In memoriam of 4416

So, i'm right smack dab in the middle (Actually it's close to the tail end i guess, i just gotta move it now) of moving from one place to another. Ups and downs really. Pros and cons to anything.

Pros: Fresh faces, meet new people, bigger space, cheap rent, new surroundings, leaving a place where an annoying middle aged woman (from the middle ages) wont be knocking on my door telling me i'm insensitive because i'm listening to Ok Go and watching Office UK and US. Which amounts to: privacy

Cons: Traffic, hotter area, traffic, farther from work, a little bit more than what i'm paying now, traffic, leaving another set of friends it seems like, oh and traffic.

Yeah so, i'm a bit sad, maybe because it's sudden, not many knew about it. So when it was common knowledge, I didn't really think it made a difference. Oh well, maybe it's my pessimism showing (Everyone has one).

Where else can you find a house where there's practically a party EVERY week? Where practially everyone is related some how? Where the spirituality of the house is so intense, they got history, memories, family, pictionary, korean dramas, a person who takes 2 hour long showers, parties, pioneers, elders, M.S's, and grandma sneakin into your room cause she forgets her room is upstairs? No where else. All byters will be eaten!

Now let's get to downstairs, where only recently, we tried to copy upstairs and another ones home. Weekly Bible reading, late night cooking (Friend Rice), the gin and tonics with Ron and wine from Reggie and just the right mixture of roommates. Am i contradicting myself? IDK. so what? Living here has taught me several things.

One thing I learned is: No matter how young, spiritual, busy you are, you WILL irritate each other. You WILL at times need your "alone time". You WILL not talk to each other for a while. But in the long run, even though you "moved on your own", these people are your "family". Like any other family, you see the good, bad , and the ugly. But you put up with it and move on.

These people are my "family, love them like flesh and blood. Yeah, I'll miss them, just knowing that I won't come home from work seeing them getting out from the field group. Hearing Jeff's flute recorder to Kingdom Melodies. Once irritating, but Angie was right: I will miss that.

The frequent "Come up, there's food"

- "Eat some more"

- "Thanks, but I already ate. I went to Anna Millers for some beakfast. I'm full"

- "......."
- "......."

-"Go, eat!"

Yeah, I admit, weeks or months would go by before I pop in on one of the lil shindigs that happened. But when moments like those did come, i'd say they were worth the wait.

Take care guys, Peace!

Say "Peace", Dave...

side note: I'm listening to The Competition from the Good Life.

Ohhh, how I wish i can trade your Park Place for my Water Works right now.

Random kid quote #1

"My mom said, 'If you break that, I'll break your head'. But she can't break my head because it's harder than a coconut." (*Says while he pounded his head with his fist*)

note: this is NOT said child. Just in case you needed to see a face, here's one. But really, i think he's actually capable of saying random things too.

Still standing

Many of you know this poster and movie. Especially, what is seen on the right side. Interesting, out of all the buildings to leave standing. I like it.

The same goes for this one. Lower right building. Just a movie poster.... or forgleam of the future? Just minus the vampiric zombies with the unnatural overly sized bocas. And the mutated hounds. Leave the mustang and sammie the dog (Pre-schitzo dog).

Ad astra per aspera

What had happened? Well, i never really left this thing you call blogger. I just took a two month hiatus/break/vacation/you get the picture. But you probably didn't notice. Great, then in that sense I guess I never left. So what has happened in the past two months? Where can i begin?

Two weddings. Invitee for one and best man for the other. Which I failed to mention, that the latter was a mixture of emotions. For one, i had purchased tickets to see probably the last greatest reunion concert to be played here in Hawaii, until i remembered when the big wedding was. Feb 16th!!! ARGHH!!! Why does life, at times, play tricks on you like that?

"Congratulations universe, you win!" - Jim Halpert

Plus, a situation involving a family member had just popped up the day before, and it's still going, but let's not talk about that, there's enough water raining outdoors than there should be in here.

But on a side note: I did manage to make $200, and it really was an awesome wedding. My ticket prices probably would pay for just my plate of food alone.

As for the second wedding, a.k.a. design on a dime. It taught me that a wedding CAN be brought up to this quality →
at such a cheaper cost. Amazing what silver plastic plates and untensils can do. And having it at FilCom was a good choice, in my opinion.










It was a bit 'asiany'. Not as bright and 'sunny mainland' like, with a photobooth just before you enter, so guests can sign in AND take carnival style pictures. But it was subtle, comfortable & zen like. Pink. Both weddings were coupled with great MC'ing (not Emcee). Program went smoothly or both, and not a lot of program, like your standard hula, singing. Instead, everyone just went straight to dancing. Isn't that what everyone is waiting for? Besides, the bride and groom didn't really make a big announcement about cutting the cake. They just stopped dancing, cut some cake, ate it, and then proceeded to dance more. Priceless

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Ok, here's the next situation that has happened in my life. This is what I live with couple doors down

I rest my case......

Why does life play tricks on us at times? Congratulations universe, you win!