First, let me start by saying Engrish is awesome. If you can't read what's written, it says "Mixican Red Peppers"
I'm sure it's just because the cactus didn't translate as a "y" but this was still pretty awesome.
Btw, I wonder what ume cactus honey tastes like...
Vicki, Salena and I went to a new restaurant called "Hot Pot Heaven..."
And that we were...yum!
We went to the new dessert store next door after we ate...it was called snow.
It looks like there's more than you'd think...It was very light and I almost prefered it to ice cream...
...That is, until I went for a scoop of ice cream with Brent right after at Bubbie's
Besides the awesome ice cream, I love the awesomely creeptastic names of their ice cream cakes...like "come here little girl"
I got to enjoy a sushi party at a family friend's place. they had all sorts of great sushi making things and we got to make our own sushi....you get surprisingly full off of this.
They also served up very expensive wine...it was pretty delicious.
Brent taught a class for "National Dance Day" at the Boys & Girls Club
Then we went for shave ice!
As always, Waiola's is ever crowded but soooo worth the wait.
Brent and I checked out a new store at Ala Moana called Q-Pot. They sell intensely intricate jewelry and accessories with a food theme. The Golden Burger is a pendant that you get to customize by putting together any of the toppings....crazy!
The layout looks more like a sweet shop than a jewelry store.
That night, Brent, me, Salena, my momma and MakKen went to Los Chapparos for some mexican. Apparently, Brent was craving a taco salad..
Ironically, Brent ordered a HUGE burrito instead but the food was delicioso!
We got churros for dessert!
I think this was a Sunday: My momma, Salena and I went for a drive to Kailua...
...in order to meet up with MakKen for brunch (at 1pm). I guess others had the same idea because we ended up waiting for an hour.
The crazy thing was that the restaurant's closing time is 230p...and it was still this busy!
If you were wondering if the food was worth it, it absolutely was!
On First Friday, I babysat! Just kidding,
We went to our first First Friday event at the Hawaii State Art Museum in Downtown.
They had live entertainment and a lot of food booths. It was cool to see the mix of people gathered.
Entrance to HiSAM
They had a little cafe inside the place called Downtown.
We learned that although they're only opened for lunch, once a month (during First Friday), Downtown does a Latin tapas-style dinner menu.
Obviously, we had to try the food...I mean it's only opened once a month! Here's lamb on couscous.
Here's a risotto with sausage. Both delicious!
August 10th was Hiroyo's birthday!
So we all went to dinner at Tanaka of Tokyo.
Hi mom!
Artistic angle.
Gang's all here!
Tonight I went to my first bonodori (Bon Festival) in a long time. My momma and sister got dressed up...as did I :)
Although it was a different atmosphere from the ones I had been to in Japan, the bonodori here was just as lively and much more diverse!
It was cool to see others get dressed for the occassion and even cooler to see visitors trying out the dance.
They had food stalls...this really made me miss Japan. I haven't been back in years :(
They even sold masks like they do in Japan...
And yes, my sister got one.
I heart my family!
