Queen

"Grandpa, what's
up with Queen?"
"Well, that was
like 40 years ago,
but they had good
stuff. Most people
like Bohemian
Rhapsody, but
my favorite song
was You're My
Best Friend."
"What is it when
you see a band
and the lead
singer is gone,
and they got
some other guy
singing lead? I
mean Freddie
Mercury died
right? But once
in a while these
old bands play
concerts without their main guy. It's not the same huh?"
"Nah, it's like Kalapana without Mackey or Olomana
without Robert Beaumont or Booga Booga without Rap
Replinger. It's all bogus without those guys."
"Grandpa, who are those guys anyway?"
"Yeah, right.....who are those guys....."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8XWa4POv_A

Another Plus About Living in the Islands

"Grandpa, I like how in Hawaii you can just walk around
in your panties and slippahs."
"Yeah, well that's good till you're a certain age."
"And then, what is acceptable attire at that point?"
"Depends."

Pretty Inside is the Important Pretty

"Grandpa, what do you think about my dress? It's pretty, yeah?"
"Oh yeah, it's very pretty. But the what's on the outside isn't as
important as what's on the inside."
"Grandpa, what does that mean?"
"That means that if you're a pretty girl and you're wearing a
pretty dress, but you are disrespectful...ungrateful...unthankful...
mean to other people...then you aren't pretty 'inside'. That's the
important pretty. Cuz sometimes you won't have a pretty dress
to wear, and you won't have a pretty flower in your hair ... then
what? It won't matter cuz people will think you're a pretty girl
for the things you say and do, not for the things you wear."
"What are you? Dr. Phil?"
"Yeah, Dr. Phil Apino."
"Ha ha ha! Grandpa, you're a retard."

Fake Smiles for the Camera ... La Di Dah

"Grandpa, how come some people always smile nice for the
camera? Whenever the photographer says, 'Smile', I get
nervous cuz I know my smile is gonna look fake."
"Yeah, I got the same problem. When you smile for a picture
it's never as good as when you're smiling cuz you're thinking
of something that's smile-worthy. That's why if I know I have
to smile for a picture, I think of something funny. But if you
only got a second or two, you can't always think of something
funny. So sometimes, in my head, I say to myself, 'Doo Doo'."
"Grandpa, does that always work?"
"Nah, not really. But at least I get to say, 'Doo Doo' in my head.
Another trick I try is to actually visualize something stupid.
Like a stupid TV show or a stupid commercial. But once again,
it takes time for that commercial to develop in my brain, and
by that time the photographer already snapped his camera.
And so once again, I got a stupid fake smile on a picture."
"Grandpa, do you actually stress over your fake smiles?"
"No, not really... I've just accepted the fact that 99% of my
pictures will have a fake smile and I'm not gonna look like
one of those guys that know how to smile right. La di dah."

Banana Pancakes

"Grandpa, you old Filipino knucklehead, check
out my pancakes! Is this the best you ever saw?"
"It looks pretty good, but the best pancakes
is the pancakes that your old Grandpa makes."
"How do you make your pancakes, Grandfool?"
"Okay, here's how to do it:
Get some Costco pancake mix in the big blue bag.
Mix it with water and mashed bananas. If you
got some frozen blueberries, you can throw some
in there. If you got some crushed pineapples you
could throw them in there too. Then fry it till it
looks as brown as your Grandpa's butt. Then after
you put lots and lots of butter, you can pour some
coconut syrup on it. If you don't got no coconut
syrup, then some Mrs. Butterworth or real maple.
And that's how I roll."
"Grandpa, you're the smartest bookbook in the world."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_BoZ_Qdyl0&feature=related