day 4 in oahu

jetlag's just about overcome with only 2 days left in hawaii.  isn't that tragic?


we woke up 'late' today (around 7 am) because we were all exhausted from the trip to pcc yesterday.  instead of heading to pearl harbor as originally planned, we stayed at the hotel in the morning then went to my dad's friend's house in honolulu for lunch.  after lunch, we made a quick stop at the swap meet (flea market) to look for a ukulele.  paul wanted to buy one since last year and he was advised by the concierge here at the hotel that the swap meet would be one of the more affordable places to look.  he found what he was looking for, hindi nga lang inexpensive in my mind pero i know that paul really likes it and it's something he would actually use...the ukulele he got is a nice, rosewood ukulele and a bright pink one for michelle.  paul said he's going to teach michelle to play.  he's given up teaching me to play the guitar (even if he knows i can play a little) because i give up when i need to use all my fingers to press on the chords.  kahit na 4 lang ang strings ng ukulele, give up parin ako.  magkakakalyo kamay ko no?  (oo maarte ako! masakit kaya magkakalyo!)


anyway, we are the first time honolulu visitors who have never been to waikiki beach.  it was in the itinerary i planned originally pero kasi wala rin sa plano yung pag punta namin sa bahay ng friend ni daddy.  i don't know why i'm not to keen on spending time in waikiki and downtown honolulu.


anyway, after the swap meet, we went to lanikai beach over on the east side of the island.  sabi nila, this is the best beach in hawaii DAW.  well, so far, i would have to agree.  after seeing several beaches in maui and here in oahu, this is indeed the most beautiful.  it's a pain to park here though because there is NO PARKING!  good luck looking for a place to park on the one way streets near the beach.  but once you get to there, wow!  the sand is fine like the sand in boracay and the two islands not far from the beach make it all the more picturesque.  
it was crowded today though and there was no shade to park our bums while we stare at the beautiful water.  sandali lang kami nagbabad sa tubig then back to the hotel we went.  


it's almost 11 pm and i'm still awake.  wala na nga akong jetlag.