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HAWAI‘I’S FAVORITE MEDIA SURVEY By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta What’s the best piece of advice
WCataclysmic Loser
your dad gave you?
hen my wife decides to wash her hair before going to work, she wakes up at 4 in the morn- ing. This is so that she can take her time, take
care of her usual morning routine and still make it out the door in good fashion.
Our daughter gets up closer to 6, as she takes her own car even though they both work at the same school. I’m usually still in bed with my alarm ready to go off at 6:30. However, the other morning, both of our dogs decided to wake me up the same time their “mom” woke up to wash her hair.
MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Kapolei, PR Executive
“To never be afraid of hard work and to enjoy the fruits of your labor.”
JANA ALCAIN
‘Ewa Beach, Stay-at-home Mom
“Love people; that’s all that matters.”
BRANDON AHU
Kalihi, Pastor
“To trust in the Lord with all your heart, and enjoy the ride.”
JESSALYN LEE
Honolulu, Health Care Supervisor
“My dad would say the best advice he gave me was that I couldn’t date until after I was married! His second- best advice was not to quit a job until I have another one lined up.”
I couldn’t go back to sleep, so I decided I would fuel up both their cars before they headed off to work. They would welcome that, and with the cost of gas these days, I know my daughter would more than appreciate it.
Taking my daughter’s car first, I drove to the gas station. It was still dark. When I pulled up to the pump, I found that I couldn’t open the fuel door to the gas tank. It’s supposed to pop open with a little push, provided the car is unlocked.
No luck. I looked at the manual and saw that there was a way to open it through the trunk in case of an emergency. The line of cars started to amass behind me, so I jumped in and drove off to a side street then pulled over. I then used the flashlight on my iPhone to go into the trunk.
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A MINDFUL MOMENT
Alice Inoue
IWe’ve All Got Demons
am in a profession in which people trust me with their deepest, darkest secrets. They tell me about their inner demons, fears and frustrations. They
share opinions about themselves as to where they perceive they are not enough, and where their in- securities lie.
After having spoken to thousands of people over the years, this is what I’ve discovered: We all have inner demons and hidden monsters. And, you know what? The monsters are all very similar. They sim- ply come in different shapes, textures and shades of scary.
The bottom line is that we are all more alike than we think.
alice@yourhappinessu.com
Removing an interior panel, I saw a ring-pull release for the fuel door. But no matter how hard I pulled it, it would not release the door latch. Thinking I could snake my hand along the cable up to the latch, I took off my jacket and then transferred my wedding band from my left hand to my right.
I reached into the interior panel and it was a tight fit. Nearly scraping all the skin off my forearm, I managed to get in all the way up to my elbow. I still couldn’t release the latch and found that my arm was now stuck. I felt quite vulnerable as I was awkwardly bent over into the trunk. I put down the phone from my right hand and braced myself on the outside of the trunk while pulling my left arm back from the hole.
Removing what remained of my skin, my left arm finally popped out, and I fell backward onto the asphalt. My wed- ding ring slipped off my right hand and went under the car.
I was now swearing under my breath as it was still dark and I didn’t want to disturb the people in nearby houses. I crawled under the back of the car in a desperate attempt to retrieve my ring. The next thing I heard was a man’s voice.
“So you’re the #@&%$! who stole the catalytic con- verter from my truck!”
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