Next Mentawai Boat trip?
Good morning 6:20am.
North shore 6-8′ and bumpy. Surfable.
South shore chest high and super onshore.
Strong South/West winds at 25mph.
Cloudy becoming sunny later.
Going surfing.
Have a wonderful day!

what is a Thai Latte? i have no idea. latte? expresso? frappuccino? what is all that? when i was going to college 25 years ago, all there was was coffee. either black, or with milk or sugar. and that was the last time i drank coffee. yesterday, i go to a cafe and order a Thai Latte, thinking it was tea. when i got it and took my first sip, i tasted the strong coffee. and since i don’t like to waste, i drank it all. shortly after, i felt the coffee buzz! just kept on talking and talking to Kaori-san like i was on a drug or something. i hope i didn’t scare her. haha. then i came home at 7pm. usually i eat dinner, shower, and sleep by 9:30pm. but last night was different. i was cleaning my garage, i was watching tv, i was eating snacks, i was doing head stands, and next thing, i was in bed at 11:30pm. tossing and turning, just couldn’t sleep. felt like it was morning. felt like surfing or diving or anything. kept on looking at the clock and the last thing i remember, it was 1am. woke up at 3am and couldn’t go back to sleep. omg, i will never drink a thai latte ever again. i seriously thought i was on drugs! i could feel my heart beating so fast!

so this morning, i went to calm myself down by going to yoga. been going a lot recently, in fact, almost everyday. good to see the same people enjoying the peaceful time. many japanese there too so making new yogi friends. i haven’t seen so much healthy and happy people all in one room at the same time. when i looked at this photo of myself, i look like i had a party night with a major hangover. but just a little cup of thai latte did this to me. haha.

i went to return the dive buoy and flag i found floating in the ocean last month. i walked into sunshine scuba and the japanese owner happened to greet me. i told him i found his equipment floating in the ocean. he was very thankful and offered me a tshirt. i told him it’s ok. but he insisted and insisted. i kept on saying no and no. but after he said “please please take it,” i took it. now i’m a 5 star sunshine scuba crew! stoked!

thank you Kana-chan for the wonderful gift from japan!

thank you Megumi-san for the honolulu cookies!
the weird weather continues. be patient because summer is right around the corner. good night.

i passed by this corner of a pretty safe neighborhood a few times last week. day by day, parts of this bicycle are missing. somebody stole the back tire, and somebody stole the seat. i bet you anything that the front tire will be gone the next time i pass by this corner. now days, a lock doesn’t work. and if you don’t believe me, just wait till you see this bike 1 week later. there will be only a frame locked to the pole. welcome to paradise! haha.

i had an awesome time with Kaori-san yesterday afternoon. the waves were pretty hard, but she managed some great long rides. a very energetic girl, and a very fast learner. also great at english. i ask her where she learned her english? she said “your english blog.” haha. i thought that was funny. Kaori-san knows me better than i know my own self. and after talking to her, i was impressed on how she could clearly understand my pigeon english. Kaori-san has been to hawaii 20 times. most places she already knows. so i had to think deep where to take her after surfing. we ended up going to kaka’ako and watched hawaii’s up and coming artists do their thing.

street art is coming back strong. i could have sat there for days just watching and watching. art is something i suck at so i really envy artists. wanted to say thank you to Kaori-san for a wonderful afternoon. great surfing, great talk, and great laughs. and i also wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday! another great year where your dreams will come true! enjoy the rest of your stay in hawaii and see you again!