good evening. pulled up to haleiwa at 5:45am for a dive. checked the waves and it was actually pretty fun. waist high perfect sheet glass waves. it looked super fun and nobody was out…

gosh, i wish i had my board with me….. what kind of surfer am i? haha….
anyway, we went diving on the north shore all day today. we got some big fish, and some big stories….. we got chased out of the water two times big huge sharks. first was on our first dive of the morning. jumped in, and everybody was spearing fish. had 2 straped on my belt, my brother had one on his floater, and kyle just speared a big ulua or “GT”. i went down to stalk another fish and i could hear kyle yelling “shark”. i didn’t see it so i really didn’t pay attention. i see sharks all the time so i continued diving. then my brother came and told me that the shark was big! as i looked off to the distance, i seen this huge shadow. i had to open my eyes more because i couldn’t believe how big it was. shit! shark!! i started yelling “shark”… i say 12′ plus and thick…. my brother told me that it could have been a great white… oh my gosh… anyway, after some excitement, we got on the boat, drove 50 yards around the corner, and started diving again. yeah, all us divers think that sharks can’t swim…. pretty stupid yeah? i could just feel something watching us…. then mid day, we went out the the deep blue to look for big fish. we all took turns driving the boat because the current was too strong. one guy driving, three guys diving. it came my turn. i was on the boat looking out to the horizon when i seen what i thought was a black bird flying low. it kept coming straight for us and as it got closer, i realized it wasn’t a bird. it was a freaking big shark fin sticking up out of the water coming full speed to us. shit, i was like out of the movie jaws or something. i started yelling “shark, shark, shark”. the thing was making a bee line straight for us. i was tripping… with 3 guys in the water with dead fish strapped on their waist and spreading dead fish all around to attract big fish, i thought we were in trouble. as they started swimming back to the boat, the fin disappeared underwater. more scary. got the guys back on the boat, went down 50 yards and jumped to do the same thing again. yeah, we still believe that sharks can’t swim…. hahah… wait, i shouldn’t laugh. i might get bachi….anyway, i took some pretty cool video clips and photos but am too tired to download them. but if you want to see how we dive here in hawaii, check back soon….. we all got back safe, got lots of fish, and can’t wait to do it all over again…. surfers and divers are alike… just can’t get enough….good night….

good morning. waves in town but weird winds once again. better find something else to do…. drove by diamond head yesterday morning and that was the spot. 4′ sets and pretty dam good…..

then took a swing by sunset beach and it was flat…. flat clear water. perfect for diving and that’s where i’m going now… have a nice day…
***they just put out the most popular baby names in hawaii:
number 1 for boys was NOAH.
number 1 for girls was SOFIA.
i still don’t know what my mom was thinking when she named me “Kirby”….

here’s a shot of kevin out there in okinawa with another monster dogtooth tuna. gosh, i need to spear me one of those. kev, save one for me….

babi guling means “suckling pig” in indonesia. if you watch the food or travel channel, they will say that there is no place in the world that cooks a pig better than indonesia. i agree. i’ve eaten pig in hawaii, samoa, and the philippines but it doesn’t come close. check out these photos….

first, go on the side and pick out your piggy. it was pretty weird because after getting kalua, i know how smart pigs are. so when i saw this family of pigs, i could tell that they knew what was coming. you could just see it in their eyes. they froze, and when the guy tried to catch one to cook, they all ran for their lives almost breaking down the gate…..

after you choose your pig, you grab it from the rear legs and drag it out….. i’m not going to show you how they kill it because you might throw up…

after you pour hot water on the pig to losen the hair so you can scrape it off with a knife, cut open the stomach and clean it. then stick a thick pole up the ass and out of the mouth…. and you have to do it with a smile… it taste better…

then take the intestines, throw it on the clean ground, and get it ready for the deep fryer. yes, we eat the intestines too….

then you stuff the pig with spices, sew it up, baste it with the blood that came from the heart, and get it ready for the fire…

then you roll it over and over on a hot fire for 3 hours. starting to look good yeah?

then you call your friends and have one of your best dinners ever…
**if you know where to go, your complete cooked pig will cost you $60 and it can feed 30 people. if you don’t know where to go, your complete pig will cost you $150 and it can feed 10 people. along with a possible stomach ache….
**i hope kalua doesn’t see this blog… sorry kalua[:??$B”y(B???:]
** the first time i experienced a pig killing was 10 years ago in bali. i almost threw up and actually had to go back to my hotel room to lie down. since then, i’ve seen it over and over. and over and over i have to go to my room and lie down. including last time in bali. just something you can never get use too. but when you eat it, you forget everything….