Catching the Baler waves

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan I grabbed a cold bottle of beer at Fred’s the night of April 30, with hopes of drowning the summer heat. It barely did; it was a sweltering 30 degrees Celsius and 71 percent humidity (according to timeanddate.com) even at night. It was literally…

Old man, long road

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana  Summer is coming to a close, yet the heat is still unforgiving in the small town of Los Baños, Laguna. The trees are at a standstill, so still that not even a light breeze is blowing. The sticky, heavy air makes moving such a chore. Then, out…