"Let's see, my excuse to get to Vegas was, I had to bring the most important ingredient to my cousin's wedding, the LEIS. No, not kalei eggs. Fresh pikake, maile, tuberose, puakenikeni, orchids, cigar and ginger leis. The top of the Mandalay Bay at the Foundation Room, never smelled so good! Kinda cool an elevator only for that floor, WITH a real live GUARD! Looking out on the lanai there were, hello, huge golden letters MANDALAY BAY staring at us. WOW! Felt like we were on the top of Vegas world.
Hung out in Vegas for a whole week (real hard), until Pauahi Thompson picked me up after driving up from Huntington Beach. The real fun was about to begin. As we entered The Orleans, a couple of female '49 grads welcomed us, and on the elevator we met a '41 handsome dude. Had 99¢ margaritas with my cousin Casey Yim '66 and sister Regina Yap '66 celebrating their 60th birthdays. Pat (Diane) Ling joined us in costume at Englebert Humperdink, then we were off to the Masquerade Ball!!! What a gala event!!! with another newfound cousin, dressed in full-on egyptian queen-drag, Keahi Trask '76. We all danced the night away; and at the bewitching hour; skipped to the bowling alley where we bowled till 3!!! My team boasted 3 handsome gentlemen graduates from the class of '60 -'62. Get ready class of '72, next year, God willing, we will be celebrating our '55th in Las Vegas!!!"
Note from Issac Akuna:
Yeah, Gloria and I had a blast in Vegas with all the gang. It was so good to see everybody. I don't think I had seen Lowell since we got our diploma ! I would concur with Betty that we all get ready for next year. Sorry I couldn't make the bowling... I was attending a financial seminar... at the crap table. Kawika Trask's costume was definitely over the top...worth the price of admission. Might this be an annual event?
Take care. Isaac
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Yeah, Gloria and I had a blast in Vegas with all the gang. It was so good to see everybody. I don't think I had seen Lowell since we got our diploma ! I would concur with Betty that we all get ready for next year. Sorry I couldn't make the bowling... I was attending a financial seminar... at the crap table.
Kawika Trask's costume was definitely over the top...worth the price of admission. Might this be an annual event?
Take care. isaac
Isaac!... too funny "financial seminars" Terry & I had a couple seminars of 21 @Spirit Mountain, a Indian Casino SW of Portland about a 85 minute drive... not bad, helped out our 401Ks a bit :) >Peter
Mahalo Isaac for your kind but subtle correction on Kawika's name. Just met him for the first time that night.
Did you see Pauahi there at the seminar? She really had a blast! Was good to see her laughing and enjoying herself.
Brian, Deb's husband is a really good dancer, we all discovered at the Masquerade Ball. While Thomas Paakaula led our Monster Mash train around the dance floor, a couple of times.
Following our Saturday night dinner with entertainment by Gary Haleamau and wife's hula halau, Sheldene (Miss Aloha Hula), we hung out in the hallway? and had "talk story" with Auntie Debbie Okamura. Pat (Diane) Ling decided we needed a bon fire with marshmellows to go with Auntie Debbies talk story next year!
Aloha pumehana,
Beety (small kine filipino joke)
God, I miss you guys. Reading these blog comments makes me long for home. At any rate, I've pretty much recovered from my surgery in September, so I don't have an excuse to not attend any future functions. I would've loved to have been in that Monster Mash train around the dance floor. Aloha to all you wonderful classmates this holiday season. Tommy (Binghamton, NY -- boy is it cold outside)
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