my first two weeks of lab teaching went fast..had 5 different groups of 1st year exercise science students
at the beginning i confess i was a little bit nervous..in 5 years at IST i cant barely remember a teacher making a mistake and if asked anything a little bit off topic they always knew the answer..so i had my standards pretty high..i was afraid i was going to make some big time mistake or say something really stupid but in the end i think it ended well..the lower levels of australians uni students helped!
it was in fact a big surprise for me..not counting some exceptions in almost every groups someone asked me what a ratio was..didnt know what a log was..didnt know how to do a simple equation..etc etc
in this lab basically they started with a very simple quiz that counts to their evaluation then they were also evaluated for their lab performance..but if they just did what they were supposed to do in the lab ( weight, stature, circunferences, skinfolds) and answer some logic questions in the end they had the maximum grade...
i still remember the time when we had to prepare the lab before..work our ass of to do all the jobs because alot of times we didnt even had covered that topic before and then write a considerable report! by the end of it scoring 15 (0-20) was a really good job!
dont know how aussies students are going to compete with the rest of the world..the asians are their only hope!
sábado, 17 de março de 2012
quarta-feira, 29 de fevereiro de 2012
news
so sorry for not updating this more often!
some good stuff has been happening here
had the chance to play guitar in a youth mega meeting at Church of Christ, been surfing some very beautiful spots
like Rainbow Bay (pics as soon as new camera is available), going to start teaching some labs, going to play at the evening service at church, have a new housemate from india...2nd week in australia..chickenpot (like varicella), planning my holidays ( Apec 2012!), Bon Iver in two weeks, working is going alright, meeting some new people from Griffith Christian Students and church Bible studies
thats all for now folks
some good stuff has been happening here
had the chance to play guitar in a youth mega meeting at Church of Christ, been surfing some very beautiful spots
like Rainbow Bay (pics as soon as new camera is available), going to start teaching some labs, going to play at the evening service at church, have a new housemate from india...2nd week in australia..chickenpot (like varicella), planning my holidays ( Apec 2012!), Bon Iver in two weeks, working is going alright, meeting some new people from Griffith Christian Students and church Bible studies
thats all for now folks
sábado, 11 de fevereiro de 2012
to my Grandad..in his 80's
today i open an exception here in the blog..iam not going to tell you about my aussie adventures and iam going to write in portuguese...
last week was my grandad 80th aniversary and my hearth is still aching cus i am in the other side of the world and couldnt join my family and friends in this celebration! i thought about writing some words and post it to portugal but i think this way he will know some of the stuff i want to tell him and you guys will get to know him through my eyes
a strange feeling about being so far away is that the homesickness produces this kind of rollercoaster of emotions..sometimes everything is fine..others it is a pain!
i was watching on skype my grandads party and thinking that not many people were there...how many will be there to say goodbye to him? ( iam not saying this will be soon!!) how many will say beautifull words and remember his life? i bet many! i would!
but then i though how often we dont say the things that have to be said..how we forget to celebrate the importance of someones life!
so here is goes...ao meu avô..no seu 80esimo aniversario:
ao meu avô que consegue descrever a manha de terça-feira,21 de abril, 1987 quando eu nasci (saiu de casa ainda de madrugada quando soube que eu estava para nascer e que segundo ele estava um bela manha de primavera)
ao meu avô que me contava historias para adormecer ( e a minha avó) que me deixavam ir para a cama deles de manha e dormir entre os dois
ao meu avô que quando eu subia as escadas da casa já estava a porta a espera sempre com um sorriso na cara e os braços abertos
ao meu avô que fazia um labirinto pela casa com fios cujo objectivo era sempre um kinder surpresa ou uns bonecos (ainda tenho uns dinossauros!)
ao meu avô que quando ia de ferias me levou a conhecer Lisboa, me levou a remar pela 1a vez no Campo Grande e me levou pela 1a vez ao cinema ( "Hook" ou o "Beethoven"..)
ao meu avô que me levava a correr ao inatel e ficou orgulhoso das minhas 10 voltas ao campo
ao meu avô que um dia me descreveu a sua mala como cheia de compartimentos "secretos" e que uns anos depois ao desaparecer chegamos a conclusão que uns ladroes tinham entrado dentro de casa..a mala foi encontrada num predio vizinho sem os cartoes..
