Revised October, 2000
First of all, to everybody, I just want to make it known that I appreciate everything you've done for and with me for the past 18 years of my life. You've made things the way they should be, great memories. I guess that as a Senior, I feel obligated and more aware of who deserves a thank you. But in truth, everybody does. Thank you so much.
Jennifer Tsou - You...will...always...be...the big sister I never had. Of all the people I've known, I have to admit that even though I've only known you three years, we share some of the greatest memories. Cherish them forever so we won't forget what being teenagers was like. You've supported me through a lot and always been loyal, don't ever change. Keep in touch and we'll meet again soon.
Julian Peters - For six long years, we've been friends. Don't dig out on me now that I'm (5 miles) away from you every day instead of 5 feet. I'll always consider you one of my best friends, because you are just that. You've been patient with my stupidity, supportive of me and just been a fricking awesome guy. Brutha's 4 eva!
Ryan Stoddard - If you weren't six feet tall, I bet that I'd have a better
chance when we spar. Nah...jus jokes! I respect you and thank you for everything
you've done to & with me. Thanks for keeping my ego in line...I know it's
big and monstrous...I'm getting better at it, I hope. You are seriously the man.
I'm still amazed that when you set goals, you can make them. My younger, big
brother. ;)
Heather Ching - I've only known you for three months, but I feel like I've known
you for years. Thanks for being so supportive of me these past few months. Your
presence has meant a lot to me and my brief KHS career. I really do consider you
one of my best friends. You're loyal, confident & compassionate, stay that
way.
Dani Muneoka - Sometimes...no...often...too often, you
startle...no...frighten...no...scare the living sh*t out of me. Nah, jus kiddin'.
You're a really good friend, seriously! With some very unique attributes (I must
admit, you're fluency in Pig Latin is impressive). BTW, "sch" is my
thing, your "sh" will never be as good. Take care!
Sean Kainuma - I've known you for 13 years...but we've only been good friends
since Freshman year. Still yet, you're a really good friend...a little too
violent for my tastes at time. You seriously need to calm down like you do when
you're away from Dillingham. It does wonders for your social life. Nah, jus
jokes.
Kyle Hunt - I think I got better than you at CS. You may have your 667 P3
Coppermine, AGP GeForce 256, 128 RAM. But I've gotten more consistent with my
333 P2, PCI TNT2 32, 64 RAM. Hehe...this is why I'm clan leader, hm? You're a
really great guy, always concentrating on the simple things in life...fun, food,
games and girls. Sounds fine to me.
Kasey Arita - Whassup? So you're gonna be my new rave buddy yah? Don't forget,
I'm taking you clubbing when you finally hit 18. You know, given all the stuff
we've been through together, I'm glad that we were able to finally work things
out.
Kim Schwing - Even though you're at MIT, the big "brain". You're still
gonna be the Skitzo-Ditzo to everybody that went on that trip. What else can be
said? Shipoopi?
Tom Coyle - Whassup. Thas right, me the little figment is just about all grown
up now. Ain't it scary? Nah, you're a great guy...even though you're a tad on
the violent side. Keep the gaming faith going, maybe I'll join you at Western
Washington, hm?
Matt Gold - You're such a spaz. You and your damn cookie van. Get a new car
already, I don't want to be seen in the "Cookieman" van. It's so
degrading.
Keone Zirkle - You're such a nut case, you know that? Good. Well, I guess that's
what makes you...you. K-1, the insane percussionist who can play piano by ear better
than I can play with 4 years of private lessons.
Matt Dunn - Something about you. Wow. You're just...wow. You're so laid back,
you're very entertaining. Hey, that isn't a bad thing. No, you're seriously a
great guy.
Debbie Liu - You know...you hafta lighten up some time. Don't take things so
seriously! Actually...all you Punahou peoples gotta lighten up more. You're not
as fat as you think you are...you're so far from it...because if you're
fat...that means I must be a gigantic glob of goo.
Emily Tomas - Mah lil' ET gurl! Sorry I never told you about my transfer 'till
after school started. I really should have. I hope your year is going well, I'll
try to get in touch with you and we'll go cruzin sometime!
Brandon Reisen - It's too bad you never come out raving with us. That's okay,
you've got your little one person raves in your house yah? Really big rave
coming up soon, it's close to Eva Beach too, Kapolei area. Come out with us!
Clinton Pong - We've always shared similar views. Doesn't it make life a lot
easier when we stay out of all these so called "bench arguments".
People still respect you because you don't do anything wrong. It's great! Thanks
for the free food all the time. Upgrade your comp and maybe you'll have a little
more fun at LANs.
Alana Tyau - Lana! Thank you so much for supporting me and talking to me when
nobody else would. *sniff* I hope things work out well for you, you're going to
be one of the most famous people I know...ms ART lady.
Henry Bley-Vroman - I credit a lot of frisbee's success to you. You were the
only person to cruise with Kyle Dunn & all the older benchies back in
freshman year. Frisbee is still going strong and has become quite a tradition.
Techies! Bret Harper, Lauren Esposo, Kenny Stanley, Michelle Boesch, Cydney Ferguson-Brey &
all the froshies - Tech is something to take pride in, make sure you do so. Once
it's gone, you'll regret not having it.
Chapin Hall & Dash Almeida - Thanks for being the two crazy mutha-f**ks that
you really are. Chapin, I really do hope you learn how to drive (well) soon, and
Dash...my gawd, you're just...Dash.
