Fried Chicken

FRIED CHICKEN
I ate too much. My friend chicken turned out really well. I used panko breading.

I'm full and watching the US open. What else could I ask for?



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Until next time.

Productive Saturday

PRODUCTIVE SATURDAY
I decided to go to training today and I didn't expect to do this well. I hadn't ran in 2 weeks because of my infected tattoo. A 1/2 marathon in km is 21.097494km or 13.1 miles. Well, I was able to run a 1/2 marathon + an extra 2 km in less than 2 hours! WOW! I really didn't expect this. I felt fine after, just a little tired, but not tired enough to do some upper body workout. I knew I couldn't surf immediately, but I decided to get on my board and paddle back and forth Ala Moana. 3 complete laps to be exact. Then next thing you know Guillaume calls me and wants to go surfing, so after grabbing some Pho, Walmart, Best Buy and Costco gas station, we went surfing. I lasted a good hour and I literally felt like jello. I swear you'd think I was Michael Phelps, I made myself a pasta dinner and yeah I ate about a pound of pasta... at least I'm so full that's what it feel like. Well, I am going to enjoy the US Open on my DVR.

Hope your Saturday was productive.



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Until next time.

Love & Hate - Apple

LOVE & HATE - APPLE
I was super excited yesterday night when I got a phone call that my laptop was ready. (Click here for regarding earlier post) During my lunch break, I drive to Kahala mall to see my laptop and I honestly couldn't tell any difference, but then again, everything that was changed was internal. After work, I rush home to get my iBook started. Super grateful for the fact that I had Leopard Operating System, why? Because it has Time Machine (a super awesome feature), and I had backed up my laptop the night prior the incident.

I turned on my laptop... Great Leopard graphics come on... Then, it asks, so I already own a Mac and if I would like to transfer my files? Yes, please, I'd like to transfer my files from a previous Time Machine back up.



After that, it asked which information I wanted to transfer (everything of course)



5 minutes later..



An hour later.............



Once the transfer was completed, it restarted itself and welcome me to the home screen where a familiar picture appeared (a picture of me). After entering my password and hitting enter, the large icon wiggled from left to right, indicating that had input the wrong password. I tried my password again, as it is 12 alpha-numeric characters. The icon said no again as it showed my password hint. Of course I know what it is! Hello, its the same password I've had on the laptop for 3.5 years! So maybe they reset the password, so I just hit enter, no luck. I called the Apple Store immediately and told them the situation. They said to come in as its hard to diagnose a computer via the telephone. Another trip to Apple Store Kahala Mall. I was ready to throw the laptop out the window. Once at the Apple Store it was pretty quick, he plugged in an external HD, booted up my laptop via the external OS, and reset my password. Since I was having problems with passwords, he wanted to erase my keychain (password saver), but guess what? The letter K wasn't working. Weird because everything was working the night before it broke. Easy solution...

A new keyboard...



I'm at home now and everything is great...

SUMMARY...
4 trips to the Apple Store
First trip, diagnosed my iBook and it was going to cost $280.
Second trip, deciding to fix my iBook and dropping it off.
Third trip, picking up my iBook during lunch.
Fourth trip, getting the password fixed and a new keyboard.
$280 + taxes

Was it worth it? Yes! Yes Yes! They replaced the logic board on my laptop along with the hard drive, and a new keyboard. Parts alone would have set me back $700. I basically have a brand new laptop. The first go lasted 3.5 years and I won't be surprised if this lasts another 3 years or more.

Why do I love Apple? They're at your beckon call.

Love you Apple! Welcome back iBook!

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Politics and Kylie Minogue - X

POLITICS
John McCain has just nominated his vice president and honestly, I am not sure whom to vote for. I don't know much about Sarah Palin, but it seems like she is head strong. She opposes gay marriage, but helped provide benefits to gay state employees and their partners (hey, that's more than you can ask for in most of the US). I could go on and on.. but that's for another blog, another day....

KYLIE MINOGUE
On a lighter note. This CD has far been my favorite CD for 2008. I purchased this CD back in Australia November 2007 and I still listen to the CD repeatedly. Why this CD never took off here in the US? I'll never know.

Who else can talk about politics and Kylie Minogue in the same page? :)

The One


All I See - My favorite song (along with Speakerphone)


In My Arms


WOW


2 Hearts - First Released Single


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Hillary Clinton

This is a transcript of Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech yesterday. I still wish I could vote for her for President. Her speech was very moving. Not only does her speech unify the Democratic Party, but I think it has reinvigorated the party as a whole. Love you Hillary!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH HER SPEECH

The Democratic National Convention, isn't Mac friendly as they would like for you to download 2 programs to watch it (Microsoft Silverlight and Move Networks media player). Though I am sure you can find this speech on youtube as well.

