@ Vancouver Sept 13-15....

[kwun]

so one evening a couple of weeks ago, there was this conversation at j&k's :

k : "work is too hectic, let's go for a vacation.."
j : "yes!"
k : "where would be fun? let's go LA, USOpen is there. there will be good badminton too"
j : "let's go Mexico. food is cheap."
k : "but there is hurricane..."
k : "let's go vancouver, never been there, there is good food i heard. can play badminton too."
j : "yeah... food in Vancouver is very good..."

after some discussion and debate, based the follow criteria:

LA : good badminton, food ok, friends there, been there.
Mexico : no badminton, hurricane, kinda far, food cheap, know nobody.
Vancouver : good badminton, food excellent, never been, friends there.

the decision was made (by janet based mainly on the good food) : Janet & Kwun will be heading up to Vancouver for a weekend! specificly, we will be flying up on saturday morning, and then leaving on monday evening. i hope too meet some of you BF'er there and play some badminton too!!

[SmashingBird]

welcome to vancouver!!...well... advanced welcome... awesome u be heading down here..there's tons of badminton in vancouver and tons of bfers here... so you will be free for badminton pretty much the whole weekend?..because there is badminton everyday every minute in vancouver...well, almost... looking forward to meeting u!:D

[TTT]

Last time I heard SmashingBird mentioning about treating BFers to dinner...:D

[badrad]

Sounds like a good time for yet another BF Western Canada Fun Night... We could either meet up at the Vancouver Racquets Club, or book a few courts for several hours at Clearone. Let's get a show of hands who will show, and preferred location...

[viver]

Welcome Kwun. You should enjoy your visit to Vancouver.

Badrad, not sure how many interested to join and if everybody can drop in at VRC. If not probably renting/drop in ClearOne would be preferable. Just my thought.

[Marky]

Will Vancouver BC folks consider going to the airport and open up a big big banner "Welcome Janet & Kwun"? :)

See you soon, Kwun.

[badrad]

We can do both! Clearone one night, VRC the other. Pick which works best for most of us.

pros and cons... VRC may be busy at some times, and some BF'ers may have worn out their guest priviledges, but you can play all day and night until your legs and lungs fall out.

Clearone - booking or drop-ins are limited, but is open to all players on first come first serve basis.

[Winex West Can]

I would say Clearone due to the fact that we probably will have quite a few BF'ers and not sure if we will have enough members to sign all the guests in (plus probably will piss off the other regular members if 10 guests showed up all at one time). :D

Badrad, wanna check with Daryl regarding either Sat PM/evening or Sun AM? I got stuff on Sun PM. I am not sure if Kwun/Janet would want to play Sat PM (since they will be driving up from Seattle). All in all, I can only spare a couple of hours (family wants my time too since I have been working in Victoria and only see them on weekends) and Clearone is probably better for me :D

Gotta keep in mind that we need to ensure that Kwun/Janet gets good food too.

[kwun]

you guys are so spoiled to have choice of places to play on every hour of the day! i wasn't aware that playing in the morning is an option... ;)

janet and i are flexible. either or both days. AM or PM is good for us. VRC or ClearOne. as long as there is badminton!

we will be driving up from Seattle, traffic allowing, we should be in Vancouver around 2pm or so.

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by kwun
you guys are so spoiled to have choice of places to play on every hour of the day! i wasn't aware that playing in the morning is an option... ;)


Yeah, you start at 8 or 9 am and play until 12:30 or 1pm then go for dim sum!

[LoveJoy]

We usually have a court booked for doubles on Sat or Sun morning at 10AM...Clear One.
Let me know when and Where

[badrad]

How about this schedule?

Saturday evening - 8-11(?) Clearone - Book 2 courts for 3 hours?

Sunday morning, afternoon, evening - VRC. Paying the drop-in fee for VRC does allow one to play for the entire day. Take breaks for dim-sum, and dinner and late snack. We could arrange with different groups for various times to keep Kwun well accompanied.

How about Monday morning?

Local BF'er roll call:

Timeless and mrs.
Marky
TTT
Smashingbird
GRYP
Traum
15Love
Lovejoy
Viver
WWC
PeteLSD
Badrad/Mrs and Little
Wood22chuck

Apologies if I missed anyone..

Let me know which works best for each, we'll try to sort out the arrangements.

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by badrad
How about this schedule?

Saturday evening - 8-11(?) Clearone - Book 2 courts for 3 hours?

Sunday morning, afternoon, evening - VRC. Paying the drop-in fee for VRC does allow one to play for the entire day. Take breaks for dim-sum, and dinner and late snack. We could arrange with different groups for various times to keep Kwun well accompanied.

How about Monday morning?


I think Janet might want to do some shopping and/or sightseeing :D :D

[Marky]

So Kwun will be spending his time in the badminton court from Saturday to Monday (non-stop for badminton) except taking some breaks for dim sum and snack.

I will be available for Sat. night and Mon. morning. I am not sure for Sunday, for the time being.

[Traum]

Originally posted by badrad
How about this schedule?

Saturday evening - 8-11(?) Clearone - Book 2 courts for 3 hours?


In the evening, ClearOne's regular schedule is for drop-ins instead of court rental though. We'll need to talk to Darryl to make some kind of arrangement if we want to do this.

I injured my shoulder last week, and I don't know if I could recover in time to join in on the badminton. Nevertheless, I'll at least stop by to meet Kwun.

-Rick

[Matt Ross]

And will Kwun embark over to the UK any time soon?

[viver]

Saturday evening or Sunday morning/afternoon will do for me. Monday morning back to slave shop. :(

[wood_22_chuck]

I'm in for Sat PM and Sun as well ... Mon is a maybe depending on what time :D

Wished I checked the forum before I went to the Canadian Open Finals today, cause I could have told Chi Ho about the meet.

-dave

[Traum]

Hey Kwun. Just a friendly reminder that badminton racquets are not allowed as hand-carry luggages on the plane. Airport security will not let them pass through. You must check them in as checked-in luggages.

-Rick

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by Traum
Hey Kwun. Just a friendly reminder that badminton racquets are not allowed as hand-carry luggages on the plane. Airport security will not let them pass through. You must check them in as checked-in luggages.

-Rick

Really? My friend told me it's ok.

I guess it really depend on which airline u taking. Maybe give them a call just to make sure.

[Traum]

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
Really? My friend told me it's ok.

I guess it really depend on which airline u taking. Maybe give them a call just to make sure.

The airlines have guidelines stating that tennis and squash racquets are not allowed as carry-ons. They make no mention of baddy racquets, but from my personal experience, airport security (at least the ones in Toronto and Vancouver) will not allow us to take them into the cabin.

Security measures seems to be a little more lenient in Asia, as a few of my friends have brought their baddy racquets over as carry-ons before. But to be perfectly honest, I agree with the policy. Our racquets may be delicate and fragile, but it could be used as a weapon.

-Rick

[kwun]

badrad, you think we are superman? :)

playing saturday night sounds cool. either gym is ok. will let you guys sort out which gym is more plausible regarding limited drop-in (C1) / guest drop-in (VRC). didn't you guys do a big BF meet before in VRC?

janet isn't too keen on Sun AM, i think she needs her beauty sleep..

i mailed ChiHo and he is leaving for a company event on saturday night, he suggested that we go to VRC in the afternoon. and then he leaves and you guys go join us in the evening.

Traum, thanks.... i think it depends on the airline + luck , i managed to bring it in sometimes but sometimes we get turned down as well...

[badrad]

oh c'mon! certainly children of your age can go on endlessly? hey, just a few weeks ago mrs. badrad and I had a 24hour badminton session with a few Japanese visitors. Are you saying you can't keep up with aged people? Ahhhh..... sounds like a challenge....

ChiHo's plan sounds good tho'. Saturday afternoon at the VRC, then take dinner break, and we meet up with the other group later the evening. Your fee for VRC is good for the day, so you have in/out priviledges.

Just note that Saturday afternoons have some time reserved for juniors, and there tends to be a lot. The evening, seniors have the priority.

[Pete LSD]

Seniors have priority on Sat evening???!!! I don't see any. :D

The Japanese guests were very good especially the leaner one who jump smash all the time.


