Malaysia
Earlier this year I was invited along to Malaysia to demo Kitesurfing and help grow Chiemsee in that part of the world.
Since Traveling for Kiting I have had never been to this area so it was bound to be a pretty new and exciting trip.
It started by flying into Kuala Lumpur, that evening I stayed in the City Center then next morning it was back the airport for a short flight over to the East coast to demo our sport at the Monsoon Cup which was the last stage of the sailing World Cup.
Not long after arriving it was straight to the media, a press conference was held and I did a short demo after so people could get an idea of what was going on.
The conference was pretty big and pro, I had never really done something like that before, it was nerve-racking at first but a good experience.
Kitesurfing is well unknown in Malaysia so it was funny to see everybody’s reaction, I was riding in a river mouth with an island dividing it into 2, the whole structure was built on the waters edge and crowds of people came out on to the balconies to see what was going on.
Next day there was no wind so there was no way to get out on the water, the magnitude of the event was amazing though, the king opened the competition, the Navy brought these amazing trophies in by ship, whole floors were allocated for on site editing and live TV and the amount of people was immense considering it’s location.
Next morning I was back in Kuala Lumpur, Chiemsee have 5 shop dotted around the country so we took a trip to one of the main one’s which was in a HUGE mall and probably the best one I have ever been to.
Through out the day I was interviewed by some of the biggest papers and magazines including FHM.
As well as the guys from Chiemsee I was also accompanied by some people from a PR agency so it always looked pretty Pro when I rocked up to interviews. The following morning I appeared on a breakfast TV show on one of the biggest free-view channels in country, I thought I would be well nervous but the show was fun and the presenters were cool and it all went pretty well. Later there was another interview for a large Chinese mag and then I was done.
The weekend was also well fun, some of the people who had helped through the week took me out to really see the city, we went to KLCC which is these 2 massive twin towers that are 2 of the highest in the world. You can only get to the 41st floor, which was pretty high and looked over the city but that wasn’t even half way.
We also went to Central mall and China town, which was mental, I never been to somewhere so hectic but it was really good fun and amazing to see.
I ended up having a well fun time and got a great experience the country, the food is amazing bye the way, also I’d like to thank everyone who helped me through out the trip and I look forward to coming back.
The potential for kiting is pretty good so hopefully I’ll be back next year.
hey aaron,
i was at terengganu and watched you kitesurf.. it was pretty cool.
anyway just wanna tell you that the state you went to is Kuala Lumpur, and not Kuala Lumpa…
CHEERS! have a nice day!
~pam
hi aaron thanks for coming to my city (kuala terengganu). I’m from there but live in UK and kiting around east (cleethorpes) and west coast. I went back every year and I know what you mean peoples are so excited when see kitesurfer doing all this cool trick. East coast Malaysia is where the best beach in Malaysia is and the good time to go is monsoon season. You should make a trip more often :).
All the best.
raz
hi! I used to live in kuala terengganu before, by that time I was competing in windsurfing monsoon madness but now I live in tarifa and become a kitejunkie, so it was fun to read that you been in malaysia inspiring the people!!
Hey, World and all Avid Fans of Aaron and Kitesurfing. We at Asia PR Consultants M’sia had a swell time looking after Aaron’s introduction to Malaysia and getting him to demonstrate his kitesurfing skills. Aaron, you were fun to be with and so interested to learn about every little thing about our country, the people and even the food.
Come back real soon for through you, this sport is definitely going to go places in Malaysia. And inspore everyone to take up this adrenaline-pumping sport.
nice going Aaron,
I was some time ago in Shanghai, and even there poeple know you! really cool
greets
Slis
Some good greetings for your vocabulary add-ons for our Malaysian national language. “Selamat datang” - Welcoming you, “Terima kasih’ - Thank you, “Apa khabar” - How r u, with a reply by ” Khabar baik” - I’m fine. Our country always welcome u, thanks 4 coming over here and introducing watersports in kitesurfing, lots of potential to grow as our land are surrounded by water and beaches.
Hi Aaron,
thanks telling us about your impressions from your trip to Malaysia.You become more and more well-known world-wide!
Hi Aaron,
Its good to read about your experiences, but your last message was full of grammatical errors, that’s fine but try and write properly!! Write like you kite, remember when kiting stops you will have to do something else!
Rock on.
G’day Aaron;
Heard you had a good time in Malaysia.
BTW , kitesurf or kiteboading has been around for quite some time in Malaysia.There is a small community of kitesurfer and windsurfer in Malaysia. We normally will be around Balok beach , Kuantan .. the best beach with the side-shore wind during the monsoon season . check us out if come down again. Most windsurfer have convert to Kitesurf.We even have kite made in malaysia i.e http://www.Wind-X.com .. ultra-light wind kite called the monsooz.. This sport need more support from ppl like u . give it more exposure .
I do traction kiting and kitesurf myself .. but at a beginner stage .. not a pro.. like u
rgd
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