Hectic schedule? Looking for a quick getaway? Here is an eXtreme one.
Wakeboarding nowadays is one of the most popular water sports. It started around 2007 (I think) and one of the pioneer wakeboarders who made this sport popular in the Philippines is Aga Mulach. He even had his own competition or event that a lot of Filipinos and even foreigners joined.
Before, wakeboaring is known to be a sport with a speedboat to assist you and pull you fast. However, now we have wakeparks that have cables that can accommodate one after the other.
Wakeparks in the Philippines will be Lago De Oro which is in Batangas with a 3 hours drive and Camsur known as CWC which is in Bicol with a 6-7 hours drive.
Wakeparks in the Philippines will be Lago De Oro which is in Batangas with a 3 hours drive and Camsur known as CWC which is in Bicol with a 6-7 hours drive.
Thank God for REPUBL1C Wakepark.
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| Republ1c Wakepark |
Republ1c is actually a clothes store that sells urban fashion as well as having that street culture lifestlye which of course includes those boardshorts, wakeboards and all. They have shops in Eastwood, Pasong Tamo just to name a few.
This is just located at Nuvali, so yes its just 1 Hour and 30 minutes drive from Manila. But if your just from the South? 30mins kaya.
Budget wise? Its sakto dude. Their cable rates are affordable. As you can see below, 1 Hour Pass is just Php 250.00. But for beginners is recommended that you take the 4 Hour Pass which is Php 595.00. Not bad right?
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| Rates |
Wait how about the lifevest? I need that, baka malunod ako. And yung helmet? KKD ba? Like kanya-kanya dala? I don't have those things.
Not to worry dude, they have available vests and helmets that you can borrow. But you need to pay Php 800.00 for a helmet and vest. EXPENSIVE? NO. They will give you back your bucks once you return the items to them. Its just a deposit for them to make sure that your going to return it. Alam mo naman ang pinoy, baka "accidente" mauwi.
When your all geared up, time to learn how to wake or rather how to break yourself into pieces.
As easy at it looks, it takes to learn how to wakeboard. My first wakeboard experience was in Lago De Oro back when I was in college and that as like 4years ago. So obviously I need to go back to the basics again.
I'm a Goffy. Not the Walt Disney character, but a Goofy when it comes to wakeboarding. Which means whenever stand my right foot is forwarded. You will be able to determine that once you are pushed in by your friends haha.
Professionals and Feeling Professionals Pond is bigger because of its ramps and faster cables. Faster cables are needed by a person who is in to doing stunts over the ramps and all.
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| Pro's Pond |
Beginners Pond is half the size of the other pond because it doesn't have ramps. Cables are slower here but its being controlled by the Manong because sometimes Pros practice their turns or speed here.
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| Beginners Pond |
And speaking of Manong, if you are indeed a beginner, there are 2 Manongs that will make sure at the end of the day you can stand at your own two feet. Naks.
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| Manong no. 1 |
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| Manong no. 2 |
SO LETS TRY.
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| ONE |
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| TWO |
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| B O O M |
At my BOOM photo above, if you will look closely, its raining. This sport is rain or shine. So if its your off and you think you can't do anyhting because of the bad weather, THINK AGAIN. Just to tell you, on that day, it was Signal No. 2 in Manila.
incomplete without F O O D.
Upon entry you are not allowed to bring in any food or drinks, even water. Pero wag kang mag-alala libre naman tubig sa pond. Republ1c has there own food-store inside wherein you can order food and have it delivered to wherever you are sited,
Burger and Fries does not include drinks and the Burger's Beef is pure 100% Beef. It was a good burger, or am I just soo hungry that time?
Nah, its a good burger:)
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| Burger and Fries Php 250-350.00 |
Despite the weather that day wherein it was my First EVER Vacation Leave, I have no one to blame not even the clouds, thunders or rain. This was the best (so far) vacation leave. And Republ1c? See you this September.
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| Feeling Pro |
