Here's a B&W photo from underneath the pier in Siargao, Philippines. It's known for being a surfers paradise and has this massive pier that stretches out into the ocean. Broke surfers sometimes just sleep out on the pier and then get up at sunrise to hit the waves. It was the first place I took surflessons/ever attempted surfing. Honestly, it didn't go that well!
Even with the lessons, as soon as I was off on my own I was a total disaster, constantly mistiming my paddling, misjudging the waves, and getting washed back to shore. Then having to paddle back out against the incoming waves smacking me in the face all the time. It kinda sucked. Then add in the sunburn, sore shoulders, and board rash. At some point I got washed away in a wave and my board hit some guy in the head and he told me that I was a hazard to all the other surfers and that I had to find somewhere else to surf, so that's kinda when I stopped. If I had to pick a sport that is the most difficult to learn for complete beginners, I'm going to go with surfing!
The pier leading back to land:
local dude surfing. The locals are friggen amazing. I was getting pwned by friggen 6 year olds.
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Originally Posted by TrustySam
It used to be so much fun getting to hear how different people would play different spots with cards - with all the creativity, and all the different angles and stuff. And then it was fun to get to hear about all stuff people were able to do with their winnings, all the experiences they'd have because of poker.
Guess with online poker winding down, talking about spots isn't quite what it used to be - but it's nice that there's still the chance to hear about what people are doing because of poker, and besides poker. Over the years, even the smallest of us winners in the promo thread have been able to do stuff like treat ourselves to a nice meal or what have you with our mini-winnings. So then to see that someone's actually been able to afford to do stuff like travel is amazing!
Yeaaaa, I still make my money and fund all my travels playing poker, but I'm not sure it's going to last much longer. I'm kind of riding it till the bitter end b/c I like the freedom to travel aspect so much. But I do realize it's pretty much a dead end job and I've got to find something else before it gets too late. But being able to see more of the world than 99% of the population is something I won't regret.
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Originally Posted by Bluegrassplayer
Fascinating, what are they carrying on their head?
Just water! There's always a crowd around the communal wells with the women filling up their big aluminum pots.