I didn’t stay long so I didn’t know who the champion was. So here’s the promised pictures from the skim competition.
All pictures taken by my skim buddy/photographer Journey Joyce.
I wish I was one of the pros…
Everyone knows him as Coco, and I think he was he champion.
This guy is from Talisay.
Flying fishes, este, flying skimmers.
And here’s me in the sidelines… lol.
I first saw this music video in Oceanjet, a fast ferry boat that plies the route between Cebu and Bohol. Everytime I board that boat, I always, always, wait for it. It was my only opportunity to watch it as during those times, Youtube wasn’t popular yet OR I wasn’t acquainted with it (most likely it’s the latter).
Philippines is too beautiful and blessed; it’s just that sometimes we’re too negative. I have been to places (thanks to Cebu Pacific Air, your airline of choice) in the Philippines and yes, I agree with non-Filipino travelers — Filipinos are deviants of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. We are a happy people despite the alarming figures of malnutrition, poverty, and unemployment.
Everytime I get to travel to those tourist destinations, I always check out the video and then count how many places I have left that I haven’t been to that’s mentioned there.
My passion in life...
I love to skim, period.
My training days for getting onto the board are over, and I’m trying to ride WITH the wave, not riding ON the wave. It takes quite a lot of patience and timing to make the board go with the wave as it closes down — the part when the waves gives a strong push.
In Cebu, one of the place for skimboarding is Liloan. There are plenty of locals who skim, and you may catch them doing some tricks like this one.
lookie lookie! Photo credit Journey Joyce (journnski.multiply.com)
Sometimes, this is where the National competition for skimboarding is held. Usually it’s during December, where waves are bigger and more conducive for doing tricks.
Another skim spot is Mahayahay beach in Argao, but it takes time to get there. With a bus, it takes more than an hour, but on a private car, should be not more than 40 minutes. I go there when it’s Habagat, as waves are big, as big as waves for surf riding.
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From Hobby: Skimboarding, posted by Lakbay Pilipino on 10/19/2011 (Showing 4 of 20 items)
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