good evening. it’s getting late and i still haven’t started packing yet. 18 days isn’t too bad so an hour will do. as long as i don’t forget my passport, i’ll be ok. going to be a late night for me but i have 2 long flights so i’ll be sitting back sipping on a beer watching movies, reading a book, and sleeping… gotta get going…
traveling gives me motivation, resets my mind, and makes me appreciate everything i have. the experiences, meeting people, and just having fun is what it’s all about. not too long ago, i was invited to yet another voyage into unchartered waters. a voyage that will put another chapter in my book. i don’t have too many details but all i know is that i’ll be boarding a 9 hour flight to narita, 2 hour transit, then board a 8 hour flight to jakarta, sleep in the airport hotel, then jump on the early morning flight to padang, then jump on this……

yes, the sanssouci2 again!!! we’re going to someplace different that will take us 20 hours to get too. let the party begin!!! come tuesday morning, i will be waking up to indo barrels, diving in the afternoon for sashimi, drinking bintangs watching the sunset, and doing it all over every day again…. i haven’t had the time to think about this trip because i’ve been so busy but now that i think about it, i’m pretty excited!!!

and what makes it even better is…. i’m going with 3 of my sponsors that i’ve known for over 17 years. starting from left to right. i met ishino-san (OWNER OF BARRELS WATER SPORTS) in shikoku back in 1992 catching barrels at a secret river mouth together. now he’s my surf shop sponsor that supports me for what i love to do. next is tokura-san (OWNER OF DOVE WETSUITS) who i owe my life to for making my dreams come true. next is akazawa-san (OWNER OF SPICE CLOTHING) that has taken care of me ever since spice started. a designer, creator, with a lot of drive. i took this photo 2 years ago at the tssc party in shikoku. all my sponsors are family to me. if it wasn’t for them, i wouldn’t be the happy guy i am……
oh, i heard we got a lot of talent coming too. including legend pro snowboarder taro tamai and friends. gosh, somebody wake me up because i feel like i’m still dreaming…. stay tuned for photos and blogs from indo….

TSSC Surfboards shaped by Mike Woo…

good morning. 6:15am aloha friday. the waves came down in town. maybe waist or chest high if your lucky at bowls. the tradewinds are blowing so it’s not that clean. 15 guys on it already with one stand up paddle boarder. that’s probably jeannie chesser. north shore is small but see a guy out at lani’s. we finally got our trade winds back so the air is as clean as can be. i have many of things to do, which includes packing. i haven’t even started yet. i have 2 short boards in indo already and am wondering if i should take another one. umm…. i left my brand new kaysen twin fin in japan and would have loved to take that…. i’ll be thinking about that all day and when tomorrow comes, i’ll probably end up taking another board. gosh, the big decisions i have to make in life… haha… anyway, hope you have a nice day!!!

i drove by queen’s yesterday and the waves looked super fun for longboarding. it was such a picture perfect day with blue skies….

meet Doctor Sato-san from shikoku, and Doctor Inatomi-san from okinawa. two doctors that surf!!!! straight from the airport to concessions, then to 1st holes, then to big rights, then to diamond head lighthouse. hard core surfers!!! thanks guys for the great time….

i asked sato-san which he liked better. surfing ala moana park with 50 surfers, or surfing diamond head light house with 3 surfers. guess what his answer was? of course the second one…

and sato-san, thank you soooo much for the udon from shikoku. i love it…. itadakimasu…
**and last, look at the headlines from yesterday.
25 dead in Bali after consuming methanol-tainted booze
at least 25 people in bali, including tourists have died after somebody put poison in locally made ARAK. oh my gosh@@@ that’s crazy!!! i’m going to indonesia tomorrow and now i know not to drink arak. i drank that a lot of times so it really makes me think….. i’m sticking to bintangs and jacksan….