there was me, Nas, Azri, Bobby and Kim. we were skating at the stadium under the bridge (near the ticket booths). there were not much to skate there since the obstacles are wooden and already damaged so we all sat down after a few sessions of flatland tricks.
"hey, sure! but you really wanna do this?", i answered.
then Mr. Architect - Azri butts in, "that's a great idea, i can sponsor some cash to make it happen".
from that, the planning started. at first, i didn't know how much i could contribute for the project, but then since Azri mentioned about how i can make designs from a software (Sketchup), that became the base of my contribution.
i had to know every specific details and dimensions of the materials we're gonna use, for example, i need the dimension of a standard size brick (9"x4"x2.5") so that i can trasnlate it to the design software. i had to work out the estimated cost for the whole project.
once the estimated cost is set, then we collected money to get the project started.
then Nas asked me, "dude, how would you like to invest some money to make a cement ledge?".
"hey, sure! but you really wanna do this?", i answered.
then Mr. Architect - Azri butts in, "that's a great idea, i can sponsor some cash to make it happen".
from that, the planning started. at first, i didn't know how much i could contribute for the project, but then since Azri mentioned about how i can make designs from a software (Sketchup), that became the base of my contribution.
i had to know every specific details and dimensions of the materials we're gonna use, for example, i need the dimension of a standard size brick (9"x4"x2.5") so that i can trasnlate it to the design software. i had to work out the estimated cost for the whole project.
once the estimated cost is set, then we collected money to get the project started.
its amazing that how many people have helped us through out the projects. btw, i didn't just design the whole thing but i worked at the site and do the masonry work most of the time. i guess i have contributed a lot more, i sacrficed a lot of my time and energy becuase i know what we, the project managers =p, have visualized.
it wasn't just to have something to skate but it was about having a place to skate.
for years, the skatepark at the stadium has been deserted, we can't really rely on the government to do something about developing or making a concrete skatepark. so by buildling the skatepark ourselves little by little, we'll create presence, hence at the same time grow the skateboard/extreme sports community (by making competitions and other events) and hopefully from then on, will become a centre of attention to prove the goverment that there is a community in need of a training facility to be built for the future generation.
it wasn't just to have something to skate but it was about having a place to skate.
for years, the skatepark at the stadium has been deserted, we can't really rely on the government to do something about developing or making a concrete skatepark. so by buildling the skatepark ourselves little by little, we'll create presence, hence at the same time grow the skateboard/extreme sports community (by making competitions and other events) and hopefully from then on, will become a centre of attention to prove the goverment that there is a community in need of a training facility to be built for the future generation.
eversince we have built the 2 structures, the skatepark became very lively. in one day, there can be more than 10 people at the park, that to me is a lot of people to be skating 2 obstacles lol. we're so relieved that our vision is....a reality.
the 2 projects we did is just a small step towards our longterm goal. so now, we ask ourselves,
"what's next?"
"what's next?"
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