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Sunday 12-30-2012

Ready for action, early in the morning, Wes, Tony, Leighton and I went fishing on the East side.

No papios today for me. But Leighton and Wes got some - lucky buggas!

All I got these 'Blue Bones' or 'Aha'. China said its good eat. I'll try it today.

 

I never caught 'um and I never ate 'um until today.........

 

 

 

 

Cut them up, dust in flour and fry!

 

 

 

 

Dora likes it Cafe Miro style - Brown butter with garlic, lemon and almonds!

 

 

 

 

Super tasty!

There were so much fish out there, but I stopped at three because I wasn't sure if it was good eating. Next time I'm gonna catch more!!!

 

Surf Report 12-28-2012

Waves: 1 foot

Wind: Light Offshore

Happy Aloha Friday!  Small waves but beautiful conditions!!!!!

 

Very cool Moon set!

 

 

 

Beautiful Sunrise!

 

 

 

What makes a beautiful day better?  A brand new longboard!!!

 

 

 

Dora surprised me AGAIN with this new Tommy Tanaka 9-0 for Christmas!  She's the best!   Thank you honey!!!!

 

Surf Report 12-27-2012

Waves: 1 foot

Wind: Trades

 

 

 

 

 

Surf Report 12-26-2012

Waves: 1 - 2 feet

Wind: Moderate Trades

Dang!  Back to work already - that was too fast!

At least still some fun waves - Here's SixFeetandGlassy.com's Ken Ige.

 

Merry Christmas 12-25-2012

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

 

Christmas Eve Dawn sprinkled her 'Reindeer Food' on the lawn. It will guide the reindeer to your house.

 

 

 

She also asked Santa for his autograph and left him a Thank you card.

 

 

 

Sugar cookies and whoppers.

 

 

 

In the morning..... he did arrive!

 

 

 

Stockings were stuffed!

 

 

 

And gifts galore!

 

 

 

Then off to lunch!

 

 

 

I copied my friend's idea to make this Tempura dish.

 

 

 

At Dora's request, I made Short Ribs in Bacon and Portobella sauce.

 

 

 

Pastelle stew!

 

 

 

 

Surf Report 12-24-2012

Waves: 1 - 2 feet

Wind: Glassy

 

Thank you Santa for giving us all some good waves and nice conditions for Christmas!!!!

Our gift from God - EVERYDAY!!!!

 

 

 

What's that swimming in the dark?

 

 

 

Just our friendly neighborhood monk seal stopping by for a visit!  Ork-ork!

 

Surf and Fish Report 12-23-2012

Waves: 1 - 2+ feet

Wind: Light Offshore

Stayed close to home to find plenty action.

 

Perfect offshore winds with friendly crowd.

 

 

 

Perfect pan-fry size!

Make it a great Sunday!!!

 

Surf Report 12-22-2012

Slight bump with nice winds!
Jump on it today!!!

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Surf Report 12-21-2012

Waves: 1+ feet

Wind: Moderate Trades

Hoooray! The winds backed off!  A fun Aloha Friday with the gang - AND the world is still here!!!!!

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Sid  - thanks for keeping the world alive on your birthday!

 

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Stoked!  I was invited to lunch at '53 by the Sea'.

The lobby area is super nice!

 

 

 

This is the view from the dining room - almost as good as the view from the lineup.

 

 

 

Here are the appetizer selections - my favorites were the Bruchetta, Salami and Tuna Salad(on the left). The amazing thing is..... you can get as much as you want. They keep bringing it, if you ask!

 

 

 

This is the Veal Marsala - I had one bite and it was very tender with a rich sauce.

 

 

 

I chose this Mahi with Seafood Stew - everything cooked perfectly and the broth was excellent!

 

 

 

All lunches come with this dessert.

 

 

 

We were celebrated my birthday so I got this special plate!  Nice touch!

 

 

 

I was reading the reviews on Yelp and they mentioned the fancy toilets - so I had to check it out.  Yup, they were right - the cover lifts up as you walk by. MEAN!

 

 

 

There's also a lot of options once seated - sorry I didn't take advantage of any of those services.

 

 

 

In the entry way, there was this sign up for their New Year's Eve specials.

 

 

 

 Hey Chase or Peter, can you get us the Ultra VIP room?

 

 

Surf Report 12-20-2012

Enough already with the small waves and whipping winds - when will we get some decent waves?

A bad day at the beach is still better than being at work!

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Yesterday I treated my co-worker to Jollibee for lunch using one of the gift cards I won.

 

Jollibee is the #1 franchise in the Philipines - it was pretty good.

 

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Surprise lunch at work today!

Buffet by Chun Wah Kam - the green rice is 'Ginger Chicken Rice' - WINNAHS!!!!!