My life sucks. After two months in Indo at the beginning of summer and then two and a half more months of $10 a day tubes back in Indo at the end of summer, I went to Singapore to partake in the inaugural IFC (International Flowboarding Championship). What a craphole that island paradise is...not! It is a little expensive after coming from Bali, but with a perfect 10 foot non-stop barreling left who the hell cares. If you're ever stuck in the Changi Singapore Airport for an infamous layover make your way to Sentosa Island. It's about a $30 2o-minute taxi ride away or you can take the subway/train and get there for like $5. Just get out of that damn airport!!! You can also go visit the Orchard Towers for a delicious all you can eat buffet of Asian delicacies...
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With tempatures in the 80's all day everday most of the girls you see wear the same uniform
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The Sentosa flowbarrel covered in snow
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View from the back
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2009 Flow Tour winner Sean Silviera hacked this thing apart
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Eventual IFC champ Wes Fischer has the meanest full rail roundhouse
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Plenty of watchers attended the IFC
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Wes can also snap the hell out of the lip
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He also enjoys doing yoga
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San Diego's Heather Savant earned her crown as the best female flowboarder
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As Heather fixed her diamond ear ring, SA's Marta Jekot does a snow slash
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This Jesus walking on the water is 16 year-old Eric Silverman
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Strapless backflips are almost in Silverman's deep bag of tricks
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Mufasa made an appearance
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As did Nelson Mandela
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SA's Billy Tennant enjoying what Singapore has to offer
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Things got weird at night with speedo clad Aussholes and neon wearing dancers
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Matt Lammers is a wakeboarder and it shows with this nuclear rodeo 540
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Heather the Flow Queen can boost with the best of them
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Chilean Juan Pablo flips with reckless abandon
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After some wild card antics, Tyler McIntyre spun his way into the IFC
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Wes takes to the air to win the IFC
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Silverman's canonball
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Adjusting to the humidity
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Dips in the kiddie pool are highly recommended
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Toki doki abunai
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How's the photographer in the background missing the shot
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Hopefully he got this one of Silverman
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Wes is actually a pro bodyboarder, but you'd never tell from his stylish flowboarding
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Singapore breezes are hard to come by, but you're thankful when they do blow through
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