**check out this short clip i took last year in april here in japan. matchi and i were driving around the japan sea area doing promotions for tssc. it went from perfect cool weather to cold snow in a flash. the temperature was 1 degree and it started snowing. the worst thing about the situation is we were driving to the beach to go surf. i had a 3mm wetsuit with no boots or gloves. i remember sitting in the car freezing my ass off and everybody was trying to get me to go surf. shit, there was even snow on the beach. i guess it’s normal for surfers here because everybody went surfing. so felt like i had too. i remember walking on the beach and my feet were numb. then when i paddled out, i thought my head was going to fall off. talk about ice cream headaches. oh my gosh…. i surfed for 30 minutes in freezing cold water, rain, wind, and snow. that was my first time… and my last…. it wasn’t fun at all for me. but at least i gave it a try….
