wow, the waves were super fun today at ala moana. took this 12 year old kid named Masamune-kun for the first surf session of his life. a very shy kid when i picked him up, he didn’t even laugh at my jokes, but once he went over the first wave, his bright smile came out! every wave he went over, he was smiling, and every big wave that he went over, he was laughing out loud. this kid did a great job surfing 5 hours with me today. my goal is to get him on a 9’0 high performance long board before he goes back to japan. he started off on the 11’0, then he rode the 10’0, and tomorrow he will try the 9’0. super fast progression and super talented kid.
the things you can learn from kids. i asked Masamune-kun, “where do you want to eat lunch?” he said “teddy’s burgers.” ok, it’s my first time so why not? we went there and the hamburgers were amazing! much more better than kua aina for sure. i will be visiting teddy’s burgers more often from now on.
i ordered the combo big burger for $10. came with crunchy fries and a drink. i usually don’t like hamburgers, but i like teddy’s. thanks kid!
was at the hilton lagoon yesterday thinking to myself “wow, hilton did a smart thing by dredging out the lagoon a few years ago. it use to be filled with spoiled ala wai water and absolutely nobody use to swim in there. now it’s clean ocean water, nice sand, and a great place to relax. i bet the project must have costed hundreds of thousands of dollars to complete, but i’m sure it will bring in millions and millions of dollars of revenue to the hotel and hawaii. smart business plan.”
another view of the lagoon on a sunday morning. you have to love this place.
well, going to take the kid Masamune-kun surfing 2 more times this week. his dream is to become a railroad engineer or a doctor. my dream is to turn him into a railroad engineer/surfer, or doctor/surfer. any one will make him a very successful and happy man in the future! see you tomorrow morning kid, and don’t forget to practice your 1, 2, 3, tonight!
