good morning, picture perfect saturday morning. small waves around the island. swells on the way. enjoy your day….

this was diamond head cliffs yesterday evening. it was really windy but had some nice waves coming in. i use to surf here everyday when i use to train for the jpsa contests in japan. then as years went by, i found out that if you want to train for the jpsa circut in japan, you have to surf knee high beach breaks everyday in japan. that’s the only way. even a day like this at diamond head is much better than jpsa contest in japan. i surfed it for 3 years and don’t remember surfing good waves in any contest those years. i heard the waves are better now but i have to see it to believe it….

i got this photo off hayato’s camera in the philippines. i like it a lot because these are 3 happy surfers. well, until we got sick. after this photo, i got sick, hayato got sick, u-ske got sick, and some other guys got sick. iron stomach tokura-san was the only one who didn’t get sick. i guess he’s the veteran traveler, and we’re still all babies….

hunting season on!!! got a call from brandon saying the pigs are back. this is me in the mountains. watch out and stay out of my way or you might get an arrow in your ass. gosh, i should dress like this and surf the north shore too yeah? haha….
**by the way, a lot going on today. world series game 3. uh football at the aloha stadium. and big party with my friends tonight. can’t wait…

and don’t forget the x-cel pro waiting period starts today. it’s the official start of the 2007/2008 north shore winter season. big north swell on the way so expect them to get under way tomorrow morning. WATCH IT LIVE BY CLICKING HERE….

good evening. what a beautiful day it was here in hawaii. sunny skies, warm water, and small perfect waves. i surfed this perfect chest high right and left today with only a couple of other surfers out. caught so many good ones and had an awesome session. can’t say where it was because i’m going out there tomorrow again.

took a spin through waikiki today on my way to eat lunch at rainbows. now i know why hawaii is popular with tourists. if i was a tourist, i’d come here too….

just saw the east oahu newspaper today. and guess who got the cover? yeah, kelia. there’s an article on her inside and even kalua got a photo in there. kalua’s first editorial photo. good job kalua. you photo slut….

after that photo shoot, kalua needed a break. here he is sleeping on my slipper. i still can’t get over how big he is. i went to two countries where there are pigs on every corner but i still haven’t seen a pig bigger than him…. oh, and if you seen what’s in my hand, yes, that’s a new apple macbook. wanted to thank my sister tammy for busting it out. arigato gozaimasu….

this is how my day ended. a swim at my favorite beach. this is the war memorial that has been closed for years. i remember when i was a kid, we use to go inside and swim in the salt water pool. i hope they fix this up because this place is pure beauty….

good morning. how was the world series game 2 last night? boston redsox japanese pitcher okajima became the first japanese born pitcher to play in a world series. he struck out four, including japanese star kaz matsui. another japanese star pitcher matsuzaka is pitching in game 3 on saturday. japanese kicking ass!! go japan!!! as for the waves, small around the island. going to get wet somewhere. and how was that moon last night? i looked at it and my eyes started to hurt. that’s how bright it was. anyway, i’m out of here. have a nice day!!!

no, this is not the porter at the airport. this is james oshiro. james and i were room mates in okinawa and bali. we both had earplugs in our ears everynight and sometimes that wasn’t enough for our snooring. james was the “key guy” in all of our dives. from helping us keeping our taglines untangled to spotting missing floaters, he did everything. if it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t have been able to bring up the fish we did and a diver would probably be lost at sea. so just wanted to say “thanks james, your the man”. and i think i’m speaking for everybody….

you don’t have to have the nicest bike on the street, or the newest nintendo game to be happy. these kids in the philippines are just simply “happy”. and everytime i see the smiles on their faces, it makes me appreciate the little things in life. i wish everybody could see that….