Thursday, September 8, 2011

CORE STRENGTH? OR SNORE STRENGTH?

Ryder Silas, Multitasking 
(Photo courtesy of Lele and Bryson)


Okay, so let me explain what was happening here...

I was simply working on my stretches--
my back, hamstrings, abductor muscles...

...you know, generally building up my 
core strength.

The trade winds were calming, the soft Hawaiian music soothing, the voice of the instructor--
oh, so relaxing...

...just dreaming of cruising north 
on Kuhio Highway, 
the sun beaming down on me 
as I'm chillin' big time 
in my aqua Fiat 500 Cabrio...

...trippin' about catching rays 
and checkin' out the babes on Anini Beach...

Ah!  I can't help it!
I'm just Ryder Silas (they call me BULA),
and I'm keepin' it real!

What a life!
And I'm stuck in my fantasy, feeling check, 
miles and miles from all the 
urban sprawl, traffic, and commotion...

...and before I know it...

I'm smack dab at the intersection of
Pilates
and

Saturday, September 3, 2011

YOU KNOW YOU'RE HAWAIIAN WHEN...

Kalaunuiohua, GGMA, and New Friend
(Courtesy of Erin and Pua)


You know you're Hawaiian when...

Your great-grandmother

feeds you

something BIGGER than you!

Friday, September 2, 2011

DYLAN AND SPAM MUSUBI

Dylan Imaikalani Watanabe
Pre-Soccer Ritual
(Photo courtesy of Erin and Pua)


Ha-ha!

So you thought I had retired from sports, huh?

How wrong could you be?

You know me--Dylan the boy wonder!--unafraid to try new things, explore unfamiliar horizons, and go where no other 5-year-old has dared to go!

So far this year, I've participated in three sports--baseball, basketball, and football.  Now, I've put on the cleats and blue uniform, and I'm ready to kick some...

Soccer balls!

But, first, just like the big boys in the professional leagues, I gotta have my pre-game ritual.  

And there's nothing more appropriate than a local Kauai boy having a delicious...


SPAM MUSUBI!

Mmm-mmm...so ono!

Dwyane Wade, Ichiro, Vince Young, Lionel Messi--you guys don't know what you're missing!  Get with the flow and follow the example of your island homeboy, Dylan Imaikalani Watanabe, and head on down to your local McDonald's and tell them to get with the Hawaiian McProgram and serve up some delicious

SPAM MUSUBI!*

*Spam Musubi is a block of rice with a slice of grilled Spam on top with nori (seaweed) wrapping to hold the concoction together.