i was driving through waikiki yesterday and a particular poster popped out. i looked good and guess what? it was my nephew Seth Moniz in a tube!!!! hanging on the main window of the billabong shop in waikiki. so you have kelia on the quiksilver windows, and seth on the billabong windows. the moniz kids are taking over this world, and also waikiki! now i love to drive down kalakawa avenue seeing my family success!

close up of seth. who taught seth how to make calm and cool faces in the barrel? me! haha. we went to bali a few years ago and fixed that. let me dig into my iphoto and show you what his barrel face use to be like. haha. it was classic! but now, cool! good job boy!

big news on The Moniz Brothers. they are building an upcoming blog on WWW.GO-NAMINORI.COM. stay tuned!

My Maldives Shell Collection. White sand, many shells, paradise island. I want to go again!
Good morning 6:20am.
Small waves again.
Waist high at Bowls. Best in afternoon.
Waist hight at Queens. Best in evening.
Head high at Diamond Head. Best in afternoon.
Windy trade winds at 25mph.
Partly cloudy morning, sunny afternoon.
Plan: Surf 2 rounds.
Have a wonderful day!

no job is more rewarding than mine. to see so many happy smiles on peoples faces after they caught a wave is the best. i remember all my best waves i caught in japan and i remember how happy i was, and still am. so giving people a great experience is my main focus. i want each and every person i surf with to smile, remember, and take the memory back to japan. whether it is their best wave, longest wave, or worst wipeout. i just want to create a memory that will last a lifetime. so waking up in the morning not knowing who i will meet today is pure excitement for me.

the Nomura-san couple are so cool. crazy things happened early this morning and i almost couldn’t find them. but when i did, we laughed, and we surfed. shit happens in life and when it does, you just have to jump in the ocean and everything becomes a part of the past. i had a great time surfing with them. the smiles will never be forgotten. and neither will be the long rides we had all morning long.

then Saito-san and i did a power session this evening. we surfed so long and caught so many waves. great long riding again! i was stoked to have met some awesome surfers today. and i’m sure we will meet again!

it’s good to see our golden sunsets every evening. as i’m driving home, i’m thinking to myself what a wonderful world we live in. i live the surfers lifestyle and won’t trade it for anything. surfing my dream is what i’m doing. good night.