good evening. it’s getting cold here in japan. last night i was freezing riding my bike back from the train station. i don’t know how people ride bikes in the winter here. and i also didn’t know you can get drunk driving riding a bicycle here. crazy yeah? anyway, i’m almost done with work so i’m packing up my bags and hopefully going home soon. this typhoon season has been a great one for me. i surfed good waves, got barreled, dove good spots, caught a lot of fish, took cool photos, explored, and had experiences that will last a lifetime. i’m tired, but happy!!! have a great evening….

i was in shikoku watching the waves when this grandpa photographer pulled up next to me. he kept on talking and talking to me and i was just saying “hai, hai”…. i understood maybe 20% of what he was saying. i still don’t understand the different types of japanese and it confuses me. i guess it’s impossible for me to understand every dialect because i don’t think your regular japanese guy from tokyo would understand it either…

i was taking a nap under this bridge in koichi prefecture waiting for matchi to come in from surfing. then i saw a fisherman so i went to talk to him. this time, i think i only understood 5% of what he was saying. then i remembered something. 15 years ago, i borrowed matchi’s car and drove 3 hours into the country by myself. i couldn’t understand japanese back then so when i got lost, i got lost. i thought i’d never make my way back to his house. it was fun, but i got scared when it started to get dark….

and last, wanted to congratulate jeff hubbard for winning the bb contest!!! another world champion?
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good morning. wow, i’ve been getting so many emails about Shimanchu No Takara song. check this one i got from brazil:
Hello Kirby!
This music (Begin – Shimanchu nu Takara)are absolutely beatiful! Really peaceful and relaxing (special the song of the guitar)… It makes me want to go to Japan some day…
Thanks dude…


when ever i see lobsters, i think about the good old days in hawaii. when i was in high school, we use to grab a couple of lobsters every time we dove. but since 5 years or so ago, i haven’t even seen a lobster in hawaii. not even a baby one. that’s pretty dam sad….

thank you megumi-san for the cool photo. yes, hawaii and okinawa have a close bond and i’m finally figuring it out. i was wondering why thousands and thousands of people shows up to the okinawan festival in waikiki every year. the okinawan spirit is alive in hawaii and i can’t wait for the next festival because i’m going there. eat andagi, okinawan soba, and goya champur. then i’m going to start singing “boku ga umareta…. okinawa daisuki o… boku wa……[:????$B”L(B?:][:????$B”L(B?:][:????$B”L(B?:] haha. i don’t know the words so i just make up my own…

wanted to thank YAMARI SHIRASU for the wonderful shirasu presents!!! itadakimasu….

this gotta hurt. itai!!!
**and last. i heard that there because the teachers salaries have been cut in hawaii, there will be no more school on fridays? are you freakin kidding me? i hope that’s a rumor because i can’t believe that. and if it’s true, i’m embarrassed at the hawaii government. why don’t you guys lower your salaries before taking it out on our kids and their futures…. i’m disappointed…

i always liked the way alyssa wooten was a go getter. ever since she was a kid, alyssa used to come up to me and say “hey uncle, i’m going to do this, do this, and do this.” and now, alyssa is chasing her dreams to pursue a career in professional, enrolled in college, and started her own jewelry line called Reverie. a young girl with motivation that will take her to the top of what ever she does. go for it alyssa!!!

i’m not a girl, but i think these earrings are cool. if anyone wants to make their girlfriend or girlfriends happy, this is your chance…. one of a kind earrings made in hawaii and shipped from hawaii….

**CLICK HERE TO CHECK ALYSSA’S EARRINGS ON MAKANA CAFE….