good morning. 7:30 am on this sunny sunday morning. gosh, i was so tired last night from being on the boat all day yesterday. it was so sunny and hot!!! today is my last play day until my rough work schedule starts tomorrow morning. got a list of 35 things that i have to do before i leave so i’m starting at number 1 tomorrow at 5 am. but for today? going to enjoy my last vacation day before my brain starts to go crazy. hope you enjoy yours too!!
oh, as for the waves? laniakea looks pretty fun. chest/maybe head high and super clean. just watch out for those tiger sharks. town has a little small swell too. waist high and really fun looking. 10 guys out at bowls and 25 or so at the park. oh, got a text from my sister last night. isaiah, josh, and seth are all in the finals of the contest going down at kewalo’s today. everybody go cheer them on!! anyway, i’m shutting off my computer. have a nice day!!!

they call this in hawaiian “Moana Kale” or its common name, “Blue Goatfish.” moana kale is one of the most sought out fish in the ocean. they usually swim with one or more of them and sometimes even with a travelly. when i see them, my eyes open wide and my mouth starts to water. ever tasted these steamed? awesome!!!


here’s the trick on how to catch one of these. first, when you see them, look away. don’t even bother to see where they go. just take a breath and drop straight down. lay yourself on the bottom of the ocean, stir up some sand and wait patiently. they will tend to run away at first, but if you wait around long enough, usually they will come back to check you out. just hold your breath, don’t move, and don’t black out. and if you see a travelly swimming with it, let it go. travelly’s taste like rubbish compared to these fish. anyway, still down there? if you are, line up a good shot in the head, spear it, take it home, clean it, steam it, and have one of the best dinners of your life!!! good luck[:?????$B!x(B???:]
**how to cook a moana kale coming soon… just let me go catch another one first… haha…

A Perfect Day!!!

i wanted to thank everybody that sent emails concerned about my passport. yes, when i opened the envelope and saw the way they added new pages, i was shocked. and i could just imagine going through customs in bali later this month and getting pulled into the back room. then have to bribe my way out of getting sent back home.
anyway, i went down today to the passport agency to try to have them fix my passport. the lady told me that was the normal way they added pages. eeh? i told her that traveling through third world counties, the customs will probably take a second look at my passport and think it was fake. then i told her that i was tired of paying off customs officials in other countries for no dam reason. she looked at me as i was joking. well, i’m not. i’ve gotten taken to the back room more than once and let me tell you, it ain’t fun when you have a customs agent asking you for money. and if you don’t pay, you get sent home. so you end up bargaining with him until you both reach a reasonable price. that’s a pretty shitty way to start off a trip.

so i pulled up to the window when my name number was called. i explained my situation and the lady said there was nothing she could do about it. she went to the back to talk to the supervisor and said the same thing. so i asked if i could talk to the supervisor and he didn’t look to happy when he came to the window. i explained my story and right as i was about to give up and just pay $135 for a new passport, he said, “ok, i’ll give you another one.” YEAH!!! i was so happy!! if i walked out of that office having to pay $135 for a passport they ruined, i would have been pretty pissed off at the united states of america. then i would have had to call president obama and have him clear things up. haha..

so come march 17th, i will have a fresh brand new passport that has 55 blank pages. i feel so good because i stood up for my rights. this is america and every citizen has rights. that’s what i love about this country. i went there 2 x and both were successful. in any other country? they would have told me to go home!! haha… anyway, all i have to say after march 17th is
“HELLO WORLD, HERE I COME!!”

the other day i was looking for tako, i found one on the smaller size. i was going to let him go but he was weak and didn’t look to healthy. so instead of releasing him and letting him die, i took him home and gave it to my fisherman friend brandon. yeah, the same brandon who did the firework stunt on new years eve. anyway, brandon cut off one of the tako’s legs, put it on a hook, and threw it out in the ocean. and guess what he caught? yes, this 5 lbs. ooio or bone fish. he called me yesterday to thank me. i said “don’t thank me, just drop off a couple fish cake patties.” haha…