IslanderView Digital Magazine January 2018 | Page 28

state line and get into that snaked
out line just for the chance to win.
I was asked recently, by a col-
league and amazing friend, Cami-
na Stevenson, “if you won the
Wheel of Fortune jackpot of
$500,000, instead of that 21 years
old, would you squander it…….or
pay-off debt. It was a no brainer
for me…”give each of my chil-
dren a share of the money and
yes, pay off debt and even get my
upgrades done for my little
2br/2bth/2 car garage town home.”
IV: Off island?
OC: I’d have to say here in Las Ve-
gas, DOWNTOWN CONTAINER
PARK by Fremont.
IV: Favorite quote of inspiration?
OC: “God gave me strength to deal
with my own drama and bullshit.
Move along with yours!”
IV: Favorite person?
OC: My only daughter, Victoria Ash-
ley Cepeda Diaz. I was not around
during most of her middle school
OC: I’m a LEO/VIRGO depending on
and high school life. She’s al-
which horoscope tool you use
lowed me back into her life and
IV: Favorite local/Chamorro dish?
I’m all the richer for it. Plus she’s
blessed me with a handsome and
OC: Oh man! No fair! But, Tinalan
smart grandson. My two sons al-
Katne by Peter Brennan!! Haha-
so! Nick and Phil… My son Nico-
ha…my neighbor nai!
las & his wife Haruhi have also
IV: Nice, we’ve bought his tinala kat-
blessed me with a beautiful
ne also!
Chamorro-Japanese grandaugh-
IV: Favorite color?
ter!! They live in Japan. My oldest
& sometimes nerve wracking son,
OC: Green
Phil is proudly serving in the US
Army. He to is married to Patricia
Tajalle. They're overseas with
IV: Favorite island activity?
their 4 legged kid: a husky named
OC: Beach bumming
Logan Lobu.
IV: Zodiac sign?
IV: Favorite village?
OC: Haha…Maimai Chalan Pago
IV: Favorite tourist site on island?
OC:
All the accessible beaches
IV: Advice for people trying to go
down the same path as you?
OC: Go with your gut instincts in
choosing The One. Watch for the
signs and don’t practice ignorance
regarding domestic violence. It’s
real and it scars deep! Seek pro-
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