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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Green Bottle Affliction - GBAf
Why is it that local guys loooooove their green bottles? If you don't know what green bottles are...well...I'd rather give you a for example instead of just tell you outright...just because it's more funny that way. Let me break down a typical Friday afternoon conversation:
Moke 1: What brah, pahty tonight?
Translation: Hi friend, would you like to go drinking tonight?
Moke 2: Shoots cuz, green bottles all night long!
Translation: Ok relative, I'd like to drink (either Heineken or Steinlager but usually Heineken) tonight until I'm wasted and I don't even know my own name or I'm incoherent.
Sometimes I feel as though it's a crime to drink brown bottles. If you drink a brown bottle, hopefully it's Coors Light or Bud Light because they don't seem to give you as much shit. Try drinking something different like a dark beer and suddenly you're like an alien.
I've named the disease that these guys have - Green Bottle Affliction.
Green Bottle Affliction is a disease that normally attacks local guys. It is more prevalent on the neighbor islands than on O'ahu but it is not isolated to neighbor islands. Green Bottle Affliction or GBAf causes males and the occasional female to spotaneously yell "chee-hoo" or "yee-doggay" and use the slang "bull", "cuz", "brah", "braddah" or anything else of the like when referring to each other. Often times, in a casual setting, GBAf-ers are seen playing Portguese and Regular Horseshoes. Tattoos are a common mark found among those that suffer from GBAf though piercings are pretty rare. GBAf-ers are by nature pretty jovial but they can be angered easily if they feel you have slighted them. If you do sense their anger, walk away slowly but do not turn your back on them. While walking backwards, apologize profusely. GBAf-ers do regularly recycle due to the huge volume of bottles that they tend to accumulate. Their favorite form of music is Reggae or Jawaiian and GBAf-ers can be found skanking if they've had enough green bottles. GBAf-ers will usually accept those that drink the following beers but do not often make acceptions: Coors Light, Budweiser, Bud Light and Corona.
GBAf is highly contagious and once you contract it, you most likely will never be able to get rid of it. For preventive maintenance, avoid going to bars like Mai Tai or Chez Monique although most GBAf-ers prefer the comfort of their own garage or the garage of other known GBAf-ers.
Knowledge is power, use it wisely. Ha!
Friday, August 28, 2009
T G I F
I'm feeling a little more random today than most days and that's kinda scary. Maybe it's just the excitement of the fact that it's Friday and I won't have to work tomorrow. Yup, that's it.
Obsession update - getting back into cooking. When the year started, I made a vow to myself that I would try a new recipe every 2 weeks. That New Year's Resolution lasted about 2 months...which is pretty much when all New Year's Resolutions end. I did finally try a new recipe last night and it was pretty awesome. It was a Spicy Sausage and Rice Casserole. Yummydelicious. Was a little on the spicy side but again, starting to adventure into spicier foods now that my heartburn but actually gall stones are gone.
Now that I've had one recipe that was a success, I feel like cooking up all kinds of delicioso foods. On the top of my priority list is a Puerto Rican dish (localized) - Gandule Rice. I almost have all the ingredients but am still trying to hunt down the Gandule Beans (Pigeon Peas). Second on my list is Jambalaya. I don't know why because I don't crave Jambalaya, but I'd like to try and make it. My friends and family are my guinea pigs...lucky them. I don't know what it is with me and rice dishes but I also want to get a recipe for a great Kim Chee Fried Rice. Just need a good rice dish to add to my arsenal I guess.
First the reading obsession and now the cooking. I'm really not a nerd I'll have you know. I like getting shit faced and partying as much as the next person or maybe even more than the next person. (Defensive much?) Man, this blog is making me seem like a total housewifey type of which I am totally not, I'm just...weird I guess. No wait, weird is harsh...I'm unique. I'm turning from a beer drinking, cussing, tattooed freak into a obsessive book reading, babysitting, crafting, home chef. When the HELL did that happen?
Note to self, get some new hobbies.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thiago Silva is Yummy!
