UPS co founder Luke Landrigan wins silver for the Philippines!!!

CHAMPION ANG PINOY SA BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL SURFING COMPETITION!!!!

Learn how to SURF in Baler!!! - MAHDOX SURF SCHOOL

Learn how to surf! IN BALER! Mahdox Surf School is the first and the only in Baler Aurora Province Philippines! Get to see the remarkable view going up the mountains of the Sierra Madres with Lush green Forests and see the spectacular beach breaks of Baler. The School is lead by top rank surfer Rommel " Okoy" Rojo, 10 X Event CHAMPION, Sponsored Rider of ALOHA BOARD SPORTS, Havaianas, Dakine, Lost Enterprises, FCS, Channel Islands Surfboards, and is one of the founding members of the United Pinoy Surfers. Book a lesson now! check out http://www.mahdoxsurfshop.com to know how to get there or call us at (632) 8443861 or look for donnah at 0917-4860996 you may also email us at surfbaler@yahoo.com. we will be happy to help you with room reservations free of charge! there's a long weekend coming. It's time to have fun and finally learn how to surf. See you in baler! BELIEVE US WHEN WE SAY YOU ARE TOTALLY GOING TO HAVE FUN FUN FUN.

4 BUTANDINGS, SUPERSOFT # 5 AND THE BRAVE SURFERS OF MAHDOX SURF SCHOOL

4 butandings have been hanging around the beachbreak area of sabang baler aurora for a couple of days already. they are just so nice and friendly.... Mahdox surf instructors had to chance to meet these friendly creatures using mahdox' supersoft boards.they tried to get a closer look at these marvelous creatures. They are just the cutest!

jogging and the giant fish

August 7 2007, Baler Aurora Province Philippines. No waves.They are Two of Balers topguns in the surfing scene. Argie " Badboy" Hugo and Joel " Brother" Faraon. Jogging along the coastline of Baler they spotted this gigantic fish swimming nearby..... LOCAL STYLE: bADBOY GRABS THE TAIL. jOEL WRESTLED THE FISH . AND VIOLA! THEY CAUGHT THIS GIANT FISH WITH THEIR BARE HANDS! total earning: 1,400.00 Baler market. They call the fish " Talakitok". out here in Manila it should be ten times more expensive as this they say is "1st class ".

Seriously Speaking...- a brief history of UNITED PINOY SURFERS

hahahha!!! Isang libo't isang tuwa....buong bansaaaahhh

Getting all serious. The boys that make my day.

Luke mejo malambot sa picture na to. Ian, nangingitim galing comp sa japan, Okoy pinalaki butas ng ilong?

awwwww...... kambal? all behaved basta surf video ang palabas.

Lukas beginning to look like daddy bry, Ian, hoping to look macho. Okoy trying to look half-aussie.

Ian, myself with the effects of Saint Miguel.

okoy and muah. Ummm si luke wala kaming picture kasi nagbababae yata. Kidding noelle.

The toughest surfers.

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Marie Aquino-The girl behind the counter of SURFER'S RETREAT

PHOTO BY: MAHDAM
Marie or Marinethe Aquino would probably appear to you as the typical ilocana in San Juan La union, with her bronzed skin and brown-blonde highlighted hair ( free highlights- get your hair overbaked by mixing salt water and then just stay under the sun for about 8 hours)and often seen behind the counter of La union’s surfer’s retreat, usually remembered as angel’s mamaluvs….is actually a champ wahine surfer from La union.

About 6 years ago, Marie was that shy girl who used to drop by the kubo while we were all either drunk or goofing around…. You’d see her with an umbrella ( beat that!) she was still about to finish college, too shy to say hello. She would usually give you a huge smile and that’s it! But then she was already surfing already.The the kubo boys were the ones who taught her how to. Probably the reason why this girl charges waves bigger than her is because during that time it was just her and a few other local girls who were interested in the sport. Few, meaning there were only four then, Herself,Daisy Valdez another accomplished surfer who started at a really young age and was definitely the first accomplished local girl in that town, Menchie Espanilla Aling Norm’s pretty American Indian looking daughter, and there’s Mona Leubben, Kawkaw’s sister who eventually after a few years decided to go for pageants rather than becoming a good surfer. Few then meant four. Imagine Marie learning the sport with the Kubo boys,she had no choice but to go learn surfing straight up with the shortboard. She didnt go through the whole "longboard first-ride" thing. Well that was about 6 years ago when Marie never used long boards…until of course the cash prizes for longboard competitions went way up, she eventually changed her mind along with...... almost everyone! hehehe. She only wanted short then, probably because we were all really short of long boards ??? Only surf camp had the most number of longboards, up to this day I guess, But then again, at least almost every local in La union owns at least one short and one long board now.

Eventually, after hard practice, Marie started winning competitions, She was like a nobody in the surfing scene and then all of a sudden she surprised the industry when she started grabbing all the championship titles in the country during the surf season in 2002-2003. Her story is like a real life BLUE CRUSH movie...with a bit of exaggeration and we don't have the pipe here.

Of course time flies, we have all aged and eventhough Marie is still quite young at 25 and is supposed to compete still, she opted to start doing business and thought about her future with Angel. She seldom goes to the beach now because of the number of hungry people trying to get more and more rice at their surfer’s retreat. She may not be around to continuously bag titles, although we may probably say she and Angel have now become masters in the food business. La union is not like how it was before, where everything was slow and it was alright to not work at all and just be with friends all day,things are progressing already in that quiet town, the perfect time to grab the chance to start a business. With a little luck, a lot of LOVE from someone and of course perseverance, one could actually make it big in the tiny yet booming surf spot in San Juan,La Union. Angel and Marie are fine examples of people with direction. I wish you all the Best!