Trippin at The Triple S Invitational 2013.

I cannot believe it's been a year since i was last here in hatteras trying to hit sliders with a kite.
I can't believe it's been a year since i last saw these people who share the same interest in wakestyle kiteboarding. Time has been flying faster than usual.


It's been a great long week and i cannot believe it is over.
so fast.

I'd really wish i can spend more time here or in the hood so i can progress in riding rails.
If there is on thing that i love the most in this world is hitting up a slider park.
A lot of reasons has held me back in spending time in the cable than i usually do.
first of all work, moving out from the cable park area and the amount of injury i get crashing when in the cable.

I will not stop saying this over and over again but wakestyle kiting gave me a new window to explore the accessibility of wakeboarding to me similar to that of a cable but using a kite as my source of pull.
I never thought i can have that "wakeboard" feeling again when i decided to move away from the park and when life threatening injuries occur.

I have tried a few times to get sliders up in my home spot but due to the lack of support and an ideal location for sliders it is quite a big job to do for a 50 kilo asian girl.

That's one of the biggest reasons personally for me, for coming down for the triple S.
The Sliders here are even made better than what we have back home st the cable and it's great.
Aside from that, the Slick is butter flat. just like in a cable park.
plus you also get some surf! i cannot wait to get my hands on my own surfboard to get used to it and eventually get into more kitesurfing as well.
This place is perfect for the kiting style i chose.
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although i did not get into the podium, which is at this point in time very far from me with the lack of experience, it has been really fun. like always!
Am really stoked to see the level of the girls just get up there.
Am really impressed with the improvement and the amount of effort that these girls put into their riding. it's very inspiring.

Especially that of Stance MAgazine's Dominique Granger, now riding for SlingShot, - who submitted a wildcard video, entered the Triple S open and made it to 2nd place in the surf discipline.
Congratulations Dom, well done!

Congratulations to all the winners! very well deserved!

I also didn't party so much this year and concentrated on doing yoga, running with sensi and colleen plus taking photos and making some art.
I am actually surprised with the amount of inspiration that i am getting right now that i cannot even keep track of it.
i've done 2 pieces since i got here which is impressive - with my state and laziness when it comes to drawing.



i also did a little shoot with Sensi and Colleen for Sensi Bikinis and #bikinisinaction. - check out our hashtag
it was sooo fun.

Aside from this, The Headware, which is one of my favorite brands had a great introduction to Cape Hatteras - through the Sunset Swim Charity Fashion Show.

The Headware is a local brand from the Philippines.
check out the radness here www.theheadware.com

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Check out some snaps i took over the week, with my new line mount for the GoPro.
i need to find better ways to shoot with this. can't wait to get kiting with this again.


The people behind the with a kite documentary is back to finish the project. It's nice to know that these people are still here, even with a lack of support from the "outside world" to still do what they do and killing every moment of it.

The Triple S Invitational was Inspirational.


To My Beloved Support Crew,
you are awesome!

BEST Kiteboarding
ROXY
DC Shoes
GoPro

The Headware
Tribu Outdoors
David Salon

Love you all !

Peace,
P

Next stop:

Pitt Stop at Kitty Hawk skate park with the guys behind Tribu Outdoors USA.
and a few days at Richmond to check out the new "house" that tribu built!

God I LOVE MY JOB!

Photos from: REAL Watersports, TONA, and my iPhone.

The Tooth Fairy

My impacted wisdom tooth is finally out.

hurray!

after 3 years (since it first erupted) of contemplating if it should go or not

i finally decided that now is the time!

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last week was the last haul of the wind and i didn't get to kite for the last 2 days because 

the pain was just insane that i booked a flight 

the next day and went to see a dentist in Manila.

Yes, i had to fly to Manila to get my wisdom tooth

extracted because nobody can do it here in Boracay.

The travel to and from Manila was exhausting as i am nursing a toothache

and takin the trike (tuktuk) to the port, sleepover at Bahari Kite Resort (Thank you Marc Nelson)

catch a van to kalibo at 2am, fly to manila at 530am and go the dentist at 9am.

the 530am flight was the only choice i had considering prices, its insane how can a 1 hour domestic flight cost you 7k php 1 WAY! wow! it's like going to Bali or something.

plus some flights you'd have to fly through Cebu then Manila.

now that i say is very exhausting.

and the ferries crossing to/from boracay stops at 10ish so yes, i had to sleep in union bay.

which turned out good in the end for the change of scenery away from the bright lights and hard pumping music of Station2 in Boracay.

I also got to see the new baby of Jemma and Bacchus of Mango Riders Union Bay. he is just so adorable.

I also got to hang with the kids there. it was a nice little break with an awesome sunset peaking from the clouds. sunsets from the east side of our spot is just amazing especially when there are a lot of clouds around.

I've been wishing that one day, i can spend the entire season in Asia being based in union beach instead of Bulabog beach, just to enjoy a less busy beach.

and finally work on fixing our sliders

PS: please somebody who has the same liking for sliders,
please spend some time to help me with this. 

anyways, am usually good at keeping my patience with flights but not with a toothache. 

I only had a backpack with me with water, pain killers and my Ipad (for my amusement).

i didn't bother to bring ANY clothes, as i can just ransack my old closet in Manila.

when i got in to town i went straight to the dentist and told him to hook me up with strong anesthesia for my tooth and take it out.

i really didn't feel a thing during the procedure but when the anesthesia wore offf.....

that was another story. I went back to the dentist after spending the whole day in pain just to get a prescription of stronger pain killers.

am not usually a fan of pain relievers but F*ck that, sorry for the language but it was just too much pain for me to handle at that moment.

i imagined it to be less painful. 

also am really pissed about not being able to move so much while am recovering.

am a bit bored now, i might say. 

i cannot swim, go underwater, do yoga, surf, kite or even just jump up and down. 

well, now i guess the body needs to rest for a bit and enjoy just being lazy. although, the fact that i cant really eat anything either is killing me...and i love to eat 

i've been eating oatmeal cereal for the last 2 days..ok i had a fish brochette and pita bread and hummus but it had to be cut in bits and easy to chew. and it takes me 2 hours almost to finish a skewer for dinner.

