gosh, it was another cold day here in japan. grey sky, rain… ah…. i don’t know how much longer i can handle this weather. i miss my trunks, tshirt, and slippers…. but paradise is just a flight away so that’s keeping me going… just been spending some time dreaming about things. things i want to do. things i want to happen. a lot of postive things. i’m a dreamer and i’ve learned that you have to dream big to keep motivated. so dream big is what i do and if one of those 100 dreams come true, i guess it’s worth it. right? oh yeah… so everybody should make a dream today and I hope it comes true for you. take it from me, DREAMS DO COME TRUE….

gosh, everytime i come to japan, i freak out on how small this country is. i bump into people everywhere i go. and for some reason, there is some link between everybody i know. the girl on the left is rie-chan. she surfs in shonan and i’ve known her for a few years. then fuki-san is in the middle. fuki-san came to hawaii last year for a photo shoot for stunning lure and i was lucky to be their guide. then kanemo-san is on the right. i just met her the other night at the jack johnson concert. then i saw makitani-san from stunning lure there too. then i seen takeshi-san too. gosh, japan is so small…. anyway, these 3 very smart girls run a big company from osaka/kobe. until a little while ago, i had no idea they worked together. what a trip. and they really know how to have a good time. i had a blast. gosh, my stomach is still sore from laughing so much…. good to see you girls again. and next time, keep the noise down when your laughing… haha…

after the concert as i was getting on the train heading back to chigasaki, akko called me and invited me for a drink with her and sayuri-chan. i’d thought i’d stop by for one jacksan but one led to another, then another, then another…..

i had a great time talking to akko and sayuri-chan. sayuri-chan lives in chigasaki and attends one of the top colleges in japan. her home surf grounds is yanagishima. another smart girl with a good future ahead of her…

when i walked out of the bar, i seen all these bottles of bintang. i asked the bartender if he was collecting the bottles but he told me that they sell bintangs there. shit!! i didn’t know. if i did, i would have drank that… then my head wouldn’t be as sore as it was the next morning… the bar is called IKAT and is right near chigasaki station. pretty cool place. surf videos, bintang, and a cool vibe…. oh, wanted to thank jack and jack for that awesome jack night….

good morning… can you believe gas went over $4/gallon at some gas stations in hawaii? what’s weird is that gas got way cheaper in japan. can’t figure it out…. when i get back to hawaii, i better get a bicycle…. have a nice day…
** i took out my little dig. camera and shot this short clip. well, i actually shot 20min but i think it’s illegal to post his songs on the web so i didn’t. or maybe i’ll do it later? don’t know… i can go “on and on” but i’ll stop right here….

good morning. gosh, it’s freezing cold again. and raining. i thought i was going to freeze to death when i rode the bike to 7/11 this morning. and no oden? shock… anyway, it was yet another long and fun day in japan yesterday. went to the jack johnson concert in yokohama. i thought it was going to be at some bar or club so i was looking forward to it. i thought i was going to be able to say what’s up to him but i was wrong. i see jack johnson all the time in hawaii and he’s like a regular guy. super friendly and just an ordinary surfer. but in japan, jack’s a freakin superstar. oh my gosh…. there were ten of thousands of people packed like sardines in this huge park. jack johnson is huge in japan. went to a beyonce concert in osaka last year and there were 10x more people yesterday in yokohama…

this was the mens bathroom. only in japan….

at $6/beer, this is a lot of beer….. i haven’t drank beer in the daytime for a long time. it was going down like water… and i haven’t seen such long beer lines in my life. it took 30min to get a beer…. yikes…

we were kind of in the back but once jack came on, i was saying “excuse me” all the way to the front. i haven’t gotten so many stink eye in my life. haha…

this was the crowd. from singing in little bars to such a huge concert like this, jack has come a long way… it’s so good seeing a surfer from hawaii making it big….

this was where the concert was. check out yokohama city. beauty….

after the concert, there’s nothing like good chinese food in china town….

i haven’t been to china town in a long time and forgot how beautiful it was….

left at 1:45pm and got back home at 2:30am. gosh, it was a long day… a long fun day…