Aloha traders,

Here's some photos from the 10-day long vacation I bankrolled for my family on Oahu, from Dec 20-30th... it was a blast!
We just got back; it was so nice to see relaxing waves and eat great food and enjoy the company of my treasured family.

I wanted to share these with you to help motivate you for trading success in this 2009 year ahead -- while the economy's crashing and burning, I was in a high-floor premium ocean view hotel room enjoying Heineken, steak and lobster. Gotta love the lifestyle of a successful entrepreneur (I train active traders and trade myself)! Last month was the Bellagio view suites in Vegas.

Why Hawaii? Living the best that life has to offer is fantastic.


Mahalo,

Ken

Pre-game warmup show... gotta have that Heineken in a 22nd-floor ocean view Waikiki hotel room (Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel):



My favorite spot on Oahu is Makapuu beach, on the windward side... here's a breathtaking view from the lookout:


(note that's not a spot on my shirt, but rather on the camera lens, you'll see it
in a few of the shots here; sorry, I'm a trader not a photographer...)

Here's the same area, viewed from Sea Life park, on a different day:



Ken w/family at Sea Life Park:




My favorite beach in the world is Kailua beach, which you get to after driving through
Makapuu and Waimanalo, then over to Kailua town:



Another photo:



Back in Waikiki, here I am eating at Duke's, they've got a good seaside buffet:



(spot the 'hidden mickey'? I'm a huge Disney fan, take the family there
a lot for vacations, and watch the DVDs w/Walt from the early years)

Another Waikiki shot:



Having steak and lobster w/family in Waikiki:



Here's Ala Moana shopping center during the holidays, great place
to shop. I don't like shopping. Wife goes there, I go Kailua beach.



I'm driving in the car with one of Hawaii's famous rainbows, on the H1 near Nimitz hwy:



Here's another rainbow shot, my wife took (I like rainbows, and islands):



Here's a shot of the view from my hotel room in Waikiki, it was relaxing to
be there:



Here's me at Aloha Tower... it's an ok place to go for brief shopping:



Ok now up to the north shore, here's a few photos of me at Turtle Bay resort:



What a view! This is near the pool bar on the backside of the hotel.
Magnificent view of the waves, very relaxing place.



Me and my wife at Turtle Bay (she was born in Kobe, Japan and I'm still
thrilled to be married to her, 10 years later...she's great - very honest,
quality-focused, affectionate and supportive):



Here's me in front of the swimming pool and palm trees.
Ah, the life of a successful trader. It doesn't suck.



Here's another shot at one of the signs on the resort, near the front desk:



Food is great in Hawaii... it's one of the things I miss most, though I
need to lose 30lbs... it's hard to resist dishes like this. In Hawaii we
call food "grinds". We call tourists "haoles" lol.







Ok that's about it, traders. Here's one of me on the beach at Waikiki:



And a farewell shot, in a beautiful Hawaii sunset:




SINGING in Hawaii:
As far as music goes....though the tourist kitsch is fine for when one's in
Waikiki, I personally prefer to listen to Frank Sinatra songs (big Sinatra fan
here), like "Come Fly With Me", "Night And Day", and "Moonlight in Vermont",
and sing along with them while driving up the windward coast, between
Kualoa Ranch and Polynesian Cultural Center (both of whom used to be clients of mine).

The lifestyle of a successful trader is incredibly wonderful, because I get to
travel anywhere I want, and have total freedom and flexibility in how to live
my life. I hope you, too can become independent and do well with your trading!

To *YOUR* success in 2009,

Ken Calhoun
www.DaytradingUniversity.com
www.StockTradingSuccess.com (w/Steve Nison)

p.s. and yes, as you might imagine, the saddest part of any Hawaii vacation
is leaving, getting back in the limo for the ride to the airport... ah well. It'll
be there next year. A hui hou. Mahalo nui loa for being my customer.

Travel tip: always fly first class when going to Hawaii... it's a long flight and
the bigger seats and better service are worth it! I fly United nonstop from
Denver to Honolulu.

p.p.s. Anyone else a fan of Frank Sinatra, 60's tv shows, and/or Disney?
I'll be 45 later this month, though my tastes are those of someone a couple
of decades older I suppose. I like finding "the best" of life, and those are
just a few things that help build an exquisite lifestyle. Next on my list of
goals is to build a castle (w/marble, the whole 9 yards) in the Hamptons,
or the Pacific Northwest, or Maui... haven't decided yet. Probably Maui.

Sinatra trivia: Fact - Frank used to book 12-string orchestras, though most
other singers used just 4 strings. The more expressive/"larger" sound made
a difference in the quality of Sinatra's music. It's attention to details like
this that make for the hallmark of a professional.

There's a lesson there for active day and swing traders, too!

Aloha,

Next time come over to the big island where I live, and get some real Hawaiian food like Poke, smoked meat, and spam masubi. Looks like you all you had was Korean Hawaii, and Japanese Hawaiian food. it's all good as long as you had fun...

Aloha,
Trader Tai.
from Volcano Village Hawaii.

Sounds like a plan, Tai ... my wife loves poke (got it at foodland deli), and we've eaten spam musubi for years. I like the salmon musubis at ABC store, and Aloha Sushi, and even the portuguese sausage and char sui manapuas at 7-11 are great. And tuna rolls are one longtime favorite. I also miss Pearl's plate lunch. And zippys. Some ono grinds.

I wish there were mainland places to get that, at least we just got our first L&L here in colorado springs. I used to feed everyone manapuas at all my seminars back in Honolulu for years, they were a big hit.

missing local kine grinds,

-ken