One of the Boys: Last of Summer

Advents and Adventures

Another divine escape from the city, I never thought I'll be seeing myself on the beach again. It's almost June, and this will be the Last of summer for me. Gotta get back on track and complete all plans. And of course all honestly, I can't spend too much on going out of town. I already reached my quota on going to the beach.

Although, this is by far the best summer I had. Almost every weekend is a beach weekend and on that days are always considered as the best days of my life. The sun, sand and the sea: nothing beats this getaway.

This time we went to Anilao West (different from the first Anilao trip I went to), It's a little failure to hit the beach after the typhoon. The shore was drenched with dried leaves and coconuts, and whatever things the waves can bring.

But Bats never failed to give me a good time.

Oh hey, I spent my summer with my boys.:)

One of the Boys, Last of Summer: photo diary

Here's our "dad" of the day.

the kids.:)

"takas" boy

the boys preparing dinner.

eating the next day. we probably all got drunk the night before

he likes to pose.

and smile.

just like me.

you see?:)

this is our "patient". He got soooo drunk, and lets not talk about the mess he left the bathroom.

still drunk

hangover.

chill man.

chill man.

oh no, sand in my pants (shorts)

baywalk?

lets roll.:)

we buried him and thats supposed to be boobs. haha

isn't that cool, a "kubo" in the middle of the sea.

poll time bubble.

Back to Manila!

If you can't dive, do the aquanaut.

Advents and Adventures

Just coz the occasion calls for it.

It's summer and Manila is in such scorching heat.

Almost everyone has to dive into the pool or hit the beach, sadly,

Manila is a little far from those places we want to go to.

Good thing we can visit Manila Ocean Park.

It actually makes sense now, there's a pool there, a bar and whatever summer fix you need.

So my first stop before all my beach escapades is The Manila Ocean Park, this is for the launch of the new GE Cameras. Cool cameras in a very affordable price.

This is the GE DV1 Camera, well basically its summer and you need a camera that can accompany you

through any adventure you want to do.

It's dust proof, shock proof and of course water proof!

I like the green one. Cool and hip colors right?:)

And here I am trying out the GV1 during aquanaut.

It enables me to shoot a video and take pictures all at the same time.

and here is my partner in crime, Avhiee!

look whats swimming above us.

I'm an aqua astronautic chick.

The helmet/oxygen weights about 40kilos, thats why you sink and stay under the water.

Breathing is too easy, normal actually. No need to breathe through you mouth like when you snorkel and dive. But of course you need to equalize or your ears will bleed. pressure!

And here is the instructor, me and avhiee.:))

Photo Op!

Fishies!!

Overall, this is your alternative for Scuba Diving, especially when you don't have the time to hit the beach.

I don't know the exact price on how much it's gonna cost but it's gonna be worth it.

You can't really feed them or touch them, they might sting you or cut you. Some fishes has really shard skills and fins.

And for a more rewarding experience, why don't you bring along a GE GV1 with you?

Underwater photos? It's clearly a proof you had a good manila-lovin summer.:)

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young and free

the empty blackboard

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last race, last phase

From my last post, I said I like extreme sports.

Other than the usual ones, it requires more courage, strength and knowledge to do such.

That is why I loved Maico Buncio.

Like the others who met him, heard of him, knew him.

At 21, he was reigning supreme on the superbikes division.

Winning one right after the other, he seem unstoppable.

Maico is my friends cousin, the night he had the accident we we're talking about him. I was supposed to get him for a feature on our magazine, I was asking about their standing on the ARRC. Little did we know that on those exact moments, he encountered an accident so tragic that I wouldn't mind spilling the details.

It was a 24-hour battle for Maico, it was hard but he fought hard. Just like how he fought for his crown on races. Nobody knew it was gonna be his last fight.

If you don't know him, you are missing out.

here's how he did on some of his races.

A streak of wins.

On a press conference I attended for Team Suzuki Pilipinas, I asked a few questions to Maico and here's how my paper looked like after the event. There we're just too many things I had to take notes of.

And did I mention Maico looks awesome?

No wonder girls are heart-broken by this tragedy.

I have never lost someone in an accident, so this is how it feels. It feels worse than anything.

You wouldn't really know when you'll be called up there on the heavens.

Coz on the heavens lay peace, you raced too fast to go this far.

"Ate, pagnanalo ako sa Asian, pagbalik ko ako na ang bagong Phil Younghusband". -Maico

Actually, I don't wanna see him this way.

I just want to remember him on a state where he is alive as ever; Racing.

You'll be remembered forever. 129.

Maico Greg Buncio

September 10, 1988-May 15, 2011

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young and free

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