My Trip Back Home to Hawaii Aug 13 - 23

I had a blast...it was long overdue...great to see old friends and family again! I miss all of them so much and not to mention the food too! :)

Here are some photo highlights...

Driving H1 Westbound on a bright and sunny Saturday morning!


Having dinner at Ciao Mein in Hyatt Regency Hotel...first night back from SF...exhausted!

Partying at Oceans808 (Monkey Bar) with Black Eyed Peas ;P

Apl de Ap of BEP

Taboo of BEP


Paradise Cove Luau

Chillen at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel...I love this hotel...not only cause it's pink but it's so niiiiice!


Partying at Pleasure Lounge and Oceans 808 for Marko's and Cristina's Bdays!


Ewa Historic Train Ride...on a beautiful Sunday Afternoon


My first Bay Fest at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base (Carnival and Festival)


I loved watching the Fireworks!


$3 Pupus on Tuesday nights...Shokudo Afterdark....damn we left stuffed!


Kahala Pool Party....without our bikinis....too bad!


North Shore...gotta have the Shave ice...I prefer Aoki's over Matsumotos!

Aloha Fest in SF

Today I had a blast at the Aloha Fest! It's a once a year event that is held at the Presidio in SF. It almost feels like I am back home in Hawaii. It was a Hawaiian fest but also a fest that celebrated other Islanders as well...e.g. Guam, Philippines, Samoa, etc. It seems like at this time of year all the Hawaiians in the Bay area gather up here in the Presidio. I could just feel the Aloha in the air.

There was tons of vendors selling Art, Hawaiian souveniers, as well as Hawaiian shirts and all sorts of Hawaiian things. The best part aside from the entertainment which was Hula and Tahitian dancing and also Hawaiian singing was the food! I pigged out there! I had the Loco Moco, Kalua Park with Rice, Banana Lumpia, and Malasadas! I wanted shave ice for dessert but the lines were way too long so I will just save it for my Hawaii trip back home later this month.

It was fun and my pleasure going to this festival with 3 of my SF girlfriends...it was all their first time attending this festival. I felt like I was introducing them to see a lil bit of my world...my culture.