Japanese Dolls and Toys

Japanese Dolls and Toys, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

Sawtelle is a little secret I'd like to share with you.

In between Olympic and Santa Monica exits lie a few blocks where a Japanese-American community call home. There you can find sushi, ramen, curry, boba, and cute little trinket stores.

This is a picture of cute little dolls found in Giant Robot.

Time Of Your Life

Time Of Your Life, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

so make the best of this test and don't ask why

it's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

it's something unpredictable, but in the end is right

i hope you had the time of your life

The Middle

The Middle, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

do your best

do everything you can

don't you worry what their bitter hearts

are going to say

it just takes some time little girl

you're in the middle of the ride

everything everything will be just fine

everything everything will be all right

everything everything will be all right

A Lack Of Color

A Lack Of Color, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

and when i see you

i really see you upside down

but my brain knows better

it picks you up and turns you around

turns you around

turns you around

Mount Saint Mary's College

Mount Saint Mary's College, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

No other combination of words can better describe how I feel about the Mount than the generic - I love my school.

Get By

Get By, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

this morning, i woke up

feeling brand new, i jumped up

feeling my highs and my lows

in my soul, and my goal

is just to stop smoking and stop drinking

and i've been thinking - i've got my reasons

just to get by

just to get by

just to get by

Light Up The Sky

Light Up The Sky, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

and i would explode just to save your life

yeah i would explode

let me light up the sky

light it up for you

let me tell you why

i would die for you

Put Your Records On

Put Your Records On, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

maybe sometimes, we got it wrong, but it’s all right

and nothing seems to change, and it all will stay the same

oh, don’t you hesitate

girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song

you go ahead, let your hair down

sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams

just go ahead, let your hair down

you’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

No Other Way

No Other Way, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

when your mind is a mess, so is mine

i can't sleep cause it hurts when i think

my thoughts aren't at peace with the plans that we make

chances we take

they're not yours and not mine

there's waves that can break

all the words that we said and the words that we mean

words can fall short

can't see the unseen

cause the world is awake for somebody's sake now

Behind her innocent nature lies a young woman ready to blossom.

Behind her innocent nature lies a young woman ready to blossom., originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

Little Nina is like a kid sister to me.

Her timid nature and passive attitude is what I first noticed.

Than it was her cute smirk and outlandish remarks (courtesy of Ruby, Dianne, and AmanGonz).

Saying phrases she doesn't totally understand truly makes Nina so lovable.

She is highly dedicated, a future nurse, but more importantly a good friend.

Meet Nina.

Strawberry Swing

Strawberry Swing, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

it's such

it's such a perfect day

it's such a perfect day

She's Like A Star

She's Like A Star, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

she's my everything, like a morning girl

she's my angel, up above my world

she's the only one, who understands me

that's why i called her, my new family

she's the only one that i want by my side

she's the only one that i believe can save my life

she makes me wanna be a better man ohh why,

she's higher then the sky, the suns and the moon

she's like a star

like a star

like a star

Just Like A Star

Just Like A Star, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

you've got this look i can't describe

you make me feel like i'm alive

when everything else is a fade

without a doubt you're on my side

Simple Yet Distinct

Simple Yet Distinct, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

Her character and personality are simply one of a kind.

Working with her mother, I instantaneously had much love and respect for her.

She is one of the sweetest, nicest, funniest, and down to earth girls you will ever meet at the mount.

Her mannerism are cute, while the noises that come out of her may sometimes be alarming and strange, they help define her.

She truly cares about her friends and she loves seeing them happy.

Meet Tayo.

Leaving Tonight

Leaving Tonight, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

believe that love and trust are one in the same

i don't think you can truly love somebody unless you trust them

that blind trust, that beyond a shadow of a doubt

no matter what this person sayin, that person

you believe your man

The Light

The Light, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

granted we known each other for some time

it don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine

there are times when you'll need someone

i will be by your side, oh darling

there is a light, that shines

special for you, and me

Bottle It Up

Bottle It Up, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

only thing I ever could need

only one good thing worth trying to be

and it's love

love

Pre-Haka Dance

Pre-Haka Dance, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

Only moments away from our dance.

