Oahu Island Blog June 17-23, 2013 Issue #6

This is a picture I took of some palm trees at the Kahala Resort Hotel.

Jesus Christ the Son of God

Jesus the Son of the living God came to earth to died for sinners. He was a man who knew no sin: a innocent man. The Bible says (Isaiah 53:10)”… it pleased the LORD to bruise him…”. He was not given a fair trial, but they took him and beat and taunt him. He could have stopped it but he didn’t. He knew that the fate of the human race, God’s creation rested on him going to the cross. (Romans 5:7-8) For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Even thou we were sinners God sent his son Jesus to die for our sins so that we might be saved. A innocent man was put to death for us. God did not want his creation to die because of the choice Adam made in the garden which affected all of us.

Picture taken from “Bible Readings for the Home”

Jesus Christ was taken from the garden betrayed by one of his own disciples for 30 pieces of silver. And with a kiss he was taken away to be crucified. Jesus is not just a man but he is the Savior of the world. He was born from a virgin, and when he died he was dead for three full days and three full nights. This is the gospel. This is the good news. God raised his Son up from the dead, and promises to raise us up too; if believe in his Son, Jesus. Peter in Acts chapter two says repent for the remission of sins, or in other words ask God for forgiveness through Jesus Christ (excepting Christ’s death for your sins) and turn away from the life of sin. After that your sins are forgiven and you are made right with God. Then you turn to live a life of righteousness. Righteous, doesn’t mean you’re better than everyone else: it just means you’re right with God. Without Christ Jesus no one could be righteous. No one would be right with God. God would still hold our sins against us, because the penalty for sin is death. But that’s why Jesus Christ is so important, we don’t have to die, he died for us. Everyone has to make a choice. There is no confusion as we look up from this earth. There is only one Sun that gives light upon this earth just as there is only one God that orders the seasons and time. (Romans 3:23) “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” But if you repent He will take your sins and throw them into the abyss and remember them no more. The choice is yours.

Every week I look forward to this segment of Oahu Island Blog but this week is a little different because I had the opportunity to meet the owner of this week’s feature restaurant at the “Olive Tree Cafe”.

Olive Tree Cafe

So, The Olive Tree Cafe, located in the luxurious Kahala area, is a taste of absolutely amazing Greek dining. Since the start of this blog I have begun to experience some changes in my life (all good) before I would not consider myself a writer, but now I do. Thanks Jim. In talking about the places I love to eat at or places I have discovered and rediscovered over the years while living in Hawaii, I’m reconnecting with life. All these places have people and these people have stories. I found myself missing what life is all about. It’s about people. I haven’t been to the Olive Tree Cafe in years. The first time I went I went by myself. The next time I went I brought a group of friends with me. Many of those friends have moved away and I no longer keep in touch with them anymore. Then I went there with my wife while we were still dating. Now this is just a side note, when a guy is trying to impress a lady he takes her to his top five. Guys the Olive Tree Cafe is a “T five” as in “Top five” this place makes you look sophisticated. Trust me, it works because she’s now my wife! Hey the restaurant makes whoever suggests it look cool. Does anyone know what I am talking about, comment on that. Then I eventually took my family and just yesterday I took another group of friends (smiling, am I cool yet?). I know I haven’t talked about the food yet but some places are more than just some place to get a meal at. When I think about the Olive Tree Cafe I think about all the good times that I’ve had there. But I’m really glad I’m reconnecting with this awesome spot, and the good memories.

Souvlaki is the best!

