glass between and an inmate and visitor in prison movies!
It might also be fair to mention that the material from such penal code partition fare seems to be shared by TheBus’ own outer windows and windshields. What? You thought such monolith, easy-for-kids-to-hit-rocks-with passenger crafts included GLASS windows? And if luck chooses a window seat for you, you might well notice, oops, yeah, you’re reading this right . . . a substance smeared upon such window that would’ve fit just perfectly in Alien egg and face-hugger scenes from the Alien films. Yeah. Though you quickly surmise that the “eyeuuuuww” is, in fact, hair grease (no relation) unintentionally left by some poor soul so tired during his destination that he went comatose enough to . . . well . . . enough to unconsciously smear his head grease on TheBus window [!]. Poor t’ing, but, what a decidedly unique ambience, then!
- Sticking to décor, seats on TheBus of today are cloth-based and, so, yeah, I initially wondered what all of you are wondering here: is there a TheBus person or people specifically assigned to go through each TheBus with a brush or vacuum to eradicate any of TheLice (I mean, we learned as much from our elementary school days, no?) from such cloth seats? I mean, the immediate contact area is just NOT a place to get TheUkus infection. I think one of Dr. G. Watanabe’s recent blogs, yes, here at the Advertiser Blogs, talked about scabies, too, so, go take a look. Oh, I digress. Well, nothing ended up happening to bruddah, TheLice-wise during my stint on TheBus. Also of note: the older buses have a decidedly dudu brown color (what? It’s the color The Grease thought of when he first saw; kind of smart for TheBus to use such scheme, when you think about it) and others, still, instill a red pattern – as if to scream, “OOH, island theme! Volcano-kind you see?!?!” – on their seats. Now, your newer TheBuses sport, wouldn’t you know it, a Nav’i blue theme a-goin’ (this ain’t the last Avatar reference in this WWE sub’. Sorry. Yeah, I’m on Team The Hurt Locker myself) as their own seat covers!!! And this was BEFORE the film’s release [!] as I understand. Bet Pandora doesn’t have new bus smell anywhere in its jungle, though.
- There was that problem a while back with that one TheBus driver playing some kind of hand-held video game while driving. I say promote bruddah if bruddah could manage to even FIT that game where he operated TheBus. Gadzooks! There is hardly any room to DRIVE much less get these poor drivers’ classic Joust play on. I would love to hear yells of “eh, no mo’ room in th’ cabin! UNION!!!” at their next TheStrike. Give these cats a bit more room! In the very least, the size of the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit would do. Then, they’ll be able to bring in a console game system.
- The Na’vi-studying (see, I told you) Dr. Grace Augustine herself, even, would have one heckuva headache in classifying and categorizing TheBus regular riders. The Grease is telling you, a regular blog is called for TheRegularRidingTheBusFolk. Here are just SOME of them:
- The owner-starer, whose millisecond mean gaze (that’d make the garden-variety island-flavored stink eye look like one of Lilo’s pals) to convey that you, newbie, are sitting in their regular seat. The owner-starer has somehow extended the cost of bus fare (yes, the same price that you paid) to outright seat ownership. Do not engage in conversation, do not stare back, ignore their heavy, habut[4] steps. They have realized they have lost today; be prepared for aggressive gallop action by the owner-starer tomorrow.
- TheAlmostTOOWellDressedian for TheBus. SO well-dressed and SO equipped with TheLatestGadgets that you wonder if they manage to afford that with all TheMoney they save by not paying for TheCar, TheCarInsurance, and TheCarRepair.
- The, you know, God still watches you even off-campusian appears 100% student and usually sports an emblazoned, fancy and sometimes stitched school crest on the shirt being worn. Facial skin condition (i.e., acne). Emits foul language and enough gossip that would get thee most gossipiest gossip girl from your own alma mater to a nunnery like one that might be associated with the campusian’s very school if she had to contend with such next generation gossip. Your best bet in dealing with this particular encounter is to pretend to ignore them (they tend to travel in packs) as you will discover an inability to ignore their rants more fit for a Dante’s Inferno and Comedy Hour live show; see, this being has evolved to enable itself to project over said spacecraft-class roar of TheBus engine and blaring hate-on Al Gore air conditioning unit.
