Aloha!
On my way over to Boring 101 yesterday, after finally exchanging digits with GG101L Guy, I came across an army of carved pumpkins in the lobby of the Architecture Building. There were plenty of them - maybe 20 in total - but I left my memory card at home and could only take five photos using the built-in memory. These are my favourites:
10/30/2010
10/28/2010
Dins
Aloha!
This past week I have had the best home-cooked dinners of my entire stay in Hawai'i. Why? Because someone else cooked them. Of course I chipped in for the groceries, but oh my goodness it was JUST.SO.GOOD to not eat the same thing for dinner four nights in a row.
10/27/2010
Silent night
Aloha!
It's quiet in Waikiki tonight. A little too quiet.
On a normal night, or day, or span of 60 minutes in Waikiki, a loud and familiar sound can be heard. It isn't the song of the bird that likes to come into my room when I leave the lanai door open, nor is it the sound of serious study being done (as if that's familiar to anybody). It is produced every time a cat is stuck in a tree, or a couple of clear stiletto-wearing damsels engage in a catfight. Every time a tubby American's arteries get clogged with grease from their third helping of a McDonald's triple-quarter pounder, you'll hear the loud and familiar sound.
It's quiet in Waikiki tonight. A little too quiet.
On a normal night, or day, or span of 60 minutes in Waikiki, a loud and familiar sound can be heard. It isn't the song of the bird that likes to come into my room when I leave the lanai door open, nor is it the sound of serious study being done (as if that's familiar to anybody). It is produced every time a cat is stuck in a tree, or a couple of clear stiletto-wearing damsels engage in a catfight. Every time a tubby American's arteries get clogged with grease from their third helping of a McDonald's triple-quarter pounder, you'll hear the loud and familiar sound.
Hula
Aloha!
This morning in my Hawaiian Studies class we learned a little about hula kahiko - the traditional hula dance. It was first performed by men for religious purposes - each movement told a story, may have had a hidden meaning, and was often accompanied by chants. Later on, women started to participate in hula dances. Nowadays the stereotypical image of hula is of a woman wearing a lei, a coconut bra and a grass skirt, strumming her ukelele and dancing with flowing movements on the beach with a palm tree in the background.
This morning in my Hawaiian Studies class we learned a little about hula kahiko - the traditional hula dance. It was first performed by men for religious purposes - each movement told a story, may have had a hidden meaning, and was often accompanied by chants. Later on, women started to participate in hula dances. Nowadays the stereotypical image of hula is of a woman wearing a lei, a coconut bra and a grass skirt, strumming her ukelele and dancing with flowing movements on the beach with a palm tree in the background.
10/26/2010
The Rock
Aloha!
It's been a week since I bought myself a MacBook Pro. I have christened it "The Rock" (with the help of My Swedish Friend) because, quite frankly, it rocks. I admit that I haven't fully explored the inner workings of The Rock, but am proud to say that I have taken it to school every day and actually sat down and studied on it. Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with it so far...
It's been a week since I bought myself a MacBook Pro. I have christened it "The Rock" (with the help of My Swedish Friend) because, quite frankly, it rocks. I admit that I haven't fully explored the inner workings of The Rock, but am proud to say that I have taken it to school every day and actually sat down and studied on it. Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with it so far...
10/25/2010
Hiking
Aloha!
This weekend has been exhausting. On Saturday morning I cycled over to the bottom of Lē'ahi (Diamond Head) for another Geology field trip. In reality I was only there to hopefully see GG101L Guy again, but unfortunately he wasn't there. Our task for this field trip was to map the coastline in terms of the different rock types present. It was basically another exercise in colouring-in (as if I don't get enough of that in my Filipino class - but I'm not complaining). Note to potential exchange students: bring at least five different coloured crayons from home, you never know when you'll need them.
This weekend has been exhausting. On Saturday morning I cycled over to the bottom of Lē'ahi (Diamond Head) for another Geology field trip. In reality I was only there to hopefully see GG101L Guy again, but unfortunately he wasn't there. Our task for this field trip was to map the coastline in terms of the different rock types present. It was basically another exercise in colouring-in (as if I don't get enough of that in my Filipino class - but I'm not complaining). Note to potential exchange students: bring at least five different coloured crayons from home, you never know when you'll need them.
10/19/2010
10/17/2010
The morning after the night before
Alowghvsdssa...
