Posted on: Saturday, January 17, 2004
SATURDAY SCOOPS
Metrosexual makeover
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Fellas, you can remake yourselves into metrosexual men, beginning this weekend, and you won't need a visit from the crew of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." All it takes is the will, a few moments to make appointments and maybe a shopping trip.
• Ante up for a salon consultation. A barber works if you are going for the G.I. Joe look. If you have problem hair (read thinning, unruly), a salon is your best bet for shaping and cut. If you don't have problem hair (lucky guy), a salon makes the most of your best asset. • Don't be afraid of subtle color for hair. No, we don't mean boy-band blond, just a hint. If you don't want the world to see you in foils, ask if the salon is open on Mondays — usually a slow day and you won't run into your neighbor. • Remember your nails. If you're nervous (get over it) or can't afford a professional manicure, invest in a few tools of the trade and do it at home. A soft nail file — not the metal kind used to pick locks — and cuticle oil can go a long way. Keep nails filed, not cut. Cuticles should look even, not ragged. Go to a beauty supply store for the loot — pretend you're buying it for your sister. Women love well-kept hands. • Get the glow. If your facial grooming consists of splashing water till the grease goes away, try another route. You don't have to use pink potions and lotions. Retailers are jumping on the metro bandwagon with grooming products for men that smell manly. Try Neutrogena soap and Nivea moisturizer with alpha hydroxy (trust us, it's good for you). • Real men wear shoes. With the exception of Puma, which makes a shoe for day wear that masquerades as an athletic shoe, keep your sneaks on in the gym. Wear real shoes everywhere else. Twelve-year-old boys live in athletic shoes. • Hold the folds. Pleats make you look fatter. Flat-front pants (way sexy) show off a thin waist or help hide a heftier one. Pleats add more material to your waist, and some of you like fried chicken way too much for that. • Manimal dressing is out. Shirts with cute sayings or logos (even your Hooters T-shirt) are best saved for bandages in a medical emergency. • Go monochromatic. Women have long adhered to all black for a slimming look. A black mock turtleneck and flat-front pants will take you almost anywhere. And if you can eat dinner on your belt buckle — toss it. Anything that draws attention to your waist is bad. Remember, low or no contrast hides the girth. Gray pants with a black belt keeps the eye moving past the burger belly. • Ask for directions. Just can't get the hang of fashion? Go to a clothing store, find the best-dressed salesperson and ask for help. Easy enough. — By Cathi Aycock, Gannett News Service
Hammerheads cruising under glass
Create a fire-spitting dragon to ward off those evil spirits The dragon is the most ancient emblem of Asian mythology and appears in New Year's Day parades to repel evil spirits that would spoil the coming year. The idea for this kid project is in "Crafts For All Seasons" by Kathy Ross and is modified for our use.
Supplies you will need:
Fold the red poster board in half lengthwise.
Make a two-inch cut at one end of the fold. Bend and fold the flaps in and tape together.
Place the paper over your head with fold at the top and the taped side against the back of your head. Hold the paper in place in front of your forehead so it feels snug. Hold that place tightly between your fingers, remove and staple the sides together at that point.
Fold the yellow poster board in half. Using the picture as a guide, draw the basic shape of the face of the dragon on the yellow poster board. Cut both sides of the poster board together so you will have two faces. Glue one on each side of the red flaps. Cut away any red paper from around the yellow face.
Add scales to the neck and face using leftover yellow paper. Make red construction paper flames coming out from the mouth and lower jaw.
Make eyes with the black and white paper. Glue or tape the outside edges of the face together.
Cut a dozen six-foot streamers and staple to the inside of the back of the dragon's head.
'Freaky Friday,' 'Out of Time' and more at weekend Sunset in Waikiki
Tonight's featured film is the body-switching comedy "Freaky Friday," starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan; tomorrow's is the drama "Out of Time," starring Denzel Washington as a not-so-lawful lawman.
And, in conjunction with the Korean Festival happening at nearby Kapi'olani Park, there will be special Korean entertainment and the screening of the 25-minute documentary "The Korean American Dream" before each movie screening.
Admission is free.
Tales in chant take stage on Big Island
"Pagan Pride," a production spotlighting Hawaiian chant, will premiere at 7 tonight at the University of Hawai'i Hilo Theatre.
The show, vignettes of 14 traditional stories told through chant, is a presentation of kumu hula Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele and the Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation.
The cast of 43 from the islands of Hawai'i, Maui, O'ahu and Kaua'i has been training under Kanahele for the past year.
Tickets, $15, can be purchased from the foundation, (808) 961-5242, or online at www.edithkanakaolefoundation.org and www.performingarts.net/Theatre/tickets.htm. Proceeds benefit educational programs of the foundation, the Makawalu Visual Arts School and Ke Ana La'ahana Public Charter School.
Korean Festival offers celebration of kim chee, traditional music and more
Themed "Start of a New Century" (the community just wrapped up year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to Hawai'i), the festival also will feature entertainment, exhibits, kids games, contests and these extra special attractions:
• In-Soon Choi, who won the 2001 Presidential Award at the Gwangju Kim Chee Festival, will share some of her expert kim chee-making knowledge.
She'll be at the cooking show tent all during the festival and will conduct the cooking shows at 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. today; and 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. tomorrow.
• Namsadang Foundation, a traditional dance and music group that has been recognized by the South Korean government as Intangible Cultural Property No. 3 (there are only a total of 51), will perform at 1:45 and 5:45 today and at 9 a.m. and 1 and 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
• Actor Huh Joon Ho, of the soap opera "All In," will appear at 2:15 p.m. today and 12:15 p.m. tomorrow.
Admission is free.
Next weekend the Valley Isle will host its first Korean Festival, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Maui War Memorial.
Environmentalist writer takes a stand against eating meat
Jim Motavalli, a national columnist and editor of E/The Environmental Magazine, is giving a lecture at 7 p.m. today on "So, You're an Environmentalist; Why Are You Still Eating Meat?" at the McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park.
Motavalli, who also writes environmentally themed pieces for the New York Times and produces a weekly environmental column, will suggest that meat consumption has created an environmental disaster. Admission to the lecture is free, as are food samples.
Information: 944-8344 or www.vsh.org.
The Maui Ocean Center in Ma'alaea opens its newest exhibit, Hammerhead Harbor, tomorrow, with a 50,000-gallon display that accommodates juvenile scalloped (mano kihikihi) hammerhead sharks. Visitors will be able to view the sharks from above and below water. The center is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, and until 6 p.m. in July and August. Admission is $19 general, $17 ages 65 and older, $13 military and kids ages 3-12, $6.50 military kids, free for youngsters younger than 3. (808) 270-7000.
The Chinese New Year begins Thursday, and those celebrating the holiday, also known as the Spring Festival, are preparing for the festivities.
The food booths, entertainment and movies on that 30-foot screen continue this weekend at the Sunset on the Beach festivals, beginning at 4 p.m. today and tomorrow at Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki.
It isn't all about the food, but food sure is a big part of the 3rd annual Korean Festival, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow at the Kapi'olani Park bandstand.