- TheTwitterstoSelf without ‘lectronic devician, speaks to self and, well . . . none have managed to get the, what’s Ed say? Oh, yeah, the “dilly-o” on this cat. Just leave this one be.
- The “What? Only use TheBus when yo’ cah need servician?” People like Chicken Grease. ‘Nuff said.
There’s more. But, like I said . . . ‘nother blog needed for the thousand other types.
- Now, TheBus riders are treated to periodic, recorded announcements from loudspeakers ‘pon TheBus ceiling. These hand-crafted, constant, indoctrinating announcements would make an OCP Corporation/World War II Axis/Lord Vader’s minions collective quite jealous. Thought you could take a nice nap on pub’ trans’ as was somehow implied in a TheBus “hey you should ride, you know?” fancy brochures and TV ads? Check out a few o’these TheBus gospels and judge for thyself:
- “Please silence mobile phone ringers and refrain from loud conversations while riding TheBus.” This is assuming you can hear your handheld a-ringing and/or hold a conversation (or talk to yourself when it comes to some TheBus riders, see above TheBus TheRegulars discussion) above previously mentioned NASA rocket-like decibel-class engine and the anti-Al Gore blare of TheBus air conditioning unit). Mmm. School kids with school crests on their uniforms are exempt from this rule, apparently.
- “If you see something, say something. Immediately alert TheBus driver or call 9-11 if you witness any suspicious activities on board TheBus or transits or depots,” something or other. Now, this is my favorite announcement because TheBus shows their concern for my TheBusRider pursuit of safetyness. Mercy, though. What a tall order: ON board the bus AND at transits and depots. I better not read or check e-mail and stay alert, then. Hey, now . . . I thought we implemented Sky Marshals a long time ago. You know, though, I think if the bad guys ends up targeting TheHonolulu TheBus system, I think we pretty much have the suckers cornered, i.e., on an island [!], no? By the time they have to go after our ‘aina to make their point? You would suppose their explosive devices would be laughed out of the store by our own indigenous non-permit firecracker aisles, even. For Pete’s sake, “immediately alert the Bus Driver or call 9-11″??? Whyn’t we craft law outside of Rod Tam logic to give TheBus drivers TheDiscretion to refuse the boarding of ne’er-do-wells and evildoers. They know how they look like, WE riders know how they look like, OK? Crud, somebody call CBS! This has GOT to be 5-0 new series fodder – episode description: McGarret and a heavily armed 5-0 crew attempt to neutralize a suspicious activity onboard . . .
Well. At least I got to fit in a quasi-The Hurt Locker reference, yuk yuks. AND a 5-0 reference? From the NEW show? Do I get points for THIS, Ed?
[Note: See "Epic Beard Man" on Youtube for the above. Classic!] - Street announcements. TheBus, I kid you not, via this announcement system, will mention the respective street at which TheBus a few seconds ‘fore reaching the respective stop. Consider, especially in the case of a long TheBus ride, a rider’s anticipation in arriving at their happy place via TheBus; such rider’s yearning finds, indeed, kinship with something ‘tween the juvenile classic “are we THERE yet?” with the adult-based air travel self-prayer of “let’s get there THIS YEAR please!” Yet, here, TheBus has managed to give more than they need to (see? Giving isn’t always better than receiving). These street announcements make you think you’re on some other alternate Oahu (Lost eat your heart out). TheBest example of what a Grease is a-talkin’ ’bout finds itself in how certain Diamond Head-heading TheBuses will make a stop at . . . well, you know the King Kamehameha I statue facing Iolani Palace? Well, apparently, that’s a MAJOR, MAJOR TheBus stop (as the digital marquee onboard TheBus evinces). Note that the announcement at THAT stop goes a little somethin’ like this: “Iolani Palace, King Kamehameha statue, Honolulu Hale, Kukui Gardens, Main Library, Queen’s Hospital . . .” and, so, you quickly question if we actually have that many places on the island. Or maybe The Grease was out of town the day The Incredible Hulk came to town and mashed up all these places in one big, 100 foot concrete and metal ball. OK, OK, all right, heck, I get it: guess TheBus figured some of us need an overage of sticklers to tell you where you’re at. I dunno if such folk need to relocate to a less challenging geographic like a 10 foot by 10 foot island [!].
