I LOVE DESARU NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO. 2
21 December 2005
EDITOR'S NOTE
I come up with this issue FOUR weeks sooner than planned, simply because the comments you guys gave me have been encouraging, not helped by the stories that seem to be piling up. Thanks for not pelting me with stones, bones or cones so far, although one member has threatened me with witch roasting.
Disclaimer: The articles featured here are based on words of mouth and assumptions and no verbal, mental or physical abuse shall be inflicted upon the writer of these articles.
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WEEKEND WAVE REVIEW
Monsoon has started! The water has turned a uniform murky tea colour, the churned-up sand stick to the back of your throat after a wipeout, and the wind blows layers and layers of whitewash like no one's business to the shore. "Brutal!" Ajill correctly predicted.
Sunday 18 December saw waves that were - no offence to the waves, sir - ugly. Local surfer Pesot stayed in the water for an hour only to catch one ride. So shaken was he that he came out of the water obviously shaking. Everybody went for their long breakfast waiting for the tide to go out. Still, going out in the afternoon was a tricky affair. The whole sea was a rather big mess.
Mike Lim, Affian and Keith seem to be enjoying their time fine, catching rides upon rides upon rides you wish they have good wipeouts so you don't have to stand on the shore wishing you could ride like them. Obviously it wasn't exactly a beautiful day for everybody. Ian was shouting profanity in the water. "This wave's making me look like a fool!" he said, clenching his fist angrily once out of the water. Well, that probably summed it all up.
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IAN PREDICTS
Despite the sea looking like an angry churned eggwhite soup, the beach crowd played, frollicked, and squealed with delights whenever the waves came up to them. They went further and further into the water in spite of the incessant blowing of whistle by abang Jaffa and Din. One father was seen excitedly encouraging his three goggle-fitted chubby kids to "go play in the water!" It was like watching a tragi-horror show waiting to unfold. Before going for lunch Ian had a hunch that "at the rate they are going now, someone's going to get drowned."
In a matter of hours, his prediction came true. Late afternoon a young man drowned. His body wasn't found. A floating coconut shell had us fooled for a second. His girlfriend was crying. The rescue team came too late. When we passed by the beach on Monday night, his family was still at the beach amidst the howling wind, waiting for his body to return.
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO A-ZAI'S BOARD?
Congratulations to A-zai for having snapped his gorgeous yellow board last Sunday 11 December 2005. It was a good clean day with hollow speedy waves. He caught many rides, exclaiming laudable "Thank you sir!" and "Beautiful! Beautiful!" ecstatically. However, his joy was shortlived. A good ride and a sandbar was all that it took to knock him and his board. For your viewing pleasure, I have included a short video so we can all sympathize with his board's fate.
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RETURN OF THE MAN
Previous issue mentioned Mike Lim planning to retire from surfing. However, after reading "Tuesdays with Morie", he had a change of heart and has been spotted to return to the sea.
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RETURN OF THE CREATURE
Andi Lim (not related to Mike Lim) was paddling in alone one Friday morning last week when he spotted what he believed to be a Blacktip shark. "I saw its black tipped fin and tail! I know a Blacktip when I see one!" he said, recoiling from the horror. "It's as big as my board!" Which puts the creature to be around 5 feet long. So sure was he that it wasn't a mere dolphin or a giant fish, he paddled back to the shore with all his might, foregoing the usual taxi-ride that we lazy bunch usually wait to hitch to get back to shore.
EDITOR'S NOTE
I come up with this issue FOUR weeks sooner than planned, simply because the comments you guys gave me have been encouraging, not helped by the stories that seem to be piling up. Thanks for not pelting me with stones, bones or cones so far, although one member has threatened me with witch roasting.
Disclaimer: The articles featured here are based on words of mouth and assumptions and no verbal, mental or physical abuse shall be inflicted upon the writer of these articles.
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WEEKEND WAVE REVIEW
Monsoon has started! The water has turned a uniform murky tea colour, the churned-up sand stick to the back of your throat after a wipeout, and the wind blows layers and layers of whitewash like no one's business to the shore. "Brutal!" Ajill correctly predicted.
