Archive for June, 2006

Skateboard - Wheels and bearings explained

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Toy wheels feel sticky on any surface because it dosen’t have any rebound. This is because they’re made mainly from rubber or plastic. Whereas a REAL skateboard wheel is made from a high rebound substace called urethane. Rebound is the memory of the wheel. Put it this way,all wheels flatten at a microscopic degree when [...]

How not to get hurt skateboarding

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Well there are a few methods. But you don’t really need padding for street skating only get them for ramp,pipe,bowl,pipe,pool skating. But first things first. Get your self some proper knee/elbow padding from a legit company and not paddings from toy stores or retail supermarkets. Second thing is to get multi-impact helmet,here read this article
“Skateboard [...]

Skateboarding - Play online games

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

It rains, rains, rains, rains from morning till night. So, I play skateboarding online games.Or was it online skateboarding games?Or was it skateboarding games online?Whatever it is it’s from funny-games.
It looks like this:

And the instructions like this:

How to play = Start position, press DOWN ARROW ket to drop in. To keep up the speed [...]

Where to buy skateboards

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Definitely not from toys stores and supermarkets. Those are for kids. Like my little brother. The skateboard is not built properly and is made from cheap wood.
I bought my first skateboard from a Toys R’ Us retail store and it performed badly. You can’t go fast on it because the wheel is made [...]

Go Skateboarding Day - June 21st

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

It is Go Skateboarding Day today but shucks, it rains and I don’t get to go skating! It is even declared a holiday in the United States, cool man!
Support for skateboarders and their holiday has been exceptionally strong in cities such as Lake Forest, California, Hampton, Virginia, and Russellville, Arkansas where the mayor [...]

Starting skateboarding

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

This is a really helpful guide if you want to start skateboarding.And the forum is really quite fun to be on it.
What you should know before starting
Don’t be fooled, skateboarding is a difficult sport to learn, and its even harder to master, you will feel like quitting many times when you get frustrated, having a [...]

Google Earth

Monday, June 19th, 2006

This is a program you can download from here.It gives you a Satelite view of the Earth.
Google Earth puts a planet’s worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic [...]

Mont Kiara new skatepark

Monday, June 19th, 2006

The spanking new skatepark in Mont Kiara. When can I skate there?
Bila boleh skate kat sini? Bila???!!!!!?????
It is not open for skating when I went there last two weeks. They said opening on 15 June 2006 and now, there is still no news.
I want to go and skate!!!!!!
I took the photos when [...]

Free Online Games

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

This is a very good site for all games. But got violence and gore involved. So, play at your own risk! Don’t let your mother catch you smashing and bashing heads.
Freeonline Games
I like to play Street Hooligans with the stick men.  You can play it here.
Kill all the hooligans in every level [...]

Birthday wishlist - Sony Playstation 3

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

My birthday  wishlist - which may never come until I am old enough to earn the bucks to buy it myself.   Cool baby!
The next generation consoles are on offer as “pre-orders” to Europeans for £550 ($1,020) at online shop, play.com.
The website says that because of an expected European shortage, it cannot guarantee delivery [...]