Bytemarks

Historically, I usually get my new year calendar out at the beginning of the year. This year I had enough people nudge me by asking when my calendar was going to be ready. So in lieu of Xmas cards, here is my 2012 New Year calendar. I usually hand printed copies out personally since I [...]

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This show at the Academy of Arts is a must see on so many levels. Granted I don’t find myself writing about art very often and even on this occasion I will attempt it at a very superficial level. Chinese landscape art for me is mesmerizing. Nature is depicted in such grandeur and although humans [...]

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The Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle took place in New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu and culminates in a final competition in Oakland, CA on Oct 8th. This past weekend 12 graffiti artist converged at the Academy of Arts at Linekona and over a period of 7 hours gave birth to their creations. Appropriately the word [...]

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Ebisubashi is a central bridge and major attraction in the heart of Dotonbori. We crossed this bridge everyday during our stay in Osaka. Each time there was something new to experience. From here you can access all the restaurants in the area. Don Quijote is about one minute away and the iconic Glico Man looms [...]

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If you are into electronics, cameras or gadgets in general Yodobashi Camera is the place to be. Knowing my geeky interests, @Sophielynette cued me on to Yodobashi. There are about 21 of these stores scattered around Japan, each one consisting of multiple floors of electronics gear. The one we went to in Umeda was 8 [...]

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On this second day in Japan, we hopped a train to Kyoto and ventured out on our own. This shot was taken at Daitoku-ji Temple at the Daisen-in. This building was where Sen No Rikyu’s tea room was on display. Unfortunately no photographs were allowed. I did snap of this shot of the rock garden [...]

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Last week I got a big smile from the heavens by Hawaiian Air. They offered me a seat on their inaugural flight to Osaka, Japan. An offer I gladly accepted. On Tuesday, July 12, 2011, Hawaiian Air will start regular daily flights to Kansai Airport. Hawaiian Air already flies a successful route to Tokyo which [...]

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Intense, cold, inspiring and mind-expanding are just a few of the adjectives that describe my short but very memorable trip to Seoul, South Korea. I was invited by Hawaiian Airlines to join them on their inaugural flight from Honolulu to Seoul. Included on the flight were Hawaiian Air execs, media representatives and business partners. It [...]

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As I watch what is supposed to be the last of the neighborhood aerial fireworks displays, I wonder how it will be different at the end of 2011 when the new ban on fireworks goes into effect. Granted all the aerials you see in neighborhoods around Honolulu are already illegal, so will they be more [...]

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