Things to do in HAWAII that you already missed

Chinese love money, don't you know that? (I can say that because I'm Chinese)

THINGS YOU MISSED IN HAWAII
...but maybe next time you'll catch it....

Hey so this weekend was full of activities. I didn‘t have any weddings from Friday to Sunday so I decided to hang up my wedding hat for once and to see what was cooking outside. And while there was no barbecue going on this weekend, it was smoking...litereally.

My weekend started off with the Choi Chang celebration in Chinatown. Every year, about two weeks before the lunar new years, the streets of Chinatown are closed down and the local Chinese Martial Arts clubs flood in with with Lion Heads to bring good luck to the businesses.

The lions and fireworks are supposed to chase away evil spirits that keep a business from making money.

These guys were fearless. The fireworks were literally at times, inches away from dancers.

Chinese Lions also do acrobatics. I have video of their full performance but I'll save it for another blog.

So does popping fireworks and lion dancing bring good luck business to the Chinese? Lets see...hmm. The Chinese are taking all of our manufacturing jobs and loaning back our money to us in the form of t-bills. The answer is...no. The Chinese are just smarter businessmen than the average American politician, it has nothing to do with luck.

Saturday and Sunday were all about the NFL since the Pro Bowlers were in town. On Saturday, our State closed down the streets of Waikiki and threw a NFL block party. There were five stages which fans could hang out at. Three were dedicated to local Hawaiian bands, one was dedicated towards auctioning off NFL merchandise, the last was dedicated toward the NFL players and fans got to see some NFL all-time greats get interviewed.

Me and my dad at the block party and big white nfl ball


One of the 5 stages on Kalakaua Blvd. The bands were pretty good.



Eric Dickerson to the kids "Listen to your parents because they know more than you."



Marcus Allen to the parents "Everything changed when my positions coach told me to "Make Sure" rather than "don't" It changed my perspective in life and I took careful chances."

Devon Bess, Hawaii's own, starting slot receiver for the Miami Dolphins. To the kids "Work hard, nothing ever comes for free."

Chief's cheerleader is also a school teacher.

Sunday was all about the Pro Bowl. The entire day was an adventure, from the parking lot, to the game, and getting out of the parking lot.

I'm a supporter of Michael Vick.




No anti-cheese here. I'm rooting for the Pack's this Superbowl by the way.


So right by our section was a stage that featured cheerleaders and dancers. These girls looked better than the NFL cheerleaders in person. But in photographs, the NFL cheerleaders looked much better.



Terri Bradshaw. Okay I took this shot after he sneezed. He was looking at his boogers in this picture.

Front and center, the Eagles pro bowl cheerleader! Do you know these girls only get paid $75 a game! Geez.



Yes, my dad is a Cowboys fan.



Look at this line to get on the bus to get to the parking lot on Ford Island! It took a hour to get on the bus!



Taken on my truck bed after we finally made it to the parking lot. It took about an hour to get off Ford Island. Check out the traffic jam behind us!

Well, that was my weekend. The Superbowl is coming up this weekend. Which means I‘ll be blogging about a Wisconsin couple this week. I‘ll see if I can dig up a Pittsburgh couple as well.

Okay folks, I‘m outta here...back to work...


Steve