did you see yesterday’s sunset? omg, it was beautiful!

last night i went to celebrate my good friends 50th birthday! pretty cool party!

and great entertainment. Bruce Shimabukuro who happens to be Jake’s brother was jamming on the ukulele! and had a guy on the side doing percussions with his mouth and mic. it was freaking awesome!

yeah, jam session the hawaiian way!

Clyde on the left, and birthday boy Tat’s on the right. most people know him as Eddie, but i know him as Tat’s. i met Tat’s when i was 14 years old. we were friends ever since. surfed a lot together, drank a lot together, raced volkswagon’s at sandy beach together, and did other crazy things together. Tat’s use to be a very small japanese boy in high school that could fight like jackie chan. so when the big locals tried to pick on him, he would chop them all up in 5 seconds. a guy that doesn’t take shit from anyone, a guy that will stand up for his rights, and a guy that would protect his family and friends like an angry lion. i respected that part of him all these years. a great surfer, a great guy, and a great friend. Happy 50th Birthday Tat’s! sorry i ran away last night. i got scared when i seen all the shots and didn’t want to crash on the motorcycle driving home last night. i’ll catch you again!

TSSC x Mike Woo innovation. welcome to the orbit. a magic board that will change your life. fins on the nose and tail. so cool!

and a custom fin to go along with it.

gosh, i wish i was in japan now to test out this board. looks so fun!!! can’t wait to get mine!

Another day in paradise!

last time i was in wakayama, i went to check out this lady’s old school store. i met her in hawaii a couple of years ago so it was very nice to see her again. i followed her on her bicycle down the narrow streets.

then went to check out her house. it was so beautiful and full of old japan culture.

and here is her little store. so cute!

in old japan, these were the only kind of stores. kind of how it was in old hawaii. gosh, i miss those days.

old japan, i love it! i hope this part of japan will never change!

Mike Woo in back in japan now shaping some cool boards. he just finished shaping my “step up” board. “step up” meaning a shortboard for bigger waves. something i’d use in overhead to double overhead waves, or 4-6′ surf. it’s a 6’2 x 18 1/4 x 2 1/4.

new technology epoxy board that is light, strong, and fast!

the V12 model shaped Mike Woo by TSSC. i can’t wait to try it!!! can somebody please bring it back to hawaii for me? haha.