The Billabong Pro09 Teahupoo Tahiti. PHOTOS!!!!

Heya Guys and Gals (actually mostly Gals)

I all the happenings of the last four days, there was at least one great thing that happened. I’m sure somewhere back in an earlier blog I may have mentioned a mate of mine from Sydney, Eugene. In case I hav’nt, I should tell you all that this guy has the one job I would kill to have! He has allways worked in surf shops being exposed to all and everthing that comes out of brands like Billabong, Quicksilver, Fox, Ocean and Earth, Globe, and many many more! Every time he comes to visit us in Canberra he brings something with him. I have limited edition board shorts from all brands, some of which never make it to the production line because they arn’t good enough for billabong. Geez they must be a picky bunch cause I’d pay the 80 bucks Aust. for them any day of the week!

Now, all that aside, some time ago he was sick of the simple shop life and kept talking about this dream job he wanted working with “General Pants Group”. Ya see, these guys are the ones who not only market all of the surf gear you buy, they develope the styles and submit them to the companies they represent. That said, I was like “Kool man, you should go for it”! Thatswhere I come into the picture, the guy knows how to talk to people, knows all there is about style and trends, even has the ability to the job standing on his head. The problem though, A; he cant write a cover letter to save himself and B; the job he was going for was as Cheif Buyer of Mens Bottoms!!!!!! Thats everything from the waist down to do with fashion on the beach!!!!! What were the chances that he would get the job when he could’nt even get passed first base? Yup, that was my job!

After calling him ten times or more, hours of time on the phone and pages of facts about his experiance and drive, I managed to write him a killer cover letter for his resume that consisted of only three paragraphs. The thing about a cover letter is that you should never go over four short paragraphs and you should NEVER make it more than one page! I don’t know for sure that it was my cover letter that got him the job, but he thought it was and as a result showers me even after twelve months on the job with the latest gear!!! Hey, who am I to complain lol! Seriously though guys, it was an awesome letter!

Now part of the deal with being a chief buyer is the many benifits you get along the way. Apart from meeting people like Kelly Slater and the like, you get to go to functions and well…… you need a passport! Can you see where this is all going? See the title of the entry? The Billabong Pro09 “TEAHUPOO”!!!!!!!! The shit head calls me a fortnight ago telling me he is going! All expences paid, first class trip to see the comp, surf with some of the guys and BE THERE!!!!!!!!!! The fuckin bastard!!!!!! I was so friggen jelous and yes, I said he owes me for this lol! I stooped to a new low guys 😛 I said “Eug, if you don’t bring me back some thing I am going to dis-own you as a mate! He just laughed at me and said “don’t I allways”. I love the guy, he is so humble even though he gets to meet all the people I ever hoped to, and it’s part of his job!

So Friday morning while I was home sick, I get this knock at the door, it’s the mailman with a package from Eug. My heart was going off the panel! Yup, once again he lived up to his offer lol! I got the official Billabong Pro tour shirt, a rare pair of the new Billabong boardies that will NOT be going to production (don’t know why, I love em!) and three dvd’s, one of them with highlights of the comp! Along with that, a disc of pics that he took himself while paddling out to the “Reef Drain”, GRRRRRRRRRR I’m so JELOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The thing is, Eug can’t surf that well, but who better than tour pro’s to give you pointers and take you out with them!

The photo’s are the real deal guys, he took them and yes, the one with him standing next to the Teahupoo icon was taken so he could rub my nose in it! The shit head!

 
Enjoy the Pic’s!!

Thats Eug, took this one to prove to me he was there!!

The classic left hander at Teahupoo.

He took this one off the board looking back at the Billabong Film Tower!

Paddling out toward the reef drain!

This is wher he said he stopped lol!

The hinterland behind the breaks of Tahiti.

Eug laying his lazy ass on the pool deck of the resort!

I’d bag him here too but I love this pic!

The resort he stayed at.

The reef dive he did!

Some big fish lol!

The pack he sent me!

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The tour shirt I hav’nt taken off!

Me!!!

Me again, in the shirt 😛

Mucho Lovo to you ALL!!!!!
Luke xoxoxoxoxoxo