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[Master_Vassago]

Well this should probably be posted in the Survivor area to tease Svenskaflicka but I'll put it all here.

I probably will put up a few stories between now and June but not a rush of them. You see, my wife just agreed to a job in Hawaii, she's leaving in a few weeks so there will be no distractions here writing wise just a busy schedule with school. The thing is once I get over there in june the only thing I have to do is be a kept man and take care of the daughters and write. .

So you'll have your hands full Svenskaflicka and the rest of the survivor contestants.


Just out of curiousity, has anyone ever lived in Hawaii from here. I want to know all the good things to look for when I go to visit at spring break and when I finally get there to live for at least the next three or four years.

Thanks,
MV

 

[MathGirl]

Be still, my trembling ...

Dear Master V,
<Sigh> I go all weak whenever I address someone who calls himself "Master," but I'll get over it <sigh>

Watch out for those Hawaiians. They're a viscous race.

MG

 

[Master_Vassago]

LOL, thank you MG. I wonder if I can go help stitch and lilo with their adventures? Better still I must find out if they have sheep. Can't trust a bunch of Islanders unless they have sheep now can we?

 

[minsue]

Re: Be still, my trembling ...

Dear Master V,
<Sigh> I go all weak whenever I address someone who calls himself "Master," but I'll get over it <sigh>

Watch out for those Hawaiians. They're a viscous race.

MG

You know...I tried to pass this by, but I just can't. I have to know. What exactly is a viscous race?

- Mindy, hoping for a definition of true MG caliber

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

MV,

Congratulations. Having been a house-husband (my two kids were in junior high) I can tell you the job has it's rewards. Of course, in my case it meant moving to Dallas, not Hawaii. Win some, lose some.

Which brings up the question, which island will you be on?

RF

 

[Master_Vassago]

Oahu, RF. I was a house husband and bartender a few years back while the wifey was a marine. So for the better part of two years I raised first one and then the other when she came along. I loved it but I also love my job here which will be hard to leave.
It's working with kids too, so at least I'll still be in the same field lol.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

MV,

If the kids are going to be with you when you go out during spring break, just do a few, low stress, tourist things. Sometime you need to get over to Kuaui. It's so damn beautiful, even I couldn't take a bad photo.

Depending on how earlier spring break arrives, the whales might still be hanging around. The girls would probably like the boat ride out and seeing a whale rising out of the water like some overgrown bass can change your perspective on the world.

RF

 

[shereads]

Spent a few days on Oahu with my future ex husband when he was offered a job there. The good things we were able to see and do in a brief time were: snorkeling at Haanauma Bay, and taking the stick of a two-seat glider over the end of the island where the Pearl Harbor attack was first sighted. Incredibly, deliciously beautiful. Too damn beautiful. Honolulu itself is no different than Miami Beach or any touristy oceanfront city, but you can change not only the scenery but the weather by heading across the ridge of mountains to the North side, where it's greener and more lush. That four-lane stretch of highway has to be the most breathtaking commute in the world.

Things that kept us from deciding to go: cost of living is steep, not awful if you both work but since we were both in advertising and the field is so intensely competitive in Hawaii (there are only so many macadamia nut accounts to go around) I was warned that I probably would have a tough time finding a job once agencies found out my husband worked for their competitor.

The actual decision wasn't based on any practical concern, though. We found out our dog would have to live in quarantine for six months. Hawaii has no rabies and won't risk it, no matter that your veterinarian writes a blood oath that your pet is healthy. They don't want strays and just generally don't encourage people to bring pets in, because of predation of native species that had no natural predators before Europeans introduced rats and cats and goats and rabbits.

If you don't have a pet or don't mind giving yours to someone else, you'll be in paradise.

Warning: know someone who has a boat or a small plane, or plan on setting aside some money for frequent weekend jaunts to other islands and trips back to the states. The reason my future ex-husband's company was having a tough time filling a job in Hawaii was "island fever." Everybody loves Oahu for the first year or so, and then it becomes claustrophobic to some people. Oahu, as beautiful as it is, can be driven in under a day if you don't stop for a lot of sightseeing.

I wish I had had more time. Hated leaving, but at least I learned to snorkel. Hanauma Bay is almost in-town and is one of those places where you just stroll in off the beach and the fish are swimming all around you. It's like a circus under the surface, and so unreal that I forgot that I hated to have my face under water.

The glider rides were an adventure and a great way to sightsee, too. From overhead we could see the line where surfers were waiting for the next big wave - I think it was the Banzai Pipeline on that side of Oahu - but better than that, we could see whales hanging around, just behind them, apparently watching the surfers. Maybe placing bets.

