Cookbook Giveaway Winnah

Happy Easter everybody.  Hope you had a good one.



Erick won the drawing!  Erick, you finally won one!

Softball Caps

Don't tell . . .  about 5 years ago I threw away about 10 caps.  Shhhh . . .

Geshe Tenzin Zopa and the Unmistaken Child

After the much revered Tibetan Buddhist master Geshe Lama Konchong passed away in 2001 at the age of 84,  the Dalai Lama assigned the monumental task of locating his reincarnation to the master's closest Heart Disciple, Tenzin Zopa. 

Tenzin Zopa was designated from the age of 7 to be special, and his childhood was similar to that of reincarnated masters.  He was not allowed to play with monks his own age and was always in classes or with Geshe Lama Konchong and the rest of the monastery heads.  Tenzin completed most of his studies on the road, and went to the university in southern India for exams only.  He was always ranked among the top five students out of more than 5,000 monks. He was permitted by the request of the Dalai Lama to schedule his final exams four years ahead of time. Tenzin is today one of the youngest Geshes (equivalent to PhD in Buddhist philosophy) in Tibetan Buddhism. 

Despite his many accolades and special treatment, Tenzin Zopa remains shy and humble in his demeanor, and when assigned the task of locating his master's reincarnation, he doubted his ability to accomplish this duty.  Tenzin's search is documented in the movie entitled Unmistaken Child.




It would take Tenzin Zopa 4 years to locate the toddler, who would eventually be confirmed as the unmistakable reincarnation of Geshe Lama Konchong.  Renamed Phuntsok Rinpoche by the Dalai Lama, you can view recent photos by clicking here which will take you to a blog, maintained by Geshe Tenzin Zopa himself, which updates us on the Rinpoche's (precious one's) progress.

CPK Cookbook Giveaway

I decided to give away this California Pizza Kitchen cookbook that I scored at the swap meet.  It has some ono-looking recipes in it.




Here are pictures of some of the recipes in the book:  Spinach Artichoke Dip, Focaccia with Checca, Spaghetti Carbonara, Apple Crisp, Chicken Sausage and Pepper Sandwich, and Tuscan Bean Soup.


To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment here or email me at JalnaA@aol.com.  Wendell will pull a name this coming Sunday.

Pastor Kiha

Pastor Kiha shared a story a couple weeks ago about a visit he had made to an Arizona prison where about 1,500 Hawaii inmates are incarcerated. He said that he had been afraid and apprehensive at the start of his visit, but that as he walked through the grounds, his fear soon dissipated.  The Hawaii prisoners immediately recognized him as being someone from back home and called out to him and greeted him with affection. They would say, "Hey, do you know my family in Kaneohe?  Their name is  . . . " "Hey, do you know the  . . . family?"  "Hey, I'm from  . . . "

One man in particular, enclosed in his cell, held up a photo against the window of his door and shouted, "Here's my family.  If you see them, tell them hi for me."  Pastor Kiha said that he asked God to help ingrain the image of the people in the photo into his mind.



Back home, after service one Sunday at the Kahala Mall chapter of New Hope, Pastor Kiha said that he was in the parking lot about to leave when he saw a family pass in front of his car.  He immediately recognized them as the people in the inmate's photo.  He burst out of his car and shouted to the group.  A man stopped and Pastor Kiha explained about having visited the prison in Arizona and wondered if he knew someone there. The man acknowledged that it was his wife's brother, and then called for his wife who had walked on ahead. When the woman returned to where they were standing, Pastor Kiha was able to relay the very special message that was entrusted to him, thereby fulfilling the wish of a prisoner from Hawaii, locked up in the middle of a desert, way across the Pacific Ocean.

Kawaii Kon 2013 - Part 3

I know . . . I thought I was pau with the Kawaii Kon pictures.  But today, I realized that I hadn't posted the picture of these two kids, and when I went to look for um, I found there was a bunch that I had missed.  So . . . for real . . . these are the last of the photos.

Kakaako Mural by Scribe

I had to meet somebody in the Kakaako area before work this past Monday, so while there, I quickly got to take a few more pictures of some of the artwork.  Here's one that I really like.  I think the signature on this says "Scribe".  I hope that some day soon I'll get to take a leisurely stroll through the streets instead of the hurry-hurry-it's-raining or the hurry-hurry-gotta-get-to-work shoots that I've had to do instead.

Joe Amoy's Chili

Wendell's friend Anson got this recipe from Wendell's dad many, many years ago.  Wendell and Anson got to talking about the recipe at Grandpa's funeral, and Wendell asked for a copy.

Wendell made the chili a few days ago.  It starts off with a pound of bacon, and of course you know that anything with bacon gotta be ono.


Here's the recipe.  Sorry, I'm too lazy to type it out.

The P*O*E Tree

I wandered over to the KCC cactus garden after church this past Sunday and came across this sight.  I decided to go check it out.



I thought this was so cool.


Not a poem, but my favorite.
































If I can think of something profound to say, I'll go back and write it down for the tree.  Hmmmm . . . .

Kawaii Kon 2013 - Part 2

Here are the rest of my pictures from the Kawaii Kon event.  If you've never been, try go next year.  Good fun to watch  . . .  good for bonding.