good evening. what another hot day it was today. i went out to the north shore to meet up with clark little. clark gave me some presents for our go-naminori readers that will be given away next month. gosh, they look so cool that i want to keep them all. haha.. who ever wins these are going to be very happy…

on the way out, i stopped by china town to pick up my favorite “HI LO LONGAN”. this stuff is expensive but it’s so sweet. sweeter than lychee… this will be my desert for tonight….

i met travis on a boat in timor, indonesia. i was amazed on how good he surfed, how good he can play the guitar, how good he can sing, and how good he can dive. there were many nights where i would lie down on the deck before i’d sleep and listen to travis jam some hawaiian songs. he’s got it down. i’m surprised he’s not in some famous hawaiian band yet….

travis spent some time on the big island. big island=big lobsters. this one weighted 6lbs….

travis, thanks for the invite to dive with you up there. when the time is right, let’s do it. i’ll bring my wasabi and shoyu…. then we can eat sashimi, listen to music, surf, drink beers, and have fun. just like how we did it in indonesia…. teremakasi
**and last, i’ve been getting so many comments from my youtube vids. some are funny, and some are not. here is a funny one…
luna87bella has made a comment on Bizarre Foods Japan: Eating Raw Horse Liver Sashimi:
hey!!! that guy thats sitting next to uh…Kenji is sooooo CUTE..he looked kinda shy…!!
lol

ABUNAI!!!

good morning. 6:45am tuesday morning. what a long fun weekend. everybody has to go back to work so the surf should be mellow. not too crowded and fun. i just seen some chest high sets at bowls and there are only 8 surfers out. it’s going to be another perfect day here in hawaii. i heard that not too many japanese are coming this summer to hawaii because of the swine flu. i think the media blew it out of proportion. it’s like saying not to go to japan because of typhoons and earthquakes. it’s like saying not to go to indonesia because of terrorists. it’s like saying not to surf because of box jellyfish. hey, life is all about taking risks. i think you have a better chance of dying in an earth quake, or by a tsunami, or by a dog bite, then dying from the swine flu. if you come to hawaii, life is normal. actually, i think japan has more swine flu cases than hawaii. it’s not half as bad as the news is reporting it. anyway, life goes on and i’m glad i don’t let the news dictate my life anymore. if i did, i wouldn’t have left hawaii and traveled to all the places i have. if you don’t take risks, you won’t get rewarded…. anyway, i’m going surfing because i see a lot of unridden waves…. have a good one…

hey, the new TSSC catalog came out last month and it looks pretty killer. super professional and super good quality, just like the surfboards. if you haven’t gotten one yet, let me know and i’ll send one to you. i’m thinking of getting my next board designed like this one. but except the strawberries, i’m going to put on fish. what do you think?

glenn minami made me a magic 5’10 board that i’ve been riding every day here in hawaii. it’s called a bullet and feels like one. it’s fast and easy to turn. before left to japan a few days ago, we were on the phone talking about his new F-4 Falcon design. it’s kind of the same concept as my bullet but little shorter and wider. and i can have the choice to go 3 fin or 4 fin. i can’t wait to get it. glenn will be in japan for 7 more days so don’t miss your chance. thanks glenn….
**here’s the concept behind the falcon…