All the Punahou BGs - Chris Wong, Jenny Maehara, Lee Hiromoto, Jana Chow, Julie
Chang, Greg Endo, Ian Hawkins, Darren Tome, Matt Inouye, Lori Karns, Julia
Nelson, Mark Melahn & of course, the clarinets - So sorry I couldn't make it
to be section leader this year, believe me, I miss it sooo much, I wish you guys
the best on the rest of this season & for seasons to come. See yaz at
Rainbow!
J-Pop - Stefanie Kobayashi, Eddie Kim, Keith Takishita, John Maeda, Kim Harano,
Karen Hirakawa - Gomen-ne. Rai-nen ni, watashi wa kurabu ni kaeru da. Soshite,
ganbatte kudasai.
Drama Club, Frisbee Club, Theatre, CL-1, PHs, APEs & the rest - I hope to be
back soon, I miss it all. Hope things are still kicking ass as usual. ^_^
2 All the other really fricking awesome Kalani people! Reid Suzuki, Shauna
Higashi, Fria Marzan, Ann Miyagi, Ross Shimokawa, Hidemi Oba, Ryan Shimokawa,
Crystal Yoza, Chad Kakiuchi, Krystal Yamane, Andrew Gushiken, David Kamida, Dane
Young, Jina Sohn, Mr. K, Mr. Higaki & the KHS Marching Band - Thanks so much
for making my time at KHS like home to me. You've really made a difference in
this "anti-social, quiet, Punahou kid."
2 All the gamers - Brahma, Jackboxs, Loner, EliteShot, Ca$h, Meth, DrunkenMonkey,
Bong-Princess, Prozak, Ravan, Fingr, |czer, DarkHelmet, 1Shot1Kill, Newbie,
Veteran, Sniper, Dragonite, Whimp, Skillz, BatuSan, Riceboy, NightIce, DooDoo,
saxaholic73, MOJOE, Agro-Killa, Sintax, 3rd_Outkast, Lekmar, DumbCamper, HePKaT,
SmackAss, BunnyWabbit, Droneop...[HPK], [TeamDai], [MLT], [HMT], [808], [BIO],
[BV], [EDH], [MANGS] & [RuCkUs] - CS may be a dying art, but we are the few
that actually have the skill to defeat the country hicks. Keep the faith, we'll
have a tourney sooner or later.
The Venture Boys - Ryan Tanoue, Ryan Segawa, Jayson Field, Bobby Niimi, Justin
Hino, Stason Nishimura, Spencer Shimabukuro, Ivan Yoshioka, Ryan Tanaka, Kyle
Hiranaga & the everyone else (to be mentioned later) - No matter what it's
been - hiking, camping, screwing around, fighting, scrapping, betting, burning,
carrying out bets, shaving sleeping friends' legs, collapsing tents while others
are still in them...It has been a hell of a ride. Keep it tight, we all got our
Eagles now.
Punahou C/O '99 - Phil Matsunaga, Marie Fujitani, Anthony Nagatani, Daniel
Akiyama, Tommy Brown, Allen Tuazon, Sam Suen, Victoria Wong, Eri MacDonald,
Kristin Au, Lacey Chong, Cacula Jutte, Angie Crittendon, Nate Zimmerman, Yvonne
Cam, Keiko Kaneko, Kyle Dunn & anybody else - You guys have always been like
older siblings, you've set the standard for us other classes to BEAT ha! Nah,
best wishes and I'll catch ya'll soon.
Punahou C/O '00 - Ryan McCormick, Aaron Miwa, Josh Stupplebeen, Sean Yoneshige,
Chris Gouveia, Scott Coleman, Theresa Engle, Chris Hurd, Aaron Karlen, Rikio
Iwaishi, Josh Jacobs, Talia Wong, Nina Taniguchi, Brandon Stahl, Eric Angell,
Jon Sugai, Shelly Nakasone, Lance Mitsunaga, Nick Lew, Ian Kalinowski & the
rest - Thanks so much for being great friends over the years, I should've
graduated last year, but I like C/O '01 better. ^_^
Underclassmen - Nick Muranaka, Katie Tsou, William Arnest, Seth Char, Lora
Moore, Kelly Karns & all you other underlings - Your turn will come, but
you'll never be as good as...
Punahou C/O '01 - Tania Pham, Chris Tokuhama, Karen Murakami, Blake Gammel, Matt
Siko, Michael Nguyen, Spencer Kam, Pearl Park, Russ Katto, Aaron Kaneshiro, Mike
Harada, Matt Johnson, Lynne Kamimoto, Jon Pong, Manny Lewis
& everybody else...seriously...I can't think of everybody to thank...there's
friggin 400 of you guys! - Been through it all together, as a class. Forever
will we be known as...the slacker class. I mean seriously, how many times have
they extended deadlines for us? Class of the millennium, it's our turn now...get
ready to kick some serious ass guys!
2 All - Changes are something that happens all the time. Changes will happen
when you don't want them to, and that's when they're especially difficult and
tasking. My advice to you is to make your purpose in life to take advantage of
what you have, when you have it. Don't second guess yourself, because you'll
already be missing out on something. Life is an opportunity that you can't let
pass by. I speak from experience, don't get cocky about what you have, because
it can all get taken from you in a split second. Remember, change is for the
better, you gotta learn to take your lumps, suck in your gut, and keep marching
with your heels rolling, chin up and eyes filled with personal pride. That's it
from me, the cocky bastard, the gimpy old man, the slacker...-Chrissy
