Hawaii 2008: Day 1 - Dead on Arrival

After being prepared to leave on time, we call PHOENIX's Discount Cab 2.5 hours before departure. They are NO show, and it's 1.5 hour before we are set to depart. Typically, you want to be at the aiport by that time. What a way to start off the vacation, thinking we're going to miss our flight. After calling 4x's and getting disconnected 4x's seeing the status of our taxi, my parents drive and we park at the temporary parking at the airport. It's about 45 minutes before departure. Regardless, we make in just in the neck of time, and arrive on Saturday afternoon in Oahu, Hawaii.

After getting the rental car and checking into the hotel, we proceed to eat at a local Filipino cafeteria establishment called Filipino Express located in Waipahu, Oahu. At that time, it is already 3-4PM in the afternoon, and flies are swarming around the food (Food Health code anyone?). Despite them not having any LUMPIA or PANSETTE (your typical filipino food), we eat anyway the 'few-hours old' left-over cafeteria style filipino food. The food is nothing short of spectacular.

We get back to the hotel and unpack, and pretty much sleep until the next morning. Remember we are 3 hours behind Phoenix time so we are all exhausted and dead tired. Lisa and I originally wanted to go out Saturday night to Waikiki. Oh well.