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Both my mother and father are from Oahu, and so am I. I was born in Queen's Hospital and grew up in Mililani.

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I was named after my great-grandfather who built the house that my grandparents currently live in. He died at age 99 but got to hold my eldest brother before he passed.

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My first best friend is Ipo, which is short for Ku'uipo meaning "Sweetheart" in Hawaiian. All of my dogs have had Hawaiian names.
She was born in May 2017 and I loved her since the moment I saw her.

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Ipo's face lets her have puppy eyes 24/7. Makes it hard for my mom to scold her and sometimes, affects me as well.

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My second bff is Ruby, who we adopted from the Humane Society in August 2020. She hasn't been around for even a year but I feel like I've known her my whole life.

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I love rice, mochi, tenpura, udon, curry, tonkatsu, gyoza, takuan, shabu shabu. green tea, chocolates, dango, wagashi and the list goes on and on and on.

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This stuff is so good. I love hot green tea but am too lazy to make my own at home. I should probably change that.
During my trip to Japan, I made so much green tea with the packets my hotel gave me. It was amazing.

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My favorite type of dango is the colorful one. In Japan I got so much dango from Family Mart (a better version of 7-11) I felt like a criminal who was hoarding it for myself but... it's just so good. Also the Family Mart ones looks like it's made out of plastic so I'd recommend you'd go buy freshly made dango and not the weird plastic looking ones.

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I first learned of this chocolate when someone else brought it back in Japan around 2014. It's beyond description and let's just say I had to hold back from eating it all myself.
When I eat this chocolate I feel so pampered, so rich. It's such a delicacy. Not culturally, just in a pampering terms.

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I have a varying range when it comes to music tastes. Styles I listen to is metal, rock, opera, classical, pop, soul, disco, doo-🤬, and r&b.

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Pop/Baroque Pop/Soul/R&B
'Never Tear Us Apart' is my favorite song on her 2012 album Fall to Grace.

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Rhythm and blues/Doo-🤬
Doo-🤬 is a genre of rhythm and blues which was created by African American culture in the 1940's.

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Country/Pop/Adult Contemporary/Soft Rock/Easy Listening
I don't mean to be basic but this song is absolutely amazing.

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Gothic Metal/Symphonic Metal/Doom Metal/Death-Doom
This band is from Norway and they sing in Norsk and English. My favorite part about them is their choir!

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I like to cocoon both Ipo and Ruby. Here's Ruby in her pod.

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My mom was adopted by Filipino parents but is biologically Hawaiian. When I was a child, I thought I was Filipino because of this.

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The first time I tried Banana Lumpia I was hooked for life. I don't really like the spring roll version but the meaty one is nice.

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My mom buys me Spanish rolls from Nanding's whenever I beg her to. She spoils me way more than she should, though.

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Boba was made in Taiwan during the 1980s. My favorite place to get boba is Hula Boba in Kapolei. They have a cute penguin mascot and the cover to their drinks has the mascot's face that you can stab your straw through!

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Ipo wanted to protect our home from the balloons. She's so brave!
The colored pencils are out and about because I was making art.

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The only reason why I return to Sorabol is because they introduced me to sikhye. It's a dessert they give you after every meal and the best part!

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If it's not a purple one then forget it! I love steamed purple sweet potatoes.

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When my family orders Korean takeout, I only eat meat jun. I'm picky when it comes to meat so I don't venture outside of meat jun.

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My favorite Korean restaurant is Sorabol in Honolulu. When I go there, I eat duk bokgi with rice but can never finish it all cus it's spicy and they give such a large portion.