Earth to Chris....
That's how it seemed all weekend. Monday has reared its ugly head and it totally sucks.
Well Friday I literally ran out of the class with my students to catch up with my pals Kevin, Val, and Matt. They had been partying all week while I was stuck in class but on this Friday it was going to one to remember. Friday's big plan was to book it Yard House's happy hour in Waikiki and tank some half yards for old times. Then it was a trip to Tenkaiippin for some "natsukashii" sobering ramen, and finishing off with a 4 hour karaoke marathon.
The yard house was excellent as usual, except for a waiter that decided to slide a drink down the table and spilling everywhere, only to NOT apologize. The beer flowed pretty well and sliders were excellent! There was a surprise birthday party behind us that came with a huge 15 foot poster/banner of the birthday boy's senior high school picture. Not to mention small face cut outs of the birthday boy that were distributed to people around the bar including us. At first we were really excited to participate but the guest of honor was just taking so long and as the "party supervisor" insisted we stay and order another round we were just too impatient to wait and left with faces all over our table.
Next stop was supposed to be Tenkaiippin but the large quantities of beer suggested we try to walk it off a little. We ended up walking down Kalakaua and walked back towards Ala Moana on the beach. We were looking forward to the Friday night fireworks at the Hilton Hawaiian Village but were just behind the massive hotel to really see anything. But it turned out that all that walking made just enough room for some Ramen, gyoza, and chicken karaage.
After that we made it to our favorite Karaoke place where we met up with Clint and Jake. We sang all the old classics and deep down inside it felt like everyone was going all out because it was going to be the last time we had this "group" together for a long time. Which I think no one really wanted to admit since the day for the group to break up was coming up fast. Nevertheless we partied hard and it was all well worth it!
Saturday was dubbed Maximum Chris with Cheesy Natsukashii Music Day. We spent the whole day driving around the island of Oahu. We made sure we hit all the main spot like, China-man's Hat (Anthony), Kualoa Valley, Laie's Blue Rock(?), Sunset Beach, and Dole Plantation. I would have to say that Sunset beach is pretty nice. I've often stopped there for people to get a good look of the ocean, but it was the first time going in and really enjoying it. I was so surprised at how crisp the water was. Kevin was saying how they imagined what the beaches in Hawaii look like and of' course you have the ones with the hotels right there but the beaches with the small two lane roads and palm trees everywhere, with dunes of sand is the real image of a Hawaiian Beach. I was glad that Krystal and I got a chance to frolic in the ocean with our guests. After the beach, we drove towards Dole Plantation and had the obligatory Dole Whip.
And finished the day of fun with a dinner at the Macaroni Grill.
Sunday came and went too fast. Kevin and Val's flight to San Fransisco was at 11:50 pm so we definitely had to go out with a bang. We had breakfast at the Original Pancake House. Then made a trek to the west coast for some west coast beach action. We had orignally planned to go to Ko'Olina but the beach was packed and we diverted to Ewa Beach. Only to find that you had to be pretty hard core to go swimming there. There were just too many rocks for our comfort and relocated all the way to Ala Moana. After about an hour we got packed and finished the Around The World Trip with beers and pupus at Side Street Inn. We did some last minute reminiscing and some guilt persuasion for Kevin and Val to stay longer but it was inevitble that there time to go had come.
The trip to airport was quick and very hard to swallow. The feeling we had about a year ago in Japan while standing in Keval's empty Rezo room came back like a giant wave. We had to say Good bye again. It was a lot harder saying good bye now than back in Thailand and Krystal was brought to tears. But the gauntlet was thrown again for us to come visit them in New York this winter or next spring. We need to keep the gauntlet in the air and never let it touch the ground. Its always there to challenge us to keep the lines of communication open. For Kevin and Val: you guys are the best friends from the ATL any Hawaiian can ask for. We'll be seeing you shortly.
Oh and you too Matt, the best "junk" in all the land.
