I make a short mention of the problem of givers (as opposed to takers). There are those that give, give, and give. They give too much, and many givers do what they do to gain approval.

Hey Johnno, don't get bummed out. You're still the pilot, and life is still good. You're not stuck - you're just on a layover, waiting for the next flight. Cheer up!

A little more in the skin cancer bit.... for the young grasshopper out there.

I get left behind. I forgot to get my keys before putting on my gloves... and that's how it happened.

I find out that the gang is hanging out at this new corner in Waikiki to pass the time. To my surprise, I encounter my old bike!

Some more videos of Aloha Tower, NCL and Walker Park

Some staff from Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki offer shakas (a friendly wave) and smiles during their lunch break

NCL The Pride of Hawaii docking at pier 11, Aloha Tower and scenes around the area.

The HPU (Hawaii Pacific University) Computing Club and Project Management Club met at the American Legion's Waikiki facility. I got invited to have a BBQ lunch with them. I was also asked to speak to   more...the club. I met some amazing people with some fantastic anecdotes. I certainly got a lot out of it.  less

The free weekly fireworks show at the beach behind the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki

I finally met the owner of the Ninja motorcycle that I park next to everyday. I found out that I actually rode that motorcycle and I almost purchased it 4 months ago.

1,000 feet down in a tour submarine, looking at turtles swimming around a wreck.

Here's video footage I took of a nice sunset on a recent trip to Hawaii. The song is "The Water is Wide" by the amazingly talented Eva Cassidy . . . I guess I might be like most people, but   more...whenever I sit and watch a sunset, I think about the day just ending . . . realize that this day is now gone from my life forever . . . I reflect upon where things are at in my life . . . and I say "Goodbye" to that day, and look forward to the next :)  less

We make our way out of Waikiki, see some fireworks, and plan to head to towards Mililani Tech Park. I finish off the story of the television sets. Let's hope this drama ends here!

We cruise out at Waikiki just after sunset, hang around for 5 minutes, and I continue the story of the television sets.

I was checking out some bicycle grips for the motorcycle at my former employer (Island Triathalon & Bike), and I came across Charles & his son, both riding Ducatis. Nice.

Me and Sammy cruise down to Waikiki to see if any bikers want to go riding with us. Nobody's to be found. Oh well. We end up doing our own night riding. I end up humming the tune to Apocalypse Pony.   more... There's Pestilence Pony, Famine Pony, War Pony, and Death Pony. Yay!  less

During my life, I've written down many philosophical things that I've heard, read in novels, in letters and emails that friends wrote to me, or even seen as graffiti on urban city walls, so I wanted to   more...share some of the thoughts with you. If you like this video, I’ve got Parts 2,3, & 4 in this series over on my YouTube channel (same “LifeJourneyGuy” user name).

I took this video footage at Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii in the predawn hours when there are almost no other people at the beach . . . a REALLY special, tranquil time of day that most people rarely ever experience. Diamondhead is in the background.

The music for the video is the song "Wonder" by the AMAZINGLY talented & inspiring singer Faith Rivera (YouTube user name: "FaithRivera") . . . stop by her YouTube channel, check out her videos, and say "Hi"!! She's a wonderful, kind, caring person. You can also say "Hi" at http://www.myspace.com/faithrivera.

Thank you Faith SOOOOO much for giving me permission to use your beautiful song in my video!!!

You can watch Faith sing her song in her music video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_YfgZyO5bk  less