Now let’s talk food. I’m an honest guy and I’ll tell you only what I know and nothing else. I haven’t ordered everything on the menu so please don’t go to a place I feature and order something I didn’t talk about. I’m trying to save the men on that note. Maybe I should put a disclaimer in all the issues… nah forget about it. Anyways for an appetizer I love the muscles and my drink of choice is the sparkling lemon. Then for the main dish I order the Souvlaki which comes with a salad. The souvlaki and salad “forget about it”! (italian voice) Now, I don’t suggest you do everything I do, but I like to order extra salad dress and the souvlaki sauce I don’t know the name of it but delicious! I tend to go over broad with things sometimes, I’m getting around to changing that tendency about myself. So the next time you’re thinking of going out with friends or that special someone you love and you want to impress the socks off of them. Take em to the Olive Tree Cafe! Oh yeah the owner is a pretty cool guy he gave me a life lesson about greed we’ll have to have that decision in another issue. Two more things, one they don’t open up until 5pm, and secondly they only take cash. Olive Tree Cafe one of my “T fives”.

Video of the Week

This week’s video is kind of long but it’s a very good animation I’m a fan good animation. Enjoy!

Paper airplane

Comic Strip of the Week

It’s time we take a stand against chip companies filling bags with air rather than chips

Have a great week!

-Heath-

Oahu Island Blog June 10 – 16, 2013 Issue #5

This is a picture I took of the state flag at the Iolani Palace.

There Is No Greater Love

Thiele, Artist

Last week we talked about how man is born in sin. From one man’s disobedience whose name is Adam: sin is passed on to every man that is born. This fact is beyond you and me. We can not help that we’re born in sin. God made us, the human race to have a free will. Just like Adam’s choice in the garden affects us today so do a parent’s choice affects their children. Its not God’s fault we choose to go one way or the other. God does not want to control us, he wants us only to love him freely. He wanted it to be our choice. Just like you choose to read this.(I thank you!) In the end only the people that choose God now will end up with God. We are making that choice everyday. God wants to guide us, but how many kids when they are born really want to listen to their parents? Most parents care about their children. Parents want to see their children succeed in life. I’m a parent, I want my children to be safe from harm. I love my children, and there is nothing I would not give them to prosper them to the end. The same holds true for God the Father. (Luke 12:32) “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” But God saw that we needed help because the same word that condemned the devil is the same that passed judge on us as well. (Romans 6:23) “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” But, in that same scripture we find hope and that hope is in Jesus Christ the son of the living God. (John 3:16-17) ” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” If you believe in Jesus Christ; meaning, he died for your sins. You will not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 14:15) “If ye(you) love me, keep my commandments.” Commandments, everything Jesus says in the New Testament on how to live and what he wants us to do as christians. God did not send his Son to condemn us in sin, but to save us from sin. (Romans 5:8) ” But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. He died for us, so that we might have everlasting life. God loves us so much he gave us his Son, and his Son, Jesus Christ loves us because he gave his life for us. There is no greater love.

Just having fun!

Hank’s Haute Dogs, haute dogs? Yeah that’s right haute dogs! Well my daughter was the one who suggested we go to this place which some friends of our’s took her once before.

Hank’s Cheeseburger and Fries

I tell you what, this is a good place to go and get a burger! I’m serious, their hanksburgers are hand made and these bad boys are juicy and delicious. I know this is a hotdog place and they have a great assortment of hotdogs but their burgers are da bomb! They’re not huge over sized burgers with no taste these burgers are pound for pound champs. I order mines with cheese and when I bite into it…”forget about it” (Italian voice). That burger is what’s happening! Now, let’s talk about their haute dogs the last time I went there I ordered the hank’s burger and a “Fatboy”. The Fatboy is a haute dog wrapped in bacon and served with  lettuce, tomatoes and some other stuff. Like I said before I’m not like other food blogs. I don’t have a picture sometimes because I’m living in the moment. But, I will definitely tell you what my stomach says. And my stomach says this is a regular place. Meaning this is a place you put on your favorite’s and you go and eat-out at this place regularly. Oh yeah and the Hibiscus Lemonade will send you dancing in the streets, it’s that good! But getting back to their haute dogs they got a whole line up, my daughter loves their chili cheese dog and my wife enjoyed the lobster dog. Now, all these things are great but I have a surprise I would like to share with you, Hank’s Haute Dog have “Vanilla Creme Brulee”!

