{"id":22800,"date":"2012-08-19T04:59:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T19:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=22800"},"modified":"2012-08-19T04:59:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T19:59:25","slug":"crab-city-oahu-map-cheers-and-cheers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=22800","title":{"rendered":"Crab City, Oahu Map, Cheers, and Cheers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>wow, how small have the waves been?  gosh, seems like it&#8217;s been a while since there have been waves even 2&#8242;.  i&#8217;ve been surfing everyday anyway and haven&#8217;t seen too many of my surfer friends.  actually been seeing so many new faces. i think the reason is that waikiki is flat so a lot of waikiki surfers have been spreading out to diamond head and ala moana.  i bet my surfer friends must be going crazy by now.  haha.  i still love the small waves because it feels good just by being in the water.  the smiles, the laughter, and the stoke!  no swells on the way so i guess it&#8217;s time to stuff my backpack with my survival gear and take a trip somewhere.  where?  i still don&#8217;t know.  maybe dive with amasans in japan?  maybe look for the dailama in tibet?  or maybe walk the great wall of china?  so many choices, so little time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=22801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-218.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2\" title=\"photo 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22801\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nit&#8217;s been a while since i&#8217;ve circled the island.  yesterday was so beautiful.  it was a school holiday so all the kids were out playing at the beach.  the traffic was crazy!  so many tourist here in hawaii now.  it&#8217;s been booming!  most hotels are sold out, most restaurants are fully booked, and every beach on the island looks like waikiki.  i freaked out when i seen how many people were at sunset beach and waimea bay.  no parking and traffic everywhere!  but hey, i&#8217;m not complaining.  this is hawaii and this is how our economy works.  welcome to paradise!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=22802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22802\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-317.jpg\" alt=\"photo 3\" title=\"photo 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-22802\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthere&#8217;s been a new restaurant that just opened on 9th and waialae ave.  it&#8217;s called crab city and every time i pass by, it&#8217;s super packed with people waiting outside.  it must be good, and i must investigate.  i&#8217;ll let you know.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=22803\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22803\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-414.jpg\" alt=\"photo 4\" title=\"photo 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-22803\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nafter a long day surfing and driving, i was invited to dinner by some friends.  i couldn&#8217;t believe when i seen the ice cold bottle of champagne.  after my first sip, my body was tingling and i felt like i was on top of the world.  i ended up drinking half the bottle and felt pretty dam good.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=22804\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo2.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" title=\"photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-22804\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen i get home at 9:30pm.  i put on my pajamas and go to my garage to wax up a new board i brought back from japan.  i get a call from my college friends.  &#8220;hey kirby, let&#8217;s go drink!&#8221;  no way, i&#8217;m about to sleep.  &#8220;i&#8217;ll be at your house to pick you up.&#8221;  i put on my jeans, they pick me up, and the next thing you know, i&#8217;m in a bar at 1 am in the morning.  the jacksan shots are flowing, the vibe is awesome, friends just talking about the good old days.  time flies by as i&#8217;m drinking glass after glass of water.  i&#8217;m dehydrated, i&#8217;m tired, and i want to go home.  i jump in a cab, 10 minutes and $18 later, i&#8217;m home in bed.  as i close my eyes, i think about the wonderful day i just had with so many different wonderful people.  my friends are my life.  without them, i&#8217;d be nothing.  that makes me want to cherish them even more, and that makes me want to enjoy every minute with them.<br \/>\nhave a wonderful day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>wow, how small have the waves been? 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