About two weeks ago, my family and I made a trip to the "Island Of Love",Hawaii.Ironically,I did not go there with my prince charming(although i have always dreamt of it) instead,I was being a nice daughter by "spending time" with my parents and my sister.As I flew 37,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, I stared aimlessly out of the window only to find thousands of twinkling stars staring back at me.The journey to Hawaii was a long one but I got carried away as I fantacised about the luxurious life that I was about to experience in the days to come.
Upon arriving at the Mauna Kea Beach Resort,we were greeted by the hotel staff with a garland of flowers!As i stood in the balcony of our room,I had finally come face to face with the beach.The ferocity of the waves led it to crash violently against the shore.The sight was simply exhilarating!But at the same time,I let my imaginations run wild and as I stood there facing the beach,I imagined a gigantic wave coming from afar to envelope the entire building and i snapped out of it as soon as I felt the hair on my arms rise.
However,the beach was not the only thing that had grabbed my attention.The Hawaiian men had a sparkle in their eyes that made me drool over them!I felt as if I was on a "love spell" because everytime I looked into their eyes,I could hear church bells,fireworks and then I would come back to my senses after realising that I was nowhere near that tall,tanned,slim "chick" who was walking hand in hand with that tall,tanned,muscular guy whom I thought could be my potential partner.The beach seemed breathtaking,unfortunately,my swimsuit was no bikini .It had sleeves down to my elbows and to finish it of,it had a zip that made me look slightly more sporty.I stood out among the other "bikini models" due to my striking pink swimsuit in which I looked like a bloated flamingo.Ironically,I got the life guards to look at me only because I looked like a gigantic pink ball which was floating on the waters in the midst of the other peacocks.
Other than the life-guards,we shopped for hours in Hawaiian store "Hilo Hatee".I skipped the thought of getting myself a "hoola" costume and went straight to the section where it said "50% OFF!FROM XL ONWARDS!"It was the first thing that caught my eye and I had set my expectations high.Upon seeing the clothes,I made a u-turn and stood at the corner by myself.The sign did warn me-"50% OFF,FROM XL ONWARDS".What was i thinking?I mean most of the cheapest and biggest clothes are
hideous!(once again I emphasise on the word "most")
Though the shopping may not have been satisfactory,we went on a helicopter ride,whale watching and we even got to see the worlds largest volcanoe upclose!On our last day,we went to Pearl Harbour.We got to watch a video on how the attack happened and as i watched it,I felt as if I was being brought back to the past.As they brightened the lights,I saw many with watery eyes and then I realised what an impact it had left behind.We then paid our respects to the fellow young audacious men who sacrificed their lives in this tragedy.
In conclusion,this trip was an eye-opening experience to me and has inspired me.I would most definitely visit Hawaii again but this time I would get rid of that ugly,luminous pink swimsuit of mine,lay under the sun on the warm sand wearing in what I pray to be a SIZE M hawaiian dress(I hope I lose all my extra fats which are currently hanging under my arms-the sight is simply horrendous!) and wait for my prince charming to sweep me off my feet.I mean,there's no harm fantacising rite?