Creme Brulee

Ole! (spanish) This is a mad crazy hotdog place that has slammin burgers, a hotdog wrapped in bacon and serves creme brulee, it doesn’t get any better than this. So if you haven’t been to this place yet put it on your stomach list. Hank’s Haute Dogs in Kakaako.

Video of the Week

This is a video I saw many years ago but I still find it funny to this day.

The Annoying Frog

Comic Strip of the Week

Sometimes it’s just better to get your seafood from the frozen food aisle. Rather than becoming shark bait.

Thank you reading.  Have a great week!

Oahu Island Blog June 3 – 9, 2013 Issue #4

This is a picture of the Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the Island of Oahu.

God and man’s enemy.

If you believe in God you also have to accept that Lucifer, Satan, the devil is real. The devil is the angel that attempted to over throw God but he was casted out of heaven, him and his followers (fallen angels, demons, evil spirits). They are now awaiting eternal condemnation. But, until then Satan wants to destroy what God has created. You and me. He wants us to be cut off from God, forever just like he is. There is a law that God created that condemns Satan and all who sin. (Romans 6:23) “For the wages of sin is death…” Death! I’m not talking about dying and going to heaven; I’m talking about eternal death, in the lake of fire forever cut off from God. This is real. This is written in every Bible (Revelation 21:8) “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

The devil is plotting to take man down with him.

So Satan appeared in the garden and had a conversation with Eve; where he lied to her and caused her and her husband Adam to sin. This sin caused a break in man’s relationship with God. The devil knew if he could get God’s creation to listen to him; he could bring eternal damnation to the human race. This is the one sin that caused all man to be under sin (under the influence or power of sin, or born into sin). Our proper place was with our creator, God. But (Romans 3:23) “all have sinned …” It’s not our fault. Its because of Adam’s decision in the garden that we’re all born in sin. (Psalms 51:5) “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.” Now this is where it get pretty thick. We can choose if we want to have God in our lives. It’s a free choice. God does not force anyone to do anything. This is how the devil fights us. If we don’t believe that God is real, we will not choose God. The devil works to make unbelief happen. The devil also wants no one to believe that even he (the devil) is real. (Causing people to believe there’s no one fighting them or preventing them from believing in God’s word.) The devil and his minions comes in a person’s thoughts without them even knowing their there. They give people advice about what they should do and how they should do it. What people should believe and what they should not believe. When I was a kid I use to watch Tom and Jerry, the cartoon show. You know the cat and the mouse. Well, in some of the episodes they would put an angel and a devil on the shoulder’s of a character. And, the angel would try to convince the character to do good; at the same time the little devil is telling the character to do bad. This portrayal isn’t far from the truth. The devil and his army of evil angels want to sway God’s creation further from the truth. Can you relate to this? I know I can. But be of good cheer God has of way.

Eat the street at Kakaako.

Do you like food and lots of it? But, have a problem deciding what you want to eat? Don’t worry I have the same problem. And I have the solution just for you, “Eat The Street” at Kakaako. Kakaako is a very special place on Oahu where the people take great pride in their up and coming community. (side track) As I was walking to the venue I couldn’t help but see all of the artwork on the walls. After the first few murals I started snapping pictures.

Her face on the wall

(back on track) “Eat The Street” So, I come into the great gathering and immediately I’m greeted with the smell of a party. I take that back, it smells like a carnival!

