December 2011
1 post
December 2011
It’s undeniable. The holidays are upon us. Expectations arise sky high, and anxiety floods in my brains. I love and hate the holidays. What hypocrites we are.
To be more specific, my irreligious self is referring to the cluster of holidays being Christmas and New Year’s. There’s no doubt in my mind that these are memorable days of the year, where pretty much everything is...
October 2011
2 posts
Turning twenty three
I picked up a few cocktails from the bar earlier tonight, and the bartender asks, “What day is it today (ta-day)?” I said it was October 20th, and he says “OH MY GAHD it’s almost the holidays! Before you know it, it’ll be Thanksgiving! I hate the feeling where the holidays are right around the corner. Like I wish I was home for it, but I don’t.”
I feel...
my iPad
Today I got a keyboard for my iPad. It is glorious. I am able to resume my blogging.. a year later. Why didn’t I do this sooner?!
March 2011
1 post
January 2011
3 posts
classyfabulous asked: mizuki! when/why are you coming to nyc? lets play!
December 2010
5 posts
Without hope or agenda, just because it's...
Holidays in Hawai`i
are most certainly hard to come by working in the hospitality and service industry. Operational changes are abound constantly, but the basic premise remains the same: if I get seated, I get seated!
The atmosphere that surrounds me is a blend of New York/Generally-Big-Eastern supremacy and island-esque condescension, thrown onto the backdrop of traditional Japanese hostility. The power hungry...
October 2010
2 posts
“Mr. President, I thought I was tough. But as someone who saw first hand how...”
– Rahm Emanuel Bids Emotional Goodbye to White House | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS (via shaneguiter)
September 2010
2 posts
August 2010
7 posts
Honolulu Nightlife
(continued from last post) Case in point: I got called a zebra and I bought the “man” a drink. I felt bad that that was the best he could do, and regardless of whether I deserved to be called a zebra, I felt like I wanted to give the guys a leg-up in the world. If I could make (with all due respect,) inexperienced-I-just-turned-21-and-haven’t-left-this-island-ever boys feel like...
Pah Ke's, Kane`ohe
I’ve always wanted to do an entry like this: Before and after my precariousness.
Tomorrow is a party for “Uncle Naka“‘s retirement and birthday. Only certain family members and spouses/SOs are invited. So I got invited.
It’s at Pah Ke’s, a Chinese restaurant where they serve MSG up the yin yang (pun intended), bowls of rice that do not glimmer in light no...
July 2010
15 posts
Unretired!
I didn’t think I’d be interviewed on the spot, but I was. Extensive training and being busy starts mid-August.
I better get my partying and tanning in as much as possible before then!
Birthday bashing tonight after a one year absence. Let’s celebrate!
... and I'm home again →
Trying to decide, trying to decide.
I have been tremendously bombarded with emails and even snail mail offers from United and American Airlines alike and am certain that I am not the only person staring at the computer screen switching between tabs of “why join mileage plus?” websites of respective airlines.
Though seriously unemployed (c’mon now, you either are or you aren’t), I verbally and mentally...
“I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I`m awake, you know?”
– Ernest Hemingway (via quote-book) (via classyfabulous)
So I'm gonna cheat and mess with time
Day 4 — Your sibling (or closest relative)
Little Lani,
You are my only sibling. I wish I could write a list of things to prepare you for growing pains, but the only thing I can tell you is that life will get better and you will become a happier person. You will smile more. Because you are your mom’s only child, she is throwing all of her eggs in one basket, as Jill from Desperate...
small discoveries: In Fordham I trust...? →
I have proof. This is the most heart-warming, confidence-inspiring email I have ever received from an administrator at Fordham University, who, on average, have been known to cause ulcers and breakdowns. Until the Junior Dean. I haven’t even met him!:
Maggie,
Sorry that Fordham has been…
Humility ought to be a prerequisite for being a Dean. Maybe I should’ve gone to Fordham to...
June 2010
24 posts
Mamas at Pizza Hut Kane`ohe
(30 letter days are on suspension mode)
Brytni Miller: How do you like that phone, the droid?
Me: I like it a lot actually. You have Verizon?
BM: No, T mobile.
Brittney Balutski: I love the droid. I want the iPhone though. I should get Ka’eo an iPad
Brandee: NO YOU GUYS!!! Don’t switch to AT&T it’s junk!! Dropped calls everywhere I turn. $90 for my service plan
...
in·vest (in-vest) v. in·vest·ed....
audacious:
To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit
Day 2: Crush
I choose you, Senor Cristiano Ronaldo.
May your immaculate physique attract more attention, fame, and money than you can ever imagine… oh right, and GO ESPANA!
Day 1: Best Friend
I choose you, Elizabeth. Thank you very much for taking care of me for the past three years in countless ways. Thank you also for driving my family & I across campus during graduation day. I feel bad for not having spent enough time with you. You make so many sacrifices that are left unaccounted for and I feel you are left unappreciated. Here I am, half a world away, and I appreciate YOU!
I...
I might as well. →
30 DAY CHALLENGE
Write a letter a day to the designated individual: Day 1 — Your Best Friend Day 2 — Your Crush Day 3 — Your parents Day 4 — Your sibling (or closest relative) Day 5 — Your dreams Day 6 — A stranger Day 7 — Your Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush Day 8 — Your favorite internet…
A Much Needed Closure, 18 months later
I had lunch at OYA today with my former college roommate, Gabrielle
Me: It was difficult witnessing you and Noe fall in love as I was shattering into a million pieces after the break up of a lifetime.
Gabrielle: I am so sincerely sorry Mizuki
M: Please, don’t be. It’s okay. We are better people because of it. In the position you’re in now, you should not be feeling sorry for...
Goodbyes = See you laters
I made my rounds around DC and MD today to say my “see you laters.”
Luckily I packed my things and donated the bulk of my things yesterday thanks to my house mate, Benjamin Yavitz. He made everything possible, I’d like to tip my hat off to him.
I first went to OYA to have lunch with a former college roommate, Gabrielle. This deserves an entry on its own.
I then made the...
