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Thanelife Singapore - Kevin Mok Interview

Today's interview is with Kevin from Thanelife, a skate shop based in Singapore. We were keen to get a skate experience perspective from a non-western skate shop, and gleam an understanding of how different cultures can affect the growth of and the type of skateboarding a community engages in. This interview has been extremely refreshing - the way skateboarding and Singaporean culture intertwine and influence each other's growth is unexpected.

Who are Thanelife (and who is Kevin)? Thanelife is a Singaporean Skate shop run by Kevin Mok. They play an integral role in their skate community, organizing events, bringing people together, and selling high-quality skate goods. If all communities had a skate shop as supportive and engaging as Thanelife, longboarding would be a lot further along than it currently is. Thanelife Interview How is it going Kevin? How are things and what are you up to?

Long distance skater - Adam Ornelles (Blueridgeproject) Interview

Today's article is a short interview with Adam Ornelles - last year's Ultra Skate 2022 winner. We’re chatting him up to find out how his Ultra skate 2023 race preparation is going, any strategies he is implementing, what products he will be using, and other interesting tidbits.

Who is Adam Ornelles? Adam is a long-distance skater based in Madison, Wisconsin. He will be competing at this year’s 2023 Ultra skate. Some of you may know him from seeing him at podiums at various competitions, or through his social media page - @blueridgeproject, where he shares his adventures, various longboard experimentations (recently making studded wheels for skating in winter), and general long-distance skating shenanigans. But notably, Adam has proved himself to be a podium contender time and again.