Lika’s Log

I was listening to a local radio station and they were discussing a survey they saw, about people thought that their employers should pay for their gas. HUH?

Then someone called in and asked “what was the age bracket of these people who took the survey?” I don’t rememba da answa, but I’m thinking - YOUNG. *L* Then they went off, talking about a generation of kids who think they are “entitled” to this that and the other. Hmmmmm

And where did these kids learn this “entitlement” attitude? Duh. Maybe I/we was raised different. And maybe we/I raised our kids different, BUT I know damn well my kids don’t think their employers owe them gas or anything like that. And if MY kid is acking or tawking like they are ENTITLED to stuff they haven’t earned, CALL me and I will slap dem up side dey head.

If nothing else I like to think I’ve taught my kids a good work ethic. Show up ON TIME, you do your best, you kokua, do da job and do it to the best of your ability - and if you don’t know how, ask. Please don’t be a lazy slacker and embarrass me. You know wot I mean?

I was surprise to hear my own SON say -”he doesn’t know why people at work bitch and moan, the job is not hard and its in a comfortable setting - you not out doors in da 100degrees plus weather and in this day & age jobs aren’t easy to come by.” My BabyBoy undastands economics. Wonders never cease!

I can undastand that if you are like running errands for your company and you use your own vehicle; that you would want to get compensated. In my job, if I use my own car for work related errands and if I fill out the forms etc I get 50.5cents a mile. In this day and age; every little bit helps especially since I commute like 40 miles to work. At the same time there are times when its on the way to lunch or its on my way home or something like that and I don’t mind doing the errand on my own.

People say there is a different work ethic between generations and I understand what their saying. At the same time I don’t think you can totally blame the “whole” generation.

I think ones work ethic or the lack of is a reflection of ones upbringing. There are a lot of hard working kids with a good ethic. At the same time there are some frkng lazy slackers of every generation, yeah.

I don’t think kids nowadays, look at things the way WE/I do. I mean its been ingrained in my brain, brainwashed into me; IF I do /anything wrong - its a reflection of my family, my upbringing and I have just shamed out embarrassed ALL MY RELATIONS alive and dead. Do you know what I mean? Thats an old school upbringing ain’t it.

I think I’ve gotten to an age where I think I’m entitled to a thing or two. BUT lets get real; it ain’t gonna happen so I may as well get over it. LOL

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There are things that I’ve been putting off. Work wise, clean house wise, self wise, other wise….. Don’t know what it is? Ok yes I do. Indecision. No decision. Undisciplined. Lolo. What can I say? This poster says it all….

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The Butterfly

As love falls down from the sky, it lands on the wings of a butterfly.

The butterfly sings its songs and rhymes, and flies through the air, no concept of time.

It is the messenger of patience and change, from flower to flower, it’s odd and it’s strange.

The butterfly can transform its world and give way to new beginnings, unfurled, it is the keeper of transformation, and flies on faith and imagination.

The butterfly has no fear of change, it bravely escapes its homemade cage.

To change, it knows is necessary, for all the burdens we need not carry.

The butterfly soars and merrily sings, for, without change, it could never grow wings.

~Heather Renee Adamkiewicz

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So I did the visit the doctor thing today. He was shaking his head at me. Bad sign. My A1C number was high. Well as he put it “higher then its ever been, see.” And he shows me the list. “DUH its going up with my weight huh?” LOL

The number is not bad, the fact that it is climbing higher is bad. It should not be climbing. Drop maybe but not climb. I brag to him that I had PBJ on whole wheat for lunch. He looks at me “JELLY!” I’m like “thats better then french fries?” Docta says “eat brocalli.” Ok fine yes sir. I love french fries, fat potatoey fries. Steak fries. McDonalds fries suck, Wendy’s are better. Oh sorry I ain’t suppose to be fast fooding around. hehehehehe

My issue is the lack of losing weight (ok gaining) and the reason for not loosing weight, other then dessert first, plate lunches and humongous portions etc is the lack of a metabolism. Hypothyrodism. Blah blah blah. *L*

Soooo my doctor took away one of my medications. Doubled the dosage of another and upped the dossage of my Synthroid. Synthroid is the drug that I will have to take for the rest of my life thats just a given. The problem is regulating the dosage so that it works. I’ve been taking 137 mg and its getting upped to 175mg. Once upon a time I’ve taken 200mg, 125mg & 150mg. I think my body gets too use to the dosage or my chemistry changes. Chemistry hell, I think its called weight. LOL

Anyways. I need to think quality of life. I’m getting way too big for my britches, literally. That’s so not healthy. Think healthy.

At least my doctor didn’t say “yo’haff edZachary disease, yo’face look edZachary like yo’ass.” LOL

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1. Born at Queens Hospital, Honolulu, HI.

2. Raised in Ewa. Plantation not Beach. Fernandez Village.

3. Ewa Elementary School K-7th grade 1st semesta.

4. Move to Waipahu 7th grade. August Ahrens.

5. Waipahu High School - Grad you know wen. LOL

6. Worked at Pearl Harbor, Beeman Center.

7. Service man hanapa’a wahine story.

8. Lived in California - Ocean Beach.

9. Lived in Oklahoma - Tahlequah.

10. Lived in Arizona - Chinle, Window Rock & Ft. Defiance, Navajo Reservation. San Carlos, Apache Reservation.
And now in the East Valley of the Valley of the Sun.

