Walking in Honolulu Chinatown

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Honolulu's Chinatown

 is a kaleidoscope of sights

 and sounds 

Especially

at New Year Time

Every Face

carries an expression

Of happy anticipation

Those in the know

 buy narcissus bulbs,

carving them

to create

"Chinese Bonsai"

"In ancient China, a legend about a poor but good man

 holds he was brought many cups of gold

 and wealth by this flower. 

Since the flower blooms in early spring,

 it has also become a symbol of Chinese New Year.

 Narcissus bulb carving and cultivation

 is even an art akin to Japanese bonsai.

 If the Narcissus blooms on Chinese New Year,

 it is said to bring extra wealth 

and good fortune 

throughout the year. 

Its sweet fragrances 

are highly revered in 

Chinese culture."

Wikipedia

The rest of us 

can just buy the 

lovely flowers

Gotta Get GAU!

 Sticky sweet rice gau

all brown sugar and 

glutinous rice flour, 

 steamed for hours. . .

 the sesame seeds 

suggest

 LOTS of children

(or whatever you are farming)

 topped with

 a Chinese red date 

for good red 

New Year

 Luck!

All that walking around

 seeing & smelling

 food!

Better sit and eat

Then back to

 the show!

Cindy's Lei Stand

Old Style open-front shop

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In Honolulu's Historic Chinatown,

one walks with history -

Even as the 

Present,

and the future

bustle

all around you

My Favorite part of Honolulu Town!

祝你运气最好的

Wishing YOU the best of luck

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新年快乐！

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Forget About It

A  L  O  H  A !

Forget about the

 Big Thing,

the change

that's gonna 

CHANGE EVERYTHING.

No Such Thing

(Usually) 

and I hate to 

tell you this,

but

 Big Sudden Changes

can be Ugly Scary Stuff!

Why you wanna treat

your situation, 
your past
as something to make
a clean break from?

Your regrets,

 lessons, accomplishments

are more valuable to 

You personally

than any Fresh

Start.

Try new stuff

Be open to

new breezes

of friendship

and possibility.

No need to leave

Your Story

at the Door-y

DEARIE!

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Asking an Echo

But How to Seek

A  L  O  H  A !

" Humility 

is attentive 

Patience. "

Simone Weil

" There are natures 
that go to the 
streams of life
 in great cities
 as the hart 
goes to the
 water brooks. "

Philip G. Hamerton

 "The real

is always way

ahead

of what we 

can imagine."

Paul Auster

" A ship's engine far away on the water 
expands the summer-night horizon.
 Both joy and sorrow 
swell in the dew's magnifying glass. 
Without really knowing, 
we divine; our life has a sister ship, 
following quietly another route. 
While the sun blazes behind the islands. "

Tomas Transtromer

" What we need 
for our happiness 
is often close 
at hand,
 if we knew
 but how to 
seek for it. "


NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, 
American Note-Books, Aug. 22, 1837

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By Chance, By Perseverence

A  L  O  H  A !

"  What's money? 

A man is a success 

if he gets up in the morning

 and goes to bed at night

 and in between 

does what he wants to do."

Bob Dylan

“ It is by chance 

that we met, 

by choice 

that we became

 friends.”

Pythagoras

" When drinking water, 

think about the source. "

Tibetan Proverb

The vast majority

of what Hawaii

Eats, wears, uses

comes over the sea.

The Law of the Seas

keeps the lanes

open.

Always on Watch.

Keeping the Peace.

Question 

the Decision Makers,

but always thank

Those Who Serve.

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Claim or Share?

A  L  O  H  A !

" We are here
 to share God's
 light,
 not claim
 ownership 
of it." 

     Rev. Margaret Stortz

“ Almost nothing
 need be said
 when you have
 eyes. ” 

Tarjei Vesaas

" The highest art 
is the art of living
 an ordinary life 
in an 
extraordinary manner. "

Tibetan Proverb

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