Great News to all visiting BFers to the Singapore Open and to all Singapore BFers!

Jeffreyk, our BFer, has volunteered to book the courts on Sat, 20 Nov for us to enjoy a FUN GAME , to meet, play to our hearts' content, have an early lunch together before adjourning to the SIS to watch the Singapore Open semi-finals, starting at 2 pm., for those who are going.

We have in mind to start at 9 am (to allow more time to those not familiar with the playing venue) and book 2 courts for 2 hours each. But we need to know who is coming for this very, very rare gathering with Kwun and Janet. No matter what your playing standards, we will be able to match you with those present so that we can all enjoy the fun.

So please register here with a few words if you wish, like; "I CAN MAKE IT', or 'COUNT ME IN', etc, etc.

To help Jeffreyk make his bookings, could you kindly register NOW. :D :D :D
Jeffrey said the max he can book is 3 courts and of course, there is no guarantee that he could get them. Let's keep our fingers crossed! :)

u r fast, loh! But there is no guarantee on the availablity of the courts. Those who tried booking before will know :)

Indeed, very hard to book.

What is the standard? Any advance player?

u r fast, loh! But there is no guarantee on the availablity of the courts. Those who tried booking before will know :)

Indeed, very hard to book.

What is the standard? Any advance player?

i'm a beginner :) not sure others

i will try to make it.OMG,it 9 am,and on weekend,me wake up on 10 pm...
Do you mind any young player like me(13)and is kinda beginner?
Well,it not really that hard,except that the server tend to go laggy making me lose my book,always..

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwan
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8.
9.

(Pls copy and add to list, if you are comming)

(append)

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwan
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9.

shouldn't it be kwun and not kwan?
i'm not sure if i can make it. have to see how my heart is. some probs with it recently at a rip old age of 19 :rolleyes:

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwan
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry

Thank you zzaarr for getting the ball rolling! :D

We should expect overseas visitors like Kong-19 (Brisbane), Explorer 123 and wife (NZ), and some of our Malaysian friends to join in. Jeffrey's kakis (buddies in Malay) like PoseidonLee and his gang, will probably be able to make it too. I met Mongoose (?) last Sunday and I think he should be able to support us. To those who want a real good game, Mongoose is the man! Now we can have a big party! :p

Wonder whether Chinadoll, Fook90 and many others can show up too? :)

I will try to be there. No promise yet. Work taking too much of my time and hardly have time to play now.

shouldn't it be kwun and not kwan?
i'm not sure if i can make it. have to see how my heart is. some probs with it recently at a rip old age of 19 :rolleyes:
Sorry for the spelling error:o

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11.
12.

I will try to be there. No promise yet. Work taking too much of my time and hardly have time to play now.

Kaffie

Good to hear from you. Time really fies and about a year ago during the last SO, remember our friends from Denmark and KL and how the four of us enjoyed ourselves. Wonder how Fourcas is getting on with his badminton?

Look forward to seeing you at the Fun Games and please bring along your BF buddies! :D

Thank you zzaarr for getting the ball rolling! :D

We should expect overseas visitors like Kong-19 (Brisbane), Explorer 123 and wife (NZ), and some of our Malaysian friends to join in. Jeffrey's kakis (buddies in Malay) like PoseidonLee and his gang, will probably be able to make it too. I met Mongoose (?) last Sunday and I think he should be able to support us. To those who want a real good game, Mongoose is the man! Now we can have a big party! :p

Wonder whether Chinadoll, Fook90 and many others can show up too? :)

I can't turn on Saturday morning but I would be at the SIS in the afternoon. Catch you guys there !!! :D

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.

Can also try other sports hall like Delta (near Redhill), but I wouldn't really know because I have never booked before.

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.

Can also try other sports hall like Delta (near Redhill), but I wouldn't really know because I have never booked before.

hmmm...i did lyk to join too!!but ...can i gib you fellows the ans only on sun? :D

Stephanie from the Sports Council has booked the Bedok Sports Hall on Sat, 20 Nov for our BC Fun Games. It was very kind of her to come to our rescue as we can't guarantee that we will be successful booking on our own, as what Jeffreyk has said. Thanks also to Jeffreyk for volunteering! :)

Two courts for 2 hours each, from 10 am - 12 pm have been allotted to us. I hope BFers from Bedok can join us too and those who are not familiar with the place, just like me, will have more time to find out how to get to the venue.

Stephanie will confirm to me by email and I will revert with the details. Meanwhile, please add your name to the list of participants. And remember to be at the Singapore Open semi-finals and finals for all the freebies! :D

I was thinking, why dont all of you go on a shopping trip to Bras Besah complex and Queensway shopping centre ? :)

I was thinking, why dont all of you go on a shopping trip to Bras Besah complex and Queensway shopping centre ? :)

Why? Are you able to get us some realy decent offers? Kwun might be the first one to buy up the shop! :D

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 9am at Jurong East Sport Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?

Most Probably i will be going bla.. Provided i can wake up tat early.. hehe.. or hope tat u guys wun be mind if i might be late. Anyway...maybe i will be able to bring 1 more fren of mine there.
Hmm... btw do we need to bring our own rackets, and attires wit us? (Of cos yes rite?) haha...

Why? Are you able to get us some realy decent offers? Kwun might be the first one to buy up the shop! :D
Nah, he'll prolly buy up the entire complex http://www.badmintoncentral.com/vb/images/smilies/tongue.gif

so game had been changed to bedok stadium??

