Jul 04 2007
ABOS - Still Alive 2.0
Yeah, I saw some of the comments, and I finally received the voice mail messages from family and friends also inquiring as to whether I am, indeed, still alive.
Yes, as of today, Tuesday, 3 July 2007, I am still alive.
I have, however, had limited or no access to running water, electricity or hookers phones for about 2-3 weeks now.
I was in Banco Banco, Lombok, at a break called Desert Point (I was there, left for 10 days, and then went back for another week). The break is ranked the best in the world by several magazines and commentators.
It probably is. I, on the other hand, am not the best surfer in the world. By a FUCKING LONG SHOT.
I'll write more when I again get a better chance. I'll be back in Singapore on 12 July, so I can upload some of the stuff I've written or typed in the interim, as well as some pics and stuff.
For now, here's the encapsulated version:
I was at Desert Point in a village with none of the above mentioned stuff, then went to Gili Trawanga where I had mushrooms again for the first time in about 20 years, then I went to Sumbawa, and in particular, a town called Maluk (where the breaks Scar Reef, Supersuck and Yo-Yos are) - also lacking said "essentials."
I then returned to Desert Point on Lombok for a week, and now I'm back in (semi) civilization at Kuta Lombok before I return to Kuta Bali in a few days before I return to Sing on 12 July.
I just found out from my friend in Sing that he's going to Malaysia on 14 July, so I guess I'm heading there next. Which should be fun.
Again, I'll write a whole bunch more later. But for now, I'm actually starting to reconsider this whole "surf odyssey" thing simply due to the fact that, despite having surfed for over 15 years, I can't seem to find a groove for my surf since the first week I got here.
Essentially, I am a complete fucking kook.
As such, this following question/comment is left out there for my surfer friends who know that I've switched to a short board, I've come to a whole different type of wave, I can't deal with surfing through the huge fucking Indo crowds, and I haven't surfed significant waves in many years (since moving to Florida):
Should I just give up with these waves, switch back to a longboard, and go to Central America for a year or so (since my money won't last nearly as long there), where I can get nice easy waves with easy takeoffs and long relaxing rides?
I really do feel like a kook.
It's just got into my head a bit that I can't seem to surf very well right now.
Too soon to quit.
Mike O is right.
Hell, I have no clue. I’m just glad to hear you’re still alive (and not incarcerated). Plus, the spam posts were starting to roll in, and that was getting annoying.
I don’t know shit about surfing, but I say keep going til you break something.
Dude, glad to hear from you.
It’s been raining a lot in Miami; there’s even flooding in some areas. Just to make sure you remember Miami fondly, be sure to catch up on the media coverage of corruption in the city government, county, school system, it’s so crazy.
Oh yeah, thanks for expanding my vocabulary with your surfer terms.
~ Vanessa (No, not that one, the other one.)
keep on surfing…don’t give up!
I think I just saw a tumbleweed blow through here.
Just glad to hear that you’re still alive and kicking. Keep up the surfing and force yourself to get better.