Monthly Archives: October 2012

My last living grandparent is my mother’s father, Santiago Vazquez. He remains in good health even in his eighties. Good health runs in his family genes. His father and his father’s father also lived well into their nineties. I know … Continue reading →

用事があって久しぶりにワイキキビーチに出てみました。 くらくらめまいがするほど、海も空も雲も風も輝いていました。 元気なお天気のワイキキ。それを確かめるのが好きです。 じりじりと焼けそうで、数枚の写真を撮るのが精一杯でした。 １０分で退散！

今年も再び「KZOO Karaoke Festival」が10月14日にシェラトンワイキキホテルのボールルームで盛大に開催され、56名のファイナりストが喉を競い合いました。僕は今回は「五月のバラ」と言う歌を歌いました。オリジナルはブレンダ・リーさんに書かれたものですが、尾崎紀世彦さんや布施明さんもカバーしています。今回も緊張して失敗だらけで優勝も部門別入賞も出来ませんでしたが、毎年少しずつ良くなっていると思います。また来年に向けて地道に練習します。

Recently, I attended an office party to celebrate another year of hard work. The party was by the ocean on a small piece of land jutting out into the water. Everyone was sitting down at rows of tables under a … Continue reading →

China Walls is pretty fun place. You can BBQ and watch the sunset while you fish. If the waves aren’t too big, you can jump off the cliff and go swimming. Although getting out of the water can be a … Continue reading →

When I lived in Japan I was very fortunate to be able to make a living doing my favorite hobby, which is scuba diving. My wife and I ran a scuba diving store in the city of Hadano in the … Continue reading →

My Grandma O.,Maria Osorio’s life’s story is to me a sad one and I have mixed feelings about her as well. When I was a child, she was very loving,and a good cook, she made these awesome hashbrowns from scratch … Continue reading →

My last blog was a bit “Whiny”, so this time i’ll try to make it a bit less, well, “whiny”. Even though my story is about another thing I dislike about this awesome country, i’ll try. I’m feeling a bit … Continue reading →