At least Bedok is closer to SIS than Jurong.

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 10am to 12noon at Bedok Sports Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose

Hi all. Been away from here for quite a while...
I'll try my best to make it.
:o

[QUOTE=mongoose]Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 10am to 12noon at Bedok Sports Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose

Hi mongoose

Wecome back! :D

Thanks for correcting the venue and time - Bedok Sports Hall, 10 am - 12 pm.
Yes, I think Stephanie helped me to choose a venue nearer the SIS. But for the sake of BFers who may not be familiar with BSH, could someone give some easy directions, like how far is it from Bedok MRT and what bus no. to take from there to BSH, if required. How long will it take to WALK? Are there any nearby food centres? I'm NOT familiar with the place too.

Mongoose, how about your usual BF playing kakis? Could you persuade them to join us too? What about the Bedok BFers, if any? Hope you can join us at the SIS for the semis and the finals also!

Thanks and look forward to seeing you. :)

]

i check out www.streetdirectory.com.sg (http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/)

found out that we take MRT to Bedok MRT station,and from there,you can take

*SBS 222

*SBS 24

*SBS 28

*SBS 2

*SBS 31

*SBS 35

*SBS 9

for more info,see this:

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/map.jsp?masterID=126261&x=39611.6583&y=34304.8338&postal=469643&house_blk_no=3&building_name=BEDOK+SPORTS+HALL&road_name=BEDOK+NORTH+STREET+2&level=7&star=&heading=3+BEDOK+NORTH+STREET+2%2C+BEDOK+SPORTS+HAL L&searchtype=postal&sres=-1

An Idea:maybe all ppl from the west(all other side also) meet at a place before going together...

I envy you so much .... LoL
Anyway wish you all will take a good time together don't forget to take fotos !!! :D

Make sure you take the bus from the right side of the road. After tagging out your ticket/ez-Link, you will go down an escalator. After that, make sure you turn right. Then, you will go up an escalator and the bus-stand is just right there.

If you keep walking straight past the bus-stand, you will reach the Sports Hall (after the Swimming Complex) in at most 15 minutes.

i check out www.streetdirectory.com.sg (http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/)

found out that we take MRT to Bedok MRT station,and from there,you can take

*SBS 222

*SBS 24

*SBS 28

*SBS 2

*SBS 31

*SBS 35

*SBS 9

for more info,see this:

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/map.jsp?masterID=126261&x=39611.6583&y=34304.8338&postal=469643&house_blk_no=3&building_name=BEDOK+SPORTS+HALL&road_name=BEDOK+NORTH+STREET+2&level=7&star=&heading=3+BEDOK+NORTH+STREET+2%2C+BEDOK+SPORTS+HAL L&searchtype=postal&sres=-1

An Idea:maybe all ppl from the west(all other side also) meet at a place before going together...

Sat, Nov 20, 2004. 10am to 12noon at Bedok Sports Hall

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie

Will try to make it if I'm not working.

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher

Will be there. Hope my standard is acceptable :)

Why? Are you able to get us some realy decent offers? Kwun might be the first one to buy up the shop! :D
Haha, my bargaining sucks big time. Trying to learn from all you masters. In any case, I am having my A levels, need to revise. All the best to the gathering! :)

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher
16. Kai91?

Hopefully yes!!! X_X But too many pple for 2 courts... perhaps we could get more... but are we going to carry our bags of rackets to SIS?? it will be so awkward...:o

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher
16. Kai91?

Hopefully yes!!! X_X But too many pple for 2 courts... perhaps we could get more... but are we going to carry our bags of rackets to SIS?? it will be so awkward...:o

True true, bringing our bags to SO will be awkward!! Maybe go back home first :)

Also, i think maybe need to book 1 more court since there may be too many people since many other people and their friends not listed will also join adhoc most likely, maybe around 25 in all :) Anyway, it's not everyday that such event of this magnitude is organised.

Regards

CS

Hi all,
Bedok is really far for me. I will try to make it.

cheers

True true, bringing our bags to SO will be awkward!! Maybe go back home first :)

Also, i think maybe need to book 1 more court since there may be too many people since many other people and their friends not listed will also join adhoc most likely, maybe around 25 in all :) Anyway, it's not everyday that such event of this magnitude is organised.

Regards

CS

Dear All Fun Games Participants,

Of course, you should do what you think is best and convenient on Sat morning, but do take note of the time, which is quite tight for us. Our schedule for that day is something as follows:

09.45 am - Assembled at Bedok Sports Hall (Registration) Warming up/stretching - An experienced BFer to conduct this. :)

10.00 am - Fun Games starts (a) identify into groups (b) maybe have a knock out competition of 11 points, the winner remains until he is knocked out. (c) Balanced pairings for friendly doubles. The champs meet the runners-up to determine the ultimate champion. We can have two groups. :D These are only suggestions and you can think of others in advance.

12.00 pm - Fun Games over. Those who wish to shower can do so quickly at the Sports Hall. Bring your own toiletries and towels. Those who wish to return home can do so and hope you can make it back to the SIS, Kallang for the SO by 2 pm. If you are late, look out for the BC.Com banner or locate us at the Eastern section. Contact me on my handphone.

12.30 pm - Adjourn to the nearest food centre for a quick lunch (30 - 45 mins).

1.15 pm - Ready to travel to SIS, Kallang. Those who drive can please help to transport some BFers (the very young ones) and others can share a taxi cab which is faster and probably cheaper.

