We’re giving away tickets to Pussycat Dolls concert
Thanks to the blog’s real boss (and the producer of the Warrior Beat Show) — Sandee Oshiro — we’re giving away two tickets to the Pussycat Dolls concert.
We’ll announce the winner’s name on Tuesday’s show.
How do you enter?
Create your own lyrics to complete this line:
When I grow up, I wanna …
(Keep it clean. This is a family blog, and as a Farrington grad, Sandee’s toughness needs no explanation.)
Good luck.
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Luke Ingram is ready to succeed his brother Jake as the Warriors’ long-snapper. Luke said he recently received his acceptance letter to UH. He has been participating in unsupervised workouts, and will take part in training camp. Luke is 6-4 and 220 pounds.
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There have been some interesting sights this offseason. Offensive tackle Laupepa Letuli’s cartwheel. His back-leap into a high-jump pad. Wideout Royce Pollard jumping over your blog host. Quarterbacks Greg Alexander and Brent Rausch running pass routes (get ready for the Noke Offense).
And then there was 250-pound Jake Heun, who missed the 2008 season because of a herniated disc, doing back-to-back, Ozzie Smith-like back flips.
“I guess my back is fine now,” Heun announced.
Heun, a JUCO defensive end who was recruited as a power back, has moved to middle linebacker, where he is listed as the primary understudy to Mana Lolotai.
1st?
Everyone is too busy Googling the Pussycat Dolls, I guess.
Yowza! HiHo Hanalei!
Or for the ladies, keeping the men from Googling. 😀
“I wanna be famous”
Top Ten! (or hunnard, whichever applies)
i’m already in-famous….
don’t need to be famous.
just want to be…. ah, nvm.
anyways, can’t win the tickets, so good luck to whoever does get em…
Whoops. I had to clarify it. You can create your own line, such as Jason might say: When I grow up, I wanna … be a math genius.
Hey, I guess that means I inadvertently entered the contest.
basically heun and brashton switched places. i thought the coaches were projecting heun to be a DE. good size for mlb though.
do u know if the coaches are projecting tonga at OLB or S?
i’ll play for fun though.
When I grow up, I wanna …
be a ToysRus Kid….
when i grow up, i wanna take over stephen tsais job.
When I grow up, I wanna …
be happy.
When I grow up,
I want to be
Nothing, but the best.
letsgo:
I think they wanted him to open at safety. But then you see how freakin’ big he is, he probably could play strong safety, outside linebacker or, one day, defensive end. And he moves very fast, although not as fast as Rodney Bradley.
When I grow up, I wanna …
have nice seats like Stretch and yell at coaches.
wait, i do have decent seats now and yell at coaches and players. nvm.
Repost from previous blog:
GOOD SUNDAY TO EVERYONE!!
My anxiety is over. I called the UNLV ticket office on Thursday only to find out the ticket guy I was dealing with is no longer there. I left a message for his replacement. Friday went by and I’m getting more anxious.
About an hour ago, I received a call from the ticket office. I couldn’t believe there was actually someone working there on a Sunday.
So, here’s the deal. I could have gotten the 200 tickets today, but they would have been the endzone seats very similar to what we had in 2007. The only way I can get sideline tickets is when single game tickets go on sale on the 15th. So, I’ll be in line at the UNLV ticket office on the 15th. Apparently, there is a hold-up with the sideline tix due to the UH ticket office not giving an accurate count yet.
Since this is such a popular game, there are no group discounts. The tickets will be $35 each. If you purchased them from UH or UNLV directly, there would be a handling fee. Since I’m picking them up, there is no added charge.
I fly to Kona on the 18th. I should be on Oahu the 19th or 20th. I’m bringing the tickets to Genji’s on the 20th. Either cash or checks will be fine.
I’m getting 200 tickets. Right now, I’ve got ticket orders for 185. I’ll be sending out confirmations to everyone. I don’t know if I’ll have time to make a seating chart like last time, but as long as we are all together, we can make our own seating arrangements.
