Posts Tagged ‘Oahu’

My Day Playing Tourist In Waikiki

Posted: July 8, 2012 in Family
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I had a great day yesterday and I wasn’t even doing research on my family history! Today’s blog is all about free time and how I spent it with my Ohana. When I say family, I mean my mother and my husband. For those of you that know me personally, you know that my children live in the mainland with their father. I really miss them! Thank goodness for technology, social networks, cell phones and Skype! Even though our little family has had the best of times and the worst of times, together we live and make each other happy in the best way we know how. I really don’t know what I would do without either of them. We don’t have to spend a ton of money to have a good time together, and since I am unemployed at present, it’s not like we will be eating at fine dining restaurants and taking helicopter tours all over the island! My love for cooking puts me in the kitchen quite a bit. So whether I’m baking cookies, creating my own dishes to eat at home, I save money anyway. Keyword here is frugal!

It’s expensive to live here, to eat here, and the rent is the highest in the nation I’m sure! You have to pay for paradise, because it doesn’t come cheap 🙂 All in all, I love where I live. Now if I could just find a career doing something I love, such as writing, I would be in absolute heaven! I am so close to Waikiki, it’s only like a hop, skip and a jump away from the true beauty of the ocean. It’s  one of my most favorite places to be. The ocean calms me and relieves me of all the stress I have pent up inside. Just to sit on the beach wall, watching the sunsets and sailboats pass by, makes me a happier person. I see the beach and I can feel the smile begin to form on my face. Truthfully, I don’t think you could smack the grin off of my face when I’m in my happy place.

I just want to share some photos I took last night of the sunset at Queen’s Beach in Waikiki. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed capturing them. By the way, I am not a professional photographer and didn’t have an expensive camera. I had my trusty iPhone 4! That’s what the photos below were taken with. Nothing extravagant, but beautiful all the same.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Photo Blogging On Hawaiian Time..

Posted: April 12, 2012 in aloha, community, family gatherings, Hawaii, Hawaii Beaches, lifestyle, local style food, nightlife, North Shore, Oahu
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Aloha!

Kalama Beach- Just a Walk Away and My Backyard (so to speak)

I love Hawaii, the people, the culture, and the places I can go. My Ohana is always saying I should have majored in photography in college or writing because I always have something to say. Well they were definitely right! I love taking pictures of everything from local style food, nightlife, places I have visited and even family outings to the beach. 


Living life on an island is not what some may seem to think it is. Yes, I am surrounded by some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, but at the same time I laugh when some people think we all live in grass shacks on the beach and have “Coconut Wireless” for communication! Personally I do not know what I would do without my Iphone or Internet. 


After visiting the many beaches on the Windward side of the island, I find myself wanting to go somewhere I have never been. New experiences = New photo opportunities! On Thursday, my husband, Michael and I will be going to Turtle Bay Resort, which is on 880 ocean front acres of the legendary North Shore. I am excited to go as it is a place I haven’t been to yet. Only 45 minutes from Waikiki and Honolulu, and some of the most beautiful cerulean waters that Oahu is known for! I am ready to immerse myself in the tranquility and laid back lifestyle that the North Shore community displays to its’ visitors on a daily basis. 

My Day at the Byodo- In Temple

Posted: June 27, 2011 in attraction, Buddha, Byodo-In Temple, Hawaii, House of the Rising Sun TV Series, Oahu, tourist, work of art
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Yesterday was a great day off from my genealogy research that I have been doing practically nonstop. I just wanted to share my day with you! Located at the foot of the Ko’olau mountains in the Valley of the Temples of Kahaluu, Hawaii. The day was perfect and serene; even though it’s a popular attraction for visitors to the island of Oahu, being that I live here, I just wanted to go anyway. It’s not too far away from my home in Kailua; so it was just the three of us that went to the temple- my mom, my husband, and I had a great time feeding the Japanese koi fish while the nearby birds tried to get the food before the fish did! I can’t forget the one brave turtle that popped up in the middle of all the thrashing koi to get his share too. 



Byodo-In Temple, Hawaii
(My Personal Photo)

The Byodo-In Temple is a replica that was built in the 1960’s to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant worker that came to the Islands to work the sugar plantation fields. It is a replica of the original 950 year old temple that is located in Uji, Japan. 
Bridge to the Temple
(My Personal Photo)

In the above picture, the bridge takes you towards the temple; it was also used for the proposal scene for Sun and Jin in the ABC Television series, Lost. (House of the Rising Sun episode)

Lotus Buddha
Notice that the image is called this because the Buddha sits upon a Lotus flower.
(My Personal Photo)

The Buddha was carved by a famous Japanese sculptor by the name of Masuzo Inui, and it is an original work of art; the largest of its’ kind that was carved in over 900 years! How’s that for a little history lesson?

Enjoy your day and happy hunting!