Alon Pinas’ Habagat Skimjam, Pundaquit, Zambales

Alon Pinas’ Habagat Skimjam, Pundaquit, Zambales

Posted by roma on August 30, 2017 in AlonPinas, Beaches, Beaches of the Philippines, Habagat SkimJam, Pundaquit, San Antonio Zambales, Skimboard Competition, Skimboarding, Watersports, Zambales,

August 26, 2017. Day 1 of AlonPinas’ three-day Habagat SkimJam Competition 2017 held at LookLeft Commune, in Pundaquit San Antonio Zambales.

Here's a video of the event for the Class B and Class A eliminations.

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LookLeft Commune

Skimboarders line up at the shore

More skimboarders

The judges. Guy in maroon is also a Master Skimboarder

More of my lovely friends

Skimboarders waiting to be registered

Bonus: I saw the lovely and bubbly Joj and Jai Agpangan (they got surf lessons earlier)

Side story on LookLeft Commune's very accommodating vibe:

We came a bit early, and the competition hasn’t started yet. So I went ahead and looked for Mikee (the resort manager) at LookLeft Commune. The first person I saw was Michael (the resort's help) and he called at me waving and greeting me with “Ate Roma, kamusta?” He sure does remember my name!

My friends playing the bottle flip challenge!

I ordered a round of beer while we waited for the competition to start, but they haven’t stocked up yet, so I asked if we could buy our beer outside and stay in the resort. Mikee said yes, and at no corkage. Since we’re occupying a whole table, we decided to order food. But the kitchen was closed (it was around 3:30 PM) and was not to re-open until an hour and a half later. I politely asked if they could serve us food since we came from Liwliwa, about 45 minutes away from LookLeft, and didn’t reach the lunch cutoff. 

While we wait

Well, the cook said yes and served us our food with a smile. :)

Related Links:
Markado II, LookLeft CommuneLookLeft's Rooms, Rates and Facilities

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LookLeft Commune, Pundaquit, San Antonio Zambales

LookLeft Commune, Pundaquit, San Antonio Zambales

Posted by roma on June 25, 2017 in Accommodations, Beaches, Beaches of the Philippines, Hotels and Accommodations, LookLeft Commune, Pundaquit, San Antonio Zambales, Zambales,

LookLeft is a two year old commune beach resort near the foot of Mt. Pundaquit. It has 11 kubo fan rooms, one dorm type room that can comfortably fit 16 people, an AC room for four, and an AC room for six with its own balcony. It has a set of communal toilets and shower rooms, tables and chairs for sharing, a tent area, and a tree house. 

Look Left during Alon Pinas' Habagat SkimJam

Photo grabbed from LookLeft's Facebook Page

Photo grabbed from LookLeft's Facebook Page

Its name is the most apt. From crossing the rivermouth of the Pundaquit beach, turn left. Then at the far end, on the left is the resort. It is also situated right in front of the beach’s famous surf spot: Magic Left.

Photo grabbed from LookLeft's Facebook Page

The charm of this resort not only lies on its communal nature, or the waterfalls right behind it, but also on the hospitality of its owner Marion who made sure we had a delightful stay through her resort manager Mikee, and caretaker Michael. Marion also does the reservations personally.

During day 1 of Markado II

Photo grabbed from LookLeft's Facebook Page

Rates for accommodations and trips:

Related links:
Markado.
AlonPinas’ Habagat SkimJam Competition 2017

It is important to note that the parking lots and drop off point are a bit far from the resort. There’s quite a walk on the beach a small river-crossing. Fortunately, Michael fetched us from the drop off point.

Look Left is located at Purok 1, Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales
Directions can be found here. LINK
Facebook Page https://web.facebook.com/pg/LookLeft.commune

Call 09178913066 / 09178133149

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Markado II LookLeft, Pundaquit, Zambales

Markado II LookLeft, Pundaquit, Zambales

Posted by roma on February 15, 2017 in Beaches, Beaches of the Philippines, La Loba Negra, LookLeft Commune, Markado LookLeft, Pundaquit, Reklamo Band, Tukar Sinati, Zambales,

LookLeft Commune is a fairly young beach resort in Pundaquit, in San Antonio Zambales and Markado is LookLeft's annual anniversary party.

On its second year, they got Manila-based bands Reklamo and La Loba Negra, Adinkra Lumads, and DJ Medmessiah to play. Bonus jams from the very talented Tao Aves, and brothers from different mothers Anton and Carlo of Tukar Sinati!

Photo Grabbed from LookLeft's Facebook Page

It was a full moon that night! This one was taken earlier when people were not dancing yet so we have a good view of the dome stage and the moon right above it.

Manila-based band Reklamo

The prices of enjoying this event were as follows:

Photo Grabbed from LookLeft's Facebook Page

The owners said they aim to always celebrate Markado on a full moon. This one fell on February 11-12, 2017. On both days, a lot of people were jamming with guitars and percussions, while the other sing along or dance. The whole vibe was festive and friendly. 

A big group of percussionists jam the afternoon away

Now I have to say that I surely got my money’s worth on this event -- the vibe, the food, the gig and best of all, the community dancing and singing, and I very much look forward to next year’s Markado III.

Related Links:

LookLeft's Rooms, Rates and Facilities
Alon Pinas’ Habagat SkimJam 2017

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