Philippines Tricycle 2003. Photo by Me.
Good morning 6:30am.
North shore 1′ now but coming up later this morning to the 3-5′ range. Tomorrow 4-8′ for the next 5 days and perfect conditions. Yeah! South shore super small today.
Knee high at Ala Moana and chest high at Diamond Head.
No wind so perfect conditions again.
Super sunny sky.
Going surfing!
Have a wonderful day!

i took this wonderful couple to the beach this morning. Yuki-san and Ayaka-san just got married yesterday. it’s their first time to hawaii, it’s their first time leaving japan, and it’s their first time riding an airplane. congratulations on your happy hawaiian wedding!

Yuki-san surfed really good! i took him to bowls and introduced him to the cool locals out there. super friendly and super fun session. it was also their first time eating mexican food. they come from nara and i’m not too sure if there is even a mexican restaurant there. is there? anyway, wanted to say hello to Yoshioka-san from Next Surf Shop and all the nara surfers!

today was just another beautiful day! you can see molokai pretty clearly and i’m still dreaming of the day i paddle across one of the most dangerous channels in the world!

i was helping my uncle clean his house and look what i came across. an old vintage fire extinguisher! this has to be from the 1930’s or something. i’m going to have this refurbished!

i was so stoked to find a part of history!

also found some hawaii license plates from 1952! i bet these are worth a lot but it’s not for sale.
surfed 2 wonderful rounds again today. the waves absolutely perfect for us. tomorrow same thing! going to take a cold shower to cool down and sleep like a baby. goodnight.

as you may already know, it was one of my dreams to become a wall street trader. the competition in the business college at the university of hawaii sparked a fire in me. when i was studying every night and prepared for my exams, i didn’t want anybody to do better than me. everybody was competitive and wanted the best grades. i pushed myself so much, maybe too much when i think about it. but i learned how to be competitive, and i learned how to finish on top. i just looked at my job resume again the other day. if i were a boss for a big company, i would have hired myself. haha. one day i’ll post it and nobody would ever believe, because i still can’t believe myself. anyway, i was planning to send that resume to all the major companies in japan but instead became a pro surfer. something i don’t regret at all because even though i’m not the richest man in the world, i’m the richest in the world when it comes to happiness. in other words, i traded millions of dollars for barrels and friends!

now getting to the really rich people. according to Forbes Magazine, Lawrence J. Ellison is the highest paid man right now. he’s the CEO of Oracle Corp and made $78,440,657 (7739637653 yen) in 2012. Mr. Ellison owns the beautiful island of Lanai, Island Air, and much more. the cool thing about this man is he just put a company party on in hawaii and had stevie wonder play live for his employees. what a great boss!

and the highest paid women award goest to Safra A. Catz. the president and CFO of Mr. Ellison’s company Oracle. she made $43,590,605 (4300474726 yen) in 2012. i wonder if she’s married? haha. imagine getting half of that?
well, it’s time to dream again. someday i’ll be on top, and someday i’ll have stevie wonder play for my employees too!