since this kid is so special, i made another birthday party for Mateus at my house! so yeah, he got 2 birthdays! or maybe even more? haha.
the Moniz boys were very cute growing up, but i don’t remember them being this cute? haha. Mateus finished his first week in school and i asked him “are you getting in trouble already?” he said “yeah.” i said “why?” he said “because me and my friends don’t listen to the teacher.” haha… how can a teacher be mad at this kid? just look at his haircut and it will make you laugh. haha…
then we opened Japanese presents. Mateus wants to thank Masae-san for the book of Japanese cars and trucks!
and Mateus wants to thank Seira-chan for the Japanese snacks. here’s one more tooth cavity for this boy. haha…
back to yesterday’s ceremony. Seira-chan got 6th place in the finals which is awesome! i was so proud of her to even make the final because all the other girls were super good surfers. next year we only go forward!
getting a lei is the Hawaiian way…
and the finalist got some good prizes from Shiho-chan and her sponsors…
i asked Seira-chan “do you know who Shiho is?” she said “no.” haha. i guess Seira-chan is too young and pure. for those of you who don’t know, Shiho is one of the most famous super models in Japan. i would compare her to someone like Cindy Crawford…
meet the finalists for the Women’s International Division! good job girls!
for the men’s division, i was so stoked to see Ryo Kubota in the finals!!! good job Ryo!!!
this was a very good experience for this very young girl. i’m sure she will use it to make her future even more promising because this girl only LOOKS FORWARD!
such an amazing day in Waikiki! happy surfing, happy waves, and happy faces. congratulations to all the competitors again. just to surf Queen’s for 25 minute heats with only 5 other surfers is a dream in itself…
i had to park my car 30 minutes away and there was no way i was going to skateboard in the blazing sun. instead, i booked an Uber and a big black Cadillac Escalade came to pick me up. i thought i was a movie star! haha… this is me and my new foil board going home. everybody went home happy…
