when i flew into naha airport, i came out and there were a bunch of people with a “Okaeri” sign waiting for me. that means welcome back. i walked up to them and said “Tadaima,” which means “i’m home”. they looked at me and i could imagine what they were thinking, “who the heck is this weirdo?” haha…

for all you travelers, spend some money and go get a good suitcase. a suitcase that has 4 revolving wheels. my suitcase with everything in weights 20 kilos or 44 lbs. but when i push it around, it feels like i’m pushing nothing. i see people struggling all the time with cheap suitcases or the ones with 2 wheels. once you go 4 wheels, you will never go back. try it..

last night we had a big local okinawan style barbecue for satoru-san’s one year old daughter. in hawaii, it’s good luck to have a party or “baby luau.” in okinawa, they celebrate the same way. it amazes me how hawaii and okinawa are so alike. i think thats why i love this place..

another reason i love this place is because it’s sunny, warm, clean water, and good waves. sunabe was looking fun this morning. i just with i could of surfed instead of sitting in my hotel room all day working on my computer…
i took so many photos with my digital camera. but stupid me forgot the cable to download the photos into my computer. now you just have to wait…. gomen ne..

yamari in hayama…

of all the sunglasses i’ve owned my entire life, i haven’t got so many compliments about these. these aren’t von zippers, not oakley’s, not spy, and not arnette’s….

these are 3M construction glasses i got from the hardware store down my street. and guess what? it only cost $7.99. haha…

toda-san and takami-san went home the other day, and guess what? i’m here now. i’ve been traveling back and forth so much that i don’t even know what country i’m from anymore….

i called garut the other day in hawaii and told him to come to ehukai to surf. he pulled up with his bicycle and told me that the waves are too shitty to surf. i wanted to push him off his bike, and beat him up. how dare somebody tell me that the waves are too shitty to surf? i would have payed big money to surf that day. it’s been 3 weeks since i surfed and i’m starting to feel frustrated. that’s why i left hawaii…

and last, this isn’t a big hawaiian local driving this car. this is oomori-san with his new local style ride….. nice car oomori-san….