Cause I know everyone's dying to know..ha ha ha...What happened with the puppy dog Savali brought home??? Well, it was at his Dad's the entire week (mostly because we were in Guam). Savali brought her home yesterday and hid her in his room...So I decided to strike a deal with him. The deal is, if he gets inducted into the Junior National Honor Society he can keep the dog at our house, build her a dog house out front and she gets to stay.
Now my son has been pretty much a straight A student from Kindergarten on, but the boy can not keep still, he's constantly on the move, and always getting into something. How he's maintained his straight A's is beyond me..Especially since I have caught him several times going to school with an empty school bag (not even a pencil) and a basketball. We joke that he saves up his lunch money and bribes his teachers..ha ha.. So for him to be inducted into the Honor Society is no small feat.
I think it's a fair deal..right?
Will keep you posted! :)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Thursday Thoughts V
Welcome Back to Thursday Thoughts. The question of the day *drum roll please*
In 8th grade what did you want to be, and what do you actually do now?
Do Tell!
In 8th grade what did you want to be, and what do you actually do now?
Do Tell!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Hmmmm....
"Big John" got me thinking...Why don't we have more of that going on here. What I mean is, the local people sharing thier talents and interacting with the tourists. Little John and his Carabao on the hill in Inarajan made such an impression on my kids and me for that matter.
Why don't we have local weavers who hang out in the Paseo D’ Marianas or other places frequented by tourists and weave fish, flowers, birds or coconut hats for the tourists? It only takes two blades of palm frond to weave a little fish and it brings so much joy to the tourists faces to watch the weaving and to get the fish when it's done. I don't know how to weave, but I have seen first hand someone weaving and handing out fish and flowers to tourists and they were full of "ohhh's and ahhh's" and smiles.
Why don't we have people with the talent to sing or play the Uke stop by for an hour or so and just sit around and play. I know that would attract tourists and make them happy. You could make a few dollars in tips too, i'm sure.
We have so many talented people on this island..young and old...If everyone could take an hour or two of their time each week and donate toward promoting tourism or improving the tourists visits here wouldn't that be totally awesome???
In Hawaii, there was a lady at the International Market Place who would put some local flowers together on a toothpick and then stick a bobby pin it and sell them for a few dollars. They were so beautiful and I'm sure the tourists here walking around the Paseo would be happy to pay a buck or two to put some fresh, fragrant local flowers in their hair.
I know there are a lot of people out there who are doing their part to promote our island and improve our tourism. All the divers who take the military guys out for dives, the locals who give free tours to some of our visitors, etc. But there are so many more of us and so many more things we could be doing, myself included, to improve our island and our tourism.
I cant sing, play uke or weave, but I have been seriously brain storming for ideas as to how I can do my little part...
*****
On another totally different note, my stomach turned several times listening to a particular Tan Holding executive on the Harry Blalock show today speaking about stopping the next minimum wage increase set to take effect in May. I can't for the life of me begin to imagine how a person can survive on $3.55/hr or even $4.05/hr with the price of housing, electricity, food, etc. on this island. It's really sad..
And to hear someone who makes Bookoo bucks and lives in a million dollar mansion trying to stop a wage increase to $4.05/hr made me ill. I literally threw up a little in my mouth!!!
Why don't we have local weavers who hang out in the Paseo D’ Marianas or other places frequented by tourists and weave fish, flowers, birds or coconut hats for the tourists? It only takes two blades of palm frond to weave a little fish and it brings so much joy to the tourists faces to watch the weaving and to get the fish when it's done. I don't know how to weave, but I have seen first hand someone weaving and handing out fish and flowers to tourists and they were full of "ohhh's and ahhh's" and smiles.
Why don't we have people with the talent to sing or play the Uke stop by for an hour or so and just sit around and play. I know that would attract tourists and make them happy. You could make a few dollars in tips too, i'm sure.