This weekend, I hope I will be hanging out with some friends and watching some UFC action. Hopefully there will be a beer in one hand and a buffalo wing dripping with ranch dressing in the other hand.
The fight I'll be really wanting to watch is Thiago Silva. Please don't ask me about his fighting skills, the last time I watched him fight he got spanked by Lyoto Machida. I want to watch him shirtless and in tight shorts executing some macho-he-man-woman-haters type behavior which only makes him even more delicious to watch. I mean look at him, this isn't even a good picture but do you see the sexiness of all that bare skin and then the tattoo on the arm...phew, is it hot in here or what?
I do want to watch the Couture v. Nogueira fight. I like both of them. Randy Couture is truly a great representative of MMA and UFC. I totally fell in love with Antonio Nogueira's teddy bear-ishness on Ultimate Fighter 5.
Thiago, buffalo wings and beer...life is goooood.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Fave TV Show: Leverage
Sometimes the bad guys are the good guys.
Leverage is in its 2nd season and I love it. The premise of the show it that 4 of the characters are basically ex-criminals while the mastermind is a recovering alcoholic that was a claim adjuster/investigator who's son died because the company he worked for refused to have their medical pay for the treatment that would save his son. As a result of the death of his son, he turns to alcohol and then becomes involved with these criminals but not to commit crimes for their own benefit, to commit crimes for the benefit of other innocent people who've been screwed by the system. Basically, they're like modern day Robin Hoods.
The best part of the show is how they pull off t he crimes. The plot is always twisted, kind of like Ocean's 11 when you realize in the end how they pulled off their heist. I'm hooked. So please, if you're thinking of calling me on Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. and I don't answer the phone, it is totally because I ignored your phone call so I can watch Leverage. Sorry.
Suckiest TV Show: America's Best Dance Crew
Normally, I'd be a total ABDCholic. I even have it on recurring DVR even though they repeat each episode like 50 times. Last season, I swear I must have called in about 100 votes for Quest Crew. (Hok is sooo cute! I wanna just pinch his cheeks.) This season, everybody pretty much sucks. I don't feel like there's any crew that I'd pick up a phone for. I miss Fanny Pack. My top 3 ABDC teams - Jabbawockees, Fanny Pack and Quest Crew.
I don't feel like wasting any DVR memory for this season's suck ass show. Boo ABDC.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Claims Adjusting Really Sucks
Being a claim adjuster...totally sucks ass. On one hand, I sometimes do feel sorry for the people that were involved in these accidents...and on the other hand, there are those fraudulent BS people that make it more difficult for someone that is seriously injured to be taken seriously. I never thought I'd get to the point in my career that I would be so jaded...but I am. I think at least half the people are over-exaggerating cry babies or just plain liars.
Stop the whining people. So you fell while walking by the pool. Is it the hotel's fault or is the fact that you're a complete clutz who cannot coordinate walking and talking at the same time have anything to do with the reason you ended up falling on your ass? Would you like some cheese with that whine?
I should take my own advice. At least I still have a job right? A job that makes me completely miserable and sucks the life out of me, but still a job. I have another task for my "To Do List". Win the megabucks.
Stop the whining people. So you fell while walking by the pool. Is it the hotel's fault or is the fact that you're a complete clutz who cannot coordinate walking and talking at the same time have anything to do with the reason you ended up falling on your ass? Would you like some cheese with that whine?
I should take my own advice. At least I still have a job right? A job that makes me completely miserable and sucks the life out of me, but still a job. I have another task for my "To Do List". Win the megabucks.
Monday, August 24, 2009
What If Cupcakes Grew on Trees?
Then I'd be a fricken cupcake-eating-monkey. This question was prompted by the picture I posted at the bottom of this site...cupcakes are good...but cookies are better. I'm going to need to add that to my to do list.
