{"id":67949,"date":"2016-06-03T15:24:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=67949"},"modified":"2016-06-03T15:24:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T06:24:22","slug":"motorcycle-lantern-surf-and-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=67949","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle, Lantern, Surf, and Dive!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9908.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9908\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67951\" \/><br \/>\ni got up early this morning and tried to get as much done as possible.  my motorcycle needed a new safety check ever since 9\/15 and i&#8217;ve been way to busy to get it done.  i don&#8217;t want to get stopped by a police so i thought i&#8217;d finally do it today.  and guess what?  i got stopped by a policeman on the way there.  i told him &#8220;you won&#8217;t believe me, but i&#8217;m actually going to get my safety check right now.&#8221;  he looked at me, thought &#8220;yeah right,&#8221; and let me go.  so i get to the place near the airport, and waited my turn.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9909.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9909\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67957\" \/><br \/>\nthen the mechanic said &#8220;sorry, your fork is leaking so we can&#8217;t give you a safety check.  and if you want us to fix it, it will cost $450 and will take all day.&#8221;  i said &#8220;thank you but no thank you.&#8221;  and left.  what a bummer.   if the same police sees me, he will think i&#8217;m a lier.  shock.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9910.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9910\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67952\" \/><br \/>\nthen had to run around doing other things.  it&#8217;s so fast and so efficient riding a motorcycle.  the weird thing is, &#8220;i hardly ride it, but for some reason, there is always no gas???&#8221;  the people borrowing it just have the perfect timing because whenever i ride it, the gas light goes on.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9911.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9911\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67954\" \/><br \/>\nonly $3.68 to fill her up.  so cheap!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9845.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9845\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67955\" \/><br \/>\nthe lantern ceremony is getting bigger and bigger each year.  pretty amazing sight.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9850.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9850\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67953\" \/><br \/>\nand to see it get passed on from generations to generations.  that&#8217;s so cool.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9847.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9847\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67958\" \/><br \/>\ni always think about my Grandpa Osaki when watching this every year.  i really miss him and his wisdom.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9913.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9913\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67959\" \/><br \/>\nsummer is here and i plan to spend a lot of time in the sunny ocean in hawaii.  so, i bought myself a new hat today.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9916.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9916\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67950\" \/><br \/>\nthen went to pick up Rikita-san and headed out to the ocean.  felt so good to be floating in the sea.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9915.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9915\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67956\" \/><br \/>\nthe weather was perfect, and the water was as clean as it gets.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-03-at-2.53.13-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-03 at 2.53.13 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-67960\" \/><br \/>\nRikita-san and i did some diving and surfing.  it was such an amazing afternoon.  past my bedtime so finish up the story tomorrow morning.  goodnight. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i got up early this morning and tried to get as much done as possible. my motorcycle needed a new safety check ever since 9\/15 and i&#8217;ve been way to busy to get it done. i don&#8217;t want to get stopped by a police so i thought i&#8217;d finally do it today. and guess what? 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