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I am honored to be here tonight. A proud mother. A proud Democrat. A proud American. And a proud supporter of Barack Obama.

My friends, it is time to take back the country we love.

Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines.

This is a fight for the future. And it's a fight we must win.

I haven't spent the past 35 years in the trenches advocating for children, campaigning for universal health care, helping parents balance work and family, and fighting for women's rights at home and around the world ... to see another Republican in the White House squander the promise of our country and the hopes of our people.

And you haven't worked so hard over the last 18 months, or endured the last eight years, to suffer through more failed leadership.

No way. No how. No McCain.

Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president.

Tonight we need to remember what a presidential election is really about. When the polls have closed, and the ads are finally off the air, it comes down to you — the American people, your lives, and your children's futures.

For me, it's been a privilege to meet you in your homes, your workplaces, and your communities. Your stories reminded me everyday that America's greatness is bound up in the lives of the American people — your hard work, your devotion to duty, your love for your children, and your determination to keep going, often in the face of enormous obstacles.

You taught me so much, you made me laugh, and ... you even made me cry. You allowed me to become part of your lives. And you became part of mine.

I will always remember the single mom who had adopted two kids with autism, didn't have health insurance and discovered she had cancer. But she greeted me with her bald head painted with my name on it and asked me to fight for health care.

I will always remember the young man in a Marine Corps T-shirt who waited months for medical care and said to me: "Take care of my buddies; a lot of them are still over there ... and then will you please help take care of me?"

I will always remember the boy who told me his mom worked for the minimum wage and that her employer had cut her hours. He said he just didn't know what his family was going to do.

I will always be grateful to everyone from all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the territories, who joined our campaign on behalf of all those people left out and left behind by the Bush Administration.

To my supporters, my champions — my sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits — from the bottom of my heart: Thank you.

You never gave in. You never gave up. And together we made history.

Along the way, America lost two great Democratic champions who would have been here with us tonight. One of our finest young leaders, Arkansas Democratic Party Chair, Bill Gwatney, who believed with all his heart that America and the South could be and should be Democratic from top to bottom.

And Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a dear friend to many of us, a loving mother and courageous leader who never gave up her quest to make America fairer and smarter, stronger and better. Steadfast in her beliefs, a fighter of uncommon grace, she was an inspiration to me and to us all.

Our heart goes out to Stephanie's son, Mervyn, Jr., and Bill's wife, Rebecca, who traveled to Denver to join us at our convention.

Bill and Stephanie knew that after eight years of George Bush, people are hurting at home, and our standing has eroded around the world. We have a lot of work ahead.

Jobs lost, houses gone, falling wages, rising prices. The Supreme Court in a right-wing headlock and our government in partisan gridlock. The biggest deficit in our nation's history. Money borrowed from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis.

Putin and Georgia, Iraq and Iran.

I ran for president to renew the promise of America. To rebuild the middle class and sustain the American Dream, to provide the opportunity to work hard and have that work rewarded, to save for college, a home and retirement, to afford the gas and groceries and still have a little left over each month.

To promote a clean energy economy that will create millions of green collar jobs.

To create a health care system that is universal, high quality, and affordable so that parents no longer have to choose between care for themselves or their children or be stuck in dead end jobs simply to keep their insurance.

To create a world class education system and make college affordable again.

To fight for an America defined by deep and meaningful equality — from civil rights to labor rights, from women's rights to gay rights, from ending discrimination to promoting unionization to providing help for the most important job there is: caring for our families. To help every child live up to his or her God-given potential.

To make America once again a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.

To bring fiscal sanity back to Washington and make our government an instrument of the public good, not of private plunder.

To restore America's standing in the world, to end the war in Iraq, bring our troops home and honor their service by caring for our veterans.

And to join with our allies to confront our shared challenges, from poverty and genocide to terrorism and global warming.

Most of all, I ran to stand up for all those who have been invisible to their government for eight long years.

Those are the reasons I ran for president. Those are the reasons I support Barack Obama. And those are the reasons you should too.

I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?

We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism that has enabled generations before us to meet our toughest challenges. Leaders who can help us show ourselves and the world that with our ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit, there are no limits to what is possible in America.

This won't be easy. Progress never is. But it will be impossible if we don't fight to put a Democrat in the White House.

We need to elect Barack Obama because we need a President who understands that America can't compete in a global economy by padding the pockets of energy speculators, while ignoring the workers whose jobs have been shipped overseas. We need a president who understands that we can't solve the problems of global warming by giving windfall profits to the oil companies while ignoring opportunities to invest in new technologies that will build a green economy.

We need a President who understands that the genius of America has always depended on the strength and vitality of the middle class.

