I have been waiting for this day to come for a while now!

I have never been to Hawaii and didn’t really have any desire to go. It’s simply because it’s a world renowned vacation spot and I always have this impression that Hawaiian islands would be filled with tourists. I certainly am not into touristy spots.

Karan and his colleague Radim will be going to Oahu for work. So, I Googled Hawaii for fun and hmm… it’s world renowned for a reason! I decided to tag along with Karan and see it for myself.

4/26/2009
Despite of morning alarm issue, we managed to reach the airport on time. Hallelujah.

Radim & Karan at Minneapolis airport

Radim, me & Karan at Minneapolis airport

Our flight: Cedar Rapids – Minneapolis – Honolulu

The Minneapolis to Honolulu flight was 8 hours long. From my experience of American flights, I didn’t expect them to serve food (I still have vivid memory of the tiny pack of low calorie pretzel on my first domestic flight), even on an 8 hour flight. Well, they did.

Lunch – Although not very appetizing, for the love of rice, I did finish the terriyaki chicken with rice. Other food … please judge for yourself.

Snack time: Cold ham and cheese burger, chocolate and chips. What’s up with the cold sandwich??? Yuck!

Thank goodness that I was prepared for this flight. 🙂 You want to see what I could pull out from my backpack?

Is this a backpack or a pantry?

Karan made the nut balls. Yummy!

Gotta have fresh fruits!

You would never go hungry when traveling with OuOu. 🙂

I watched the Hindi movie “Fashion” during the flight. There’s a always a risk watching Hindi movie on board. Last time I ended up with two giant red tomato eyes after watching one. Although I enjoyed Fashion, thank goodness this movie didn’t tickle my tear gland too much.

Oahu Revealed – The Ultimate Guidebook to Honolulu, Waikiki and Beyond

I read this book cover to cover before this trip. I always like to prepare myself prior to a trip so that I learn about the local culture before hand, know what to bring with me and what to expect. Having said that, one could never fully expect what’s coming his way on a trip.

We are almost there!

I am ready to see for myself what’s Oahu all about! Aloha!