Making it up the hill…

Woke up today early and it was raining…
But they don’t stop us.
My body was a little sore from rolling yesterday but not too bad.
Moody, Koa boy, Kimo, me, and THE BATZ!
Yup, Shibatz came! And he lasted the whole workout.
The real challenge for Batz will be waking up and coming again.
I remember Batz used to tell me that it’s easy to come once or twice… To keep going is when it counts.
And I’m stoked he’s coming!

Today was super, super hard. We went all out today.
We’ll definitely be sore tomorrow.
Thanks again Kimo for the awesome training!
If you ever want some advice on investing, let me know and I’ll refer you to him.

Taj’s victory webclip from 4castmedia on Vimeo.

Wanna win like Taj!

Alice in Wonderland

Worked today at Insurance Solutions and then worked out with Josh and Adam. Put in a good roll today.
I think martial arts and surfing is so similar. There is so much mental toughness involved.
After that Adam, Megan, and I watched Alice in Wonderland.
Pretty cool movie!
Here’s some pics of us at the movie theater having fun. Haha.
Training tomorrow bright and early.

Surf Training…

The waves were horrible yesterday. Real Bad.
But gotta surf bad waves to get good at them.
Surfed yesterday with Dean Sumida and Marshall and Tracy.

Carissa Moore and her family paddled out.
She’s such a great role model for the kids, even though she’s only 17 or 18.
She’s super nice and always down to talk to everyone and…
SHE RIPS!!!
Check out this clip from last week at the Roxy Pro!
Ripping!

Kiyotsukete Tajima tachi


Just had dinner with Teppei, Mie, Yuko, Jin, Cori and I…
It was our matta ne dinner.
We told stories… We had beers… It was so much fun.
See them in a little bit.
We’ll be missing our neighbors.

Training in the Rain.


Waking up at 5:20 am to train.
Kimo and I busted our butts today.
Rain, Sun, Wind, whatever… Kimo always has Plan B and C.
Today was good.
Thanks Kimo!


Waves look pretty East.
I know where to look!
Can’t wait to get out of the office!

Quiksilver Pro 2010 Snapper Final Day-Insurfnews.com

Insurfnews.com – Quiksilver Pro Final Highlights from Andrew Oliver on Vimeo.

Codey Mita on 3rd. (updated)

Codey Mita smashed a shot to shortstop and outran the throw.
Codey has so much speed, he was on third really soon.
Then, he made a great double play from left field!
good job, Codey!
Great game Royals!

Check out Teppei and Mie’s fast hands!


This is a Japanese game that kids in Japan play when they’re in elementary school.
Sooooo fast!

Congratulations Kevin and Sharon!


Cori and I went to a beautiful wedding today in Waikiki.
Our friends, Kevin and Sharon tied the knot!
It was a super nice wedding!
Congratulations to them!


Josh, Nick, Cori, Brian.
Good times.


The infamous line dance.
I think it’s a Hawaii thing? Or maybe it’s a Filipino thing?
Not sure…


Check out the video of a DAY IN THE LIFE WITH TEPPEI AND NICK!
It’s on Behindthewaves.com

It’s the video version to my blog yesterday.
Too bad Teppei’s camera ran out of battery.
We had a looooong day!
We definitely are lucky guys though.

Day in the Life. (Updated)

Here’s pretty much what we do as pro surfers on a daily basis…
Got some photos from Teppei Tajima.
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Cruising at the Oakley Japan house with Joe Tanaka.
He’s one of the funniest guys in the world.
And Joe has a real good surf style too!


Teppei, Joe Tanaka, and Nori surfed Gums.
Ehukai was super crowded!
We surfed Gums with nobody.
Saw our boy, Joel paddled by.

Teppei and I hamming out and getting ready to jump in the water.
Check out Teppei’s Blog


Here’s a photo from NovusSwell.com’s Kaz Sano.
Kaz is THE coolest guy.
He takes care of kids all day long and takes them surfing.
Man, that’s a stressful job.
Check out his site: NovusSwell.com
Pretty sick!


After surfing we get hungry…
L&L!
Mmmmm!
BBQ Chicken Plate ALL RICE!


We were driving from the North Shore and Teppei had a KANAK ATTACK.
That’s when you eat so much that you get sleepy.
Haha…
I guess it’s not easy being a Daddy. You don’t get much sleep.


Went to pick up boards at Steve Aichner.
My Dad got one, Teppei got one, and I got one.
And they all look VERY GOOD!
Thanks Wes! You da man!
Wes is going to be coming out with a website very soon, so stay tuned.
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After picking up our boards we went straight to D-Head for some man-on-man heat practice with Teppei.
I got VERY lucky and won 2-1, but that’s VERY rare.
Teppei usually always smashes me.


Here’s an old video I was getting rid of some footage so that we can upload some videos for you on BehindtheWaves.com.
A BIG MAHALO to Shibatz! for videoing Kekoa and I out in Shikoku.
What a nice guy…