i got up early this morning and tried to get as much done as possible. my motorcycle needed a new safety check ever since 9/15 and i’ve been way to busy to get it done. i don’t want to get stopped by a police so i thought i’d finally do it today. and guess what? i got stopped by a policeman on the way there. i told him “you won’t believe me, but i’m actually going to get my safety check right now.” he looked at me, thought “yeah right,” and let me go. so i get to the place near the airport, and waited my turn.
then the mechanic said “sorry, your fork is leaking so we can’t give you a safety check. and if you want us to fix it, it will cost $450 and will take all day.” i said “thank you but no thank you.” and left. what a bummer. if the same police sees me, he will think i’m a lier. shock.
then had to run around doing other things. it’s so fast and so efficient riding a motorcycle. the weird thing is, “i hardly ride it, but for some reason, there is always no gas???” the people borrowing it just have the perfect timing because whenever i ride it, the gas light goes on.
only $3.68 to fill her up. so cheap!
the lantern ceremony is getting bigger and bigger each year. pretty amazing sight.
and to see it get passed on from generations to generations. that’s so cool.
i always think about my Grandpa Osaki when watching this every year. i really miss him and his wisdom.
summer is here and i plan to spend a lot of time in the sunny ocean in hawaii. so, i bought myself a new hat today.
then went to pick up Rikita-san and headed out to the ocean. felt so good to be floating in the sea.
the weather was perfect, and the water was as clean as it gets.
Rikita-san and i did some diving and surfing. it was such an amazing afternoon. past my bedtime so finish up the story tomorrow morning. goodnight.
