Consuela "cp" P.'s Profile

The annual New Year's Ohana Festival was held on Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii and the Moiliili Field. The Festival celebrates all things Japanese and it is a great opportunity for families and friends to experience the Japanese culture whether you're Japanese or not. I'm Japanese by name and marriage :) And it's a great way to celebrate 2012!

Even though I enjoy eating local and specialty foods such as mochi, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, andadog and andagi, I particularly enjoy more watching the diverse entertainment of Japanese folk and classical dancing, as well as Okinawan dancing. I'm usually at these festivals with my camera clicking away but no pictures from this years festival because I had "Mommy Brain" and forgot my memory card at home (plus I don't think it would have been easy as I was carrying a baby inside a baby carrier and diaper bag!!!). Here's are pictures I took from previous years: (2008) http://ow.ly/8oGPK (2009) http://ow.ly/8oGVq and (2011) http://ow.ly/8oH0g

The Ohana Festival was a day of fun and activities for the entire family or in my case, myself and Baby S because the Hubster had to work.

PINKBERRY,

FINALLY one in Hawaii but on Maui, at the airport. Cute place. Not so cute price. I am a big fan of frozen yogurt and after several trips to Maui, we finally got try it! Tried the mango flavor topped with fresh mango, pineapple, kiwi and strawberry.

Really good yogurt (their frozen yogurt just has the perfect combination of tartness, sweetness, and creaminess) and I'm a fan of the unlimited amount of toppings as long as it fits into the cup.

Affordable and convenient as I live literally just down the road.

Makiki Nails is not glamorous but it's reasonably clean and your typical Vietnamese run nail salon. I was in need of a pedi, and usually I do my own at home, but I figured I could use a treat and wanted a good foot massage. My toes look great and a much needed stress reliever before Baby's arrival since he's late (yeah, I thought the foot massage will help start my labor to get the little guy out of me)

No such luck. LOL

This review is for Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby unit

The Labor, Delivery & Recovery room are nice and spacious, not to mention private, which is always a great thing when you're really not at your best. You are always closely monitored and the staff is quick to respond. All the doctors and nurses I had were very friendly and did cater to all my needs and requests. Even the anesthesiologist was fantastic, she really kept my mind at ease when getting the epidural.

After delivering, the little munchkin and I were moved to the postpartum unit.  It was clean, slightly smaller than the LDR room but I got to room in with my little munchkin as Kaiser is a baby friendly hospital! While I was there, many nurses came and left through their shift, some were fantastic and a handful weren't as helpful or caring to my requests. My only beef with Kaiser is that being a new and very tired mother and not knowing much about breastfeeding, more help and advice in that department without me having to ask would have been beneficial. I also wished the stay at the hospital was a little longer rather than getting booted out after 2-3 days :(

Thank you Kaiser for taking care of my handsome newborn and me...

Darla and Todd was simply great with my 8 day old son, both very gentle, patient and loving. Additionally the warm and inviting studio was the cutest place ever with awesome props!

The photos Darla and Todd helped to create of our son are beautiful, unimaginable and priceless!! I love looking at the photos and showing them off to friends and family...more importantly the photos of my son make me smile every time I see them!!!

Thank you, Aloha Island Photography! I would definitely recommend to friends!

I took my husband into the emergency room 2 weeks ago as he was experiencing crucial abdominal/chest pains! The staff in the ER ran all sorts of tests and scans before determining that he needed to undergo surgery to fix a perforated ulcer that might be the culprit for his pains. The surgeon did advise my husband and me that he wasn't entirely sure and by doing the surgery is the only way to find out if that's the only reason or something else could be causing my husband to feel all that pain. Due to the situation that poses an immediate risk to my husband's health, there was no long wait in the emergency room nor before he was operated upon!! Two hours later, the surgeon reports back that the surgery was a success and he was able to fix the perforated ulcer. He also removed my husband's appendix as he found tiny stones in it which may pose a problem in the future.

Husband stayed in the hospital for the next 6 days to recover and the hardest part for him was that he wasn't allowed any liquids and food by mouth until the last day of his stay before being discharged. The care my husband received was more than great as the nurses and aides were always friendly, professional and attentive to his every need. Their attention to detail about checking his vitals and even extending the care towards me as his pregnant wife was wonderful as they tried to make sure we were both comfortable and taken care of. The surgeon and resident doctors visited my husband each morning to check on his progress. I'm very thankful to the surgeons, doctors and nurses that have taken care of him during his stay at the hospital!

This store is huge and has just about everything you can imagine; including strollers and cribs, nursery collections, toys and personalized keepsakes. We registered at Babies R Us and the whole process was easy. Although the times we were there, you have to really work at finding someone who could answer questions or just for assistance, but when you do they are helpful.

I think it's a good place for one stop shopping of baby necessities! I know that I am going to spend a lot of time here whether I like it or not...

Oh and lets not forget the stork parking, I loved this feature now that I am pregnant (I wish every parking lot had stork parking!!!)

Star power! Go hungry and leave satisfied! It offers a wide variety of types of food, sizes of portions, and the unique flavor combination are excellent.

We especially enjoyed eating the pillowy steamed pork buns with a hoisin (plum) sauce, cucumber and shiitake mushrooms (excellent, flavorful, and I could have had a couple more!!!) We also shared a plate of spicy namasu, yakitori chicken on skewers which were scrumptious.The pad thai noodles were tasty and we cleaned our plates! The food here is definitely unique and fun to try.

Love the cozy and chic ambiance. Great food! Great service! Great value!

It's no secret that CHOCOLATE is a woman's best friend...and for that matter, mine too! I try my darn hardest to avoid going into this store but alas no such luck. Even if I don't plan to buy some, its always nice to stop by and look at the pretty chocolates on display. I tried their new "Strawberry Chocolate" shake and it was refreshing and a little bit of heaven!!!!

A truly special treat not to be missed...since it's summer time now ^_^

Hi Town Cafe is located right next to Chai's Bistro at Aloha Tower Marketplace. I was meeting up with a friend for lunch, who's also pregnant like me, so we decided to give this place a try since we both have never eaten here before. Plus she had a coupon, so it was a deal and extra savings.

They have a variety of sandwiches, salads, pastries, soup, smoothies, coffee and tea. I forget the type of sandwich I ordered (let's just blame it on "momnesia", my inability to remember simple things due to the pregnancy) and it came with chips too. Also, ordered a yummy mango smoothie to complement with the sandwich.  It was good and I believe it's nutritious and healthy but most importantly it filled my (our) appetite (s)!