American Cities That Best Fit You: |
65% Honolulu |
65% New York City |
60% Chicago |
55% Philadelphia |
50% Atlanta |
Sunday, August 21, 2005
where would YOU want to live?
Which city would you want to live in, if you had the urge to move somewhere and start a new life? And if you had to narrow down to an American city? I've always thought about New York in the past. But now that I've been there a few times, I really love San Francisco, and I'm glad I'm here where I am. Well, out of curiosity, I took this test online that tells you which American cities will fit you based on your answers. My results are below. The funniest thing is that New York remained on top and San Francisco didn't even make the list! Try it and check it out for yourself! The link is below.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Trips
I just came back from a business trip/vacation last week. After 3 flights, 22 hours, I finally arrived from San Francisco to Saipan, a small island with the Marianas Islands. So you ask me what am I doing in Saipan? Honestly, I have never heard of Saipan until I work for my company. We have stores there. So, along with 3 other collegues, we travelled to Saipan for a store visit. We go once a year to our stores, for strategy meetings, for floor plan executions, and to foster relationships between Corporate and Store. 
This is a view outside my hotel room in the Hyatt. It's actually a beautiful island; but too bad I didn't get to enjoy this place leisurely.
We spent 2 days there...next to fly to Guam.
Guam is part of the U.S. territory, and for the most part, a major Japanese tourist destination. It also has a military base there. We spent about 3 days there; primarily in meetings and working in the office. I didn't take any pictures of Guam. Had a bad experience with getting my wake-up calls in Guam, which made me extremely paranoid for the most part. We had a brutual 6:00am flight from Guam to Hawaii. Because of the problems of the wake-up calls, we called each other just so we won't miss our flight.
Arriving in Hawaii was nice. We got there Friday night and I had pretty much the weekend free. Some of my collegues were working, and I felt kinda guilty for ditching them. But heck! I was in Hawaii! My husband flew in and we spent the weekend sunbathing in Waikiki Beach, and snorkeling in Hanauma Bay. This is the best snorkeling beach in all of Oahu. Beautiful coral reefs and tropical fishes.
The next 3 days were full working days for me. My husband hd the luxury of relaxing on the beach, surfing, and cruising along the Oahu coastline. He got a nice tan too.
After I was done with work, we ventured off to Kauai, an island north of Oahu. A little interesting fact is that Kauai was the island used for the aerial shot of Jurassic Park. Kauai is also known as the Garden Island, which if you remember the scene of Jurassic Park, you will understand why it's called that. Lots of greenery everywhere you go... that's because Kauai receives about 400 inches of rain a year. The weather there is unstable, and you will for sure run into some rain showers no matter what time of the year you go there.
We spent 2 days in Kauai. The first day we drove around the island, and veered off to private beaches wherever we run into one (which is almost everywhere!) There is only 1 main road around the island, so at any given point in time, you will see the same cars (mainly tourists) driving along the loop.
The second day we took a 4-hour Sunset cruise along the Na Pali coast. This is the western part of the island, not accessible by car. It's absolutely beautiful here! We saw many sea caves, waterfalls, and mountain ridges that define this 17-mile landscape. The scenery looked surreal...like a postcard picture. Along the cruise, we saw dolphins happily swimming close to the boat, riding the waves. They even playfully made jumps and flips. They made me appreciate dolphins in the wild, where they truly belong. They can enjoy the beauty and openness of the ocean, and have each other as company. We also saw a sea turtle, gliding up to the surface for a breath of fresh air. It swam gently and peacefully. These were some of the major highlights of our cruise.
And what is a Sunset cruise without a sunset?
Enjoy the Sunset in Kauai.
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This is a view outside my hotel room in the Hyatt. It's actually a beautiful island; but too bad I didn't get to enjoy this place leisurely.We spent 2 days there...next to fly to Guam.
Guam is part of the U.S. territory, and for the most part, a major Japanese tourist destination. It also has a military base there. We spent about 3 days there; primarily in meetings and working in the office. I didn't take any pictures of Guam. Had a bad experience with getting my wake-up calls in Guam, which made me extremely paranoid for the most part. We had a brutual 6:00am flight from Guam to Hawaii. Because of the problems of the wake-up calls, we called each other just so we won't miss our flight.
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Arriving in Hawaii was nice. We got there Friday night and I had pretty much the weekend free. Some of my collegues were working, and I felt kinda guilty for ditching them. But heck! I was in Hawaii! My husband flew in and we spent the weekend sunbathing in Waikiki Beach, and snorkeling in Hanauma Bay. This is the best snorkeling beach in all of Oahu. Beautiful coral reefs and tropical fishes.
The next 3 days were full working days for me. My husband hd the luxury of relaxing on the beach, surfing, and cruising along the Oahu coastline. He got a nice tan too.
After I was done with work, we ventured off to Kauai, an island north of Oahu. A little interesting fact is that Kauai was the island used for the aerial shot of Jurassic Park. Kauai is also known as the Garden Island, which if you remember the scene of Jurassic Park, you will understand why it's called that. Lots of greenery everywhere you go... that's because Kauai receives about 400 inches of rain a year. The weather there is unstable, and you will for sure run into some rain showers no matter what time of the year you go there.
We spent 2 days in Kauai. The first day we drove around the island, and veered off to private beaches wherever we run into one (which is almost everywhere!) There is only 1 main road around the island, so at any given point in time, you will see the same cars (mainly tourists) driving along the loop.
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The second day we took a 4-hour Sunset cruise along the Na Pali coast. This is the western part of the island, not accessible by car. It's absolutely beautiful here! We saw many sea caves, waterfalls, and mountain ridges that define this 17-mile landscape. The scenery looked surreal...like a postcard picture. Along the cruise, we saw dolphins happily swimming close to the boat, riding the waves. They even playfully made jumps and flips. They made me appreciate dolphins in the wild, where they truly belong. They can enjoy the beauty and openness of the ocean, and have each other as company. We also saw a sea turtle, gliding up to the surface for a breath of fresh air. It swam gently and peacefully. These were some of the major highlights of our cruise.
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And what is a Sunset cruise without a sunset?Enjoy the Sunset in Kauai.
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