A simple row house made of brick, pebble & stone. In front of our favorite surf break, where we can eat, sleep, laugh & boogie away from Manila :-)
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| photo by Allen Aligam |
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| sunblock, sunny day |
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a place where I catch up w/ my girlfriends
where we store our trusty surfboards
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| photo by Allen Aligam |
and nurse our cuts & bruises...
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| photo by Florence Hazel Batuyong ...to hangout w/ our li'l pals who sometimes come along for the trip :-)  |
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| (my friends' kids enjoying the puddles) |
(and they can go as little as 2ft like Cadence here...)
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| Photo by Allen Aligam |
It is also a place to laugh while rinsing off after surfing...!
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| photo by Charlie Gomez |
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| the typical look on a surfer's face after a good session |
...a place to have birthday dinners...
and birthday lunches
..usually ending in food comas (i miss those days! who's the next celebrant pls!?!)
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| (Did you know you could bump into long-lost or newly discovered cousins here?) |
Don't ask me how or why. That's just how it is. :-p
And the best part being, it cuts through a path like this...
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| photo by Charlie Gomez |
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| photo by Dave Macias |
leading right into this...
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| photo by Allen Aligam |
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| photo by Dave Macias |
and this.
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| Buji Libarnes sunset-loggin' (photo by Dibs Trofeo) The beach apartment--- I share this space w/ my closest friends. We practically don't have anything inside except our blankets & boards. It can be nicer, yes, but in the meantime it will do. For me, it serves its purpose w/c is to give us shelter before & after we have "danced with the ocean". Like what the master Architect Frank Lloyd Wright said in his book, The Natural House, “give me the luxuries of life and I will gladly do without the necessities.” If you ask me HOW I can improve it...now THAT's another story. In fact, it's the next one. Stay tuned. :-) |
Ahhh! Nins, what a great tribute to the LU apartment. When I'm in Manila, there are times when I get homesick for this place. See you there soon! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this entry, Nina! I miss the apartment already! Can't wait for your next entry :D
ReplyDeleteNins, you made us all miss LU! :)
ReplyDeleteAmy, Kiddo...the joys of having a beach apartment no matter how empty (haha, i think i only speak for our apartment since yours have furniture!) are endless! we are a lucky bunch indeed. we have a house by the sea! i've been gathering beach apartment ideas thru the months...i'll pick the best ones & post on the next one. :-)
ReplyDeleteflo, we'll all be back soon! surf season is ON. and for the record, Im so thrilled we have orthopedic doctors in the house. HOW convenient is that. :-) see ya! :-)
ReplyDeletethe lu apartment and the lu apartment crew is love! :)
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