Weekend before last, I went up to Baler with TizShe and 2 of her cousins.
Francis Ford Coppola came to Baler in 1976 to film 'Apocalypse Now' .
Ferdinand Marcos agreed to let him hire elements of the Philippine armed forces for the film.
The Huey helicopters he hired were the same Bell UH-1 Iroquois model used by U.S. forces in Vietnam.
Legend has it that surfing in the Philippines was born after the film crew left, leaving a few of the surf boards behind for the locals.
These days, Charlie does surf!