Go Skateboarding Day

   Today is the International Skateboarding Day or Go Skateboarding Day, an annual holiday conceived by the International Association of Skateboard Companies, to promote skateboarding, thank you Wikipedia ;) 

   Since I first start writing this blog, I learn so many things, in order to share with you quality information, and this "Go Skateboarding Day" in such a thing. One week had passed and I'm enjoying so much to write SurfLocus...

   I don't have so much time to blog today, but I felt that was really important to share this date with you. Skateboarding is a lot of fun and for me it was very important because it "push" me to Surf. Nowadays I'm still skating, but I don't put so much effort on that, as Surfing is my great passion. Nonetheless, I really enjoy to skate from time to time, when the ocean is "flat" ;) 

  Let me show you some YouTube videos about surfing. The first is a skate freestyle of the Dew Tour 2012, the second is about a skate Legend, Rodney Mullen that created a lot of skate tricks, the last is a Red Bull Skating Movie.

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International Surfing Day, SurfLocus

   Today is the International Surfing Day, I hope you've been celebrating it ;) As for today, I also change the blog's name to SurfLocus. This day celebrates the surf sport, surf lifestyle and the sustainability of ocean resources, thank you Wikipedia. 

   During this day there were a huge awareness about nature protection, being really important when one considers the huge human impact in the environment.

   Surf is just a great Sport and I recommend you to try it. It's simply amazing the benefits that Surfing can bring to your life.

  So, how can I celebrate this day with you? Let me first show you an amazing aerial made by Mr. John John Florence to whom I dedicated my first post in this blog. This was a huge aerial made in the 5th event of the ASP World Tour at Bali, Indonesia. 

  I also want to show you a very good movie from quiksilver:

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Just to put my blog in Technorati ;)

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Paolo Nutini

   Thank you Spotify, once again!! I believe most of you know about this Music Social Network, that is sharing music in Portugal since February and in other countries, like USA, way before it. Today, with the help of Spotify, I found a very good Artist, Paolo Nutini. 

   Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish musician with Italian descend that has been singing since he was very young. He signed with Atlantic Records at the age of 18!! His first album, named "These Streets" was realeased in the Summer of 2006 and was quite well received in the UK, achieving double-platinum and 4 songs in the Top40, songs like "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", "Last Request" and "Loving You".

   His second album was a major success in UK, with huge selling numbers, claiming the Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards.

   So,  without further ado, let me show you a couple of his songs ;)

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World Tour of Surfing Event, Oakley Pro Bali Indonesia

   Starting today, the Oakley Pro Bali Indonesia is the 5th Event in the World Tour of Surfing. This event joins the best surfers in the world like Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Kelly Slater, Gabriel Medina, Jordy Smith...(ok, all of them are good :P, as this event only joins the Top34 + some Wildcards surfers).

   Currently, Mr. Kelly Slater, 11 times World Champion and winner of more than 50 World Tour Events, is "sitting" in the 1st place of the Tour, with the age of 41!!!! So, this short post is dedicated to this Legend ;). Let me show you a video of him in Bali:

THREE DAYS IN BALI WITH KELLY SLATER. WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM from Chris Bryan on Vimeo.

   This event will run in the amazing spot of Keramas:

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Praia da Areia Branca and Surf

   Today was a special day, as I surfed really good waves in a season that has not been so good to practice this sport. I really enjoy being with my friend Rui Sousa and catching a lot of waves ;). 

   So I think today's post should be about Surf, and particularly about my hometown, Praia da Areia Branca, Portugal, near Peniche, one of the best regions to Surf in Europe. 

   As this is not the best beach to Surf in this region, I was really impressed by the quality of waves today, and happy that I could Surf in my hometown. So I will show you some pictures of this spot ;)

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Image taken from http://praiadaareiabranca.blogspot.pt/

      I'm really proud of the good waves available in my hometown from time to time, and I really recommend you to visit Praia da Areia Branca. Let me show you a couple of pictures of this beautiful town:

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Learn to play guitar, it's a lot of fun ;) and not that hard

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      Have you ever wanted to start playing guitar but always thought it's too difficult and you don't have money to invest in guitar lessons? Do you have a guitar at home that nobody touch it? 

    Let me tell you this: you can learn by yourself, there are tons of information about it around the web, you just need to take that first step. I am posting this, because I learn to play guitar by myself, watching videos on YouTube and exploring the amazing world of UltimateGuitar. 

   Music is a great part of one's life, think about it, don't you relate certain past moments to specific songs? When your sad or happy you listen to different songs, and one great song can lift up your spirit and prepare you for some task you have to accomplish. 

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