Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Trunk or Treat at Lunalilo Home


Some of the staff at Lunalilo Home put on a Trunk or Treat event today.  It was such a "treat" for the kupuna with loads of fun and laughter.

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Monday, October 29, 2018

Fook Yuen


My brother and his wife treated us to lunch at Fook Yuen to celebrate my mom's 85th birthday. 

We had Fish Maw with Crabmeat Soup.
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Deep Fried Stuffed Tofu
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Choy Sum  
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Dungeness Crab
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Lobster
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We also had fried rice, noodles, chicken salad and ong choy, but my mind musta blanked out when the crab and lobster came out, and I forgot to take more photos. 

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Chickees


I only have a photo of cute, little chicks for you today. There are around nine of them at the Day Care.

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Friday, October 26, 2018

Goma Tei Ramen


Me and friend Cleta met at Goma Tei this past Tuesday. We both opted for ramen with a shoyu-based broth.

This is my Vegetable Ramen ($10.95). It tasted a lot healthier (not as flavorful) than my favorite Tan Tan broth. 
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Here is Cleta's Shredded Pork and Szechuan Pickle Ramen ($11.25).
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Thursday, October 25, 2018

$4 Off Coupon


I had a Longs coupon for "$4 off your next purchase" that was gonna expire yesterday so I went there to look for something.

I got these . . . Altoids, not for the mints but for the tin to put watercolor paints in and a little glass container to store dipping ink.

The Altoids was $2.59 and the container was $1.49. My out-of-pocket expense ended up being 8 cents. The people in line behind me laughed when one guy said, "I wish mine would cost that little."
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And to add to the score . . . I got another $4 off coupon  on my receipt!!
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Hokkaido Soft Serve


At Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza, an antenna shop for products from Hokkaido, there was a soft serve ice cream machine. There was a guy across from the machine who was eating exactly what I wanted . . . a melon/vanilla mix in a cup (not cone). 

I asked him for help in picking which button I was supposed to press and he gladly obliged. I drew shades on him because he was such a cool dude. 

You can see in his hand that he got a pack of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for his trouble. IMG_5123

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Peaceful Shopping


A few days after coming home from Japan I went to Safeway to get a few things. 

Cool air rushed at me as soon as I entered the store. I hadn't realized how much I had missed that while shopping in Tokyo. 

And it was quiet. Nobody shouting words from behind counters. No high-pitched voices coming from sound systems. 

And no crowds. 
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Nobody blocking my way in tiny, narrow aisles. 
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And no looooooooooong lines at checkout.
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It was so nice being able to shop in peace. 

But don't get me wrong. I'd go back to do more Tokyo omiyage shopping in a heartbeat!

Monday, October 22, 2018

Japan Coins


Me and numbers don't get along.  Dealing with money in Japan is hard for me.  

If the cashier is especially fast and there's a long line behind me, FOGET IT. I go into Pressure Out Overload. I'm not ashamed to hold a handful of coins out and let the cashier pick them for me. 

I usually come home with a whole bunch of coins, but surprisingly these are all I brought back this time. I did good, hah!

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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Winnah!!


Winnah Winnah Chicken Dinnah!!  I think Wendell used to say that. Ever heard that saying before?

Anyway, had planny people who entered this drawing. Wendell was busy hibachi-ing his bulgogi so I asked Landon to do the picking this time. 

I wish I could send everybody something, but got only one winnah. And da winnah is  . . . 

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CHET!!!  YOU DA WINNAH!!  Can you email me with your mailing address?  JalnaA@aol.com.  Congratulations!!
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Saturday, October 20, 2018

Wendell's Curry Noodles with Shrimp


Wendell made this a couple of nights ago. It was a little bit too spicy for me, but veeeery flavorful. He saw the recipe in a magazine in a doctor's office and took a picture.

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Friday, October 19, 2018

My Japan Art Supply Haul


Here are the art supplies that I bought in Japan. Would you believe that I was looking forward to buying art supplies more than anything else?

These are from Sekaido. I had hoped to visit the main branch in Shinjuku, but the Ikebukuro store proved to be good enough.
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These were from Tokyu Hands. 
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I picked these up from The Loft on our last day.
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My haul included a whole bunch of white pens. 
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Because one can never have enough white pens.
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This pen proved to be one of my favorite art supply buys. 
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It's actually a fine-tipped brush pen! Neat hah!!
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It's good for doing fine line variations.
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This is a .005 Zig marker. 
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So tiny!
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I partially inked this Howl's Moving Castle just to show you. 
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I bought two versions of this Pentel brush pen.
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They both have nylon bristles and a barrel filled with ink that you have to kinda press a little while using.
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It took me awhile to get used to, but I think I like it.  Only thing . . . the ink takes awhile to dry and it's not waterproof, but I can smudge it with my finger or use a waterbrush for shading.
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This is a dip pen.  The set I bought has 3 different type of nibs. I only got to try out the G nib so far. 
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It's fun to use . . . somehow very satisfying.
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This thing is called a screen tone. It's a peel-off adhesive film.
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Manga artists use it for shading, although I think it's probably old school now since most must draw digitally instead. I think it's cool. No?
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The tone cutter on the left is veeeeeery sharp and needs just a little pressure to cut. The thing on the right is used to rub rub rub the film in place. Maybe not really necessary, but it was only 200 yen.
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I'm really happy with my haul and can't wait to play with them more. 

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Craft Supply Bargains at Ross


I recently found some scores at various Ross stores.

I got these Faber Castell gelatos (Hawaii Kai) for $1.99 each. The same gelatos on Amazon are selling for $14.59 each!
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This Faber Castell stencil (Hawaii Kai) was $1.99. Similar ones are around $10.00 on Amazon.
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This Faber Castell Texture Luxe (Hawaii Kai) is used to create dimension and texture in your artwork. It was $2.99. The same thing on Amazon is selling for $10.95.
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Marvy Uchida LePlumme II markers selling for $17.04 on Amazon were $5.99 at Ross (McCully).
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These Fiskars decorative scissor set (Kahala) was $2.99.  Amazon sells it for $10.99.
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Yes, I do spend a lot of my free time bargain hunting at different Ross stores. It's fun for me.

I hardly go to Longs but I did go yesterday and look what I discovered. A Clearance section!! Hooo hooo!!
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