{"id":3643,"date":"2010-08-14T06:20:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori3.sakura.ne.jp\/kirbyfukunaga\/2010\/08\/14\/big-party-tonight\/"},"modified":"2010-08-14T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T21:20:12","slug":"big-party-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=3643","title":{"rendered":"BIG PARTY TONIGHT!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ohayo gozaimasu means good morning.  see you later means mata ne&#8230;&#8230;  so mata ne&#8230;..<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2562.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<font color=\"blue\">it was in 1994 when a nervous foreign aspiring pro surfer came to this foreign land to live his dream.  he pulled up to this beautiful white sandy beach by himself after driving 3 hours and getting lost on the way.  it was the JPSA pro trials, a huge step on coming a professional surfer in japan.  he drew his heat, he advanced.  he drew another heat, he advanced.  it was the semifinals and all he had to do was score a 6.75, he got a 6.8.  after all the confusion in the foreign translation, he found out at exactly 4:40 pm that he was officially a Japanese Professional Surfer!!!  on the ride home, he stopped by 7\/11, bought a cold asahi super dry, and drove back home 3 hours later a different person then he was earlier that morning.  that guy was me&#8230;.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font color=\"blue\">going back to shirahama beach beach yesterday made me realize something really important.  it made me realize that dreams do come true.  that was 16 years ago and i&#8217;m still living in this dream today.  wanted to thank all the people i&#8217;ve met along the way and wanted to thank all my sponsors for supporting me.  i&#8217;m a pretty happy guy!!!<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2601.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<font color=\"blue\">kelia was surfing in chiba last week while i was on the beach.  i seen this little girl trying to approach kelia when she came in and got shy and turned around and ran back to her parents.  kelia didn&#8217;t see what happened and started to walk the other way.  the little girl saw her chance slipping away.  there was no way i was going to let that happen.  i whistled for kelia, called her over and pointed out her little fan.  kelia loves little girls and i know that she wants to meet each and every one.  it felt good leaving the beach that day&#8230;.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<a href=\"files\/20100813153323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/20100813153323.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\n<font color=\"blue\">tonight is the night!  i can&#8217;t wait!  lot&#8217;s of people, fun, and prizes.  need not say more&#8230;.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.go-naminori.com\/information\/index.php?e=167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">**CLICK HERE FOR PARTY INFO AND DIRECTIONS&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ohayo gozaimasu means good morning. see you later means mata ne&#8230;&#8230; so mata ne&#8230;.. it was in 1994 when a nervous foreign aspiring pro surfer came to this foreign land to live his dream. he pulled up to this beautiful white sandy beach by himself after driving 3 hours and getting lost on the way. 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