Week 22 – A Week of Misfortune
After another travel debacle of getting back to Kuala Lumpur to attend to family matters (The overnight bus from Krui to Jakarta broke down and…
Week 20 – Solidifying the Gains
The swell during this week was nothing spectacular, so I mainly stuck with the two most consistent breaks in the Krui area, the Peak and…
Week 19 – Almost There with Cover-ups
After a two week hiatus from surfing (and even walking) due to a freak ankle sprain incident, I made my way over to Krui in…
Week 15 – Chasing Down the Waves
After resting my inflamed upper back for about 6 days, I finally could start surfing again. I took it easy at first, restarting my sessions…
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…
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…
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…