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Last call !!! If you have upgraded your membership in the month of April till present.. and have not signed up for the free upgrade ~ referral raffel .. we are giving away a Rolex YM roselium the automated system is choosing a winner.. Tuesday 5/5/09 ... 6am Hawaii time (-10gmt) so get your entree in before then..!! http://www.rwg.cc/members/Upgrade-Referral...fle-t95372.html last call to upgrade .. Aloha~Cheers Lani

lookin good krpster and Halo !!!! the link has been made and placed in the supporters section.. L

.. between all the stunning pics of World architecture.. TJ's story book shops .. dani's awesome homeland.. astrographs uhhh.. neon lights morlock's home.. if anyone get the opportunity to take some wrists with world landmarks... Big Ben,... the Eiffel Tower... Pyramids.. that would be sooo cool !! ahh.. cannot forget Buckingham Palace .. how bout a wristi with your wrist in front of one of those frozen guards helmet.. and Nanuq that image of the blue ice cave... WOOW !! to see vegetation at such an extreme environment is testament to life's survival and evolution this is the Silver Sword .. found on the slopes of Haleakala, and Mauna Kea.. between 7000 and 10,000 ft. elevation.. they bloom only once .. toward the end of their lifetime.. and that is around 15 years old.. beauty has a way of surviving. I hope to take some shots of inside Diamond Head crater this weekend.. thank you all for the treats.. I am truly enjoying them !! Aloha L but I always thought you were joking about the bicycle ...

I posted in the GD section..about this.. also, when I met the German contingent in Penn. for the world motorcycle conference.. (laws. govt. etc).. i was lown away by how much it cost to just get a MC license in your country.. at the time it was like 6k usd.. and that was over 10 years ago.. sheesh..

This is not an original.. idea's are created out of other idea's.. but chefcook.. stated he would take pics of his Homeland.. whislt touring on his motorbike..(freddy has done this, without vocabulary) did anyone know chefcook has a mechanical engineering background and works with Porsche ?? cool !!! Well, being that we are so diversified,.. we are first and foremost a "Watch Culture".. but it would be cool to see what your country is like .. what foods your culture favours.. we like ours raw at times.. The landscape.. the mountains... beaches.. lakes... historical sites !!.. and a little about your generations .. when we understand each others cultural background .. we understand each other more.. and become tighter as a team.. so I really am looking forward to some travel tours and cultural tours.. and members backgrounds... Cheers Lani

Nanuq... I have a huge grin on my face at the moment.. it is not one of arrogance .. but rather .."understanding".. when asked at times... "how did you manage to do that?" My simple answer has always been :... "No one told me I couldn't" and at other times my answer has been... "Because they told me I couldn't" the morale is .. anything is possible.. if you believe.. and also believe that you are not responsible for the glory of what is accomplished.. I believe everything is allowed by simple "Grace".. @Chefcook... long story short .. when my buddy got back from Germany.. it was a simple matter of Porsche not being able to keep up with the ferrari's and such if they stayed with their air cooled engine.. seemed like the end of a historical engine. but like anything ... apdapting to change is the key. I look forward to your Motorbike journal !! for me it is a treat.... like you I am in awe of different lands .. this is a cool thought.. I will do the same .. take a pictorial shoot of my Island home ... from inside diamond Head crater to the North shore.. we can start a section and get to know other membes Homelands ..and thus get a better insight to their culture ... after all .. take away our different logistics and backgrounds... and we are One .. about watches !!!

