good cold morning. as i woke up freezing cold at 6am, i lay in bed watching the news about the boston bombings, the earthquakes in iran and china, and other crazy news in the world. i start feeling down, feeling sad, and things start going crazy in my mind. this is the very reason i quit watching the news everyday. it’s just too negative to start off my day. but then, i start thinking deep. start to think how crazy this world is, and start to think how i should improve my life. first, i’m not going to change anything in my traveling plans. traveling keeps me fresh, keeps me recharged, keeps my brain working, and keeps me happy. it’s a good balance for my lifestyle and a good balance for my mind. second, i’m living my life for the moment, meaning, i’m living it for each minute. every minute of the day is important to me because i know that my life can end in the same very minute. and last, i’m going to treasure my family and friends much more than i have been doing. if it wasn’t for them, i wouldn’t be the happy person i am. this all starts NOW!
i’ll jump in the hot fudo, eat breakfast, and head over the the love collection event. looking forward again to seeing my friends, and making new ones. yesterday is gone, today is here! enjoy every minute of it!

this is me backpacking Uruguay, South America. enjoying every minute!!!

Chinese in Yokohama!
Otsukaresama deshita!

i woke up at 6am, stepped outside in tokyo in winter weather with a tshirt and thin jacket, walked 15 minutes to the train station, took 3 trains to yokohama, got off, and was half frozen. it was so cold today!!! but once i walked into the building that hosted the love hawaii collection, i warmed up super fast! it was such an amazing day!

first, i want to thank each and every one of you who came to out go-naminori booth. so many people stopped by, old friends and new friends. it was so good to see so many people who love hawaii so much.

i watched the hula show for a little while and couldn’t believe how many hula dancers were here. the stage was non-stop from morning till night. i’d say there were over 400 hula dancers today.

there were so many people at the event. it was my first time and i really enjoyed it. so many people came from all over japan to say hello to us and i really appreciate it. want to thank everybody for stopping by, and want to thank all my friends that came to hawaii to surf with me. it was really good to see you all!

want to thank the Fujiki-san couple for driving all the way from Aichi prefecture to the event. i really enjoy surfing with you in hawaii and can’t wait to see you in june. thanks for the wonderful gifts!

fresh strawberry mocha from Aichi. it’s the first time i tried it and it was amazing! our team each had a piece after dinner and loved it.

this is how it looks from the outside.

and this is how it looked from the inside. thank you again Fujiki-san for coming, and thank you for the wonderful strawberries!
i have many other photos and memories from today so i better start downloading them. it’s already after 10pm and tomorrow will even be a longer day so i better get to sleep. hope you have sweet dreams and hope to see more friends tomorrow! oyasuminasai!