Not in my wildest dreams that I would be one with the waves. The thrilling waves of Sabang Beach in Baler, Aurora Province is the site where I first learned and experience gliding on water.
While learning the basics on how to position my body and the technique on how to stand on top of the surfboard, I pity my tutor because he will have to squander tons of patience, immeasurable strength and lots of miserable time before I can finally learn to stand and ride a thrilling wave.
At my present age, in which my body is two steps behind my brain, I know that being a beginner sucks! And I have always accepted the fact that the whole Pacific Ocean would first have to dry up before I’d be able to learn how to surf.
And while acting out the necessary moves being taught to me by my tutor, I was also thinking that since it would be impossible for me to attain balance and be able to stand on a moving surf, I might as well enjoy the thrill and the feeling of my body crashing and splashing down the ocean!
But lo and behold, after just few attempts and immeasurable metric tons of salty water that I drank everytime I fell off the moving surf, I was already standing atop a gliding surfboard! I was like floating on air!
I can say that the experience was indeed pure fun! It’s the ultimate feeling of joy out from accomplishing something that you never dreamed of in the first place.
I was so ecstatic, I even hugged my instructor when he approached me telling me “Good job!” It’s that happy feeling of accomplishment that gives me a reason to visit back this thrilling side of the Pacific Ocean.
Parang gusto ko na tuloy bumili ng tatlong piraso ng Surp Bord!
