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Ambassadors of Aloha

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It began in 2009.  This was the very first time I had heard of the US Navy’s Distinguished Visitors’ Embark program where a few fortunate, Hawaii-based personalities participated in an unforgetable adventure.  I dub this Class of 2009 as the Ambassadors of Aloha, paving the way for the rest who followed.  The Ambassadors of Aloha are:

Fast forward to 2012. Thanks to Ambassadors of Aloha, the tenacious leadership of the Avere Group, and with the good graces of Guy, I’m getting the chance to experience operations of an aircraft carrier participating in RIMPAC 2012. Speechless…

Acknowledgement

My embarking to and from the USS Chester W. Nimitz CVN 68 aircraft carrier during RIMPAC 2012 was made possible via my nomination by Dennis Hall, founder of Avere Group LLC (www.averegroup.wordpress.com), through collaborative referral to him by Guy Kawasaki (www.GuyKawasaki.com) and L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine (www.Faleafine.com). Dennis Hall initially submitted my nomination to the Public Affairs Officer of the US Navy’s Third Fleet. The Public Affairs Officer then referred my nomination to the Office of Public Affairs, Commander, US Pacific Fleet. The US Pacific Fleet selected me for the Distinguished Visitors Program, inviting me to embark for about 24 hours during RIMPAC 2012.

A Successful Alaskan Scavenger Hunt

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Bravo to @abaggy for successfully completing his scavenger hunt while cruising Alaska! I posed nine challenges and two bonuses, and here are his results.

  1. Dessert. @abaggy excelled in this category! Love this one.
  2. A scenic view. This was a gimme on a cruise through Alaska. This pic is cool.
  3. Shipboard entertainment. Only diehards sit poolside to watch a movie in the cold.
  4. A towel sculpture. Sad this sculpture, but it’ll do.
  5. Two different ethnicities of food. Japanese sushi prepared by Filipino chefs and American cuisine. Check.
  6. A workout room. FAIL! But I can’t really blame him although I would have accepted the many flights of stairs as a workout room. 😉
  7. “Wildlife” (could be interpreted many ways). Sleeping seals are wildlife.
  8. Cold. Yep, he has a few pictures of glaciers and icebergs. Brrrr.
  9. Gluttony. I would have preferred a more interpretive rendition of gluttony like stacks of cleared plates after a meal, but his picture of an overflowing plate of food is gluttonous enough.

Bonus

  • Crepuscular rays. No to this bonus as @abaggy was too mesmerized by the scenery, ships’ activities, or eating.
  • Mankini. This was the most difficult item on his list. Techically, he didn’t find a mankini, but his substitutes are bonus worthy. Fur lined skivvies!

Tallying up his score, he gets 8 out of 9 for his hunt with one bonus point, so that’s a perfect 9 out of 9! Well done, you sir, are an accomplished traveller! Thanks for playing. 🙂

Contest: Win an iPad from Farmers Hawaii

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Win an iPad? Then surely, this contest can’t be from the limited coffers of Pulpconnection! But yes, you can win a free iPad from Farmers Hawaii in their traffic safety karaoke contest.

Starting today until the end of July, singers, crooners, and American Idol-wannabes can sing along to Jake Shimabukuro’s original creation, Slow Down, and submit their renditions. One winner will receive Apple’s latest iPad, and a fan favorite, as voted by you the people, will win $200 in gas.

For you alpha types, be one of the first five to submit your entry and get a $25 gas card just like that. For all other entrants, you’ll get a copy of Jake’s latest, Peace Love Ukulele.

To enter and to read the official rules, jam on over to http://www.myfarmershawaii.com/karaoke.

Are you ready? Warm up them pipes and sample your challenge.

Can you beat this sample? This ain’t me, I swear.

Good luck!

Featured on Dwellable

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It started with a simple email from Jane from Dwellable.com. What’s Dwellable? That’s what I wondered too, but quickly I learned that Dwellable is a vacation rental service helping you find choice spots in a variety of locales.

To help customers understand their vacation areas better, Dwellable draws upon local bloggers to tell their stories, and that’s where Pulpconnection fits in. Over the years, I’ve documented stuff from around Oahu, exactly what Dwellable is looking for. At least for now, me and Pulpconnection lead Dwellable’s blog leaderboard. Yay!

Here’s the announcement on Twitter.

So if you’re hunting for great places for a vacation, be sure to check out what Dwellable has to offer. You can also follow them on Twitter and Facebook and use their iPad app.

Alaskan Scavenger Hunt

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We posed the challenge once before, and it’s again time to set @abaggy off on a pictorial scavenger hunt. Can he find and snap pictures from the following list:

Alaskan Scavenger Hunt

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    Crepuscular rays

  1. Dessert
  2. A scenic view
  3. Shipboard entertainment
  4. A towel sculpture
  5. Two different ethnicities of food
  6. A workout room
  7. “Wildlife” (could be interpreted many ways)
  8. Cold
  9. Gluttony

Bonus

  1. Crepuscular rays (aka God’s rays). See example on right.
  2. Mankini (could be his own)

I’ll make it easier by giving him an open interpretation of the items on the list. Can he complete his mission?

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Yelping a Free Supabowzooka Shirt from Farmers Hawaii

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Oh, now what’s this? Farmers Hawaii is teaming up with Yelp for a social media giveaway featuring the Supabowzooka. It’s real simple to win.

In real life, head on over to the Farmers Hawaii HQ at Six Waterfront Plaza then fire up Yelp on your mobile device (um well, yeah, you need one of these to enter and win, sorry!). With the Yelp app, check in to Farmers Insurance Hawaii. Go up to the 3rd floor of Tower 6 and show your Yelp checkin offer to the receptionist and claim your Supbowzooka shirt. So simple right?

Just be sure to go during working hours, 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. For more details, read the disclaimer at:

http://bit.ly/Supabowzooka

While you’re at Farmers Hawaii, you might as well talk to their peeps about insurance and see what they can do for you. Of course, leaving a Yelp review is optional but hey, gotta keep the karma good!

A Week of @ryankanno

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It all started with a tofu katsu.

While searching for recommendations at Sam’s Delicatessen, I came across @ryankanno’s recommended dish, the tofu katsu.

So we ordered it. Yeah, pretty good for a vegetarian dish.

Then Monday. I’m in a training class with other former Kanno coworkers. Hmmm.

Then Tuesday. While in class, a scruffy guy walks by. It’s none other than @parkrat who I was introduced to by Mr. Kanno.

That’s three days, and three inferences to Ryan. Is it some kind of sign? Wonder what the rest of the week will bring?

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