We have so many talented people on this island..young and old...If everyone could take an hour or two of their time each week and donate toward promoting tourism or improving the tourists visits here wouldn't that be totally awesome???
In Hawaii, there was a lady at the International Market Place who would put some local flowers together on a toothpick and then stick a bobby pin it and sell them for a few dollars. They were so beautiful and I'm sure the tourists here walking around the Paseo would be happy to pay a buck or two to put some fresh, fragrant local flowers in their hair.
I know there are a lot of people out there who are doing their part to promote our island and improve our tourism. All the divers who take the military guys out for dives, the locals who give free tours to some of our visitors, etc. But there are so many more of us and so many more things we could be doing, myself included, to improve our island and our tourism.
I cant sing, play uke or weave, but I have been seriously brain storming for ideas as to how I can do my little part...
*****
On another totally different note, my stomach turned several times listening to a particular Tan Holding executive on the Harry Blalock show today speaking about stopping the next minimum wage increase set to take effect in May. I can't for the life of me begin to imagine how a person can survive on $3.55/hr or even $4.05/hr with the price of housing, electricity, food, etc. on this island. It's really sad..
And to hear someone who makes Bookoo bucks and lives in a million dollar mansion trying to stop a wage increase to $4.05/hr made me ill. I literally threw up a little in my mouth!!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
I can finger paint!
Oh I need to get to Joeten, looks like my oldest brother is in the new MP magazine...how cool is that????? *shameless plug* Go pick up a copy today!!!
http://marianaspride.blogspot.com/2008/02/mp-magazine-for-january-february-now-on.html
http://marianaspride.blogspot.com/2008/02/mp-magazine-for-january-february-now-on.html
I'm Back!!!!!!!!!
Didja miss me???
Well, im back from Guam. It was a fun trip! Spent too much money though..ha ha.Kids had a blast! I'm glad to be home! That 2:30am flight is killer especially when your already exhausted from shopping. I took a ton of photo's.
Two observations first off, Guam has Fisheye and Big John, why can't we???
Well, im back from Guam. It was a fun trip! Spent too much money though..ha ha.Kids had a blast! I'm glad to be home! That 2:30am flight is killer especially when your already exhausted from shopping. I took a ton of photo's.
Two observations first off, Guam has Fisheye and Big John, why can't we???
Fish eye is awesome. Although I must admit, I wanted to eat half those fish and bbq was the first thing that came to mind when the skipjack swam by...ha ha, I keed! I Keed! But honestly, I wish we had something like this out here. It's great for us non-scuba divers and I think we have a lot more varieties of fish and sea life in general for our tourists and locals to look at..
What would it take?? I wish I had that Million Dollars :)
This is BIG JOHN. He's just a simple man with a Carabao.
Big John brings his Carab
ao up to inarajan hill and hangs out to greet the tourists. They absolutely love him!!! He let's them pet his Carabao, take pictures with him and even gives them rides on him. How cool is that? Everyone usually leaves a tip of a dollar to five on the Carabao's nose. I bet he makes pretty good tips. He's a really nice guy too. Will tell you a little story about Inarajan and its history. He wouldn't take our $5 tip when he found out we were from Saipan and Ulu knew his sister.
ao up to inarajan hill and hangs out to greet the tourists. They absolutely love him!!! He let's them pet his Carabao, take pictures with him and even gives them rides on him. How cool is that? Everyone usually leaves a tip of a dollar to five on the Carabao's nose. I bet he makes pretty good tips. He's a really nice guy too. Will tell you a little story about Inarajan and its history. He wouldn't take our $5 tip when he found out we were from Saipan and Ulu knew his sister. Made me wonder about the guy I saw in Papago the other day..why doesn't he do the same thing. Hang out over at Bonzai or Last Command post and Greet the tourits and at the same time make some $$$$
Leave it to Vali to find some way to make us all laugh over a pile of Carabao Crap..ha ha ha!
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