IMAIJAN

My Heroes

2008-10-03T22:33:00.000-07:00

Well lately My grandparents have been on my mind and I couldn't help but to write a blog solely dedicated to them, My Heroes. All my life I have heard stories, amazing and miraculous stories of these two beings. Unfortunately I was only able to meet them on rare occasions. How I wish I could have spent more precious time with them and learn to know them more personally versus hearing about their lives through the mouths of others. As much as I have felt these longings I can strongly say that my wishes to have spent more time with them aren't nearly as over as I thought. Recently attending the Salt Lake Temple I contemplated the memories I had of my Grandparents and I tried to remember the personal times I've spent with them. I remembered my grandfather Iohani urging me to one day get married in the Salt Lake Temple. I remember the blessings he said that I would recieve if I did so. I prayed very calmed and relaxed as I sat in the Celestial Room. Never before had I felt the spirit lift me in such a way that I felt almost a constant burning in my chest. I knew at that moment that they were not dead but as alive as I was and that they were there in the Temple with me. I felt as if my Grandma was sitting next to me with her hand in mine. I even had a glimpse as I prayed of Grandpa Iohani lifting Grandma up and dancing around in the room as they did when they were alive on earth. This brought tears to my eyes and I knew that I was in the right place. It also testified to me the glory and power of The Eternal Family and how central and important it is to our Heavenly Father. On an audio tape that my brother Leroy recorded years back, I believe in the Dayton Minnesota home, grandpa said in his strong voice, "If you obey the lord and keep his commandments and live your life righteously to the end, you will reign in the House of God Forever and Ever!" I never really understood that fully, as easy as it sounds, until now that I have gone through the Temple. As sad as I was to see them both go...... I am more fulfilled and joyful to feel their presence in the Temple and to know that they are Alive and well fulfilling the lords work on the other side. I am truly blessed to have been placed in a family where the gospel resides and where I am honored to have had Grandparents as faithful as they were. I look up to them and strive in my everyday life to be more like them as in their life they strove to be more like our Savior Jesus Christ. Someone once said that the secret of life is......That You must know your beginning before you know your end. These were the exact words of Grandpa Iohani. Where we come from and whom we are trying to become and what blessings follow is what I believe Iohani was trying to say. Im only beginning to barely understand this saying and it will take my whole life to fully live up to it and to fully comprehend its meaning. These two precious Children of Heavenly Father, simple and humble in every way, physically poor all their lives, but ever so faithful,strong,and very rich in the spirit are my true Heroes.

2008-10-03T19:13:00.000-07:00

Well well well here's some facts that I found out that you might think are kinda strange but true and cool!!!!

1. In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with pepsi.

2. Scuba Divers cannot fart at depths of 33 feet or below.

3. Smearing a small amount of dog doodoo on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.

4. Replying more than 100 times to the same piece of spam e-mail will overwhelm the sender's system and interfere with their ability to send any more spam.

5. Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting.

6. Silly Putty was "discovered" as the residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced. It's not widely publicized for obvious reasons.

7. Watching an hour-long soap opera burns more calories than watching a three-hour baseball game.

8. Until 1978, Camel cigarettes contained minute particles of real camels.

9. A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.

10. Among items left behind at Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Afghanistan were 27 issues of Mad Magazine. Al Qaeda members have admitted that bin Laden is reportedly an avid reader.

11. Never hold your nose and cover your mouth when sneezing, as it can blow out your eyeballs.

12. Although difficult, it's possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos.

13. The Venezuelan brown bat can detect and dodge individual raindrops in mid-flight, arriving safely back at his cave completely dry.

14. Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year.

15. The Earth weighs 6.6 sextillion tons, or 5.97 x 1024 kg.

16. There are 60,000 miles (97,000 km) in blood vessels in every human.

17. Ingesting small doses of ink over an extended period of time will change your eye color slightly.

18. A bad case of laryngitis forced Abraham Lincoln to lip-sync the Gettysburg Address. The speech was actually delivered by an aide hidden beneath the stage.

19. Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.

20. Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!

21. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!

22.The state of Florida is bigger than England!

Well thats all I have for now but kinda strange huh??

