Sweet edit

Im not so much of a fan bout doing tricks on track bikes but this does look pretty stylish... im thinking its the red beanie

A Lovely Day to Ride for No One. from Micah Fischer on Vimeo.

its all about the tweed!

Tweed Ride 2010 from Steven Greenstreet on Vimeo.

Awsome angles...

fix.it.up from Stanislas Giroux on Vimeo.

Fuck my blog needs updating

its been fucking ages and I've been bloody busy... anyways don't think anyone reads this shit but i like my own blog. thats all that matters.. anyhow. I will update you soon blog don't worry, even if its about some stupid post.

Simpsons

Holy Hail "Cool Town Rock"

Her Space Holiday - The Telescope (Theme Song)

"Our Time 2 Shine" by Generationals

Vans California Era 59 Holiday 2010

Vans California Era 59 Holiday 2010

Nick Richardson Maryborough Trails Session

Better get ready for winter!

The Rats in KL- RATSKL

Fixed Gear Kuala Lumpur, RatsKL—Kuala Lumpur. from irmanhilmi on Vimeo.

Beddo

Beddo – Japanese for ‘bed’ – designed by Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm, is a minimalist sofa, comprising of a low-level, thin upholstered plane with a wooden structure for a removable backrest. This is not intended as a soft and comfy sofa for couch potatoes but rather a simple resting place, which still requires some physical activity, hence addressing the fact that lack of corporal motion is one reason for an increasing number of people with back and joint pain.

TEXT & PHOTO FROM: Iain Claridge

Foster the People

Los Angeles based indie-pop band Foster the People has definitely got my attention with their summertime essential “Pumped Up Kicks”. Possessing a sound that embodies the beyond catchy hook creativity of MGMT and the melodiousness of Pete Bjorn and John using the whistle flawlessly throughout their composition, I would be surprised not to find that these LA natives are not on their way to blowing up just as MGMT did in the summer of 2008. It’s only a matter of time before the album drops and people begin to foster their music and show them some reciprocity. Make sure to check out their website here and join their email list for updates on what they have in store for us all in the coming months. Enjoy!

Text from: TRENDLAND

The Anderade house

this is bloody brilliant, tropical living with heaps of outside space and openness...blending the outside with the inside..

The Likas skate park test ride...

tight bowl carving
checking the scene
Quater to quater attempt

2 weeks ago, I headed down in Kota Kinabalu, I managed to search down the likas skatepark out in the sports centre, placed at some akward corner at the end of a large carpark. The park was awsome with heaps of hips and gaps and transfers, sadly all i had was my Jump bike, would have been amazing with the Bmx.....

photocredits: Tim Cockrill

'Teach For Malaysia' Programme To Draw Bright Graduates To Serve In Rural Areas - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- The government will launch a high-profile "Teach for Malaysia" programme to attract the best and brightest graduates to teach for two years at underperforming or rural schools.

According to the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, the measure is to increase the graduate teachers from 89.4 per cent in 2009 to 90 per cent by 2015 in secondary schools and from 28 per cent in 2009 to 60 per cent by 2015 for primary schools.

Under the programme, top graduates under corporate sponsorship will be encouraged to participate in the programme prior to returning to work with their employers.

They will enter a fast-track training programme where they will receive intensive training in the latest teaching methods.

To ensure a higher minimum quality for new teachers, guaranteed placement for teacher trainees in Institutions of Teacher Education (ITEs) and public universities will be removed.

Currently the teacher trainees are guaranteed placements in schools regardless of how they have performed.

There are currently 175,000 applicants to become teachers and every year, up to 20,000 new teachers are placed into schools.

However, many applicants do not have the right aptitude and attitude for becoming teachers, 10MP noted.

Measures to improve teacher training:

* Postgraduate teaching course will be extended from one year to one-and-a-half years
* State education departments will coordinate the practicum programme
* Experienced teachers in qualifying schools will be provided with mentoring courses to upgrade their capabilities
* The quality of the practicum training provided will be linked to the performance evaluation of the school and mentor teachers

From: BERNAMA

2010 Bicycle Film festival is here!

For dates and shows check out their website here

Curly B, Verde Bike check

Buddy of mine from Singapore with his Verde.....Word.

