NEW DREAMS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Jul 24, 2019 | AMAZING & BIZARRE, MEDIA & REVIEWS, OPEN JOURNAL & MEMORIES

I was running errands at a post office in West Los Angeles when a man approached me by inquiring as to whether I was from Hawai’i. He said he heard my accent and was curious to know if I was an Islander.?  That was around eighteen years ago, and that man is a...

CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Jul 5, 2019 | AMAZING & BIZARRE, MEDIA & REVIEWS, OPEN JOURNAL & MEMORIES, Philanthropy & Happy Place, Travel & Food

? By Mike Rodriguez   One bright cherry blossom can create a whole warm feeling of spring in the air.  Sakura…There is something magical about this little pink flower that symbolizes the time when everything is awakening, step by step, blossom by blossom,...

OAHU PRISON (OCCC)

May 29, 2019 | MEDIA & REVIEWS, OPEN JOURNAL & MEMORIES, Philanthropy & Happy Place, Travel & Food

? by Kyryll Ushakov Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) was opened in the late 1970s/early 1980s. I was called to pray for the inmates in this prison. This place is a medium-security state prison in Honolulu, Hawaii. It houses adult male prisoners (above the age...

MOTHER’S DAY 2019

May 12, 2019 | LITTLE T, OPEN JOURNAL & MEMORIES

Canvas Portrait by Yousef ???????   I hope this poem makes your Mother’s day even more special today!? A Simple Poem For Mom For a special mom on this special day, Your daughter has some words that she wants to say Please know that I appreciate all the...

AZAN or ADHAN

Mar 10, 2019 | AMAZING & BIZARRE, MEDIA & REVIEWS, OPEN JOURNAL & MEMORIES, Travel & Food

Dubai is a beautiful place, and it opens its doors for all those who want to know a place that has spectacular sites and many options.  Its main attraction lies in its ostentatious architecture and places that reflect in luxury that can only be seen in this part of...

BEYOND THE DOUBTS (Hit & Run Car Accidents)

Mar 4, 2019 | OPEN JOURNAL & MEMORIES

In the summer of 2018, I was called to lead as a Youth Group Advisor in my local church. My late pastor arranged for me to take our teens to participate in a Christian Conference. Regardless of being uncomfortable around thousands of other teenagers, I decided to...