Originally posted by badrad
oh c'mon! certainly children of your age can go on endlessly? hey, just a few weeks ago mrs. badrad and I had a 24hour badminton session with a few Japanese visitors. Are you saying you can't keep up with aged people? Ahhhh..... sounds like a challenge....

ChiHo's plan sounds good tho'. Saturday afternoon at the VRC, then take dinner break, and we meet up with the other group later the evening. Your fee for VRC is good for the day, so you have in/out priviledges.

Just note that Saturday afternoons have some time reserved for juniors, and there tends to be a lot. The evening, seniors have the priority.

[Marky]

please let me boldly assume "seniors" means "adults" per badrad.

[SChan]

well on saturday there is junior group training from 9am - 7:30pm, therefore there will be only 3 courts avaliable for general use during that time.

http://www.vrc.bc.ca/badmintonschedule.html

[kwun]

so here is a plan. (woo...)

ChiHo , PeteLSD (+bro?) , Janet&Kwun , (badrad?) will be playing at VRC from 3-6pm. then we all head off to dinner.

then at 8pm, we head back to VRC, the main gang of BF'er will be there and we will play till our legs falls apart. i will make sure i bring extra powerbar / gatorade / water, and also ankle/knee braces for the extra support. if possible, i will bring a oxygen tank in case i collapse on the floor and need help breathing.

if interested, anybody can join us for dinner as pre-badminton social. probably light dinner as it will be before the game... or if there are 24hr food (noodles? pho?) places, we can have snacks afterwards.

janet is concerned about the dinner. she said she need to be fed well to play good badminton. help me out here guys. got any suggestions?

[kwun]

Originally posted by Marky
please let me boldly assume "seniors" means "adults" per badrad.

in the case of badrad, either definition of "senior" fits... oh i am in so much trouble... ;)

[SChan]

Originally posted by kwun
so here is a plan. (woo...)

ChiHo , PeteLSD (+bro?) , Janet&Kwun , (badrad?) will be playing at VRC from 3-6pm. then we all head off to dinner.

then at 8pm, we head back to VRC, the main gang of BF'er will be there and we will play till our legs falls apart. i will make sure i bring extra powerbar / gatorade / water, and also ankle/knee braces for the extra support. if possible, i will bring a oxygen tank in case i collapse on the floor and need help breathing.

if interested, anybody can join us for dinner as pre-badminton social. probably light dinner as it will be before the game... or if there are 24hr food (noodles? pho?) places, we can have snacks afterwards.

janet is concerned about the dinner. she said she need to be fed well to play good badminton. help me out here guys. got any suggestions?

are you talking about saturday or sunday?

[wood_22_chuck]

Fed well? HON'S Chinese Restaurant is fabulous for that (Robson location - close but no parking, Richmond location - car parkade + good food), and for 24 hour eatery, No.9 Restaurant in Richmond is good for congee's, noodles, fried rice etc.

-dave

[Sgt_Strider]

Hey Kwun I hope you'll have a good time here in Vancouver. I just hope when you come, it won't rain. It was raining yesterday. If your girlfriend likes shopping, you can't miss metrotown centre. Its located in Burnaby though and I'm sure fellow BF members can guide you there if both of you are interested.

[kwun]

Originally posted by SChan
are you talking about saturday or sunday?

saturday.

not sure about sunday plans yet.

wood_22_chuck : thanks. actually, i think i will let the locals decide where to go for food...

sgt_strider : i am keeping my fingers crossed.

[badrad]

I just found out I will be taxi-ing little badrad for a small fun tournament on Saturday afternoon over in West Vancouver. So I will have to meet up with you later at 8 or 8:30, or we could link up during dinner depending on your timing and choice of eatery.

If you want to stay close to the neighborhood at the VRC, there are plenty of decent little restaurants along Main street, Cambie or even Fraser, all within 5 to 10 minute drive from the club.

And there are also many late night (early morning) snack places as well to keep the hungry warriors fed. Variety is there suit any taste and pocketbook.

[JChen99]

Wow! Kwun's coming over here? :D
another week off the computer and I would've missed this news! If there are enuff members to take another guest (me) into VRC then I wanna come and play until my arm falls off too! :D

[Winex West Can]

I probably will be able to make Sat evening (probably around 9:30ish) and hopefully can stay for the late night snacks too! :D

[cooler]

i think i'll pop over too. I have booked the plane trip, now looking for a hotel around burnaby area. I'm aiming for arriving on sat. morn to noon time (13th) and return on next monday (15th) pm. You guys better tightens your badminton strings :p

[Pete LSD]

mid 8 - 26 lbs (rest -> 24 lbs) X mid 8 - 27 lbs (rest -> 25 lbs) semi- proporational string job by Gary at Tad's. :D

[badrad]

Originally posted by cooler
i think i'll pop over too. I have booked the plane trip, now looking for a hotel around burnaby area. I'm aiming for arriving on sat. morn to noon time (13th) and return on next monday (15th) pm. You guys better tightens your badminton strings :p Cooler! Dude!

This will be a significant BF party! This really warrants Lower Mainland BF'ers to show up and participate.

I think we can stick with the Saturday afternoon/evening with the VRC plans. If you all still have enough energy we can plan some additional play activities for Sunday - that is after Janet's done her shopping...

Just a note though, Sunday afternoon several courts at the VRC have been booked for a fun tournament, so 3 courts will be tied up from 2-6 pm.

PeteLSD - what the????

[Pete LSD]

Cooler asks us to tighten our strings so I did. J/K :D :D :D

PeteLSD - what the????

[badrad]

PeteLSD? Get the kettle boiling? We're going to be going through plenty of shuttles this weekend!:p

[Pete LSD]

Absolutely Badrad, I think we will easily go through ten tubes of Sosan Black this weekend!!!

[15Love]

of all the darn weekends!! We are going away this weekend! Might be back by Sunday evening if you guys are still planning on playing somewhere then.

[Pete LSD]

Big pounding Dan can only make it from 3:00 to 5:00 and from 12:00 till ?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by kwun
[B]so here is a plan. (woo...)

ChiHo , PeteLSD (+bro?) , Janet&Kwun , (badrad?) will be playing at VRC from 3-6pm. then we all head off to dinner.

[kwun]

yes. sounds like a big badminton party! cooler so cool of you to come join the party!

i will make sure i have my camera all charged up.

sunday we probably go around and do some sightseeing. this is my first time to Vancouver. ;)

janet said she doesn't shop, she only eats.

we will bring a couple tubes of birdies too..

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by kwun

i will make sure i have my camera all charged up.



Mind to post several pics and share with us? I don't think I ever seen a group shot of BFers, yet. ;)

[Winex West Can]

We should do a roll call and see how many members we will need to sign the guests in...

Cooler! Man, it would be good to see ya again. Too bad, TXYU is tied up on the weekend otherwise he would love to come down and join us too!

Members
Badrad & Mrs.
Timeless & Mrs. (can someone get hold of him??)
TTT
Seot
Gryp
Peter LSD (& big bro. Danny?)
Chi Hong

Non-members
Kwun & Janet
Cooler
Myself (I should be okay as I can get another friend to sign me in)
Wood_chuck
JChen99
Traum
Viver
Marky (not sure if you are a member or not and also you probably know enough members to sign you in :D )
SmashingBird
Sgt_Strider
Takamsda
Absinthe
LoveJoy
SChan
mojoe
Kyoko_fukada87
Wonger
patman18

Phew, I think that all the local BF'ers although not sure if everyone is over 18 except for Badrad who is the grand-daddy of them all :D :D :D

[cooler]

wow, that's a lot of BF'ers. I'm looking forward to this weekend:) Look like i might have to tighten up my strings as well;)

[Marky]

WWC: I am a member, I still have quote to sign guest in.

Kwun: Because we are "Beautiful British Columbia", there are so many places that you can visit. I though you won't have enough time for them all.

I propose one interesting route: visit all our badminton centres, ClearOne, Guilford, Cambie, Collingwood, South Arm....... and many others.

[Marky]

Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Timeless are regular on Saturday night. And I hope I can see him tomorrow night (Wed.) and tell him the great party event.

