Friday May 2, 2008 - Bangsal Beach, Sanur: Yesterday afternoon’s bump up in swell size turned into a heaving seething barrelfest this morning, as daybreak slowly unveiled solid 6 foot sets using the treacherous coral heads of Sanur Reef as a launching pad to throw up some very solid and intimidating barrels, perfect for the start of the Rusty Rumble in Da Jungle 2008. And … [Read more...]
Laying Paving Stones
Datah Primary School Project: Progress Report # 6 Hello friends of our Datah Primary School project and thanks for taking the time to see what's been happening up at the school since my last progress report. Well it's been a very busy month for the cummunity of Datah with quite a lot of different ceremonies taking place. When this happens all other projects stop, being a … [Read more...]
“Marathon Man” Dede Suryana took the long road to win the Quiksilver Open Keramas 2008
April 23, Keramas-Bali: Late entry Dede Suryana from West Java was tapping into his reserves when he was asked to climb atop the podium to stand and hold his board up high to claim his win at the Quiksilver Open Keramas 2008. But his smile said it all, and his comment to Quiksilver Contest Director May Hoy was, “ Ya, I was feeling a bit tired going into the final, as I have … [Read more...]
IBM Gives Computers to Datah Primary School
Hello friends of our school project and seeing as though I was back up at the school on the 23rd it's time for another up-date on whats been happening and importantly where your contributions have been going. Well as I approached the school my first glimpse was of the newly completed wall and entrance area. What a diference it has made compared to the old and falling apart … [Read more...]
Day Two at the Quiksilver Open Keramas presented by Jim Beam treated by bigger surf
April 22, Keramas-Bali: Day two of the competition saw Rounds 3 and 4 run today in, well… at times epic and at times trying conditions. The dawn patrol crew was already out in the water at 6:15 am, getting in the early morning light, with some tasty 2-3 foot kegs coming in sets every 5 minutes or so. A bit different than the previous day, so everyone was amped to get out … [Read more...]
Rusty Gromfest Series Bali 2008 – Halfway
April 13th, 2008 Blue skies, offshore winds, and a pumping 4-foot swell welcomed stoked grommets to Halfway Beach today for the third and final stop of the 2008 Rusty Gromfest Series. Over 120 kids from all over Bali (and beyond) came out in force to enjoy a fun day at the beach, win prizes, and develop their competitive skills. With a heat draw bursting at the seams, … [Read more...]
Repair to School Wall – Progress Update
March 28, 2008 Hello friends and as you know, if you have been reading my daily surf and weather reports that is. That on the 28th of March I was back up for another visit to our school project. And I must say we have been making some ground since the project appeal started off at the end of last year. Just to bring ya's up to date on what we have done so far. 1/ We … [Read more...]
Progress Up-Date. Objective Completed, Datah Primary School Now Has Electricity Supply.
February 28, 2008 Hello again people and I've finally made it back up to the Datah Primary school on the 13th of this month as I mentioned on the baliwaves.com surf report. My main reason was to see how everything went with the connecting of the electricity to the school. As I approached the school I was so stoked to see a long line of cement poles supporting the newly … [Read more...]
Progress Up-Date. Objective, Datah Primary School Dictionary Supply.
December 11, 2007 Hi folks and seeing as though I was back up at the school last Thursday I had better fill ya's in on the state of affairs. Unfortunately due to bad traffic and poor roads I was a bit late getting to the school before finishing time, which is 12.00 noon by the way. So I couldn't actually hand the 100 new English / Indonesian dictionaries over to the kids … [Read more...]
Progress Up-Date. Objective, Datah Primary School Electricity Supply.
November 12, 2007 Hello, crew and like I said I would here's our first progress report on how our project with helping out the Datah Primary School is going. Well financially we managed to raise just under Rp14,000,000. and exceeded our target by alomost Rp4,000,000. I went back up to the school and handed over a fat wad of cash to the school Principal last Monday the 12th … [Read more...]
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