Few more days before the Condura Marathon!  Registration deadline til January 29

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I am so happy to feature my pretty cousin ( take note my cousin ) Tata Garcia here at Heart2Heart! She used to be the PE Teacher of Everest Academy and now the coach of the Ateneo Women’s Football team.  

Do buy a copy and read all about how Cristina Garcia, Ateneo Women’s Football Team coach, stays fit. Interview by the Total Fitness magazineEditorial team / Photos by Mad Minds Photography

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Heart2Heart loves hearing success stories and how people invent and discover great ideas!  Thank you Cara De Ocampo and the team from Beyond Yoga for introducing us to Christopher Harrison!  

He told us that he was last in Manila when he did a show called Spellbound almost 15 years ago.  He was an acrobatic dancer in Broadway - Chorus Line, Footlose and many others.  He is the founder of Anti Gravity and he choreographs opening acts for Mariah Carey, Beyonce and many more.  

Chris demonstrated for us the different moves 

Beyond Yoga will be offering Anti Gravity in their studio.  13 instructors will be trained and they will have 15 hammocks

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From my friend Clair Concepcion Barberis

 We are Philippine Wake School, a private sector that aims to produce top athletes in the growing sports wakeboard and wakeskate in the Philippines. Our first goal is to introduce the sports to everyone by holding fun camps and clinics in different spots. Our second goal is to unite the local wake community and help the sports to grow by holding events and friendly competitions. Our third goal is to support our local talented athletes by eventually providing them with sport equipments for their training and sponsorships for competitions to represent our country. One of our goals is to promote our country. The Philippines is an archipelago composed of islands and warm bodies of water and our weather suits riding all year, thus making our country a perfect place for riding.

Our events are the following:

Operation Wake Camp - The Ultimate Wake Camp Experience for Everyone!

Operation Wake Camp is a wakeboard and wakeskate camp for all ages, from beginners to intermediate level. It’s not just an all wakeboard and wakeskate experience, but the camp also offers other fun off-wake activities! We believe that it’s more fun to ride and to progress if you ride with your friends that’s why at Operation Wake Camp, we make sure that we’ll give you the best wakeboard experience ever! This is the first ever camp in the country. The first one was held in CWC, Camarines Sur and was called Ladies’ First, an all girls wakeboarding camp. Now Philippine Wake School focuses on holding cable wakeboarding camps and boat clinics in areas such as Davao, Pampanga, Cebu, Laguna and Ilocos.

Steezy Sesh

If we have Operation Wake Camp for people who have never tried wakeboarding before and want to give it a shot, we also have Steezy Sesh for aspiring wakeboarders and wakeskaters to progress and learn new signature tricks from professional athletes. The coaches are professional wakeboarders and wakeskaters who are invited to teach and share their signature tricks. This is a good opportunity for the growing community of wakeboarders and wakeskaters in the country to progress in the sport by learning straight from their favorite athletes.

Roxy Skirt Day Sunday

Skirt Day Sunday is a barbeque party and riding session for girls. We have this event just for the girls because we want to give special attention to local girl wakeboarders and wakeskaters to encourage them to try the sport. This is a fun event for the girls to bond and to have something to look forward to every Sunday!

You may check our website www.philippinewakeschool.com for more info.

We would like to tie-up with your campus and explore the possibility of adding wakeboarding to the students’ extra sport activities. The sport is growing in the Philippines and it’s a good venue because of our weather and water. We are also getting a lot of support from local and international brands. Should you want to know more about us, we are welcome to meet and discuss further about our intentions. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

here are some info for the Operation wake camp dates. the kids might be interested to join our camps.

Other partner venues (TBA Date)

Caliraya (Boat Clinic)

Cebu Yacht Club (Boat Clinic)

Ilocos Norte (Boat Clinic)

DECA Wake Park Clark Pampanga (Cable)

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AN EXCLUSIVE TREAT FOR GOLFERS

Stores Specialists, Inc. Sponsors Invitational Golf Tournament with Cristie Kerr 

Present in historic golf tournaments and the finest golf courses all over the world, LACOSTE, along with premier retailer Stores Specialists, Inc. brings to the Philippine shores their brand ambassador LPGA Champion Cristie Kerr for an invitational golf tournament at the Sta. Elena Golf Club.

As the brand incarnates the elegance of a champion, Kerr personifies the values and keys to success of LACOSTE: integrity, performance and elegance.

Kerr is American and plays in the U.S. based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major Championships, and over $13 million in career earnings.