DJ at Kakaako

There’s music and everybody is just having a good time. I smell donuts, garlic shrimp, barbecue, and pizza I’m telling you my olfactory became a new factory, the smells just brought me alive. I felt like a kid again! So I jumped in a popsicle line. I had my son with me. He’s four. And out of all of that stuff he picks out the frozen fruit pops. “Really” I said to myself you can have anything you want, and he wants a popsicle (we have popsicles at home). So, I did what any good dad would do… I stood in line for a popsicle.(lol) The only thing bad I would say is the lines but I had good company. Time really did fly and I had a prior engagement that I had to attend (church). But anyways we had the waffle dogs which my daughter wanted to try; it was pretty interesting. A hotdog cooked inside a waffle. I suggest the syrup on top. It was alright I’m not going to stand on top of a table and do the waffle dog dance or anything, I just thought its pretty creative putting a hotdog inside of a waffle.

Waffledogs

Moving on as I digress, I wanted some barbecue ribs, but bout time we got there there were no more ribs left. (tear) Let me take out my violin and play some feel sorry for me music. So there I was ( off the coast of Madagascar) moving through the crowd I saw this guy with a taco wrap and I asked him where he got from. Then we went to that food truck. By the time we got our food it was time for us to go.

Artist Bother at Eat the Street

But we will be back. (in my Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) I’ll be back. I realize from that experience I need to allow us more time. The kids and I had a great time. Oh yeah so I never explained what “eat the streets” is all about. Basically it is a bunch of food trucks from all over the island and they meet in this one spot at Kakaako on the last Friday of the month. And the rest is history. The atmosphere is very pleasant and you’re sure to have a great time. Quick shout out to

“Bother” an artist I met while I was out there. Aloha! And a big Aaaaaaaloooohaaa to all of you that read this post, thank you and God bless you all.

Video of the Week 

This is a pretty funny video. If you suggestion of funny videos please send me some links I can always go for a good laugh.  I like when the guy gets up and slips.

Comic Strip of the Week

The most debilitating thing in the world is getting a bug stuck in your eye.

Have a great week!

Mahalo,

-Heath-

Oahu Island Blog May 27- June 2, 2013 Issue #3

Oahu Island Blog

This is a picture of Diamond Head taken from the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki at sunset.

Where did we come from?

Where did we come from? The answer to this question starts with God, the immortal being. He said to the other beings that were in heaven with him, (Genesis 1:26-27) ” Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” So we are in the image of God. We resemble God. And if we have the same qualities and features as God, then we know that God is not a mist in the air. God made the first man, Adam from the ground. (Genesis 2:7) “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Once again we( the human race) are too complex to be a coincidence. Please read my other excerpts to get the full understanding of what is being conveyed here. Man is comprised of many interconnected bodily systems. Digestive, skeletal, immune, nervous, and muscular system and many others ( I’m not a doctor lol) but you get the pictures. It’s just too intricate and detailed to say it just happened. Someone made us, and took a great deal of thought into fashioning us.

Man, God’s creation.

That someone is God. God also made the female, which was Eve from the rib of Adam. (Genesis 2: 21- 23) “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Now let me make a disclosure here. I believe in the Bible; in its truths, its history, its doctrine, and its prophecies. The Bible teaches us about God and ourselves. Without the Bible the world won’t know anything about God, nor how we came to exist. Our forefathers have inscribed our money with “In God We Trust”. Even in some of their writings they mentioned the Holy Scriptures. I said all of that, to say this. You must believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God. By receiving the Bible as his word and also living by it; you become right with God. Therefore, we were made by God from the ground and the first man Adam received life when God breathed in him.

