Balesin Kiteboarding

Can't Wait to go back to Balesin Island Club 

at the same time last year i did a trip to Balesin to visit fellow Roxy girl

Mika Santos who told me about the nice condition (wind, waves and flat lagoon) 

at her island. I was so keen to go and was watching the forecast for a week.

Then the wind dropped down as soon as i got into the island.

i was only gonna be there for 3 days and the first  2days there was no wind 

so i was able to explore the island

and went surfing instead.

Surfing here is amazing and also a very advanced spot, my worst crash on a surfboard happened in this spot, but also one of my best surf sessions ever.

So definitely going back there.

Luckily on the 3rd day...

My flight out of the island was around 3pm if i remember it correctly and 2 hours before my fight the wind picked up so i rushed down first at Costa Del Sol Village but there was a wind shadow caused by the islands in the front,

so we went up on the north tip of the island where Mykonos Village is located and it proved to be amazing and friendly to beginner kiteboarders.

The wind was not so strong but luckily i have my big Kite (12m) 

so i was able to go for a good hour and even went for 2 sessions!

It was also fun to have a group of girls drinking margaritas hanging out at the Beach Villa and they were cheering me on.

five star amenities FTW!

And this time, so lucky to announced that we (me, Jay Ortiz; President of the Philippine Kiteboarding Association and Spencer of JandS surf shop) are opening a kiteboarding community here at this wonderful place.

so excited for this!!! such a great way to end a great year!

Love and Sunshine

GoPro Sessions: Balesin Kiteboarding

Balesin kiteboarding from paula rosales on Vimeo.

That's a wrap

Wow! the season is ending.
after 2 KTA competitions, 2 out of 5 PKA stops.
am still alive! that was kite competition marathon since december.
but hey, its fun when you love what you do!

People ask me sometimes if i have a life
amidst work at kasbah and all these things in between.
and i say...

When you love what you do, you do not work a single day in your life.
and sharing it with people who share the same passion for adventure.

That's my goal for the time being!

Thank you universe!
stoked on my 2nd place at the PKA Puerto Princesa and also on the Tour!!!



i did 3 freestyle heats and 1 hang time heat which was a total disaster in 2 hours. proud of myself.



Til next year.
now am just happy cruising around a nearly empty kite spot at home.
Wohoooo!

here are some snippets from the PKA tour finals.

Thanks to Pierre Vogel for the fun photos. :)

Shortcutting

The Tour was cut short, what a bummer!

The KTA for this season was cut to two stops because of potical issues and economic issues in Thailand and some more issues in China I guess.

O well, lets hope it’s for the best.

I am a bit disappointed with this news as I really prepared for the season, trained hard and cleared out my schedule.

Although, I guess this is not what the universe wants for me right now.

I always believe that the world turns its ways to change towards the where you need to be.

Now I’d have some time to manage a few new projects that landed on my lap which am really really stoked about!

This KTA stop was really fun! I had an amazing Girl on fire Kite Camp with the girls prior to the competition and then a lot of my local girl friends started doing more tricks and even joined racing which am really stoked about since this is one of the goals of putting the kite camp together. Women Empowerment!  - in the most absolute fun way which is for me kiteboarding! Just going out there and being able to overcome fear, overcome your own limits and stretching your goals!

Ahhh am so happy.

I also had a nice heat but unfortunately I didn’t make it through but hey competition is always about fun and giving your best !

Here are a few snaps from the competition using my Sony Xperia (PS this phone is really awesome! I swear! )

a taste of history

can't really wrap my head around not being in this event....check out the first Philippine Kiteboarding Nationals in coop with KTA - Kiteboard Tour Asia. KTA Vigan/Ilocos Sur.
Vigan shows us what Philippine culture is really like, very much influenced by the Spanish as you can see from the well preserved streets in the historical square.


it brings you back into time on how it was like to be in a place that was colonized for 300years

http://vimeo.com/41071127

One of those spots that will be in my heart forever! Glad to be one of the first riders in this beach with Dalan Michael Singson, Jonathan Oscarsson, Sebastian Forsell and AntonLilljegren.com.see you next season vigan!Hope we get some girls riding next year, so we can have a women's category. ♥


 ♥I LOVE VIGAN!!! ♥