Skate Malaysia 2009

I am feeling kinda pressured to post something about Skate Malaysia 2009 after seeing all the great photos that my fellow skater friends and parents posted on their Facebook entries. Really good photos, especially the ones put up by AT. So pro...!

It was a great competition, despite the fact that some skaters from overseas canceled due to the H1N1 flu. Boo to you H1N1...get lost. There was also a sad moment on the last day as our local Freestyle 9 skater BV had a nasty accident on the ice :( Get well soon BV, we are all praying for your speedy recovery. Thus, we missed some good skating since some of the overseas skaters were going to compete in Freestyle 8 :(.

The opening ceremony was fantastic. The Minister from the Kementerian Belia dan Sukan came to officiate...Well Done Pyramid! And the highlight were the performances by Chrisha Gossard and Jamal Othman. It was one of the rare occasions we get to watch world class skating on our shores. Thanks to our Head Coach HJL....kudos! Pat on the back..pat...pat..

Jamal and Chrisha - don't they look cute together?

Chrisha is well known to all the skaters in Pyramid but this is the first time we saw her perform and it was really fantastic. She was soooo sexy and all the males, ( and most females, too!) were simply mesmerised by her. For a moment there, I thought a hot blooded male might fall down from the balcony upstairs due to his excitement! She has that kind of effect on people, especially the male species.

Jamal, who is the current Swiss National Champion is just awesome. His performance was so entertaining and a bunch of us moms had so much fun just screaming at him from upstairs! I know some people thought we were mad, but who cares? It was fun!!! We even threw him a teddy bear ! Sigh...brought to back to my teenage years! Later, a skater mom told me we were like the young girls at a concert!! haha...:) But I clarified that we know him and we were just playing along with the show. Don't want people to think we were desperate....:p

The competition days were like a blur - went by so fast! Must be because we had so much fun despite all the anxious moments. Today was like just dragging by...must be withdrawal symptoms!! Chrisha will be back next month and Jamal, please come back soon!!