MyPapan is another e-skate web blog run by skaters from Alor Setar, Kedah. They are just like Skatemalaysia which concentrate more on the local, SEA region and International news and events.
Congratulations to all, especially our local team skateboarder Pa'Din & Kieron. At least this year our boys is in the top 10 list. Salute! Dagger St Rulez!
Received email and pic (above) from Pa'Din today. Top 3 winner as Pa'Din mentioned they have a special award for top best Asian skateboarders during the street qualifying. Well, they are on the podium with medals right? Congratulations to Pa'Din and Kieron. Dagger St Rulez! Good luck for the finals then!!
"In a closely contested Skateboard Street qualifier, Japan's Tetsuharu Sai finished first in today's qualifier, followed by Brazil's Tulio Oliveira and Malaysians Padin Musa and Kieron Brodie, Hung Chen Lu of Taiwan and Ji Hun Lee of Korea in the heavily dominated field. The six will join the four pre-qualified skaters Austen Seaholm of the United States, Juergen Horrwarth of Germany, Rodolfo Ramos of Brazil and Tyler Hendley of the United States in the final tomorrow."
Our local rider in on the way to Shanghai, mainland China for the ESPN KIA X Games Asia 2010. To Kieron Brodie, M. Fuad Saifullah and Fairuzal Hamid. All the best to all of you, make us proud and have fun guys! 1 Malaysia Boleh!
Our team / crew Naqi da flash master is in Kota Kinabalu now. For those who wishes to be part of the photo session project please contact him @ facebook and show him da street spot. Who knows, you might be on our front page news....
The Mont-K has update their whole web for a special day tomorrow. Want to know what so special about tomorrow? Well just click to the web NOW and find out. ; )
(Via: Wheelove) Iconic skate brand VANS is hitting the streets with the opening of its 2 new concept store outlets in Sunway Pyramid and One Utama respectively. So celebrate, they’re throwing a party, and you’re invited!
The highlights:
JAM SESSION on special one-of-a-kind skate ramps. Peep the Wave Rail and Car Gator Pit Flybox below:
Best blader, boarder and biker (BMX park only) of the day will win VANS swag! So pre-register by sending your name, address, IC, phone to shop.wl33@gmail.com to get yourself on the list. Early entries will get an exclusive VANS Off The Wall T-shirt as part of their goodie bag. T-shirt baek tu weh! So please don’t leave it to the last minute!
GRAFFITI SHOWCASE featuring Shieko & Kenji. They’ll be showing off their respective artistic steezes on specially constructed wooden canvas made out of 30 skateboard decks.
MUSICAL SHOWCASE featuring indie darlings Couple and Bunkface.
WHEN?5 – 7 pm, Friday, 14 May 2010 (you can come earlier in the day to just cruise the course)
WHERE?Outside the orange entrance, Sunway Pyramid (near Italliannies)
A skateboarder, skateshop owner and a teacher is trying to promote skateboarding in a school programs. They will have a skate demo, skate video screening & skateboard club registration on this Wednesday in conjunction of the school curriculum day to promote skateboarding.
If any of you who have a free time, especially from Northern side of states. Please do go and show your support.
It's growing. Hell yes longboarding and downhill skating is still skateboarding. It's just a different style of disciplines. Check out the link below to read the full report on Malaysia longboard / downhill (DH) skat scene on various website. Hope we will have our first World or Asian Gravity Sport tournament soon in Malaysia.
Who is Haroshi? (pic above: visit Wheelove yesterday)
Read all about him HERE. If you love skateboard art then make your way to Petronas Art Gallery, KLCC to view his skateboard art display from 1st May till June 2010, 10am - 5pm (Tuesday - Sunday); Admission is FREE. (Warning: Not suitable for haters of artwork on griptape)
Haroshi makes his art pieces from old recycling skateboards. All self respecting Malaysian skateboarder must go and visit. Check out some of his art below or view more in the forum with other link.
Here's the results. Congrats to those selected for the national team and will go to Shanghai to compete in the X-Games Asia 2010. To the rest, try again harder, better and most importantly not just the hard tricks but the consistency, the flow, difficulties, style, originality