99 things about me!!!!! vs. Mike

2008-10-02T16:06:00.000-07:00

Here's 99 things about me that you may not have known!!! It's really just to show Mike up....lol

1. I have lived in 5 states including Vegas( for those who don't think im telling the truth)
2. I have always had a fear of the toilet.....(I was 5 when I watched Jaws and I could never go afraid that a shark might come bite me.lol)
3. I almost always sleep on my tummy( don't know why)
4. I have never vomitted since I was 2....(and Ive seen and smelt some pretty gross things)
5. I can eat while watching gross things on tv like animal channel when they show animals eating each other or bugs burrowing in some other animals poop. LOL it's a talent
6. I have a knack for watching the discovery channel.( I can watch for hours about the universe)
7. I have a mark on my head that I don't know how it got there.....you know what it is.
8. I worked as a service technician at a auto shop and loved it.
9. I worry alot
10. I have been to Disney land and Disney World
11. I have been to both Universal Studios....Cali and Florida(Florida's better)
12. I love Breakdancing and I used to do it.(Cant quite hit the floor like I used to...lol)
13. Im a big Marvel Comics Fan(grew up on it)
14. Im a Gamer!!!!(Proud of It) MGS4 for LIPHE
15. I only do PS3((XBOX FOR LOSERS)) JK
16. I love Sci-Fi movies
17. Rock is my fav music
18. Rap used to be my fav but now it's my least fav.( Ive grown up)
19. I hate sit down jobs (gain too much weight)
20. I was married at age 21
21. I was sealed at age 24
22. I have a very fast Metabolism( ya like when im done eating you know whats next..lol)
23. Im Lactose intolerant( But I love Chocolate Milk and shakes)
24. I met my wife at her school in Hawaii
25. I hate when people talk and you can hear the flem in their voice and I just wanna tell them to cough PLEASE!!!!!!!! (Thats why im always constantly coughing)
26. My biggest pet peeve is when people are rude or not kind(gets under my skin)
27. I like dogs more than cats(Cats are always acting like their smarter than you...dogs are just dumb and cute)
28. Im a Twin and my Right foot is older than her whole body...haha( but then they pushed me back in and pulled her out.....sucks lol)
29. I do all the home cooking(Mostly)
30. I sometimes feel sick in the morning but then I just need some milk.
31. I am always on time for work....lol
32. I sometimes wish I could go back to my childhood and change some things.
33. my fav. color is black brown and sunburst.
34. my fav. drink is Root Beer and Cream Soda
35. I love Vans
36. my fav sport is Basketball and then tennis then volleyball
37. I just learned how to play racket ball and I love it.
38. I am the 2nd counselor to the young men in my ward.
39. I love 80's music
40. My fav. movie is Breakin
41. My name in African is Badu
42. My name Mika means gift from god in Hebrew
43. Mika also means a new moon in Japanese
44. and in Native American Mika means Intelligent Racoon
45. my middle name Mulek means "little king" and Israelean
46. I can remember all of my school teachers starting from kindergarten.
47. My fav cartoon growing up was popeye and ninja turtles and xmen
48. I love waffles more than pancakes
49. I can eat anything with Bacon and eggs
50. out of all my senses I hate my nose because I always get stuffy and I can never really smell anything unless it's right up there in my face.
51. My fav. cereal is Banana Nut Crunch
52. Fav. candy is Red Hotts and chewy smart tarts
53. My least fav. food is Tater Tot caserole(reminds me of rats)
54. My fav food is good Lupulu and hot Faikakai(made by big vise of course)
55. IM a new Heroes fan(The tv show.....I rented them all and watched themm all day)
56. My fav. actor is Gary Oldman and Johnny Dep.
57. My fav. Guitarist would have to be both Mr. Gates(Sinister) and Herman Li
58. Fav band is Incubus and Avenged Sevenfold
59. I can play 5 different instruments
60. My fav. church hymn is A poor wayfaring man
61. I am a Virgo according to horoscopes
62. I'll be 40 years old in the year 2023(which is when Nasa predicts taking off to Mars)
63. Im only allergic to one thing......a vicious plant in Florida that I encountered while I was raking leaves......ya I looked like a beat up Mike Tyson(Not Funny)
64. I would love to go skydiving one day
65. my dream job would be an animator or a gamer writer(person who makes games)
66. I would like to one day go on a mission with my wife.
67. I love to laugh(it feels good)
68. I would like to see someone make a movie about the lamanite and nephite wars....(way cool)
69. The person I see as my hero: Grandpa Iohani Wolfgramm
70. The word I always overuse: Crap
71. Word I least use: Dag Nabbit (Is that a Word)
72. I crashed on a motorcycle once and it was fun(I didnt get majorly hurt)
73. If I could speak another language it would be Japanese
74. Every morning I wake up the first thing that comes to my head is.....Sleep more!!
75. I am a heavy sleep which means most alarm clocks dont work on me unless its right up in my ear....otherwise ill sleep right through it.
76. I hate when my back is sweaty.
77. I like to act out movie scenes in the car when im by myself(Totally animated)
78. When I shower I think of someone who doesnt have one and then wondered how stink id be if I didnt have one.
79. I would like to visit Germany
80. My favorite Poltician is John Adams
81. I like Beethoven more than Mozart
82. My Fav. Ice cream is Butter Pecan and Prailines and cream
83. I love Butterfinger Apples (From Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory)
84. I cant and never will eat a clam....(Bad experience)
85. If I could change anything about my appearance it would be my hair....I would like nice wavy hair not curly twisted up knots....LOL
86. I cut my eye brow off when I was 3 and you can still kinda see it
87. I was bit in the face by a doverman pincer dog and you can still see the scars barely
88. When I was 7 I was attacked by a real wolf in Minnesota.....It never got me but it chased me all the way home.( it almost got Tony though)
89. The most peaceful place on the earth to me is the Temple
90. My family calls me Mika and my in-laws call me Mulek
91. I wish I had a car that works!!!!
92. I used to work at Wal-Mart and I thought I was getting paid good.....that was a joke.
93. The funnest time ive ever had was on Donnie's birthday when we went to Circus Circus.....Ive never had more fun than that....(I was 7)
94. I am Independent when it comes to politics
95. I am the only one in my family to have ever done carpet installing as a job
96. I love Kung Fu flicks
97. Even though I need glasses I can actually see very well.
98. My wife is my living gps system in my car
99. Im the coolest person you'll ever meet.
THERE I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Long Time No Blog!!!