Aiea Bowl

The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl is one of the many places you must hit up on the Island of Oahu. Located in the heart of Aiea right up the street from Pearl Ridge Mall this jewel will tantalize your taste buds. So this time around I had the handmade bacon burger with fries. Now let me say this, there are not many places I would go and order a burger but this place is not the norm. The burger is handmade. Did you get that the burger is handmade. I tell you what if I knew who made the burger, I’d slapped the cook! That burger was awesome! I’m sorry I don’t have a picture of it because I devoured it. I ‘m not like most bloggers I don’t just go to the place to report how the food is; I go to eat! Oh yeah and the bacon is real meaty bacon not some skimpy McDonald’s tissue paper bacon. (lol) The burger was kind of warm this time around, it was definitely the server’s fault because they normally serve it hot and fresh. But, thankfully there was another server that started waiting on us after he realized our server wasn’t firing on all cylinders. Just to let you know we tipped him and the our waiter. Putting all that aside every waiting experience is different and there are always factors to take into consideration when you go out to a restaurant. Aiea Bowl is a very good establishment from what I see. The restaurant was full and we actually sat in their overflow area which is in the bowling alley’s upper deck tables (over looking some of the bowling lanes). Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad they got these seats else we would be waiting a very long time just to eat. But anyways, The Alley is a very busy place that also has a take out counter which floods the kitchen with orders. So if the waiter is not paying attention when the order comes out then its possible to get warm food. Which is rare because the food comes out as it is ready. That’s another good thing I like about The Alley. So as much as possible when you go out be patient, and don’t wear your stomach on your sleeve. Meaning don’t be so quick to snap. But if you’ve been sitting in a restaurant for 30 minutes and you still haven’t got your water. Stand on top of the table and shoot off flares to the first server that comes near your table.

Lemon Crunch Cake from The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl

Alright, what I love The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl for is their dessert. The Alley has the best dessert on the island hands down. Listen, if a fat guy tells you that something is really good, trust me it’s good. And you can take my word because I’m fat, or like how this one guy puts it. I’m fluffy. The lemon crunch cake is oh so delicious! We actually go there for the dessert and while we’re there, we eat. I highly recommend the lemon crunch cake. Remember, trust the stomach of a fat guy, and get the lemon crunch cake. Oh yeah, I have to mention they have Ox Tail Soup. I don’t see what the big deal is, I’m not a soup guy, but my wife, brother-in-law and a host of other people love it so much. That’s what they’re known for. But not in my book. That lemon crunch cake puts them on the map! So, check out The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl.

The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl Menu

Front Side 

Back Side

Video of the Week 

We have to do this for Mother Russia!

Comic Strip of the Week

You can’t miss with a driver like this.

This comic is for all the golfers out there.

Have great week !

Oahu Island Blog May 20-26, 2013 Issue#2

This picture was taken at the Aloha Tower

Is God a man?

Now that we know God exist, what is he? To answer this question we will have to look into the definitive work which is called the Word of God or the Holy Bible. The Bible was written by holy men inspired by God’s Spirit. These men actually lived and wrote about the same God; some knew each other and others didn’t. But some how they all managed to write the same thing. Coincidence, I think not. So let’s answer the question.

God said in Genesis 1: 26 “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”. Man, as in the human race; having a head with eyes, ears, a mouth, a nose and so on and so forth. He has legs, arms and all the other body parts that man (the human race) has. So before I can say whether he is a man or woman I first must show he is a being. Spirit being, meaning immortal man. So when you hear that God is a spirit that means he is an immortal being.

Next, we all know the scripture John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son”. That answers two questions, God is a man and God and his Son are two separate beings. 1John 1: 3 “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” Father, not mother, and a father is a man not woman. So, God is a man. The Heavenly Father. With every bit of truth we discovery the true and living God.

Video of the Week

This is this week’s funny video. Knock, knock.

Come to Joe’s Grill Express

For this week’s broke da mouth spot we feature Joe’s Grill Express located off of N.Nimitz Highway. This place is for the island’s working man who works close to the airport and the surrounding areas. For early morning breakfast as early as 4:30am Joe has you covered, and there’s nothing on the menu over $8.00; minis are $5.50 which is pretty good!

When I go to Joe’s Grill I get the garlic shrimp and either steak or pork adobo. The steak is lightly seasoned which is good because the steak is so tender it take on whatever seasoning you put on it. Sometimes I go with just salt and at other times I eat it with A-1 sauce. Also they really pile on the rice, but what I like to do is ask for one scoop of rice and get toss salad and mac salad. Their mac salad is one of the best on the island and trust me I’ve eaten a lot of mac salads from many different places.

