blog lag

yep. lots of things good and bad has happened this year. but 2014, you're the #bestworstyearever.

will catch up on posts soon.

cheers!

meanwhile, check my instagram and twitter?? yea? cool. :)

my girls

"You know when I feel inwardly beautiful? When I am with my girlfriends and we are having a 'goddess circle'."

- Jennifer Aniston

just because im being emo and thankful for the gift of girl friends ;)

my college peeps (l-r: a blurry Katsy, le me, Sui pea, Gel and Bop)

my Cathy

the wahines! (l-r: Cesca, Kim, Amy, Kagey, le me, Tin, Nina, Jam)

Cesca, Tin, Nina, Mia, Kim & Miguela

Tin & Lorraine

me, tin, ces, Nica, & Lor

generations

Do not raise your children

the way your parents raised you;

They were born for a different time.

- Ali Bin Abi Taleb(559-661 AD)

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more

If better is possible,

good is not

enough.

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tickling

Tickling

(verb)

Like being raped,

but you're forced to laugh.

#truestory

trololol

sometimes...

i put my hands on the floor,

tuck my head into my chest,

and lean forward.

'coz that's how i roll.

#stuffifindonthenet

pursuit

"Scientists suggest, the key to happiness is spending your 

money on experiences instead of possessions."

so go out and do something.

photo from coast thru life's instagram feed (@coastthrulife)

after the storm

Dear sunshine, please stay?

wanderlust

"the more of the world you see, the richer you become."

- emirates








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comma placement

It's awesome how a simple change in comma placement can alter the entire meaning of a sentence..

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woman, without her man, is nothing.



Woman, without her, man is nothing.




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early bird?

the early bird may get the worm...

but the second mouse gets the cheese.








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move

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. 

- Robert Louis Stevenson

new bag bought on Phuket, wallet from Bali trip in 2009,
leftover Baht and $$, my pasaporte, boarding pass and sea pass :)

I recently came back from one amazing trip. It shall be blogged soon.

life decisions

experiencing irony

(an essay i wrote back in Nov 2004)

Not everyone understands surfers. Actually, almost all the time, only fellow surfers understand each other. Sometimes, we spend half our lives explaining ourselves—waking up so early because waves are best at dawn, spending hours and hours under the hot sun and salty waters, practically dehydrating ourselves, and starving ourselves, and paddling ‘till our arms feel like noodles, sunburn, the laid-back lifestyle, yadda, yadda…

I love to surf. I mean, it just makes me so happy. I can’t describe it…excitement and fear at the same time. There’s that rush while feeling peace and calmness. My way of telling it is experiencing irony. It’s a mix of totally different emotions that sort of roll into one, kind of like mixing colors you know. And that feeling is pure joy. Well at least for me.

The thirst, hunger, and soreness I feel in my body are worth one good ride. Facing the horizon, spotting a wave, I turn around, paddle, feel the board get a little pushed, I pop up and glide. It doesn’t last a lifetime, I tell you that but whether that ride lasted 5 seconds or 5 minutes, that awesome feeling inside will make me scream, turn around and paddle back to the line up. So what if I’m thirsty, tired AND hungry? That single wave is worth the roast my skin is getting.

Seeing the sun set along the horizon and holding my boyfriend’s hand while waiting for a wave is one thing I wouldn’t trade for anything in this world. I love to surf, it’s what makes me the happiest.

jump

photo credit: Allen Aligam

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty, well preserved body but rather to skid in sideways, totally used up, totally worn out, champagne in one hand...strawberries in the other screaming 

"woohoo! What a ride!"

Mt. Pulag, March 2010

this tune makes me swoon

There's a wild wind blowin' down the corner of my street
Every night there the headlights are glowing
There's a cold war coming, on the radio I heard
Baby, it's a violent world.

Oh love don't let me go
Won't you take me where the street lights glow
I could hear the rain coming, like a serenade of sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground

- Life in Technicolor II, Coldplay

acqua salata

"The cure for anything is salt water.

sweat, tears, or the sea." 

- Isak Dinesen 

dancing with the ocean

"There is no greater or more powerful or more pure human rapport with the elements than that experienced by a surfer dancing with the ocean."

- Jean-Etienne Poirier

Vista
Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte - August 18, 2011

lion fight

"Chin up. Shoulders back. Walk proud. Strut a little. Don’t lick your wounds, celebrate them. The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You’re in a lion fight. Just because you didn’t win, doesn’t mean you don’t know how to roar."

Grey’s Anatomy 

coast thru life

Don’t live life on fast forward. Enjoy each scene. Replay the good parts. Get to know the cast well, the main character, the supporting actors, and even the extras. Take time to read the credits and see the list of people who made the movie a masterpiece. Who knows, an added feature at the end might be in store.

Sit back and relax.

Coast thru life…