[LoveJoy]

How will it work with so many BF'ers....from what i remembered Saturday nights are always busy........what is the time for everyone to meet at the VRC again for the final time...hehe..so many changes.

[Marky]

For the recent Sat. night, courts ease a bit after 11 pm and minimal wait time after 12 am.

[SmashingBird]

another plan would be playing from 12am midnight to next morning or whenever because at night the club should be pretty much empty which will leave all courts to the bfers , if so many guestsis going on saturaday night plus the reg which is also a lot ..i doubt people will get to play much.. people will sit out waiting more than playing... just a thought

[kwun]

WWC's list, is that the list of potential attendees instead of confirmed attendees? the actual list may be smaller..

i plan to stay till we fall on the floor and not able to move again. so that will probably be after midnight. :)

[15Love]

so when are you guys playing on sunday?

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by kwun
WWC's list, is that the list of potential attendees instead of confirmed attendees? the actual list may be smaller..

i plan to stay till we fall on the floor and not able to move again. so that will probably be after midnight. :)

List of potential attendees based on the folks on the forum who lives in the GVRD so you are right, the actual list could be smaller.

[badrad]

There may be a number of other members who can help with sign in. but they may show up later (9/9:30). We can play by ear how many members we need.

The nice thing is that even with long waits, we couild play later into the evening.

Mrs. badrad has to work early on Sunday morning, so we will not be able to stay later than midnight, although we could each drive our own cars and I stay later. --- Or I could just sleep in the club until next day when mrs. badrad picks me up after work. --- or maybe the bus terminal... or at Stanley Park... oh well, nothing new here.

[SChan]

Originally posted by Winex West Can
We should do a roll call and see how many members we will need to sign the guests in...

Cooler! Man, it would be good to see ya again. Too bad, TXYU is tied up on the weekend otherwise he would love to come down and join us too!

Members
Badrad & Mrs.
Timeless & Mrs. (can someone get hold of him??)
TTT
Seot
Gryp
Peter LSD (& big bro. Danny?)
Chi Hong

Non-members
Kwun & Janet
Cooler
Myself (I should be okay as I can get another friend to sign me in)
Wood_chuck
JChen99
Traum
Viver
Marky (not sure if you are a member or not and also you probably know enough members to sign you in :D )
SmashingBird
Sgt_Strider
Takamsda
Absinthe
LoveJoy
SChan
mojoe
Kyoko_fukada87
Wonger
patman18

Phew, I think that all the local BF'ers although not sure if everyone is over 18 except for Badrad who is the grand-daddy of them all :D :D :D

hey i am a member of vrc. so you can cross me off that list :D just i can't sign guests in, cause i have ji membership :(

i will drop by if i have time that day :D

[badrad]

Originally posted by SChan
hey i am a member of vrc. so you can cross me off that list :D just i can't sign guests in, cause i have ji membership :(

i will drop by if i have time that day :D SChan - the plan is for Kwun to play in the afternoon first. You're more than welcome to introduce yourself and get some games in then. Do you have senior playing priviledges to play the evening?

[badrad]

Originally posted by Winex West Can

Phew, I think that all the local BF'ers although not sure if everyone is over 18 except for Badrad who is the grand-daddy of them all :D :D :D
GrandBad will Spankz WWC!:D

[Pete LSD]

Yum, that's sounds so sizzling! :D


Originally posted by badrad
GrandBad will Spankz WWC!:D

[SChan]

Originally posted by badrad
SChan - the plan is for Kwun to play in the afternoon first. You're more than welcome to introduce yourself and get some games in then. Do you have senior playing priviledges to play the evening?

no i don't but juniors are only not allowed in the club from midnight to 7am. :D though i might not have priority i can still play from 8-12. :P

[TTT]

I'll be there...and I usually stay late when I go....

[timeless]

Wow, to think I almost missed out on this! :o

Luckily, a few VRC-BF.com members managed to track me down at VRC and ClearOne. You can definitely count me in on the festivities.

I'll be available for Saturday afternoon and evening. Unfortunately, not for dinner though as I have a family function to attend. But late-night snack is definitely a go! :D I might be good to go on Sunday too... if I can still walk (I have a varsity badminton team try-out in the afternoon from 1-3pm, followed by training at ClearOne from 5:30-7:30PM). Hmmm... now that I think of it, that's kinda brutal :eek:. Maybe I'll just show up and help sign guests in on Saturday and Sunday :D.

My wife will be joining us on Saturday evening and maybe Sunday as well. I've also contacted WilloW who's also a VRC-BF.com member about this weekend. He's planning on coming out Saturday evening. So there's two more VRC members to help sign guests in Saturday evening.

Anywayz, looking forward to meeting you all this weekend :).

[badrad]

Originally posted by SChan
no i don't but juniors are only not allowed in the club from midnight to 7am. :D though i might not have priority i can still play from 8-12. :P Ahh, that's only for unsupervised juniors. Just tell them your with your dad - Badrad. Unfortunately most members knows me and will call b---s--t but you are welcome to try. I've seen plenty of juniors stay well past midnight.

Timeless - varsity team? cool... which one? BF United?

[badrad]

Hmmmm speaking of being knighted grand-daddy age, I seem to recall Cooler is a bit older than Badrad.... And I do believe a certain Marky confessed an age to me as well. But then I just look older. oh, don't mind me, it's the age talking here forgetfulness.

Hey Cooler, will you be attending the afternoon with Kwun/Janet/Chiho/PeteLSD/Schan(?). I'll try to get back to the club by 6 and maybe we can all scoot over for a quick dinner close by.

[cooler]

i will get in vancouver very early saturday morning and departing on next monday evening. I'd be pretty loose and free, i dont have anything commited yet. :)

[Marky]

badrad: shiiii.... between you and me :o

[SmashingBird]

i will be there around 7pm till everyone leaves and count me in on the snacks as well;)

[badrad]

Originally posted by cooler
i will get in vancouver very early saturday morning and departing on next monday evening. I'd be pretty loose and free, i dont have anything commited yet. :) I'm tied up Saturday morning and afternoon, but you remember the way to the VRC. Usually with the junior and senior equal priority with only 3 free courts, the waits can be quite long, but give ample time to chat.

If you want more play time after the Saturday night (if Kwun and Janet don't have as much energy as us oldies) we could get some more playing Sunday with our annual group Viver and WWC maybe. I'm available Sunday morning and afternoon if WWC and Viver want to set up something at Clearone. Maybe some of the other BF'ers who can't make it Saturday would like to try that arrangement as well.

Since you are leaving Monday evening, I could also arrange my meetings on Monday to the afternoon and we could go to the VRC on Monday morning. There's a small group there that are good players and can give a tough game.

Cheez... this makes me sound like I play badminton every day...

[Traum]

Originally posted by badrad
Cheez... this makes me sound like I play badminton every day...

What, badrad? You don't?! :D

A practical question for me is how the non-VRC members would be able to get in. As in physically getting into VRC. Somehow I have this impression that VRC's doors are locked, and you either need a key to get in, or you need to press a buzzer to get someone from the office to let you in.


-Rick

[timeless]

The entrance to VRC is always locked and requires a member's key to get in. In the evening after everyone in the office and proshop leaves it can be quite difficult getting in by using the buzzer. The buzzer doesn't ring everywhere in the club, only in the office, proshop, and within earshot of the entrance. So guests showing up late will have to rely on luck of someone walking through the front foyer. I suggest the guests setup a meeting time with a member. If guests show up at all different times it will be difficult for both guests and members.

[clinton]

Gee, skipping Seattle while you're here, even though Vancouver has better badminton (especially facility wise, I almost kissed the floor the first time I was
at VRC) and food. We do have a place to play on Saturday from 2 pm to 5+pm
(close to Seatac airport) and it's generally not crowded. You're welcome to stop by,
play badminton at Seattle from 2 to 5, and drive to Vancouver (border crossing
line will definitely be shorter at this time) for dinner and play the rest of the
night/morning at VRC.