- “As a reminder, please offer seats to the elderly and to persons with disabilities.” “Shucks,” I thought, when I first heard this one. THE one thing I was looking forward to in my forced bus journeys was to refuse my seat to these types – I mean, how d’a heck d’ey rate more than me, I figgah. They get to have reserved seats? A “regulation” the signs on TheBus tell me? Come ON, now, I mean, I’m standing strong on two feet – there MUST be some law still on the books that define me as more superior to both classes, I just know it. “Offer seats to the elderly”? That MUST somehow be wrong; we live in a very youthful tech’ age, by gum. Anyway, just WHO d’a heck qualifies as “passengers with disabilities?” Someone call Rod Tam, please.
Like TheBus “friends,” these announcements are just SOME of the announcements you’ll hear as TheBus’ wheels go ’round and ’round.
Now, The Grease wants to conclude (and, really, it’s about time I end all this, yeah?) with how TheBus riding presents a fine way to experience keita no denwa[5] texting while riding (but, not personally driving; oh, no, kid, we know that’s not allowed [!]) at 60+ miles per hour (and, tangent: hooo, baby, best BELIEVE some of these drivers make you see President Lincoln, Kamehameha [all of 'em], authentic World War II battles, and dinosaurs with how fast they drive; TheBus Admin’ and bosses, please, no scol’ these drivers ’cause fun, yeah, ‘cuz? Fo’ us riders). So if you want to get in the face of the law and morality AND do so LEGALLY, well, pull out that overpriced plan keita no denwa and start texting as Union bruddah happily drives you to wherever you need to go. I trust all of you, so, I’ll give you a glimpse into one of The Grease’s private, recent texts rendered on L’TheBus:
GREASE: [sends txt mssg.] “Yo.”
GREASE FRIEND: [responds] “what’s up?”
GREASE: “I dunno. Just texting you.”
GREASE FRIEND: “what?”
GREASE: “I am on the road.”
GREASE FRIEND: “dangerous!”
GREASE: “I am on TheBus.”
GREASE FRIEND: “I don’t have unlimited text like you what you want?”
GREASE: “I am just trying out to see what it is like to text at 60 MPH.”
[no response from GREASE FRIEND until the end of The Grease's ride, about 1/2 hour, for the record]
So there. Better stop here (pardon the pun, heh, get it? “Stop here”? As in “bus stop”? Ha haaha ahaha hahaha hhaah ah haa h . . ha .. . ha . . . ha).
And I just better stop altogether. Hey, go green other than with UH sports, OK? No sce’d, give your cash and credit cards a break from the gas station sometimes and take TheBus to ya’ll future destinationses.
Thank you for your attention.
- Chicken Grease
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[1] As indicated in TheBus thrived under manager’s leadership article by Venus Lee, from the 07/21/2005 The Honolulu Star Bulletin, from archives.starbulletin.com . . . what the . . . a reference from THE COMPETITION??? Eek. Eh! Keep TWO ‘papers in d’is town!!!! Wikipedia’s article on the Honolulu TheBus system mentions these two awards as well. So, there.
[2] “Dosh’te” = “why” in the Japanese lingua. Are you able to read this small font? Yeah? Excellent.
[3] “Kurumas” = “cars,” also in the Japanese language. Sorry, I’ll stop. Well, I’ll try. OK?
[4] You don’t need an explanation for “habuts” do you? Ask around if you do. Sheesh.