Okay, if there are any questions, just email me at rich2176 at yahoo.com.
When I grow up….I wanna be a WarriorBeat Tsaiko…
Good Morning Tsaikos!!
You forgot to include, “and get scoldings from NFA”
When I grow up….
i wanna have big mus-kles like Hercules Homey……
ST,
i already got the stare from NFA before, so that’s checked off the list.
“be a #1 chic”
When I grow up….
I wanna have the dart skills of Koakane….
ok, i need to stop. i can just see all the retaliation posts later when people wake up.
oops, sorry, that NFA post was meant for Stretch not ST. i didn’t read right.
ok, i couldn’t stop.
When I grow up I wanna……
be as fresh as tombo ahi……
When I grow up, I wanna …be like Tsai go to work in shorts.
sit around do nothing else but talk sports.
catch a plan to reno, las vegas, or new orleans, louisiana.
and its all expenses paid, free not my kala.
have a band of merry tsaikos that just worship and adore me.
when i grow up, yah, i know who i wanna be.
morning tsai-ko nation slowly trying to get into some type of form so I can function today. pounding in my head going down from the loud music. the wessai mafia showed up, management got nervous so we got booted out of the vip suite.
chawan_cut roflmfao
mahalo to rich for all da work he doing getting the tics and see you latter on this month at genji’s.
When I grow up I wanna……
….have the ladies skills just like J & (J) = (Jason and (James))……
When I grow up – I wanna be me.
wait, that’s not right cause I’m already grown up – hehe
When I grow up I wanna..
Help others achieve their dreams, as they have helped me.
“When I grow up, I wanna be able to eat like a Tsaiko . . . and not put on weight like a Tsaiko”
When I grow up I wanna be……
Faster than a speedin’ Jovonte Taylor….
More powerful than a bench pressin’ Tuika Tufaga….
Able to leap tall sports reporters in a single bound like Royce Pollard….
When I grow up, I wanna …
Realize how much I matured, yet not realize how much I aged…
Read the Honolulu Advertiser and remember how I won Pussycat Doll tickets 😛
Mornin’ again!
OK, Luke!
Good to hear Jake Heun is in good shape! Looks good…yow! Rivals homey’s guns. 🙂
When I grow up I wanna be…..
….not as lame…. but I can only do so much.
as Popeye once said, “I y’am what I y’am, and that’s all that I y’am”,
but I’m just chawan, the lame-o UH fan….
Mahalo to rich for all of the work on the tickets, and las vegas for the par-tay arrangements, and stevem for keeping track.
I want to do the best that I can to make this world a better place.
chawan you killing me just killing me 🙂
koakane,
i think i peaked with #36. so no more from me.
wait, one more
When I grow up I wanna be…..
……grown up.
Thank you to Rich2176!!! Looking forward to the confirmation with total price and mailing address for payment.
Whoo-hoo!!!
Now if only WSU would get its act together and decide on a kick-off time.
Geez. Just make a choice! Or are they trying to negotiate with ESPN?
When I grow up…
…. I wanna still be young at heart….
ok, I’ll stop. I can’t even win.
CC – you better stop being so damn lame…
When I grow up I hope all you guys still my bestest friends.
If not, I no like grow up.
When I grow up I wanna….
…. have the karaoke skills of Esme and lefty….
When I grow up I wanna beat A-Joe at basketball.
It’s like playing against a tree.
When I grow up, I wanna….
Wait! … I don’t wanna grow up! I want to stay a T S A I K O !!!
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Even if I don’t, he will still be my friend
When I grow up I wanna be a…famous dance photographer!
Good Morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes!
Okay I don’t really want to enter, just want to join in the fun…
When I grow up, I wanna have corrective eye surgery. Right now, Brew’s is the only post I can see without my glasses.
When I grow up, I wanna see us win a BCS game.
When I grow up I want everyone to be happy and healthy!
Not entering the contest.
