Hello Chicky!
Good morning 5am.
North shore 1-3′ and clean.
South shore waist high and clean.
Diamond Head bigger but side winds.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Super sunny and warm.
Going surfing.
Have a wonderful day!

been enjoying the sun and fun here in hawaii. took the girls out for some surfing and the waves were perfect for them. we ended up surfing for 3 hours and got some serious sunburn.

look at the girls ankles. the leash tan that you can’t hide.

yes, this is how good the waves were today. fun and uncrowded!

sooooo happy to get photos from Takami-san and Naomi-san on Hiyori-chan’s graduation. this is japanese style and i think it’s awesome.

a pure japanese girl with a gold heart. congratulations Hiyori-chan!

when i first saw this photo, it made me really miss Hiyori-chan. such a beautiful smile just like her mothers. hope to see you all in ishinomaki soon! i really miss you guys!

the Pipe Pro Junior ran yesterday at pipeline. before the event even started, i already knew one of my nephews would win it. Seth won it last year, then Seth just won the Junior Pro at Sunset, but this years pipeline crown goes to Joshua Moniz! 1st place and making big money and precious WSL points. i’m so proud of you Joshua!
Pipe Pro Junior
WSL Junior Men’s JQS1000
Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
16 – 27 March, 2015
RESULTS:
PIPE PRO JUNIOR MEN’S:
1st – Josh Moniz (HAW) – 16.8 points (9.8, 7.0); $2,000; 1000 ratings points
2nd – Benji Brand (HAW) – 14.4 (7.15, 7.25); $900; 750 ratings points
3rd – Natxo Gonzalez (EUK) – 8.6 (5.5, 3.1); $600; 560 ratings points
4th – Seth Moniz (HAW) – 6.05 (3.25, 2.8); $300; 525 ratings points
Semi-Finals:
H1: Benji Brand; Seth Moniz; Kanoa Igarashi (USA); John Mel (USA)
H2: Josh Moniz; Natxo Gonzalez (EUK); Joshua Burke (BRB); Derek Gomes
Quarter Finals:
H1: Seth Moniz; John Mel (USA); Makai McNamara; Luke Shepardson
H2: Kanoa Igarashi (USA); Benji Brand; Tomas Tudela (PER); Nic Hdez (USA)
H3: Joshua Burke (BRB); Derek Gomes (VEN); James Hogan (USA); Griffin Colapinto
H4: Natxo Gonzalez (EUK); Josh Moniz; Jake Kelley (USA); Jordy Collins (USA)

ok, i spent less than 24 hours in new york. i just came from eating super healthy food in el salvador. so for lunch, i asked a local guy to tell me where the best hamburger restaurant was. he said “five guys.” so i get there and order the most popular hamburger set on the menu. half way through the hamburger, i started feeling sick. my stomach felt like i drank a cup of grease. i ended up throwing the rest of my lunch away. it was pretty bad.

night comes as i get out and take a 30min walk. i heard that this place is the best ramen in new york. wanted something really light for my body so i was thinking “shoyu or shio base ramen.” so i get there, lots of people! lots of people mean good restaurant. l long line and i wait patiently for 1 hour.

i get in and look at the menu. OMG, $15.50 for ramen???? since i was there all the way in new york, i decided to order the most popular item on the menu, the “mega ramen.”

i was getting hungry again. waiting for my ramen watching everybody enjoy theirs. i use to do this all the time in japan so it reminded me of the long drives and long waits just for a bowl of ramen. usually it was worth the time.

i finally get called. i take my seat, i order my ramen, then here it comes!

i take my first taste of the soup and OMG, it was so oily!!! thick oily base with too much garlic and cold hard char siu. i ate it anyway because i was hungry. i paid my $20 for the most expensive bowl of noodles i ever ate.
i’m a full ramen freak so i’ll give you my comment. first, i won’t say the name of this restaurant because i don’t like talking bad about establishments that are doing their best. too much thick oil, cold char siu, and way too much garlic. i was really disappointed when i left there. i went back to my room, curled up like a ball, and that’s when i started my food poisoning outbreak. went to the bathroom 5 times in the night, almost threw up, and i lost 10lbs in new york. a very bad day of bad food into my healthy body. but hey, i always look at the good. all the toxins and poisons came out of my body. a few days after that, i started my very healthy lifestyle again and now i feel great. would i ever go back to new york? my answer is “no.” instead of taking a 12 hour flight there, i’d rather take the 8 hour flight to japan. much better food! and yes, that was my last ramen i will ever eat outside of japan.