ever since i left japan, i haven’t touched or even smelt any alcohol. it’s been 11 days and all i’ve been doing is surfing, yoga, and sleeping. in fact, i’ve been sleeping at 8pm recently. haha. but feeling pretty energetic! so i guess i don’t need alcohol in my body. not even craving a drink, but if one of my friends calls me up for one, i’ll do a kanpai for sure! haha.

these indonesian fishermen catch a baby whale shark. brought it in and was going to kill it for food. then a german tourist seen what was happening and gave the fishermen $75 to let it go. the fishermen let it go and kept the money. BUT, i know the story all to well because i visit countries like this before. once the german tourist went home, the fishermen probably went back out, caught the same baby whale shark, and killed it for food. that’s just life in third world countries. sad, but true.

ok, the iPhone 7 just came out! nothing special about it, but i’ll probably get one soon. heard the camera is amazing.

what the heck is going on these days? i see girls in the smallest bikinis everyday in the ocean. it seems like it’s getting smaller and smaller by the season. and now, the dresses are getting crazier and crazier. where in the world would you wear something like this too? can’t you get arrested???

are you kidding me?

dug up this old photo of my sister, Isaiah, and Kelia in japan. gosh, we had a great time! hope we can do it again sometime soon.

Another glassy surf day! Yeah!
Good morning 6:10am.
Ala Moana shoulder high and good.
Diamond Head head high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and very warm.
Going surfing.
Have a wonderful day!

it’s been raining every morning so the nicest rainbows are right in front! driving to work following the rainbow is a great way to start off the day.

what an amazing day of surfing again! perfect glassy conditions with this nice south swell. what more can you ask for?

just a few locals out at bowls, along with a nice rainbow.

today was graduation day for Hashimoto-san so i took him to bowls. watched him catch right after right, set after set, surfing perfectly. 100% more confidence and 1000% cooler.

this is confidence, and this is control!

i took some photos on bigger waves but my gopro files had a virus??? i think water got in again. bummer. but hey, i saw every wave Hashimoto-san caught, and he felt each and every ride. and that’s what’s important! awesome surfing dude!

after each and every wave, Hashimoto-san came back out with the biggest smile on his face. i could tell he was so stoked. we went in, then he went to get his flight back to japan. another hard core surfer. see you next year! and keep up the great surfing!