Change is Good

2012 has been both equally good and bad to me i must say.

A broken heart, a dislocated shoulder, a major concussion, etc

but i was able to travel to a lot of places and met a lot of great people that inspired me to be 

stay stronger than ever.

I had a great time revisiting San Francisco and see old buddies that now reside there, as much as they say that they are now used to the cold, i know they are in denial.

Lol.

The Triple S was a great experience altogether both in kiting and in the general boardsports culture.

I feel so at home with all these people around me! super fun to hang out with too!!!!

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Greece for my second season there was also great!

I was able to explore paros more and felt like it is my homespot too that i actually cried that i had to leave.

Being back in Boracay after a very rough 2011 season due to a lot of things, now it's different.

I can say that i have learned so many things this year about me and what i really want to do.

I was able to find people that support me and my vision fully which makes me feel like am not crazy or something.LOL

First things first,

I'll do something that will bring me back to my visual roots.

After 7 years i was able to pick up a brush and paint again.

(although now am again to busy to do so)

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Learn to say no.

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Do what you love to do so it doesn't feel like work at all.

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Never give in to peer pressure, unless you really want to anyways

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Don't be shy to be individualistic.

I went kting in my tutu on new year's day and it was funnnn!

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Never take anything to seriously, you will get wrinkles.

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Spread love

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Educate

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D.A.N.C.E

ALL THE TIME!!! 

Happy New Year People

Check out some of the photos from the first sunrise of 2013 through our windy kite beach

on lowtide/superflat water and ofcourse being with your lovely island family.

I love you Boracay <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p">

Thank You for everything! 

PHOTOS: Anna Faustino

RIDING: Alexandru Baranescu

What doesn't kill you makes you ?!

Had a really really stressful week.

days aways from my summer trip

and still have so many things to do.

And i also had to see my Manila FRiends

Yesterday i had three mini despidada parties around town starting

at happy hour with Ikee and Dane.

We ended up in David's Salon for my LAST hair treatment in the next 4 months.

uhhh what am i gonna do with my hair now when there is no David Salon to run too.

am kinda depressed about this.

NOTE TO SELF: it's not good to get tipsy and decide on your haircut. really really bad.

i ended up getting a full bang. which is cute but am just not used to it.

Alas, my hair is not "barbie" dollish anymore. Got it darkened, let's see how long this will last until the sea and sun turns it blonde again.

I had fun rediscovering Manila with the closest friends i have here.

Went to have dinner with my High School friends at Good Earth Roast Rockwell, which was one of our favorite hang outs from college.

Went to see the CURV crew at Basilio's

nice to see everyone was there

Last stop was filling station. it's always nice to hang out in this place. i love the ambiance and the 50s diner motif.

PS:

My dad passed away :(

love you Papa

Happy 10/10/10

I don't really know

people say it's good, some say it's gonna be a bad sign, whatever it is what you feel today is what matters, and today i feel happy.

I saw a movie last night on a real movie house!!!around midnight, am always addicted to last full screenings. dunno why, less people i guess?

Movie houses are one of those things you miss when you travel around often.

saw Eat.Pray.Love which is really inspirational and also a lovely read.

then before that i had a HUGE tempura platter + cold soba + tamago sashimi + uni sushi

i was sooooo hungry i forgot to take a photo of the "before" just the after.

the plate resembled a city that just been hit by a violent typhoon

No more crutches and am now back to brisk walking, first.

With the aid of KT tape for ankle support, took me awhile to find them here in the philippines and even went to get a few alternatives that really didn't work

i remember dreading taping when i was still training everyday for swimming in high school, i hated those tapes, they're itchy and not waterproof, and the worst part is taking them off!!

But KT is different, a bit more pricey than the normal med tapes but works 10times better

plus it comes in different colors too.

got the red ones.

check it out at

http://www.kttape.com

then i Finally have my costume in my hands

here's a sneaky

and i was supposed to get a wig that would be really nice to have with it but there was this really nice new sports bra at Nike which i BADLY needed since my Hooty size increased AGAIN!!! - WTF is going on here?!

it was a hard battle but the sports bra won this time unfortunately, ill find another wig before halloween fo sho.