2008-09-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

Well it's been like FOREVER since I last blogged and I just needed a well needed break from it. I don't know sometimes when I blog too much my brain swells up...LOL...Anyways life's been good until I tried to get a new car........ya u know that blog I wrote about how much I hate my car??? Well that car went bye-bye and we got a new.....wait suposedly new car from a used car dealership. Let me just say that I hate this car more than my old one!!!! When will the hatred just stop?? Well it always stalls on me and it does it at the most nerve racking time like when I'm in the middle of the intersection at a light or when there are millions of cars behind me and the light turns green......ya thats when the car stalls....... So I think I'll take it back and make them fix it till the stalling stops. Other than that Life's been well ordinary. Works been slow but Temple Work has been Full time.....Thanks to my wife we go almost everyday cuz she has tons and i mean tons of family with their work not done......Well I think I'll end but I'll try and blog more often....Till next time happy blogging!!

Pictures Pictures

2008-07-11T16:40:00.000-07:00

Well just a couple of days ago my wife was able to take some photo's of A.T.S. and it turned out pretty good. We all took solo ones and I was surprised at how clear they came out. Thank you Hun for making us look good. Anyways here's one of me. I was gonna post everyone elses but they prolly would want to pick theirs so I'll post those later. Peace.

Nothin Going On!!

2008-07-03T18:41:00.001-07:00

Well I haven't blogged for awhile but I thought I would shed some light on my life thus far. So far life has been pretty easy but very very hot......I don't know for some reason I've been feeling like tired all the time and lazy due to the hot weather. I also was able to donate plasma which was pretty cool. But really nothin much really going on.......I have an opportunity to go to Tonga and China for free but I can't due to the fact that it falls on dates that I have to be here. Anyways maybe next time I'll be able to go. Anyways I'm waiting for my Brother Leroy to come down so we can attend the temple together. It'll be a good time...Anyways I'll prolly write in here again when I have something more interesting to blog about. Peace!

