Hawaii

I'm getting bored of watching the Lakers get killed so I figured I should catch up on posting since returning from my trip to Hawaii last week. The first part of the trip was spent in Oahu where the main event was the Changina wedding. The flowers courtesy of Fujikami Florist were amazing, of course, and covered the hotel ballroom in an endless array of purple and pink. I think I spent most of the first few days continuously being fed by wedding-related events, which was sweet. Congrats to the newlyweds!

In between partaking in wedding-related activities, we found time to laze around at the beach, which was one of the main goals for our time in Oahu.

The other goal in Oahu was to eat Japanese curry multiple times at Curry House. I managed to have two normal, delicious meals there before Jeremy, Rob, and I agreed to partake in a simulated curry challenge to mostly Chang's pleasure. Since it was no longer officially available, we ordered three curry dishes each which included 400g of rice (the regular portion is 300g). After starting out a couple bites behind on the first plate, I managed to pull even with Jer by the end of the second plate as Rob faded. It was a close finish, but I managed to eek out a victory by the narrowest of margins by the time the third plate was done. I felt ridiculously gross afterwards and Chang recorded the whole thing, so I'm sure it will be on YouTube soon.

We spent the last couple of days in Kauai, which had beautiful areas that were nice and secluded, perfect for honeymooners or, in our case, four dudes. We spent more time lazing around the beach the first day before Ravi convinced us to go on a ridiculously unsatisfying hike highlighted by a freaking dry waterfall for our 13 mile efforts. I didn't pack any athletic shoes, but was pretty impressed with how well my $15 Court Classic tennis shoes from Costco in Kauai held up through the hike. We spent our last day there relaxing on a golf course. It's quite sad how messed up my golf game is, but it was fun enough that I might try dig up my clubs and hit the range a few times in an attempt to salvage my game.

Unfortunately, Ruth was stuck in Dallas on her surgery rotation and wasn't able to make the trip, but I did my best to honor her request to gain weight during the trip by eating everything in sight. The curry binge didn't hurt either. :)