good evening. the weather actually cleared up today. and i was wondering why it was so hot? maybe it was because i had 2 tshirts and one sweatshirt on? yeah, that’s why.. my friends asked me when i’m going back to hawaii. next week saturday so pretty dam soon. but before that, i’m going on a much needed vacation….. so my friends in hawaii better catch a lot of waves this week because when i get back, i’m dropping in. i have to catch up on all the waves i missed. so get use to seeing my back. haha….

a friend from hawaii sent me this photo of jack johnson surfing the north shore on april 15th. so he had his concerts in japan on april 12 and 13, then was surfing sunny warm north shore on the 15th? shit, i thought i had a good job…. lucky guy..

and last, stopped by vonzipper japan yesterday to pick up some new glasses. check these out. sick…. thanks muramatsu-san and vonzipper for the killer glasses and for supporting me. mahalo…. click here for VONZIPPER.COM…

**good saturday morning. wind is blowing outside. i drove by the beach yesterday around noon and the waves were 2′ and pretty good. then the strong off shore winds blew it down to flat by the evening. weird? well, been getting the emails from my friends in hawaii saying the waves are going off on the south shore. 2-4′ and perfect glassy barrels. thanks guys. you really made my day. now i’m going to drive an hour to the beach, pay $10 to park my car, put on my full wetsuit and boots, surf knee high waves in dirty cold water, then pay $2 for a shower, then drive an hour home. you guys really pissed me off… haha… but i love japan. after you guys surf in town, go eat mcdonalds. i’m going to eat sashimi, miso soup, and rice. how’s that??? have a nice day…. and derek, glad your back in the water surfing. your super stoked again and i can feel it in your emails. pure stoke. keep on surfing!!!
**the other day, i took a few clips in chiba. started off surfing sunrise, then eating a good lunch, then surfing isumi river, then eating an awesome dinner at hayato’s house. check out this menu… liver sashimi, maguro, tako, ika, scallops, yakitori, tempura, tofu, and other goodies. i couldn’t stop eating. thanks hayato and mari-chan for the awesome food. then jasmine and hide picked up kenji and i for our second dinner. went up to her castle for some spaghetti. kenji and i were too full to eat but the spaghetti looked so good. so good that we zuccho, kenji, and i went back to jasmine’s house the next day for lunch. it was such an awesome day in chiba and i’m so happy of all the good friends i have there. always feel welcomed…. thanks everybody for the awesome go-naminori day in chiba. check out this clip….

there was this japanese drama on tv back in 1995 called “Aishiteru To Itte Kure” starring tokiwa takako. shit, i got hooked. the first time i seen tokiwa takako on tv, i almost melted. i’m the kind of person that doesn’t get star struck. and i don’t care about famous people but when i seen her on that drama, oh my gosh!!! i don’t know if it was her looks? or the character she played in that drama? i don’t know what it was and still don’t. but i got hooked on that drama and she’s been my all time favorite actress since then, including american actresses. if i seen her in person, i would melt. seriously….

this is years later and she still has that look. that look that i don’t even know how to explain… if you watched that drama, you would know what i’m talking about…
**”Aishiteru To Itte Kure” in english means “Say you love me”… she would say that to the guy she liked over and over in the drama. and back then, i was like, ok, i will…. haha….
**oh my gosh, i went on youtube and found the whole drama on there. yeah!! i’m going to lock myself in my room and watch all of it… check out one of my favorite clips. gosh, tokiwa takako is the bomb…. good night….