[5] “Keita no denwa” = “mobile phone” or “carry around phone” . . . again, in the Japanese language. OK, for reals, this was the last footnote reference. Write-up almos’ done anyways.
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P.S. The Grease also wanted to include a video of THIS brotha’: Sawada Kenji, with the caption “Brotha’ throws a HAT!!!!”.
Brotha’ throws a HAT!!!!
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The Guest Blog Schedule:
- THU 03/11 – Chicken Grease – “TheGrease and TheBus”
- FRI 03/12 – kuya.d – “I’m So Over It”
- MON 03/15 – JMAW – “Something like a Phenomenon”
- TUE 03/16 – frankie – “The Curse of the Murse”
- WED 03/17 – kako mochi – “Where in Oregon is kako mochi?”
- THU 03/18 – tweetpeep22 – “Online Dating Follies – Female Perspective”
- FRI 03/19 – S-Ticket – “Online Dating Follies – Male Perspective”
- MON 03/22 – tita leerz – “The Hawaii Visitor’s Survival Guide”
- TUE 03/23 – skycastles – “Otanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu Kurosawa-sama!”
- WED 03/24 – hemajang – “Where in Hawaii is hemajang?”
- THU 03/25 – uncle jimmy – “Grab One, Leave One, and Get Reel…”
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – March 10, 2010
We had a clean sweep last week when Bruddah Takeshi guessed the name, location and map, all based on a photo of a little shrubbery. Crazy! With that, kesh has put a stop to rayboyjr’s insane streak of 8 straight, and has, as a result, taken sole possession atop the leaderboard. Congrats kesh!
This week, we’ll be going Triple F on y’all: Food, Fun and FBI! How’s your Big Isle recogmatizing skillz? We shall see! (No get too hungry k?)
Points L’dat!:
* Name of Location: 1 point
* General Location: 1/2 point
* Price of dish (at the time this photo was taken): 1 point
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – March 10, 2010
Hint: FBI yo! 
Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – March 3, 2010: Takeshi – 1 (Exact Name of Location: Oahu Country Club), Takeshi – 1/2 point (General Location: Nuuanu), Takeshi – 1 point (Google Maps Street View link)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 24, 2010: Coconut Willy – 1 (General Location: Waikiki/Kapahulu), Coconut Willy – 1/2 point (x4), and rayboyjr – 1/2 point (Cross Streets: Kapahulu, Ala Wai, Paki, Leahi, Hollinger), Takeshi – 2 points (Google Maps Street View link)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 17, 2010: rayboyjr – 1 (Name of Place: Hawaii Prince Hotel), bB – 1/2 point (Name of Location: Waikiki), Takeshi – 1 point (Why wuz I dea?: Wedding)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 10, 2010: NaPueo – 1 ((General) Name of Business: St.-Germain Bakery), NaPueo – 1/2 point ((General) Name of Location: Beretania St.), rayboyjr – 2 points ((Exact) Name of Location (based on web site’s description): Beretania Times Arcade), Rosey – 2 points (Mushy Valentine’s Love Story: guy has 50 cents…)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 3, 2010: BananaFysh – 1 (Name of Restaurant: Sansei), Takeshi – 1/2 point (Name of Location: Waikiki), kuya.d – 1/2 point (Name of Island: Oahu), tita leerz – 2 points (Timestamp of Photo: 7:41PM), rayboyjr – 3 points (Most Comments: 102!)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 27, 2010: snow – 1 (Name of Beach: Waikiki Beach (Kuhio)), rayboyjr – 1 point (Name of Island: Oahu), rayboyjr – 1 point, Scott – 1 point, and tita leerz – 1 point (Three Funniest Captions: “Buns and a Weenie”, “Dude, I am so missing Hawaii right now!”, and “I wonder, do GUYS ever wanna stick your face in that like you wanna in boobs?”)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 20, 2010: Dave – 1 (Name of Establishment: Tsukiji Fish Market), rayboyjr - 2 points (Game: “first plug up each urinal … 3 guys, with six-pack of beer in hand … first one to guzzle down the beer and fill up the urinal wins … disqualified if you cannot aim straight and the stream hits da floor!!!”)