Midnight Tales

2008-06-23T00:02:00.000-07:00

Well I really don't know what to blog about but I'll just freestyle it.....let me see...what am I feeling right now?? Well I'm definitely hungry for some sort of fish sandwhich and I am a little sprung??? What I mean by that is you know when you stay up too long and you get all funny and everything makes you laugh?? Ya that's kinda how I feel right now....well maybe cuz it's 1 in the morning too..but I feel tired but I can't sleep...Wierd is all I can say. Right now I just thought of driving to wendy's......should I?? Umm I think I might...well maybe not.....ok I will. Well this is what Im feeling this very moment Raw and Uncut!!! Ok bye im Hungry!

PS3

2008-06-18T00:47:00.000-07:00

Well It's been awhile since I've posted anything new but I've been super busy the past week and my oh my am I tired. Plus this very very hot weather doesn't help either. I hate the summer here cuz it's just too hot. I prefer winter. Well anyways I just got my new PS3 and I'm loving it... Alotta people would probably say that it was a waste of money but that's them. Yall need to understand that I was a kid when Nintendo first came out and it stuck with me, I grew up with it and most people my age would agree with me....So for all you people who think it's a waste of time...yaah all you born in the 60's and 70's who had nothing but sorry Atari or ping pong or what's that thing called where the ball is atatched to the paddle with a rubberband??? Ya that lame toy.... Don't JUDGE ME!!! Enough said bout that but it's Awesome......Anyways right now I don't really care bout much else cuz I need a vacation and that's my PS3.......Thank You.

Life's Lessons

2008-06-08T18:41:00.000-07:00

Life is fun, life is daring, but one thing's for sure....life teaches you lessons whether you want them or not. I've looked back in my life the 24 years I've been alive so far and I wonder what I'll be in 50 more years?? What will I become or turn out to be? Of course you can never ultimately know or bet what you'll be because life is just built that way. Sometimes life hits you hard with changes you are forced to make and then years later you look back and wonder,what if that never happenned? Some people believe that life is full of coincedences and luck but I do know that God does play a part in our lives but it's definitely us that decide where we wanna go in life. Think of it like driving a car. You're the Driver and God is the passenger. He can tell us exactly where and how to get to our destination but it is us who ultimately decides where we wanna go and what shortcuts we wanna take. Sometimes we end up going nowhere...Somehow God always makes another path or road to find our way back....it's during these times we're lost and confused we really learn and appreciate life's lessons. I know my life has been hard and I have been down dark paths that lead to nowhere but I've learned that I was never alone...My Savior was there helping me the whole way get back to the right path. I pray that anyone who is down a dark path in life. The Savior Jesus Christ can and will help you get back on the road to happiness and your Heavenly Father. I know that my life still has many tests and trials and I appreciate what life has taught me so far.

Car Troubles Poem

2008-06-04T11:06:00.000-07:00

I HATE MY CAR!!!!Did you get that....let me say it again.... I HATE MY CAR!!!!

Family Life

2008-05-31T00:08:00.001-07:00

I decided to take this subject into my blogging world and just get over with it. Well obviously those who know me well, would agree that I have my pro's and cons about my family and friends. Growing up for me was fun due to always having someone around but the family business was something that changed my life. honestly I've pondered about if it was the right choice. From age 1 to 8 I remember being taken care of and wipped alot. lol then I grew older and was thrown on stage and all of a sudden had to live a 9 to 5 lifestyle that I wasn't really prepared for. I missed out on alot of things like Prom, friends my age, etc.. But at the same time I was living a life almost no 12 year old would ever experience. Vegas was a second home for me and it was wierd when we did come back home from long trips and meeting kids my own age. I couldn't relate to them. I do admit my family is unique and we're not like any other family. Even though I wished I could of done something other than music at an earlier age, I do appreciate the fact that I was doing music. Music is still a big part of my life and will be till I die. My family life is one I could never relive but I'm happy where I'm at now. With my wife Jaylynn. When my children do come, I will make it my duty to let them live a life where they choose what they want. Your children are always there to supercede you, but it's up to us as parents to let them. This is my hope.