Put simply, I got smashed off my face last night. Not my proudest moment (and I won't go into details about it), but I did learn a valuable lesson from this experience, and that is to pay attention to emails as I receive them...
I'm adding this to my wall.
A hhuioefwh jhfioweh
Put simply, I got smashed off my face last night. Not my proudest moment (and I won't go into details about it), but I did learn a valuable lesson from this experience, and that is to pay attention to emails as I receive them...
I'm adding this to my wall.
A hhuioefwh jhfioweh
10/16/2010
A negative blanketed by positives
...is still a negative.
Aloha!
Unfortunately I didn't get this job that I really wanted and am perfectly suited for. Here's how it went down:
Aloha!
Unfortunately I didn't get this job that I really wanted and am perfectly suited for. Here's how it went down:
10/14/2010
Along the Ala Wai
Aloha!
First things first - my computer is on its death bed. For the past week or two it has been making very loud noises (on top of the loud, vacuum cleaner-like noises it already makes) and has been running exceptionally sluggishly. My roommate has noticed the sound, too - he equates it to something of a heart attack; like my computer is telling me it can't take any more and wants it to end. I have on several occasions considered throwing it off my lanai or even dumping it into the canal. The latter was inspired by some of the crazy stuff I've seen in and around the Ala Wai canal.
First things first - my computer is on its death bed. For the past week or two it has been making very loud noises (on top of the loud, vacuum cleaner-like noises it already makes) and has been running exceptionally sluggishly. My roommate has noticed the sound, too - he equates it to something of a heart attack; like my computer is telling me it can't take any more and wants it to end. I have on several occasions considered throwing it off my lanai or even dumping it into the canal. The latter was inspired by some of the crazy stuff I've seen in and around the Ala Wai canal.
10/13/2010
I need coffee
...or just anything to keep me awake during class.
Aloha!
My uni friends back home would know that I tend to fall asleep a lot during lectures. I know I'm not the only person in the world who does so, but I wanted my time in Hawai`i to be well-spent and because I do tend to enjoy sleeping in general (my Kaua`i car buddies can attest to this), I would much prefer to use the times allocated to lectures actually learning something.
Aloha!
My uni friends back home would know that I tend to fall asleep a lot during lectures. I know I'm not the only person in the world who does so, but I wanted my time in Hawai`i to be well-spent and because I do tend to enjoy sleeping in general (my Kaua`i car buddies can attest to this), I would much prefer to use the times allocated to lectures actually learning something.
10/12/2010
I don't know where to begin...
So I'll start with this: I'm okay - I made it home in one piece, and I'm sitting in my room with the air-con on full-blast as I type this.
10/11/2010
Write on my Wall!
Literally...
Aloha!
Inspiration struck me last night as I stared blankly at my wall. And there's nothing more inspiring to stare blankly at than a blank wall - it's like a canvas, only without it my room would instead be an extension of the hallway of the floor on which I reside. Anyway, ever since I moved in I've been thinking of stuff to put up there and now I finally have an idea...
Aloha!
Inspiration struck me last night as I stared blankly at my wall. And there's nothing more inspiring to stare blankly at than a blank wall - it's like a canvas, only without it my room would instead be an extension of the hallway of the floor on which I reside. Anyway, ever since I moved in I've been thinking of stuff to put up there and now I finally have an idea...
A perfect weekend
Aloha!
I don't know about you, but I had a pretty freaking amazing weekend. Here's how it went down:
I don't know about you, but I had a pretty freaking amazing weekend. Here's how it went down:
10/07/2010
You're Jeremy?
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| Yep, that's me. |
Yesterday I mentioned briefly that I wasn't looking forward to getting my geology midterm results. I seriously did not expect to get 94% for it, but I'm pretty stoked about that! Maybe Hawaiian geology is my calling?
10/06/2010
I love my Kumu. Part II
Aloha!
You might remember from a previous post that I have a pretty awesome Hawaiian Studies teacher. Today her awesomeness struck again.
You might remember from a previous post that I have a pretty awesome Hawaiian Studies teacher. Today her awesomeness struck again.
10/03/2010
I've never been good with maps...
Aloha!
I decided to study out on my lanai balcony this afternoon. A welcome change from my usual desk (and the occasional table at Starbucks), it was very much appropriate for me to wear my two days-old prescription sunnies.
I decided to study out on my lanai balcony this afternoon. A welcome change from my usual desk (and the occasional table at Starbucks), it was very much appropriate for me to wear my two days-old prescription sunnies.
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