[badrad]

Originally posted by clinton
Gee, skipping Seattle while you're here, even though Vancouver has better badminton (especially facility wise, I almost kissed the floor the first time I was
at VRC) and food. We do have a place to play on Saturday from 2 pm to 5+pm
(close to Seatac airport) and it's generally not crowded. You're welcome to stop by,
play badminton at Seattle from 2 to 5, and drive to Vancouver (border crossing
line will definitely be shorter at this time) for dinner and play the rest of the
night/morning at VRC. Hey Clinton! It really sounds like you need to catch and carpool with Kwun up to Vancouver and get in on the fun as well! The more the merrier!

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by badrad
Hey Clinton! It really sounds like you need to catch and carpool with Kwun up to Vancouver and get in on the fun as well! The more the merrier!

Yeah, that's a great idea. Catch a ride and book a room in the same hotel & get a ride back too on Monday :D

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by badrad
If you want more play time after the Saturday night (if Kwun and Janet don't have as much energy as us oldies) we could get some more playing Sunday with our annual group Viver and WWC maybe. I'm available Sunday morning and afternoon if WWC and Viver want to set up something at Clearone. Maybe some of the other BF'ers who can't make it Saturday would like to try that arrangement as well.


Unfortunately I don't think the family is going to be happy with me if I spend Saturday evening and Sunday morning/afternoon playing baddy after spending most of the week away from home :(

[badrad]

Originally posted by Winex West Can
Unfortunately I don't think the family is going to be happy with me if I spend Saturday evening and Sunday morning/afternoon playing baddy after spending most of the week away from home :( Man, never hear that in the badrad family....:D Just got woken up from a nice nap - little and mrs. badrad dragging my butt to school team practice. Yeah, guess I gotta go, since I'm running it... why you little.... ahhh badrad want sleep.... kitty cat make nice warm snuggle sleeper.... oh - kids waiting... badrad not go, not good..

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by badrad
Man, never hear that in the badrad family....:D Just got woken up from a nice nap - little and mrs. badrad dragging my butt to school team practice. Yeah, guess I gotta go, since I'm running it... why you little.... ahhh badrad want sleep.... kitty cat make nice warm snuggle sleeper.... oh - kids waiting... badrad not go, not good..

Badrad just setting the tone for "how to be a good family man". :D

[badrad]

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
Badrad just setting the tone for "how to be a good family man". :D oh my aching body... the good family man just got run into the ground by mrs and little badrad in drills. everyone does drills, no exceptions even the old man. luckily I get even by making the other kids do as many drills as I do. I love it when they curse me... hahahahahah

We'll be ready for Kwun and Cooler. heheheh - grandpa eh?

[cooler]

a nice deception ploy badrad, nice try...:p
on my part, i dont do exercise or drills anymore.

[viver]

I'll be there around 9 pm. Hope that's not too late and somebody answers the door. ;)

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by viver
I'll be there around 9 pm. Hope that's not too late and somebody answers the door. ;)

Phone Badrad on his cell. That's what I will be doing. :D

[badrad]

Originally posted by Winex West Can
Phone Badrad on his cell. That's what I will be doing. :D Sure call me at - 1-800-YOU-WAIT... and YOU-WAIT.... and YOU-WAIT.... Meantime, we's havin sum good ol' fun een-side!

[badrad]

Originally posted by cooler
a nice deception ploy badrad, nice try...:p
on my part, i dont do exercise or drills anymore. no no - not trying to deceive. really I am getting old and I get tired easily these days. honest. trust me. really....

[kwun]

Originally posted by badrad
no no - not trying to deceive. really I am getting old and I get tired easily these days. honest. trust me. really....

we will see about that... to quote:

"When you are competing in sports your true character will show itself when pushed to the limits"

;)

[badrad]

oh... then ... you will see... an old man ... playing very slow badminton...

I can't believe you'd turn my own words on me....

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by badrad
oh... then ... you will see... an old man ... playing very slow but crafty :D badminton...

I can't believe you'd turn my own words on me....

[kwun]

hehe. i gonna pay for all these cheekiness. better keep my mouth shut ...

[Seot]

Almost missed this one too. I be at VRC sat evening. PM me any extra instructions if you need to have people signed in as guests etc.

Since the summer is just over, VRC has been extra busy in the evenings right up to about midnight' If so many guests are dropping in, would be better if we focus our time for after midnight. Otherwise the first few hours are just sitting around and chatting.

[Traum]

After struggling on and off with an annoying shoulder/rotator cuff/detoid injury, I've managed to successfully hurt myself all over again. Guess I wouldn't be able to take part in the fun on Saturday anymore... :( :( :(

I'll still come to meet my fellow BFers, but I guess I wouldn't be able to do my introductions on the court...

:(
-Rick

[wood_22_chuck]

Augh, bad luck Traum ... hope you get better.

Are we all meeting for dinner first, then head over to VRC? What time, and where? Or should I just call WWC on his cell?

-dave

[kwun]

for those who are interested in dinner, we are meeting at 6pm in VRC. look for faces of badrad, ChiHo and Peter..

if you are coming, RSVP here so we know to expect you...

someone pick a yummy restaurant.

[wood_22_chuck]

IN FOR DINNER & BADDY! :)

Oh and I'll be bringing a "partner" for dinner only, so count 2 for me. :D

Thanks

-dave

[JChen99]

So... ummm... when exactly does baddy start after dinner? cuz since I'm kinda broke I dun think I can afford dinner so I'll jus go for the badding :p

yah... i kno... i kno... I'm too broke to afford food but I'm not too broke to miss baddy :D

[timeless]

Have we confirmed what time the afternoon VRC thing is happening? I'd like to drop by and hang out with everyone.

[badrad]

Considering your call-sign, it's not in sync.

3-6pm *(approx times) - afternooon badminton - VRC. Current participants: Chi-Ho, Kwun, Janet, Cooler?, SChan, PeteLSD, Danny(?). Others welcome.

6pm leave for dinner. Place TBD - How about Honolulu on Main St. Close by and easy to order and relatively inexpensive meals. Kwun - do you have any preference of cuisine?

Current participants: Kwun, Janet, Cooler(?), PeteLSD+ Danny, Badrad/Mrs, Wood22Chuck + 1. Others welcome.

8-12+? Back to VRC for more playing until limbs fall off or someone collapses from exhaustion.

[cooler]

should be around 2:30 - 3pm i'm guessing.
Is there a dress code for the VRC?

[badrad]

Originally posted by cooler
should be around 2:30 - 3pm i'm guessing.
Is there a dress code for the VRC? Yes - out of towners must wear a dress. If you forget to bring yours, I make sure to have mrs. badrad bring one for you. One with frillies and sash, like a tutu... hahahahah Cooler in a tutu! hahahahahah

just no black or darksole shoes.:D it'll clash with the tutu...

[Winex West Can]

Just found that I have a dinner thingy tomorrow and not sure what time it will end (probably after 11pm :( which means that I will only be able to make it out after 12 midnight).

I am trying to figure out alternatives (Sat PM is out as the wife is working and I have the kids and ditto for Sun AM). Hmmm...I do have Monday off and should have a couple of hours after dropping the kids at school in the morning...

Will have to play it by ear and if I can't play, I will try and drop by to chat.

[Pete LSD]

3-6PM - we get two more guests: Thomas & Michael

Dinner - we get Gary and Jason: they may stay for the late night

So, we need an additional four members to sign them in!!!


Originally posted by badrad
Considering your call-sign, it's not in sync.

3-6pm *(approx times) - afternooon badminton - VRC. Current participants: Chi-Ho, Kwun, Janet, Cooler?, SChan, PeteLSD, Danny(?). Others welcome.

6pm leave for dinner. Place TBD - How about Honolulu on Main St. Close by and easy to order and relatively inexpensive meals. Kwun - do you have any preference of cuisine?

Current participants: Kwun, Janet, Cooler(?), PeteLSD+ Danny, Badrad/Mrs, Wood22Chuck + 1. Others welcome.

8-12+? Back to VRC for more playing until limbs fall off or someone collapses from exhaustion.

[badrad]

Originally posted by Pete LSD
3-6PM - we get two more guests: Thomas & Michael

Dinner - we get Gary and Jason: they may stay for the late night

So, we need an additional four members to sign them in!!! I guess you'll have to find the members to match the number of guests... We'll need to balance out the members to guests first from the BF group, then we can approach other club members who may be friendly enough to allow sign up.

