"Enjoy
every moment, every breath
of those whose lives are intertwined with yours,
for you or they may not be here tomorrow."
Favorite
gifts in life:
* hugs &
kisses
* my kith, kin &
dog-kids
* my spirituality
* books, learning, and education
* honeymoons, family trips & weekends away
Favorite
kin:
* DH
(aka Dear Husband, Dear Heart)
* Joan, Sandy & Dean (siblings)
* Wayne, Sue,
Samara, Jonathan, Alana S (Family)
* Aunty Chick & Uncle Ted
* Grandmother Satsuma, Grandfather I
* Dog-kids:
Happy & Laki (aka Hau`oli & Laki); O
& Freddy B
* Hawai`i
- California `Ohana: 2001
Favorite
kith:
* Jillary & Ron
* Poonz
& K
* Cia
& Doni
* Wayne & Lynn
* Grad school buds:
Cliff, Mike, Ann & Ed
Favorite
spiritual mentors:
* Mohandas
Gandhi
* Albert
Einstein
* Albert Schweitzer
* Mary
Kawena Pukui
* The Peace Pilgrim
Favorite
spiritual aspirations:
* Unconditional love
* Oneness
* Thy Will, Not Mine
* Magnanimity
* Compassion
Favorite
living inspirations:
* Oprah
Winfrey
* Colin
Powell
* Dean Kamen,
founder of DEKA
* Jimmy Carter
* Firemen, Police Officers,
Rescue Workers and passengers who thwarted the terrorists, NYC,
September, 11, 2001
Favorite
kinds of people:
* down-to-earth,
unpretentious, real
* creative, imaginative, adventuresome
* responsible, high integrity, salt-of-the-earth
* fun-loving, non-demanding, easygoing
* positive-thinking,
sensitive, compassionate
Favorite
self-affirmations:
* (I am) Happy, Healthy,
One with God
* I
can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
* Thy
Will, not mine (song)
* Be
still, and know that I am God. (poem)
* The
Lord's Prayer
* Live, Laugh,
Love (healing
humor)
* Life
is short. Make it sweet.
* All is well.
* Above
all else, do no harm.
* Eat,
drink and be merry.
Favorite
mottos:
* Do
Right
* In God We
Trust
* Be
Prepared
* Go for Broke!
(site)
* Light, Life,
Love
Favorite
endearments:
* DH (Dear Husband; Dear
Heart)
* Honey Bunny
* Pumpkin Pie
* Sweet Pea
* My Little Rosebud
"I
will bring to you love, never sadness,
Laughter and joy, never tears.
I will bring to you moments of gladness
And happiness through the years."
Favorite
colors:
*
royal purple
*
robin's egg blue &
sky blue
* fuzzy
wuzzy brown
* cranberry*
* forest
green
Favorite
stores:
* Amazon.com
* Barnes &
Noble
* Borders
* half.com
* Edelweiss Bookstore
Favorite
simple pleasures:
* baths by candlelight and
soft classical / Hawaiian music
* hugs, cuddles, snuggles, foot massages
* just hanging out with DH and the dog-kids
* soft, baggy clothes
* teddy bears
Favorite
outdoor activities:
* taking an evening or morning
stroll
* hiking
* biking
* gardening
* stargazing
Favorite
indoor activities:
* reading
* writing
* listening to classical or Hawaiian music
* ballroom dancing
* surfing the Net
Favorite
games:
* Etymologic!
* Literati
* Scrabble
* Boggle
* Cranium
"May
your life be filled with joy,
may your world be filled with love."
Favorite
sights:
* DH's smile and his kind,
crinkly eyes
* O's adorable puppy face
* long view down the lake to the dam
* flower gardens under blue skies
* sunrises, sunsets, silver mornings
Favorite
scents:
* DH
* sheets & towels washed in Ivory soap, then sun-dried
* freshly baked bread
* plumeria
* new books
Favorite
sounds:
* DH, playing his guitar
* happy, contented dog sighs
* the quiet of snow falling
*
gently lapping waves
* DH's hearty laugh
Favorite
tastes:
* DH's scrumptious kisses
* DH's homemade spaghetti sauce
* char
siu
* Hawaiian `alaea
(red sea salt)
* Valrhona
bittersweet chocolate
Favorite
kinesthetics:
* inviting warmth of our
bed
* comfortable shoes
* silky, cool satin; soft, warm flannel; pure cotton
* stiffly starched, smoothly ironed pillowcases
* clean dog fur
"I
asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
And God said "No."
He said I gave you life, that you may enjoy all things."
