here is the 1989 Hawaiian Pro/Am Circuit final ratings. during this time, i use to surf and train every day with Tony Moniz and Todd Mitsui. the contests were in Kauai, Maui, Big Island, and Oahu. i was rated #11th overall so that was a huge accomplishment for my career…
omg, i found the photos of the place in Bali where i got food poisoning! 
this is what i ordered and 5 minutes after i ate it, i was running for the toilet. my flight back to Japan was later that evening so i was alone all day practically dying. curled up into a ball throwing up everywhere. it was a nightmare. i don’t even remember how i made it to the airport and on to the 7 hour flight back to Japan.
then after a 12 hour layover at Osaka airport, i had high fever and cold sweats. i was sweating hot, but freezing cold. i remember telling myself “just get on the flight and everything will be ok.” i just wanted to go home. as i was boarding the airplane, i had fever, i was sweating like a pig, and my skin was as pale as a ghost. the airport staff asked if i was ok and of course i said yes because i didn’t want to get pulled off the flight. when i finally boarded, i found out i got upgraded to business class. that pretty much saved my life. food poisoning is the worst feeling in the world. that was the worst 38 hours of my life. i wouldn’t wish that on anyone…
