this is a repost from my multiply blog
elo!
im inviting everyone to come to this year's La Union Surf Break 3 
where: San Juan, La Union
when: Oct 24-26, 2008
what: (the following activities were also included during the previous years)
surfing clinics
Ultimate Frisbee
Wall Rock Climbing
Beach Volleyball Clinics
Tournaments for each event
Ultimate Beach Break Party (reggae rock ata but m not sure)
(being wasted every night)
(new this year)
Search for La Union Surfing Bodies 2008
Oktoberfest
Amazing Race Challenge
Fun Games
iv been attending this event since it first started and (im from la union) let me guarantee you that it's uber uber uber fun
well, of course it's probably because of the company i was with then,
but you cant deny all the fun activities. plus they really give plaques
and medals for winners of each event (my friends and i joined the speed
wall climbing thingy and the ultimate frisbee stuff).
also, yummy bodies are literally displayed around..
i suggest you guys to join all the events (how i wish i could join the amazing race *sigh*)
i promise you'd love all your aching bones after.
my bloopers of last year's surf break were:
having my picture taken with Uma (yes, the PBB personality)
paolo bediones accidentally hit me with a frisbee.
i lost my car keys (on the beach, we were bit drunk and it was dark - hai.)
and a friggin old lady danced dirty beside me
i guess being pregnant this year would save me from being stupidly drunk (noooo!)
anyway, last year's registration rate was 280php --> inclusive of a t-shirt.
please tell me if you want to go so i could reserve a room good for whatever.
mabilis kasi maubos yung mga rooms.
please plan as if you're staying for 4-5 days instead of the scheduled
3 days kasi it really pays to come early (unahan kasi sa surfing
lessons. kung 1st time nyo, mabibigla kayo sa dami ng ngssignup) and
siksik sobra ang events and maganda yung hindi ka nagmamadali umalis
La Union sticks to you kasi.. (awww..)
basta, masaya dun pramis.
'nuf said(-_-')
jai
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Riding the Waves in La Union for Surfing Break 3
http://www.launion.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=621&Itemid=1
The Provincial Government of La Union, the Department of Tourism-Region
I, the Municipal Government of San Juan and the La Union Hotels,
Resorts and Restaurants Association will have its annual surfing event
called the LA UNION SURFING BREAK. The event will be held on October 24
to 26, 2008 at Urbiztondo Beach, San Juan, La Union.
The La
Union Surfing Break had a successful reprise last year after its
launching in 2006. It is conceptualized to educate and expose surfing
to the general public through proper teaching methods. Timed during
semestral break, the target market of the event was students from
Manila, Baguio and other Northern Luzon cities. Among the three other
well-known surf sites in the Philippines --- Siargao in Surigao del
Norte, Baler in Aurora and Daet in Camarines Sur --- La Union is the
most accessible for those coming from Mega Manila. The event turned the
beach cove of Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union into the likes of one hot
summer getaway in Boracay.
The LA UNION SURFING BREAK proved
very successful in the past 2 years. It has positioned La Union as the
Surfing and Active Lifestyle Holiday Destination of the Philippines.
With the help of the media, both broadcast and print, the activity has
become popular throughout the country.
Now on its third year, not
only will there be the usual surfing clinics but also beach activities
like Ultimate Frisbee, Wall Rock Climbing, Beach Volleyball Clinics and
Tournaments. Added features this year will be the Ultimate Beach Break
Party, Search for La Union Surfing Bodies 2008, Oktoberfest, Amazing
Race Challenge, Fun Games, among others.
Surf Clinics
The same surf clinic module implemented in the past 2 years will still
be used this year. Each registered participant will be entitled to an
hour surf lesson. With 20 surfboards and 10 hours per day, we can
accommodate 300 trail surfers for two days. Schedule of surf lessons
shall be issued upon registration. While waiting for turns for the surf
clinic, frisbee and climbing clinics will be continuously running.
Beach volleyball games will also be held round the clock. Local Surfing
Competition shall be held on Day 3 of the event.