Favorite
clothes:
* Cloud
Nine pajamas
* black cashmere turtle neck sweater
* white Oxford shirt & cranberry
travel vest
* the
indispensable "little black dress"
* soft, baggy purple sweatshirt
Favorite
shoes:
* Nike high-top sneakers
* no shoes (bare feet or socks only)
* black suede shoes
* sandals
* Cloud Nine booties
Favorite
jewelry:
* wedding ring from DH,
1974
* plumeria earrings from DH, 2002
* Claddagh
ring from furkids (& DH) for Mother's Day, 1989
* jade turtle
(family `aumakua)
pendant from Keala & Maleka `Ōhi`a, 7/2001, family reunion, Las
Vegas, NV
* Ming's
phoenix gold ring from my mother-in-law, 1980's
Favorite
lei:
* maile
* plumeria
* Ni`ihau
shell lei from my kith, Jillary
* haku
with ferns and flowers
* ti
& kukui
leaves
Favorite
catalogs:
* TravelSmith
* L.L.
Bean
* Plow
& Hearth
* Jackson &
Perkins
* Harry and David
"Nothing
is worth more than this day."
~Goethe
Favorite
animals:
* dogs
* dolphins
* birds
* turtles
* rabbits
- Oolong
the Rabbit
- Oolong's
human writes in English
In the past, my life has
been blessed by and shared with six dogs, a cat, a goat, chickens,
parakeets, a canary, rescued
wild birds, fishes, a turtle, pigs, piglets, cows, calves, a
bull, a kinkajou,
white lab rats, a rabbit, and a lamb -- a real bah, bah black sheep.
Favorite
dogs:
* Happy
& Lucky; O & Freddy B (our dog-kids, past
and present)
* Masa (Aunty Chick's & Uncle Ted's)
* Ipo, BigDog & Hana (Joan's, Mitch's and Alana K's dogs)
* Otis, Buster & Oscar (Big Bear neighbors' dogs)
* Lassie & Murray
(aka Maui) on TV show, Mad About You
* Yuki, Honey, Shiro, Dixie, Wesak (dogs of our
childhoods)
Favorite
birds:
* bluebirds
* sparrows
* robins
* chickadees
* `i`iwi
"Live
each day as if this were your last;
garden as if you will live forever."
Favorite
flowers:
* wisteria
* pink
rosebuds
* plumeria
* freesia
* sweetpea
Favorite trees:
* pine:
firs, cedars, spruces
* Japanese red maple
* guava
* bamboo
* crape myrtle
Favorite
plants:
* ferns
* bleeding
hearts
* maile
* rosemary
* willows
"
A recent study on heart disease showed that when you eliminate age
as a variable, the number one predictor of heart disease is not diet
or exercise, and has nothing to do with smoking or any of the
traditional risk factors... it is joyless striving! "
Favorite
aspects of work:
*
helping, serving and
caring for others on a one-on-one basis
* easing distress and/or pain; lifting spirits
* camaraderie and friendships
* opportunity to live out my spiritual aspirations
* making a positive difference
"Take
your favorite food and as you eat it, imagine that, for whatever
reason, this is the last time you will ever taste it. Knowing that
this experience will be lost forever, squeeze as much
enjoyment out of the experience as possible."
Favorite
meals:
* breakfast
* brunch
Favorite
cuisines:
* Italian
* Japanese
* Hawaiian
* Korean
* Thai
Favorite
foods:
* finger foods (see next list)
* DH's Italian sausage spaghetti
* fresh salads, Sue's potato salad
* Mom's
Hawai`i-style salad & laulau
* anything cooked, baked or prepared by Joan
Favorite
finger foods:
* sushi
* pupu
* dim
sum
* tapas
* musubi
/ onigiri
Favorite
sushi:
* mirugai (giant clam - geoduck)
* natto (fermented soybeans, an acquired taste)
* spicy tuna roll
* sake (salmon)
* unagi (eel)
Favorite
cheap eats:
* Hawaiian
mixed plate lunch
* In-N-Out burger with
slices of raw onion
* Japanese
bento
* Arby's roast
beef with horsey
sauce
* Vietnamese
pho
Favorite
comfort food:
* ice cream
* BBQ potato chips
* corned beef hash and eggs
* DH's homecooking
* Campbell's
vegetable soup
Favorite
fruits:
* Bosc pears (with
Gorgonzola cheese)
* chilled papaya
* ice-cold mango
* raisins
* apricots
Favorite
vegetables:
* sweet corn
* broccoli
* onions
* potatoes
* soybeans
Favorite
staples:
* poi
* potatoes
* Chinese
mein (noodles)
* pasta
* rice
Favorite
soups:
* hearty
tomato & gazpacho
* french
onion
* cioppino
* saimin
& won
ton mein
* Portuguese
bean soup
Favorite
main dishes:
* cioppino with abalone, lobster, crab,
clams
* veal
saltimbocca
* Aunty Chick's pork ribs
* meat loaf
* char
siu
Favorite
condiments:
* Del Monte catsup
* bleu cheese dressing
* ajitsuke nori (seasoned seaweed)
* kosher dill pickles
* wasabi
Favorite
flavors:
* anything spicy
* red pepper flakes, Tabasco,
Sriracha
* cinnamon
* cherry
* peppermint
Favorite
drinks:
* I love water!
