i wanted to thank everybody that sent emails concerned about my passport. yes, when i opened the envelope and saw the way they added new pages, i was shocked. and i could just imagine going through customs in bali later this month and getting pulled into the back room. then have to bribe my way out of getting sent back home.
anyway, i went down today to the passport agency to try to have them fix my passport. the lady told me that was the normal way they added pages. eeh? i told her that traveling through third world counties, the customs will probably take a second look at my passport and think it was fake. then i told her that i was tired of paying off customs officials in other countries for no dam reason. she looked at me as i was joking. well, i’m not. i’ve gotten taken to the back room more than once and let me tell you, it ain’t fun when you have a customs agent asking you for money. and if you don’t pay, you get sent home. so you end up bargaining with him until you both reach a reasonable price. that’s a pretty shitty way to start off a trip.

so i pulled up to the window when my name number was called. i explained my situation and the lady said there was nothing she could do about it. she went to the back to talk to the supervisor and said the same thing. so i asked if i could talk to the supervisor and he didn’t look to happy when he came to the window. i explained my story and right as i was about to give up and just pay $135 for a new passport, he said, “ok, i’ll give you another one.” YEAH!!! i was so happy!! if i walked out of that office having to pay $135 for a passport they ruined, i would have been pretty pissed off at the united states of america. then i would have had to call president obama and have him clear things up. haha..

so come march 17th, i will have a fresh brand new passport that has 55 blank pages. i feel so good because i stood up for my rights. this is america and every citizen has rights. that’s what i love about this country. i went there 2 x and both were successful. in any other country? they would have told me to go home!! haha… anyway, all i have to say after march 17th is
“HELLO WORLD, HERE I COME!!”

the other day i was looking for tako, i found one on the smaller size. i was going to let him go but he was weak and didn’t look to healthy. so instead of releasing him and letting him die, i took him home and gave it to my fisherman friend brandon. yeah, the same brandon who did the firework stunt on new years eve. anyway, brandon cut off one of the tako’s legs, put it on a hook, and threw it out in the ocean. and guess what he caught? yes, this 5 lbs. ooio or bone fish. he called me yesterday to thank me. i said “don’t thank me, just drop off a couple fish cake patties.” haha…

good morning. 4:45 am and the winds finally backed off. great day to surf or dive. see you in the water…

i pull up to my friends house on new years eve for a party. i see this tall ladder used to hang the fireworks on. great idea….
10 beers later…..

my friend was feeling good and wanted to entertain his guests…. so he put on a helmet, a rain jacket, and jeans and sat under the ladder. i really thought he was joking…

he wasn’t joking!!! haha…. that was the funniest thing i’ve ever seen. the fireworks was going into his jacket and was lighting it on fire. he was yelling and screaming but sat there through the whole 10,000 firecracker pack. if i had a video camera, this would have been #1 on youtube!!! thanks for the great time and entertainment brandon….
*speaking of youtube, when i started posting videos, i had no idea that so many people will check it out. well, on today, March 13, 2010, i checked my account and here it is:
Video Views: 1,121,922

over a million views and counting. wanted to thank each and every one of you who checked out my videos. i got lots more to come….

good evening. something is bothering me and i want to get it out. yesterday i pulled up to the market city foodland parking lot in town. i was sitting in the car when this toyota rav4 pulled up on the side of me. 2 girls were sitting in the car talking. i’m guessing they are in high school and just finished kaimuki high that is right across the street. anyway, i was sitting in my car and i know they couldn’t see me because my window tints are dark. as i was about to get out of my car, i seen them get out something shinny and start to light it with a lighter. it was a aluminum foil with something on it. they were lighting it and smoking it through a straw. 2 young girls sitting in a car in broad day light smoking crystal meth? or also known as ice, or shabu. i stayed in my car watching them smoke ice? seeing that made me feel sick so i started my car and drove away. that was bothering me ever since.
should i have called the police? should i have gotten out of the car and said something? what should have i done? all i know, driving away was the wrong thing. why? because it will bother me for a long time knowing they will keep on smoking ice. what i should have done was to call the police and have arrested. then maybe it would have helped. drugs is evil and once you start doing it, you get blind on everything that’s happening around you. it’s sad, it’s terrible, and it will take you down the wrong path in life…..

this is what happens when you do crystal meth. look what happened to this once beautiful model. if you do drugs, this can happen to you too. i have many friends that took the wrong path after high school and they look terrible. what can i do? nothing. but from today, if i ever see young girls or boys doing drugs, i’m calling the police. i’m doing it for my piece of mind and also doing it for their own good. if you don’t get caught, you probably won’t stop.
sorry for posting something so negative but i just had to get it out. do i feel better now? no. i still have a picture in my mind of those 2 young girls smoking crystal meth in their car as i’m writing this blog. that’s sad….
**by the way, the toyota rav 4 i seen yesterday was black with tints. kind of a newer model and a guy was driving it because i saw him get in the drivers seat as i left. so to all you parents out there, if your daughters are hanging out with somebody that has that type of car, be aware….