a perfect day!
sunny and warm…

good morning. well, today is the big day!!! yup, BEGIN concert night in okinawa. i can’t wait!!!! see you there…..

i was at the fish market in okinawa the other day and came across these big kumu’s. i don’t think the people in japan realize how good and expensive this fish are in hawaii. in fact, it’s the most high prized fish to spear in hawaii. if you speared one and brought it home, your a hero. if you went to the store and bought one, your rich. these are all in the 4 lbs range and it’s only 800 yen or $8.50/each. can you believe that? if i lived in okinawa, i’d be eating one every night for dinner. steamed or nitsuke style…

i love this car….

we had a sukiyaki party last night at hokulea restaurant. i couldn’t believe how much i ate!! thanks takahashi-san…

after our sukiyaki party, we headed to town for the okinawan local surf party. at the end of every year, the locals down at suicides make this huge party for the local surfers. there were over 100 surfers that were having a great time. i’m glad i got to see it because it made me realize the tight relationships with the surfers over here. as i was leaving, i told kazubo-san that a party like this will never work in hawaii. guarantee there will be big fights and all kind of dramas. imagine the locals at bowls, big rights, pipeline, kewalo’s and makaha all drunk in one room? oh my gosh…. i wouldn’t even want to go there. haha….

anyway, i wanted to thank the locals down in naha for the wonderful time last night. i’m really impressed with your relationships and now i know why everybody in the water is so happy. i would be too if i was surfing with 100 of my good friends. keep the mensore spirit alive!!! i told you all that i want to live here some day. i ain’t kidding….

and last, thanks for checking out my blog. i just had one question? if you check my blog, why were you giving me hand shakes and squeezing my cut? my right hand is killing me. but you know what? it was worth it. i made some new friends and i can’t wait to surf with you guys next time i come back. which will be soon….. mahalo…

it’s been 26 days since i surfed. this was one of my last waves at my dream session at backdoor on oct. 30th. i still remember that session all so good because it was my first north shore session of the year. my next one will be december 2nd. that day is near and i can’t wait. the good news is that i haven’t missed anything. there wasn’t one good day since then so i’m lucky.
before i left to japan, i was in my garage all day getting my boards ready. i’m thinking of going straight to the beach from the airport. stay out of my way!! haha…

there are so many good places to eat okinawan soba. this one is my favorite. it’s tucked away on a little street off the main road. the spareribs just melts in your mouth…. ah, i want to go back there again….