Barack Obama began his career fighting for workers displaced by the global economy. He built his campaign on a fundamental belief that change in this country must start from the ground up, not the top down. He knows government must be about "We the people" not "We the favored few."

And when Barack Obama is in the White House, he'll revitalize our economy, defend the working people of America, and meet the global challenges of our time. Democrats know how to do this. As I recall, President Clinton and the Democrats did it before. And President Obama and the Democrats will do it again.

He'll transform our energy agenda by creating millions of green jobs and building a new, clean energy future. He'll make sure that middle class families get the tax relief they deserve. And I can't wait to watch Barack Obama sign a health care plan into law that covers every single American.

Barack Obama will end the war in Iraq responsibly and bring our troops home _a first step to repairing our alliances around the world.

And he will have with him a terrific partner in Michelle Obama. Anyone who saw Michelle's speech last night knows she will be a great first lady for America.

Americans are also fortunate that Joe Biden will be at Barack Obama's side. He is a strong leader and a good man. He understands both the economic stresses here at home and the strategic challenges abroad. He is pragmatic, tough, and wise. And, of course, Joe will be supported by his wonderful wife, Jill.

They will be a great team for our country.

Now, John McCain is my colleague and my friend.

He has served our country with honor and courage.

But we don't need four more years ... of the last eight years.

More economic stagnation ... and less affordable health care.

More high gas prices ... and less alternative energy.

More jobs getting shipped overseas ... and fewer jobs created here.

More skyrocketing debt ... home foreclosures ... and mounting bills that are crushing our middle class families.

More war ... less diplomacy.

More of a government where the privileged come first ... and everyone else comes last.

John McCain says the economy is fundamentally sound. John McCain doesn't think that 47 million people without health insurance is a crisis. John McCain wants to privatize Social Security. And in 2008, he still thinks it's OK when women don't earn equal pay for equal work.

With an agenda like that, it makes sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities. Because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart.

America is still around after 232 years because we have risen to the challenge of every new time, changing to be faithful to our values of equal opportunity for all and the common good.

And I know what that can mean for every man, woman, and child in America. I'm a United States senator because in 1848 a group of courageous women and a few brave men gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, many traveling for days and nights, to participate in the first convention on women's rights in our history.

And so dawned a struggle for the right to vote that would last 72 years, handed down by mother to daughter to granddaughter — and a few sons and grandsons along the way.

These women and men looked into their daughters' eyes, imagined a fairer and freer world, and found the strength to fight. To rally and picket. To endure ridicule and harassment. To brave violence and jail.

And after so many decades — 88 years ago on this very day — the 19th amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote would be forever enshrined in our Constitution.

My mother was born before women could vote. But in this election my daughter got to vote for her mother for president.

This is the story of America. Of women and men who defy the odds and never give up.

How do we give this country back to them?

By following the example of a brave New Yorker, a woman who risked her life to shepherd slaves along the Underground Railroad.

And on that path to freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice.

If you hear the dogs, keep going.

If you see the torches in the woods, keep going.

If they're shouting after you, keep going.

Don't ever stop. Keep going.

If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

Even in the darkest of moments, ordinary Americans have found the faith to keep going.

I've seen it in you. I've seen it in our teachers and firefighters, nurses and police officers, small business owners and union workers, the men and women of our military — you always keep going.

We are Americans. We're not big on quitting.

But remember, before we can keep going, we have to get going by electing Barack Obama president.

We don't have a moment to lose or a vote to spare.

Nothing less than the fate of our nation and the future of our children hang in the balance.

I want you to think about your children and grandchildren come election day. And think about the choices your parents and grandparents made that had such a big impact on your life and on the life of our nation.

We've got to ensure that the choice we make in this election honors the sacrifices of all who came before us, and will fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope.

That is our duty, to build that bright future, and to teach our children that in America there is no chasm too deep, no barrier too great — and no ceiling too high — for all who work hard, never back down, always keep going, have faith in God, in our country, and in each other.

Thank you so much. God bless America and Godspeed to you all.
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Mortgage Industry

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY
The mortgage industry has been very, very tough recently and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. 275, that is the number of lenders that have closed. Imagine how many people have lost their jobs. Its a tough market out there.