Syl's To Do List
Syl's To Do List
- conquer the world through blog
- after conquering - then go out and see all of it
- read all the books on my paperbackswap.com wishlist
- figure out how to make 2 year olds eat vegetables
- find a job that i actually like
- create a genetically mutant tree that fruits soft, chewy, chocolate chip cookies that are actually good for you and makes you lose weight
- buy the land that kapahulu safeway is on and knock it down so that i can finally build the dream compound that my friend's and i fantasized about 10 years ago.
Soul Signature Tattoo Rocks!
I love tattoos, they're like an addiction (between all the obsessions and addictions I've listed today, some may think I need PhD kind of help). Don't ask me how many tattoos I have because it's alot and I stopped counting many tattoos ago. For my birthday, my cute Mexican wanted to get me a present I would love forever which of course translated into a new tattoo. Forget the jewelry honey, gimme a new tat any day.
Last year I had a tattoo done by Jesico Serrano of Soul Signature Tattoo and Art Studio. I absolutely loved it. He did everything I asked for even though I don't know how he did because the description that I gave him was totally convoluted. He did pull through in the end and I'll keep going to him as long as he's still in Hawaii. The tattoo shop is filled with extremely talented artists (yes I said artists because that's what they are) that express their art on skin as well as canvas.
The one thing I really love about the shop is that it is the best place to meet some of the coolest people I've encountered in my life. My sister also wanted to get a tattoo at the same time as me and so her appointment was actually scheduled a day before mine. I went there to show her some moral support and I'm totally addicted to the smell of tattoo parlors (or maybe it's the smell of fear...haha). While I was there for my appointment, I was able to watch a guy (nickname - Pele Pubes) get a traditional style tapping tattoo by Aisea. It looked mucho sore but he took it like a champ. He had actually logged 56 hours of tattooing previously as his tattoo looked like a Samoan Pe'a which runs from mid-back down to his knees - tattooing in the front and back. Yes...ouch. My sister's tattoo was wicked awesome with much less pain. Oh yeah, and got to meet some other cool people but I'll only give you their code names - Kava Mike was a funny dude and Just Oof was pretty cool.
My turn came up Saturday afternoon and I was more than ready. Jesico is working on a cover-up of an old tattoo for me. And no, I was not getting someone's name covered up, I just grew out of an old tattoo and felt like something new. I got only the outline done that day, based on my tattoo guy's recommendations, I should let that heal and then do the shading. He's the man, so in that one instance, I'll do what I'm told, but only in that one instance. I'm scheduled for another session in 2 weeks...and I can't wait to see how it turns out. So far, it's looking pretty good...pics to come when the tattoo is done. Highlight of the day besides the tattoo - Filipino Tribe Al - that was one funny ass dude!
All in all, I've always enjoyed the vibe of Soul Signature. It's a cool place for cool people (of which I totally feel I qualify). You can sit in the front and shoot the shit with whatever random array of people come into the shop. If you're an uptight asshole, this is not the place for you, but your run-of-the-mill sarcastic bastard will feel totally at home.
Soul Signature Tattoo - A++ in my book. Since I've only gone to Jesico, I can only really rate him and I have to give him high marks for both service and product. I did peek through everyone else's portfolios and they all have mad skills. To hook you up, here's the link for their website...check it out!
http://soulsignaturetattoo.com/
Happy Tattooing!
Last year I had a tattoo done by Jesico Serrano of Soul Signature Tattoo and Art Studio. I absolutely loved it. He did everything I asked for even though I don't know how he did because the description that I gave him was totally convoluted. He did pull through in the end and I'll keep going to him as long as he's still in Hawaii. The tattoo shop is filled with extremely talented artists (yes I said artists because that's what they are) that express their art on skin as well as canvas.