When I grow up I wanna…run away from home and join da *Tsaiko’s!* Travel to all the away games, eat exotic fuud and drin…try wait…I’m doing that already! Nevah mine…(tsigh!)
When I grow up, I wanna be a state worker and have 3 furlough days a month, which amounts to 36 days a year ! Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it… you just might get it… you just might get it.
Congratulations to Takamiyama on a long and illustrious career.
Happy retirement!
Gotta get ready to head out on the trail. The Queen ‘D’ is gathering her Kaleikini & Hanakeawe Klan for a picnic at Kaka’ako park. When dem chirrun jump in, Guy Hagi will be talking about a huge south swell coming in!
Play nice. No hair pulling, eye gouging, or arm twisting. Uddah wize I not goin’ let chu grow up!
*SING TO MELODY OF SONG*
When I grow up….
I wanna be teaching
For the students
Of our state
When I grow up…
I wanna change their lives
Open their eyes
Show them love not hate
When I grow up…
I’ll follow my dreams
Be the best that I can be
For Hawai’i
When I grow up…
Then I’ll see
If who I came to be
Is really me
When you see
Hanalei by moonlight
You will be In heaven by the sea
Every breeze
Every wave will whisper
“You are mine,
Don’t ever go away”
Hanalei
Hanalei moon
Is lighting beloved Kauai
Hanalei
Hanalei moon
Aloha no wau ia ‘oe
When I grow up I wanna continue being a kid at heart, like for example a few days ago in a Subway feeling the presence of the bemused lady behind me I proceeded to dispense all eight different flavors of soda into the cup. I smiled. And she tried holding back a giggle. It was great.
roysan16 – that’s great! Did it taste as good as it did when you weren’t “grown up”?
I didn’t realize the tickets were promo’d on the front page of the Tizer.
No wonder management was all antsy this morning about my late post.
roysan16:
Ever had the hunch to go into a 7-11 or other convenience store and fill up your cup with all of the flavors they have?
We talking at least a dozen, if not more!
P.S.—How’d it taste?
When I grow up
I wanna be thinner
lose a hundred pounds
be the biggest loser winner!
🙂
when i grow up i wanna be…
me
Bad news about Jake Patek (I found this via Tombo’s twitter feed). IMP means import–each CFL team can only have a limited number of non-Canadians, which means that an American player must be a lot better than his Canadian competition to make the roster.
When I grow up I hope this blog will be talking about UH sports again.
Nevada is getting $650k to play Notre Dame on national TV.
when i grow up
i wanna own a restaraunt
next to a pettin zoo
and have customers ask what meats i choooose
when i grow up
I’ll tell the meats from next door
go look on da kitchen floor
we mix pidgeon to the goat so it doesnt bore
when i grow up
i wanna eat haole
make sure my reviews arent frowney
create petting zoo feed brownie
when i grow up
business will fly
feds cant get me
say idea was tsai’s
Tennessee’s recruiting budget last year was $1.1 million! I was happy that UH’s recruiting budget went from $50k to about $160k (if you count the donated tickets from Hawaiian Airlines), but $1.1 million is just crazy.
To put things in perspective: UH used to have a $50k recruiting budget. Tennessee spent an average of $50k per recruit.
The University of Florida is asking their Athletic Department for a $6 million donation this year. It seems like their University figures out how much they need to balance their budget ($9.5 million in 2007) and asks their Athletic Department to donate it. Florida’s TV revenue will go up another $6+ million per year under the CBS/ESPN deal, so they will have even more surplusses…
Bad news for all the WAC schools that wanted to schedule more Pac-10 games–the Pac-10’s Athletic Directors decided against reducing their conference schedule for football. This is also bad for the Hawaii Bowl, as it means that the Pac-10 will have less bowl-eligible teams in the future.
Any chance Jake Heun will see ANY time at power back?
