The Bucket List

the one at the hawaiian islands (part 2)

Author's Note: Because of all the ganaps today, nakita ko na yung visuals ko for FicMeng and FicRJ on that video sa end ng EB huhuhuhu 😭 Saka sabi ko thursdays, pero wth deadma na don. I'll post whenever I can kasi I'm really excited to finish this too. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did writing it. 😊

© ryzzamaedizon_ for the pic. 😊

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RJ / July 18, 2016

Sinong hindi makamove-on sa nangyari kanina, kahapon at nung isang araw?

Ako lang naman yata.

Pangatlong araw na namin ngayon dito sa Hawaii and I can say na... balak yata akong patayin ni Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza.

First day, met the Hawaii Five-0 cast. Papatayin ako sa tuwa (for obvious reasons).

The next day is yung Pearl Harbor Tour namin. Isang trivia about Maine, pinangarap niyang maging si Kate Beckinsale nung napanood namin yung Pearl Harbor kasi pinag-aagawan daw nina Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. Ayaw man niyang aminin pero secret ultimate crush niya kasi si Josh Hartnett tapos semi-mega crush (according to her) naman niya si Ben Affleck.

Nag-enjoy kaming pareho sa Pearl Harbor tour. Yung tour package kasi consists of going to the USS Arizona Memorial, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, 'Iolani Palace (we went there the day before yesterday) Kawaiahao Church, Hawaii State Capitol Grounds, Honolulu City Hall, "Road to War" and "Attack" Exhibit Galleries, Downtown Honolulu, Pearl Harbor Visitors Center and the Maui Divers Jewerly Shop.

Pero pinakanaenjoy namin is yung sa USS Arizona Memorial. History buffs kami pareho ni Maine kaya natuwa ako nung sinabi niyang pupunta kami dito. I've always been fascinated with battleships and actually, it's included in my bucket list too. Na makita ko ng personal yung USS Arizona. Kaya nga pagdating namin dun, para kaming mga five-year olds na nagtatatalon sa tuwa. Sinita na nga lang kami nung isang guard sa ingay naming dalawa.

Sa last stop namin for the day which was the Maui Divers Jewelry, I bought something for Maine. A Chocolate Tahitian Pearl Necklace in 14k Rose Gold. Napansin nga niya na tinititigan ko, sabi niya bilhin ko na. Nung tinanong niya na kung para kanino, sabi ko para kay mommy. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ko sinabi yun, pero hindi ko na lang din binawi.

The Pearl Harbor Tour I can say is the highlight of our Hawaiian trip... until today. Alam kong 3rd day pa lang pero iba tong trip ni Maine para sa pangatlong araw namin dito sa island.

"Kaya mo yan, Pokerson! Para saan pa yang abs mo?!"

"Paano mo nalaman na may abs ako?"

"Dinadama ko yan pag tulog ka saka—hey don't change the subject!"

"You were touching my abs when I'm asleep?"

"Oh, shut it Faulkerson. Feeling mo naman 6-pack yan. May fats ka pa nga oh!"

"Fats, fats. If I know pinagnanasaan mo lang ako."

"Wag kang feelingero, uy."

"Anong connect ng abs sa pinag-uusapan natin? Ikaw tong ano eh. Pero tangina, Menggay. Aakyat talaga tayo diyan? Ang taas masyado!"

"Wag ka ngang pabebe. Kaya natin yan! Tara na!"

And oh boy, we did it. We climbed up the stairway to heaven.

Sobrang makipot lang yung Haiku stairs, bawal mag-overtake. At dahil bundok nga siya, sobrang tarik nung hagdan. Tipong patayo na halos yung aakyatin mo. Okay to sa mga hikers, though hiker din naman ako, ang tagal kong hindi nakaakyat ng bundok kasi naging busy sa trabaho.