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 13, 2010: BananaFysh – 1 (Name of General Location: Chinatown), kuya.d – 1 (Name of Specific Location: Maunakea Marketplace), Coconut Willy and rayboyjr - 1 point each and Takeshi - 2 points (Guess what the sign said: “White Headless Shrimp – $4.95″)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 6, 2010: Takeshi – 1 (Name of Business: Foodland), Coconut Willy – 1 (Location of Business: Market City), kuya.d, rayboyjr, and tita leerz - 1 point each and Rosette - bonus 0.5 point (Top 3 Captions: “Ed Sugimoto with a tan”, “Tiger ain’t got nothin’ on me!”, “Boobs, it ain’t just for women” and Rosey’s “YES ADD an inch to my chest…!” was too good to pass up!), Takeshi, David In Oregon, BananaFysh, rayboyjr, kuya.d, and Coconut Willy - 1 point each (Names of Celebs: Tosca Reno, Amanda Bynes, Pink, Rihanna, Joel Stubbs, Kim Dolan-Leto)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – December 23, 2009: kuya.d - 1 (General Location: Ward area), kuya.d – 1 (Closest Business: Kaka`ako Kitchen), Takeshi – 3 (Name of closest cross streets: Auahi/Kamakee/Ala Moana)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – December 16, 2009: kuya.d (Toshi’s Delicatessen, Kalihi, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – December 9, 2009: rayboyjr and kuya.d – 0.5 (Long’s Drugs), pink lady and kuya.d – 0.5 (Aiea, but technically Pearl City), tita leerz – 1 (“Hana….hana buttah….boogahz!”)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – December 2, 2009: pink lady (Miyako Restaurant, The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, Waikiki, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – November 25, 2009: Coconut Willy and rayboyjr – 0.5 (Dole Park in Lanai City), rayboyjr – 1 (Lanai Airport), Coconut Willy and snow – 1 (Hulopo’e Beach at Manele Bay), snow – 1 (Lodge at Koele), kuya.d – 2 (Tanigawa Burgers from Canoes Lanai)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – November 18, 2009: M (Cafe Laufer, Kaimuki, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – November 4, 2009: NeedaHobby (Papalaua Beach Park, Lahaina, Maui, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto hemajang – October 28, 2009: MakiSushi (Sam & Syd’s Cafe, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 21, 2009: MakiSushi (Yohei Sushi Restaurant, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 14, 2009: NaPueo (Boulevard Saimin, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 7, 2009: NaPueo (Dole Cannery Building, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii San Francisco Is Edward Sugimoto – September 30, 2009: Coconut Willy and skycastles(Fisherman’s Wharf sign, Pier 39, Yerba Buena Gardens, Japan Town, Golden Gate Park, and Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 16, 2009: hemajang (Liliha Bakery, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 9, 2009: Takeshi (Black sand beach at Waianapanapa State Park, Hana, Maui, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 2, 2009: snow (Kyoto Ohsho, Ho`okipa Terrace, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – August 26, 2009: carokun (Tantalus, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – August 19, 2009: mcat (Sunnyside, Wahiawa, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Philadelphia Is Edward Sugimoto – August 12, 2009: rayboyjr (Chickie’s & Pete’s, Geno’s Steaks, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Liberty Bell Center, Philadelphia, PA)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – August 5, 2009: Richie Marquez and Takeshi (Masa’s Cafeteria, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – July 29, 2009: Coconut Willy (Gulick Delicatessen, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – July 22, 2009: Takeshi (Mac 24/7, Waikiki, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Seattle Is Edward Sugimoto – July 15, 2009: YN (Post Alley, Behind Piroshky Piroshky at Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – July 1, 2009: Coconut Willy (Kilauea Avenue near Kahala Mall, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – June 24, 2009: snow (Asia Manoa, Manoa, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – June 17, 2009: Coconut Willy (Queen Lili`uokalani Gardens, Hilo, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – June 10, 2009: Scott (Yard House, Waikiki, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – June 3, 2009: kuya.d (Hilo International Airport – ITO, Hilo, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – May 27, 2009: hemajang (Pearl City Industrial Park, Waihona Street, Pearl City, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – May 20, 2009: Syxx (Sugoi Bento & Catering, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – May 