The one thing I really love about the shop is that it is the best place to meet some of the coolest people I've encountered in my life. My sister also wanted to get a tattoo at the same time as me and so her appointment was actually scheduled a day before mine. I went there to show her some moral support and I'm totally addicted to the smell of tattoo parlors (or maybe it's the smell of fear...haha). While I was there for my appointment, I was able to watch a guy (nickname - Pele Pubes) get a traditional style tapping tattoo by Aisea. It looked mucho sore but he took it like a champ. He had actually logged 56 hours of tattooing previously as his tattoo looked like a Samoan Pe'a which runs from mid-back down to his knees - tattooing in the front and back. Yes...ouch. My sister's tattoo was wicked awesome with much less pain. Oh yeah, and got to meet some other cool people but I'll only give you their code names - Kava Mike was a funny dude and Just Oof was pretty cool.
My turn came up Saturday afternoon and I was more than ready. Jesico is working on a cover-up of an old tattoo for me. And no, I was not getting someone's name covered up, I just grew out of an old tattoo and felt like something new. I got only the outline done that day, based on my tattoo guy's recommendations, I should let that heal and then do the shading. He's the man, so in that one instance, I'll do what I'm told, but only in that one instance. I'm scheduled for another session in 2 weeks...and I can't wait to see how it turns out. So far, it's looking pretty good...pics to come when the tattoo is done. Highlight of the day besides the tattoo - Filipino Tribe Al - that was one funny ass dude!
All in all, I've always enjoyed the vibe of Soul Signature. It's a cool place for cool people (of which I totally feel I qualify). You can sit in the front and shoot the shit with whatever random array of people come into the shop. If you're an uptight asshole, this is not the place for you, but your run-of-the-mill sarcastic bastard will feel totally at home.
Soul Signature Tattoo - A++ in my book. Since I've only gone to Jesico, I can only really rate him and I have to give him high marks for both service and product. I did peek through everyone else's portfolios and they all have mad skills. To hook you up, here's the link for their website...check it out!
http://soulsignaturetattoo.com/
Happy Tattooing!
Book Obsessions
I go through these obsession phases. Seriously. It's chronic...kind of like a tweeker with their drugs. My latest obsession has been with reading. I think I've been reading a book a day for the past 2-3 weeks. I think my sister is keeping track...and yes, she did call me chronic.
Since I've been obsessed with reading lately and have had to keep my stock pile of books fresh, I've been to Booksellers at Shirokiya twice this week and Rainbow Book Store once. Not to mention in the past two weeks I've made 2 multiple book purchases on Half.com and joined a website called Paperbackswap.com. It's a website where you can basically post all your books and if someone wants one of your books, they'll send you a request and you send them the book for free. You would receive a credit for sending them a book and you can request books from other members and they will send it to you free of charge. Yes, I said free. So far, I've requested 11 books from the website and have received 2 but I've also mailed out about 20 books to date. Then I sold 16 books to Powell's Book Store (they will give you an online quote and pay for the shipping).
See, I told you...chronic. All I want to do at the end of the day is crawl into bed with my book and hopefully fall asleep. But what has been happening is I've been crawling into bed with my book and then staying up till the wee hours trying to finish it so I can know what's going to happen in the end.
I just got out of a photoshop obsession phase...well, I'm still kind of in that phase but since the book obsession kind of took over my life, I've let the photoshop obsession fade. I think my creative juices need a little recharge and then I'll be back photoshopping till my hand cramps up.
Oooh...I can only pray that I'll be in a diet and exercise obsessed phase next, then maybe my thighs will stop rubbing together when I walk. :P
Since I've been obsessed with reading lately and have had to keep my stock pile of books fresh, I've been to Booksellers at Shirokiya twice this week and Rainbow Book Store once. Not to mention in the past two weeks I've made 2 multiple book purchases on Half.com and joined a website called Paperbackswap.com. It's a website where you can basically post all your books and if someone wants one of your books, they'll send you a request and you send them the book for free. You would receive a credit for sending them a book and you can request books from other members and they will send it to you free of charge. Yes, I said free. So far, I've requested 11 books from the website and have received 2 but I've also mailed out about 20 books to date. Then I sold 16 books to Powell's Book Store (they will give you an online quote and pay for the shipping).
