Monday, March 11, 2013

USA Today - Sun 10 March 2013


So it's our last full day on this island paradise known as Honolulu, after a terrific and very busy trip yesterday was mostly chilled much like the locals.

It's a funny place Honolulu it's got a massive Japanese tourist business and local tourists form the US makes for interesting ears dropping.

I promised photos but due to technical difficulties like me they will return in a few days and I will do a best of San Diego/Honolulu and chuck up some others for good measure.  But today I will look back on the magic that was yesterday and first up so sorry for all the peeps headed off to the first boot camp this AM, I could not have done it after my MEGA dinner last night!

6:30am - Woke and felt guilty as hell so prepared for the gym.
7am - Lonely gym session as all hotel guests were sleeping.
8am - Quick swim in our hotels infinity pool.
9am - Buffet breakfast @ Trump Towers with smoothies to die for, look out Boost Juice these kicked your butt! Mind you we paid for it, $80.00 all together, in America this is a huge expense when you could go to your local Denny's for a $14.89 breakfast between two.

10/11am - Headed tAla Moana Center and spent some time there getting around, seeing a cultural show which was a bit of a hoot and buying some great new Polo's for $4.54 yes that's after tax. Grabbed a few summer rolls at the food court and then walked back to the hotel.

2:30pm - Headed to the beach in tow with our complimentary Trump Towers beach bag, with food (well two pieces of fruit in this country does not equal food), some sunscreen and water.  Loved the beach, looking around at the tourists, the locals and seeing what holidays are all about fun, sun and sand. Well the sun was on and off as we had what I like to call Summer Rain, even though it's kinda winter here.

7pm - Headed off to the local picture theatre (by foot - yes a lot of walking today, to and from  Ala Moana Center and then to and from the Movies (past Ala Moana Center)) to see Oz the Great and Powerful.



This was heaps of fun, it was 3D in a massive cinema, where ushers first up gave you your 3D glasses before another usher showed you to your seat.  At my local Hoyts it's here's your ticket now fuck the hell off till your next visit. Not that I mind that sometimes.

James Franco as always was divine as was Michelle Williams who really from Dawson's Creek has done the best, she has indie cred like Franco, she chooses good movies, she didn't marry Tom Cruise and her looks are developing with age, something usually reserved for men. Mila Kunis was outstanding and so was here sister Rachel Weisz.  A great cast and a visual spectacular, definitely made for 3D and a real treat for young and old, now they just need to make a movie for Wicked, surely that has to be in the works?

So just checked wikipedia the king of all answers and queries and it looks like thanks to Les Mis's success both Miss Saigon the movie and Wicked the movie are hopefully on their way, Wicked would be a box office smash for sure with Miss Saigon being equally as huge if cast well.

So after the movie we went to this FAB diner next door with easily one of our best meals on the entire holiday and maybe in my many visits to North America.  I had a hamburger patty with gravy and onions and garlic mash while Daniel had seaweed seasoned rice, chicken and mushroom stack which was amazing we then shared a MONSTER dessert of bread pudding with caramel sauce and vanilla bean ice cream, suck a fart MKR that's a meal mother fuckers.

Actually when I see My Kitchen Rules in it's MKR format I only see mother fucker is that cause I listen to too much Azealia Banks and Kendrick Lemar?

Okay so great meal, walk home and then it's good night in out island paradise here at the Trump Towers.

I leave you in this wordy blog with some Kendrick Lemar as I bonded with a CVS checkout chick over him and I think "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" is a totally sweet ass tune, until tomorrow with last week's best 20 including a NEW number one and "Harlem Shake" maybe falling from grace showing it was less of a fad than "Gangnam Style" and PS hope everyone enjoyed Future Music, I wish I was there, such a killer line up!




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