Last year the Pac-10 didn’t have a team eligible to send to the Hawaii Bowl and also couldn’t fill their slot in the Poinsettia Bowl (which was supposed to be able to pick a Pac-10 team before the Hawaii Bowl). It is good that the Hawaii Bowl got the C-USA #2 team, as there wasn’t going to be a Pac-10 team available for them and scrambling for a team probably wouldn’t have gone as well as last year.
DPK,
If Heun isn’t practicing at power back and hasn’t learned the blocking schemes set up under Coach Shaw, the chance is probably near zero that he’ll be used at RB.
I don’t know if Garret posted this earlier, but UNR is getting $650k to play AT Notre Dame this Sept. 05. IDK – seems kind of low…. 🙄
Hey – anybody else missing the Table of contents bar/list across of the ’tiser homepage? It’s been missing for several days on my FF browser. 😐 🙁
jm2375 and family should be aboard the Norwegian Pearl by now and departing Seattle iright now. Next stop Juneau. Then Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, and Victoria, B.C. Here is some background info on ride…
The Norwegian Peal was built in 2006. 965 feet long, 106 feet wide and about as tall as Aloha Tower. 93,530 gross tons. Maximum of 2,380 passengers and 1,124 crew.
The ship has 12 restaurants (2 main dining, buffet, 9 specialty), 9 Bars and lounges (drinks available throughout ship–theatre, gym–everywhere 🙂 )
The ships theatre and stage goes through 3 decks and seats 1,042. Spa, pools, hot tubs, casino, library, meet rooms, etc.
The unusual features of the Pearl is a large 4-lane bowling alley/sports bar, and night club complex. Not so unusual is Basketball/tennis court and rock climbing wall.
At the end of Alaska season (Sep 21 for the Pearl), she will head south, pick up Panama Canal cruisers in LAX and head to Miami. In Miami, she will start 7-day cycle upper Caribbean
Cruises which include, Samana (Dominican Replublic), St. Thomas, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), and Great Stirrup Cay Bahamas.
brew808,
Notre Dame is scheduling Nevada as a favor to thank them for juggling their schedule 5 years ago so that Notre Dame could play BYU. Nevada wanted the game and I guess it is satisfied with the money Notre Dame is paying. I guess Notre Dame pays less for opponents, but they don’t seem to have a problem filling their schedule even though they have no conference opponents. The attention a team gets playing Notre Dame (think about how much more attention the Hawaii Bowl got last year vs. what it would have gotten with a Western Michigan) and the national TV spot is attractive.
“It’s Tricky” – 😯
This speech is my recital, I think it’s very vital
To rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time)
It’s Tricky is the title, here we go…
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…it’s Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…Tr-tr-tr-tricky (Tricky) Trrrrrrrrrrricky
I met this little girlie, her hair was kinda curly
Went to her house and bust her out, I had to leave real early
These girls are really sleazy, all they just say is please me
Or spend some time and rock a rhyme, I said “It’s not that easy”
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…(How is it D?) It’s Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Trrrrrricky)
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…Tricky (Tricky) Tricky
The sports guys name is Stephen, his stories run true and even
It’s just the facts, the hidden word, he keeps the fans believin’
His posse is the Tsaikos, they’re wild, they’re punk, they’re psycho
It’s football, food and fun all day, …whatever fans like know
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…(How is it D?) Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky) huh!
The Princess is his sidekick, she’s betta than first draft pick
Shoots videos, does cameos, draws huge crowds out in public
The Beat is home base for the crew, if sports you crave, no misconstrue
Again it’s Tsai, the boss, the dude, Hey – we da Tsaikos, but he da glue
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…(How is it?) Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky…Tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tricky (Tr-Tr-Tr-Tricky) Tr-tr-tr…
….
😆 🙄 😆
Hi Stephen!!
When I grow up, I wanna be as popular and well-loved as you!! 😉
You always say har har with that smirk, but I really mean it! When I was an intern, I remembered how helpful you were to me and I’ll never forget it. You were my first friend at The Advertiser.
Plus, I’m your VP, which makes me your right-hand person!!
