00:00Isang Filipino-American ang handang-handa ng sumabak sa upcoming World Surf League Qualifying Series 6,000
00:06na gagalapin sa Shoregao sa Rigao del Norte.
00:09Paano nga ba siya naging parte ng surfing culture ng isla?
00:13Alamin sa report ni Timmy J.B. Junyo.
00:23Si Noah Arkfeld, isang Filipino-American,
00:26lumaki sa tabi ng dagat at alon na agad ang naging playground niya.
00:31Sa island na kilala sa World Class Waves, magagandang isla at chill island vibe.
00:36Dito na rin lumalim ang connection ng 21-year-old surfer na si Noah sa surfing.
00:42Sabi ni Noah, malaking influence ang tatay niya at mga kaibigan kung bakit na inlove siya sa sport.
00:47It was actually my dad who inspired me to surfing because he was a surfer also.
00:52And then just like all my friends that are around me, they're all surfers.
00:57So that's what inspired me the most.
01:00Pero higit pa sa ganda ng Cloud9,
01:02ang talagang tumatak sa kanya ay ang surfing community mismo.
01:06Hindi siya outsider.
01:08Dito siya lumaki, dito siya nahasa,
01:10at dito niya naramdaman na siya ay isa sa kanila.
01:13It just feels normal to me because like I feel like I'm a local, more than like half, but yeah, feels good.
01:25Cloud9 is one of the best waves in the world, so we get to surf it and practice on it all the time.
01:32And yeah, it's just like a blessing to be born and raised here.
01:37Habang lumalaki si Noah, sabay din ang pag-grow niya bilang surfer.
01:42Kasama ang mga locals, sumali siya sa mga competitions.
01:46At ngayon, paunti-unting nakikilala na rin sa national surfing scene.
01:50It feels really good when like there's other Filipinos like who come to watch
01:54because you like feel like you're just at home and you feel like more confident.
02:01So yeah, it helps out a lot when there's others like watching and supporting you at events, especially internationally.
02:09Ngayon, napapalapit na ang World Surf League Qualifying Series 6000.
02:14Puspusan ang training ni Artfeld.
02:16Pero para sa Shargao native surfer, hindi lang itutungkol sa panalo.
02:21Gusto rin niyang ishare sa younger surfers ang halaga ng disipline, respect at pagmamahal sa sports.
02:27I just like surfing as much as I can and like we go training, like land training, like going to the gym and some stuff like that.
02:38But mostly just surfing a lot.
02:40Just be respectful and like show discipline and consistent and like surfing a lot and training.
02:49Bilang isang film na lumaki sa Siargao, proud si Noah na dalhin ang Filipino roots niya sa mas malaking stage.
02:57Hindi lang bilang surfer, kundi bilang inspirasyon sa next generation ng athletes, lalo na sa mga batang nangangarap rin makilala sa mundo.
03:06JB Junyo, para sa Atletang Pilipino, para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
