One day I've gotsta mix in some randoms for these Monday posts to keep y'all guessin' ... But not today! We've got yet another caption contest for y'all to feast your eyes on...
But first, big ups to JJ and M for being last week's winners! Your "Turbo powers....ACTIVATE!" and "Just blowing smoke out of my butt." was good stuffs!
Hurr's this week's photo. And try to keep um rated PG a-ight pervies? I know what you're thinkin'! LOL! Nah. Gogetum!
Ho, planny action on Wednesday's blog yeah? Much love for playing along y'all! You da bes!
We gots another little game to pass your time today. Let's see far we can get!
So the other morning I was listening to Rory Wild, Greg Hammer and Crystal Akana on the radio and they were playing their popular name game. You know the one where the first playa names a famous person and the next playa has to use a part of that name to state a new name of another famous person? For example:
* Michael Jackson
* Jackson Browne (uses "Jackson" from Michael Jackson)
* Brownstone (uses "Brown" from Jackson Browne)
* Joss Stone (uses "Stone" from Brownstone)
Not sure if any of the oddah bloggers did this already, but I thought it might be fun for us to try today. So waddaya say? Like try? If it gets stuck on someone too long, feel free to start fresh with a new name to keep the puppy goin'... I'll start with a common one that has two first names to make um easier.
I found out something very interesting last week: post "eye candy" pics and the pervys come out to play. Haha, nah, nah! But 74 comments wuz not bad for this blog yeah? Thanks gang!
Congratumalations to snow, rayboyjr, Scott and tita leerz for being last week's pervs, er winnahz. Hehe! Big ups Informer, beej, Scotty2Hotty and leerz, yo!
This week, we going back to the food to tickle your tummies (with the taste of nuts and honey). Hurr's how we'll break um down:
This Week's Point Distro:
* Name of Restaurant: 1 point
* Name of Location: 1/2 point
* Name of Island: 1/2 point
Bonus Kine:
* Timestamp of photo: 2 points! *grin*
* Person with the most comments: 3 points! (Sneaky yeah?)
And... just so you don't think I'm some type of pervball, here's the full version of last week's shot (with my friend's face/body blurred out for his protection ).
Post your guesses to the photo above (the food one, not the beach one!) in the comment area below... Good luck y'all!
Da "Where In Hawaii" Winnahz Circle!
Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto - January 27, 2010: snow - 1 (Name of Beach: Waikiki Beach (Kuhio)), rayboyjr - 1 point (Name of Island: Oahu), rayboyjr - 1 point, Scott - 1 point, and tita leerz - 1 point (Two Funniest Captions: "Buns and a Weenie", "Dude, I am so missing Hawaii right now!", and "I wonder, do GUYS ever wanna stick your face in that like you wanna in boobs?")
Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto - January 20, 2010: Dave - 1 (Name of Establishment: Tsukiji Fish Market), rayboyjr- 2 points (Game: "first plug up each urinal ... 3 guys, with six-pack of beer in hand ... first one to guzzle down the beer and fill up the urinal wins ... disqualified if you cannot aim straight and the stream hits da floor!!!")
Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto - January 13, 2010: BananaFysh - 1 (Name of General Location: Chinatown), kuya.d - 1 (Name of Specific Location: Maunakea Marketplace), Coconut Willy and rayboyjr- 1 point each and Takeshi- 2 points (Guess what the sign said: "White Headless Shrimp - $4.95")
Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto - January 6, 2010: Takeshi - 1 (Name of Business: Foodland), Coconut Willy - 1 (Location of Business: Market City), kuya.d, rayboyjr, and tita leerz- 1 point each and Rosette- bonus 0.5 point (Top 3 Captions: "Ed Sugimoto with a tan", "Tiger ain't got nothin' on me!", "Boobs, it ain't just for women" and Rosey's "YES ADD an inch to my chest...!" was too good to pass up!), Takeshi, David In Oregon, BananaFysh, rayboyjr, kuya.d, and Coconut Willy- 1 point each (Names of Celebs: Tosca Reno, Amanda Bynes, Pink, Rihanna, Joel Stubbs, Kim Dolan-Leto)
Where In Hawaii Is Edward Sugimoto - November 25, 2009: Coconut Willy andrayboyjr - 0.5 (Dole Park in Lanai City), rayboyjr - 1 (Lanai Airport), Coconut Willy and snow - 1 (Hulopo'e Beach at Manele Bay), snow - 1 (Lodge at Koele), kuya.d - 2 (Tanigawa Burgers from Canoes Lanai)
Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy
P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts... If any of y'all have pics you'd like to contribute to the "Where In Hawaii" game, feel free to email them to me and I'll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren't allowed to guess on those days! LOL!
Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y'all. Shooooots!
Another Monday... Yep, another photo caption contest. Just 19 more to go gang! LOL!
There were a lot that made me crack up last week, like bB's "stop..........don't turn around..........give me your wallet" and our lovely Rosette's "ARGH HE FARTED!" but I went with skycastles' "Eeeek!!! Spider . . . get it, get it!! Omigod, omigod, omigod!" for the creativity (and acting skills ). Congrats skizzai!
I know y'all will have some hilarious (and gross?) ones for this week. Have at it!
Week 2 - "Eh? No can hear. Got beer in my ear." (Dave)
Week 3 - TIE:"Pawn to Queen 4...errrr WOOF!"" (b.) and "Doggie go long. On 3, On 3. Ready. Break." (rayboyjr)
Week 4 - "Eeeek!!! Spider . . . get it, get it!! Omigod, omigod, omigod!" (skycastles)
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Post your most creative/funny/witty/entertaining caption below for the photo above. Have a great Monday and week y'all! Shoots!
P.S. Don't forget to read Part II of my Poke Paradise series, including interviews with Sam Choy, Mel and Justin Tanioka of Tanioka's Seafoods and Catering, Hideaki "Santa" Miyoshi of Tokkuri-Tei, and Alan Wong:
I know, I know, there are not many to choose from, in terms of really well-known chefs from Hawaii. Let's see, off the top of my head, we got the big dogs like Roy Yamaguchi, Alan Wong, Sam Choy, Russell Siu, Chai Chaowasaree, Chef Mavro (George Mavrothalassitis), etc., and some of the lesser known, but equally impressive, like Hideaki "Santa" Miyoshi, Collin Nishida and Onjin Kim (anybody know what happened to her btw?).
In the comment area below, list your favorite Hawaii Chef(s) and why. Whether it be their cooking ability, ono-ness of their restaurant, their personality, or all of the above. I have a few for various reasons:
Hideaki "Santa" Miyoshi: He's the co-owner of Tokkuri-Tei, my all-time favorite restaurant, hands-down. He's down to earth and has a hilarious sense of humor. Santa always makes me crack up without even saying a word.
Chuck Furuya: Yeah, he's not really a chef, but close enough. He runs Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar in Restaurant Row, and, oh by the way, is one of only two Master Sommeliers in the state of Hawaii. He's genuine and friendly and has a knack for taking the intimidation out of wine. Back in college when I worked at KHET Hawaii Public Television, we filmed a segment with him for one of our shows. During setup, he yells to this little student grunt (me) across the room and says "Eh, I know you! I played ball with you in Hawaii Kai the other weekend! Remember me?" Stunned, I was like "Huh!?" Then I realized he was talking to me and was able to muster up this glorious response: "Me? Oh yeah!" We continued to shoot segments with him and he would always take the time to make conversation with all of us about anything and everything. Recently, I saw him with his son at Cafe Laufer and he still recognized me and shook my hand. What an awesome guy!
Sam Choy: just seems really friendly and welcoming. Plus, he loves him some poke. My kinda guy!
Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong: though insanely intimidating, these two guys seem warm hearted in person and continue to stay true to their roots, choosing to buy local whenever possible. My "claim to fame" for Roy Yamaguchi was that I gave him a ride to and from Roy's Hawaii Kai - in my little Civic hatchback - before and after a shoot in our KHET studios (I lived in Hawaii Kai at the time and it was looked at as a better, more economical idea than sending a production van out to Hawaii Kai to pick him up). My "claim to fame" for Alan Wong was actually a few days ago when I interviewed him for Part II of my "Poke Paradise" series for AroundHawaii.com, set to be published on February 1st. Here's a little sneak peek for y'all! Let me know what you think!
An Interview with Alan Wong
Talk to me!
* Post your favorite Hawaii chefs below and why.
* Thoughts on the above interview?
* Excited about the new iPad?
* Excited about the Olympics?
Have a happy VH07V Friday and weekend y'all! See you on the flipside!
Edward Sugimoto is a full-time editor and webmaster and was recently
named as one of the top 50 high-tech leaders in the state of Hawai'i. In
his spare time he enjoys playing sports (snowboarding, softball and jiu
jitsu in particular), discovering hidden gems around town, and watching
reality TV.
We've got yet another caption contest for y'all to feast your eyes on... 
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