See, I told you...chronic. All I want to do at the end of the day is crawl into bed with my book and hopefully fall asleep. But what has been happening is I've been crawling into bed with my book and then staying up till the wee hours trying to finish it so I can know what's going to happen in the end.
I just got out of a photoshop obsession phase...well, I'm still kind of in that phase but since the book obsession kind of took over my life, I've let the photoshop obsession fade. I think my creative juices need a little recharge and then I'll be back photoshopping till my hand cramps up.
Oooh...I can only pray that I'll be in a diet and exercise obsessed phase next, then maybe my thighs will stop rubbing together when I walk. :P
Blogspot...sounds dirty
Kind of like G spot. So this is where one would come for a blorgasm (blog+orgasm). My very first blog spot post and already I'm talking about blorgasms. Such is my life.
As this is the first blog spot blog for me, for any future readers, let me tell you a little something about myself. I'm 34 years old and I feel like I've really lived my life. I've been able to travel to some very beautiful places in this world and hopefully will be seeing more of it (as soon as I can save some dough. Going off on a tangent now - but why the hell is it so difficult to save money? It's like water slipping through my hands...sigh.) I am currently child-challenged and I plan to keep it that way for a while at least. I can hear you all saying that the bio clock is ticking and you may be right...tick tock bitches because I'm not ready to bring a child into this crazy world quite yet. Don't get me wrong, I love kids but currently, I'm fine with being an Aunty and not a Mommy.
I come from an awesome family and have even more awesome friends. My life is truly blessed (and me saying that is heavy praise for the big man or boss lady up there - i don't discriminate - since the only worshiping I do is at St. Mattress every Sunday).
I love reading romance novels and watching UFC fights. My favorite TV channels are Disney, A & E, Food Network, USA, MTV and History Channel. I'm a tomboy girly girl that loves tattoos and pedicures. I smoke cigarettes but hate the smell of it on other people. I have a weakness for dark beer and cute Mexicans. I'm a loud introvert.
Oh, and I've also realized that I don't have quite the aversion I used to have for spicy food. For many years I feared the spice because of heartburn...which turned out not to be heartburn but gall stone attacks. With the removal of my gall bladder in May, I am now exploring the heat and loving it. Buffalo wings with ranch dressing is my new favorite food with beer. Yes, I said favorite food with beer because I can't just have one favorite food so I categorize my favorite foods depending on the situation. Food...you are my weakness!!
And the randomness beings...
As this is the first blog spot blog for me, for any future readers, let me tell you a little something about myself. I'm 34 years old and I feel like I've really lived my life. I've been able to travel to some very beautiful places in this world and hopefully will be seeing more of it (as soon as I can save some dough. Going off on a tangent now - but why the hell is it so difficult to save money? It's like water slipping through my hands...sigh.) I am currently child-challenged and I plan to keep it that way for a while at least. I can hear you all saying that the bio clock is ticking and you may be right...tick tock bitches because I'm not ready to bring a child into this crazy world quite yet. Don't get me wrong, I love kids but currently, I'm fine with being an Aunty and not a Mommy.
I come from an awesome family and have even more awesome friends. My life is truly blessed (and me saying that is heavy praise for the big man or boss lady up there - i don't discriminate - since the only worshiping I do is at St. Mattress every Sunday).
I love reading romance novels and watching UFC fights. My favorite TV channels are Disney, A & E, Food Network, USA, MTV and History Channel. I'm a tomboy girly girl that loves tattoos and pedicures. I smoke cigarettes but hate the smell of it on other people. I have a weakness for dark beer and cute Mexicans. I'm a loud introvert.
Oh, and I've also realized that I don't have quite the aversion I used to have for spicy food. For many years I feared the spice because of heartburn...which turned out not to be heartburn but gall stone attacks. With the removal of my gall bladder in May, I am now exploring the heat and loving it. Buffalo wings with ranch dressing is my new favorite food with beer. Yes, I said favorite food with beer because I can't just have one favorite food so I categorize my favorite foods depending on the situation. Food...you are my weakness!!
And the randomness beings...
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