Bazaar Fair
My alma mater held their semi-annual Bazaar Fair. All the Hongwanji from all over the island comes together to raise money to help support all the Hongwanji temples. If I had to compare it to something, it would be to a church’s building fund–kinda, sorta. It’s nice to see the community come together, especially for a good cause.
The best part of any bazaar/fair is the food. Each tent represented a Hongwanji temple or in this case, Boy Scouts Troop 49.
Shave Ice!
Cupcakes!
KC Waffle Dogs is a must! This hot dog covered in waffle batter is a cult classic that can still be found after the beloved KC Drive Inn closed down back in 2004. I wished I took a picture of it, but after a 10 minute wait, I just had to eat asap.
Underneath the temple is a “concert hall” that holds a very special place in my heart. In this room, this is where I experienced my first boy-girl dance. Anyway, I digress. There was a lot of stuff from toys to appliances. Most items were priced as low as $0.50.
Old School Records/Vinyls
This brings back even MORE memories! I used to have the exact same Hawaii Kai Dolphins pogs or as Tania likes to call them, bottle caps. I really wanted to buy this bag, but I figured that it would be a waste of money.
I’m always on the look out for cool old cameras. I find old cameras are a nice way to decorate a home. This would’ve been a great buy, but my dad talked me out of it. Here is a quick tip: don’t go shopping with your father. HAHA
Kimonos for days!
These cookbooks are the best local cookbooks. I used to have the yellow and green book, but through the years I started losing pages and next thing I knew, my mom threw it away. The first volume (the yellow book) was print back in the 1975 and now there is a total of five books.
On the other side of the temple there was a feeding frenzy. For $5.00, any clothing that can fit into a bag is all yours. I found a couple cool tops, but I didn’t get anything (thanks, dad). It was quite hard to sift through the clothing. It was so disorganized. I wished each box was labeled “Women Tops”, “Men Bottoms”, etc.
This is what one of the boxes looked liked. Doesn't look fun, uh?
I did buy one thing, which I’m super stoked about.
I bought the yellow one! I wanted to buy all five, but at $10 a pop, I just settled for one. Next time, I’m going to buy them all.
After the bazaar, we went and visited Valley of the Temple. It wasn’t too long before I got hungry. My dad LOVES all you can eat salad bar, his favorite salad bar (is a tie) The California and Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation. Since we don’t have those establishments, I figured Ruby Tuesday at Windward Mall would have to do. Naturally, he got the salad bar and I got the Avocado Bacon Turkey Burger and fries.
It was a pretty good turkey burger. It wasn’t dry and the avocados gave it a nice touch.
Windward Mall is a relatively small mall, which is never crowded. Out of all the days that we had to be there, it turned out to be one of their most busiest day. We were pleasantly surprised to find a motorcycle show and contest. Hogs, choppers, bikes were EVERYWHERE. It was inside, outside, and even down the road.
At the end of the day, I was pretty tired, but it was well worth it!
Fun day! Is that the Hongwanji by our house?
Yups! For some odd reason the bazaar was only on one day, usually it’s a two day event. We should go next time…when ever that will be.
Pops n Chops n Hogs n Pogs n Waffle Dogs, whew what a day. I’ve been a vegetarian for a many years but tried one of the Waffle Dogs before KC closed, your blog brought back that fun memory.
I miss KC drive inn. It was a great way to end a nice night on the Waikiki Strip, especially when they used to have the Waikiki Movie theater. That theater was so HUGE!
I think you did the right thing, if I was a vegetarian, I would have to try a Waffle Dog at least once. Did you like it?
Looks like so much fun, reminds me of events at the Japanese Cultural Center in Moiliili (spelling?). Ha ha I try not to go shopping with my dad either unless he’s buying (just kidding!). I love the look of old cameras in a home too but I don’t actually have any, I do have a Holga though that I’m petrified to use.
Thanks for the shoutout although it’s definitely showing my old school age
I can still remember sitting on the ground at St. Anthony in our uniforms with our Crown Royal purple bags full of marbles, milk covers, jacks and chinese jump rope.
Girl, I agree with you on the father paying. LOL We kid, but I love it when my dad is like, “save your money, I’ll buy for you.” LOL He says it just like that.
Okay…you ain’t old, we are only a couple years apart. So, if you are old, then I’m old, too…and I don’t want to be old. NEVER…forever Peter Pan. LOL Crown Royal bags were the perfect bag for everything…coins, marbles, toys, and candy. I just didn’t realize what Crown Royal was until I got to High School. Then all I could think about was, “Who drank THAT much Crown Royal in our house to have so much bags?” LOL
That’s cool that you helped with the Bazaar for the Hwonganjis … I went to two hwonganjis before, but I don’t remember a bazaar! hehehe I agree. Never bring your dad shopping. haha I also wish there was a soup plantation in Hawaii … It’s such a great deal! BTW, do you still have pogs? I kept all of mine! hehehe
OMG, I wished I still had my pogs! I think I might’ve thrown them all away, which is why I really wanted the ones at the bazaar. I felt like my childhood was looking back at me. LOL
Yes, I’ve always said that Hawai’i needs a souplantation! We need more all you can eat salad bars. I figure it balances out all that Portuguese sausage and spam. LOL
Cool bazaar. Too bad Dad talked you out of that cool camera
Can’t wait to see some food from that cookbook!
It’s funny that you said that, I just cooked something from the book yesterday. The blog post should be up later this week…hopefully. I’m really bad with deadlines.
If you make up your own deadlines, you’ll never miss them!
I’m always posting days, even weeks later than the actual event. That’s ok because who’s gonna know? Heehee
HAHA…thanks for making me feel better. I’m trying to get better at meeting deadline. I realized that if I want to be a productive member of society, I better get used to deadlines. Shockingly, I like to arrive to places early, which to me is on-time. It’s weird considering that I hate deadlines. Go figure. LOL
Ok if you love old cameras make sure you hit thrift stores when you go on your next big trip into Europe. I know here in England I am always finding the coolest oldest cameras around. I keep thinking they’d be so neat to decorate with but I keep remembering all my budget ideas, traveling goals, etc etc…and just hold off on buying them.
The day looks like it was awesome and packed to the gills. Sounds wonderful.
Thanks for the tip. I would love to buy at least one vintage thing and I think a camera would be nice.