But just remember, they do audit the sign-in guest book against fees collected, so make sure your guest pay the fee or else the club member gets the bill later on.

[wood_22_chuck]

can someone PM me Badrad's cell? I'm not joining in the afternoon session, and I might be waiting a long time outside VRC for the dinner session and night baddy :D

At least I can call to see if they're ready to go.

Thanks.

-dave

[SChan]

I just got back from vrc... and sadly i don't believe i saw you guys (well sortof)....

There were many new faces there (at least 10 i'd say), so I'm guessing some of them were you guys. Didn't know who was who, so I didn't bother asking. I got there at around 5:00... so I just played with my friends.

I was the guy with the blue shirt, and the gray nike shorts if you were wondering.

[badrad]

We must have played between 12 to 20 games through the course of the afternoon and later the evening. Sorry if we missed some of you, we went to the restaurant late, and came back to the club around 9pm. We all played on until 1:30.
then a late night snack and it was goodnight for Kwun and Janet (who was nodding off ever so slightly having been up since 5am the day before).

Well, a great turnout -
Kwun and Janet
Cooler
PeteLSD and bro Danny (altho Danny had to leave after a few games for work)
Chi Ho
PeteLSD invited several friends - Thomas, Michael and (my apologies for forgetting the last fellow).
Viver
JChen99
TTT
Wood_22_Chuck
Lovejoy
Willow
Timeless
Marky
Defiant (never posted)
Badrad and Mrs.
Traum - but did not play.

My apologies if I missed anyone. It's late right now - 4 am, just got home....
Was lots of fun.

Pix to follow shortly. Kwun took lots with his camera.

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by badrad
We must have played between 12 to 20 games through the course of the afternoon and later the evening. Sorry if we missed some of you, we went to the restaurant late, and came back to the club around 9pm. We all played on until 1:30.
then a late night snack and it was goodnight for Kwun and Janet (who was nodding off ever so slightly having been up since 5am the day before).

Well, a great turnout -
Kwun and Janet
Cooler
PeteLSD and bro Danny (altho Danny had to leave after a few games for work)
Chi Ho
PeteLSD invited several friends - Thomas, Michael and (my apologies for forgetting the last fellow).
Viver
JChen99
TTT
Wood_22_Chuck
Lovejoy
Willow
Timeless
Marky
Defiant (never posted)
Badrad and Mrs.
Traum - but did not play.

My apologies if I missed anyone. It's late right now - 4 am, just got home....
Was lots of fun.

Pix to follow shortly. Kwun took lots with his camera.

And I missed all the fun :( Didn't Mrs. Timeless played? And what happened to SmashingBird?

Dinner get-together didn't finish until well over 12 midnight and by the time we got home and put the kids to bed, it was too late. I had thought about phoning Timeless.

Any plans for Sunday evening?

[Pete LSD]

The last person is Jason.

This is the longest types of play I have done so far. The day started at 1:30 PM in Richmond!


Originally posted by badrad
We must have played between 12 to 20 games through the course of the afternoon and later the evening. Sorry if we missed some of you, we went to the restaurant late, and came back to the club around 9pm. We all played on until 1:30.
then a late night snack and it was goodnight for Kwun and Janet (who was nodding off ever so slightly having been up since 5am the day before).

Well, a great turnout -
Kwun and Janet
Cooler
PeteLSD and bro Danny (altho Danny had to leave after a few games for work)
Chi Ho
PeteLSD invited several friends - Thomas, Michael and (my apologies for forgetting the last fellow).
Viver
JChen99
TTT
Wood_22_Chuck
Lovejoy
Willow
Timeless
Marky
Defiant (never posted)
Badrad and Mrs.
Traum - but did not play.

My apologies if I missed anyone. It's late right now - 4 am, just got home....
Was lots of fun.

Pix to follow shortly. Kwun took lots with his camera.

[Seot]

Missed me.. :) << Orange shirt in pic.

[badrad]

these were the nutcases that stayed until 1:30am...

For the other BF'ers - match names to the players in the pix. Winner of all the right names and faces will have to show up next year for Kwun's Annual Trek to LotusLand!

[badrad]

actually there's a trick question to it, as there are a few non-BFer's as well in the pic.

[LazyBuddy]

Is badrad the one in the left one in the 1st row, with light blue shirt?

[badrad]

Hey LB how did you get that? Becuz that fellow looked the oldest? Huh? Oooohh - one day when I get to play you..... hahahahah - great guess/correct one too!

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by badrad
Hey LB how did you get that? Becuz that fellow looked the oldest? Huh?

Oooohh - one day when I get to play you..... hahahahah - great guess/correct one too!

Actually, the most handsome face. :o

The hair is the key, heheheheh...

wow, such a good oppotunity... So, I assume that's the special prize for "how to identify badrad" but not a punishment. :D

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
Is badrad the one in the left one in the 1st row, with light blue shirt?

Good call, LB. Ya can't miss Badrad as he is definitely the oldest of the bunch :D :D :D :D (j/k as the crafty old guy can kick butt!)

Hard to tell but definitely see Mrs. Badrad, Viver, PeteLSD, WilloW, Marky, Timeless, Wood_chuck, JChen, (jeez, must be getting old as the eyes are no longer that sharp).

Is Kwun the one on the far left or the guy in black second from right (front row)?

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by Winex West Can


Is Kwun the one on the far left or the guy in black second from right (front row)?

My guess is far left, back row.

[Marky]

LazyBuddy: you have the correct guess.

[Pete LSD]

You get it, LB! Now, guess where Marky is.

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by Pete LSD
You get it, LB! Now, guess where Marky is.

Errr... this is a hard one. Let me dig out some marky's old threads, and see if I can find any special "signs".

Or, u can give me 15 tries, I should be able to make the cal.. :D

[LazyBuddy]

Let me looking for the " thick, large, ugly, and plastic-frame glasses"...

Hmmm... I have 3 choices...

My 1st guess: The one in the back row, white shirt, with a "V" sign?

[Pete LSD]

It's the thick glasses all right but where is he exactly?


Originally posted by LazyBuddy
Let me looking for the " thick, large, ugly, and plastic-frame glasses"...

Hmmm... I have 3 choices...

My 1st guess: The one in the back row, white shirt, with a "V" sign?

[defiant]

It was fun playing with all of you. Thanks TTT for signing me in :D

[Marky]

Pete: I think LB has already mentioned the position in his posting, to quote: the "thick, large, ugly, and plastic-frame glasses" is "the one in the back row, white shirt, with a "V" sign" ie. the one who raises up his hand and makes a "V" sign.

BTW, I thought I had changed my glasses for taking this picture.

[JChen99]

Man Sat. Night as crazy!! It's monday morning rite now and I'm still aching all over from it >< I guess I'm the one that's getting old ><

Besides all that aching, I had a great time sat night. Thx for all the ppl who put up wif my extremely unorthedox and unoriented play (my shots were going everywhere LOL)

btw Kwun, we never played (actually I was kinda in hiding cuz I dun think I'd want to embarrass myself playing aganst ya after watching you n janet play Mr. n Mrs. Badrad... holy cow those two games were crazy) But I think I'll b ready for ya nex yr :D (well... not exactly ready, but less embarrassment at least :p)

Thanks again people! It was a great night! ^^

[Cheung]

Nice one Marky:D That looks like the twinkling eyes of Pete to me:)

Jchen, you are one of the most modest people around. I bet your shots were going everywhere on to the floor on the opponent's side.:p

Wish I could have been around:(

my 'great' w/end comprised of some lectures (boring lecturers), paddling around ina pool, and missing out on a team tournament held in Guang Zhou..:( (Called Wah Ling cup; maybe you can find it on chinabadminton.com)

[Marky]

Thanks Cheung. And, you have good eye.

[jamesd20]

I think its great you can all meet up and play some badminton, sounded like great fun, hope to meet some of you some day.

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by Marky
Pete: I think LB has already mentioned the position in his posting, to quote: the "thick, large, ugly, and plastic-frame glasses" is "the one in the back row, white shirt, with a "V" sign" ie. the one who raises up his hand and makes a "V" sign.

