With the first semester sports nearing its end, here’s an update on the sports events.

Swimming

San Beda Sea Lions conquered 9th straight title.

San Beda 1,248 points

St. Benilde Blazers 369.5 points

Mapua 320.5 points

Basketball

San Beda Red Lions sports a unblemished record while waiting for the last and final playoff spot to be filled.

Table Tennis

San Beda Red Paddlers sweep first round. Poised to claim back-to-back championship.

Beach Volleyball

Arellano Spikers emerged as Men’s Beach Volley Champs.

Chess

St. Benilde Woodpushers tops Chess Seniors Division with Joel Pimentel Jr. as MVP.

There are many famous summer destinations and I could only say so much. Places like Pangasinan, Zambales, Palawan, and Boracay. I’m glad local and national institutions is doing the effort to preserve their beauties. I also commend our government for promoting Philippines as a summer destination to international tourists.

In this post, I’ll share with you ten activities for athletic beach bum this summer.

Swimming. Ever since I started swimming when I was five, this activity is one of the closest to my heart. It’s easy and I basically don’t need to buy anything to swim. Of course I need my swim wear, silly.

Snorkeling. When I visited Hundred Islands last year, I tried Snorkeling. The Snorkel allowed me to stay underwater for an extended period of time and it let me observe underwater attractions. And while underwater, I enjoyed swimming while seeing a school of fish swim with me. To try this, you just have to buy or rent a Snorkel.

Free Diving. I subconsciously do this when I’m in our pool. I never really tried this in deep waters.  I want to know how long can I hold my breath and how far can I dive underwater.

Banana Boating. If you like the idea of sitting in a banana-like boat and that boat being pulled until you fall into the water then try this. It’s fun with friends!

Bodyboarding. I never really tried this one but it’s one of my goal this summer.

Parasailing or Parascending. If you’re the person who loves to go to the beach to be alone then I recommend that you try this one. When you ascend to the top you’ll feel alone and the serenity of the sky. You’ll get to enjoy the scenic cruise of the area, too. If you want, you can bring your favorite book at the top and read it there but it’ll cost you around a thousand per hour.

Photo by Rench

Ultimate or Ultimate Frisbee. Ultimate is played with a flying disc. It’s kind of troublesome but it’s also fun!

Sepak Takraw. I played this one before but not at the beach. Try this with friends and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Photo by Joel

Beach volleyball. Bring in a volleyball and let’s spike it hard!

Patintero. This one’s my favorite and it’s for the barkada! My friends and I played this at Tundol and it was so fun!

How about you? What do you this when you’re at the beach? Pass it out below!

Oh, if you like the idea of  enjoying the finest sands of Boracay for free then I suggest you visit the website of Century Tuna Supords Contest.

1. I’d like to to tell everyone that last week, our friend Melissa had a successful delivery to her I-don’t-know-name baby girl (Anya). Congratulations Andy and Mel!
2. Yeye, Gio’s girlfriend invited me, Jay and Jose to Dad’s Vineyard to celebrate her birthday with her friends. It was loads of fun and we really enjoyed ourselves!
3. I got to surf the net just like old times ( for 12+ hrs in a day), which I really missed.
4. I got to chat with friends in phone, IM or text messages.
5. I got to watch TV.
6. Enjoy with my family.
7. Go out with friends.
8. I also had the chance to go to numerous Microsoft events especially the unforgettable Asia Security Roadshow where the popular security expert Steve Riley talked about IP Security.
9. I got my first domain, lucindofabian.com. Web administration takes a lot of time but I’m loving it.
10. Full of hope for my Microsoft certification exam.
11. Lastly, I like this summer vacation because I liked how the summer swimming lesson ended.

Like every other summer vacation nagiging sensei ako ng mga bata, matanda, girl, boy, bakla, tomboy, butiki, baboy.. ewan. Kahit ano basta ba nakakalangoy sa tubig. Teka, kala ko ba routine na yun every summer, ano ang pagkakaiba? Yung mga studyante.

Nung una, snob and shy ako sa kanila, nasa student bracket rin kasi sila ( Sa mga may edad kasi kailangan makapal muka ko, ang hirap kasi nilang turuan. Haha! ) pero nung medyo tumagal na kami sa tubig, hinde na. I enjoyed while teaching them, makukulit sila pero sumusunod.

Merong nakataas ang puwet habang lumalangoy, merong laging kapos ang hininga, merong hirap sa frog kick ( o di lang ako magaling magturo? ). I remember the first time we had the lesson, it was like 11:15 am and the sun is up high nung natapos kami, sobrang init na nun and namumula na ung balat ko, pero OK lang kasi the experience was fun. I don’t even know what there names were ’til bago kami umahon. Si Angeline ung maingay, si Angel ung palatawa na malikot, at si Michelle ung simpleng makulit.

Cute sila lahat, masarap kausap, masarap kasama. In short, kalog! Pati tita and ate nila OK din kasama. Kaso, di ko pa alam mga pangalan nila. We talked about families, hobbies and favorites.

Michelle, Angeline, Angel, Ate-nila-Mich-and-Angel, Tita-nila-Mich-and-Angel and Jhed thanks for a friend in you guys. See ya all around, ayt? =)

So, there! At the end of the day my short summer vacation is, after all, F U N.