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November 25, 2006. Fiesta time in Dumaguete!


my third
weekend here, and i'm into my third watersport--kayaking =D for this
weekend, i had two visitors from cebu who were in town for the grand
eating.


kayaks courtesy of malax, whom i met on Multiply, and whom i met in person for the first time. additional beauty courtesy of jakathra, whom i met in Bohol almost exactly three years ago
during my first time to kayak, and her paddler-outdoor-everything
loverboy morris, whom she met on that same trip. the experience of
sitting inside a single kayak floating towards the sunset, and then
under the full moon at midnight was so enthralling, i became a convert
for life after that.


this was only my second time to kayak
(and, turns out, kat's, too). malax, my paddling partner who paddles
from MACTAN to BOHOL in her free time, was kind enough to give me a
professional orientation on how to maneuver our tandem sit-on-top kayak
with feathered paddles (whew all these outdoor sport terminologies!)
while we were on the water =D


so is this enough to qualify me for a promotion out of the "sportless" category?

Comments

  1. kitty galoreNovember 27, 2006 at 4:45 PM

    ganahan ko ani, jen!!! =p
    manguha ko pics nganhi ha =p

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  2. kitty galoreNovember 27, 2006 at 4:46 PM

    yey!!! ka nice ani na pic!!!

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  3. kitty galoreNovember 27, 2006 at 4:47 PM

    heheheh sorry di ko kabalo pag limpyo pa sa lens ani.. =p
    ituslo ra man diay sa dagat oi aron mawala ang bubbles.. =p

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  4. kitty galoreNovember 27, 2006 at 4:48 PM

    wa na ang sirena...

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  5. kitty galoreNovember 27, 2006 at 4:50 PM

    hehehehhee slave nako..

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  6. kitty galoreNovember 27, 2006 at 4:52 PM

    hehehehe naa ang tigulang sa likod, jen..

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  7. ...CariBBeaN WencH MaLaX SparroW...November 28, 2006 at 10:03 PM

    hi jen!ako sad copy kos pics.

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  8. Jeneen GarciaNovember 28, 2006 at 10:47 PM

    of course, gi-post man nako ni para makakuha mog copy ninyo =) sorry lang, kat, wala na nako gi-post tong uban pa gyud na picture nimo kay abi pa lang sa mga tawo imoha ni nga album hehehehe

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  9. ...CariBBeaN WencH MaLaX SparroW...November 28, 2006 at 11:58 PM

    korek jud neen!hehehe!nadevelop sa imong cam si katra and isa pa,cam-magnet man sad jud na sya.im still sorting out the pics from the dumsville fiesta.

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  10. ...CariBBeaN WencH MaLaX SparroW...November 28, 2006 at 11:59 PM

    ang 2 ka hubog kai nagchika.nyahahaha!naa koi solo pic ani nya.waaaaaaaaaahhh!palag ra ba si ced ani na pic kat!

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  11. Jemi AquinoNovember 29, 2006 at 1:43 AM

    ka-lingaw. =)
    i especially liked the "synchronized kayaking" and "jeneen jumps ship (kayak lang diay)" series. =P


    HUGS,
    jemi

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  12. ...CariBBeaN WencH MaLaX SparroW...November 29, 2006 at 2:24 AM

    so is this enough to qualify me for a promotion out of the "sportless" category?

    YES! just go to island life outdoor shop and look for babbu so you can arrange for the kayak rentals. anyhoot, janelle has your #, i asked her to message you if naay gimmick ang tropa.

    **huggles**

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  13. alex badayosMay 11, 2007 at 6:32 AM

    salig lang ka ha, naa kay waterproof. hehehe...

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  14. alex badayosMay 11, 2007 at 6:34 AM

    mo lutaw ra imong camera basta mahagbong?

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  15. Jeneen GarciaMay 18, 2007 at 9:21 AM

    yep! pero depende sa model. ako, kabalo molutaw ug mo-dive ;-)

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