Wise words from the Man himself Roman DLC! Exhaust.Proceed.Cultivate!   Hafa adai. First of all, the column has been a few weeks overdue and a sincere apology to the handful of you who spare a piece of your valuable time to share in the good intention that is rooted in between the lines of these [...]

  My name is Joshua Q. Castro and my dad is from Guam and my mom from Tinian. At the moment they both reside on the island of Saipan. Growing up, after we moved from Germany, I found myself hoping islands from time to time. Mostly from Guam and Tinian, and a couple stints on [...]

Here is the latest updated/revised fight card for Trench Warz 15- “SUPREMACY!” Dec 16th 2011 1. Zac Reyes (Zalaka) vs. George Manglona (Team Relentless Tinian) – Boxing 145lbs 2. John Ilo (Zalaka) vs. Rentz “The Intense” Benghit (Team Relentless Tinian) K-1 145lbs 3. Jake “ONE BLOW” Ilo (Zalaka) vs. Craig “EarthCraig” Borja (ZZ Tinian) MMA [...]

We The People | The Ancient Chamorros The Ancient Chamorros by Anthony Sanchez The ancient Chamorros weren’t opposed to trade, but actively participated and prompted it. They were businessmen who bartered and traded with each other, with Spanish galleons and other islands. The Spanish documented trade with the Chamorros from Magellan’s first encounter. It seems Chamorros [...]

GoPro Saipan Spearfishing Adventures Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands CNMI w/ Jose ByTheBay  

  Rites Of Passage 11- “ONRA!” Tentative Fight Card: September 9th 2011 Guam vs. Saipan 1. Mark Dark (TT) vs. Franklin Agulto (Zalaka) 155lbs BOXING 2. Justin “Dungka” Dizon (Team Guam Muay Thai) vs. Regino Mundo (Zeng Zung/Tinian) 150lbs K-1 3. Irvin Saralu (Ind) vs. Frank Muna (TT) 155-160lbs K-1 or Donivan Mendiola Lady BOXING [...]

Borrowed from the man himself Jose “ByTheBay” Quan! Sick Sunrise Timelapse of Guam’s Agana Boat Basin.

Hafa Adai! Jose ByTheBay is holding it down on Saipan! He recommended I get the GoPro cam for some sick easy film shooting. Check out him and his GoPro mounted on his Maxima driving around the island of Saipan!

I’ve never started a fight, but I never pulled back from a fight either.- Billy Martin Sometimes we walk around with chips on our shoulders. We’re like a tightly wound spring ready to jump at the slightest trigger, when other times we would let the same event go unnoticed. We even say self-righteously, “I didn’t [...]

Short summary of winners for The Art Of War 6 No Gi Grappling Submission Challenge 2011! –Bantam Weight Division 100-135lbs 1st- Shane Aguon (The Pound BJJ Academy) 2nd- Kenji Okiyama (SPIKE 22 MMA) 3rd- Tex Agoun Barrigada BJJ *It was an all Guam sweep in the bantam weight class. Shane Aguon defeated Kenji Okiyama in [...]

The Future of Marpi The more we learn about the power pole project currently underway in Marpi, the more we are convinced that it is about so much more than just electrifying a few lights and water pumps for the public cemetery. Local electricians and renewable energy experts have generally agreed that dropping hundreds of [...]

Dear Friends, It is very sad that the most pristine place on Saipan is now being desecrated with ugly power poles.  If our government supports tourism, why would they allow these unsightly poles to invade such a sacred area? If you haven’t already, please sign the online petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keep-marpi-beautiful—–for-tourists-and-residents-alike/ While this online petition is a [...]

FIGHT NIGHT FRIDAY! Rites of Passage 10 Bad Intentions   MARCH 11, 2011 LJ Castro Official Trench Warz/Rites of Passage Fight MC A DIFFERENT KIND OF “GERA TIME” March 11, will be the tenth time Trench Tech holds “Rites of Passage”. It also marks the fifth time that it will be held at the Saipan [...]