Kurisu Ou-to!!
Well Friday I literally ran out of the class with my students to catch up with my pals Kevin, Val, and Matt. They had been partying all week while I was stuck in class but on this Friday it was going to one to remember. Friday's big plan was to book it Yard House's happy hour in Waikiki and tank some half yards for old times. Then it was a trip to Tenkaiippin for some "natsukashii" sobering ramen, and finishing off with a 4 hour karaoke marathon.
The yard house was excellent as usual, except for a waiter that decided to slide a drink down the table and spilling everywhere, only to NOT apologize. The beer flowed pretty well and sliders were excellent! There was a surprise birthday party behind us that came with a huge 15 foot poster/banner of the birthday boy's senior high school picture. Not to mention small face cut outs of the birthday boy that were distributed to people around the bar including us. At first we were really excited to participate but the guest of honor was just taking so long and as the "party supervisor" insisted we stay and order another round we were just too impatient to wait and left with faces all over our table.
Next stop was supposed to be Tenkaiippin but the large quantities of beer suggested we try to walk it off a little. We ended up walking down Kalakaua and walked back towards Ala Moana on the beach. We were looking forward to the Friday night fireworks at the Hilton Hawaiian Village but were just behind the massive hotel to really see anything. But it turned out that all that walking made just enough room for some Ramen, gyoza, and chicken karaage.
After that we made it to our favorite Karaoke place where we met up with Clint and Jake. We sang all the old classics and deep down inside it felt like everyone was going all out because it was going to be the last time we had this "group" together for a long time. Which I think no one really wanted to admit since the day for the group to break up was coming up fast. Nevertheless we partied hard and it was all well worth it!
Saturday was dubbed Maximum Chris with Cheesy Natsukashii Music Day. We spent the whole day driving around the island of Oahu. We made sure we hit all the main spot like, China-man's Hat (Anthony), Kualoa Valley, Laie's Blue Rock(?), Sunset Beach, and Dole Plantation. I would have to say that Sunset beach is pretty nice. I've often stopped there for people to get a good look of the ocean, but it was the first time going in and really enjoying it. I was so surprised at how crisp the water was. Kevin was saying how they imagined what the beaches in Hawaii look like and of' course you have the ones with the hotels right there but the beaches with the small two lane roads and palm trees everywhere, with dunes of sand is the real image of a Hawaiian Beach. I was glad that Krystal and I got a chance to frolic in the ocean with our guests. After the beach, we drove towards Dole Plantation and had the obligatory Dole Whip.
And finished the day of fun with a dinner at the Macaroni Grill.
Sunday came and went too fast. Kevin and Val's flight to San Fransisco was at 11:50 pm so we definitely had to go out with a bang. We had breakfast at the Original Pancake House. Then made a trek to the west coast for some west coast beach action. We had orignally planned to go to Ko'Olina but the beach was packed and we diverted to Ewa Beach. Only to find that you had to be pretty hard core to go swimming there. There were just too many rocks for our comfort and relocated all the way to Ala Moana. After about an hour we got packed and finished the Around The World Trip with beers and pupus at Side Street Inn. We did some last minute reminiscing and some guilt persuasion for Kevin and Val to stay longer but it was inevitble that there time to go had come.
The trip to airport was quick and very hard to swallow. The feeling we had about a year ago in Japan while standing in Keval's empty Rezo room came back like a giant wave. We had to say Good bye again. It was a lot harder saying good bye now than back in Thailand and Krystal was brought to tears. But the gauntlet was thrown again for us to come visit them in New York this winter or next spring. We need to keep the gauntlet in the air and never let it touch the ground. Its always there to challenge us to keep the lines of communication open. For Kevin and Val: you guys are the best friends from the ATL any Hawaiian can ask for. We'll be seeing you shortly.
Oh and you too Matt, the best "junk" in all the land.
Kurisu Ou-to!!
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