it’s pretty funny how kyle and i speared the same fish practically the same size. the first kahala swam up from the deep and i shot it around 40′. later in the day, i was watching kyle and his kahala play cat and mouse. it swam so close to him that it practically hit his speargun. he couldn’t shoot it because it was so close so instead of the fish backing off, kyle had to back off and shot it. as for the uku, that one was a little harder. uku’s are freaking smart and hard to shoot. and uku’s are one of the best for the dinner table because you can prepare it anyway. kyle went pretty deep and stayed down long to get this one. my uku was easier. i don’t think it saw me so i put the spear in the brain and it was over in a second. we both had the same kind and same size fishes…..

ok, finally i have time to talk about something that happened what seems to be years ago. kelia moniz got the latest cover shot for surfer girls japan. that’s her on the right and her buddy alisha gonzalves on the left. for those of you who don’t know, kelia is a sponsored international roxy girl. she’s on the cover of the big roxy book, she’s all over on big posters in the roxy stores around the world, she’s on the roxy jam posters, and a lot of roxy merchandise. it’s her time to shine and a few of us are working hard to take her to japan this summer. i know it will be a good opportunity for her, and for her fans. if the trip works out, i will give you all a detailed schedule so you have your chance to meet kelia. but for now, pick up the new surfer girls magazine because she’s got a lot of photos in there….


this is kelia and coco ho. we borrowed their uncle marcus’ vw bus for this photo shoot. i had a great time taking photos of these young girls. watch in 30 years from now, these photos will be classic…. haha… thanks marcus for letting us borrow your vw for the cover shot. score!!! and thank surfer girls for using the photos!!

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Fried Pork, Squid, and Chicken Adobo. $7.50. Cheap and Ono…

good morning. i’m surfing again. small waves but as fun as it gets. i’m glad to be back home so close to the beach. i can drive down to the beach in 10 minutes and then come back home to the mountains right after. a little bit of town and a little bit of country…. have a great day….

i did a photo shoot yesterday for this popular japanese magazine called GOETHE. it was super fun because it was in the ocean. anything in the ocean is fun to me. plus, i got to work with 2 wonderful people i already know. makoto uchino and naoyuki honda are really nice surfer/business guys. to tell you the truth, i have no idea what or who the photo shoot was for or about, but it doesn’t matter. i just like working for nice people. it’s probably going to come out sometime soon so stay tuned. check @ http://www.gentosha.co.jp/goethe/ for details….

this is naoyuki honda. i met him at a party earlier this year and have seen him all around the place. i heard he’s the boss of a successful company and i also found out that he’s a triathlete. run? bike? swim? wow! in japanese, we say “Kakkoii” or in english “Cool”…..

even though the waves were small yesterday, it seemed that everybody was having a good time. when i was younger, i use to be upset when the waves were small. but now, i appreciate even the swells that don’t even break. i guess living in japan did that to me. and i’m thankful for that…

i don’t really want to say where this spot is because even on the smallest days, it breaks pretty dam good. when i was in high school, we use to sleep in the car in the parking lot just to surf here early in the morning. back then, i only could get the leftovers. and still to this day, i only can get the left overs. i just sit in the inside reef and wait for the ones that break and peel right off the knee high reef. little do most people know, those are the best ones. this girl knew where to wait…