Questions??

2008-05-28T22:27:00.000-07:00

I've decided to write a bunch of questions I've always wondered about....

1. Why does the sun have to rise on the East and set on the West???why not rise North and set South?

2. Why is it that when you get older you tend to automatically wake up in the morning without the alarm clock versus when you were younger and could sleep all day and miss the alarm?

3. Why do people say "never say never!" when they just said "never" twice??

4. Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.?

5. Why do Political Leaders have to lie?

6. Why do gangsters fight over streets that don't belong to them??

7. Why do people knowingly talk trash but deep down inside are scared as hell?

8. Will the oil ever just run out?

9. What if everyone reverted to hydrogen powered cars?? Would water cost $4.00 a gallon?

10. Last question......What will my children look like??

Tongans vs Samoans

2008-05-27T22:13:00.000-07:00

Why is it that almost everywhere I go people find out that I'm Tongan and automatically think that I hate Samoans??? Or they think that Tongans and Samoans hate each other?? Well maybe it's both our cultures fault but I've truly never in my life experienced myself hating Samoans. Well I am married to one. As a matter of fact I see more Tongans hating on other Tongans which is weird cuz we're all mostly related one way or another. Just the other day me and my wife and family went to the movies. As I was waiting in line outside for my ticket, what do you know....a bunch of Tongans come storming out and they started making loud noises and really catching peoples attention, not in a good way but more like a disturbing the peace kind of way. They started talking how they wanted to steal these bikes that were locked at the front of the building and then started acting like wannabe gangsters and making everyone feel uncomfortable. I found myself at that time starting to feel really pissed off and ashamed of them and very irritated knowing full well that one way or another we're probably related too. I don't know but for me my biggest pet peeve is seeing someone trying to belittle another in any form. I guess what I'm trying to say is that to all you out there,, Tongans and Samoans don't hate each other unless one tries to act like they're better than the other. You would be surprised at how much hate lies more within the cultures than out. If we could just blast all the, "Our culture is better than yours", or "back in ancient times we ruled your people"or I'm a T.C. or I'm a Reg or I'm an S.O.S.(those are all poly gangs that only affiliate their own culture) then we could all just realize that we're really the same people. I mean the same people living in the United States of America where our percentage is like 0.1...that's like not even a pinch. So lets quit killing each other and start embracing each other. Like the Jets of old sang....Just Love People...OK that was corny but you know what I mean.

The Hour That Passes

2008-05-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I think that life is too long.....Well that usually happens when you're not doing anything....but the mere fact that for some of us life is not short, I always wondered why that was such a common phrase. Well now that I'm older and wiser I feel that life doesn't have to be short...in fact it can be as long as you want it to be. For instance if all you do in life is wake up in the morning, go to work, eat, and sleep, repeat, repeat, repeat..then life can feel really long and boresome..really I've tried it and it sucks...I think by changing things in your life and adding a variety and having fun at the same time, well then you don't have much to loathe in life,therefore making it feel shorter. Now if you surround yourself with people that you love and doing selfless things for others,,well it just got shorter....I hope you're starting to catch my drift...if you haven't yet what I mean is that life really is short. I'll just tell you all that now that I think of it, I'd rather have a short life filled with long loving memories and happy fun times than a long life filled with short memories of happiness. Forrest Gump once said that "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." But I'd like to say that life is a box of chocolates and we'll eat them as they come." So in the end you choose.

The White House

2008-05-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

May 23, 2008 My wife and I were priveleged to enter the White House(The SLC Utah Temple). It was such an amazing experience to be able to finally be sealed to my love for time and all eternity. The feeling I had in there, no words could even begin to express. There with my siblings and my old bishop Stabenow who married us civily, I felt like there were more people in the room with us. Grandma and Grandpa were there. I even felt the spirits of my children there. For all those who read this just know that this was a very special day for me and will forever change my life. The only thing I could say to my friends and family who are members of the lds faith, Go to the Temple(The real White House) and enjoy the blessings.