the train system here in japan is awesome. you can love it, or you can hate it. every single train is on time and coming from hawaii, i think that is amazing. japan is the very place that taught me to be on time too. if you’re late in japan, you are abnormal. if you are late in hawaii, you are normal. haha.
it was raining all day yesterday so i couldn’t go out and take any of the photos i wanted too. bummer.
i took this one out of the taxi. 2 different taxi drivers didn’t like me yesterday because i told them to go somewhere i didn’t know. haha. i’m still trying to figure out tokyo. it’s just too complicated!
then after driving around the busy streets, i parked the car in roppongi hills and walked from building to building searching for ramen. i swear it’s like a big maze!
after 30 minutes of walking, i found this shop called Tetsu. if you see a line in japan, it must be good. so i waited and waited.
i don’t like tsukemein but the guy told me this is this shops specialty. i’m a ramen lover but i took the chance to try something different.
this is tsukemein. you take the noodles and dip it into the sauce. i can understand why many japanese love it, but i prefer ramen. the guy next to me ordered ramen and i wanted to ask if he wanted to trade me. haha. it looked so good. as for tsukemein, i will never eat it again. ramen makes me happy so i’m eating ramen next time.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
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Kelly Slater April Fools Joke?
no, it wasn’t an april fools joke. the big news of kelly slater leaving quiksilver is real. honestly, i thought it was some kind of joke too. here’s what i think about it. kelly slater was the youngest, and oldest surfer to win world titles. he sold billions of dollars worth of quiksilver clothes throughout his 23 year relationship with them. kelly is quiksilver. quiksilver is kelly. kind of like how michael jorden is nike. anyway, he left because he wants to create his own brand. and probably left because kids like john john florence is getting paid more than him from hurley, and dane reynolds is getting paid more than him from quiksilver. that must of hurt the champion as he knows he’s the most marketable surfer in the history of the sport. to me, no other surfer even comes close to the marketing value of this champion. kelly can sell anything. anything kelly wears and does is cool. yes, a lot of people also hate him and the only reason is because he’s too good. so here’s what i predict, kelly will make a new brand, put the sticker on his surfboard, it will be the most talked about brand when it comes out, people will buy it, and he will make more money than quiksilver ever paid him. yes, more than john john, and more than dane. everybody is looking for something new and cool. it’s been a while since a new surf brand dominated the billion dollar industry, and the time has come. kelly isn’t stupid, and kelly isn’t world champion 11 times for nothing. he will win more championships, win more hearts, win more money, and succeed in anything he does. i’m pretty excited for his new chapter in his life and i hope he proves everybody wrong. Go-Kelly!
as for me, i’m living my life like a 11 time champion. just look at my dinner last night. this was course 1 of 10 and it just kept on getting better and better. i’m so fortunate to have very generous friends that take me to places where only kings can dine at. now i’m sitting up at 3:30am doing this blog as i’m jet lagged. i think my 3 hour afternoon nap yesterday was too long. now i’m going to get ready, jump in a taxi, jump on a train, get into a car, jump on a ferry, and go all the way to shikoku. it will take about 14 hours but i’m a surfer and that’s how surfers do it in japan. yes, i feel like jumping on a 1 hour flight that will take me there, but that’s cheating. i just can’t wait so see mt. fuji, my friends, and some good surf! have a wonderful day!
Kelly Slater quits Quiksilver!
Kelly Slater and Quiksilver finished after 23 years!!! OMG! Big news!
