Magic Red

Featured Image: Enjoying the North Swell at Monaliza Point, November 2016. Picture by Surfing San Juan / Rey Bonifacio. ​I love my red board. It’s my favourite. The again, all my boards become my favourite at some point but this one, this one feels like it’s gonna be one of the special ones – my […]

San Juan, La Union

A very late post from last year’s me.

Featured Image: San Juan, La Union’s famous lightshow.   I live in a city far from the sea and surfing every weekend will always be time consuming, expensive and exhausting but it is always the highlight of my week. It is exhilarating, fulfilling, rejuvenating and aside from my family, it is a part of my life […]

Surfer Queens Over and Under: Where has been your favorite place to surf?

Featured Image: Dropping at the Point, La Union, my favorite spot. Picture by Kage Gozun, 2014.   Where has been your favorite place to surf? If not in the Philippines, how does it compare to our local beaches? La Union is where I first tried to surf and it would probably be my favorite if […]

Surfer Queens Over and Under: Do you play music before you go surfing?

Featured image: Waxing my board for the first time. (c) Allen Aligam, 2015. Do you play music before you go surfing? What songs get you in the mood? My surf playlist includes songs that help me chill out. I like waking up early to check the waves’ conditions, then listening to alternative rock songs from Phoenix, […]

LU Locals and their board racks, 2010.

Surfer Queens Over and Under: How would you pitch surfing to someone?

Featured Image: LU Locals and their board racks, 2010. How would you pitch surfing to someone who has never entertained the idea of paddling in the direction of a giant wave? Anyone can learn to surf. If it interests you, if you think it looks cool even if you can’t imagine yourself doing it, I’d definitely […]