good evening. drove around today checking the waves in town. i knew it was small and windy but i wanted to see it with my own eyes….
pulled up to diamond head around 1pm. the waves looked so fun at cliffs and lighthouse. head high, clean, and not too many surfers out. i was so dam lazy today. i really wanted to surf but didn’t want to walk down the cliff and paddle all the way out. one week ago, i would have jumped off the cliff to surf. i just felt like being lazy today so i came home and took a nap. a much needed nap… by the way, is golden week over? where are all the japanese? been driving through waikiki and haven’t seen too many tourists. heard the hotels are pretty slow too. i can’t figure it out? the dollar is so dam weak now you can buy anything you want here. anyway, where ever you spent your golden week this year, hope you had a great time….
this is my mom’s remote control. i thought it was a joke. this thing is bigger than my laptop….
check out little kairi’s off the lip at uluwatu’s. this kid’s going to get good… wait, he already is…. check out kairi’s blog by CLICKING HERE….
speaking of groms, the volcom VQS championships is coming up this weekend in california. 14 and under grom division winner gets $8,000. that’s sick… i’m watching it live and cheering on the kids…. who? isaiah moniz, seth moniz, kelia moniz, and nao omura…. yeah, they all had to qualify to get into this prestigious contest. go get um guys and girls. kick some ass…
**for more information: CLICK HERE….
**and last. some sad news from Myanmar. if you don’t know where myanmar is, it’s right next to thailand and use to be called Burma. the cyclone hit there a few days ago and the death toll might exceed 100,000 people. i really feel for these third world countries that are affected by natural disasters. why? because most people die because there are no warning systems set up. we are so lucky here in america that we have top experts forecasting weather events and have all kinds of warning signals which give us time to prepare. but in countries such as myanmar, indonesia, philippines, and most third world countries, there are no such warnings. you could be outside flying a kite and here comes a cyclone. or you could be drinking a maitai at the beach and here comes a 40′ tsunami. that’s how they live their everyday lives. whole entire families can be taken out in a flash. pretty scary yeah? something to think about…. check out this list of worst natural disasters in the world’s history. this past cyclone in myanmar will probably make the list…
Bhola cyclone, Bangladesh (East Pakistan), 1970. Death toll estimated at 150,000 to 550,000.
Hooghly River cyclone, India and Bangladesh, 1737. Death toll: 350,000.
Haiphong typhoon, Vietnam, 1881. Death toll: 300,000.
Coringa cyclone, India, 1839. Death toll: 300,000.
Backerganj cyclone, Bangladesh, 1584. Death toll: 200,000.
Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh, 1876. Death toll: 200,000.
Chittagong cyclone, Bangladesh, 1897. Death toll: 175,000.
Super Typhoon Nina, China, 1975. Death toll: 171,000.
Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh, 1991. Death toll: 140,000.
Great Bombay Cyclone, India (from the Arabian Sea), 1882. Death toll: 100,000.
