good evening. since i came back to hawaii, i surfed, surfed, and surfed. today, i went diving. the water was dirty, and the conditions weren’t ideal. but i had to get into the underwater world. called up shawn and before we knew it, we were on my boat suiting up. i went down about 40 times today, the deepest being 45′. and every time i was down on the bottom, i was just thinking about how much i missed diving. my body feels clean, my mind is clear, and i have fresh fish to last me the whole week….
all top quality fish. not bad for 2 guys. i’m going to the supermarket to pick up some ginger, onions, and black bean sauce. my mouth is watering already….
**keiko leaves tomorrow. that’s a bummer. i drove by bowls on my boat 2 times today to say bye to her. but she wasn’t out there. so just wanted to say bye now. have a safe flight back to japan and keep on surfing!!! until we meet again….
last friday night was keiko’s sayonara party. after 7 years of living in hawaii and surfing bowls everyday, keiko’s going back to japan. yeah, keiko is the chick with the white wetsuit that rips bowls lefts and rights. she became like family to all the local surfers out there and it’s going to be pretty sad not seeing her in the lineup everyday. but i’m sure keiko will be back someday…. right keiko? right….
the party was down at jun’s automotive shop in kakaako. the food was crazy good. so much japanese food and local food mixed. gosh, i kept on eating and eating…
i forgot who, but somebody busted out this amazing sashimi platter. gosh, i felt like i was in japan….
not only had good food, had choke chicks too…. team japan in hawaii. these girls are pretty much locals here in hawaii. if you make trouble to any one of them, your going to have to deal with all the boys. and that won’t be fun… this is yuka, maki, yuko, yuki, keiko, and akoi…. all cool surfer chicks…
like maki-san’s cell phone ring tone goes. “It’s Ladies Night”…. oh yeah, what a night….
more cool chicks… jeannie chesser is one of the coolest chicks you’ll ever meet. she’s really nice, super funny, and doesn’t take shit from anybody. i like that… and trisha on the right surfs bowls too. i’ve seen her out at bowls many times before but this was the first time i met her. now i’m happy because i can drop in. haha…
and last, i like this photo because it shows the real reid. not the reid that snaps for people dropping in on him. but the classic funny reid that just says anything he pleases. i really like guys like reid that take care of the japanese and make them feel comfortable here in hawaii. that’s the aloha spirit!!
**gosh, had a blast at that party and when keiko comes back, we got to do it all over again…. good luck keiko and hurry on back to hawaii….
