Category Archives: Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin

“‘Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind”.  We all know dis line from da movie, “Lilo and Stitch”, yeah?  We saw how dat thought of ‘ohana was a thread dat wen run all throughout da movie.

Ho da kewt, yeah? Dis my fortune for da day:  A satirical sheep at sunrise is nobody’s friend. 

One of da tings I love about our hale it dat is faces makai, so we get some nani sunsets.  Dis aftanoon I stay hana in my office; it looks out into da forest.  I can see plenny manu coming … Continue reading →

I wen really think seriously about Leimamo’s suggestion about having a separate blog just for knitting.  I even wen investigate alla free blogs on da Net.  But den, latah, I was talking wit my dottah about da whole ting; she … Continue reading →

For the last couple of weeks, the Portland area has been experiencing some really cold weather; temps down to 18 degrees at night, gusty East wind, but no rain.  But last Tuesday, we got snow!  It was fabulous.

I love talking stories in pidgin.  It’s the language most comfortable for me to use.  I think in pidgin, love to write in pidgin.  If I get upset, the first words that come flying out of my mouth are pidgin.  … Continue reading →

Dis morning I got up, wen look outsai da window.  I seen dis bambucha fog bank makai from my hale.  One ting I love about da hale facing makai (aside from da emotional kine connection) is dat I can see … Continue reading →

Today I am feeling owee.  Why?  Cuz my fingah wen get smashed in one door! I was at da kahakai wit my group of friends, staying in one condo.  Da doors so heavy, and pneumatic.  No no, not like sick.  … Continue reading →

You’ve seen da photos of Vista House, built in 1917.  For da past 4 years it has been going through one restoration process.  Many times I was sitting at da desk on one rainy day, with watah dripping down ontop … Continue reading →

What I thought was going be one usual day up at Crown Point ended up being full of pilikia.  Driving up dea, I wen take dis photo of da Columbia Riva Gorge.