why label me?????

[hooobz]

i went into a skate shop today and guess what.....almost all of the desks costed 130 aus.....spewin' ahwell ill keep loookin ...i soooooooooo want to learn how to skate and im scared that the boys will jus larf at me at the skate park if i ask them to teach me...all my mates have grown out of skating and it be a tad weird if i asked people that i completely didnt know to teach me the basics?!? its driving me crazy but i dont wanna look like a tool cos im a chick....ill feel as if people will just look at me as if im a ***** but ive wanted to learn since i was 14 and now im 17...it totally sux.....sumtimes i wished i wasnt a chick so i wouldnt have to be labelled!!!!!!!!!!
i ve' looked into blank decks...but i dont want my first deck to be heavy or breakable.....and i heard there pretty good 4 first decks!! and cheap....
i dont know if its worth trying or should i just forget about it....u can't imagine how much i want to skate....

[Ramprage]

If you want to skate that bad there must be a reason you came here and made this post. Sometimes you just need to foget about others for a second and do what you want to do. What's the point of doing something if you dont' do it for yourself, you'd just do it to make others happy? Go get yourself a cheap deck, go visit our skateboard trick tips (http://www.ramprage.com/tricktips/skateboard_trick_tips) section on Ramprage.com and start learning. You should look at the positives of not being a guy in a male dominated sport - guys will be triping over themselves to help you, trust me. Anytime I see a girl skater I give them instant respect for at least trying it. If you're going to do it though, dont' just sport the gear and stand around trying to look cool - skate because you want to, not because you want to be seen doing it.

[BakerStencil]

Forget about the other guys just skate and have fun with it, mature people will see and respect that.

[Griptape Flip]

Yeah, screw the fags who put ya down! Tell the sons of bitches, to go **** their grandmothers, and leave 'ya alone..
Good luck brother, and, don't be a wuss..

[evilcheese00]

Good luck sister*. Guys are usually all too willing to help out a girl.

[glimmer14]

yea just get a stage one complete from blank decks, it will be very nice for you to learn on, it is what i learned on.

[PopwarPunk]

She's in Australia, though.

[dsc6072]

That's sad that people might be like that over there. I always try to help out anyone that is struggling with whatever trick as long as they seem like they are cool. Skating is a community, not a competition.

For your sake, I hope you are some kind of phenom that can pick up a board and learn how to kickflip in a month. That'd be a huge confidence booster and then you wouldn't have to worry about guys being dicks. You might even be able to teach them something :-3:

[just_skate_]

ask for help. just dont be gay about it. i will always help someone unless they expect to land it when i tell them how to do it. i respect any girl that skates. it would take alot of guts. get a blank and start shredding

[stronghold]

hey i can try and help ya loool :)

anyway i'm not sure probably a bit far from wher you are but in camberwell theres 50AUD blank canadian maple.. and at most jetty surf and surf dive ski shops they have kewday blanks which go for 70 i think.. so you might want to check them out..

[It'sFae]

I'm a girl, and I know at first when I started I was intimidated by all the guys, but after time I found no reason to feel that way. If you really wanna skate, then just skate. Can't stop yourself from trying something you wanna try just because you assume people are going to make fun of you. Get a cheap skateboard and just skate around on it so you can build up your confidence, then start learning tricks. And remember HAVE FUN!

Good luck =]

[hooobz]

yeh u guys have been a great influence...its helped me heaps....its just made me keener...so keen that im goin to the city to get a board next week perhaps...im psyched.....im so pumped its not funny...and i so will tell those ppl to get f'd if they say something...cos im doin it 4 fun....arghhh yehhh.. and im even taken my board at the end of the year to skate in europe....its gonna be mad fun

[tryhard_skater]

Stronghold, where exactly is the shop in camberwell?? ive been looking everywhere for a deck of about 50. the only one i could find is this shit one in boarderline. so yeah post address. thanks. yeh hoobz, its mainly all in your head, a lot of girls think that guys will bag them or whatever but usually they don't even think twice about someones sex unless theyre acting all girly and scared or just trying to pick up guys. what difference does it make. I see girls around skateparks and no one says anything bad to them. but usually if theyre hot, laments in tight pants will be very keen on giving them a lesson....