In 2010, Kerr was the number one-ranked in the Women’s World Golf Ranking for three time periods and she currently ranks 2nd worldwide and has been a 4-time US representative at the Solheim Cup. Since September 2008, she has been a part of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Sports Hall of Champions and opened the Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center. She also has a foundation called ‘Birdies for Breast Cancer,’ which supports breast cancer research.

With the latest Fall Winter 2011 Collection, LACOSTE asserts its modernity and creates a new appeal for the Crocodile brand. Taking inspiration from the legacy of René Lacoste’s inimitable style and forging ahead of the competition, the collection puts a contemporary twist on collegiate uniforms and sportswear. The pieces are a colorful take on the classic wardrobe essentials infused with the easy and relaxed elegance of an English weekend. Composed of basics that are re-imagined and re-interpreted, the collection exemplifies a meeting between tradition and innovation.

Symbol of relaxed elegance since 1933, the LACOSTE brand, built on its genuine sporting roots, offers a unique and original universe through a wide range of products for men, women and children. Legitimate in the world of sports from its origins and its founder, LACOSTE ambassadors, from tennis and golf players, carry the values of René Lacoste around the world.

CRISTIE KERR

Country: United States

Birthdate: October 12th, 1977

Residence: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Pro since: 1997

LPGA Ranking: No. 2

Web Site:  www.cristiekerrgolf.com

Biography

Cristie began to play golf at age 8 with much support from her family. She had an impressiveamateur career, winning the Junior Orange Bowl in 1994. She turned Pro in 1997 and won the US Women’s Open 10 years later. Currently ranked 2nd worldwide, she represented the United States 4 times at the Solheim Cup. Since September 2008, she joined the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Sports Hall of Champions and also created a foundation: Birdies for Breast Cancer which supports breast cancer research.

Wins and Honors:

2009

Winner of the Michelob ULTRA Open

3^rdplace at the Evian Masters

3^rdplace at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational

3^rdplace at the US Women’s Open

2^ndplace at the Kraft Nabisco Championship

2010

Winner of the State Farm Classic

Winner of the LPGA Championship

Winner of the Omega European Masters

2^ndplace at the LPGA Ghost Creek Golf course

2^ndplace at HSBC Women’s Championship

2^ndplace at the Safeway Classic

3^rdplace at the Navistar LPGA Classic

3^rdplace at the Mojo 6

4^thplace at the Honda LPGA in Thailand

2011

3^rd place at the U.S. Women’s Open

3^rd place at the Wegmans LPGA Championship

2^nd place at the LPGA State Farm Classic

2^nd place at the Shoprite LPGA Classic

2^nd place at the SYBASE Match Play Championship 

3^rd place at the KIA Classic

In the Philippines, Lacoste is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Greenbelt 3, Rustan’s Makati, Rustan’s Tower, The Power Plant Mall, Megamall, The Podium, Mall of Asia, Gateway, Trinoma, EastwoodMall, Newport Mall, Robinsons Galleria, Robinson’s Place Manila, AlabangTown Center - Corte de las Palmas, Ayala Center Cebu, SM Davao, and Abreeza Davao.

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Last May 8,  James set up the Pacquiao fight for Dad in his living room!  Apparently it was a good idea because Dad seemed to like it

We prepared nachos and corn on the cob  which Javier ate ( not dad haha!)

 And we had Sunday family lunch while the fight was going on 

Yesterday, James arranged it again and this time, Dad had more guests with him 

Again it was Sunday lunch so before 12 noon everyone is still watching the other fights 

And we were surprised that Gloria brought her daughter Isabelle together with Anne Curtis!! I was excited!  It’s a good thing we still had food to serve them.  They watched the fight as well. 

A little after they arrived, the fight started! 

And this was all of us watching!! 

Including household staff!!  

And even if everyone thought Manny didn’t deserve to win, we still love him, WIN OR LOSE! If there is one thing that ALL Filipinos love, it’s Manny Pacquiao! He brings our family together to watch his fight  and he unites our country! WE LOVE YOU MANNY!

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Last Saturday, we were at Nuvali football field to watch the games of our sons!  It was a very very hot day! But we were all there from beginning to end to support our teams!  It was all worth it!

In between games, I enjoy hanging out with the other parents …telling stories, learning more about them….

 The kids sticking it out and eagerly awaiting every game they will play! And they will fight till the end!   

They won second place!!! Congratulations!!

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