CLOSED LENDERS
Accredited Home Lenders, Lone Star Funds, Western Residential Mortgage, Liberty Home Lending, Equipoint Financial Network, Inc., Ideal Mortgage Bankers, Ltd., Silver State Bank, Irwin Union Bank & Trust Co., SunTrust Bank Equity, Wachovia Mortgage, FSB, Lehman Brothers SBF, IndyMac Bancorp, Mortgages Ltd., Wilmington Finance, Accredited Home Lenders, Home Funds Direct, Assured Lending Corp., Homewide Lending Corporation, Vanguard Mortgage & Title, Inc., Chase Home Equity - Wholesale, Chase Subprime - Wholesale, Evergreen Investment & Carnation Banc, Casa Blanca Mortgage/Shearson, Guaranty Bank, Citi Residential Lending, Montgomery Mortgage Capital Company E*Trade Wholesale Lending, Shearson Financial Network, Inc.,American Bank Mortgage Group, AmeriBanc Corp., Washington Mutual, Century Bank, F.S.B., Diversified Mortgage, Inc., National Wholesale Funding, Centennial Mortgage and Funding, Inc./Award Mortgage, Fidelity Home Mortgage Corp., LMI Funding, Inc., Millennium Mortgage, Origen Financial, Inc., CitiMortgage, Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage, East West Mortgage Co. of VA, New Vision Residential Lending, Washington Savings Bank, F.S.B., Macquarie Mortgages USA Inc., Global Mortgage, Inc., Unique Mortgage Solutions, First Franklin - Merrill Lynch, First National Mortgage Sources, Resource Mortgage, KH Financial, Lydian Mortgage, OMG Wholesale Lending, Saxon Mortgage, Beazer Mortgage Corp., E-Loan (Wholesale), Allpointe Mortgage, Popular Warehouse Lending, Allied Lending Corp., BF Saul Wholesale Lending, Community Resource Mortgage, Lehman/Aurora Loan Services, Residential Mortgage Capital, Maverick Residential Mortgage, Countrywide Financial Corp., First NLC Financial Services, First American Bank, Soma Financial, National City Corp., Heartland Wholesale Funding, Homefront Mortgage Inc., PNC Bank H.E., Family First Mortgage Corp., First Fidelity Financial, BSM Financial, 1st Choice Mortgage, Wescom Credit Union, Coast Financial Holdings/Coast Bank, WaMu , First Madison Mortgage, Southern Star Mortgage, TransLand Financial, Secured Bankers Mortgage Company , ComUnity Lending, Delta Financial Corp, BayRock Mortgage, Empire Bancorp, Option One - H&R Block, Citigroup - FCS Warehouse, Charter One , Wells Fargo - Home Equity, Paul Financial, LLC, Webster Bank , Fieldstone Mortgage Company, Tribeca Lending Corp. , WAMU Comm. Correspondent, Marlin Mortgage Company, Countrywide Specialty Lending, UBS Home Finance, MortgageIT-DB (Retail), Edgewater Lending Group, ResMAE Mortgage Corp., Citimortgage Correspondent (2nds), AMC Lending, Liberty American Mortgage, Exchange Financial (Wholesale), FirstBank Mortgage, Bank of America (Wholesale), Diablo Funding Group Inc., Honor State Bank, Spectrum Financial Group, Priority Funding Mortgage Bankers, BrooksAmerica Mortgage Corp., Valley Vista Mortgage, New State Mortgage Company, Summit Mortgage Company, WMC, Paragon Home Lending, First Mariner Wholesale, The Lending Connection, Foxtons, Inc., SCME Mortage Bankers, Aapex Mortgage , Wells Fargo (various Correspondent and Non-prime divisions), Nationstar Mortgage, Decision One (HSBC), Long Beach (WaMu Warehouse/Correspondent), Expanded Mortgage Credit Wholesale, The Mortgage Store Financial, C & G Financial, CFIC Home Mortgage, All Fund Mortgage, LownHome Financial, Sea Breeze Financial Services, Castle Point Mortgage, Premium Funding Corp, Group One Lending, Allstate Home Loans / Allstate Funding, Home Loan Specialists , Transnational Finance Wholesale, CIT Home Lending, Capital Six Funding, Mortgage Investors Group (MIG), Amstar Mortgage Corp, Quality Home Loans, BNC Mortgage (Lehman), First National Bank of Arizona, Chevy Chase Bank Correspondent, GreenPoint Mortgage - Capital One Wholesale, NovaStar, Homeview Lending, Quick Loan Funding, Calusa Investments, Mercantile Mortgage, First Magnus, First Indiana Wholesale, GEM Loans / Pacific American Mortgage (PAMCO), Kirkwood Financial Corporation, Lexington Lending, Express Capital Lending, Deutsche Bank Correspondent Lending Group (CLG), MLSG, Trump Mortgage, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, Mylor Financial, Aegis, Alternative Financing Corp (AFC) Wholesale, Winstar Mortgage, American Home Mortgage / American Brokers Conduit, Optima Funding, Equity Funding Group, Sunset Mortgage, Nations Home Lending, Entrust Mortgage, Alera Financial , Flick Mortgage/Mortgage Simple, Dollar Mortgage Corporation, Alliance Bancorp, Choice Capital Funding, Premier Mortgage Funding, Stone Creek Funding, FlexPoint Funding , Starpointe Mortgage, Unlimited Loan Resources (ULR), Freestand Financial, Steward Financial, Bridge Capital Corporation, Altivus Financial, ACT Mortgage, Alliance Mortgage Banking Corp (AMBC), Concord Mortgage Wholesale, Heartwell Mortgage, Oak Street Mortgage, The Mortgage Warehouse, First Street Financial, Right-Away Mortgage, Heritage Plaza Mortgage, Horizon Bank Wholesale Lending Group, Lancaster Mortgage Bank (LMB), Bryco (Wholesale), No Red Tape Mortgage, The Lending Group (TLG), Pro 30 Funding, Columbia Home Loans, LLC, Mortgage Tree Lending, Homeland Capital Group, Nation One Mortgage, Dana Capital Group, Millenium Funding Group, MILA, Home Equity of America, Opteum (Wholesale, Conduit), Innovative Mortgage Capital, Home Capital, Inc., Home 123 Mortgage, Homefield Financial, First Horizon Subprime, Equity Lending, Platinum Capital Group , First Source Funding Group (FSFG), Alterna Mortgage, Solutions Funding, LowerMyPayment.com, Zone Funding, First Consolidated , EquiFirst, SouthStar Funding, Warehouse USA, H&R Block Mortgage, Madison Equity Loans, HSBC Mortgage Services (correspondent div.), Sunset Direct Lending, Kellner Mortgage Investments, LoanCity, CoreStar Financial Group, Ameriquest, ACC Wholesale, Investaid Corp., People's Choice Financial Corp., Master Financial, Maribella Mortgage, FMF Capital LLC, New Century Financial Corp., Wachovia Mortgage (Correspondent div.), Ameritrust Mortgage Company (Subprime Wholesale), Trojan Lending (Wholesale), Fremont General Corporation, DomesticBank (Wholesale Lending Division), Ivanhoe Mortgage/Central Pacific Mortgage, Eagle First Mortgage, Coastal Capital, Silver State Mortgage, ECC Capital/Encore Credit, Lender's Direct Capital Corporation (wholesale division), Concorde Acceptance, DeepGreen Financial, American Freedom Mortgage, Inc., Millenium Bankshares (Mortgage Subsidiaries), Summit Mortgage, Mandalay Mortgage, Rose Mortgage, EquiBanc, FundingAmerica, Popular Financial Holdings, Clear Choice Financial/Bay Capital, Origen Wholesale Lending, SecuredFunding, Preferred Advantage, MLN, Sovereign Bancorp (Wholesale Ops), Harbourton Mortgage Investment Corporation, OwnIt Mortgage, Sebring Capital Partners, Axis Mortgage & Investments, Meritage Mortgage, Acoustic Home Loans, Merit Financial