BTW, I thought I had changed my glasses for taking this picture.

So, I think my 1st guess was wrong??? :eek:

You changed ur glass??? Man, that's cheating!!! :D

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by JChen99


Besides all that aching, I had a great time sat night. Thx for all the ppl who put up wif my extremely unorthedox and unoriented play (my shots were going everywhere LOL)



The important issue is everyone seems having a lot of fun, whether who win how many games or who has better shots are relatively not important.

Did anyone ever think about 5000 miles further east, ur injuried lazy "buddy" was trying to move around on another badminton court at the same time??? :D

[wood_22_chuck]

So after 9pm till 2:00 am baddy, I woke up Sun and decided to play MORE badminton. Wooo, bad idea. My shoulder muscle was sore and stiff that all my shot timing was WAYYYY off.

Great night of badminton. Partnered Kwun for 2 games, and played against him in one. Good thing Mr/Mrs Badrad tired him out for me first :D ... we didn't lose by THAT much bcos of that.

Glad I got a game with Cooler too!

My deep appreciation to everyone, it was a superb baddy experience :)

-dave

[Marky]

LB: instead of focusing on me, perhaps you may like to guess Mr. Cooler who is also our honorable guest of the night.

[badrad]

we never did get a chance to play the rubber match. we were all pretty tired before we played our games, and I was pretty near empty by the time we finished. we have to plan another one when we are all fresh.

mrs badrad was having fun figuring out Kwun's range in terms of court coverage, so we tried to s-t-r-e-t-c-h him out as often as possible. very good court coverage. Janet has also been well trained by Kwun to stay at the net and not pop up floaters...

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by badrad

mrs badrad was having fun figuring out Kwun's range in terms of court coverage, so we tried to s-t-r-e-t-c-h him out as often as possible.

Now, I know how come Kwun did not sign up and post these days...

The excuse of "not easily obtain an accessable computer" seems not the real reason, the #1 fact is well stated in the "quote"... :o

[Yong]

Wow guys, that must have been an awesome badminton night. Wish i was there to join all of you.

Don't forget Janet in the picture : third from the right, bottom row, if i'm correct ;)

[badrad]

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
Now, I know how come Kwun did not sign up and post these days...

The excuse of "not easily obtain an accessable computer" seems not the real reason, the #1 fact is well stated in the "quote"... :o no - can't take any credit for that... I do believe it was the 14 - 15 other BFer's that would have did him in... they were doing the tourist thing on Sunday along with Cooler.

[wood_22_chuck]

maybe we should've charted a tour bus and put the winner of the BF Logo contest on the side and carted Kwun all over Vancouver with it ... :D

[kwun]

hi everybody!

wow, what a badminton day! so many of you showed up. :)

as promised i think we did pretty much played till our legs fell off. we got back to my hotel and found two huge blisters on my feet. we ended up getting into bed at 4am. the next day i could feel every one of my leg muscles walking up the stairs to the skytrain. but it only bring back the good memories.

we so thoroughly enjoyed our games janet was already asking when we are heading to vancouver again.

it was very very nice to meet everybody and everybody was so friendly! i apologize as there are a couple of you who came up to me saying hi but even though i promised, i never got a chance to play a game with. we will make it up next time..

so many faces and so many new names i lost track of many of you, some i never caught the name of. next time we will have names tags. haha. :)

we are safe and back home now, the fun is over but the memories will stay!

i have a few higher resolution photos in my camera. i wonder what would be the best way to distribute those? perhaps ofoto.com ?

[Traum]

Hey kwun. Glad to hear that you and Janet had an awesome time here in Vancouver. You've got to come back again!

For your hi-res digital photos, Ofoto is certainly decent place, but I personally prefer Sony's Image Station since they allow you to store (and others to access) the hi-res version of the pictures. This is something that Ofoto doesn't seem to allow.

But either way, I'm sure everyone will be happy as long as we can see them somewhere.

-Rick

[Marky]

Sony's Image Station provides unlimited storage space as well.

[cooler]

Hi all, I was very delighted to see so many BFers came by to VRC to meet us out of towners. I've enjoyed playing badminton with all of you although i think i might not got the chances to play with everyone there. The caliber of plays were very good, i have pick up some areas that i have to improve on as well. You guys are all so friendly and hospitable.

I got to visit many places that i want to see and experience in vancouver as well. Yah, I missed vancouver's weather and food already. It was warm when i left vancouver and after the 1 hour flight, it was only 5 degree C with cold drizzle when i've landed, and my lawn is now covered with snow when i woke up today. You see, i got many reasons to visit vancouver more often :)

[RedDog]

all I can say is..........i wish i was there :(

[kwun]

Originally posted by badrad
we never did get a chance to play the rubber match. we were all pretty tired before we played our games, and I was pretty near empty by the time we finished. we have to plan another one when we are all fresh.

mrs badrad was having fun figuring out Kwun's range in terms of court coverage, so we tried to s-t-r-e-t-c-h him out as often as possible. very good court coverage. Janet has also been well trained by Kwun to stay at the net and not pop up floaters...

i think it was best left without the rubber match. i think you two are a big contributing factor to the size of the blister i got on my feet.

that two mixed games must have been the best mixed games i have played for a while. i too tried to make sure that badrad got his share of court coverage. i think it started to have its effect at the second half of the second game. ;)

janet was obviously rather overwhelmed by the speed of the opponent, the next day she insisted that we had played 3 games instead of 2. i was like, "huh?"

[kwun]

Originally posted by RedDog
all I can say is..........i wish i was there :(

you should've been there!

[RedDog]

Originally posted by kwun
you should've been there!

We were just there one week too early i guess. ;)
But I'm glad you guys had so much fun.
I wanna go next time~

PS. we had our own little badminton gathering in LA after the US Open semi-final this year too, played until 3:30am! beat you guys...ha ha!

[kwun]

Originally posted by RedDog
We were just there one week too early i guess. ;)
But I'm glad you guys had so much fun.
I wanna go next time~

PS. we had our own little badminton gathering in LA after the US Open semi-final this year too, played until 3:30am! beat you guys...ha ha!

yes! when we were having our late night snack after the games, i realized that the last time i played till so late was exactly one year ago with you guys after the USOpen, the same exact weekend!

it has now become an annual event. :)

[chihong]

finally got back to Vancouver.


Sorry that I couldn't stay on Sat night to play more with you guys. It was great to play with you guys on Sat afternoon.

hey Kwun, I think we partnered together well in the double game! It was particularly fun since we haven't seen each others for sooo long :) Anyway, I think you should make it an annual event and come over to every year. It was just simply too much fun.

Chi

[badrad]

As an annual event, let's see if other BFer's from various locals create their own BF Day on this anniversary date. The objective will be:

1: Gathering of as many BFer's as possible, far and near.
2: Number of games played must be as a minimum, that defined by the founder's endurance. I think 20 games, wasn't it?
3: Must at least past midnight, but the later the more prestige. Kwun's record as stated during late night snack was 4-6 AM as per last years USOpen.
4: Share a meal, either before, after or during. Or all of the above.
5: Inflict as much physical torture to fellow BFer's during the session as humanly possible.
6: Laugh your butt off with fun!

Fell free to modify or add to the objectives list.

Hey with technology, there must be a way we could webcam some of the events according to time zone.

[kwun]

more photos here, we took 11 photo (only. :( ) with my camera. i decided to upload the identical sets to both ofoto and imagestation. here are the links:

ofoto:

http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=pnzhuwb.8xe33bjr&x=1&y=3qiezp

imagestation:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289104687&code=6508248&mode=invite

enjoy!

let me know if it doesn't work...

[kwun]

badrad, that's an excellent idea! considering the time zones spreading around the world, we can have non-stop BF badminton action for one whole day!

point 3 can be tough in some countries though.

webcam, that's an interesting idea. my cellphone has digital service which allow me to connect wirelessly with a laptop, but unfortunately that service is not available when i am Canada.

you better persuade the ppl who organize the "fun tournament" on sunday to schedule it on every 2nd sunday of september.... ;)

[Winex West Can]

...too bad I'd never did managed to hook up with you guys over the weekend. I tried getting hold of folks to see if there were anything planned for Sunday but to no avail.

