Kuching skateboarding scene has made lotsa hype recently, starting with Myth d.i.y park, K5, new shops and shop riders, and now the same crew who worked hard to keep the scene alive has produced the much anticipated skate video In Your Face! I took this opportunity in ask the filmer, Dee Joe or Lundy as I call him, all about the video and what it means to the future of Kuching’s skateboarding. Premiering on January 29 at the infamous Ruai Bar, don’t be lame! Go party and support for the Love of Skateboarding! Please comment on your favorite part of the video after the premier!
In your Face! Whose face?
To those faces who have never believed in us seriously, who doubted our ability to produce this video, and those who have never appreciated the local talents here in Kuching. the video is to prove these skeptics wrong. thus, we can tell them, “this is our video, proudly made in kuching. these are kuching’s pride; the riders, our local talent, and this is something directly in your face!”
What are you trying to accomplish with this video?
What am i trying to accomplish? I dont know dude. I just wanna do this for fun and it turned to something so serious now. Everyone so excited about the premier as well. And im scared to show what ive did.hope everyone will like their part. Its a fun project actually, and thanks to nail video that was done back then with my idol hanafiah for the video had inspire me all this while. Nail guys, u guys still rock kuching skate scene!
How did you select who’s in the video? is it homies only or random?
All riders are selected randomly as neither do they represent k5 nor myth.Iyf represents all era of riders such as umar sulaiman and zienal who are considered seniors whom i look up to last time. In your face comprises of groups such as K5 and myth but towards the end it combines into 1 big group in kuching who has fun filming together. ive never met some of the riders before and now we are friends. We also have wild crazy young bloods who are currently the top kuching skateboarders like syed rusydie, gadd, gary, pian,alvin and nasir. And to show how random i am in selecting the riders, we have afif ghani from kk who actually took the time to fly to kch and be part of iyf too. But Technically, Iyf represents all!
who’s the easiest to film with and who’s the hardest, and why?
I reckon syed rusydie, gadd francis and zainol are the easist to film because they are Super tactical and super smooth to work with! I enjoyed filming with them, especially when they nailed all the insane tricks, and it made the person behind the camera sounded they had just achieved orgasm, Like, “awwhhhh dammmnn/fuckkkk!” Hahaha! And The hardest to film? I think that would be myself because i turn into a shy person on-screen! Whenever its my turn to get film, i would have butterflies in my tummy haha! Trust me, there are differences between being onscreen and offscreen.
how long does it take to get this film done and are you satisfied with the outcome?
The filming started in early september 2011 and it was supposed to be screened in november. I’ve never planned to make the production this big but i got some encouragement from afif ghani and ashley nandong to produce something major, like a premier for the video. So we decided to push the dateline further to early january 2012 to be able to produce a fine production. Rating between 1-5, my level of satisfaction is 4 but 5 despite knowing all in your face riders can do better and produce more clips but the weather during the period of the shooting didnt look promising, plus most of the boys were busy with classes, work, getting drunk and laid, and festive seasons too haha! However, im happy, proud, and satisfied with their contribution for the video.
We skated together a long time ago, and then you kinda disapeared from the scene for a while, and now back and get very involved. What makes you come back into skateboarding?
Yea..good all days, hardy with his bicycle v 1.0 then upgraded to c70 v 2.0 riding to chermai jaya to skate. I stopped skating in 2002 because i had problems with my right ankle, so i decided to take a hiatus. However, after 10 years, i cant help myself but to try skating again (alone) at tabuan jaya park, where i met ashley nandong and he invited me to mythpark and i was like, “Damn! Since when kuching has a concrete skatepark?”. So i started meeting some of my old friends and skated together again like a family and thats why im back in the scene. I just miss everything about the good old days especially when rupert rage closed down. i think now its time where everyone should work together and get the scene moving again!
I haven’t been back in 4 years, but I make sure I keep up with what’s going on there…and there are plenty of young breed of skateboarders in Kuching..I think it’s so fucking cool and I hope it will just continue to be so! What do you think?
Kuching scene? Yea, from time to time u can see more and more talents joining up every competition in kuching and theyre all good. Forget about joining if u only have switch smith, they can do nollie smith, bs board shove out. How crazy is that?its happening in kuching dude! I hope this number of skateboarders will continue to shine to keep the scene alive. With many places to skate and variety obstacle provide at various places, it should be no problem for them to progress in the near future. Keep pushing and keep learning.
So tell me what the premier is gonna be like? A wild party?
The premier of iyf is gonna be a calm, relaxing gathering for all skateboarders and its enthusiasts in kuching. Like, obviously NOT! Haha! For sure its gonna be wild! There will be a competition which is a game of skate! But we change the rules a lil’ bit. Its not s.k.a.t.e., like if u dont nail the tricks, but its m.a.b.u.k (drunk) where u have to drink 1shot of tuak if u dont nail your tricks! And yes, when all skateborders gather around especially at a place like ruai reggae bar, its gonna be epic! Like omg i can feel it coming! Well, im gonna take a rest for awhile, enjoy skating to learn new tricks, chilling out with everyone and if theres a high demand for another skate video, perhaps im going to do in your face 2 in july 2012.
What’s next? And shoutouts!!
Shoutouts? Thanks rvm, thank u kuching skateboarders, thank u myth, thank u k5,rupert rage, royjen collections, sarawak review, seventhtribe, ruai reggae bar, republic of photograpers crew, inheritance project from kk, and lastly Shades of arts, you guys are awesome! For the rest, lets do this epic and wild! So head over to ruai reggae bar this 29th january 2012 and lets have fun! To all lovers, calll me~ to all the haters, In Your Face!