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iBook Drama, Tattoo, Surfcamp?

IBOOK DRAMA
I woke up Saturday and there you were flashing in different colors, I knew what had to be done. As I pressed the power button for the last time, 3.5 years flashed before my eyes. To my old apartment in Kawaiahao St., our first trip to Australia 3 years ago to driving around San Diego looking for free WiFi because the address was saved in an email. I knew something was wrong, majorly wrong. After taking it to the Apple Store, good news is it wasn't my hard drive or the screen, the bad news is that it was my logic board (for PC users = motherboard). My iBook was out of warranty as I've had it more than 3 years and the logic board was gong to cost $600. Fortunately, Apple has a great program, they will fix whatever is wrong with your laptop for a flat fee of $280 (plus taxes, of course). I'm pretty happy that my iBook will be up and running soon. :)

TATTOO
My tattoo is infected. Actually, its not so bad as it sounds. Only 1 tattoo is infected and only in 1 part, the one on my hip. I assume it just rubs a lot on my pants and hasn't had time to heal properly. The doctor was able to get me some topical anti-biotic, so hopefully I'll be up and running soon enough.

SURFCAMP?
I am debating on booking a surfcamp in Morocco. This sounds like a great deal.

Surf camp Morocco is located in the calm surf village of Tamraght, 19km north of Agadir and 4 km outside of Taghazoute, at the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The atmosphere here is very tranquil and relaxed, but only a short taxi drive away you can go clubbing in the busy resort of Agadir.

Morocco is an exciting country famous for its Berber culture and renowned cuisine. Open-air markets throughout the country are piled high with rugs, woodwork, jewellery and leather - said to be the softest in the world. The local people are very friendly and the country has an exciting oriental atmosphere.

Located at the Atlantic coast, northwest of the great Sahara desert, Morocco has excellent conditions for surfing. The coastline is blessed with big Atlantic swell and hot offshore winds coming from the desert. The surfing in Morocco is well suited for both beginners and experienced surfers. The surf school is completely mobile, meaning that classes are held in different beaches depending on the surf conditions of the day. For the more experienced surfing crowd, Morocco has a lot of challenging surfing to offer. Join a surfari and you will be transported to great uncrowded breaks every day.