Frisbee and Speed Climbing Competitions
The side events that took place in the past two years were huge success
in keeping the surfer participants busy while waiting for their turn.
So successful were they that ideas to expand these concepts took place.
This year, from merely fun activities open to the public, the climbing
walls and frisbee fields will be used for very spectator-friendly but
serious and high level competitions.
Ultimate Frisbee
Day 1: Whole day clinic with hired instructors, arrival of teams, invitation of locals to form teams or join existing teams.
Day 2: Maximum of 12 teams, mixed, male and female. Whole day
competitions. Teams will be seeded upon registration to form 2 groups
of 6. Each group will compete to arrive with top 4 teams per group.
Day 3: The top 4 teams per group will enter into a quarterfinal round,
semi final and final round to come out with the Champion, 1st Runner Up
and 2nd Runner Up.
Team Speed Climbing and Bouldering
Maximizing on the presence of the climbing wall, we can set up a
professional Bouldering Competition apart from the team Speed Climbing
Competition.
Day 1: Whole day clinic with hired instructors,
arrival of competitors, invitation of locals to form teams or join
existing teams, practice sessions on the speed climbing wall
Day 2: Whole day Bouldering Competition, approximately 50 participants
male and female. Climbers are given 2 rounds of boulders to score. The
top 16 male and top 8 female competitors advance into the next day's
rounds. Team speed seeding rounds happen at 4pm.
Day 3:
Quarter final, Semi final and Final Rounds for Team Speed Climbing and
Bouldering Competitions to result in Champion, 1st Runner Up and 2nd
Runner Up in Men's Bouldering, Women's Bouldering and Team Speed
Climbing.
Beach Volleyball
This is the classic
beach game which cannot go missed. Teams will travel to compete, or can
be formed together by interactive game marshals monitoring interested
individuals wanting to play. After 3 days, interested teams will get
competitive and compete for the LUSB Beach Volley International Trophy.
Day 1: Seeding, free games, forming of teams for those that don't have teams, arrival of teams, registration
Day 2: Registration, maximum of 12 teams of 4, mixed with at least 1
female. Whole day competitions. Teams will be seeded upon registration
to form 2 groups of 6. Each group will compete to arrive with top 4
teams per group.
Day 3: The top 4 teams per group will enter
into a quarterfinal round, semi final and final round to come out with
the Champion, 1st Runner Up and 2nd Runner Up.
The Ultimate Beach Break Party & Oktoberfest
News of the beach party which took place last year was spread like fire
through campuses and schools when the students went back to school.
This event definitely made its impact in the students’ social scene.
This year aims to have more bands and more people attending the party
concert. The party happens on Day 1 and Day2 of the event.
Search for La Union Surfing Bodies 2008
The La Union Surfing Bodies 2008 is a personality and modelling search
for young boys and girls that aims to discover the most beautiful and
most refreshing face that has the best potential to penetrate the
industry of advertising and fashion and eventually crossover to be the
next teen idol.
La Union Amazing Race Challenge
It is a race against time with a competitive team element. The race
consists of a series of clues to get from one checkpoint /pit stop to
another. Route Markers which will either contain a Road Block or Detour
shall be in place to each checkpoint where the team or one of their
members must complete a given task before going on to the next pit
stop/checkpoint. Route Markers mark the location of additional route
information; Road Blocks on the other hand, shall outline a specific
task to one member which one must complete to be able to proceed while
detour gives a choice of two tasks the whole team must complete before
moving on. The first team to reach the final pit stop/checkpoint shall
be the winner of the race.
In the bigger picture, the La
Union Surfing Break is a real nudge to La Union’s over-all tourism
industry as well as other business ventures. With the expected influx
of people coming over, the goal in the end is to ensure the event
leaves a trail of small business start ups, idea transfers, and enough
momentum to promote La Union as a sports and adventure destination as
well as the premier surfing destination in North Luzon, prepared and
ready to take on an influx of tourists.
-Provincial Information and Tourism Office
