{"id":25081,"date":"2012-10-15T05:30:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=25081"},"modified":"2012-10-15T05:30:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:30:15","slug":"ripper-shimanchu-and-smiling-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=25081","title":{"rendered":"Ripper, Shimanchu, and Smiling Kid!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>oh my gosh!  the south shore endless summer continues.  ever since i got back, the waves have been perfect!  if you&#8217;re a surfer, you&#8217;re happy.  i&#8217;m happy and i hope this endless summer continues till next year.  good to see my friends in the water smiling!  put on sunscreen and see you in the water.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=25083\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25083\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSCN0248.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0248\" title=\"DSCN0248\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25083\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nhey Nomura-san,  you surfed so good!  i was really impressed with you paddling power and surfing speed.  keep on surfing and hope to see again in hawaii.  have a safe flight back to japan!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=25084\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25084\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSCN0251.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0251\" title=\"DSCN0251\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-25084\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni had a good time with these shimanchu from okinawa.  good friends, good waves, good time, and good smiles.  enjoy your last day here in hawaii!  mensore!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=25082\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25082\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSCN0264.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0264\" title=\"DSCN0264\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-25082\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nyesterday afternoon i took this cute kid Kanta surfing.  usually when i take kids surfing, i we catch 2 or 3 waves and it&#8217;s enough.  but for Kanta, we surfed, surfed, and surfed.  we ended up catching 20 waves total and 2 waves all the way from the outside to the beach.  this kid had so much energy that i had to come home and take a nap.  at 8 years old, Kanta has a bright future as a surfer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=25085\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25085\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSCN0279.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0279\" title=\"DSCN0279\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-25085\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nafter every wave, i jumped off the surfboard to keep the balance of the board.  and every time i came up, Kanta asked me &#8220;are you ok?&#8221;  what a caring little kid.  just to see him smiling while riding all those long waves made me so happy.  this kid has a big heart and i&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll become a part of the ocean.  i can&#8217;t wait to take him again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>oh my gosh! the south shore endless summer continues. ever since i got back, the waves have been perfect! if you&#8217;re a surfer, you&#8217;re happy. i&#8217;m happy and i hope this endless summer continues till next year. good to see my friends in the water smiling! put on sunscreen and see you in the water. 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