11. Lived in New Mexico - Socorro.

12. Lived in Colorado - Ignacio - Southern Ute Reservation.

13. Lived in Nevada - Gardnerville & Carson City.

14. Worked for Harley Davidson Financial Services, Titles Dept.

15. Have worked in 3 college libraries.

16. Maybe when I grow up or my kids pay for me to go to grad school, I’ll go get my MLS. LOL

17. I have tree(3) kids; 2 girls and a boy.

18. I have one husband. Still on #1.

19. Some of “da guys” call me “first wife” cause I am da first wife, while others are on 2 or 3 or 4, why I dunno.

20. I have a BA degree in Journalism intended to go to grad school but that wasn’t gonna happen w/ 3 little kids.

21. I attended Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. Go Redmen. No, they changed it huh, Sparrow Hawks? ?

22. I take hula and tahitian. Or at least I try, great exercise no doubt.

23. I’m a dessert first kind of person.

24. I think the best bakeries are in Hawaii. Malasadas. Haupia cake. Ensamadas. Guava cake. Who needs Krispy Cream?

25. I love to read. Murder mystries mostly. I’m a nerd like that.

26. I love CSI. See above.

27. I am a shoppaholic.

28. I don’t drink. Usually. LOL But the last time I did I had 3 different flavored martinis.

29. I don’t think chocolate was meant to be a martini flavor. But thats me.

30. I always have candy on my desk. Good candy. Chocolate candy. *L*

31. I’m not good in math.

32. I am mechanically challenged.

33. Sometimes I think I write too much at the same time I think also I’ve been writing lesser and lesser.

34. I’ve gotten too big for my britches, literally.

35. Blogging is therapy so is email.

36. I have too much stuff and need to downsize big time. I’m part pack rat.

37. I’m not a Grandma yet BUT first mo’opuna is due October 19-ish, so I will be soon.

38. I like to sew. But I haven’t been sewing.

39. I’ve discovered wood burning; like on gourds. Hope to do more soon.

40. It cost money to stay healthy, I spend $50 a month on maintenance drugs.

41. I never thought of myself as smart, other then smart ass. LOL Hey its makule but it works.

42. I’ve been around alot of ’stupidheads’ so sometimes they make me feel smarter.

43. I assume everybody has common sense. Common to me is uncommon to others.

44. One should never assume, huh?

45. I have too much debt. See #27.

46. I have a love hate relationship with WalMart. See #27 & #45.

47. My new phone is my pedometer.

48. I carry my pedometer in my bra. High pockets! One time my boobs called my daughta….

49. I think I’m crafty then I buy all this stuff to make something and it looks like a kindergarten person made it.

50. I love my job.

51. I have lived mainland all my married life, ova 3 decades.

52. I have three sisters and one brother, my brother died in 1977.

53. I had my throat cut open twice. With stitches I looked like Raggedy Ann. Now I just look raggedy. nah nah nah

54. I spend at least an hour on the computer per day. Ok 2. Not counting work stuff. Ok 3.

55. 55 and still alive. Gotta count da blessing and roll with it. *L*

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Couple of weeks ago we went to see the movie MONGOL. This make me sound like a big movie buff yeah. Its summer in Phoenix America and one of the coolest things to do is sit in the theatre. Its 110 degrees outside, ssheeesh.

This movie is in the Mongol language so its subtitles, you gotta read during da whole movie. Its really interesting, edcucational I think. The scenery, the costuming and listening to the language. Totally immersion yeah. Its about Ghanghis Khan. I understanthis is part one of a trilogy. This is Ghanghis Khan from baby time to adulthood and how he became the person that he was. Its like all he went thru in his life prepared him to be who he became, when in fact who should of died so many times.

A couple or two walked out of the movie and never came back. I think maybe they didn’t like the fact that they had to read. Or maybe they didn’t know how to read English. I dunno. I’m just specutlating. This is one of those movies with cast of thousands. The basic war scene of the two side coming together and clashing in the valley. The costuming looked very authentic.

Ghangis Khan’s childhood/birth name was Temidjan (or something like that). My daughta liked that name. I think it could either be a boy or girls name myself. If I get a Grandson he’s name could be Kaipo Temidjan or Po Temidjan; Po form KungFu Panda. LOLnah nah nah, if his name Po dey going call him Popo awreddy. He ain’t eve born yet. hehehe My daughta dem is set on da name Kai and I’m like Not - but what da hell do I know. Told her, her needs to add to’um Kaipo or Kaimana or Kainalu yeah. Because Kai is also a word in several different languages but wotdahelldoIknow. I’m da Grandpuma so I get to call the kid whateva nickname I decide to callem! I’m thinking Kamaha’o! Kama-Boyor Kama-girl! But I digress…..hehehehe

http://www.mongolmovie.com/

I really enjoyed this movie and look forward the next ones.

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We went to the movie, CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI. Its based on a true story and was so awesome that at the end there are the clips of the Grandpas, who this story is about. It takes place in the late 1930’s early 1940’s. Its takes place during the time when the Japanese was taking over China. Serious war time. Serious “why dey hate each” ada kine story. Lotta history.

Anyways its based on the life of George Hogg a British Journalist and how he helps out this orphanage of boys. The characters are all very interesting. The scenery is awesome. Its an amazing trek. Unreal that its actually a true story. But it shows the determination and strength of the kids as individuals and as a team.

Try go look:

http://www.childrenofhuangshi.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/