SKATEBOARD CONTEST "YB DATUK SERI ZAINUDIN MAIDIN CUP"

Dec 15th - 16th 2007, The Carnival (Parking Area), Cinta Sayang Golf & Counry Resorts, Sg Petani, Kedah

This is my first visit to a competition in Sungei Petani. It's about 4 hours drive from KL and it's worth your time to drive there. I mean the scenery in Kedah State area were awesome. Especially after you pass Taiping, Penang and see all the green "Padi" field and stuff, the sunrise between the hills. Damn what a wonderful world aint it?

Me and my family arrived at the location 1 hour before the event begins. I meet Iman, the event person in charge (also one of the judges) had little intro of the event and stuff. Then grab the keys from him and check in the Chalet room. We leave our stuff there and drive back to the event location which is just 5 minutes away from the resorts. The resorts, the room were awesome. It's a 4 star resorts, but plenty of people (it's school holiday season ma).

The park course were 96% complete. Some of the parts were not screwed or drill yet which i think abit dangerous for most contestant. Lluckly no one badly injured on that day. The weather were cloudy and it rained a couple of time which we had to stop and start again after it stops and then same thing happens all over again. Most of the skater is new to me except for Adam Kepong, Misaka brothers, and Abdul Fatah. I heard Fuad is coming and also Ashraf aka Acap. But they didn't showed up. Also, the son of the "Datuk Bandar" was competiting too. Not sure of his name but i think it was Saddam or someting like that. Anyway, where are all those wellknown SP skaters? Where the hell is Mat Arki, Ijun, Boy SP, Didi and others. What's going on here? Was it lack of promotion? Oh yes there was clash of events. There's 2 contest going on the same day in Shah Alam and also in Jempol Skatepark (Negeri 9). This is one of the main reason i think. I can't recall much of the tricks they pulled that day but they were all good. Almost everyone touches the Jump Ramp and also the Quarter ramp and banks. There's this one guy who did same trick all over the tranny. He did like 5-6 boneless here and there at the quarter, quarter deck drop off to another bank, 180 boneless on the bank and another one transfer boneless from the funbox bank to flat. What??!! Again Koya Misaka were the main attractive contestant during the event. The crowd were just like it so much when Koya turns were call out.

Oh yes i almost forgot, Skatemalaysia crew were there too. Both Fasha and Wan Kedah had shocked the crowd. I think this is the 1st time where the new kids meet Wan Kedah in person. The best part is when Wan Kedah toss away 10 DVD of Panorama Skate Video. The kids went nuts (check out the photos)!!! Alright that's it for Day 1. Later that night me and my wife and kids head to Alor Setar to meet Wan Kedah and wife and had dinner somewhere at a Seafood Restaurant. The fish and crabs were fucking fresh dude!!!

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All photos here by Wan Kedah & Boy Ipoh