ao meu avô que me explicou pela 1a vez a mais importante Historia de Amor
ao meu avô que quando me ia buscar ao carrascal era sempre convidado para orar na ultima reunião e me deixava com aquele orgulho
ao meu avô que quando tinha 12 anos me ofereceu a minha 1a e única Bíblia
ao meu avô (e a minha avó) que me abriram a porta de casa deles quando fui viver para Lisboa e suportaram durante 5 anos
ao meu avô que nunca me perguntava a que horas eu tinha chegado a casa na noite anterior e que me confiava o carro dele totalmente
ao meu avô que me foi buscar e levar talvez centenas de vezes a 7rios ou a entrecampos
ao meu avô que gosta das colheres pesadas e da sopa a escaldar
ao meu avô para quem o adjectivo "agradável" consegue descrever praticamente qualquer coisa boa
ao meu avô que durante os meses mais dificil da minha vida esteve ao meu lado e que no meio da minha angustia me disse: a única que interessa é o amor a Cristo
ao meu avô que consegue não rir quando toda a familia à mesa está a rir e consegue ser o único a rir das piadas do Filipe
ao meu avô que um dia saiu da mesa onde estavámos a almoçar para ir dar comida a um mendigo na rua
ao meu avô que nunca se irrita com nada excepto quando o tentam enganar
ao meu avô que um dia me disse que eu já não gostava tanto dele porque quando era pequeno queria sempre sentar ao colo dele e ouvir historias
ao meu avô que todos os dias ora pelos netos
ao meu avô que as vezes "tem a mania que é o Onassis"
ao meu avô que me ensinou que o mais importante não é a dimensão da igreja em que se serve mas aquilo que Deus colocou no coração
ao meu avô ( e à minha avó) que criaram 2 homens muito importantes na minha vida
ao meu avô que no seu 80 aniversário me mostrou o que é a humildade e que a única coisa que disse no seu discurso foi descrever a sua relação com Cristo
ao meu avô que me batizou
ao meu avô que é uma inspiração indescritível para mim
ao meu avô que fez 80 anos na semana passada eu digo...obrigado! eu não me esqueci!
to english:
to my grandad that can describe the morning of 21st of April, 1987 when I was born ( he left home before sunrise when he when i was coming and according to him it was a beautiful spring morning
to my grandad that told me bedtime stories (and to my grandmom) that let me sleep in their bed in the morning between them
to my grandad that when i was climbing his house stairs was always at the door with his arms open and a big smile on his face
to my grandad that usually did a labyrinth through the house with strings and in the end there was a kinder surprise or some toys (still have those dinasours)
to my grandad that when i was on vacations took me to know Lisbon, row in Campo Grande and took me for the first time to the movies ("Hook" or "Beethoven"..)
to my grandad that took me running and was proud of my 10 laps around the stadium
to my grandad that one day discribed his handbag as being full of "secrets" and that some years later disapeard from his house. some thiefs had robbed the house and the handbag was found in a near building..without the cards
to my grandad that explained me for the first time the greatest history of Love
to my grandad that in the end of each camp was always invited to pray in the last meeting..i was always proud
to my grandad that when i was 12 offered me my only Bible
to my grandad ( and my grandmom) that when i went to uni open up their door and supported me for 5 years
to my grandad that never asked me what time i had returned home and that always trusted me with his car
to my grandad that went to the bus or the train stop maybe hundreds of times
to my grandad that likes heavy spoons and boiling soup
to my grandad to whom the adjective nice can describe almost every good thing
to my grandad that in the most difficult months of my life was beside me and in the middle of my anguish told me: the only that matters is the love for Christ
to my grandad that can be the only one not laughing when the whole family is and the only one laughing when my youngest cousin is telling on of his jokes
to my grandad that one day left lunch to feed a homeless guy in the streets
to my grandad that doesnt get angry with anything except when people try to make him a fool
to my grandad that one day told me i dont like him so much as when i was a kid because i used to seat on his lap and ask him for stories
to my grandad that prays every day for his grandkids
to my grandad that something thinks he is Onassis
to my grandad that told me that more important is not the size of the church but where God tells us to be
to my grandad ( and to my grandmom) that raised 2 very important men in my life
to my grandad that in his 80 birthday party showed me what is humility because the only thing he said in his speech was describing his relationship with Christ along the years
to my grandad that baptized me
to my grandad that is an enourmous inspiration for me
to my grandad that completed 80 years last week i say...thank you! i did not forget!
last week was my grandad 80th aniversary and my hearth is still aching cus i am in the other side of the world and couldnt join my family and friends in this celebration! i thought about writing some words and post it to portugal but i think this way he will know some of the stuff i want to tell him and you guys will get to know him through my eyes
a strange feeling about being so far away is that the homesickness produces this kind of rollercoaster of emotions..sometimes everything is fine..others it is a pain!
