Walk on water

At Paiko Lagoon, during a party hosted by Ben Bridge and Patek Philippe, looking out over the deck I saw two fishermen wading in the water. It was so peaceful and applying the "Rise" filter on Instagram gave the scene a nostalgic, vintage Hawaii look.

Ramen burger!

Keizo Shimamoto brought his famous ramen burgers to Taste Table in Kakaako. It was an instant hit when he introduced it last August at the Brooklyn Smorgasburg, to town!

My other gray

Clearing my desktop today and came across these photos of the ringneck parakeet that Chris and I caught a few years ago. He didn't like being in a cage, but he did love taking baths outdoors.

We eventually had to give him up to bird savers in Waianae because he did not want to be a pet, but he was too stupid and outcast by the green ringnecks to fend for himself in the wild.

We visited Rudy a year later, and he had a white ringneck girlfriend and was said to be happy.

End of detox

I finish my five-day detox with chicken-kale soup, just in time for new year, new start.

Day 1 of detox

My meals for the day, first of five days of Blue Tree Cafe's "Renew" juice cleanse.

Birdie Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Pop

Dinner with Japan pop star Shinjiro Atae at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki after the UGG grand opening celebration Oct. 24. He's checking out his new UGG loafers. Just found out we have the share the same November birthday. Small world!