Archive for March, 2011

love the beach, respect the aina


2011
03.13

I went to volunteer with Surfrider Foundation today, http://surfrider.org/oahu.  They’re a “non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves, and beaches.  The Oahu Chapter’s mission is to improve water quality, maintain beach and ocean access, and assure responsible development on the island of Oahu.”  I love volunteering, it’s something I do because I love giving back to the community.  It is the right thing to do.  Karma.  For the love of humanity, for the love of the beach, in respect of the aina (land).

It was a gorgeous sunny day at Waimanalo Bay.  We are so very blessed that the earthquakes and tsunami didn’t touch the beautiful white sands and crystal clear waters of this area.  We are also blessed that there are volunteers and groups like Surfrider who really make an effort to put on events, raise awareness, and do good on their part.  Once a month the group organizes beach clean ups around the island.  I’m doing my part, are you?

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Practice Philanthropy – the love of humanity


2011
03.11
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As the world knows, Japan was struck with a newly measured 9.0 magnitude earthquake, this comes just a few months after the 7.1 magnitude Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand.  Being from California, I lived through many earthquakes, including the big Quake of ’89, also known as The Loma Prieta Earthquake or the World Series Earthquake. On October 17, 1989 at 5:04pm, just 5 days after my 11th birthday, a 6.9 earthquake shook the grounds underneath me as I was waiting for Chinese school to start.  It felt like someone pulled the carpet from underneath, as the ground shook and rolled for about 15 seconds.  Most of the students like myself were young and never experienced an earthquake nor were taught anything about it.  So we all ran for the door.  Lucky I lived only a mile from school and was able to get to home quick.  I can’t even imagine what the people of Christchurch, NZ and Sendai, Japan are going through right now.  I can only pray and hope for them to overcome these tragic times.  I donated to the Red Cross, and I hope you will too.  www.redcross.org


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