hello hello, well i finally got an internet connection here in malaysia. i’ve been backpacking all over the place and couldn’t get connected. and guess where i am right now? in a small city where there is ONE american restaurant. yup, MCDONALDS… free wi-fi here. lucky…. well, i’m not going to sit here typing what’s been going on because it will take too long. took a lot of photos and video here. chotto matte ne….
malaysia has great food, awesome people, and is super cheap. it’s a country you have to come and see. clean water, beautiful islands, and some of the nicest people in the world. i’m having fun without my cell phone. and having fun away from my computer. got one more day till i go back to reality. so until then, i’m going to enjoy every last minute here.
hope your having as much as fun as i am…. GET A PASSPORT: GO OUT AND EXPLORE!!!!

i was at the quiksilver board riders club out in haleiwa the other day. i was gazing at the old photos all of the walls in the store. then i came across this one of tony moniz. cool old school shot…. remember the full gorilla grip deck patches? i had those on my board too… and i got them free. from tony….

remember edmonds? when i use to live on the north shore as a kid, my mom and grandma use to take me to this clothes store called edmonds. it eventually closed and businesses came and gone. but every time i pass this building, i always remember my brothers and i playing hide and seek in the clothes racks. i hope this building never goes away. and did you hear that haleiwa super market (IGA) is closed? sad…. almost as sad when they torn down the haleiwa theatre….. why would you want to completely crush a piece of history??? i don’t get it. every time i pass by the mcdonald’s that took it’s place, i get pissed at ronald….

check out this sick artwork jasmin designed for JPSA PRO SURFER ZUCCHO’S new surfboard. SICK!!! jasmin has been designing surfboards for a while now and has her own website JASMINDESIGNS.COM. check it out and get your one of a kind artwork.

**jasmin, thanks so much for always supporting me. and believing in me… can’t wait to head to your chiba palace this year. next time, i’ll bring my surfboard so you can draw something on it. does that topless mermaid you drew on zuccho’s board have a twin sister? haha. that would be cool to have one on my board too….

and last…. WARNING: KELIA MONIZ HAS HER DRIVING PERMIT SO STAY OFF THE ROADS!!!!