[stronghold]

umm well i can't exactly give you the address as i can't really find out..but i know its on riversday road..(on the same road as the park and is like a 2-3 minute skate from eachtoerh)

from camberwell station.. go down to riversday and just keep going there and you should see it..

and yes on average of 5 skatesr at a pack eg..

in 2minutes = 10 stacks

but when therse a hot chick around
in 2 minutes = 100000 stacks :)

[hooobz]

haha yeh... nah, i wouldn't be doing it 4 the attention of guys...although it would be nice to get to know u shyyyyyyyyy skater boys but yeh im gonna give it a shot...i've got nothing to lose....and im not one of those chicks who acts all scared n shit...im willing to get hurt....u only live once so fk it....
try_hard skater i added u to msn u tool but u didnt accept me or something like that...LoL
i just watched the globe world cup b4...it was awesome...and i actually learnt sum tricks so that was pretty sweet... all my mates go down to camberwell but they mostly ride pushy's so i think ill just ask u guys when im down there...

[Ziggy]

It is quite simple really. If you wanna skate, do it. If people laugh or make of you for trying, then they don't understand what skateboarding is. Its not about being the best, its about pushing your self to be the best YOU can be.

So get out there and skate for the sake of skating :-41:

[tryhard_skater]

yeh the globe cup was just on. they showed a close up of my friend at the start. and if you pause it, you can see the side of my head near him.

[stronghold]

lol hmm you must feel great tryhard skater...

yeh anyway it was good boring though... but still good

[hooobz]

lolz kool...yeh i dint tape it so i won't be doing any pausing...lol....im goin next year though so it should be mad....i always end up missing it 4 sum stupid reason..like last yr i asked my mate to take me and he saiid yeh and then he said oh but it be weird cos im goin with my other mate and u dont know him and im like ok fair enuf....and the other guy ended up being one of my real good mates...i was shattered!!! lolz and this yr i was on camp in the city but the stupid teachers wouldnt let us go....so lame....next yr i gotta get bak from europe early so i can go...im comin bak jus 4 the cup...insane isn''t it...
im a bit pissed well was cos my dad was hassling me heaps bout skating...he rekons im gonna give it up....im like watevva...

[Pinto]

Don't worry about what people tell you. Just ignore them. Your there to skate, not to worry about other people.

[tryhard_skater]

whoa!! you must be hardcore if you were like watevva...

[hooobz]

thanxx..... that wasnt half said with sarcasm or any thing...pfft i felt hardcore....wat was i supposed to say...yes dad, i wont do it dad, u were right dad! lolz my arse! as if im so gonna stick to it im just really unsure bout the tricks so i gotta take it asy first

[spenser]

damn, i need to go to your shop. skateshops must sell some pretty cool desks. the desk i have now is too simple, and it has spraypaint and crap on it. i want something with a tall back to it, with a shelf or something. and a drawer underneath, that can also be used for a keyboard just incase i ever get a computer in my room.

[hooobz]

omg..that desk joke was soo soo lame....i spelt desk's instead of DECKS...woopdie doooo...spenser u must have heaps of time on ur hands....thanx 4 the advice u gave me it helped heaps...pfft...

[stronghold]

hmm hoobz, i dunno if that was sarcasm but it did help me a lot! thanks :)

[shad0w]

Go ahead and get a board. Skating is fun probably even if you are a chick. I'm 17 and i started this year too so i say do it. Who cares what other people say just go and have fun.

[hooobz]

yehh im not too old...i went to look at DECKS today...pretty good ones in store!!!and the completes are cheap as well 100 bucks but one is made in china so im not too keen on gettin that one....
lolz tryhard skater im not blond or anything but ur confusing me!!!! what did i exactly help u with...or am i just makin a fool outta myself cos i dunno wat u were on about in the last post.

[born2drift]

hyey hoobz where abouts in aussie do you live im down in sydney and no matter what anyone says just skate and ask for help i sometimes get the little kids approaching me and asking advice and even older kids i help theres no shame in learning to skate

[hooobz]

i live in good ol melbs
add me to msn if u want:kiss_my_polish_dupa@hotmail.com

[born2drift]

ok good ol aussies dont see alot of them on this foroum page

[beginnerman04]

and most of all, girl, no fear...

I was skating in a parking lot today and took lots of spills... I got up, and tried again... That's motivation... if you can conquer that, then you will get good. I promise.

[shad0w]

True that. When I first started the thing that was really scary is when I would land in primo on accident from a kickflip or something. Most of the time i would just fall down cause my feet wouldn't even land on the wheels.

[Ramp]