English Dinner Club in Ferrol!

Please visit http://ferroldinner.com or fill out the information below to join the English Dinner Club newsletter.

Invitations will be sent out monthly.

Date, time, location will depend on participation and restaurant availability.

Why a dinner club?  Well, this is a great opportunity to mingle with other English students at EOI as well as a great opportunity to practice speaking English with other native speakers.

Childhood Recollections & MORE Adventures

Growing up, one of the things I never got to experience was celebrate a birthday at Chuck E. Cheese - and I still haven't, but the next closest thing is to go for Rowena's 30th birthday!

Yes, I acted like a big kid (yes - probably like I normally do) and ate pizza, drank coffee, played games and of course... rode in the rides

 Who says you're too old to have a great time at Chuck E. Cheese?

Thanks Eric and Aubrey for driving and Rowena for celebrating your b-day there (what an awesome idea!)!

The next day was crunch day (today) with the special help of a special help (no that kind of special) of Michelle Morales.  We whipped through my things, sorted out many things, packaged many things, even had time for lunch and a power nap.

Of course, that was exhausting... what better way to treat yourself to relaxation than a Deluxe manicure and pedicure at Sophisticated Nails.  Yes, she got all the calluses out of my running feet!

Then off to Himalayan food!  How delish... I think it helped that it was B.Y.O.B. and we had lots of bottles of wines!  Needless to say that the food was gone.

As if that wasn't enough... it was time for a late night movie - at the Movie Museum... Not just any movie - a French movie, Monsieur Batignole, movie was great, quick summary, it was about a man (reread title) and Jewish boy during WWII - watch it, it is a touching and endearing story.

All these activities during the weekend!? Banana boating (see previous post), BBQing, eating dim sum, Chuck E. Cheese, Mani/Pedi, Himalayan Kitchen, Movie Museum.  All of these things are great, but one of the things that I am starting to realize are all of the amazing friends I will be far from once I move to Florida. 

 

Mahalo for reading. 

Until next time.

Eat out Hawaii and don't pay full price...

EAT OUT HAWAII AND DON'T PAY FULL PRICE

Yes, I am one of those people that goes out to eat, with a coupon handy for nearly everything.  In some cases, you save a little bit of money, and in some cases, its basically just paying half!

Tricks of the trade.

Going out to Jamba Juice or California Pizza Kitchen?  Stop by your local Costco and pick up gift cards.

Costco has $50 (2 - $25 cards) Jamba Juice gift cards for $39.99.  They also have in stock $100 (2 - $50 gift cards) for $79.99).  A savings of $10 and $20 respectively. So if you frequent these 2 places, stop by Costco first!

Another place to check out deals is the newspaper, the dining sections has plenty of deals!

Show your ID - Yes, lucky we live Hawai'i and we get Kama'aina discounts at a lot of places, especially in Waikiki.

The best deals around town right now are called JUST PAY HALF, and that's exactly what you do, JUST PAY HALF.  For $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant, eatery, pizza place, etc. you will pay just $25, and sometimes depending on the website a nominal processing fee (sometimes up to $3.25) still a deal nonetheless.

Here are some links:

Play Savvy (I like this one the most - there is no processing fee and you print the certificates online, perfect if you're going right before to dinner! Check this site every 3 days for new deals!)
KHNL Just Pay Half (There is a processing fee of $3.25 for each certificate, and they mail it, so plan ahead and check the sites for deals once a week!)
KBMG Just Pay Half (same as KHNL)
97.5 Just Pay Half (This one has a large variety of offers, dining, activities, EVEN GAS, but PAY ATTENTION, some of offers you have to go downtown to pick it up physically - this maybe a deal breaker for some!)

Just a couple of helpful HINTS:
-If you decide to by these as presents, note that they do say just pay half.
-Very few have date/location restrictions (ex. Big City Diner is only M-TH and NO major holidays)
-Tip on the FULL AMOUNT of your BILL

Hope this helps Hawaii, go eat out and don't spend full price!!


Mahalo for reading.

Until next time.