βρεω808: Though your comment on #49 was pretty impressive, I really am a Pussycat fan! 😆
So Stephen, please pretty please pick me! ME ME ME!!! 😛
When I grow up, I wanna …
like the being that I am
I wanna be free and caring
Sharing all I can
I wanna be proud of where
I’ve been to in the past
But prouder still of who I am
And where I’ll end up last.
I want to be all of that,
and so much more than words can say
I wanna leave this world a better place
So I can smile when it’s time to face
the end…
When I grow up, I wanna …
like the person that I am
Anyway.. someone said that K5 is showing last year’s LA tech game at 2?
“When I grow up… I wanna play football for the University of Hawaii!!! (I’m still in high school)”
Chawan says When I grow up, I wanna …
be a ToysRus Kid….
very Lame
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/natasha-kai-is-always-looking-for-more-ink/
Natasha Kai Is Always Looking for More Ink
This above story of NK, written a few days ago, in the NY Times gives insight into her professional career. And also of her participation and rise from the senior women’s national team and all the way up to the Beijing Olympics, where she led her team to winning a gold medal.
The article pays homage to her beloved tatoos, of becoming the first women from Hawaii competing at the top levels and of having a distinct flair earning her the reputation of becoming one of the most recognized female soccer players in the world.
It is conclusive that ones at the top receive the trapping of publicity and “ink”. And it is duly noted that the author’s play on words also refers to NK tattoos, which requires ink.
In the comment section I wrote this:
Being Hawaii born and raised, I appreciate when writers pay homage to athletes from our state. NK, by breaking ground, serves as inspiring others from Hawaii into following in her footsteps. And when I say this it’s exclusionary of gender or sports. For it just makes me so proud, presently and perhaps in the future, when I see our Hawaii athletes at the biggest venues.
My feeling is that giving our athletes a deserving pat on the back, acknowledging nod or a writing a favorable comment lets them know that they’re deeply appreciated. And cherished. And it gives them a sense of carrying the torch for the rest of us looking on.
I’ll be grown up when the State can furlough TWO days a month,
AND no need pay union dues.
There’s Binding Arbitration – no need unions.
Got it Gov ? Got it unions ?
Good Luck on every ones dreams on what they want to be when they grow up. Mine at #61 was a choreograph, where I thought I’d write something clever and steal the tickets and laugh all the way to the concert…har, har. Anyway, now that the truth is known I excuse my self from the contest.
Shauna,
what does VP mean?
Vice Princess????
heh.
chawan_cut: Hmm, never thought of that for VP! Haha! I’m actually his vice president for our journalism organization. He’s our nonpaying-dues president. 😉
Stephen: Pay your dues!! 🙂
ST‘s Joe Biden, Dick Chaney…. 😯 😆
so many rumors flying out of arizona.
is SS and SK coming back home? i sure hope so…
When I grow up…. I will continue to be a clean slate. I will be able to look back on the things I’ve done, people I’ve met, opportunities I’ve encountered, and decisions I’ve made and be able to smile at the good ones and learn to laugh about all the bad ones. I want to know I can still grow and continue on to where I’m going. When I grow up, I won’t forget who I am or where I came from……
when i grow up…
i wanna be having as much fun as i had when i wasn’t grown up
When I grow up I wanna travel the world and attend every UH football game on the road and eat at hole in the wall places across the country.
Brew-
#89. You ROCK!
Aww, cwap. Sorry Brew, I mean #81.
😳
Interview with Samson after his first practice with the Raiders.
About how the system fits Samson:
wow its slow today. i guess it must be a nice day back home in Hawaii nei to keep everyone away and off the internet.
This blog has very good information. I learned a lot from reading here.
looks like the spam bots are still out there though.
CC – I think alot of them were watching the NBA game. Just ended OT with lal winning.
hiflyer,
orlando, so close
Please voice your opinion / concerns to the Board of Regents.
They meet on Wednesday. Send emails to:
bor at hawaii dot edu
Obviously, it’s crucial for the University and the State.