1.45 pm - Reached SIS. Collect freebies from reception. Locate our special block of seats and ascertain how best to project our group with banner, etc., for the cameras, something Cheung has reminded. :D

Therefore, as you can see, our schedule is tight and we have to do things slightly faster on this particular day. ;)

Have requested for an extra court. Some of you can think of something unique and fun for laughs. FEND. - any contribution from you? Do come forward to lead some of these fun games. We are all part of the BC family, therefore we should not be shy but go all out to enjoy ourselves! :)

Hope you are all geared up for the Fun! Don't forget to bring yourself! :D :D :D

mmm.

Not sure what I can contribute now, mmm.

Well what kind of fun and games you guys want? I'll give you guys a challenge though, 360 degree spin backhand jumps smash. As in you jump and execute a backhand smash and turn a full 360 degrees.

Any video evidence from you guys will be great :D:D

i talked to Raphael, the official journalist for the IBF and he says he will join this fun games sesssion!

Loh, i have sent you a PM on how to contact him via email.

if we try to persuade him enough, maybe he can bring Pi Hongyan with him for the session... :eek: :D that also depends on her availability and schedule.

he does need to borrow a racket, i am sure that's not a problem.

You know I can almost bet that if you guys going there combine the number of racquets each one will bring, you guys would outnumber the pros. Seriously. IF bluejeff came, he himself could outnumber all the pros by himself.

Fend, Kwun mentions lovely Pi HongYan, and racket shortage, and you immediately focus in on racket shortage :D

Pot calling kettle black: My first thought, they'd better be a Nanospeed7000 for Raphael, if he brings Pi HongYan along! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

-dave

mmm.

Not sure what I can contribute now, mmm.

Well what kind of fun and games you guys want? I'll give you guys a challenge though, 360 degree spin backhand jumps smash. As in you jump and execute a backhand smash and turn a full 360 degrees.

Any video evidence from you guys will be great :D:D

Quite a dangerous proposition indeed! Lets's hope none of our participants gets injured, otherwise, he/she will not be able to enjoy the SO thereafter! :p

i talked to Raphael, the official journalist for the IBF and he says he will join this fun games sesssion!

Loh, i have sent you a PM on how to contact him via email.

if we try to persuade him enough, maybe he can bring Pi Hongyan with him for the session... :eek: :D that also depends on her availability and schedule.

he does need to borrow a racket, i am sure that's not a problem.

That's great! But I missed your PM as my mail box was full. Can you please try again.

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher

sorry guys no more gaming for me... count me out...anyway today at Aviva i met someone that really looks like Loh(i think in the picture at last singapore open) wearing brown and jeans and wandering around was it u?

mmm.

Not sure what I can contribute now, mmm.

Well what kind of fun and games you guys want? I'll give you guys a challenge though, 360 degree spin backhand jumps smash. As in you jump and execute a backhand smash and turn a full 360 degrees.

Any video evidence from you guys will be great :D:D

What? Has the Japanese made a manga out of badminton yet? What do they call that move?

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher

sorry guys no more gaming for me... count me out...anyway today at Aviva i met someone that really looks like Loh(i think in the picture at last singapore open) wearing brown and jeans and wandering around was it u?

Kai91, sorry to learn that you can't join us, wonder why?

As yesterday's qualifiers were all held in the morning, I was unable to leave my office. BFer, Chan from Brisbane, visited me and we had lunch at Burger King, OUB Centre. Chan had just watched the morning session matches at SBH.

At 5.30 pm I took Chan to a walking tour of some of our tourist attractions around my office at Raffles Place that include Boat Quay, the Fullerton Hotel, the Merlion at Clifford Pier, our two 'Durians' - the Esplanade and thence across the road to Marina South for dinner at the Marina Loft, a new food court on the second level.

Thereafter, we crossed over to Suntec City via City Mall to take the City Hall MRT to Orchard Road. "Christmas is coming, the lights are up at last ... Orchard Road as always, leads the way to a blast!"

It was also baskers' galore. Performers from all over the world converged here to display their skills for charity. I enjoyed the gimmicks and the slapsticks of the clown!

That was how my day ended.

But this afternoon, I'll be at the SIS to watch the day's proceedings. Come Sat, 20 Nov, at 2 pm, you should not miss us as Kwun will be bringing in her mom's special BC.com banner. But alas, you'll not be there either. Perhaps Sunday, the day of the Finals, we'll meet up? Promise? Don't forget it starts at 1 pm!

Some pics for you. The tall circular/cylindrical building is the Swissotel Stamford, where Kwun will most likely be staying.

Hope that can join your the game.. if I not on duty...

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher
16. Fly_Away^_^

count me in
please i know its a lilttle late..

Haha some injury on my left leg... abit weak... but if i get better i will go... not confirmed

bad timing. Gotta help people to fix their hard disk crash. Enjoy yourselves!

Oh, if you are free to come to Hougang CC on sunday 12pm. Come and see the prelude to the Intercon team finals. After that you can go and see the finals lah. Chong Pang against I dunno what team....

rgds

bedok is far from my place too, and I have a game going on at Toa Payoh at 10pm to 1pm, but if there is still room for me to join, I will be there...

bad timing. Gotta help people to fix their hard disk crash. Enjoy yourselves!