i was watching on skype my grandads party and thinking that not many people were there...how many will be there to say goodbye to him? ( iam not saying this will be soon!!) how many will say beautifull words and remember his life? i bet many! i would!
but then i though how often we dont say the things that have to be said..how we forget to celebrate the importance of someones life!
so here is goes...ao meu avô..no seu 80esimo aniversario:
ao meu avô que consegue descrever a manha de terça-feira,21 de abril, 1987 quando eu nasci (saiu de casa ainda de madrugada quando soube que eu estava para nascer e que segundo ele estava um bela manha de primavera)
ao meu avô que me contava historias para adormecer ( e a minha avó) que me deixavam ir para a cama deles de manha e dormir entre os dois
ao meu avô que quando eu subia as escadas da casa já estava a porta a espera sempre com um sorriso na cara e os braços abertos
ao meu avô que fazia um labirinto pela casa com fios cujo objectivo era sempre um kinder surpresa ou uns bonecos (ainda tenho uns dinossauros!)
ao meu avô que quando ia de ferias me levou a conhecer Lisboa, me levou a remar pela 1a vez no Campo Grande e me levou pela 1a vez ao cinema ( "Hook" ou o "Beethoven"..)
ao meu avô que me levava a correr ao inatel e ficou orgulhoso das minhas 10 voltas ao campo
ao meu avô que um dia me descreveu a sua mala como cheia de compartimentos "secretos" e que uns anos depois ao desaparecer chegamos a conclusão que uns ladroes tinham entrado dentro de casa..a mala foi encontrada num predio vizinho sem os cartoes..
ao meu avô que me explicou pela 1a vez a mais importante Historia de Amor
ao meu avô que quando me ia buscar ao carrascal era sempre convidado para orar na ultima reunião e me deixava com aquele orgulho
ao meu avô que quando tinha 12 anos me ofereceu a minha 1a e única Bíblia
ao meu avô (e a minha avó) que me abriram a porta de casa deles quando fui viver para Lisboa e suportaram durante 5 anos
ao meu avô que nunca me perguntava a que horas eu tinha chegado a casa na noite anterior e que me confiava o carro dele totalmente
ao meu avô que me foi buscar e levar talvez centenas de vezes a 7rios ou a entrecampos
ao meu avô que gosta das colheres pesadas e da sopa a escaldar
ao meu avô para quem o adjectivo "agradável" consegue descrever praticamente qualquer coisa boa
ao meu avô que durante os meses mais dificil da minha vida esteve ao meu lado e que no meio da minha angustia me disse: a única que interessa é o amor a Cristo
ao meu avô que consegue não rir quando toda a familia à mesa está a rir e consegue ser o único a rir das piadas do Filipe
ao meu avô que um dia saiu da mesa onde estavámos a almoçar para ir dar comida a um mendigo na rua
ao meu avô que nunca se irrita com nada excepto quando o tentam enganar
ao meu avô que um dia me disse que eu já não gostava tanto dele porque quando era pequeno queria sempre sentar ao colo dele e ouvir historias
ao meu avô que todos os dias ora pelos netos
ao meu avô que as vezes "tem a mania que é o Onassis"
ao meu avô que me ensinou que o mais importante não é a dimensão da igreja em que se serve mas aquilo que Deus colocou no coração
ao meu avô ( e à minha avó) que criaram 2 homens muito importantes na minha vida
ao meu avô que no seu 80 aniversário me mostrou o que é a humildade e que a única coisa que disse no seu discurso foi descrever a sua relação com Cristo
ao meu avô que me batizou
ao meu avô que é uma inspiração indescritível para mim
ao meu avô que fez 80 anos na semana passada eu digo...obrigado! eu não me esqueci!
to english:
to my grandad that can describe the morning of 21st of April, 1987 when I was born ( he left home before sunrise when he when i was coming and according to him it was a beautiful spring morning
to my grandad that told me bedtime stories (and to my grandmom) that let me sleep in their bed in the morning between them
to my grandad that when i was climbing his house stairs was always at the door with his arms open and a big smile on his face
to my grandad that usually did a labyrinth through the house with strings and in the end there was a kinder surprise or some toys (still have those dinasours)
to my grandad that when i was on vacations took me to know Lisbon, row in Campo Grande and took me for the first time to the movies ("Hook" or "Beethoven"..)