13, 2009: Syxx (Boba Loca, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – May 6, 2009: Marvo (Les Murakami Stadium, Honolulu, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – April 29, 2009: k15 (Shige’s Saimin Stand, Wahiawa, HI)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – April 22, 2009: getITon (Curry House Coco Ichibanya, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – April 15, 2009: Kage (Frank C. Judd Park on the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and McCully Street, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – April 8, 2009: NeedaHobby (Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – April 1, 2009: miLL-viLLe (Spaghetti Factory, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – March 25, 2009: snow (Zippy’s Restaurant, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – March 18, 2009: Takeshi (Little Seoul Korean Restaurant, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – March 11, 2009: jack (Mai Tai Bar, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – March 4, 2009: frankie (Coffee or Tea, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 25, 2009: skycastles (California Pizza Kitchen, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 18, 2009: Ynaku (Shokudo Restaurant, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – February 11, 2009: Paco (Mililani Restaurant, Mililani)
- Where In Hawaii Vegas Is Edward Sugimoto – February 4, 2009: Takeshi (Garden Court at the Main Street Station Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 28, 2009: Coconut Willy (Princeville Resort, Princeville, Kauai)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 21, 2009: Paco (Taiyo Ramen, Honolulu)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 14, 2009: Paco (Spaghettini, Haleiwa)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – January 7, 2009: Coconut Willy (Island Snow, Kailua)
- Where In Hawaii Japan Is Edward Sugimoto – December 17, 2008: Rodney (Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – December 10, 2008: HNL2LAS (International Marketplace)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – November 19, 2008: Coconut Willy with credit to che for the hints (Lanikuhonua)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – November 12, 2008: snow (Duke Kahanamoku Statue, Waikiki)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – November 5, 2008: snow (Big Kahuna’s Marketplace in the Waikiki Shopping Plaza)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 29, 2008: jr. (Waiola Store)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 22, 2008: Coconut Willy (Gina’s Bar-B-Q)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 15, 2008: HNL2LAS (Jurison’s Inn)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 8, 2008: jr. (Makapu`u Lighthouse Trail)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – October 1, 2008: HNL2LAS (Dole Plantation)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 24, 2008: teej (M Matsumoto Grocery Store or Matsumoto’s Shave Ice Sign)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 17, 2008: M (Tree Tunnel on Highway 520 (Maluhia Road) in Kauai)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 10, 2008: snow (Tasaka Guri Guri, Maui)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – September 3, 2008: M with props to Rodney (Laie Point State Wayside)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – August 27, 2008: nobody!, but dsosa was close (Camp Erdman)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – August 20, 2008: BarbieQ! (Old Koloa Town)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – August 6, 2008: kako mochi (Kincaid’s)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – July 30, 2008: ijiwarui (Dave & Buster’s)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – July 23, 2008: MoOgooGuypAN and Coconut Willy’s wifey (La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – June 27, 2008: GumbysHorse (White Plains Beach, Barber’s Point)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – May 19, 2008: nobody! (the mall fronting Kekaulike Market in Chinatown)
- Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto – May 7, 2008: nobody!, but 1dble was pretty dang close (Ward area, more specifically, right in front of the Starbucks/Big City Diner area)
Da Leadahboard!
