I Am Tiramisu

After months and months of preparations XTERRA Philippines Championship finally lands in Amara, Liloan, Cebu City! The first XTERRA event of 2011 was a great success! Let me share with you some shots...

Amale and Noy Jopson (IronMan Cobra Elite 70.3 champ 2010)

Cathay Pacific's Camille Taylor

Switzerland's Renata Bucher, aka "The Swiss Miss"

Philippine's Tricia Chiongbian-Concepcion, tv personality/athlete

Lunch by WakaWaka Grill

(coz this is how Cebu rolls...)

Roasted calf

A pleasant surprise indeed!!! Ex-commissioner of COMELEC, Mr. Gregorio Y. Larrazabal steps on the stage...

On water start...

and the gun sounds off at exactly 7:00 in the morning!

The cool dudes with their cool gears behind me

Mr. Dave Nicholas, XTERRA managing director

Lara Parpan of Philippine team

Loren Dale Echavez, 17, Cebu's pride, was first participant out of the water! Her team went on to win the relay category.

Let me show you the faces of victory...certainly there was no agony in defeat as all of them were WINNERS!

The XTERRA Warriors:

Loren Dale (middle)

Doing interview in the Alaska tent. Being with the production Cebu crew, I poked my little head pretty much every where. hehehe

UK's Sam Gardner, 1st place, men-pro

Australia's Shonny Vanlandingham, 1st place womens- pro

Renata Bucher, 2nd place womens-pro

Neil Catiil, 1st place men- elite

Austria's Carina Wasle

Noel Salvador

Lorhiz Echavez, 1st place womens- elite

Noy Jopson

Now for some fashion news break. Spot the LANVIN. hhehehe

Cebu governor, Gwendolyn Garcia

Liloan mayor, Mr. Duke Frasco

The guy who had been talking since 6am!

Sir Boying with Mr. Wilfredo Uytengsu

The winners. Ok, where's the champ? There's a story there. It's funny. But Im not sure if Im supposed to write about it. Ahihihihi...

Team Reuben Cebu, lead by Loren Dale

Governor Gwendolyn and Senator Pia Cayetano

Cebu's pride.

CONGRATULATIONS to all XTERRA WARRIORS!!!

Until next year...

Thank YOU Boss for the greatest sunny weather.

(Forecast was cloudy and with rain)

Thank YOU for the strength, both athletes and production crew.

Thank YOU for the opportunities YOU have given to everyone.

Thank YOU for taking care of everyone.

Thank YOU for new friends, old friends...

Thank YOU for team work.