Sept '97 - I was living in Hawai'I and a bud flew out to visit me. We went downtown Honolulu and proceeded to get plastered. While in a bar he handed me a cigar and I started puffing. I don't know what it was, all I remember was praying to the porcelain gods saying I'm never going to smoke a cigar again because it's very nasty when you're drunk.

Fast forward...

Dec '99 New Years Eve - I was living in Okinawa and decided that I wanted to do something unique for New Years Eve. While I was downtown I found a little place that sold Cigars and picked up a Romeo Y Julieta No. 2 (ISOM). At the stroke of midnight I lite that bad boy and enjoyed every second for over an hour while drinking champagne. Still to this day, I believe it was the best cigar I have ever smoked. I've been smoking cigars ever since.

Lopaka