In mid-June, Skateline organised a skate trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Getting bored of Singapore’s streets, our SAVs, instructors and skater friends took up the offer with zest. Fun and enjoyable are serious understatements for the trip.

Resting on the bus, storing skate energy.

Faussi, our slalom guru.

Arriving in the heart of KL on Friday afternoon, we eagerly lugged our skates and headed to Sungei Wang Complex to reminisce the days of roller disco. Indoor skating rink! If only Singapore had one! With such enthusiasm put into our skating, we did not forget to pamper our feet with reflexology. Muscle men squeezing their every strength to loosen those tight knots in our feet (of course it hurts!).

Letting our hair down at Zouk.

Check out our SAV juniors to-be.

Forging cross-straits skating relations.

On the second day, it was off to Sunway Pyramid for an ice-skating experience. A neat little rink nestled right smack in the centre of the shopping centre. For those who think that ice-skating and inline skating are the same (other than the fact that you will somehow fall on your bum), think again. The concepts are pretty different and techniques vary. That said, certain skills are not transferable from ground to ice, and vice versa.

Zooming to Petronas Towers.

The highlight of the trip had to be the night skate, where we interacted with Malaysian skaters for a breezing skate along Putrajaya, Malaysia’s public administrative centre. It was a smooth 12km to-and-fro with minimal traffic and a wide central boulevard.

Delighted families.

Not wanting to waste a moment of the trip, some of us challenged the streets of KL with an urban skate from Federal Hotel (where we stayed) to KLCC, aka Petronas Towers. A superb ending to the trip with towers in our backdrop.

For more photos, do check out David Lim’s blog and Faussi’s site.

(Photos: Courtesy of David Lim)