Cooler managed to get hold of me and we spoke for a while but unfortunately wasn't able to hook up on Monday.

Good to hear that it was a very enjoyable evening. The pictures posted by Kwun on Imagestation are so clear that you can actually tell who's who :D

[viver]

It was really a superb night of badminton. Haven't played that many games in a long time. Got to know a few of the posters here too, which was excellent. Kwun really is a fountain of energy. Janet is not far behind playing until quite late. Cooler also was present and was happy to play a few games with him. Hope we have more of this types of gatherings. It's really starting to become a international event. :D

I still have my arms and legs sore, but worth it. Looking for more.

[Sgt_Strider]

Just wondering, who was the youngest player in the group? I hope you guys will come and play together next year because if I do get better, I would hope to meet and play with you guys :).

[wood_22_chuck]

fella by the name of Badrad :D from the way he plays and covers the court, you'd think he's a spry 19yr old

-dave

[Sgt_Strider]

Originally posted by wood_22_chuck
fella by the name of Badrad :D from the way he plays and covers the court, you'd think he's a spry 19yr old

-dave

lol I thought he was the oldest?

[timeless]

What a funtastic day it was; from afternoon to evening, to the wee hours! Too bad I missed out on dinner and the first half of the evening session. I think I didn't get to meet a lot of the non-VRC guests that showed up because of it? In the afternoon it was really neat to watch the highschool reunion of ChiHong and Kwun play together. They looked like brothers! As usual, I had a blast making new friends in Kwun, Janet, and Cooler. And it's always a real pleasure to meet up with the friends I've already met in the past meetings. I also got a chance to play with some other guests although I'm not sure if they're BFers or not. All in all, a truly festive day of badminton. I only wish my average badminton session was nearly as fun! It's good to see that all the out of town friends got home safely, thank you so much for visiting us, and I hope you guys get a chance to come visit us again. You guys rock! :D:cool:

[cooler]

Thanks for all the kind feedbacks. I had a wonderful time last weekend. It was a pleasure to meet up with all of you guys and gals. :) Lets aim for another gathering next year.

[Aotis]

Hi guys,

so who was the best badder in that group? sounds like Kwun was the man the entire time :)

[TTT]

haha..I can tell you that I'm still the weakest player in the group...

sad...sighhhhh

[badrad]

Originally posted by TTT
haha..I can tell you that I'm still the weakest player in the group...

sad...sighhhhh nah, you were doing okay. you got some good shots, just try to remember to recover everytime you make a shot, so that you are ready for the next one.

the objective for the night was for fun and getting to know each other better. i think that we had a great chance to strengthen the ties of many of the BFer's around town. if the objectives were different like a tournament, we would all likely play differently than this social fun night.

[Pete LSD]

Nah, you were doing fine :).


Originally posted by TTT
haha..I can tell you that I'm still the weakest player in the group...

sad...sighhhhh

[TTT]

Originally posted by badrad
nah, you were doing okay. you got some good shots, just try to remember to recover everytime you make a shot, so that you are ready for the next one.

the objective for the night was for fun and getting to know each other better. i think that we had a great chance to strengthen the ties of many of the BFer's around town. if the objectives were different like a tournament, we would all likely play differently than this social fun night.

Thanks for the tip..

yup...I had fun that night...
If the objectives were like a tournament, I'm pretty sure I'll get 1000X more birdies in the face from wood_22_chuck....heh

[wood_22_chuck]

I apologized three times as many that I nailed you :D (unintentionally). It's just uncanny how you receive smashes with your neck/face area instead of your racket!

Good suggestion by Badrad: recovery after your shots back to a basic ready stance would help tons.

-dave

[badrad]

TTT: if that's a target area where you seem to be getting hit - just get into the habit of sticking your racquet in front of those spaces. You might be quickly surprised how the shot destined for your head pops back over to your opponent's side from a good block.

Also, you being relatively tall, if it's going to hit your head and you are standing at the baseline - practice your MATRIX style shuttle avoidance techniques. It's likely the shuttle is headed on it's way out of the court....

[Winex West Can]

...

Just to let you guys know that TXYU is planning to come down next Friday (Sept 26th) and stay until Saturday. Would like to meet up with folks at the VRC Friday evening.

I, unfortunately, will be on the ferry coming back and should arrive sometime after 9pm and if I am lucky could meet up at the VRC around 11pm-ish.

BTW, TXYU would need to borrow some racquets before I get there with my trusty MM200, MM100.

[wood_22_chuck]

I think there's a rule against frequency of the same guest within a certain timeframe. Don't know if I'm "qualified" to play :(

-dave

[Marky]

http://www.vrc.bc.ca/rules.html:

"An adult member may introduce up to four playing guests per month, one at a time. The same person may not be a playing guest more than twice in one month or 6 times in one year. "

[wood_22_chuck]

So have fun, take some pictures and post 'em up so we can all see them! :D

[viver]

Originally posted by Winex West Can
...

Just to let you guys know that TXYU is planning to come down next Friday (Sept 26th) and stay until Saturday. Would like to meet up with folks at the VRC Friday evening.

I, unfortunately, will be on the ferry coming back and should arrive sometime after 9pm and if I am lucky could meet up at the VRC around 11pm-ish.

BTW, TXYU would need to borrow some racquets before I get there with my trusty MM200, MM100.

Sorry, can't make it on Friday and may be working on Saturday for whole day. :mad:

[timeless]

Originally posted by wood_22_chuck
So have fun, take some pictures and post 'em up so we can all see them! :D

But you haven't exceeded your 2x this month already have you? Even if you have, Fridays haven't been that busy lately. And as long as you pay the guest fee, I doubt anyone would raise a stink :p.


I should visit the forum more often. I almost missed out on hearing about this meeting too :eek:.

[TTT]

Originally posted by badrad
TTT: if that's a target area where you seem to be getting hit - just get into the habit of sticking your racquet in front of those spaces. You might be quickly surprised how the shot destined for your head pops back over to your opponent's side from a good block.

Also, you being relatively tall, if it's going to hit your head and you are standing at the baseline - practice your MATRIX style shuttle avoidance techniques. It's likely the shuttle is headed on it's way out of the court....

Yup, I'll start doing that. This is like learning through negative reinforcement.

I dunno why, you people seems to smash higher these days...I was expecting much steeper ones...

haha...matrix style. Am I the One?

[timeless]

TTT, I think you should be more confident in yourself. When I watched you play throughout the night you were doing fine. However, in some games you seem to lose confidence, or get too nervous, and then make errors that you normally might not make. Just do your best all the time and you're bound to improve.

[badrad]

Originally posted by TTT
I dunno why, you people seems to smash higher these days...I was expecting much steeper ones...
Expecting a certain type of shot is fine, but you need to also ensure your mind is prepared to receive any type of shot from your opponent. When Mrs Badrad and I played you and Smashingbird last Sunday night, we had loads of time to watch you both and waited for you to get ready for a specific shot, then we tried something a little different to see how you react. Actually quite a few times you were in the right place, but your racquet was not in the right place so you weren't able to take advantage of the situation.

Just as a mental note for the next little while that you play - after every shot you make, force yourself to bring your racquet up to at chest level, instead of leaving it dragging near your knees. This will help you a bit in getting ready for the next play.

[Loh]

Wow! What a smashing time you all had!

Congrats to all you Vancouver BFers for contributing to such a smashing success at VRC. Did you surpass our S'pore Open by playing past 3 am the next morning? I missed all the earlier fun and would have missed this thread had not Kaffie (from Singapore) told me about it.

I'd loved to be there with you all and I'm sure many others esp. LB, Cheung, Kaffie and perhaps Mag had similar views.

Kwun and Janet must have been overwhelmed by your reception and despite his two painful blisters attibuted to one "grandpa", Kwun seems not to mind too much.

Thanks to the logical deduction of LB, I now know who the "crafty 16-year old folk" is and I can now place a face to the name whenever he shows up in this forum. Unfortunately, I am still at a loss as to what Kwun looks like as the pic is not too clear and there were a few guesses of the man. I assume he must be the "corner" man at the extreme left of the group pic. I managed to get into Image Station, but not the earlier one, for the pix.

