i want to spend every single day in 2015 maximizing the daylight hours. so today was the start of my daily routine. watched the first sunrise from the ocean. it was so beautiful!

then came in and took care of Mayuki. she’s looking and running good as always.

then came home to eat my annual mochi soup.

along with nishime. yes, i’m japanese.

i recently turned down 3 jobs for today because i didn’t want to work on new years day. i wanted to relax and spend time with family and friends. plus, i didn’t want to get burnt in the sun because i’ll be working everyday from tomorrow. but when 2 little girls asked me to take them surfing, i got weak and gave in. and yes, i ended up getting totally sunburnt! omg.

amazing waves to start off 2015. one of my new years resolutions was to pass on my knowledge to the youth. so that’s what i’m doing. nice wave J!

then i came home and jumped on the WR250. looked around to the mountain tops, found my peak, and got up there in 3 minutes flat.

if you don’t go deep, you will never get deep. i had no idea where i was going but i just wanted to go deeper and deeper. i couldn’t have found a better place to put my mind at ease.

and ended today off with the first sunset of the year. so there it is, my daily routine for 2015. i can’t wait till tomorrow!

1st 2015 sunset time!

wow, i can’t believe it’s 2015 already! 2014 went by so fast and so many things happened. i always look back at the past year. last night i was in bed at 8:30pm thinking about things. did i accomplish the things i wanted? the answer is yes. 2014 was a great year for me. i traveled more than ever, i surfed incredible waves around the world, i dove incredible places around the world, i made new friends around the world, and i became closer to the people in the world that are already in my life. i shook off the negative, i ran with the positive. i took chances, and overcame my expectations. i forgave, and i was forgiven. made mistakes, but got right back up. so many great experiences, and so many magical moments. all that in 30 minutes as i fell fast asleep by 9pm. no fireworks waking me up, no crying babies waking me up, and no loud chickens waking me up. i slept like the one year baby i use to be. and when i woke up at 4:30am this morning, i felt like a 18 year old kid that wanted to rule the world!
what’s in store for 2015? nothing too much different. i’ve lived out every possible dream i had, i have everything i want, and i’m richest in friends. if there are any changes in 2015, i just want the world to be a better place. with all this negative things like earthquakes, wars, killings, terrorists, airplane accidents, and crazy things happening, this world is getting pretty scary. i wish all that negative things can just disappear. but i know that it can’t and won’t happen, so i just will keep on the same path in the wonderful world i choose to live in.
to all my family and friends out there: follow your dreams. keep your head up. think positive. and never look back. live 2015 day by day, minute by minute, breath by breath. live it like it will be the last, and i’ll see you around in this wonderful world in 2015!