can you believe still long lines at the apple stores to get the new iphone 6? i swear Steve Jobs was a genius! he created a huge demand, and limited the supply. people think that apple is so popular that they can’t keep up with production. i disagree. that is just a super smart marketing technique. i always thought that the most successful businesses in the world create demand and won’t cover supply. when demand is more than supply, you will have success. it’s just the simple law of supply and demand in economics. so apple, open up that warehouse of all those iphone 6’s you say you don’t have. haha.

just uploaded some photos of the other day while shooting with Kaori-chan. we did a sunset free dive and it was freaking beautiful!

check out this shot of the angel fish i got! so stoked!

yes, a japanese surf champion mermaid. cool!

also had some photos of Jared on my camera. nice wave at rockpiles!

and another one.

and another one. good surfing Jared!

i see this guy riding this costco special sponge board all the time. i don’t know his name but he sure catches some good waves.

check out Kaishu backsiding bowls. such a cool surfer kid from japan.

omg, i just forgot her name right now. always smiling and always getting better and better. nice ride tokyo surfer girl!

now i really don’t know this guys name. i just took the shot of a nice wave that day and he was on it. he seemed stoked to be on a perfect wave all by himself.

meet the sexiest woman alive in 2014. her name is Penelope Cruz and she’s freaking 40 years old!!! omg! it is true that women are like fine wine. it only gets better with age. kanpai!

Can you find me? Deep in Makaha!
Good morning 6:10am.
North shore 1′ and junk.
South shore shoulder high and good.
Sometimes head high set at Ala Moana.
Very crowded now but many waves.
Trade winds at 15mph.
Sun, clouds, showers, and rainbows.
Going surfing.
Have a wonderful day!

check out Ana’s track. yeah, going to hit hawaii this weekend, bringing waves, rain, wind, and panic. try to find water now? i bet it’s all sold out again. calm down hawaii, let’s not all panic.

first snow on the island of “Hawaii” or better known as “The Big Island.” winter is here. beautiful!

surfed this morning with Saito-san. he’s been surfing for 2 years and is driven to get better and better. today, i think his surfing went up 2 levels. i could tell by the smile on his face paddling out after each wave. i want to thank Miyauchi-san in tokyo for introducing Saito-san to me. i hope to meet and surf with you someday too! keep on surfing boys!

lunch with the honeymooners. i’m always happy so spend such happy times with happy people. egyptian curry and strawberry smoothies at “Da Spot.”

then i went back this afternoon for a surf with Watanabe-san. the waves got even bigger than the morning. perfect off shore winds and super long rides. i was sitting on my board in 6′ deep water and seen something on the bottom. i dove down and picked up a super expensive single fin that is worth $70. score!

Watanabe-san is from Ishinomaki and is very very energetic. we had a super fun surf with long rides and lots of laughs. he just flew in to hawaii at lunch time so he’s pretty much straight off the airplane. see you again Watanabe-san in 2 days. get ready for some more long rides and loud laughs.