It will be a great idea to have an annual around the clock, borderless, BF Day Fun Tournament where we have a good number of BFers. I'm sure Singapore will qualify and the organization of this tourney should pose not too much of a problem since we have a rather supportive badminton infrastructure and the geographical size of Singapore is no bigger than that of a big town in a big country like Canada.

Keep the BF flag flying high!

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by Winex West Can
...

Just to let you guys know that TXYU is planning to come down next Friday (Sept 26th) and stay until Saturday. Would like to meet up with folks at the VRC Friday evening.

I, unfortunately, will be on the ferry coming back and should arrive sometime after 9pm and if I am lucky could meet up at the VRC around 11pm-ish.

BTW, TXYU would need to borrow some racquets before I get there with my trusty MM200, MM100.

I don't see too many response to this. Tim is coming down Friday (Sept 25th) and so far, no one has indicated that they can play Friday's evening. He is planning to stay in Richmond and so is open to places to play and people to play with.

[Traum]

Unfortunately, my shoulder is still busted, so I certainly wouldn't be able to play. If someone can confirm whether the forum members will be playing at VRC or elsewhere, I'll try to see if I can drop by.

-Rick

[wood_22_chuck]

Keep me posted. I *might* be able to play.

-dave

[WilloW]

Sorry, I can't make it on Friday night either. I have indoor soccer practise. Saturday night is good for me.

[badrad]

Sorry here, dinner engagement on Friday night. :(
Saturday night would work for me though.

[Winex West Can]

Okay...thanks...

what I will do is contact Tim after I get back into town Fri. evening to see when he plans to leave on Saturday and maybe arrange something for Saturday. So check this thread Fri. evening/Sat. morning.

[Pete LSD]

Fri and Sat works for me too! Chi Ho should be able to play on Sat . . . let's see who has the hardest smash :D.

[timeless]

Hmmm...

I still don't know if I'm available Friday, but even if I am, it most likely won't be until after 9PM. Saturday I might be available in the morning until about 1PM or in the evening after 9PM.

Doesn't sound like anyone can commit to this weekend. Not looking good. Is there even enough people to make a doubles game? :eek:

[Mag]

Can't believe I missed this thread! I sort of automatically filed it under "Threads Only of Regional Interest" and didn't check it until now!

It was such fun reading about your BF gathering! Wow, what a full-out badminton-o-rama!

Needless to say, I wish I'd been there! (Hey, what's that tall white guy doing in the group photo? :p )

[txyu]

Hey all

I'm still coming down Friday....today...I'll be there around 8pm or so...

My cell phone is 250 460 0113

If anyone is playing either tonite or Saturday morn, then give me a shout...

Unfortunately, I will be leaving in the afternoon sometime so I won't be available to play Saturday night...

Winex, call or I'll call you and we'll arrange a meeting for the racquet...

TTYL
Tim

[Winex West Can]

Anyone interested in early badminton at ClearOne on Saturday with Tim?

I, unfortunately, am not able to play as I have to look after the kids but can drop by and hang.

Anytime after 10am would be good. I will check the board first thing in the morning and try to see if there is enough interest to get together at ClearOne after 10am.

Tim has go back later in the day.

[wood_22_chuck]

I can drop by and say hello but can't play. Only able to play after 3pm today :(

-dave

[Winex West Can]

Good news...Tim is staying Saturday and leaving early Sunday morning so he is available to play this evening at the VRC (in fact, that's the reason why he is staying another night)!!!

So folks, wanna another BF night? If so, let's get together at the VRC. I will probably be in after 9pm or so.

[SmashingBird]

Hey WWC, so what time will you be at richmond, wanna give me a ride if you do go after 9pm...and how long you staying there for?

also, does anyone have guest pass to sign us in?

[viver]

Originally posted by Winex West Can
Good news...Tim is staying Saturday and leaving early Sunday morning so he is available to play this evening at the VRC (in fact, that's the reason why he is staying another night)!!!

So folks, wanna another BF night? If so, let's get together at the VRC. I will probably be in after 9pm or so.

I may be able to go around 9pm. Any VRC members to sign anybody in?

[Winex West Can]

Originally posted by viver
I may be able to go around 9pm. Any VRC members to sign anybody in?

I will be there with Tim and Smashing Bird around 9:30-ish. Viver, come out and I am sure that we can find a member to sign you in :D

[Marky]

I can only get to VRC after 9:45 pm; hopefully, to be able to meet one of you and to sign you in.

[Winex West Can]

...TXYU and I managed to get ourselves over to the VRC around 9:45-ish along with SmashingBird. BF-ers included PeteLSD, Marky, WilloW, Viver & Timeless. I think Seot were there but didn't get the opportunity to play with him.

All the games were fun and it was quite a busy night which didn't quiet down until after 11:30pm.

We had a couple of good games against PeteLSD/Marky. ditto for Viver/cousin. Sorry no pictures as none of us bother to bring a camera. SmashingBird as usual, was hopping all over the court (haaa...to be young and quick again).

Well, given the TXYU is now working/living closer to Vancouver (2 hrs drive), we can expect to see more of him on a more regular basis (hardly any badminton where he is now).

[Pete LSD]

It was certainly fun. VRC was so packed with people. Only managed to play one game with Marky, WWC and TXYU :(

[Marky]

WWC: you and TXYU were great. Sorry, I don't have the chance to say goodnight to you both because you both were still busy pounding at 1.30 am when I left.

[wood_22_chuck]

drat, I knew I should have gotten my behind to VRC. I got home at 11:15 pm and wondered if I could still make it. I called WWC's cell phone around that time, but no answer, so I called it a night :(

Hope you had fun txyu!

-dave

[txyu]

yep,

I had a great time....
I'm glad I decided to stick around for another night. Next time, I'll try to give a little more notice for when I come up...

Since I'm so close now, I'll try to come up a little more often maybe get in a few games at Clear One

Thanx to all those that were able to come out

I may try to come out again in about two weeks...it depends on my schedule and $$$

TTYL
Tim

[SmashingBird]

TXYU was an awesome player, exceptional racquet head control and great deception. Got everyone faked out. Well, it was a fun night overall even though there was a lot of breaks in between games. Also saw a lot of Richmond Badminton Club players there, it was an rbc meet at vrc, lol~

[TTT]

Originally posted by timeless
TTT, I think you should be more confident in yourself. When I watched you play throughout the night you were doing fine. However, in some games you seem to lose confidence, or get too nervous, and then make errors that you normally might not make. Just do your best all the time and you're bound to improve.

Advice noted!....I wanna improve, it's just that I've been too busy lately. Haven't gone to vrc for a while already!

haha..."make errors that I normally might not make"...hm...I can't think of anything that falls under that category.

[TTT]

Originally posted by badrad
Expecting a certain type of shot is fine, but you need to also ensure your mind is prepared to receive any type of shot from your opponent. When Mrs Badrad and I played you and Smashingbird last Sunday night, we had loads of time to watch you both and waited for you to get ready for a specific shot, then we tried something a little different to see how you react. Actually quite a few times you were in the right place, but your racquet was not in the right place so you weren't able to take advantage of the situation.

Just as a mental note for the next little while that you play - after every shot you make, force yourself to bring your racquet up to at chest level, instead of leaving it dragging near your knees. This will help you a bit in getting ready for the next play.

Thanks for the advice! It's just that I was too lazy to bring the racquet up all the time...sometimes I just forgotten about it...

Hopefully, I'll get less birds hitting my face....

haha..you guys had loads of time watching me swing and miss...

[TTT]

Originally posted by SmashingBird
TXYU was an awesome player, exceptional racquet head control and great deception. Got everyone faked out. Well, it was a fun night overall even though there was a lot of breaks in between games. Also saw a lot of Richmond Badminton Club players there, it was an rbc meet at vrc, lol~

haha..got everyone faked out? haha...is it more deceptive than my smashes??...Because even I thought it was a smash. But it hit the frame and turned into a drop shot.....that is my ultimate deception shot...