Oh, if you are free to come to Hougang CC on sunday 12pm. Come and see the prelude to the Intercon team finals. After that you can go and see the finals lah. Chong Pang against I dunno what team....

rgds
Prelude to the intercon team finals? i thought constituency tournament over?

Kai91, sorry to learn that you can't join us, wonder why?

As yesterday's qualifiers were all held in the morning, I was unable to leave my office. BFer, Chan from Brisbane, visited me and we had lunch at Burger King, OUB Centre. Chan had just watched the morning session matches at SBH.

At 5.30 pm I took Chan to a walking tour of some of our tourist attractions around my office at Raffles Place that include Boat Quay, the Fullerton Hotel, the Merlion at Clifford Pier, our two 'Durians' - the Esplanade and thence across the road to Marina South for dinner at the Marina Loft, a new food court on the second level.

Thereafter, we crossed over to Suntec City via City Mall to take the City Hall MRT to Orchard Road. "Christmas is coming, the lights are up at last ... Orchard Road as always, leads the way to a blast!"

It was also baskers' galore. Performers from all over the world converged here to display their skills for charity. I enjoyed the gimmicks and the slapsticks of the clown!

That was how my day ended.

But this afternoon, I'll be at the SIS to watch the day's proceedings. Come Sat, 20 Nov, at 2 pm, you should not miss us as Kwun will be bringing in her mom's special BC.com banner. But alas, you'll not be there either. Perhaps Sunday, the day of the Finals, we'll meet up? Promise? Don't forget it starts at 1 pm!

Some pics for you. The tall circular/cylindrical building is the Swissotel Stamford, where Kwun will most likely be staying.
I will be going to watch the game...but not playing

bad timing. Gotta help people to fix their hard disk crash. Enjoy yourselves!

Oh, if you are free to come to Hougang CC on sunday 12pm. Come and see the prelude to the Intercon team finals. After that you can go and see the finals lah. Chong Pang against I dunno what team....

rgds

Thanks for the invitation. However, the SO Finals start at 1 pm. on Sunday and many of BFers will be at the SIS early and will sit together in one block to cheer for our heros! You should join us instead. :D

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher
16. Fly_Away^_^
17. tama-aki

Sorry just got back from Jakarta last night for Eid ul-Fitri. Eid mubarrak everyone. Anyway, Kwun sorry that I initially offered about setting up a morning session on Saturday but couldn't do that. Glad that it's finally settled and I will try to be good on Friday night so won't get tired to wake up in the morning to go to Bedok
:D

Anyway, I can't wait to go tonight (countring minutes at the office now) and hope to see you guys. How can I find you all? I will normally be the loudest cheering for Indonesia :)

Aki

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher
16. tama-aki

Sorry guys... so sad I had to take out my name last minute, due to my off day on sat were cancelled. It was to make up for a colleague who covered my duty for me this week when I was down with high fever.

Did anyone of you happen to pass by Changi Airport terminal 2 at around 2-4am today 19th november? I was at the airport around that time and saw this guy with a huge , blue 3 compartment Yonex racket bag. I thought it might be one of you coming down for the fun games tomorrow.

1. Kwun
2. Janet
3. Loh
4. Jeffreyk
5. Lobber ?
6. Aspmark ?
7. zzaarr
8. hdson
9. feizhu
10. Terry
11. hcyong
12.Kai?
13. mongoose
14. Kaffie
15. Crazy_smasher
16. tama-aki
17. Hamz

If everything goes as planned, I'll see you guys at Bedok Sports Hall tomorow.

Rgds
hamz

Hey.....hmm....may i noe wat to bring tmr. and.. can some of us meet at the bedok mrt station together befor going.....?

Anyway...i am living in woodlands anyway... hai...so far away....need to wake up darn early sia.......

hmmm.. since i stay so near, can i come?

A hot pic for ya :) Loh should post some better pics later

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5484.jpg

i can recognize kwun, loh .. soo tell us who is who!!! hahhaha :D
i wish i was there :rolleyes:

How was the game? I guess you guys had great fun. Pic was good.. but was a little dark.

From the "Mug Shots" thread, is that mongoose, front far right?

You guys should pose! Like a badminton court shot, kwun on one side, all the rest on the other! :D

-dave

Who is the guy wearing the yellow shirt four from the back row? He looks like a power player.

A hot pic for ya :) Loh should post some better pics later

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5484.jpg

Who is the guy wearing the yellow shirt four from the back row? He looks like a power player.

Hahaha...clothes do make the player then. Based on your clothing assessment then, Kwun doesn't even come close to being a power player :rolleyes: :D ;)

17 of us met at Bedok to play this historic Fun Games at Bedok, Singapore. But 'where have all the flowers gone', as all who turned up were guys? Guys are certainly more sporting! :D Thank you all for taking time off to support our fun games.

Some were there earlier than 10 am and most were punctual. Heading the list is Kwun from Silicon Valley, California, followed by veteran and stringing specialist, Kong-19, from Brisbane, the ever-fit Explorer123 from Christchurch, NZ, hamz (who adores wearing longs during games) from KL and residents in Singapore, Crazy-smasher (Mauritius), hdson (Hanoi), tama-aki (Indonesia), zzaarr (who packed all 5 in his car), mongoose (who was accompanied by his 'special' friend at the SIS during the semis), Poseidonlee (always wears a :)), hcyong (who led the 'walking team' to the Bedok MRT Food Centre), Jeffreyk (the covenor for Jurong East BFers and who wore a sexy & smimmering silver white Yonex shirt), daviddoff2005 (who hails from Indonesia and likes to partner mongoose), our young ambassadors Kai Unregistered and Terry and of course, yours truly.