to my grandad that took me running and was proud of my 10 laps around the stadium
to my grandad that one day discribed his handbag as being full of "secrets" and that some years later disapeard from his house. some thiefs had robbed the house and the handbag was found in a near building..without the cards
to my grandad that explained me for the first time the greatest history of Love
to my grandad that in the end of each camp was always invited to pray in the last meeting..i was always proud
to my grandad that when i was 12 offered me my only Bible
to my grandad ( and my grandmom) that when i went to uni open up their door and supported me for 5 years
to my grandad that never asked me what time i had returned home and that always trusted me with his car
to my grandad that went to the bus or the train stop maybe hundreds of times
to my grandad that likes heavy spoons and boiling soup
to my grandad to whom the adjective nice can describe almost every good thing
to my grandad that in the most difficult months of my life was beside me and in the middle of my anguish told me: the only that matters is the love for Christ
to my grandad that can be the only one not laughing when the whole family is and the only one laughing when my youngest cousin is telling on of his jokes
to my grandad that one day left lunch to feed a homeless guy in the streets
to my grandad that doesnt get angry with anything except when people try to make him a fool
to my grandad that one day told me i dont like him so much as when i was a kid because i used to seat on his lap and ask him for stories
to my grandad that prays every day for his grandkids
to my grandad that something thinks he is Onassis
to my grandad that told me that more important is not the size of the church but where God tells us to be
to my grandad ( and to my grandmom) that raised 2 very important men in my life
to my grandad that in his 80 birthday party showed me what is humility because the only thing he said in his speech was describing his relationship with Christ along the years
to my grandad that baptized me
to my grandad that is an enourmous inspiration for me
to my grandad that completed 80 years last week i say...thank you! i did not forget!
segunda-feira, 23 de janeiro de 2012
the first wave
now i can definetly say that i surfed a real nice wave!
beginners have to start with white water ( "onda ja rebentada") and i was doing that for the last 2 months..although some white waves then form again in a green wave but they are smaller...
but enough of that! last saturday there i was at the spit! the waves were around 2 feet that day ( 3feet=1 meter) and it was a good surfing day! it was not very crowded..about 20 guys there
but after a while she came...a nice 2 feet wave formed and i paddled as a crazy and hungry man! stand up and there i was! riding the ocean! hands on the water...feeling all the vibes and the speed of the board below me!
i gotta say..the feeling it's amazing! it's addictive in a good way! it doesnt matter if you are tired or not..in that moment you cant think of anything..just concentrating on the speed and trying to make the best of that wave!
when it's done..another will come!
p.s- sorry i dont have any pics..havent reached that level yet where the photographers will be at the beach waiting for it!
beginners have to start with white water ( "onda ja rebentada") and i was doing that for the last 2 months..although some white waves then form again in a green wave but they are smaller...
but enough of that! last saturday there i was at the spit! the waves were around 2 feet that day ( 3feet=1 meter) and it was a good surfing day! it was not very crowded..about 20 guys there
but after a while she came...a nice 2 feet wave formed and i paddled as a crazy and hungry man! stand up and there i was! riding the ocean! hands on the water...feeling all the vibes and the speed of the board below me!
i gotta say..the feeling it's amazing! it's addictive in a good way! it doesnt matter if you are tired or not..in that moment you cant think of anything..just concentrating on the speed and trying to make the best of that wave!
when it's done..another will come!
p.s- sorry i dont have any pics..havent reached that level yet where the photographers will be at the beach waiting for it!
the beast
this is for you nerds out there!
every phd student is obligued to get a new pc ( sucks right?) so with a $2000 budget (sucks again right?) i had to choose something. the guys at the office told me that i am going to do alot of image processing i should get a big screen...so i did!
every phd student is obligued to get a new pc ( sucks right?) so with a $2000 budget (sucks again right?) i had to choose something. the guys at the office told me that i am going to do alot of image processing i should get a big screen...so i did!
segunda-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2012
the new car
sorry for not being updating the blog lately but not alot has been happening apart from work and a desperate attempt to find a car!
something maybe i should have started looking earlier but i just waited until after xmas...well i had enough..enough of having to ride 30min to the beach and standing in the water for 2 hours just to catch a wave..enough of riding to the supermarket and ride back with a heavy bag ( although putting stuff in perspective there are billions in the world that wouldnt mind to walk much more to buy much less...so i cannot really complain!! it is even unfair)
so for the last couple of weeks i've been checking car prices at gumtree (very well known 2nd hand website) or carsales..i was only looking for toyotas!corolas or camry..japonese cars have the advantage of lasting longer and are pretty reliable. initially i was interested in a corolla that a PhD student in my office is selling but he was asking for too much money..