The area around Agadir has a nice micro-climate, meaning that it seldom rains and average day temperatures vary between 22 °C (72°F) in winter (November – February) and 28°C (82°F) in summer (May – August).

The surf school usually holds classes at lovely Banana beach, located very close to the surf camp. But the surf school is also completely mobile, meaning that lessons can be hold at the most suitable beginner wave up or down the coast. Depending on your level of surfing, the surf instructors will guide and help you to improve your surfing skills.

We guarantee that after one week of surf school the complete beginner will be able to surf and the experienced surfer will have improved greatly.

The following is included for students attending the surf school:

* Pick up/ drop off at Agadir airport
* Accommodation – standard or upgraded
* 5 hours Surf school, every day of your stay
* All surf equipment needed
* Breakfast, lunch and dinner
* Video service, so you can check out your moves

If you have arranged your own acommodation, you can also book surfschool only. This includes 5 hours of surflessons per day, pick up from your hotel in the Agadir area, all equipment needed and lunch.

The accommodation we offer is located on a hill 4km outside of the surf village of Taghazoute. A nice patio, perfect for barbecue parties, offers a great view of the banana beach and nearby surf breaks of Anchor point and Devils rock.

Depending on your preferences we can offer you two different types of accommodation, standard or upgraded.

Standard accommodation means that you will share a fully equipped surf villa with other surfers. The villa contains of several twin and triple bedrooms, meaning that if you are traveling alone you will probably share a room with other surfers but if you are traveling in group of two or three people you can get your own room. You will also share a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, living room etc. with the other guests at the surf camp. This is a great opportunity to meet different surfers from all over the world, to share experiences and have a good time.

The upgraded accommodation is located on the same premises as the standard accommodation but offers more privacy, ideal for couples. If you book upgraded accommodation you will get a cosy double room with private bathroom, a small private kitchen and TV.

Guests at the surf camp never go hungry. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included for all the guests that has booked surfschool or surfari package (breakfast is also included in "accommodation only"). Evening meals typically consist of the best local ingredients, including fresh fish, meat and vegetables. These can be prepared and cooked in a variety of ways including BBQ or "Tajine" (traditional earthenware pot used to cook in), and blended with local Moroccan spices. Vegetarian options are also available on request.









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Mortality

MORTALITY
Yesterday, Tyler Reseigh passed away from a very aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He was 27. We weren't the closest of friends, more like acquaintances, but I can't help to think about my own mortality especially since I am a year older than him and fighting my own battle. I am struggling to fight the tears as I change my fund raising website from "In Honor of" to "In Memory of". When is it going to be my time to leave? Like Tyler, I am not bitter about our own struggles. For me, I have always chosen to live my life according to my own rules, like my tattoo says "ima wo ikiru-live in the moment". I guess what I am trying to say is don't let life pass you by. If you want to learn how to swim, do it. If you want to learn another language, do it. If you want to travel the world, do it. No one is stopping you except yourself and your own expectations.

My prayers are with Tyler's family through this very difficult time for them.

Rest in Peace, Tyler Reseigh.

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New Moon

NEW MOON
I didn't plan on starting this book until I got the 3rd and 4th book from Amazon, but my curiosity was stronger than my will. I started this book 2 days ago, and yes I am done. Just as captivating as Twilight, but more development as we delve further in to the character that is Isabella.

A must read. Now I will have to track my Amazon package daily.

What am I going to do with myself?



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Tattoo X 2

TATTOO X 2
It was that time, I have had the designs for my tattoo for ages, and I just woke up and decided I was going to get them...

New Tattoo #1


New Tattoo #2


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Before Most People Wake Up...

BEFORE MOST PEOPLE WAKE UP...
I had quite a productive day and its 9AM. I woke up at 5AM, packed my cooler with food (for a potluck), put together my running gear, and yes. Today, our training was for 90 minutes and we ran Diamond head, so there was a hill to and fro and I was able to keep pace and run a great run... Just a little bit over 10.75 miles! whoo hoo!



After running we had a nutrition class, had our potluck... and guess what else? I renewed my registration. :) I've had Roxanne for over a year! I can't believe it and I've only driven her 5200 miles.

We'll see what else the weekend will bring...

ROXANNE



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Cereal & Aaron's

CEREAL
Most of you know that I love cereal. There was one people who didn't until today. That would be me. I bought 4 more boxes of cereal because it was on sale and when I got home and tried to put the cereal away... ummmm.. yeah there wasn't any room... Yup, I loves me some cereal!

