Going to the Mainland

By Sam Tabalno

The experience proves to be interesting and even a bit startling for the young man who isn’t really used to dealing with the dangers of city life.
The story of Going to the Mainland takes Pineapple Sam to places he had never been and keeps him learning a little something knew all along the way. After losing touch with a life long friend he tries to find the family that meant so much to him all those years ago.
Throughout his travels he discovers that the prejudice that he felt at home was not only there but all over the world.
While Pineapple Sam is not a picker of fights, he certainly found himself in many situations requiring he defend himself. Experiencing danger when staying with his brother in California, Pineapple Sam decides the grass is not always greener on the other side.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sam Tabalno
• Release date: Sep 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301239047

Sam Tabalno

Pineapple Sam is the character that embodies the life and stories of Sam Tabalno, who grew up on the shores of the Hawaiian Islands and later ventured outward in the world to embark on many fascinating adventures. Pineapple Sam loved to “talk story” as they say on the islands and decided to write his stories. Now many of his friends, family, and readers like you, can share in his adventures.

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The Life and Adventures of Pineapple Sam

Going To The Mainland

by Pineapple Sam

Copyright © 2012 Pineapple Sam

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Dedication

Dedicated to my faithful listeners and readers, without them, my stories are nothing but jumbled letters put together with no meaning. Thank you for giving me a purpose to continue telling my stories with passion and enjoyment. If you don’t read or listen, please pass it on so that another may discover entertainment in the adventures of Pineapple Sam.

Disclaimer

The following memoirs are constructed from what I (and others with whom I conferred) can remember of the times depicted. While each and every event may not be true in every detail, the events described contain a larger truth that I call emotional truth. These are the ways the memories presented themselves to me and grew in my mind as I concentrated on the gifts of the past. I look forward to hearing from others who may remember things differently. We can learn from each other.

Table of Contents

Introduction

High School Drama

Hollister

Long Beach

Inglewood

About the Author

Other Books by Pineapple Sam

Going to the Mainland

Introduction

I am known as Pineapple Sam. Having adventures in life was easy. Writing is difficult, but I promised myself that I would leave stories behind so people can enjoy them and so that my loved ones can have some idea of Pineapple Sam’s life. My adolescent and teenage years were exciting times in my life, but things got just as interesting in my adult life. Many people tell me they enjoy hearing my stories so I am glad to share chapters of my life’s journey as long as I can. I am sure your own life was just as exciting or perhaps your future years will be just as colorful.

In the pages that follow, I will give you a brief glimpse of events that occurred. Perhaps you’ll recognize some of these events or themes from your own growing-up years. If you are just beginning your personal journey, facing teenage dilemmas, or heading into adult life, think of this as a roadmap to some of the things you might see and hear and learn along the way. In spite of the fiction genre tag, these stories are based on actual events, and we can all learn a thing or two from looking back at one another’s past. Go figa, as we say in the Islands.

And now, enough of the rambling. It’s time to read on!

Going to the Mainland

High School Drama

Hey, Mando, what classes you got?

He dangled his class schedule in front of his face, obviously happy about something.

I quickly grabbed the sheet from him, tearing it in the process. Hey! We don’t have the same homeroom or any classes together. What da heck? I asked, surprised.

I don’t know why, but at least I got the home ec class I wanted, he said with a huge grin on his face. We gonna make lots of different kine of food! He began rubbing his hands together and