{"id":46419,"date":"2014-06-29T14:56:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T05:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=46419"},"modified":"2014-06-29T14:56:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T05:56:16","slug":"surf-say-goodbye-paddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=46419","title":{"rendered":"Surf, Say Goodbye, Paddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-131.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-131.jpg\" alt=\"photo 1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46420\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni went into my garage and pulled out my paddle board this morning.  the last time i used it was when i paddled from makapuu to waikiki.  the next time i use it will be to paddle from molokai to oahu.  am i ready?  probably not.  will i go?  probably.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-2-copy1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-2-copy1.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2 copy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46422\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni wash it off, throw it in the truck, strap it on Mayuki, and just wonder when that day will come.  this is something i have to do before i die.  something i&#8217;ve dreamt about over and over, something i just need to do to complete my life.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-327.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-327.jpg\" alt=\"photo 3\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46421\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni had a funeral to attend this morning.  i knew it was going to be sad so i wanted to open up my soul.  and the only way is to go surfing.  so before the sadness, i had to have happiness.  i caught some perfect waves today at bowls!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-421.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-421.jpg\" alt=\"photo 4\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46423\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni knew Chris McDonald ever since i got my first car.  he was a owner\/partner at Security Alarm Shop and helped me throughout the years.  we became friends and every time i see Chris, we would talk about surfing or japan, nothing else.  such a kind man, such a respected man, and such a great role mode.  i will surely miss his smile, and i&#8217;m sure his wife and 2 kids he left behind will too.  as i sat at his funeral, i could only think of the good things this wonderful man did for people.  he will surely be missed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-517.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/photo-517.jpg\" alt=\"photo 5\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46424\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nafter a sad funeral, i had to get happy by eating my favorite ginger chicken plate from Duck Kee.  then i went back out into the ocean to open back up my heart and soul.<br \/>\ndeath is sad, but if you can just hold on to those precious moments you spent with that person,  then it&#8217;s all good.  today really made me think about my life.  there are just too many things i have to do before i die.  and now i will strive forward to make my life complete.  and if in the meantime i don&#8217;t make it, you will all know that i tried my hardest.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i went into my garage and pulled out my paddle board this morning. the last time i used it was when i paddled from makapuu to waikiki. the next time i use it will be to paddle from molokai to oahu. am i ready? probably not. will i go? probably. i wash it off, throw [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}