When I grow up, I wanna see UH volleyball win another national championship 🙂
When I grow up, I wanna see the baseball bows return to Omaha for the College World Series.
When I grow up, I wanna yell like Chawan Cut and eat like Lefty.
Jake Heun look like he can smash heads, bruddah is tick…
Luke is a tweener, need to pack on some pounds before he get ran over on special teams.
I think LWJ packed on some muscle and is up to around 225lbs or so. Inoke is pretty strong, Rego can pound, so Jake Heun not necessary unless we on the goal line, then maybe we give em the ball. Wassup with Green, Dimude, Lister, etc…they on campus yet??? Where oh where has Jack Sula gone???
#90, smooth ah chawan, steppin your game up, brownie points stacking up I see
When I grow up, I wanna be the best recruiter for the University of Hawaii football or basketball programs and turn our athletics program into a powerhouse!
PB,
no worries. i’m not trying.
chawan it’s all good, do you man…I taking notes 🙂
When I grow up I wanna see several teams from Hawaii win national championships and get to shake hands with Obama at the White House.
Ha! addahknowjoe growing up. Haahahaahaha…… 😆 🙄 😆
Спасибо! Буду теперь заходить на этот блог каждый день!
__________
Леночка
Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want to read the off-topic stuff.
Study found that people that exercise to lose weight or prevent diabetes should avoid antioxidants like vitamins C and E. It turns out that the combination of those vitamins and exercise is bad, since the vitamins short-circuit the body’s natural response to exercise.
Article about how so many baby’s end up with the same names.
It turns out that daydreams may actually be good for our brains, with a study finding that our brains are very active when we daydream, much more than when we do normal tasks.
Experts are very concerned about the possibility of bringing samples back from Mars, discussing the need for to prevent any contamination from Martian life that could create a global catastrophe.
Interesting study about how children who can delay gratification have greater success in their adult lives. The children could have 1 marshmallow right away or 2 if they could wait for the researcher to come back. The kids who could wait 15 minutes had SAT scores 210 higher than the kids who could only wait 30 seconds!
Free play links pau.
Pussycat Dolls?
I actually had to look them up and see what kind of group they were…..
crw….i am disappointed in you.
i can tell because you are not raving about it that you did not go to scoma’s.
When I grow up.. I wanna be like all my heroes
I wanna rock and roll the universe
Back my words
by healing all our earthly woes.
I wanna be like all my heroes
Making friends of all our present foes
Rock and roll this universe
Stop this world from getting any worse.
When I grow up I wanna be with all the ones I love
Holding them and never letting go
Never sorry for what I should have done
Standing tall until my day has come
I wanna be like all my heroes
Hold this world within a love that grows
Rock and roll this universe
Stop this world form getting any worse..
CRW,
So where did you end up going in the Bay Area?
all right. this might not be the place for this discussion. but, i really need to get this off of my chest.
3 day furlough.
what?
what is our lame duck governor doing now?
after years of mismanaging the state of hawaii’s budget, it has come to this. all of the thousands of workers will now have to pay for her folly for past years?
no way. that is not right.
three days per month is a month and a half worth of income.
how is that going to help the economy?
how many state employees will not be able to make mortgage or rent payments?
good grief.
i could agree with a hiring freeze, reduced spending, even a tax hike in moderation.
i could really go along with the governor first taking no pay for the rest of her term, drive her own car, cut out washington place events, body quards, etc, etc.
there are ways to cut the fat other than furloughs.
…nuff said.
al,
Money will be tight. No one will be spending. The economy will plummet further and while the State won’t lose employees, more people will lose jobs in the service industry due to lack of spending.
Al:
Since we’re going off topic, yes, I agree that furloughs are not the way to go.
It’s not just the savings, but the fact that you won’t have somebody working for 36 days. On top of that, add 20 days, or so, of vacation. And, say, another five days of sick leave. That’s more than two months each worker won’t be available.
Where do they make it up? OT, of course. So where’s the savings?
