Summer at the 'Bu

Just wanted to capture and share these fun summer memories my brother and I had in Malibu.Soaked in the California sunshine, surfed with our friends, met new ones, and even got to share waves with our surf heroes. It's amazing how surfing breaks down boundaries and connects us all.

Coast Thru Life: Summer at the Bu from

buji brownlegs on Vimeo.

It's my first time to make a simple short film so do bear with the shakes and imperfect takes. Hopefully the message still comes across... Thanks for watching! buji brownlegs

Rainy Zamba Surf

After our awesome brunch at JJ's Swell Bar.Cafe in Subic, we headed to Magic Left to get some surf fix.

not following directions...

we just love swimming through this river!

photo from Yew by Blunt Magazine

cooling down...

Life is Swell

It's really fun playing with Buji's GF1!

photo by Buji

photo by Buji

hanging out at Swell in Subic

(check out and like their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Swell.Bar.Cafe)

Busog!

photo by Buji

Last minute emails :)

Buji borrowing JJ's menu "board" fins coz he forgot to bring fins for his fish..

Off to Magic Left...

(to be continued...)

Weekend Tunes: Falling Out of Reach

WE love this song especially the part when they say "...you should be sleeping..." :)

Falling Out of Reach by Guillemots

Slow down, slow down
You'll only get burned out
Calm down, calm down
You're getting so worn out

They're trying to make you compromise
This fire burning in your eyes

Darling, you're slowly drifting out of reach
I'm slowly drifting out of reach
We're slowly drifting out of reach

You're slowly falling out of reach
I'm slowly falling out of reach
We're slowly falling out of reach

Out of reach

So home is just a word now
You don't see it anymore
The child's eyes are vacant now
The lights are just a glare

Music's gone and you're always wrong
And there's people everywhere

But darling, time will make amends
Just need a rest, just need your friends

They're slowly drifting out of reach
You're slowly drifting out of reach
We're slowly drifting out of reach

You're slowly falling out of reach
I'm slowly falling out of reach
We're slowly falling out of reach

Oh, keep falling, falling down
You won't need this
You don't need this now

You should be sleeping
Yeah, you should be sleeping

Oh, you're slowly drifting out of reach
I'm slowly drifting out of reach
We're slowly drifting out of reach

You're slowly falling out of reach
I'm slowly falling out of reach
We're slowly falling out of reach

Out of reach

Don't cry, don't cry
Birds' eyes fill up in the sky

The sun keeps burning
The sun keeps burning
Don't know what to do

Out of reach

scarves and stripes

art work by buji brownlegs

LokalSoul

Lokal Soul is a magazine-style blog which features anything about surfing and the surf lifestyle in the Philippines. Also, what's interesting is that all content comes from reader submissions. Their aim is to be able to share what surfing is about from anywhere and everywhere in the P.I.

They recently featured Coast Thru Life in one of their entries as well as videos of Boracay skimboarding, Baler surf (here and here), the RVCA video of Alex Knost in Malibu (video was shot while Buji was there!) and our Sunset Logging video.

Thanks Lokal Soul and here's to sharing the stoke!

Meanwhile, back in the P.I. ...

While my favorite surfer Buji was enjoying perfect Malibu peelers and meeting all these awesome surfers and amazing people…

We were also fortunately blessed with fun waves, warm waters and sunshine!

checking out the morning peelers

THE MAN! Mike Oida

Our good friends Mike Oida and Alma Nuesca Oida -- owners of Kapuluan Vista Resort in Ilocos Norte, and two of the best surfers here in the Philippines -- told us that the waves were gonna be great for the weekend so my friends and I braved the 12-hour bus ride from Manila to Ilocos. Worth it?

Chest high, glassy, and 3 people out.

And when you turn your head to the right, you see this. Heartbreak.

Alma taking off on one of the bigger sets of the day.

(photo from Alma)

sharing a wave w/ the youngest one in the lineup!

(photo from Alma)

(photo from Alma)

(photo from Alma)

Chef Marco 

Mike gets covered up!

(photo from Alma)

having breakfast and seeing this view...

...with these little cuties!!!

and THIS little cutie!!!

(Beau Oida gets art lessons from Tita Nina!)

Alma's throne   :p

Parting Shot: Nina Santamaria enjoying the glassy left.
(photo from Alma)

Worth it. Definitely worth it.