we call the north shore “country”. this is why….

i was planning to sell my car and get another one. so my brother fixed everything that needed to be fixed. then i took it to the auto detailers 2 days ago and got it back this morning. the guy worked on my car for 12 hours and now it looks like it’s brand new. now guess what? i don’t want to sell it anymore…. i’m going to keep it for a few more years…

thank you cathy for sending me this photo of a christmas tree. i will print it out, hang it on my wall, and this will be my christmas tree for 2009….

i love the new digital world. i can surf in the morning and by the time i get home, i can see a photo of my session. this was yesterday at inside sunset bowl. this was my second barrel and i remember looking up at the lip because it was so dam beautiful. this is where i love it the most, in the barrel!!!
thanks kinsan for posting this photo on your blog and thanks for letting me see the other ones too. i’m pretty dam stoked!!! see you out there again…

From Duck Lee in Market City!!!
Best Roast Pork in Hawaii!!!

good morning. 3 more days till christmas!!! i went looking for a christmas tree yesterday and guess what? nothing!!! not even the fake ones. every store in hawaii is sold out of real or fake christmas trees. i’m kind of bummed….
north shore is ok. small and kind of bumpy. huge swell coming tonight. town is pretty much flat. good day to relax and enjoy the holidays…..
have a nice day!!!

my friend holli always goes the extra mile with everything she does. we had dinner last night and when i showed up at the restaurant, the table was decorated with christmas ornaments. thanks holli for keeping the christmas spirit alive!!!

i went to hanamaru restaurant for the first time. the food was pretty good and the big pitchers of kirin beer went down like water. i’m feeling it this morning… sushi, oysters, goya champur, clams, and much more!!! gochisousama deshita!!!

hey, now is your chance to meet UFC world champion fighter BJ Penn. he’s going to be over at local motion in the sheraton hotel wednesday night, december 23rd from 7-9 pm signing autographs. don’t miss it!! and when your at local motion, say hello for me to maki-san…
Here are the final rankings for the ASP WORLD TOUR FOR 2010…
ASP Top 27 (ASP World Tour)
Mick Fanning (AUS)
Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Taj Burrow (AUS)
Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Kelly Slater (USA)
C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Bobby Martinez (USA)
Damien Hobgood (USA)
Dane Reynolds (USA)
Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Taylor Knox (USA)
Tom Whitaker (AUS)
Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Dean Morrison (AUS)
Kai Otton (AUS)
Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Mick Campbell (AUS)
Chris Davidson (AUS)
Michel Bourez (PYF)
Ben Dunn (AUS)
Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Tiago Pires (PRT)
Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Roy Powers (HAW)
Drew Courtney (AUS)
Top 15 (ASP WQS)
Dan Ross (AUS)
Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Jadson Andre (BRA)
Adam Melling (AUS)
Owen Wright (AUS)
Luke Munro (AUS)
Jay Thompson (AUS)
Nathan Yeomans (USA)
Dusty Payne (HAW)
Brett Simpson (USA)
Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
Travis Logie (ZAF)
Marco Polo (BRA)
Blake Thornton (AUS)
ASP Wildcards:
Andy Irons (HAW)
Luke Stedman (AUS)
Neco Padaratz (BRA)
The national breakdown for the 2010 ASP World Tour is:
Australian: 46.7%
American: 22.2%
Hawaiian: 11.1%
Brazilian: 8.9%
South African: 4.4%
French: 2.2%
Tahitian: 2.2%
Portuguese: 2.2%