TRU GENTEST HOW TO APPLY GRIP TRICK TIPS rrontswe Fup MARIKINE TRHE OVER py 5LBRNO www.theorderofholocaust.rocks.it "°°" ]Marikina Take Over ds by Ferdz Valencia Photos by Ramir Denzo & Boyet del Mundo don't really have a «for going on board competitions, at least, lately. | e 1 have just oped it. The reason . them popping up where and almost weekend! — ( ly last summer! ) times they're held same date but only different venue. So, skateboarders, 3d and scattered id Luzon. You may a flyer or poster of a n skate compi in jaque, then on |, Marikina, Manila, Davite , Batangas or 1a maybe, and be sed or confused to find out that all of them are scheduled next day! One might have a dilemma on where to 1d might end up not going at all. ( but mostly rs choose to watch and support the event sst or convenient to them and of course the with live bands are favoured. ) Gone are of excitement and anticipation in going to st and watching your favorite skaters rip the e to shreds, pushing themselves in the name n and progression. Maybe because upon 1g to your chosen event, you've just learned jour favorite skaters are somewhere, skating ving a demo at some other event. Then this jon has been happening for a while now. It is ippointing. Maybe it's because events are ing a routine. Same people, same format and over again. No wonder some of the rs don't already take their runs seriously. they are drunk or wasted on their runs. Or is ause of the image? Well, that is a different But mind you there are still a few that can the crowd run wild. Two thumbs up to thet. int is contests are getting out of control! There be some kind of * giving-in " situation. Like, you're having your event this Saturday... ok set mine so it wouldn't get in the way. How that? Sounds idealistic and may not be easy believe it can be done. A control comitee , or a union or whatever. As long as events mpetitions don't get piled up all at once. The only event | can think of that has. skaters jampacked under one roof and quite keeping themselves and their tricks ( at least ) in check is in the asian x-games tour. Yes, now becoming a yearly phenomenon, and no local shop sponsored skateboarding event wants to mess with that. ( most of the major skate competitions are sponsored by local skateboard shops and some as a co- sponsor along with a skate organization ). Ok. 'm sounding a bit "political, so enough with these. | think | already made my point. So much for an" intro " huh. At least I'm rest assured that now | have your utmost attention. THE BEGINNING OF THE END. 1am here again in Marikina, in Parang this time. Not just to watch and lurk but to observe and at least come up with an article for the SHOPS- PHILSKATE skateboard contest. HOLOCAUST being a ( last minute? ) co-sponsor of the event is going to cover it So, Boyet DelMundo of Holocaust asked me...No, wait. He told me to go to Parang on July 12, 2003. to watch the said event and write something about it. | obliged. How hard could it be? He'l take care of the photos anyway, and Ramir or Holmes as he is commonly known, of the UPRISING GODZ fame, will take care of the video footage responsibilities. It's to be easy or so | thought. The day before the contest | was excited. Why not? | will be the correspondent of a local pure