{"id":99774,"date":"2019-03-14T05:11:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T20:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=99774"},"modified":"2019-03-14T05:11:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T20:11:29","slug":"fan-club-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=99774","title":{"rendered":"Fan Club Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99785\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.25.48-PM-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>i always stress to people that it&#8217;s always good to surf with other surfers. \u00a0it just brings out the best in you. \u00a0and this day, Asayama-san and Tomami-san proved it by surfing at their highest level.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99775\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.20.05-PM-663x386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"386\" \/>Tomami-san paddled out first, went all the way to the outside, turned around, and caught this wave!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99776\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.20.15-PM-663x377.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"377\" \/>as she passed me, i could see her smiling all the way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99783\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.23.15-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>then Asayama-san turned on his switch and just started charging big waves. \u00a0look at his bottom turn? \u00a0can you believe he&#8217;s going to be 19 years old? \u00a0haha&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99780\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.23.29-PM-663x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"375\" \/>this is a photo of a very confident man being very calm. \u00a0i can&#8217;t tell you how happy i am to see this!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99778\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.22.31-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>then it was Tomami-san&#8217;s turn and she just went for it on a big one. \u00a0super stable and surfing super good.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99779\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.22.44-PM-663x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"372\" \/>such a very excited and happy person. \u00a0Tomami-san can turn anyones bad day into a good one. \u00a0just her positive vibe rubs off on all of us. \u00a0in the beginning, Tomami-san was a big fan of Asayama-san. \u00a0in the end, Asayama-san became a big fan of Tomami-san. \u00a0this is what surfing is all about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99777\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.20.47-PM-663x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"426\" \/>then look who paddles out? \u00a0Kelia Moniz! \u00a0omg, Asayama-san was so happy to see his hero! \u00a0 and Kelia was just as happy to see hers too!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99784\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.22.11-PM-663x377.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"377\" \/>it&#8217;s crazy to think of the kind of connection Kelia and I have. \u00a0 i never call or text her, but we bump into each other at the right places at the perfect times. \u00a0things between us are never planned, it just happens for a reason. \u00a0and the reason was this!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99781\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.21.13-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>then\u00a0after seeing Kelia, Asayama-san turned up the switch one more level. \u00a0i couldn&#8217;t believe how good he was surfing! \u00a0 what an amazing day in Hawaii for all of us!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99782\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-13-at-1.25.03-PM-663x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"423\" \/>Kelia&#8217;s surfing is so graceful, so peaceful, and so beautiful. \u00a0once she takes off on a wave, all heads turn to her as people watch in awe. \u00a0 at times, i want to yell out &#8220;hey everybody, that&#8217;s my Niece!!!&#8221; \u00a0haha&#8230; \u00a0can&#8217;t help by being a very proud Uncle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i always stress to people that it&#8217;s always good to surf with other surfers. \u00a0it just brings out the best in you. \u00a0and this day, Asayama-san and Tomami-san proved it by surfing at their highest level. 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