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Too Cool….

Two cool new places recently opened nearby. Lucy’s Lab is one block down from 909 on Kamake’e Street.

This shop has really cool flavors! I’ve tried the Sea Salt Caramel one. So ono! This is the Bacon & Whiskey flavor that I had at tonight’s grand opening. It was amazing as well. Only problem is  that it’s a little too convenient for me. Hehe.

Here’s part of the line that went outside the door at tonight’s grand opening. Mean….

The other new place is Mr. Tea Café. Talk about convenient, this café is in my building! Extremely happy! It’s also one of the better bubble tea shops around. I really like the milk teas here. The owner painstakingly prepares the boba in small batches, so it’s always fresh.

They have macarons! They get them from La Tour Café.

Very happy and content. Two cool places. Too cool….

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New Addiction…. Longboarding

….new hobby. Yes, I’m really enjoying longboarding. Haven’t skated since I was a little kid on my Checkers & Pogo skateboard. Picked up my longboard on Valentine’s Day. A lotta fun….

Been practicing out of view in this parking lot across the street. (That’s my building behind my shoulder.) I always pray for safety & grace as I’m coming down the elevator. I should be OK as long as I act my age and not my shoe size.

Was able to make it to “Point Panics” at the Kaka’ako Waterfront Park on my 4th session. My goal is just to go cruising. I feel that if you live in Hawai’i, you should have a skateboard. It’s fun, healthy, and “green.”

Having a blast. Hope to make a GoPro video later this summer. ‘Til then, happy trails….

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POW WOW Hawai’i 2012

Attended tonight’s opening of POW WOW Hawai’i at Loft in Space x Fresh Café. “POW WOW Hawai’i is a gathering to celebrate culture, music, and art.” Its mission is to engage the broader community in the process and creation of art. Local and international contemporary artists have been painting murals on walls and buildings in the neighborhood of Kaka’ako this past week.

Ran into a friend, and one of the founding artists there, Kamea.

WOW, had a really great time checking out the art work and taking part in such a cool event….

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Nonstop Kaka’ako….

Attended the first Nonstop Kaka’ako event, “an urban food, retail, and entertainment experience.” It’s a pop-up block party. It was fun, and the weather was perfect. It’s a really neat concept, and I hope they do more events like this. I guess the goal is to promote Kaka’ako as the “hub” of Honolulu.

The variety of food was impressive. It was like an Eat the Street event on steroids. I had my first Chicago Dog at Hank’s Haute Dogs. There were shopping tents filled with fashion items from some of the hottest boutiques in town. There was even a cigar bar, a beer garden, and the UH football game on a large inflatable screen. They even had free wi-fi set up for this event.

The highlight for me was running into former students at the Anuhea concert at the main stage. It was a fun night….

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Around the Block….

I’ve been living here at 909 Kapiolani for nearly two years now. Still, I’m surprised by what I sometimes stumble upon in my own” backyard.” My building sits at the corner of a major intersection, Kapiolani Boulevard and Ward Avenue. I’m more familiar with those two thoroughfares than the surrounding back alleys. This morning, I walked down my back street to Harry’s Cafe for the 99¢ breakfast. To avoid the construction site of the Pacifica (formerly known as the Moana Vista,) I took a shortcut through a parking lot to get to the next street. There I saw a preschool underneath the parking structure of another condo building, lined by auto repair shops. And this….

I discovered a lunch wagon (food truck) that featured smoked, barbecue ribs. It was tucked alongside a self-storage facility.

I later returned home to a coffee truck that’s parked downstairs behind my building. They cater to the constructions workers down the block.

Needless to say, they are doing great business….