Week 14 – Waxing and Waning Confidence
After taking another short hiatus from surfing for a family event back home in Kuala Lumpur, this time I headed over to Pulau Rote, in…
Week 13 – Growing Confidence
After the stupid abdominal muscle strain subsided, I forced a session at Gerupuk Insides which still proved too painful, then popped another painkiller for the…
Back to Having Fun
This is a super belated surf reflection post, although I still struggle with truly living up to the lessons learnt from it. I had to…
Week 12 July 8th 2019 – Back in the Water
After a long blog and surfing hiatus, due to a knotted shoulder muscles (consequences of not stretching and doing yoga post-surf) and a 10 day…
Week 6 Day 43 (25th June 2019) – King of the Line-up
Upon returning to Lombok and first setting my sights on a moderately big Don Dons, the first thing I thought to myself was: That’s it?…
Why Learning to Surf is so Challenging – The Surf Skills Pyramid
As I sit in the comfort of my family’s home in Kuala Lumpur with a silly, unnecessary scooter scrap on my left foot, resting from…
Week 5 Day 36 (18th June 2019) – A Brief Foray to West Sumbawa
Time for a change in scenery. After a month in Lombok, it was time to try different surf breaks. West Sumbawa is less crowded due…
Day 29 – Swell of the Season (11th June 2019)
“Woah, I haven’t seen it this big in one and a half years…” If your surf instructor says that, you know it’s going to be…
Week 4 – Two steps back
After taking three rest days after cutting my foot on a break way out of my league, I stuck a compeed (A blister bandage, a…
Week 3 ii. – Biting Off More than I Can Chew
We headed out to Outside Lefts aka Angry Lady, and after a previously good session there, I thought I was ready to surf that break.…