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Monday, July 06, 2009

 

The big catch

An entrepreneur rides the tide of surfing culture

Text And Photos By Angelo Cantera Reporter

She is a surfer by heart. And even though she only got her first taste of the sport four years ago, Krick Lacap has been riding waves for quite some time.

As a member of the band Breast Pump, she continues to submit herself to the dynamic spirit of ska. And as a businesswoman during her younger days, selling T-shirts from Japan and a number of other items, she took pride in her ability to sway to the beat of her small market of students and friends.

With the establishment of her surf shop, Mad Kahuna, she now has a wave to ride. And as she confessed to The Manila Times, her small enterprise promises to be quite “an adventure.”

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.: USA Today owner Gannett Co., the biggest newspaper chain in the United States, announced plans on Wednesday to cut some 1,400 jobs at its local newspapers.

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SINGAPORE: Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass e-mail claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.

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SKEPTIC TANK
By Tim Tayag

We all know the benefits of exercise and yet we still have to drag our butts to the gym everyday. I think that is exactly where the problem lies. We need a gym that will motivate us to show up regularly...

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THE POSTMODERN
By Rome Jorge

They just don’t get it. It’s not about online versus print or blogs versus mainstream news. It’s not about MP3s versus records or Pirate Bay versus the movie industry.

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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon

A major reason why so many people are so miserable in love is that they expect too much. Lovers think that love is a cure all. They believe that it must fulfill all their expectations, which it rarely, if ever, does.

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