big problems on the new boeing 787. was i surprised? no. now days with all the high technology, nothing is manual. everything is electrical and everything has a brain, a computer brain. boeing introduced its 787 and some airlines bought it, and some didn’t. just like the iPhone 3G, 4G, and 5G. then people waited in long lines to get the new technology, some didn’t. and, even apple being the biggest company in the world, made mistakes. the 3G, 4G, and 5G all had problems. soon after, they fixed it and came out with the 3GS, 4GS, and soon will be the 5GS. as for phones, it’s ok if it breaks or has problems because it can be fixed. as for airplanes, i don’t want to ride in a brand new technology aircraft until i know it’s proven solid. so until the Boeing 787GS comes out, i’m not riding one of those.

after all the billions of dollars spent and all the hype, the 787’s are grounded and they still don’t know what’s wrong.

moving on to fish. the press just released the news about fish from fukushima. they tested one for radiation and it was 2,500 times over the legal limit. i heard TEPCO is installing fishing nets 20km around the nuclear plant so the fish can’t get out and contaminate other areas. really?

and check out the US naval ship stuck on the beautiful reef in the philippines. i think another captain is fired. things like this aren’t supposed to happen. how the heck are they going to get this off????

Thank you Yamamoto-san!
I had fun surfing with you! Mahalo.

after my first dive yesterday, my body went into shock. the water was so cold, then when we got out, the wind was cold. hayato and i were freezing, kyle had a thicker wetsuit on so he was fine. i was so cold i couldn’t even talk. got home, put sweat pants and shirt on, socks, wrapped myself in a thick blanket, and went to bed around 3pm. 1 hour later, i woke up dripping in sweat and felt powerless. i couldn’t even get up to drink water. lying there, i was thinking “OMG, i caught a cold!!!” then i thought back from that morning. “i didn’t drink water all day!!!” i woke up and rushed around forgetting to drink my morning 3 glasses of water, and no water while diving, and no water on the boat, and no water when i got home. i drank 2 sports drinks but doesn’t work, water is my life. without it, i’d be dead. anyway, i drink 3 liters of water last night, went to sleep at 8pm, wake up at 6am feeling totally perfect. come to find out, i was dehydrated. but thank goodness i’m not sick or that would suck!

a few months ago, kimura-san gave me some towels. the coolest yamari custom towels. super light, super fast drying, and super good. i’ve been using it ever since. yesterday, kimura-san gave some to the moniz kids. my sister took it home, wrote their names on it, and now it’s hanging in their house. my sister told me that the towels are so nice that she doesn’t want to use it and get it dirty. that’s so funny because i felt the same way when i got it. haha. i better go write my name on mine so nobody steals it. have a beautiful day!