The shrimp and adobo plate at Joe’s Grill Express

I took a picture of the food at Joe’s Grill and I’ll let the picture do the rest of the talking. By the way the people who work there are pretty cool too. Small, friendly, fast, and great food, Joe’s Grill Express.

Comic Strip of the Week

Bad time for the battery to die.

Oahu Island Blog May 13-19, 2013 Issue#1

Photo by: Heath Beasley

The picture for the cover was taken at the Kahala Hotel & Resort on the beach.  This beach is one of my favorite places on the Island of Oahu.

Letter to the readers 

I’m not too much of a writer, but I’m going to make an honest effort to be the best!  In this blog I plan to explore the Island of Oahu, talk story, share art, talk current events, inspire, travel The Island of Oahu, and hopefully make you laugh.  I really don’t know what I intend to do. I feel like I’m about to jump off into the deep end of the pool.  (Smiling)Don’t worry I can swim.  For Pete sakes, I use to be in the Navy.  Although, I don’t have many Navy pictures, I had a great time!  But honestly, I hope to share and have a great time compiling material together.  So, come and join me in the deep end of the pool.

-Heath-

Does God Exist

Many people have asked the age old question, is there a God?   Well, to answer this question, let’s look to nature and to the Holy Bible, God’s Word.   I might as well say, let us bow our heads “ Dear Heavenly and gracious Father”.  Nah I’m playing, but seriously.   Does He exist?  I’m going to answer this question and about time I’m finish your eyes will be open to see and perceive (realize) the evidence (proof) of his existence.

So, before I answer this question, I’m going to ask a question.  I use to substitute teach at a local high school, and the students there got a kick out of me, every time they asked a question.  They would say “ ah mister every time we ask a question, you answer us with a question.”   The reason I do this, is to make them think.  Sometimes the answers to our questions are right in front of us.  But, to answer this question I’m asking you to recall, what you have observed since you were a child.  And to all the young people out there that maybe reading this, I’m asking you, to look at your surroundings.

Is this world perfect?  Many answer this question, and say no.  I’m not talking about, the people in this world.  I’m talking about the world, and everything else that it’s apart of.  The sun, moon, stars, and the other planets, and so forth.  The moon rotates around the Earth and the Earth around the sun.  Which creates our seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.  Then within these seasons all the plants and trees go through their changes and cycles.  Which, is nature.   So, is this all a coincidence?  (Merriam – Webster.com coincidence: the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection  /  Dictionary.com coincidence: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance).  The tides come and the tides go.  A year comes and a year goes.  But, yet the world continues on its cycle and stays on its course.  Is it an accident that all these things work together by mere chance?  There is too much order for this to be a coincidence.

Sun rise from an airplane
Photo by: Heath Beasley

Therefore, this order had to be created by somebody, or someone.  (Holy Bible KJV Genesis 1:1) “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”  Pretty strait forward, then it goes on to say. (Genesis 1:14-17) And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:  And let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.  And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.   And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.”  And it goes on to say “ God saw that it was good”.

The watch, manmade: the time, God made.
Photo by: Heath Beasley

Let’s look at this question, in another way.  A watch, is a manmade device that keeps time. Time is too precise to be a coincidence, it was made by someone and that someone is God.  Let your eyes be open to see the evidence around you.  God made it. God exist.

Pacific Beach Hotel

Pacific Beach Hotel, Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Photo by: Heath Beasley

For Mother’s Day we went down to the Pacific Beach Hotel, in beautiful Waikiki. Now, I have four words for you. All you can eat!  Yes!  All you can eat sea food: shrimps, fish, oysters, muscles, and best of all, crab legs!  You know I torn that junk up! It was highly pleasing to my senses.  It was delicious, son! Oh, and by the way there’s stuff there for land lover too: rice, spare ribs, roast beef, chicken, mac salad, toss salad, and much, much more.