Two hours of friendly rivalry with different partners most times, on a rubber coated concrete floor in this multi sports hall were all we had time for. But Chan (Kong-19) suggested that he partnered Kwun the 'pro' against Kit (Explorer) and me. We received a thrashing all right. Then we reversed the order and Chan and Kit were at the receiving end for a change.

Thereafter, some of us showered at the 'open' facility, where no doors for privacy were available. In some other newer sports halls, there are individual shower units.

Then it was straight to Bedok MRT Food Centre for a quick lunch. Daniel (zzaarr) packed the 'foreigners' Kwun, Chan, Kit and Francis (Poseidonlee) into his reliable car, whilst Yong (hcyong) led the rest on a walking trip to the MRT. I rode on my trusty scooter.

We managed to take a group photo with Kwun's mon's BC.com banner and at the SIS we also had the goodie bags and caught glimpses of Kwun, Janet and mom at the far end of the stadium.

Hope you like the following pics :) : (More to come after the SO Finals today)

What did you guys eat after the game? What was Kwun's favourite? :D

-dave

Who was using the SOTX Woven-7?

The one who was using SOTX Woven 7 was Moongose.

thank you everybody who showed up to the fun games. especially the ones who came from far away countries and far away districts in Singapore. i hope everyone had fun, i certainly did and we couldn't resist the "one last game" temptation with only 15mins spare in the clock.

the shower was very refreshing afterwards considering the sweltering heat and humidity in the sports hall.

and also thank you those who offered us a ride to the local hawker center. i enjoyed the dish of char kwey teow, although i must say the rojak doesn't quite align with my taste buds. ;)

Loh, can you discribe every person in the picture ?

..... Hope you like the following pics ....

To put the names to the faces for the Group pic with the BC Banner:

Back Row: Kai, Hamz, Loh, kwun, Kong-19, daviddoff2005, Poseidonlee, crazy-smasher, mongoose, zzaarr and hcyong.

Front Row: Explorer123, tama-aki, Jeffreyk, Terry, Unregistered and hdson.

(Incidentally, at the end of the SO Finals, Poseidonlee's name was drawn as the lucky winner of a return trip to China.)

After our Fun Games at Bedok Sports Hall, we collected our Goodie Bags from the Sports Council. As show in the pic, these comprise of:

2 clappers (balloon sticks), 2 party horns, 4 flags, 1 clipboard and 1 wind breaker (jacket).

Naturally, we have to thank Stephanie of the SSC for arranging the courts bookings at Bedok SH (FOC) and for the goodie bags.

Some more pictures for your viewing, including some taken at the SIS during the Semis and Finals. One pic showed kwun with his mom and Janet and another with kwun presenting Chen Hong and Gao Ling with the BC T-shirt:

...yeah, Kwun sure looks like the pro there (ever alert).

Tama-aki reminds me one of our player at our club (in terms of stance and body build) :D

Looked and sounded like everyone has fun. I thought Janet was there too but it's only the guys that are shown. :confused:

Looked and sounded like everyone has fun. I thought Janet was there too but it's only the guys that are shown. :confused:


The girl sitting next to Kwan in the 2nd to last picture must be Janet. If not, then someone will be in trouble? :)

Did Kwun use Mandarian to communicate with Chen Hong & Gao Ling?



Some more pictures for your viewing, including some taken at the SIS during the Semis and Finals. One pic showed kwun with his mom and Janet and another with kwun presenting Chen Hong and Gao Ling with the BC T-shirt:

The girl sitting next to Kwan in the 2nd to last picture must be Janet. If not, then someone will be in trouble? :)

I meant at the BC FUN GAMES not at the Singapore Open. BTW, it's Kwun not Kwan... :D

Wished I had been back in Singapore to watch the Singapore Open and join in the fun games... :(

Did Kwun use Mandarian to communicate with Chen Hong & Gao Ling?

As I took the pic from 'faraway', I couldn't hear what kwun said, whether in Cantonese, Mandarin or 'English'. I have to say it must be Mandarin, since neither Chen nor Gao is from Guandong or HK and although learning English is now a craze in China to prepare the country for the next Olympics as host, I doubt the couple could master language in such a short time to understand kwun. Kwun has an official pass and was able to join Chen Hong and Gao Ling at the players' section. Nevertheless, he must be very persuasive for he 'sold' his shirt rather quickly to the loving couple. :)

i was very nervous when i went up to talk to Chen/Gao. i think they were a bit startled by some guy suddenly sat besides them and shook their hands, interrupting their quiet time together. i tried a mixture of my broken mandarin but eventually resorted to cantonese. i actually gave them 4 shirts, 2 more to give to Huang Sui and Xia Xuanze.

they asked me what the shirt is for and i told them it is for a website in the US.

Chen Hong received the shirts and said "Dor Cher" back to me in cantonese!

Hehe! Really had a very great week! Watch 5 days of fantastic badminton, took photograhs or stars and one with my fav zhao ting ting, meet up friends from the forum and to top it up, win the 2 tickets to chengdu!! hahaha! Thks to all the friends in the forum and also my kakis from Ebadminton who made my week! :)

Loh, thks for the great effort for organising! And really nice to meet Kwun and the rest of the BFers! :)

Also took some photographs, but not professional like kwun using D70, I only has my Sony 828 ... realise that at fast shutter, low lights and at ISO 800 settings, the noise seems terrible, maybe I should switch over to DSLR also since the price is quite near! Will post some of the nicer ones after I sort it out too.

