good morning. 7am and the monster billabong pro is on!! 8am start. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE COVERAGE…. the waves are in the 3-5′ range and not that good but they have to run it. a lot of japanese pros are competing today. good luck guys…. town is small with nobody out. still chilly here. keep warm and have a nice day….

gosh, i’ve been on so many different airlines and aircrafts around this world. every time i fly, i try to get a seat on the wing. why? because studies show that the wind is the safest place to be. and the front being the most dangerous. just look at this photo. the first class passengers took it head on. garuda indonesia airlines is like the hawaiian airlines of hawaii, and the japan airlines of japan. i’ve rode on those planes so many times that i can’t count. so seeing this photo puts chills in my body. this could happen to any aircraft at any given time. i guess that’s the price of traveling…. so next time you check in, please don’t take my seat on the wing….

i love sukiyaki…. not just the dish, but the song too….
***when ever i eat sukiyaki, i always have that song in my head… remember the 80’s? “it’s all because of you, i’m feeling sad and blue…..”[:????$B”L(B?:][:????$B”L(B?:][:????$B”L(B?:] oh, the memories….

good evening on this wet and windy tuesday. gosh, it even snowed and hailed on the big island. winter weather in hawaii, i love it….

want to warm up in the morning? eat hot rice soup… thanks mai-chan for making an awesome breakfast….

and wanted to wish naoka and mai-chan a safe return to japan. thanks for everything….

this is what it looked outside my house all day today. wet…[:??$B!/(B:][:??$B!/(B:][:??$B!/(B:]

i went to get a physical exam today. haven’t done it in years so was kind of nervous. eyes=good, blood pressure=good, everything else=good. but the thing that tripped my out the most was that my hearing was good too. what??? all these years, i thought my hearing was bad so that’s the reason i talk so loud. people around me say that i talk too loud. i use to always say that i couldn’t hear well. but now, i have to think of another excuse. a few times, i tried to lower my voice when i talk to my friends but think i’m sick or something. oh well.. i am who i am, and i’ll be who i’ll be….. loud and everything so get use to it… haha…[:??????:][:??????:][:??????:]

gosh, the government in hawaii just don’t know what’s up. some north shore residents complained about cars blocking intersections and driveways so what do they do? put up “no parking” signs all along kam hwy. now where do surfers park? i know where. in the residents yards…. gosh, another waste of tax payers money…. i don’t think i will pay this year….
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**and last, here is something to cheer you up on rainy days and mondays…. oh, i mean tuesdays….
one of my all time favorite songs….

good morning on this windy windy tuesday morning. gosh, it’s so windy and raining hard outside my house right now. i don’t want to go anywhere. the waves on the north shore came up in the 3-5′ range and still on the rise. the conditions are pretty stormy and nobody is out at pipe now. they are on standby for the monster energy pro for a 9am start. i don’t think they have a choice but to run it because the forecast ain’t looking too good. got things to do today so probably go for a session later at diamond head. should be good again. anyway, have a nice day and watch out for things flying around outside…. bye bye

somebody emailed me and asked about nagigia island. it’s a short flight out of nadi international airport in fiji. when i went there, we took the boat from nadi and went to tavarua first on the way out to kandavu island. look up at the photo and you can see where we pulled in to anchor our boat. from our boat, a small dingy shuttled back and forth to the resort. check out the room i stayed in. it was brand new and we were the first ones ever to stay there. out the back is the left called king kong. here is my take on this island. if your looking for an easy wave, your going to the wrong place. king kong’s jacks up and is pretty shallow. so not a good call for beginners. and the winds are blowing all day long so don’t expect mentawai conditions. as for the island, killer. nice little island to hang out but remember to take a lot of books because there is nothing to do. personally, i wouldn’t go back there again because it ain’t a cheap trip and the main point is a left. but to dive, maybe… haha… look how clean the water is. it’s like that everyday and out the back is a really famous diving spot. or if you want to catch big fish, take your fishing pole and a lot of lures because it’s loaded with big fish…. and last, if you go there, expect to drink the most potent kava around. oh, and don’t expect to surf on sunday, even if the waves are going off. sunday is church day and if you surf, the chief will get pissed off and cut your head off… nah. just joking… but you really can’t surf on sundays…. hope that helped….

and last, check out my cute little nephew joshua. this was last year at the pipe masters. gosh how fast kids grow up….