good evening, what a relax day it was for me. i put on my a/c, closed all the doors and windows, and chilled out. finally getting up to date on my emails and stuff. just got off the phone with my sister who’s in california with the kids. she said that it’s been perfect over there. trestles has been the spot and guys like kelly slater and all the top guns have been ripping it up. kelia’s been ripping on her shortboard. knowing her, she’ll probably quit longboarding, focus more on surfing, then get burnt out shortboarding, and start bodyboarding. haha.. just joking.. as long as she’s winning and happy, i guess you can’t say anything. but i’m so happy for the kids because they are all representing hawaii well. other news, how’s the typhoon in the philippines? watched some footage of flooding and stuff. shit, looks heavy… i hope everything is ok. as for hawaii, perfect weather coming up this week along with another south swell on tuesday. i was tuning up my gun and might have to hit a dive tomorrow. i feel like eating tako so might do some tako hunting. have a great weekend….

went to imanas last night to celebrate yoshi’s birthday. it’s been a while since i’ve been there so i was looking forward to the chanko nabe. this is satoshi-san cooking it up for us. satoshi-san works there and is hayato’s friend. small world yeah? thanks satoshi….

imanas owners are from nagoya. so the taste of the food and the sake collection are nagoya based. the chanko nabe is probably the best i’ve ever eaten. and when you got friends from japan saying that it’s the best nabe they have eaten too, that says a lot. after eating all this yummy stuff, the put the rice in, drop in an egg, and you got another meal. can’t beat it…

japanese style is to eat and drink, then move on to another place to do the same thing, eat and drink. we ended up at petite garlic because this is where this crew got to know each other. and this is where i got to know them. after some beers, wine, sake, and two bottles of tequila, i got up on the table and started dancing. haha.. just joking…

wanted to say happy birthday to yoshi again and wish him a safe flight back to japan…. oh, that’s if he made it to the airport….

also wanted to thank chef koki-san and chef roy at petite garlic for preparing the katsuo tataki for us. it was awesome….

good morning. how’s the waves? don’t ask me. i didn’t and won’t check because i think i have to stay indoors today. i’m totally burnt out on surfing and totally sunburnt. drink a lot of water, and catch up on things indoors. that’s what i’m doing on this beautiful sunny day. if i checked the waves, i’ll probably get tempted to go surf. anyway, let me know how it was… have a nice day…

diving can be dangerous. you don’t only have to worry about shark attacks, shallow water blackouts, currents, and other freaks of nature. you also have to worry about small things, like stabbing yourself in the arm with a razor sharp knife. see, when we spear a fish, we take our dive knife out and stick it in the head of the fish to kill it. to stop the fish from kicking around setting off vibrations that invite sharks. this day, shawn was helping kyle kill his 30lbs ulua to stop the sharks from coming around. 2 things went wrong. he slipped and stabbed himself deep into his own arm. then after stabbing it again and killing the fish, this 12′ shark came to check out the blood from shawn’s arm??? maybe….

baby divers would have called 911 for an ambulance and went to the hospital for stitches. crazy divers tape it up and jump right back in the water and worry about it later…. dive first, worry later… thanks kyle for the photos….

gosh, this past week has been paradise in hawaii. perfect winds, perfect waves, and perfect weather. the official start of summer starts today and it feels like it’s been summer from a month ago. this is where i was eating my lunch today. it was so nice that i didn’t want to leave….

fried chicken with home made potato salad for lunch? all i have to say is “wow”…

here’s more shots from yesterday. i was sitting in the channel shooting big rights. sometimes, a sick left would come from concessions and there was this guy boosting some big airs. check this out!! almost as high as the buildings…

this is stan. stan’s been surfing the park for a long time. haven’t seen him in years but he was surfing like he surfs everyday. ripping. look at this photo good and tell me if stan isn’t happy. that’s surfing. can’t get a smile like that in an office, that’s for sure….