last week i took my bike ( it is silly to try to find a car without driving one as i will explain later) to ferry street..that street is packed with dealers and i went there to have an idea of car prices and to test a few..only found one corolla and the dealer was asking for 6.990! after the test drive and some chat he reduced the price to 5800 plus registration and stamps but it was too expensive so i basically told him: " yeah iam very interested but i will have to call you later!" which really means.." yeah later mate"
during the week i used to check those websites daily and had some nice experiences...advertisements were placed in the morning and if the cars had a very cheap price i would call them in the morning and because i was working i would tell them i would check the car later in that day..they often said: " well i had already some calls and someone is checking the car soon" ...the hard part is that i would need someone to take me there!
thank God, Geoff ( Geoff Redman as refered in a previous post) was helping me checking for different cars and even proposed to come down to the Coast to help me check for the cars...he knows much more about cars as i do (cant forget to put that in my man check list!) and i definetly need some help! so last wed i found this cheap car near brisbane and call geoff..he organized everything and later that day i would catch the train and meet this car dealer with him...but right when i was about to enter the bus the dealer call me :" sorry mate just sold the car!" great timing
anyway that first dealer called me and asked me if i needed to reduce the price..i told him i would think if the car was 5000 and he told me he couldnt make that...of course two days later he told me "Ok!" so i waited for saturday and me and geoff drove there...the car was in fact good but we decided to check this other car near brisbane. it was a white 98 corolla with 157000 and exactly the same model as geoffs so he was in fact the ideal person to test that car. it belonged to a family and it was well preserved! i guess the reason it was not sold earlier because it was not advertised! geoffs daughter found it in the street..
we went for a test drive..suprisingly for the lady didnt even came with us..that is trust!after checking the car we decided we could drop the price a little bit but in general it was in a very good condition! funny how geoff dealt with her..never told her the car was good or was in a good condition..the only thing he did was point out all the cars negative aspects and she was like " yeah you are right so i can drop the price" ( also good the fact we were dealing with a woman..man is out of town..easy to close deals!)
the other amazing thing was the fact that she accepted an online payment..usually people prefer to receive money and i was not liking the idea of travelling with that amount in my pocket during this week! and it was also a saturday and she wouldnt have access to the money immeadiatly.. but i guess i have a trusted face and so we shaked hands and she gave me the keys! i had just bought my first car! yessssssss!
and remember i am driving in the left side of the road and the wheel is in the right side of the car!
here it is in the garage...
something maybe i should have started looking earlier but i just waited until after xmas...well i had enough..enough of having to ride 30min to the beach and standing in the water for 2 hours just to catch a wave..enough of riding to the supermarket and ride back with a heavy bag ( although putting stuff in perspective there are billions in the world that wouldnt mind to walk much more to buy much less...so i cannot really complain!! it is even unfair)
so for the last couple of weeks i've been checking car prices at gumtree (very well known 2nd hand website) or carsales..i was only looking for toyotas!corolas or camry..japonese cars have the advantage of lasting longer and are pretty reliable. initially i was interested in a corolla that a PhD student in my office is selling but he was asking for too much money..
last week i took my bike ( it is silly to try to find a car without driving one as i will explain later) to ferry street..that street is packed with dealers and i went there to have an idea of car prices and to test a few..only found one corolla and the dealer was asking for 6.990! after the test drive and some chat he reduced the price to 5800 plus registration and stamps but it was too expensive so i basically told him: " yeah iam very interested but i will have to call you later!" which really means.." yeah later mate"
during the week i used to check those websites daily and had some nice experiences...advertisements were placed in the morning and if the cars had a very cheap price i would call them in the morning and because i was working i would tell them i would check the car later in that day..they often said: " well i had already some calls and someone is checking the car soon" ...the hard part is that i would need someone to take me there!
thank God, Geoff ( Geoff Redman as refered in a previous post) was helping me checking for different cars and even proposed to come down to the Coast to help me check for the cars...he knows much more about cars as i do (cant forget to put that in my man check list!) and i definetly need some help! so last wed i found this cheap car near brisbane and call geoff..he organized everything and later that day i would catch the train and meet this car dealer with him...but right when i was about to enter the bus the dealer call me :" sorry mate just sold the car!" great timing
anyway that first dealer called me and asked me if i needed to reduce the price..i told him i would think if the car was 5000 and he told me he couldnt make that...of course two days later he told me "Ok!" so i waited for saturday and me and geoff drove there...the car was in fact good but we decided to check this other car near brisbane. it was a white 98 corolla with 157000 and exactly the same model as geoffs so he was in fact the ideal person to test that car. it belonged to a family and it was well preserved! i guess the reason it was not sold earlier because it was not advertised! geoffs daughter found it in the street..
