Real or Fake?
Honmono ka Nisemono?
Photo by Yuko-chan. Ask her.
I think fake. Haha!

Toda-san and Takami-san just went back to japan and woke up to this!!!! omg! i’m so jealous!!!

Yumi-chan is another girl is taught how to surf from the beginning. i still remember the first time i took her out and she had a panic attack in knee high waves. just the water moving was too much for her. i kept telling her to relax, breathe, and enjoy. little by little, she kept getting more confident and it showed in her surfing. now, she has so much confidence and is getting better and better each wave. yesterday morning Yumi-chan caught so many good perfect waves.

and now that she can turn right or left, she’s enjoying the ride twice as much.

and i’m enjoying the ride too! haha. everyday i’m taking a little step by step to becoming a better surfer myself.

then we got so hungry so went to my favorite seafood black bean noodle shop. the best in hawaii!

Yumi-chan loved it too!

$8 and delicious. sorry i can’t tell you where this is. locals only. haha.

from a 11’0, to a 10’0, and now to a high performance 9’3. if you take surfing the right way with the right equipment, you will get better much faster. watching Yumi-chan surfing from the start to now makes me feel so happy. the greatest feeling watching someone next to you having the greatest feeling in the world.

then we drove to Kailua and omg, rain!!!!

the biggest ride. it still blows me away how much confidence this girl got just from surfing. riding overhead waves and not even scared. when she falls, she laughs. now surfing is fun, and now her life will be better. great job Yumi-chan! i’m super proud of your accomplishments!

New South Shore Swell NOW! OMG! Score!
Good morning 6:13am.
Head high with overhead sets and super good at Ala Moana.
Diamond Head overhead and bumpy.
Trade winds at 15mph.
Sunny, showers, and rainbows.
Surfing all day.
See you in the barrel!