Kwun, it's ok to be nervous, me too when I went over to zhao ting ting & chen QQ for the photo, hands were shaking when I help jeffreykoh take one with them ... lucky the photo were not blur.haha!

Take care all my friends! :)

A hot pic for ya :) Loh should post some better pics later

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5484.jpg

Ha, How come I could not see your pics? :confused:

What did you guys eat after the game? What was Kwun's favourite? :D

-dave

Dave, as you know, we had little time left. So as suggested by Daniel (zzaarr), we all adjourned to the nearby Bedok Food Centre, a typical public housing estate centre that has many hawker stalls selling a great variety of food. Kwun, as he has disclosed, joined others to take char kway teow, Singapore style, quite different from the Malaysian varities and probably had sugar cane juice for drinks.

After the quarter finals, kwun, chan and I went to the Old Airport Food Centre, which is located near to the SIS, for dinner. There we ate satay and small oysters fried in flour.

And yesterday evening, after the Finals, Chan and I went back to Old Airport Road and patronized the relatively new food court adjacent to the old food centre. Chan ordered his favourite fish head curry (which he had on the first day he joined me to play a Bukit Gombak Sports Hall) and chilly crab (which he has not tasted before) and a bottle of Calsberg beer. He made sure he enjoyed his last dinner in Singapore before he departs for KL this morning.

Here are other pics taken at Bedok Food Centre, with Kit, Kwun, Chan, Mongoose and David at the same table. And some more pics with Kwun and others in action during the Fun Games.

Kwun,

Did you invite Chen & Gao to join the BC family like Jonas & Thomas?

1. Kwun (kwun)
2. Janet (Explorer 123)
3. Loh (Loh)
4. Jeffreyk (jeffreyk)
5. Lobber ? (Unregistered)
6. Aspmark ? (Kong-19)
7. zzaarr (zzaarr)
8. hdson (hdson)
9. feizhu (Poseidonlee)
10. Terry (Terry)
11. hcyong (hcyong)
12.Kai? (Kai)
13. mongoose (mongoose)
14. Kaffie (daviddoff2005)
15. Crazy_smasher (crazy_smasher)
16. tama-aki (tama-aki)
17. Hamz (Hamz)

If everything goes as planned, I'll see you guys at Bedok Sports Hall tomorow.

Rgds
hamz

Thank you all who could join us at the Fun Games and make it an historic success. For those who can't, I hope that we will have another chance to meet and play badminton. ;)

Special thanks to BF'ers who assisted with your contribution of shuttles, for sharing your knowledge, your transport and for your patience, co-operation and understanding. Everything went on smoothly despite the fact that most of us met for the first time. And our overseas guests did up proud by turning up punctually and engaging us in active badminton. :)

Of course, it would not be that smooth-sailing without the assistance of Stephanie from the Singapore Sports Council, to whom I have emailed our expression of thanks.

Till we meet again... :crying: :crying: :crying:

Thank Loh, for all you have done to make the event a success. Hope to see you again :)

PS. Could you see my picture yet? If not, try this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5484.jpg

Looking at the lunch pic at Bedok Market really brings back memories for me. It's one of my many childhood hangouts:). Great pics, guys! Keep'em coming!

He..... he..... Me too cappy75.
I still remember when I ate Char Kwee Tiau and drank soya milk 10 years ago in one of the food centres at Orchard street.

Here's the same photo, fixed to make it clearer.

Dang, I wish I was there! :)

i was very nervous when i went up to talk to Chen/Gao. i think they were a bit startled by some guy suddenly sat besides them and shook their hands, interrupting their quiet time together. i tried a mixture of my broken mandarin but eventually resorted to cantonese. i actually gave them 4 shirts, 2 more to give to Huang Sui and Xia Xuanze.

they asked me what the shirt is for and i told them it is for a website in the US.

Chen Hong received the shirts and said "Dor Cher" back to me in cantonese!Doh, forgive me but wasn't Zhang Jie Wen sitting in the next row in front?

You could have communicated with her no problem.;)
Err,on second thoughts, with your mom and Janet around, perhaps your tactics in approaching the 'couple' rather than the 'single lady' were correct after all!

The guy in front, second from the right - I didn't know Lee Chong Wei joined you all! :)
(I assume that's Unregistered-dono).

The one who was using SOTX Woven 7 was Moongose.The guy has good taste in racquet selection;)

The guy in front, second from the right - I didn't know Lee Chong Wei joined you all! :)
(I assume that's Unregistered-dono).

That's Terry and Unregistered is on the extreme right, beside him. :)

The guy has good taste in racquet selection;)

I think the BFers from Jurong East, represented by their convenor Jeffreyk, can also testify that Mongoose is also a very good player, crafty with his wrist. ;) Mongoose must now be quite a satisfied man as he was 'escorted 'by someone special during the SO semi finals! :)

Here's the same photo, fixed to make it clearer.

Dang, I wish I was there! :)

Thanks, as I have not enough time to "play" with Photoshop :)

Loh, can you check your PM please?

Loh, can you check your PM please?