Buffet line at the Oceanarium, Pacific Beach
Photo by: Heath Beasley

So, let me communicate to you the atmosphere.  We pulled up to the hotel around 6:09pm Hawaii time, I was late.  They start seating at 5:30pm, forgive me for my tardiness.  But it’s all good. The Oceanarium Restaurant that we went to is buffet style dining.  There were two seatings that night one at 5:30 and the other at 7:30 or 8pm, one of the two.  I didn’t concern myself with the small stuff.  But, the food was good for the amount of volume that they had to put out to accommodate such a large number of people.  That’s understandable and one thing you always want to keep in mind when you go to a buffet place that caters to a large mass of people.  The staff there was excellent, and even thou there was a lot of patrons to serve I still managed to have a full soda when ever I wanted.  Let me share something with you; I hate when I go to a place and can’t get a drink because my waiter took a vacation.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I tip real good and I’m a nice guy .  I don’t ask for all kind of crazy stuff.   Just a drink, and they had these small glasses too.  I even tip better when the service is substandard just to make a point.  But, they did a great job, they took away our dirty plates right away it was like that butler in that Adam Sandler movie “Mr. Deeds” it’s pretty funny you have to watch it.

This is from above the Oceanarium Restaurant
Photo by: Heath Beasley

The backdrop of the restaurant is a huge fish tank, scratch that it’s an aquarium, with all type of sea creatures in it.  The aquarium spans from one side of the restaurant to the other .  You can even pay to have the swimmer that goes in there to feed the fish write a message for that special someone you’re trying to impress.  It’s cool!  While I was in Peter Parker mode this guy allowed me to follow him and these other people to this other restaurant above the Oceanarium, and I took some sensational photographs.  I think I might work the National Geographic. I can see it now!  Out in the wild taking pictures of grizzle bears.  That ain’t happening.

The Dessert Buffet at the Oceanarium Restaurant at the Pacific Beach Hotel, Oahu
Photo by: Heath Beasley

Now, you maybe wondering how much all this cost, and that’s a good question.  If you’re sitting down you’re going to have to stand up for this one and if you’re standing up you’re going to have to sit down.  Each person is $50.00, yeah if you’re not Adam Sandler you gonna have to rob a bank.  And, if you’re taking somebody else, you might have to rob two banks. But, they do have a chocolate fountain, and you can put whatever you want in there.  Nah I’m just playing.

So, overall it was a good experience as always.  This wasn’t my first time here, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.  The Oceanarium is a once a year place for me , but a place I always love coming back to.

Video of the Week

I saw this video many years  ago and today when I was writing about the National Geographic it made think of this.   You can’t just watch it once (lol).

Comic Strip of the Week

By: Heath Beasley

Text this!

Text this!  So the next time you see someone on their cell phone don’t climb out your car just blow your horn at them.

Have a great week, and don’t forget, please leave a comment.

 

I love a good laugh

This commercial is the, Nokia Lumia 920 wedding.  Its so funny, I like in the beginning when everyone busts out their phones to take pix all at one time.  Yeah!!!  Auto correct this!

What’s your favorite part of the commercial?

Here’s another commercial I thought was pretty funny.  The Oreo Cookie fight in the library.  Live long and laugh responsibly.

Cream or Cookie?

This is the first post!

I’m not too much of a writer, but I’m going to make an honest effort to be the best!  In this blog I plan to explore the Island of Oahu, talk story, share art, talk current events, inspire, travel The Island of Oahu, and hopefully make you laugh.  I really don’t know what I intend to do. I feel like I’m about to jump off into the deep end of the pool.  (Smiling)Don’t worry I can swim.  For Pete sakes, I use to be in the Navy.  Although, I don’t have many Navy pictures, I had a great time!  But honestly, I hope to share and have a great time compiling material together.  So, come and join me in the deep end of the pool.

-Heath-