when it is said that we are much more than watches.... that is down playing the wisdom that is shown by it's Veteran members , and Not so veteran member Omni DBR Nanuq chefcook thank you all for the wisdom.. for me they are more than words .. a look into a persons heart and soul.. @Omni.. True 2!!!!! Ohana is for me what binds us..it's only when you raise children do you realize whaat sacrifices your own parents made. I remember spending my summers living on Maui with part of the Ohana that were from there. Lahaina was all sugar cane and the train tok the workers there.. my cousin used to bring home wild blueberries for breakfast. I used to walk to the Wailuku YMCA daily to swim in the pool.. you could come out of the ocean with a gallon of opihi in no time. but the neighbor Islands (I have learned not to call them "outer" islands.. it offends Ohana from Kauai especially..they are not second to Oahu.. ).. ergo... the neighbor islands have always been closer to the Aina.. and their Mana strong ... It is not just the panoramic view of country.. the spirituality cannot be touched, .. but you feel it through your soul,.. man could never equal the majesty of what mother nature creates. my dream on this island has always been Kaaawa... Punaluu ... North Shore.. but that area has changed so much Old Hawaiians taught me how to dive for Taco ..(octopus) at Kahana Bay ... taught me to Malama the Aina .. but the "feeling" I have around Kamuela.... can only be described as a "spiritual awakening" To drive up to Mauna Kea.. and hear "silence" and be above the clouds... to see the long grass swaying in the wind along the Kohala Coast... it is for me a bit of Heaven on Earth.. "Maui No Ka Oi" that phrase has always been a part of our heritage for a reason !! @DBR.. S. your wisdom comes from just more than your profession, and I thank you my friend !! We have talked about medical resources.. as Dad has just had 2 knee replacements.. and is being evaluated for a new "patch" to be inserted in his back.. he will be given a "fob.. and when the pain comes on he clicks the fob to stimulate the nerves to lessen the pain. so the specialist they need are on Oahu Mom has only partial vision.... they are in their 70's and have had their share of health issues.. so what was discussed was that for parts of the year they wold live on the big Island and the rest ... where they reside now.. Manoa Valley.. but we left it at that for now.. there's no pressure on them.,.. whatever they want to do.. my brother and I will honour. Thank you B. .. this verse flew out at me... I need to read it whole again this morning whilst viewing the sunrise.. thank you Have you suffered, starved and triumphed, groveled down, yet grasped at glory, Grown bigger in the bigness of the whole? "Done things" just for the doing, letting babblers tell the story, Seeing through the nice veneer the naked soul? Have you seen God in His splendors, heard the text that nature renders? (You'll never hear it in the family pew). The simple things, the true things, the silent men who do things -- Then listen to the Wild -- it's calling you. Life is truely not the destination.. but the journey we take .. or choose to take. @Chefcook... my friend owns a Porshce repair business.. his Mother is from Germany.. he is born and raised here.. but speaks fluent German.. so he traveled to Stuttgart to the Porsche facility to understand "why" Porsche went water cooled..that is the passion that people have for this auto.. it was great to read a little of you CC ... the Black forest is again for me like the Hansel and Grettle storybook .... spirituality in nature is found worlwide.. Alo~ha Lani

My Franken UPO.. Friday~ Have a Great Weekend RWG !! L

There's another part to this .. my Brother and I grew up with sports as our staple.. and my Father was our coach as kids.. and our parents never missed a game.. ever.. It got us into college and we always used to tell them that some day we would take care of them.. as they took care of us. Our goal is to .. get them to the most beautiful place (to us) on the planet to live out their golden Years there comes a time in every Man or Womans life when it's time to do what's right.. they will not be around forever.. and the sacrifices that parents make for their children should not ever be forgotten. My brother and his wife feel the same way ... they live in a very nice community in Orange county Cali. We were born on the same day and month and date... 5 years apart.. we are connected like twins it still freaks our parents out.. we both came up with the same thought .. without talking to each other this week.. So before my folks told me yesterday when I took them for lunch, what Kamalani's idea was .. I told them what my idea was before they had a chance to say anything.. meant to be.. ?? I hope so.. but I'll stay grounded .. and stay in the moment..

this is Hawaii... insects are everywhere..Ferral pigs become pet's even here on Oahu.. give me a roof that dosen't leak .. and I'll be all good.... I love country livin in Hawaii ... it's not only the miles of nothing.. it is the attitude of the neighbor islands... there are still communities here where people give way freely to other cars.. and wave ... "mahalo" .. but that is only in the country .. Power ??.. generator ma man.. .. gotta have one.. time has caught up .. and I want to regress to the day's that once were .. Hawaii..

It would be just about the right coolness for ya Bob..