we went for a test drive..suprisingly for the lady didnt even came with us..that is trust!after checking the car we decided we could drop the price a little bit but in general it was in a very good condition! funny how geoff dealt with her..never told her the car was good or was in a good condition..the only thing he did was point out all the cars negative aspects and she was like " yeah you are right so i can drop the price" ( also good the fact we were dealing with a woman..man is out of town..easy to close deals!)
the other amazing thing was the fact that she accepted an online payment..usually people prefer to receive money and i was not liking the idea of travelling with that amount in my pocket during this week! and it was also a saturday and she wouldnt have access to the money immeadiatly.. but i guess i have a trusted face and so we shaked hands and she gave me the keys! i had just bought my first car! yessssssss!
and remember i am driving in the left side of the road and the wheel is in the right side of the car!
here it is in the garage...
domingo, 1 de janeiro de 2012
the new year
2012!
the beginning of another exciting year!
new years eve was again different from what i usually had! gladly i could join some folks from church and we had a good time! and because this is summer...we bought some beers and spend a lot of time in an exterior jacuzzi! just chillin...
before midnight we went to the marina and watch the fireworks..there were several places in the city with fireworks and we had a good spot to see almost all of them
a special thanks to my family who called me several times during the night! it was great to hear your voice!
the night ended with a visit to Macas! another silly aussie word for Mcdonalds! nothing better to start the year then a big fatty burger ( actually the burger was a little bit gross..Mcds is the same in every part of the world i guess..Volta Burger king estas perdoado!!)
unfortunatelly the 31st of December didnt start in the best possible way! or maybe it did! ( learning with bad experiences)
i have been going to this new surf spot called the Spit:
this is a good spot for surfing because it is a point and so more protected from the wind. in the first times i went there i placed myself near the artificial peer and caught some waves but on the 31st i went near the rocks! because the sweeps were coming southeast i got stuck near the rocks and i figured out that it would be easier to climb them then to paddle out of there! big mistake
it was really a stupid though because i was not thinking about the board! i had to let it loose because the leash got stuck in a rock and this is not very recomended if you want to keep breathing! so when i was trying to avoid getting injured in the rocks the board was projected by the waves to the rocks and it got bad!! several dings and cracks...MY NEW BOARD!! but thank God i got out of there alive (you dont say!!) with just some scratches in my legs..
basically my board is again at stuarts to be fixed! they told me everthing is fixable except if you have a car running over the board basically!
" this is what happens when you dont know what you are doing!"
the beginning of another exciting year!
new years eve was again different from what i usually had! gladly i could join some folks from church and we had a good time! and because this is summer...we bought some beers and spend a lot of time in an exterior jacuzzi! just chillin...
before midnight we went to the marina and watch the fireworks..there were several places in the city with fireworks and we had a good spot to see almost all of them
a special thanks to my family who called me several times during the night! it was great to hear your voice!
the night ended with a visit to Macas! another silly aussie word for Mcdonalds! nothing better to start the year then a big fatty burger ( actually the burger was a little bit gross..Mcds is the same in every part of the world i guess..Volta Burger king estas perdoado!!)
unfortunatelly the 31st of December didnt start in the best possible way! or maybe it did! ( learning with bad experiences)
i have been going to this new surf spot called the Spit:
this is a good spot for surfing because it is a point and so more protected from the wind. in the first times i went there i placed myself near the artificial peer and caught some waves but on the 31st i went near the rocks! because the sweeps were coming southeast i got stuck near the rocks and i figured out that it would be easier to climb them then to paddle out of there! big mistake
it was really a stupid though because i was not thinking about the board! i had to let it loose because the leash got stuck in a rock and this is not very recomended if you want to keep breathing! so when i was trying to avoid getting injured in the rocks the board was projected by the waves to the rocks and it got bad!! several dings and cracks...MY NEW BOARD!! but thank God i got out of there alive (you dont say!!) with just some scratches in my legs..
basically my board is again at stuarts to be fixed! they told me everthing is fixable except if you have a car running over the board basically!
" this is what happens when you dont know what you are doing!"
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