Sorry to hear about the passing today of former Pac-5, SDSU, and NFL player Pio Sagapolutele. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Kevin,
saw that on the news earlier….
Condolences to the family.
On a lighter note….
I’ve been trying to get a lurker to post for a while now….maybe others can also try to encourage him.
He’s the Warrior Ohana’s newest GrandDad as well as one of the few second-time Warrior Dads…
No overtime or comp time allowed!
There is no makeup for those missing days. This just means that some services will suffer and the Governor should understand that people who are being furloughed are not likely to make sure that services don’t suffer. There are many in the state that feed the rumors about state workers, but there are many more who perform services that the public will not notice until those services are reduced or cut.
Some middle ground needs to be found.
BTW
When I grow up…I want to remember the simplicity and fun of those days when I wasn’t grown up. I just want to have good friends, good times and hopefully more peace in the world.
If not, then when I grow up…I want to be less lame! Chawan, you are shining example! Thanks! 😆
Pio Sagapolutele participated in camps both here and in California. From KPT, to Maryknoll, to the NFL and back. His children are still in school, I believe. That is so sad. Condolences to his family.
Condolences to the ‘ohana of Pio Sagapolutele.
Rich2176- MAHALO!
Brew808- pretty Tricky, if I say so myself!
Speech! Speech!
http://lizkauai.blogspot.com/2009/06/tricky.html
when i grow up, i wanna be
like my father you see
because he instilled in me
what i should grow up to be
when i grow up, i wanna be
like my mother you see
because her love of me
keeps growing so tenderly
when i grow up, i wanna be
like my children you see
and life will be so heavenly
my kids like my parents you see
carefully, i know what to wish for
cuz i really get it
i get it
i get it
rob25…i hear you. govt workers are often the brunt of some unqualified jokes. as a former govt worker, i know that it is not true. i think i toiled much harder in my govt days.
Liz @ 139
Lee Cataluna went to high school on Maui. What did she win and made ST come in second? A blog?????
condolences to pio sagapolutele’s ohana.
death is always untimely.
our hearts and prayers….
al @ 141…..
Well Rob that makes one of us 🙂
duffer – I know that you toil everyday.
duffer- refresh the link.
My condolences to the Sagapolutele family.
G’nite all!
Thanks for sharing that performance again for us Ms. Liz!!
When I grow up I wanna be obama, I wanna be a leader, I wanna be in space
When I grow up I wanna see the changes, ride the mass transit, I wanna have a iphone
When I grow up, I wanna see me, me on oprah, people know me, be on the radio
When I grow up, remembering kalihi, stomping grounds, wanna step out of kalihi and truly go forth to serve.
Kudos to humble beginnings!
Nitey nite!
when i grow up i wanna see stephen tsai still writing these blogs
Sorry, al. I never got down to Scoma’s or the Pier 39/Pier 45 side.
Mei Ling:
Got back from Richmond about 12:30pm-ish and blogged on here for a little while, IIRC. I was gonna play tourist and head down to Pier 39 side but somehow ended up falling asleep around 1:45pm-ish. Didn’t wake up until after 6:30pm, so that was a horrifically long nap I took.
Took BART to Embarcadero Station (too lazy to walk), walked north on The Embarcadero and took in the sites and sounds of that area. Got up to Pier 7 (or in other words, not that far), then turned back, as it was getting dark.
Took in a movie at that theatre in One Embarcadero Center (Revanche) then went back to the hotel for the night.
Funny how my flight back to PHX was “banished” to the International Terminal.
It was the only domestic flight leaving out of that terminal and was the only narrowbody jet amidst a sea of 747s and 777s. Garanz that plane had arrived from Mexico/Central America previous to operating the PHX flight.
When I grow up, I wanna be the best husband and father to my family.
Ian?…Are you Ronnie’s son? If so, that is a very mature and adult way of looking to the future. Also, Congratulations on your recent graduation. I saw a picture of you that reflected what you just spoke of. Way to go!