Curly B Verde Cartel V2 Bike Check from SSTBMXTV on Vimeo.

Spanish Sahara, Foals

This has truly gotten me to get building this week

Coal plant to be made on paradise, Sabah, Malaysia

By Jeremy Hance (mongabay.com)

With the world's eyes on the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, many are beginning to ponder the rightness of not just America's, but the world's dependence on fossil fuels. Yet large-scale fossil-fuel energy projects continue to march ahead, including one in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo to build a 300 MW coal plant, which has come under fierce opposition from locals (already the project has been forced to move locations twice). The newest proposal will build the coal plant, as photos below reveal, on an undeveloped beach overlooking the Coral Triangle, one of the world's most biodiverse marine environments, with transmission lines likely running through nearby pristine rainforest that are home to several endangered species, including orangutans and Bornean rhinos.

A group of NGOs that oppose the coal plant, known as Green SURF (Sabah Unite to Re-power the Future), warn that the plant will come with a host of environmental problems, including discharges of chlorine and sulfates into the ocean, sulfur dioxide emissions that could cause acid rain, thermal pollution, and the need for new transmission lines, infrastructure, and cargo to carry coal from mines south in Kalimantan. Green SURF has recently conducted an energy audit that showed Sabah has the capacity to develop cost-competitive power needs from a variety of other non-fossil fuel options, including palm oil biomass, solar, and hydrological.

To voice your opinion on the coal plant visit Green SURF. There are a number of campaigns, including a post card campaign, a petition, a Facebook group, and general information onSource Watch.

Primary rainforest, incredible biodiversity, and a host of endangered species, Tabin Wildlife Reserve is one of the treasures of Borneo. Transmission lines for the coal plant may cut close to the reserve, in addition, acid rain could bring pollution to the fragile environment. Photo by: Cede Prudente.

Paddling in Tun Sakaran Marine Park. Photo by: Yee I-Lann.

The coal plant will be built on the northern edge of Lahad Datu Bay. Photo by: Cede Prudente.

Fresh concrete, the Likas skatepark

It seems like over the last two years skateparks have been popping out of nowhere! I just "pro walked" this park out in Kota Kinabalu! this must be the first concrete park in the whole of Borneo! I'll be hitting it tomorrow evening and cant hardly wait!

Where?

Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia) Likas sports centre

"Abu -Bakar" that vans car!

AAron Chan, destroying the vans car that was parked in Pcp skate park, and look at that what? whats he riding is that a Santacruise? Nice one where did you get it from Aaron?

LROTV iPhone Apps for your Land Rover

Is it strange that this song plays when i blog.....

Time bandits volume 2

Ideal kitchen

My old time classmate (architect in Melbourne) of mine posted on my facebook i dont know where its from and whos is it but its what my ideal kitchen would look like....thanks Shyn!

Ksh Cycles Team BBQ

Over the weekend team Ksh had a get together BBQ filled with tram bike session, a round of Circle of death and jumping round in the pool! Thank to Sam (team boss 4th from right) for initiating it!(from right) Team includes "Dragon"(team mechanic), Christopher (Intense), Derrick (Santa cruise), Sam (team boss), Fadzlee (Commensal) and Dzaeman (Transition) not forgetting ebo, "the unofficial team mascot"

PCP track report

Last weekend I tested out the putrajaya trails it seemed pretty smooth at first look but once we started riding it it felt really sluggish, sand was starting to fill it up and the dampness slowed everthing down! It was no longer fast as before hopefull the management would clear out the sand before they organise anything out there! Check Pcp out here

Watch this space

ECMC 2010 School Alleycat

Tropical living

sweet off-concrete, simple railings...mmmm tropical living out in brazil (images from wallpaper)

Cheap Monday shorts!

