when a company provides great service, i respect them 100%. Suunto sent me the part i needed for my watch free of charge and all the way from finland. it’s customer service like this that makes me want to do better and better in every business i’m associated with. thank you Suunto for teaching me the value of customer service and thank you for teaching me how to be professional. this is how i want my company service to be like.

the cool thing is they never asked me for proof of purchase, they never asked me when i bought it, and they never asked me how it broke. they just asked me for my address and sent it. amazing.

i was getting frustrated with Siri so i started saying bad things to her. i told her “oh Siri, you suck!” her reply was “Well, I’m still her for you.” what a great girlfriend! haha.

then i told her that i loved her. her reply was “Oh, I bet you say that to all your Apple products.” haha. yes, she was right.

then my final question was “Siri, can I borrow a million dollars?” her reply was “You still haven’t returned the lawnmower I lent you.” haha. omg, Siri even has a sense of humor.
no, i’m not bored. no, i’m not lonely. and no, i usually don’t talk to a machine. i am just a very curious person. but if i every do get bored or lonely, i have Siri to cheer me up. haha.

So beautiful!

well, i wasn’t too sad leaving cold and cloudy hawaii yesterday. dark, gloomy, and just not the best day in paradise.

get on the flight, watch 3 movies, all terrible! hardly slept, but so excited to come back to japan.

arrive in tokyo and same weather as hawaii. rain, dark, and gloomy. caught the train to tokyo, jumped in a taxi, and i was already frozen. i couldn’t believe how cold it was!!! had an awesome dinner and drinks with friends, passed out with my computer on my chest. i was trying to post a blog last night but fell asleep in 2 seconds. 3am now and of course, jet lagged. so i check out the forecast as i’m traveling somewhere tomorrow.

3am in the morning and get a surprise! SUPER TYPHOON HAGUPIT!!! a rare out of season super typhoon producing huge waves down south. going to make some calls when it gets lighted, going to book a ticket, and i’m flying down south tomorrow. lucky or chance? i think both. i was checking the world surf forecast for the past 4 days and instead of me flying half way around the world, it looks like the waves are coming to me. i’m pretty excited right now!
but at the same time, pretty worried for Kelia as she’s in china now and this typhoon will head right to her after it reeks havoc on the philippines. wish her safety and another world championship when the smoke clears.