When i grow up,
I wanna be me
I wanna be a hero
I wanna be free
When I grow up
I wanna be Kobe
I wanna be Jeter
I wanna play in big games
When I grow up
I wanna win trophies
Date a lot of hotties
I wanna have moola
When I grow up
Be on Wheaties
Fans know me
Selling all the sports drinks
When I grow up
Strong and lean
Prime time stud
Coming thru for the team
Please voice your opinion / concerns to the Board of Regents.
They meet on Wednesday. Send emails to:
bor at hawaii dot edu
Obviously, it’s crucial for the University and the State.
Here is wishing a great week to everyone!
Good Morning,
In the old days I’d wake up and read bh2’s posts, like clockwork. Now he’s gone-it seems. In her column, Lee Catuluna writes about the old sugar cane fields. A quote from her article: “A fallow field is a thousand times sadder than an empty house or a shuttered business, especially in Hawai’i, especially on the west side of Kaua’i, where the rich soil and steady sun just ache to grow things”. Bh2’s absence reminds me of a fallow field. Gone are the posts exuding so much exuberance for UH sports.
Right about this time last year he’d be reminding the readers of how many days before kickoff. And his posts included earnestly urging the coaches and players on..I sadly miss Bh2 posts.
Kansas is worried about posts from fans on online forums. If their interpretation of the NCAA’s rules is correct, I think I’ve seen a lot of potential NCAA violations…especially if simply posting on a player’s MySpace or Facebook page is a violation.
My worry is that the NCAA will try to punish a school to serve as a warning to all schools…and they won’t pick a big program like Florida or USC, but they will pick a smaller school to make an example of.
The Cal Bears are charging their fans some HUGE personal seat licenses. It is amazing that they are imposing these charges to their long-time season ticket holders in this economy.
It looks like Cal will quickly sell all of the $225,000 seats.
Good Morning All! Hope everyone has a good day.
Condolences to the Sagapolutele family.
Great Morning All!
Enjoy the tradewinds while you can.
Erryboddy have a terrific day.
HiHo…
When I grow up, I wanna be rich not in a ditch, no I won’t switch. When I grow up, I wanna get married, I wanna have kids, still look good, flip them lids. That’s all she wrote.
Aloha from the tropical islands of Hawaii on the coconut wireless in digital paradise
Good Morning TsaiKo Ohana….
When i grow up…i wanna be the most successful…laziest native
Back to the Future(of Lurking)
when i grow up, i wanna be
the best damn player for the wahine
I wanna run
i wanna jump
i wanna play like a nut
when i grow up, i wanna be
beautiful and smart like a rainbow lady
i wanna hit
i wanna stroke
i wanna kick some butt
when i grow up, i wanna be
the best person that the world can see
i wanna be a leader
i wanna be a cure
i wanna open the doors that are shut
be careful what you wish for
because you just might get it
i am gonna get it!
i’m gonna get it!
For the contest:
When I grow up I wanna… be rich & get Doll’d up!
(The “rich” part was inspired by some of my students; the Doll’d up part was inspired by the Pussycat Dolls themselves).
when i grow up, i wanna learn russian, to know what kine “spam” they get over there.
When I grow up, I wanna be at the Pussycat Dolls concert.
When I grow up
I wanna have money
to buy my own tickets
Instead of trying to win them!
When I groe up I wanna be just like Tsaiko
When I grow up, I wanna start a scholarship fund for foster children who attend the University of Hawaii. 🙂 Tuition is getting expensive, but education is really important, and I’d want to help support their dreams. 🙂
When I grow up, I wanna live like there’s NO tomorrow!
When I grow up, I wanna be content to be anonymous!
When I grow up, I wanna be an Organ Donar
to give the Gift of Life
to one or two or three who need it!
When I grow up, I wanna bee like a honeycomb . . . .
sweet to the soul
and healing to the bones!
When I grow up, I wanna feel free to be me
whatever that may be
as long as I live my life for the Almighty!