good morning. 6am monday morning. waves in town look flat. north shore looking 3-4′ and a little bumpy. i’m going surfing. have a nice day…
this is the beautiful tahitian gardenia or better known as the “Tiare”. the tiare are in full bloom all year around and wherever you look in tahiti, you will see this beautiful sweet smelling flower. everybody who arrives in papeete airport is greeted with one.
now here’s the quiz.. which ear do you wear it in? our whole trip, none of us knew. well, i kind of knew but wasn’t 100% sure so we all ended up putting it on our right ear. only because our manini host gilles told us too. anyway, i just researched it and here’s the meaning when you place a flower on your ear….
Worn behind your right ear, it means you are single, available.
Worn behind your left ear : you are married, engaged or otherwise taken.
Worn behind both ears : you are married but still available.
Worn backward behind your right ear : you are available immediately.
so there it is, we were 7 single and available men in tahiti because we all had it behind our right ears the whole trip. i think gilles tricked us… haha… then on the last day, gilles’ wife angele gave me 2 flowers and placed one behind and the other backwards on my right ear. that meant i was single, available, immediately? wow, no wonder all the guys were asking me for my phone number… haha. go easy….
