aloha, just wanted to let everybody know that lester falatea’s paddle out ceremony at waimea bay was moved to friday morning. so it’s not today. keep you posted on the time… mahalo…
With Happy, Comes Sad…
hello everybody. first of all, i want to thank each and every one of you who sent me emails or called me concerned about my cold. yes, i was down, and still am. i guess my body was telling me to slow down…. when i first started this blog 2 years ago, i told myself that i was going to keep it all positive and not write about bad things. during those 2 years, a few bad things happened in my life and i kept it to myself. it was hard to do, but i did….
well, 2 days ago, i got the bad news of a friend suddenly passing away. i felt like i got hit by a car. then yesterday, i got the bad news of my grandmother suddenly passing away. now i feel like i got run over by a truck. i’ve got thousands of things racing through my mind, and millions of emotions. waves don’t matter anymore, parties don’t matter anymore, and my cold don’t matter anymore. nothing matters. all i want to do is get back to hawaii and be with my family. i’m flying out today for a few days and wanted to say sorry to all the people for not returning their phone calls and emails. i just need some time to myself…. mahalo….
Gara in Chigasaki- Indian Curry
back to the farms out in the country side. gosh, i’ve stopped by a few of these back in kanagawa. it’s pretty cool. do you know what okura is?
it’s a plant that starts out as a flower. the flower falls off within 48 hours…
then the okura grows a few days later. everybody in japan knows how good okura tastes when you cut it up and mix it into natto. or cut it up and put it in miso soup. gosh, it’s so good. the sell okura at marukai in hawaii so get down there and try it. it’s really good and healthy….
oh, wanted to thank akila aipa for this photo. he came back from mexico testing out some new twin fin designs. check out this sick wave!!! good to hear from you akila…
and talking about food. darin isobe let me in on this little indian curry shop tucked in right off the main road in chigasaki. it’s called GARA and i’ve been there a couple of times. after seeing this photo, i feel like going there right now…. see ya…
