I used to be 6'2. I took a physical couple weeks ago and now I have shrunk. I am 6 ft tall now. Either I'm gettin old or effects from Iraq, nah I dunno. I was a participant in Operation Iraqi Freedom when it first started. I was there before the war started, during the war, and a small segment of the "peace time" era. I was there from February 2003 until the end of August 2003. I am out of the military now. Chillin in San Diego now, going to school, letting the G.I. Bill take care of me. I am also an active participant of I.V.A.W. (Iraq Veteran's Against War). If you don't know who that is, you better watch the news! Or do your own research and check out ivaw.org. I was born and bred in the mean streets of Hawaii. Everyone thinks that the islands are paradise, but let me tell you. This is the land of tropical breeze and reputation is everything. This is the battlefield of paradise. I used to scrap choke (fight a lot) when I was a kid to my teenage years. This is the land where you have to stand up at all cost, no matter the odds. Why? Because reputation is everything. I have infinite stories, but you are gonna have to ask me when you have time. Ever since I have been out of the military and back in school, I have tried to live my life as a pacifist. I am in constant search of curing humanities disease. The disease of not caring, violence, conflict and the pain inflicted on my brothers and sisters. I do not see race, color, nor ethnicity. Because I unlike others, have realized that we are all family. The Human Genome Project has just proved that we have all come from two different mothers. One from Africa and one from China. As I go on my quest for knowledge and truth I meet interesting characters in my life who either show compassion or hostility. Dealing with hostile people is still not my specialty because I still have Hawaii mentality. Which is What u fukka?! I owe u money? Like beef?! So, still tryin to work on that because violence only begets violence. And good always triumphs evil in the end. At least, so it is said. But in this day and age, the equilibrium is off balance. Too many people in the world thinking about themselves, being careless with their own chi energy. Being rude and ruining someone elses day. What does that do? It goes in a cycle or chain that continually passes on until everyone is in a shitty mood. Choosing inorganic materials over nature and life. No respect for everything around you because when you look at the big, big, big picture...we are all connected. Whether you like it or not. So I smile and laugh because we are all in the same melting pot and the time is almost near for the awakening.