All mine!


AARON'S
In celebration of Venus's birthday, I wanted to take her to a nice restaurant, so we went to Aaron's Atop the Ala Moana, its a beautiful restaurant on the 36th floor overlooking waikiki. Needless to say there is a reason why the food there is expensive, and its not because of the view. Its because the food is the BOMB! After having 2 appetizers (crab cake - delicious, and escargot - yummy as well), my main course blew my mind. Granted its pork chops, but it was the best piece of meat I've ever had. It was the perfect combination of spice rub, char, succulent fat, moist inside with the integration of the sauce and the mango and macadamia nuts on top... yeah... 5 stars not to mention, I earn United dining miles! Whoot whoot! Super bonus. They also gave us a free cheesecake because it was her b-day and we ordered a bananas foster. Yup, i am super stuffed, going to brush my teeth and hopefully, I can power through 5 miles in the AM.

My Perfect Meal


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Anxious

ANXIOUS
I am having such a hard time sleeping. I am 100% completely anxious. About what you say? Well, I will be heading to Portugal, Spain and Morocco in September (and possibly southern France-if time allows) I have no idea what I will be doing in Portugal, or where I will staying in Morocco or even how I am getting there, I just have my plane ticket to Lisbon and that's all that matters. That and my passport. Its pretty crazy, I haven't been to Europe in ages! I'm really excited to go, from HNL>LAX>LHR>LIS. Yes, plenty of layovers, but no biggie, I have ZERO problem sleeping on the plane, sleeping before hand though.. another story.

I'm planning to book a hostel in Lisbon for my 2 days there to battle jet lag and to ask the locals how to get to Morocco. Its pretty exciting, I am going during Ramadan, so no eating during sunlight. I had planned to stay a week, but I'm playing it by ear, I could possibly be over not eating in a couple of days.

I also want to try to visit Alicante Spain, where my friend Francisco lives. Well he lives in Murcia, but there's nothing really there, so he better meet me in Alicante. If time permits, I want to also see Southern France. I have met a Frenchman here via hospitalityclub and he's really stoked to show me around to return the favor. Stop by there for 2-3 days or so, then a quick stop in Porto and back to Lisbon...

Then back to Reality...

Sounds like a great plan!

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Twilight

TWILIGHT
Yes, this blog is being posted nearing 1AM. Yes, I finished reading this book a couple of minutes ago. Yes, I am actually contemplating reading the 2nd one, but that would putting on some clothes, going to the car, and I'd like to get at least 3-4 hours of sleep before work.

This is only the 2nd book this year that has made me lose sleep. The first being, "Remember Me?" by Sophie Kinsella. I read that book in 1 night.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a great book. Its the 1st of 4, I read about it in Entertainment Weekly when they were making it into a movie, so I thought I'd start reading the series. Well, DON'T START, unless you want to focus every free moment you have in the day to reading this series.

I could say more but that'd spoil your upcoming sleepless nights...

TWILIGHT


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RUN RUN RUN!
Saturday, I ran with Team in Training. The weird this I find that on my longer runs my pace is faster than my shorter runs, I don't start feeling the kick until mile 4-5 when I get into a stride, well and not to mention, I always run the first 1-2 miles really slow just to see how my knees are feeling.



Yes! I ran this morning before work. 5 miles a day will keep the fat cells away.



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Fanny pak! My training schedule... tears!

FANNY PAK
I can't believe they were eliminated. I will no longer be watching ABDC.

RUN TRAINING SCHEDULE

Advanced
8/2/2008 60 MINUTES
6:30am, meet @ Kailua Beach Park (shoe clinic)
Sun. 3 miles easy

wk. 8-4-08
Mon. 4 mile easy (E) run
Tue. 5 miles E
Wed. 4 miles E
Thur. 5 miles E
Fri. rest
Sat. 70 MINUTES
6:00am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. 3 miles easy

wk. 8-11-08
Mon. 5 mile easy (E) run
Tue. 5 miles E
Wed. 4 miles E
Thur. 5 miles E
Fri. rest
Sat. 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
6:00am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki), Nutrition Clinic
Sun. 3 miles easy

wk. 8-18-08
Mon. 5 mile easy (E) run
Tue. 5 miles E
Wed. 5 miles E
Thur. 5 miles E
Fri. rest
Sat. 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES
6:00am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki), Injury Prev. Clinic
Sun. 3 miles easy

wk. 8-25-08
Mon. 5 miles E, w/6 strides (ST)
Tue. 6 miles E
Wed. 4 miles E
Thur. 6 miles w/6 x strides
Fri. rest
Sat. 2 HOURS
6:00am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. 4 mi. w/6 x strides

