Let's Surf and 'Ride the Wave of Change'

Our objective is not only to share the stoke from surfing but also the appreciation for the environment. In our surf trips, we shall conduct beach clean ups and talks conducted by Green Zinc.

When: November 29 and 30
Where: San Juan, La Union

PACKAGE: P2850
Roundtrip Transportation
Fan Room Sharing Basis
Two (2) 1-hour Surf Lessons
One-on-One Instructor and Surfboard
3 Meals (Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast)
CD (Photos and Videos)

Terms and Conditions

1. Fill up and submit the registration form if you are sure to come. Request for a copy of the registration form by emailing surfingpinas@gmail.com.
2.Upon submission of registration form, we shall reserve a slot for you for two (2) days. You can secure your slot by paying the reservation fee of PhP 1,000.00. If no payment is received within the next 2 days, we will automatically cancel your slot to give way to others.
3. Upon submission of the registration form, we shall provide the details on how to pay the reservation fee.
4. We only encourage CLEAN GOOD FUN.
5. In case, the beach is not surfable for beginners, we will transfer to another spot in La Union.
6. If the weather is bad, we shall notify the participants 3 days before the surf trip in case of cancellation. We will reimburse the reservation fee of PhP 1,000.00.
7. Participants must be 18 years old and above, responsible and independent. In case the participant is a minor, he/she is allowed to join provided he/she is accompanied by an adult.
8. We are only offering 2 surf sessions. In case you would like to surf during free time, you may do so. However, you will have to pay extra for the surf instructor and surfboard rental. Please notify us so we can have this arranged.
9. Fee for extra surf lesson is not included in our package. Please note the fees below.
6a. Surf Lesson Fee
*P200/hour = instructor
*P200/hour= surfboard rental
6b. Surf Lesson w/o instructor
You will only pay for the surfboard rental. However, any damage to the surfboard (broken fin etc.) will be shouldered by the participant.
10. For the number of slots available, check http://surfingpinas.multiply.com
11. Deadline of registration forms and payment is on November 21, 2008.
12. In case you would like to use your own transportation, please get in touch with us regarding the package rate.
13. Surf Lessons are for beginners only. If you are an advancing student but still would like to go with us for this trip, you are welcome but same package applies.

expecting the unexpected

guess who i bumped into today? 2 highschool classmates!!! small world!

lesley, my prep seatmate (yey for section 8!) and formidable patintero opponent plus alex, my high school barkada whose sister chia is kat's bff.

i completely ignored lesley calling me at the buendia mrt station. i thought it was just my imagination. i also didn't recognize her and i think i had a lot of things on my mind since i was rushing to an appointment with a client.

alex i recognized from her voice, complaining about the splotches the raindrops were making on her white pants while walking from greenhills shopping center to her office.

i miss high school...

catching up

hapunan kasama si ada sa pinoydon sa podium. mall-wide sale kasi sa megamall kaya lumipat kami ng venue. chikahan until around 1am. good times. sa uulitin! (mag-update ka na ng multiply mo!)

leafing over

it's quite early for assessing how the past year has been but you know how they always say in tv or in stuff you read how certain people impact aspects of your life? i've been observing myself the past months and these little changes that i have been undergoing which i will credit to chubbykins/skip/pitt.

for one thing, i'm less stressed over little things. chubby has this way of ALWAYS looking at the bright side of things. i'm not kidding. the guy is way too positive! hihihi. which is doing wonders for the both of us. imagine, we've almost been a year together (11 months and counting!) and we haven't even had a fight. :O and whenever i feel pressured at work, he always manages to cheer me up.

i'm becoming more appreciative of the little things. this is something that i haven't been practicing since i've started working in the corporate world aka capitalist environment (remember, i spent almost half a year in a school and more than a year in an NGO). somehow i've lost touch of this side of me but it's all coming back now...

i've become more understanding and more mindful of other people. pre-chubbykins period, i was mainly concerned with myself and my life and not really on how connected i am through my actions (plus the consequences of my actions) to other people.

i've become more balanced in the sense that i don't look too far ahead in the future and let myself enjoy being in the here and now (as sir jim always taught us in comm class). as opposed to my usual way overplanning and getting depressed when things don't go my way. i'm learning to become more flexible.

i'm learning to communicate my feelings more. unlike before when i just walk-off or shrug-off the issue because i don't want to talk about it because i feel like my opinion doesn't even matter. he always tries to hear my side and voice out his.

saying sorry. for the longest time this is one of the hardest things for me to do. it has become a part of life. something that i dont just mumble for the sake of saying it. but really mean it when i do. and doing it immediately and not when its too late that you've lost your connection to that person.

on a physical note, my lifelong target of achieving that i-need-to-gain-10-pounds-this-year has been reached early on. my new goal is how to get it off. heehee. :p

i'm less obsessed with looking "sexy". i feel loved in whatever form or shape that i may be in. i am confident that my chubby will not drop me like a hot tamale just at the sight of an equally alluring (uhuy, ang feeling) woman.


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thanks chubbykins. thank you for showing me how to be a "beautiful" person. :) i always like learning from you because i know i just don't hear it from you. but you show me through example. i love you.