Yes, Ha, thanks for your note. I will followup soon and send to all who have requested. :)

i can recognize kwun, loh .. soo tell us who is who!!! hahhaha :D
i wish i was there :rolleyes:

Of course you can recognize Kwun who is the tallest.! But somebody in the pic must have some resemblance to my face for I wasn't in this pic! ;) This pic was taken by hdson as I was still trying to adjust my camera and tripod and requesting the front guys to hold the banner neater, ie, pull it up as straight as possible. And when my timer wasn't working as it should, I had to catch hold of another non-BFer player to snap the group photo for us. :)

Try again on the other group pic with all 17 of us present. :D

Who do u think was the "best" player at the BC fun games?

Since there was no official mini tournament at the games as originally planned , hehe, just some comments :)

1. Kwun has a nice whippy backhand clear, haha!!! wish i had one as good as his :) he also has an accurate crosscourt drop shot

2. explorer123 is one very fit all-rounded player, as Loh mentioned

3. Jeffreyk, hcyong, zzarr, daviddoff are all power players

4. Mongoose is more of a finesse player

5. Poseidonlee has a deadly swift crosscourt smash return

6. Loh and the rest, i never got to really see much coz i was playing at that time.

7. Crazy_smasher is not a crazy smasher :)

Maybe next time, can have an official tournament :)

Maybe next time, can have an official tournament :)
So how would the draw and seedings go?
Will we have something like below?

mongoose (BC Asia) vs 3*Mag (BC Euro)
1*Kwun (BC US) vs crazy_smasher (BC Asia)
wilfredlgf - first, second round bye

:)

So how would the draw and seedings go?
Will we have something like below?

mongoose (BC Asia) vs 3*Mag (BC Euro)
1*Kwun (BC US) vs crazy_smasher (BC Asia)
wilfredlgf - first, second round bye

:)

Not bad at all!

But what will our friends from Vancouver think? Or for that matter, our friends from China, or at least ex-China - those who once hailed from China like LB. Cheung will have none of it either. Our guys from Down Under and NZ will not forgive you for omitting them as well, so will our friends from India. ;)

I think you are putting too much on Mag's shoulders, expecting him to carry the whole of Europe! Maybe someone from Denmark or UK can share his burden??? :D

And to give yourself two byes, my, my, we have not noticed that Malaysia has a superstar until now. Two byes?? Unheard of!!! :) Maybe ants care to confirm or perhaps Hamz can add a word or two?

So when can we meet and have it out? Preparations needed. :D

This is too much Loh, I can't stop laughing! :D

So how would the draw and seedings go?
Will we have something like below?

mongoose (BC Asia) vs 3*Mag (BC Euro)
1*Kwun (BC US) vs crazy_smasher (BC Asia)
wilfredlgf - first, second round bye

:)

Thanks for the seeding, but it'll be more like:
mongoose (BC Asia) vs QF1*Mag (BC Euro)

:D

Thanks for the seeding, but it'll be more like:
mongoose (BC Asia) vs QF1*Mag (BC Euro)

:D
Hey you guys forgetting the resident pros.

Prolly it'll be

Super Seed*JR(BC Euro) vs QF1*Mag(BC Euro)
Super Seed2*Laybourn(BC Euro) vs Super Bye King*wilfredlgf(BC Asia)

Prolly the draw is more fair :rolleyes:

Hey you guys forgetting the resident pros.

Prolly it'll be

Super Seed*JR(BC Euro) vs QF1*Mag(BC Euro)
Super Seed2*Laybourn(BC Euro) vs Super Bye King*wilfredlgf(BC Asia)

Prolly the draw is more fair :rolleyes:

Perhaps it'll be fairer if the pros are paired up with the amateurs for a less lop-sided match.

Actually for 'super-bye' King 'Alfred', he gets a bye in Round 1, and a 'technical' bye in Round 2 because his opponent has to concede a walkover
fearing for his life should he accidentally eliminate the King while crossing sword with him! :p

Perhaps it'll be fairer if the pros are paired up with the amateurs for a less lop-sided match.

Actually for 'super-bye' King 'Alfred', he gets a bye in Round 1, and a 'technical' bye in Round 2 because his opponent has to concede a walkover
fearing for his life should he accidentally eliminate the King while crossing sword with him! :p
Hearken, hearken, the king is speaketh! And the people in the office were wondering at what I was laughing about... :D

Perhaps a normal tourney of both singles and doubles, the champions will get a chance to play with the resident pros. Example:

2* Cheung (BC HK) / S* Thomas Laybourn (IBF) vs 1* Mag (BC Swe) *S Jonas Rasmussen (IBF)

It'll be a cracking match! :)

1* Winex West Can / Loh (BC Can / BC Sin) vs S* Thomas Laybourn/Jonas Rasmussen (IBF)

As long as Thomas & Jonas doesn't play more than 50% of their capabilities, I think WWC and Loh will have a great chance of taking a set! :)

That's how they normally do it during those novelty gatherings etc, to balance out and to have more fun.

Hearken, hearken, the king is speaketh! And the people in the office were wondering at what I was laughing about... :D

Perhaps a normal tourney of both singles and doubles, the champions will get a chance to play with the resident pros. Example:

2* Cheung (BC HK) / S* Thomas Laybourn (IBF) vs 1* Mag (BC Swe) *S Jonas Rasmussen (IBF)

It'll be a cracking match! :)

1* Winex West Can / Loh (BC Can / BC Sin) vs S* Thomas Laybourn/Jonas Rasmussen (IBF)

As long as Thomas & Jonas doesn't play more than 50% of their capabilities, I think WWC and Loh will have a great chance of taking a set! :)

That's how they normally do it during those novelty gatherings etc, to balance out and to have more fun.