wk. 9-01-08
Mon. 4 miles E, w/6 strides (ST)
Tue. 7 miles E
Wed. 4 miles E
Thur. 6 miles w/6 x strides
Fri. rest
Sat. 2 HOURS
6:00am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki)
Sun. 4 mi. w/6 x strides

wk. 9-08-08
Mon. 5 miles E, w/6 strides (ST)
Tue. 10:00E, 4x(4:00H,3:00E),
10:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 7 mi. w/6 x strides
Fri. 4 mi. w/6 x strides
Sat. 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES
6:00am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki)
Sun. rest

wk. 9-15-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 10:00E,6x(5:00Tw/1:00rest)
10:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 8 mi. w/6 x strides
Fri. 5 miles easy, 6xstrides
Sat. 2 HOURS
6:00am @ Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens, Kaneohe
Sun. rest

wk. 9-22-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E,6x(5:00Tw/1:00rest)
10:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 9 mi. w/6 x strides
Fri. 5 miles easy, 6xstrides
Sat. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
6:00am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki)
Sun. rest

wk. 9-29-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E,4-5x(5:00H, 3:00E)
10:00E
Wed. 4 miles easy
Thur. 6 miles, 6xstrides
Fri. rest
Sat. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
6:00am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki)
Sun. rest

wk. 10-06-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E,4x(10:00T w/2:00R)
15:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 7 mi. w/6 x strides
Fri. 5 miles easy
Sat. 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. rest

wk. 10-13-08
Mon. rest
Tue. 15:00E,4x(10:00T w/2:00R)
15:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 7 miles easy
Fri. 4 miles easy
Sat. 3 HOURS
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. rest

wk. 10-20-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E, 15:00T, 3:00E,
15:00T, 3:00E, 10:00T,
10:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 8 miles
Fri. 5 miles easy
Sat. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. rest

wk. 10-27-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E,4x(10:00T w/2:00R)
15:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 8 miles easy
Fri. 3 miles easy
Sat. 3 HOURS
5:30am, meet @ Kapiolani Park (1st parking lot on Paki)
Sun. rest

wk. 11-3-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E,8x5:00T w/30 secE,
10:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 6 miles easy
Fri. 3 miles easy
Sat. 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. rest

wk. 11-10-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E, 4x10:00T w/2:00E
15:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 8 miles easy
Fri. 3 miles easy
Sat. 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. rest

wk. 11-17-08
Mon. 4 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E, 3x10:00T w/2:00E
15:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 5 miles easy
Fri. 4 miles easy
Sat. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (McCoy Pavillion parking area)
Sun. rest

wk. 11-24-08
Mon. 5 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E, 2x10:00T w/2:00E
15:00E
Wed. 4 miles easy
Thur. Turkey Trot 10 miler(predict your time) Run@ Kapiolani Park Bandstand area
Fri. rest
Sat. 5 miles easy
Sun. 3 miles easy

wk. 12-01-08
Mon. 4 miles easy
Tue. 15:00E, 3x10:00T w/2:00E
15:00E
Wed. 5 miles easy
Thur. 5 miles easy
Fri. 4 miles easy
Sat. 1 HOURS 45 MINUTES
5:30am, meet @ Ala Moana Park (Marathon Prep Clinic)
Sun. rest

wk. 12-8-08
Mon. rest
Tue. 15:00E, 4x4:00T w/3:00rest
15:00E
Wed. 4 miles easy
Thur. rest
Fri. 4 miles easy
Sat. rest
Sun. Honolulu Marathon!

Paris, This hoe is tired (not Paris, me!)

PARIS

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THIS HOE IS TIRED
Yes! I am exhausted! I've been running, cooking my own meals for breakfast and dinner, cleaning, fund raising, and trying to do more fund raising. I will be selling Jamba Juice coupons soon as well as getting my eBay store organized so that all proceeds from the items sold this month will go directly to Leukemia and Lymphoma.

Yawn. I need to hydrate.

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Monday


Tuesday
I went up Koko Head. My thighs are small kine sore!

Wednesday


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Team in Training

Team in Training

Training started this past weekend and I'm in better shape than I thought I was. I haven't been running as much as I should be. I haven't surfed in about a month, but low and behold. I was able to run over 7 miles in an hour. After running for an hour in beautiful Kailua, the group met at Fleet Feet for one on one shoe sizing. Well, needless to say I pretty much have alien feet. My true shoe size is 7 EEE. Its hard to find shoes because my feet are so wide. I've been wearing a size 8 but the problem with that is my feet slides in and out and probably have caused my previous knee injury. Basically, they didn't have shoes in the store for me. I wanted to try 4E shoes but those shoes are made for size 10 and higher... LOL They ordered me 7EE and 7.5EE shoes. Hopefully one of those fit well, I really want to start logging in longer distances.

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