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i feel like a sick baby.

but over the 3 days that i've spent in manila,

i managed to see all the brands i work with

since am working remotely in Boracay, technically.

they don't really see me often aside from my Facebook and Instagram updates 

plus the occasional blogging.

i had a nice lunch with the awesome peeps at Roxy/DC 

while my face was still double the size after the surgery . it was quite funny and sad

to have me eating miso soup and small sushi while everyone is chowing down their tonkatsus and tempuras.

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PS: i always get extra excited when i enter this place

the next day, which was the most painful day of all, i was trotting around high on pain killers

when i met with Jeena and Jason from Headware and Tribu  - i finally saw my big mural in their office, and look, even a smaller one from my last snowboard trip from tahoe with my filipino flag

headware.

i also spotted the new package and marketing stuff for The New Body BAg which i personally adore, plus the mural of my kite friends too!!!

the new headware stuff drove me crazy! the prints are amazing!!!

And THANK GOD for DAVID's SALON! 

who gave my hair a lift as usual! 

i am so stoked to be an official endorser now for this amazing company! 

Laura is one of my favorite hair stylist,

we worked for a David's Salon AD a few years back where she dyed my hair pheonix RED!

now we are collaborating for a new look on my hair for the summer. 

I was also hoping to catch my Boss from GoPro philippines when i passed by his office, who i know is extremely busy, to personally thank him for the new GoPro 3 plus the sweet mounts he stashed me with and also for aiding me in shooting for my 2013 season movie BLUSH #2. 

and, believe it or not i thought i was gonna eat elsewhere when i was in Manila but i still ended up in Kasbah - The Fort - just because! it's so sick to hang out there and the food is really great, seriously! 

I can live with Kasbah food for life!

i had din din with my wondertwin danielle

This is when i had the fish skewer.

a lot of chatting, since we are not neighbors anymore, havent seen her since my last manila trip.

The next day, i went back to Kasbah to Have lunch with my fellow Roxy Girl, Jo who i also havent seen for ages except on TV,

coupled with a fun chat with my amazing Boss,
the lady behind Kasbah - Madonna -
who is RAD in her own sophisticated way!

a few sick plans for the next season plus many more! so watch out for that.

Am personally very excited!

this moroccan cigars were yummy but i can't chew on them so well :(

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To Summarize it,

i love all these people that i work with one way or another.

Looking back on how our partnerships started it was for a common interest

PASSION.

The BRANDS that i represent are not only good products/services but also looking at the people behind them, they have the passion to deliver to you (consumers) a product with a purpose and working with it with a lot of Passion, plus of course a genuine love for the environment and embodies an active lifestyle.

To all of you thanks for the laughs (to distract me from my aching tooth) and ideas.

Am excited for what the future brings to us! 

and also to your RAD new products
it's always to difficult to choose just one,
can i not get both? lol

PS: Thank you for the best "CARE" package in the world my Tooth Fairy, or should i say Tooth Faries!

Everyday i feel so blessed and loved!

Forgive my poor iPhone photos, i think i need to dust my lifeproof case clean

I am really high on pain killers right now...
Thanks for reading this long Post guys
and i really hope my tooth surgery gets better soonest.
i miss being in the water.

Peace.Love.Good Vs
Paula

Last session + Heat Wave + Toothache

we are on the last blow of wind in our lovely beach

and i am a bit sad about it.

i wish i had an 11m or just for the wind to stay for a few more weeks.

but altogether it's been a great season! 

I am actually surprised that i used my 5m sooo much, i thought i would not be needing it too much

but i did!

Now i have a few weeks to endure this heat wave.

And i tell you it's freaking humid as hell and since it's the peak of 

summer in the Philippines, Boracay has been going off the hook with tourists!

I've been going nuts because there is toooo many people in the beach and one of the reasons i moved here is for the "laid back" life.

April is not laid back in this place.

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Well, on the other side of things, parties are going on everywhere, even here in Kasbah.

so in the end it's still fun.

 i've been busy organizing parties here and there, can't even update my own blog, running around like crazy, can't even find time to hang out.

and i really wish for it to be over soon.

Today i get a day off because i am heading down to the city to get my first surgery ever.. and  am scared.

i've been trying for a year now, NOT to have my impacted wisdom tooth removed but the pain is just insane, i can feel it in my head and until the tip of my fingers.

Last night i was in so much pain, i had to drink mefanamic acid, anti bacterial and anti-histamine 

(because i just found out that am allergic to mefanamic acid, it makes my eyes and lips puff)

that i was knocked out at 7pm and missed the season closing party at Hangin Kite Center, what a bummmer. 

i also woke up at 1am because of the pain that i had to take a 2nd batch of pain killers :( 

and i am not really a fan of meds.

and i didn't stop taking the mefanamic acid, so now i feel like a dying puffer fish :/

o well,am gonna go to the doctor and be brave and get this tooth out. 

I'll try to post some pictures of my "first" surgery.

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Here are some photos from my super lightwind last session in Bulabog.

(it was such an effort to even jump with my 9m being my biggest sail.)

but i was persistent as the next session i might have is in China

PS: this NBI e-clearance thing is driving me nutZ! 

why is it so hard to get a visa to china?!

Taken by awesome Micheal Webb

Thank you sooo much!