 

[shereads]

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[shereads]

Your kids will probably love the fact that McDonalds' in Hawaii has Chinese glass noodles on the menu.

It felt very much like being in an Asian country, familiar because English is spoken but also exotic.

I would love to have had time to take the boat ride out to the Arizona monument. But having been a kid, and a girl, whose dad took the family to visit war memorials in Europe - and being bored to tears at age 5 - I can tell you that your girls will like the action stuff much better. Snorkeling is safe if you make them keep off of the coral, and there were tons of kids there.

There's also a Hawaiian native culture park and botanical garden that we wanted to visit, on the North side, but didn't have time since we only spent one day driving out of Oahu.

A hiking trail up to the top of Diamond Head, another to-do-list item that we didn't have time for.

It was also great just driving out across the rural countryside and stopping in little mom-and-pop gas stations/lunch counters where the people and food were more Hawaiian than not. Pineapple farms and sugar plantations that look like they haven't changed much since WWII.

As for the Arizona memorial, I take it back. As a kid, I'd have liked the boat ride.



Do you surf or windsurf? Sorry; I meant, "Dude, do you surf?"

I'm told that if you don't, you will.

My most memorable adventure was on my own, job interviewing, where the major challenges were (1) negotiating city streets that all begin with the letter K and have sixty to eighty syllables ("Turn left on Kaunaakapapoa Street; if you see Kanamehamehapapa Street, you've gone too far."); and (2) wearing a black business suit to an interview at an ad agency located in the back of a mumu factory on the waterfront. No A/C. I was the only person dressed in black and wearing stockings and dying of heat stroke, and i'd have killed to be allowed to change into a mumu.

 

[McKenna]

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[Guest]

Vassago, I never wanted to see Hawaii, just not a beach gal, but most people love it, at least for vacations. I know native Hawaiians and they love it too. I still recall the pics of your lovely family, and wish you the best.

Perdita

 

[Master_Vassago]

Thank you everyone. Shereads you have given me a abundance of things to go through and I'll even make the wife sit down and read this and make sure we keep this thread handy for recall in a few months when I get over there visiting as well.

Surfing nah not much man, LOL, but I do a little, but it's been about five years since my last attempt. I'm more soccer oriented and you better damn well believe I already visited the websites for soccer on all the islands to see when and how soon I could get playing as soon as I get over there.

Thanks so much for all the words of encouragement and advice and general knowledge everyone. It's nice to get a little help when your heads spinning.

 

[shereads]

You're riding the ride, honey. Explore the planet. It's a big ball hurtling through space and we have so little time to see the good parts. You're about to live in one of the most exotic and beautiful parts, and I envy you.

I've always wanted to visit Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, Hawaii. At night, I'm told, there are charter flights to watch the glowing red lava.

Imagine being able to see where solid rock has formed over what used to be a street through a subdivision. You're watching the earth still going through its labor pains.

On the Big Island also, or so I've heard, there is sometimes snow at the highest elevations, and beach weather down below.

There's a bicycling company that puts you on a mountain bike with a helmet and hopefully some decent brakes, and escorts you down the mountain.

All downhill is the best way to ride a bicycle, in my view.

I'm all excited now about traveling someplace. If I had millions, that would be my one extreme luxury. Exploring the planet.

 

[MathGirl]

Re: Re: Be still, my trembling ...

What exactly is a viscous race?

Dear Mi,
The definition will appear in the DD. Due to alphabetical considerations, that should be early in 2006.
Slowly flowing,
MG

 

[minsue]

Re: Re: Re: Be still, my trembling ...

Dear Mi,
The definition will appear in the DD. Due to alphabetical considerations, that should be early in 2006.
Slowly flowing,
MG

Ah, then I shall be waiting here with bated breath.

- Mindy, patiently

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Not that I don't enjoy the good natured taunting, but.....

As the previous year's winner, aren't you automatically disqualified from this year's contest? I thought that was why Chicklet was moderating last year (03), because as the 02 winner she was ineligible. I could be wrong, but that was my impression.


I was supposed to be born in Hawaii, but due to a family emergency, my mom had to move back to the mainland. From everything she tells me, it's a really fun (if pricey) place to live. And from the perspective of below zero temps (with windchill) I have to say it sounds better than the northeast at the moment

 

[MathGirl]

As the previous year's winner, aren't you automatically disqualified from this year's contest?

Dear Del,
The rules which everyone else must follow are waived for those who refer to themselves as "Master."
Sigh,
MG

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Dear Del,
The rules which everyone else must follow are waived for those who refer to themselves as "Master."
Sigh,
MG

MG,

Especially if their last name happens to be "Baiter" or maybe "Bates."

RF