Sunday 18 December saw waves that were - no offence to the waves, sir - ugly. Local surfer Pesot stayed in the water for an hour only to catch one ride. So shaken was he that he came out of the water obviously shaking. Everybody went for their long breakfast waiting for the tide to go out. Still, going out in the afternoon was a tricky affair. The whole sea was a rather big mess.
Mike Lim, Affian and Keith seem to be enjoying their time fine, catching rides upon rides upon rides you wish they have good wipeouts so you don't have to stand on the shore wishing you could ride like them. Obviously it wasn't exactly a beautiful day for everybody. Ian was shouting profanity in the water. "This wave's making me look like a fool!" he said, clenching his fist angrily once out of the water. Well, that probably summed it all up.
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IAN PREDICTS
Despite the sea looking like an angry churned eggwhite soup, the beach crowd played, frollicked, and squealed with delights whenever the waves came up to them. They went further and further into the water in spite of the incessant blowing of whistle by abang Jaffa and Din. One father was seen excitedly encouraging his three goggle-fitted chubby kids to "go play in the water!" It was like watching a tragi-horror show waiting to unfold. Before going for lunch Ian had a hunch that "at the rate they are going now, someone's going to get drowned."
In a matter of hours, his prediction came true. Late afternoon a young man drowned. His body wasn't found. A floating coconut shell had us fooled for a second. His girlfriend was crying. The rescue team came too late. When we passed by the beach on Monday night, his family was still at the beach amidst the howling wind, waiting for his body to return.
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO A-ZAI'S BOARD?
Congratulations to A-zai for having snapped his gorgeous yellow board last Sunday 11 December 2005. It was a good clean day with hollow speedy waves. He caught many rides, exclaiming laudable "Thank you sir!" and "Beautiful! Beautiful!" ecstatically. However, his joy was shortlived. A good ride and a sandbar was all that it took to knock him and his board. For your viewing pleasure, I have included a short video so we can all sympathize with his board's fate.
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RETURN OF THE MAN
Previous issue mentioned Mike Lim planning to retire from surfing. However, after reading "Tuesdays with Morie", he had a change of heart and has been spotted to return to the sea.
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RETURN OF THE CREATURE
Andi Lim (not related to Mike Lim) was paddling in alone one Friday morning last week when he spotted what he believed to be a Blacktip shark. "I saw its black tipped fin and tail! I know a Blacktip when I see one!" he said, recoiling from the horror. "It's as big as my board!" Which puts the creature to be around 5 feet long. So sure was he that it wasn't a mere dolphin or a giant fish, he paddled back to the shore with all his might, foregoing the usual taxi-ride that we lazy bunch usually wait to hitch to get back to shore.
The sighting wasn't the first to be reported. Ajill has spotted the creature couple of weeks back. Kuching has been trying to convince us since years back that he spotted a shark in the water, which we loudly laughed off as mere bollocks and instead made cruel jokes out of him. Now it seems the creature is back.--------------------------------------------------------
GOLDEN GIRL LOST GOLDEN PHONE
Former Roxy Gold Team member Kyoko hits the news again this time, unfortunately in a swing of luck. After winning her first gold medal, she now lost her favourite Panasonic mobile which plays fantastic alarm ringing tones. It occured while she was waiting for cab early morning for her Sunday surf. "That's my favourite phone! It's been with me for the past 4 1/2 years!" she said, close to tears. She has been feeling depressed since then.
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ADS
Nobody wants to buy or sell anything this week. So, no ads.
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SURF TRIPS NOTICE
One surfer girl is rumoured to be at Lombok right now. Apart from that, Christmas and New Year pose dilemmas to many of us as we are torn between performing our civic duties like attending Christmas dinners and zouking out (if you can still be bothered) and actually planning for surf trips. Plans have been mentioned here and there but there has yet to be concrete outcomes. We just love to do that last minute planning.
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