It’s THAT time of the year again where people make new year’s resolution for the upcoming year, and most of the time you set goals for yourselves to achieve in the following year. It is always good to look forward to the future, but sometimes it is good for us to look back and analyze the good and the bad, and learn from it. That is why we decided to come up with this list of top 5 happenings, which WE THINK made a huge impact on our scene and society. Check it out and let us know what you think of our list in the comments section.
5. The BRED 1s brought all the boys to the yard
We are unclear whether or not all the hype for the Air Jordan 1 BREDs were because it is sorta like the last big drop for the year from the Jordan Brand, or whether the shoe is just that damn irresistible, but the pair took the queuing culture in Malaysia to the next level. The shoe dropped on the 28th of December, which is a Saturday, but people were already queuing on Thursday afternoon. So, even though this just happened last week, but this happening definitely earns a spot on our top 5. 
4. “Kicks On” definitely Kicked Ass
22th September 2013 was definitely a day to remember. More than a 1000 pairs of shoe were on display, more than a 1000 pairs were on sale on that day and a few thousand sneakerheads laced up and turned up for Malaysia’s largest sneaker convention. Sneakerheads from around the region came too. Definitely a great day for the sneaker scene in Malaysia which earns it the number 4 spot from us.
3. Roy has balls of steel
We literally mean balls of steel. To be able to cycle 7000km++ throughout Europe, Ayin Ismeil aka Roy definitely has balls of steel, and also the guts to back it up. The trip took him 6 months throughout 12 countries in Europe, and he had only 300Euros in his pocket for the entire time. He slept on the road side, cooked his own food, crashed on random people’s couches, and the best part was he came back with an extra 20Euros. Mad respect to this Malaysian hero that truly embodies the “Malaysia Boleh” spirit.
2. Malaysia’s streetwear scene got “Brandwashed”
You all have to admit it, Mr. Brandwashed really did make a huge impact on our streetwear scene. Supporters, haters and trolls congregated at the @brandwashed_ Instagram handle to see what Mr. Brandwashed had to say about on a daily basis. The comments on a post can sometimes reach up till a few hundred. People created fake accounts just to troll the brands. The account had more than a thousand followers in less than a week. But underneath all that hate and trolling, the Instagram account is very educational and it definitely opened up a lot of eyes to the issue of #PARODYorPIRACY and that is why it has earned the number 2 spot on our list.
1. The word “HAVOC” got it’s own hashtag
You gotta say kudos to our one and only Joe Flizzow for making such a tragic word in meaning, sound so damn cool. And also each time you hear anyone say “Subang Jaya”, you gonna automatically say “ada gaya”. ADMIT IT! you do it too right?! Buses with #HAVOC printed on them, people hashtagging their tweets, instagram post and FB updates with #HAVOC, a parody video of his own song, crazy airtime on the radio, performances at major events.You name it, Joe wreaked #HAVOC everywhere, even right up to the mineral bottles that you buy from your grocery store. Joe Flizzow took music marketing to a whole new level and definitely showed our homegrown artist how it should be done. Joe Flizzow did not just create a song, he created a culture, and that is why he and #HAVOC is taking the top spot for our list this year.
With that said, we would like to use our last post of 2013 to thank all of our readers, brand owners, people from various scenes, thank you all for an amazing year for us! We couldn’t have done it without each and everyone of you! We hope that you all will continue to support us as we embark on bigger things in 2014. Cheers to a great year ahead!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