* grape
soda
* Ocean
Spray cran-grape juice
* carrot-apple-lemon,
freshly juiced
* Welch's
Purple 100% grape juice
Favorite
spirits:
* Merlot
* Delicato
2000 California Shiraz
* Miller
Lite
* Bloody
Mary
* coffee
drinks
Favorite
breakfast items:
* steel-cut
oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar
* cinnamon
rolls
* corned
beef hash and over easy eggs
* blueberry
anything
* Just
Right cereal
Favorite
delectable desserts:
* Coco's pumpkin pie a la mode
* warm
bread pudding with whiskey sauce
* Dobash
chocolate cake
* Maraschino
cherry cake
* Cherries
Jubilee
Favorite
ice cream:
"I scream, you scream, we all scream
for ice cream!"
* Disneyland's Fantasia
(cherry, banana,
pistachio)
* Ben & Jerry's Cherry
Garcia
* Baskin & Robbins Pistachio Almond
* Baskin & Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge
* Baskin & Robbins Rum Raisin
Favorite
treats:
*
chocolate-covered
raisins
* Altoids
* shave ice
* oatmeal
raisin cookies
* prune mui
Favorite
Jelly Belly flavors:
*
grape
jelly
* green apple
* very cherry
* pink grapefruit
* watermelon
Favorite
restaurants:
* Ristorante
al vero "Girarrosto Toscano"
Via Campania 29, Rome, Italy
* Cafe de `Oro, Capri, Italy
* Sam Choy's
Diamond Head Restaurant, Kapahulu, HI
* Commander's
Palace, New Orleans, LA
* JW's
(French), Anaheim, CA
* Aroma's Italian Restaurant, Buena Park, CA
* Roy's,
Nāpili, Maui, HI
* Mama's Fish House,
Paia, Maui, HI
* Sushi Ichiban, Big Bear, CA, 909-866-6413
Favorite
recipe sites:
*
22 News
* `Ono Recipes
* Epicurious
* Food TV
* Sam
Choy
* Cook's Thesaurus
"When
in New York City,
live each day as if it were your last.
Because you just might get run over by a cab."
Favorite places:
* home,
bathtub, ultra-comfy bed
* mountains, forests, lakes
* bookstores, libraries
* Blue Grotto,
Island of Capri, Italy
* Hapuna
Beach, Hawai`i
Favorite
inspiring places:
* Eye of the God, CA
* Yosemite National Park
* Beck
Chapel, Indiana University, Bloomington
* Sacred kukui grove of Lanikaula,
Pu`u o Hoku Ranch, Molokai
(legend)
* Waipi`o Valley, HI
Favorite villages:
* Portofino,
Italy
* Big Bear, CA
* Jackson Hole, WY
* Ketchikan, AK
* Sturbridge, MA
Favorite
towns:
* Carmel-By-The-Sea,
CA
* Mendocino, CA
* Stockbridge, MA
* Bloomington, IN
* Hilo, HI
Favorite
US cities:
* New
York City, NY
* New
Orleans, LA
* Honolulu,
HI
* San Francisco, CA
* Disneyland
Resorts, CA, The Happiest Place on Earth
Favorite
international cities :
* Florence,
Italy
* Barcelona,
Spain
* Paris, France
* Copenhagen, Denmark
* Kyoto,
Japan
Favorite
islands :
* Islet in an ancient fishpond, Kapoho,
HI
* Moloka`i, HI
* Capri, Italy
* Coconut
Island, Hilo, HI
* Guernsey,
Channel Islands, UK
Aloha
Tip of the Month:
Live each day as if it were your last.
Tell those close to you that you love them,
enjoy the beauty around you anew,
and perform a "Random Act of Aloha" for a stranger
-- offer to take a picture for a group of visitors,
throw away someone else's carelessly left trash,
give up your seat in the bus to someone who could use it,
and
don't forget to smile...
it will brighten someone's day.
Favorite
holidays:
*
Thanksgiving Day
* Mother's Day
* Christmas
* Valentine's
* May Day in Hawai`i
* New Year's in Hawai`i
Favorite
seasons:
* Summer in the mountains
* Winter in Hawai`i
* Spring in Italy
* Fall in New England
Favorite
toys:
* computer
* lap
harp
* teddy bears
* CDs & videotapes
* bicycles - mountain & street
Favorite
kissers:
* DH
* Davey Jones
* Freddy B
* O
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