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
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