September 2009

Where In San Francisco is Edward Sugimoto? – September 30, 2009

September 30, 2009

Last week, hemajang showed off his recognition skeelz by correctly guessing Liliha Bakery from a photo of condiments. How the!? Please help me congratulate bruddah hemmaz. Much like our Philly version of WIHIES, we’ll make this week’s contest a lil’ more challenging and make y’all guess on more than just 1 photo. This time, we gots [...]

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Envelopes and Stamps

September 28, 2009

Sorry for being shmall kine MIA gang. Just flew back from San Fran/Reno/Sac-town and boy are my arms tired. Yeah, ok, LAME! I know. Sorry. Anyway, I only had time for a quickie post today, so I’m a-passin’ on this info I got forwarded to me via email. Not sure how true it is (Snopes [...]

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Fave Friday – Hawaii’s Best 24 Hour Eateries?

September 18, 2009

[This topic was a special request by the BIL (Brutha-In-Law). Please help a brutha out. (yeah, literally, my brother) ] Later this year, the shift at BIL’s job will be changing from “normal” to dracula-like, overnight hours. Other than the complete lifestyle change, one of his main concerns was where to grind after work. He’ll be [...]

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – September 16, 2009

September 16, 2009

Sorry rayboyjr. We be back to a non-”eye candy” pic this week, but last week was fun for ALL nonetheless… no? Bruddah Takeshi got another WIH victory under his belt by correctly guessing Waianapanapa State Park in the mysterious beach shot where few noticed the black sand. This week, I think/hope we’ve got a toughy. [...]

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Ask Colbie Caillat Your Questions

September 14, 2009

First you guys submitted your questions for BJ Penn… Then we collected um for Shane Victorino… Now, (I think) we got part-time Kauai native and talented singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat (“Bubbly,” “Realize,” “Magic,” Fallin’ for You”) lined up for an upcoming interview… So… like before, gah-on and post any questions you may have for the beautiful songbird in the [...]

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Fave Friday – Lock Your Desktop Tip

September 11, 2009

A-ight peeps. Your boy is finally gonna live up to this blog’s name and provide a helpful computer/web related tip for this here Friday. Some of you may already know about this one, but I still find myself teaching peeps about this underutilized, but VERY helpful tip, especially in the work enviro. It’s an easy keystroke (for [...]

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – September 9, 2009

September 9, 2009

[NSFW WARNING: Depending on your sitch, this one may Not be Suitable For Work/Wife , so scroll down at your own risk! Nah, not dat bad, but I wanted to warn you just in case!] … … … Happy 9-9-9 erryone! Last week was another easy one. snow was just the 3rd commenter and 2nd [...]

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What Would You Do If YOU Won the Lottery?

September 8, 2009

Here’s a kinda random, but (I think) fun, Fun Day Monday (even though it’s Tuesday! ) topic. Recently, Yahoo! Buzz blogged about a lottery winner blowing most of her winnings, and it got me a’ thinking. What the heck MANG! If I won the lottery I would NEVER lose it all! At least that’s what I [...]

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Fave Five Friday – Hawaii’s Worst Roads

September 4, 2009

Following up on last week’s fairly active topic of Hawaii’s Worst Parking Lots, let’s go with the next logical topic: Hawaii’s roads. I bet we’ve all got our strong opinions on this one eh? So goh’on! Post your choices in the comment area below. Hurr’s mine! Anywhere on H1 during rush hour or when there’s [...]

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – September 2, 2009

September 2, 2009

Congrats goes to carokun for correctly guessing Tantalus last week! She earns her spot on the WIHIES Wall of (slight) Fame! Please help me send some love to her! This week is a tricky one. It’s one of dem places where I’m not sure if they still have this dish, or, whether they’re still in [...]

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V for Victorino – A Chat With Hawaii’s All Star Shane Victorino

September 1, 2009
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It’s no coincidence that the word Victory is in Shane Victorino’s name. Losing is not even in his vocabulary. As a gifted athlete growing up, he’s always been on the winning end in sports. As a 28 year old young adult, it’s no different. He was an integral member of the world champion Philadelphia Phillies [...]

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Ship’s Ahoy! – Experiencing an Alaskan Cruise for the Very First Time – Part II

September 1, 2009
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Part I |  Part II  | Part III | Part IV The 4th day started with the eager anticipation of finally seeing land. Our first of two land tours wasn’t to start until 12:30PM, so we had some time to catch a bite on board and roam the quant little town of Juneau. South Franklin [...]

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