i’ve been checking the waves around the world for my upcoming trip. so far, the philippines looking biggest. not too sure about the winds and conditions but i wouldn’t mind eating adobo and drinking san miguel’s. we will just have to see what happens next week. also speaking of next week, i was thinking about traveling deep into japan this year for a week to experience the cultural lifestyle. mountains or ocean, it doesn’t matter. wanted to do a home stay with a normal japanese traditional family to experience old japanese living. and if i could find a home with a samurai and geisha, that would be best. please let me know if you have any information.

i’ve been spending a lot of my free time in the ocean. and the more i spend time in the ocean, the more i feel connected to it. look at this beautiful photo i took the other day. this is what you call “paradise.”

i’ve been teaching this girl how to surf since she was 2 years old. now i’m teaching her how to cross step. and now that she’s getting better and better, she’s hooked on surfing. i’m pretty stoked about that.

and so is she! so excited and happy to accomplish a perfect cross step. these are the very reasons why i love to teach surfing. you will see facial expressions you won’t see on the land. only surfing can make you this happy!

Cool Hotel!
Good morning 6am.
North shore 2-4′ from the North. Choppy and morning sickness. South shore waist high at Ala Moana and clean. Bigger than yesterday. Diamond Head shoulder/head high and side winds.
New North/West swell on Tuesday/Wednesday.
Winds are windy trades at 20-25mph.
Clouds, showers, and hopefully sunny later.
Going surfing all day.
Have a wonderful day!

check out the rare albino dolphin they caught in wakayama. first time i’ve ever seen one. i’m sure one of the sea world’s will buy it for half a million dollars. we shall see.

had a fun time hanging out and playing tourist in waikiki on thanksgiving. sit under the umbrella with the family, and watch a lot of interesting people walk by. it’s pretty funny.

Joshua and Seth got bored so they just started playing with the cones. much better than playing on their iphones.

the morning after thanksgiving lunch. juicy ham, fresh kale, and creamy mashed potatoes. so delicious.

the christmas trees are here! i’m going to buy mine very soon!

i was about to paddle out to bowls today when i seen 2 korean tourists walking around the parking lot looking for their car. they kept looking and looking. i already knew it got towed so i went up to ask them, “did you park your car here over night?” they said “yes.” oh my, your car got towed. i explained to them what to do and they were so confused and clueless. so i call korean speaking hana taxi for them, arrange the pick up and drop off to their car at near the airport. i’m sure they are going to be shocked when they get the $200 bill. all the time i talked to them, i was doing sign language because i don’t speak korean. the only words i know is kamsamnida and bibimbap. haha. at the end, they said “kamsamnida” and i said “samasama.” a taste of korean and indonesian. welcome to the cultural mixing pot of hawaii! and please don’t park your car in the parking lot at bowls past 10:30pm.