My smile hides the nervousness and anxiety I felt at the very moment. Never in my life would I have thought that I would perform a dance half naked in front of a few hundred people. Add skinny and having two left feet to the equations and bam you witnessed a miracle in Luau 2008.

Much love to those who showed their support and for all who participated in making the Luau as wonderful as it was.

=)

Rising Down

Rising Down, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

between the greenhouse gases and earth spinnin off its axis

got mother nature doin back flips the natural disasters

its like 80 degrees in Alaska you in trouble if u not an Onasis

it aint hard to tell that the conditions is drastic

just turn on the telly check for the news flashin

how you want it bagged paper or plastic

lost in translation or just lost in traffic

Hollaback

Hollaback, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

so that's right dude, meet me at the bleachers

no principals, no student-teachers

all the boys want to be the winner, but there can only be one

so i'm gonna fight, gonna give it my all

gonna make you fall, gonna sock it to you

that's right, i'm the last one standing, another one bites the dust

Bad Day

Bad Day, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

sometimes the system goes on the brink and the whole thing turns out wrong

you might not make it back and you know

that you could be well all that strong and i'm not wrong

so where is the passion when you need it the most

oh you and i

you kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

cause you had a bad day

you're taking one down

you sing a sad song just to turn it around

you say you don't know

you tell me don't lie

you work on a smile and you go for a ride

you had a bad day

No Mistake

No Mistake, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

now understand, what i say

this year, no mistakes

got here, no fate

paid dues, won't wait

made some mistakes and i'll probably make more

just how it happens when you're try to go forward

Yesterday

Yesterday, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

now it looks as though they’re here to stay

oh i believe in yesterday

suddenly, i’m not half the man i used to be

there’s a shadow hanging over me

oh yesterday came suddenly

Keep Ya Head Up

Keep Ya Head Up, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

i think it's time to kill for our women

time to heal our women, be real to our women

and if we don't we'll have a race of babies

that will hate the ladies, that make the babies

and since a man can't make one

he has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one

so will the real men get up

i know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up

Keeper

Keeper, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

i wanna love, i wanna leave

i want you to love me, i want you to leave me

i wanna stand where i can see

i'm watching you love me

i'm watching you leaving me now

i wish i could be somebody else

wish i could see you in myself

wish there was something inside me

to keep you beside me

say what you really feel

you know i need something that's real

i wish there was something inside me

to keep you beside me

A Gentle Smile

A Gentle Smile, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

My favorite little Hawaiian is so cute.

From her little tantrums to her tight schedules, she knows when to take charge.

She is highly dedicated, extremely responsible, and very motivated.

Stress, good or bad, is what has driven her to her beautiful home of Hawaii.

Her tough love, sweet heart, and kind nature is what makes her one of a kind.

Meet Krystle

She Moves Her Own Way

She Moves Her Own Way, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

so won't you go far

tell me you're a keeper

you're all about to lie down for your cause

but you don't pull my strings because

cause i'm a better man

moving on to better things

but uh oh, i love her because

she moves in her own way

Goodbye My Lover

Goodbye My Lover, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

i am here for you if you'd only care

you touched my heart you touched my soul

you changed my life and all my goals

and love is blind and that i knew when

my heart was blinded by you

i've kissed your lips and held your head

shared your dreams and shared your bed

i know you well, i know your smell

i've been addicted to you

Call Me When You Get This

Call Me When You Get This, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

now i just want you to know

how i'm touched deep in my soul

just being with you

and i need you more each day

baby, if you're still awake

call me when you get this

We Are All Made Of Stars

We Are All Made Of Stars, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

growing in numbers

growing in speed

can't fight the future

cant' fight what I see

people they come together

people they fall apart

no one can stop us now

cause we are all made of stars

Risque

Risque, originally uploaded by albert.cantaloupe.

i've got birds in my ears

and a devil on my shoulder

and a phone to the other

and i can't get a hold of her

and what's a crush to do?

what's a crush to do when he can't get through?

i'm obsessed and stressed with this mess

i can't think of things

to write down

to type down

and these fingertips are moving faster than these lips

so you can only imagine how jealous my mouth is

so you can only imagine how jealous my mouth is