Holly crap these cheap monday shorts look amazing, not only are they at the classic lenght but check out the colour!

tendernest of fist...

Tenderfist
www.myspace.com/tenderfist
Tenderfist is certainly a name that has been in the spotlight in the past month or so. Not only did they open for Kings of Convenience’s gig recently, the latter also opened for Tenderfist at Cloth & Clef a night before the concert. With a name picked from a typeface mag when they formed in 2006, Tenderfist had other choices for band names that included Trotsky Fudge (catchy!). Aged between 21-31, the band comprises of Nazri on sampler and synths, Faiz on keyboards and analogue sequencers, and Edzwan on vocals and guitar. Tenderfist often cites New Order as inspiration but they are also inspired by Jens Lenkman, The Radio Dept, some interview footage of Ol’ Dirty Ba$tard and “the wide shot thing Wes Anderson does in all his movies”. For now, you will be able to hear their old songs and demos on MySpace as they are in the middle of recording an independently released effort. They’ve had a lot of memories so far, from opening for Killeur Calculateur and Stoned Revivals at Disko Papan 2 to playing at Urbanscapes 2009, where their equipment nearly melted in the hot sun. In the future, they hope to play gigs outside of KL or Malaysia and have a blast doing it. With the underrated talent they possess, we at JUICE fully support Tenderfist all the way!

Text from JUICE

Home - Day in life

Few buddies of mine from fakie and the late sunset trails (sstbmx) are is coming up with a bmx vid featuring HOME... check out the trailer! wud dup!

Home Day in Life - Teaser from SSTBMXTV on Vimeo.

Putra Jaya Challege park

Headed down to Putrajaya challenge park over the weekend and messed round on the trails, Must say they are taking good care of the trails, keeping dry and in shape...

I ride a transition bottle rocket, and get my bike fixed at KHS

Koh-e-Beefy, Wakhan Corridor, Afganistan.....

A few months back a few mates of mine from Zurich (but non of them are actually swiss) climbed and unclimbed peak all the way out in Afghanistan. Here is the coverage out on the BBC! A good one guys-A good one...Go Chris and Joel! Oh and they named it after Joel's late brother

Dragon's Vendetta tryout...

I recently got my hands on this bad boy which i use with my TLD helmet for wee bit of downhill action and free riding and I'm extremely happy with its performance, super clear and FOG FREE! Pretty dam good for the sweaty conditions of the malaysian forest... plus Taylor Reeve, works are pretty cool....

Alright, so enough of naked french girls back to bikes

So, I came across this video a few months back and i loved it so much for the clever angles and crips images that this bloody camera churs out... truly one you should get if your into making short web edits like this one, besides that 3 other favorite things are in the video, a bmx, snow and Eterklang!

Filming Myself in the Snow from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.

Baby baby baby.....

Some thing for the guys... and the some girls i guess but mostly for the guys...i have no clue what the song is about but i don't really care...ALL TOGETHER NOW BABY... BABY.....BABY.....

Handcrafted tubes of Joy (MMmmm): Bishop Bikes

Bishop bikes

Unis collection

I just came across this line that has nice classic cuts and fresh colours, based and made out in NewYork and hand there are only avalable at a selection of shops. Check CHECK CHeck it out!

Blackboard surfaces

Its all about Blackboard surfaces, they make such amazing touches to any surface, Plus if you bored of it you can simply colour it in!

Dirt magazine's Iphone/Ipad app

So, with the recent launch of the Ipad, Dirt Mountain Bike magazine and Ride Bmx (UK) have recently launched their Iphone/Ipad app which I recently downloaded and had a play around today on my phone.

Pros: Access online magazines with ease anywhere you are especially your on commute or waiting in on your dentist appointment!

Cons: Images are way too small for my liking on the iphone but I can imagine it being such a treat to read on the ipad, Also its not free, a monthly subscription will cost you $11.99 per annum and $2.99 per issue.

Over all, Its great fun for a play around but, It does not beat the real deal.