good evening. what a hot day it was today. i was on my computer for 8 hours sweating in the house. got so many things done but still a lot more go to. i checked the waves today and it looks like it’s coming up. kewalo’s was chest high and looking fun….

toda-san and takami-san came to hawaii today. i think it’s their 3rd time this year? gosh, more than me??? haha… today is toda-san’s birthday and so was yesterday in japan. what a lucky guy to have 2 birthdays in 2 days… i did that a couple of times for my birthday too. that’s the only good thing with time zones…. anyway, congratulations toda-san on a happy birthday!!! hope you get more surf this year, and more time in hawaii too…..

and toda-san, it’s not my birthday so you didn’t have to bring me anything…. but thanks a lot. i’ll take it….

this is my friend travis watanabe ripping it up the other day at kaisers…. good surfer and cool guy…

and last, wanted to say hello to haru-san and junko-san. sorry i missed you guys last time in chiba. thanks for the emails and hope to see you typhoon season… i shot photos this evening of everybody with the birthday boy tokura-san. how’s that sunset? priceless….

4pm.
waves coming up.
chest high and fun!!!

good morning. 7 am on this beautiful monday. hey, the waves came up a little. i seen a chest high set at bowls with perfect conditions. not too many surfers out right now. well, i’m going on a super long surf trip come august 24th so i got to get things done before i leave. so i better start off my day. hopefully i can jump in the water some where later. anyway, have a nice day….

this is my little nephew noah. he’s my first nephew out of 5 so we go way back. i watched this kid grow into the man he is today… noah had his ups and downs but when ever a young man enlists in the military to protect our freedom, they get my full support!!!

now i can’t call noah my little nephew anymore. he’s 21 years old and enlisted in the army. and his arms are bigger than mine so i can’t pick on him anymore… haha… it’s amazing how a little skinny kid could get so big. i’m scared to go out to clubs anymore because i’ll probably bump into him. and that would be embarrassing…. haha…
**oh, i have a question. i’m going to be doing a lot of traveling out of japan this year so i’m looking for a good travel agent in japan. anybody know one? the kind of travel agent where i can book a flight in one day, and fly out the next. please help!!!