Me thinks WWC and I will hath a devil of a 50% chance if both JR and Tom either play on one leg or tied with a rope round their broad shoulders to immobilize their upper arm, so that they can only use their forearm to strike at birdie. ;) This is a fair as can be!

What sayeth thou, m' Lord? :p

Well, we truly had a BC Inter-Continental Competition during our Fun Games at Bedok on the 20th. This is another first for Singapore BF'ers! :p

The 'unofficial' representatives were:

Kwun (BC USA)
Explorer 123 or Kit (BC New Zealand)
Kong-99 or Chan (BC Australia)
Loh (BC Singapore)

Round 1: USA/Australia beat New Zealand/Singapore
Round 2: USA/Singapore beat Aust/New Zealand

(I shall not recount the scores for obvious reasons, but it was a one-game match with 15 points. :cool: )

The pairings were fair as the not-so-young were paired with the two veterans. Inevitably, the older the combined ages of the participants, the more likelihood that they'll lose! :mad: )

Quite naturally, the youngest man on court, Kwun, emerged with the best result, winning two matches. Unfortunately, the second youngest, Kit, who gave away almost 10 years to Kwun, had to suffer the indignity of two defeats. :rolleyes: The two veterans, each twice the age of Kwun, were spared with one defeat and one win. ;)

So, King Alfred, you need to take these matches into account when awarding a seeding to Kwun. :D

Had time permitted, we could have involved Malaysia (Hamz), Indonesia (Tama-aki) and Vietnam (hdson) and the other Singapore BFers. Of course, if FEND. was with us, he will have to represent Brunei, not Malaysia. Now, that would really be fun! ;)

Well, we truly had a BC Inter-Continental Competition during our Fun Games at Bedok on the 20th. This is another first for Singapore BF'ers! :p

The 'unofficial' representatives were:

Kwun (BC USA)
Explorer 123 or Kit (BC New Zealand)
Kong-99 or Chan (BC Australia)
Loh (BC Singapore)

Round 1: USA/Australia beat New Zealand/Singapore
Round 2: USA/Singapore beat Aust/New Zealand

(I shall not recount the scores for obvious reasons, but it was a one-game match with 15 points. :cool: )

The pairings were fair as the not-so-young were paired with the two veterans. Inevitably, the older the combined ages of the participants, the more likelihood that they'll lose! :mad: )

Quite naturally, the youngest man on court, Kwun, emerged with the best result, winning two matches. Unfortunately, the second youngest, Kit, who gave away almost 10 years to Kwun, had to suffer the indignity of two defeats. :rolleyes: The two veterans, each twice the age of Kwun, were spared with one defeat and one win. ;)

So, King Alfred, you need to take these matches into account when awarding a seeding to Kwun. :D

Had time permitted, we could have involved Malaysia (Hamz), Indonesia (Tama-aki) and Vietnam (hdson) and the other Singapore BFers. Of course, if FEND. was with us, he will have to represent Brunei, not Malaysia. Now, that would really be fun! ;)
I would be representing Australia if there were future bcentral matches as I'm officially moving tomorrow. As of typing this, my clothes are packed, my PC is packed. (this is dad's one) and my racquets offcourse are packed ( 1x Carlton Aerogear 18, 1 x Carlton Boron Classic, 1 x Cab8600light, 1 x Cab30Ms, 1 x MP 23 , 2 x Boron-2) :)

1* Winex West Can / Loh (BC Can / BC Sin) vs S* Thomas Laybourn/Jonas Rasmussen (IBF)

As long as Thomas & Jonas doesn't play more than 50% of their capabilities, I think WWC and Loh will have a great chance of taking a set! :)

That's how they normally do it during those novelty gatherings etc, to balance out and to have more fun.

I think the better way is to have Thomas and Jonas share one old racquet (squash) between the two of them. :D :D Now, that's handicap!!!

We should do zone preliminarys like the TC/UC with each continent sending their best :D

I would be representing Australia if there were future bcentral matches as I'm officially moving tomorrow. As of typing this, my clothes are packed, my PC is packed. (this is dad's one) and my racquets offcourse are packed ( 1x Carlton Aerogear 18, 1 x Carlton Boron Classic, 1 x Cab8600light, 1 x Cab30Ms, 1 x MP 23 , 2 x Boron-2) :)

Good luck with the move and the transition. Australia ain't too bad as it is still closer to Brunei than Canada. I've not been home since 1984!!

I would be representing Australia if there were future bcentral matches as I'm officially moving tomorrow. As of typing this, my clothes are packed, my PC is packed. (this is dad's one) and my racquets offcourse are packed ( 1x Carlton Aerogear 18, 1 x Carlton Boron Classic, 1 x Cab8600light, 1 x Cab30Ms, 1 x MP 23 , 2 x Boron-2) :)

Edmund

So you are really going? Australia's gain but Malaysia's loss! And you are really serious, bringing along your 7 rackets. It may be to your detriment for not being able to decide which of these to use in an important tournament. :rolleyes:

What a loyal BFer you are! Even on the eve of your departure, you still resort to your Dad's PC to communicate with us. Kwun should give you a special gift for this! ;)

Bon voyage! But we'll soon see your writings again, maybe the moment you stepped on Australian soil. :D