Thank you All for the positive vibes and thoughts.. yes,.. I am "visioning" it stronger now.. it is a very simple laid back life style.. take away the resorts which is in Kona and Kamuela is for me Country Hawaii.. and being on top of Mauna Kea is like being on a different Planet.. This is Pohakuloa .. going over Old saddle rd. to get to Hilo... it is an adventure.. rental car companies prohibit travel on saddle rd. .. a short cut rather than a 4 hour drive around the coast .. it's the wild west here.... once driving from Kona we experienced Sunshine.. rain... hail (sic) ... and very cold temperatures.. enough for snow.. we had to jump off our bikes and use the exhaust pipes to get feeling back in the fingers.. Man.. what I wouldn't give to see the stars .. I have seen the lights.... it's an old legend on the Kona coast .. unexplained lights marching in the middle of miles and miles of nothing.. it is said to be the warriors of King Kamehameha the Great .. still guarding his birth Place. Well, ... there are many farms and Ranches that have bankrupt.. but if life is a jouney and an adventure,... then failing is just a part of life.. just means ya have to pick yourself up again.. I would be totally happy living without the concrete and buildings.. I would really cherish the simple life of Old Hawaii.. things have gotten too crazy in the city.. even if this doesn't happen.. and it will be "God's will, not mine" .. then I will have dreamed.. cause without dreams ... thanks all for the support and kind thoughts ~ R

It's illegal in some States in the US for the artist to tattoo anything on the neck or hand .. not really enforced.. most of the neck tats ... you see coming out of the Federal systems ... You won't be allowed in some facilities in Japan if you are tattooed .. the Gumi's use traditional tattoo's from different era's in Japans history for their respective Clan's I would keep tats off the exposed portion of the neck.. it is all "Gang" oriented .. the day will come in the business world when you will be glad you opted not to.. looks so cool though L

Ever since I can remember.. my Ultimate Dream has been to someday move to the Big Island of Hawaii.. but to be more precise... not just anywhere on the Big Island .. Kamuela ... my dream No buildings .. rolling hills .. Mauna Kea as a back drop... Ranch Land.. miles and miles of "Old Hawaii" for me it has been a fantasy .. but maybe not so much just a fantasy anymore.. It is Hawaiian Paniolo's (cowboy's) .. cattle land... miles and miles of open space.. and the most beautiful "no buildings" that can be had..... Country !! Hawaiian country !!! My Sister Inlaw works with large farm animals .. I could not raise cattle .. they would all become part of the family... I have been working for years at my business .. not a single day off for over 5 years.. and it may finally pay off. this is our "Pueo" the Hawaiian Owl.. this creature is a very good omen .. and for the last year .. more often than not it has appeared flying next to my vehicle at about 1:30 am every morining whilst I'm driving next to the kailua Marsh lands .. it has an incredible wing span..for me it is a good sign. This one is in Kamuela.. Today was some exciting news.. for me.. and I do not believe in coincedence.. but weather this happens or not .... it will be fate and if it's meant to be it will be.... but I am hoping... I've ridden my Harley through miles of Ranch land ... ahhhh if only..

another week or so before we kick off !! Judges are being selected and we will have the format in place at the start of the contest.. so get the word out !! everyone who is a "registered" member is eligible. L

I guess the price went back up.. last year they were on sale for about 250 usd.. just checked again..back up to 308 usd.. I swapped for the eta 7750 also.. it's a keeper for me..

We're ALL in this together Shundi !!.. One is no good without the other.. we're not about "Stars" here.. just total support for one another !! You do so much for the Noobs.. it does not go unnoticed That's what Teams all about ma Brotha !! L

Looks like buying the replication and swapping the movement would be the best and only option.. from a member or a dealer.. the piece has come down considerably from the dealers.. and unless you have the movement in the genuine original ETA factory sealed package.. it would technically be an ETA 7750.. just fyi

Great Support Play TT....

Bump . . let's go gang !! get the logo on your Sig ..... Lani

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So . . . . What's the Point ? . . . . the multitude of Sick vintage timepieces . . . . just cheapens the lot . . . . ok ... that is one BIG LIE . . . . . that would be Grand theft .. a felony Lani..... that would be Grand Theft ... a felony Lani...

this sounds suspiciously like ... an "imaginary" friend.. looking forward to the images Red !! Lani

... there is another side to the "Clark Kent" of RWG..... Is that the best ya can do with equipment Red ??? . . .

....ahhhhh shoot ....what gave it away I got the Blue dial done first .. when chief first unveiled his new wavelength AR.. the black dial was sometime last year also,.. it's "wicked bad" !!! the dials detail with chiefs AR is ...... the genuine SMP has no AR.. but since chiefs has almost no colour it really brings out the dial, and no one notices the AR just the lack of a crystal.. the reflection off the non AR is sooo irritating..