- 17.5 – Takeshi
- 16.5 – rayboyjr
- 15.0 – Coconut Willy
- 10.5 – kuya.d
- 09.0 – snow
- 05.0 – tita leerz
- 03.5 – NaPueo
- 03.0 – BananaFysh, M, Paco, HNL2LAS
- 02.5 – Rosette
- 02.0 – Scott, NeedaHobby, MakiSushi, hemajang, Syxx, jr.
- 01.5 – pink lady, skycastles
- 01.0 – Dave, David In Oregon, carokun, mcat, YN, Marvo, k15, getITon, Kage, miLL-viLLe, jack, frankie, Ynaku, Rodney, teej, BarbieQ!, kako mochi, ijiwarui, GumbysHorse
- 00.5 – bB, Coconut Willy’s wifey, MoOgooGuypAN
Great Eights!
* rayboyjr
Heavenly Sevens!
* rayboyjr
Sexy Sixes!
* rayboyjr
Five Alive!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr
Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr
Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr
Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy, tita leerz
P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! 
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Guest Blogs in Full Effect!
No fo-get, starting tomorrow, your WWE `Ohana members will be taking over this spot for the next couple weeks. Please check in and support them and their fun kine blogs k?
- THU 03/11 – Chicken Grease – “TheGrease and TheBus”
- FRI 03/12 – kuya.d – “I’m So Over It”
- MON 03/15 – JMAW – “Something like a Phenomenon”
- TUE 03/16 – frankie – “The Curse of the Murse”
- WED 03/17 – kako mochi – “Where in Oregon is kako mochi?”
- THU 03/18 – tweetpeep22 – “Online Dating Follies – Female Perspective”
- FRI 03/19 – S-Ticket – “Online Dating Follies – Male Perspective”
- MON 03/22 – tita leerz – “The Hawaii Visitor’s Survival Guide”
- TUE 03/23 – skycastles
- WED 03/24 – hemajang – “Where in Hawaii is hemajang?”
- THU 03/25 – uncle jimmy
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Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!
Photography at the Right Angle – Caption Contest (7 of 23)
First off, a lil’ housekeeping…
Guest Blogs in Full Effect!
During my temporary hiatus, these brave souls have volunteered to take on the arduous task of guest blogging for a brutha (and for all y’all):
- THU 03/11 – Chicken Grease
- FRI 03/12 – kuya.d
- MON 03/15 – JMAW
- TUE 03/16 – uncle jimmy or frankie (TBD)
- WED 03/17 – kako mochi
- THU 03/18 – tweetpeep22
- FRI 03/19 – S-Ticket
- MON 03/22 – tita leerz
- TUE 03/23 – skycastles
- WED 03/24 – hemajang
- THU 03/25 – uncle jimmy or frankie (TBD)
Please help me thank them for taking time out of their busy schedules to keep our WWE `Ohana a-gossipin’. Please also check on in, read and post comments on their blogs on those days mmmkay?
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OK, so it’s been a while since part 6 of this never-ending, 23 part caption contest yeah? But I know you’ve so-desperately been missing it so hurr we go!
But first, please help me congratulate JJ for the Kids In the Hall reference: “I’m Crushing Your Head!” Ahahaha! OK, now, hurr we goooo!
Photography at the Right Angle – Caption Contest (7 of 23)
Da “Photography at the Right Angle – Caption Contest” Winnahz Circle!
- Week 1 – “Look, Ma! No hands!” (frankie)
- Week 2 – “Eh? No can hear. Got beer in my ear.” (Dave)
- Week 3 – TIE: “Pawn to Queen 4…errrr WOOF!” (b.) and “Doggie go long. On 3, On 3. Ready. Break.” (rayboyjr)
- Week 4 – “Eeeek!!! Spider . . . get it, get it!! Omigod, omigod, omigod!” (skycastles)
- Week 5 – TIE: “Turbo powers….ACTIVATE!” (JJ) and “Just blowing smoke out of my butt.” (M)
- Week 6 – “I’m CRUSHING your head.” (JJ)
- Week 7 – ???
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Post your most creative/funny/witty/entertaining caption below for the photo above. Have a great Monday and week y’all! Shoots!
