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weeyet
04-01-2006, 07:28 AM
:eek: I straight went to the corridor where the washroom and media room at...

the first player I saw is Widianto and Yu Yang! Widianto took photo with me but Yu Yang said:" Xian zai yao bi sai le!" (the match is starting)..:crying:

then I went to the player's seat area.. I saw Kumiko and Eriko.. they were about to leave.. I quickly quickly stopped them:" Summimasen Summasen! Eriko san, shashin o totta koto dekiru ka!!??" (Excuse me, eriko san, may i take photo with you?" Wah, Eriko is really cute and looks homely :D

Then, I saw Yap Kim Hock, wah, the first time I saw him, he was so kind, so do Rexy, they are the most friendly ppl I met today :D , especially Rexy, I chatted with him.. I saw someone who looks like Park Joo Bong, but he's wearing Japan jacket... I dunno, is Park working for Japan badminton now?? But he really looks like Park JOo BOng?!

Then, I saw this girl, Wang Yihan, Jiang Yanjiao and Chen Li...!!! THey all looks homely... they seem are good friends of Korean player.!! Yanjiao was walking around carrying her racquet bag on her shoulder... :p she looks very friendly... but Wang Yihan is a bit shy....

When Wang Chen vs Jiang Yanjiao match finish, I quickly went to the corridor and waited for Wang Chen. she came out and some reporters went to interview her.. SO.. I quickly took photo with her.. hehee

Then Lee Wan Wah and Choong Tan Fook came!!! All people ran towards them and took photo!!! Wan Wah is wearing earring, they din talk much tho... cos the match is going to start!!:cool:


THEN, we went around, to our surprise, LEE CHONG WEI :eek: is warming up at the corridor outside the media room..!!!!!! Wahhhh, we asked him for photo, but he straight waved his hand and say no:"Bi sai guo hou"(after match)....
after LCW match, he came out again, but nobody can take photo with him, cos he said he wanna rest!! Many many ppl gathered there for around half an hour, but still nobody can take photo with him.. then, my friend go squatt beside him and ask me take photo, LCW straight stand up and went away to the media room, many ppl followed him, but nobody can take photo... :o :(

Then, I saw the Taiwanese WD Chien Yu XXX-Chen Wen Xiang. Sorry
I forgot their names, I took photo with them, and I ask Chien,"Where is Cheng Hsiao Chieh??" She said "on the player seat".. I went to search for her, but cannot find woh>>>:confused:

THEN, NOW IT's LULUK.. I went to the washroom, I saw Luluk is warming at the corridor alone.. So I asked him for photo.. Luluk just smiled and said a word in english:"QUICKLY".. haha...

then, to my surprise when I was walking around, Sudket and Saralee were chatting with their coach at the entrance.. hehee... So I took a photo with both of them, and then with Saralee alone....

At the end of day, Kumiko, Reiko, Eriko etc were about to leave the stadium, I quickly stopped Kumiko and took photo with her!! And then I ask her to ask Reiko to take photo, but Reiko already faraway, she dun want!! :crying: :(
The japanese palyers seem dun like to take photo, compared to Chinese and Malaysian player (except LCW).

The match of day is HOON THIEN HOW-TAN BOON HIONG vs Korean pair!!! And CHONG TAN FOOK-LEE WAN WAH vs LULUK-ALVEN!!! Both our pair won.. the crowd went frenzy!!! Especially when our pair and LCW was smashing, all people shout "YEAHHHHHHHH"!!!!!!!!

hmmmm.... heheheheheheh.. maybe tomorrow going again!!!

magical_phoenix
04-01-2006, 07:36 AM
They're super cool!!!!! Your story is very nice and I hope u're going again tomorrow! Wishing u a more fabulous day tomorrow

yannie
04-01-2006, 07:39 AM
heyyyyy weeyet!
nice pics u took there...
remember to take pics with ALVEN, LULUK, ZHANG WEI and GONG WEIJIE tomorrow OK? hahahahaha

jcl49
04-01-2006, 07:40 AM
A very fruitful day! Good luck with hunting down LCW tomorrow and taking more pics for us to see.

weeyet
04-01-2006, 07:40 AM
PHoto of Lee Chong Wei after he defeated Park Sung Hwan..

Li Mao said Park played well but Chong Wei was not in form...

LCW refused to take any photo with the fans... as he said he was tired...:(

jcl49
04-01-2006, 07:42 AM
Is LCW carrying an injury of some kind on his left knee?

I see that WMC's mickey mouse (on his racquet bag) has made another apprearance.

weeyet
04-01-2006, 07:42 AM
heyyyyy weeyet!
nice pics u took there...
remember to take pics with ALVEN, LULUK, ZHANG WEI and GONG WEIJIE tomorrow OK? hahahahaha

haha, I saw them today.. Zhang Wei looks like Hong Kong ppl.. hoho..
depends .. if i go again tomorrow .. hhehehee

Today Sony looked special. hehe.. because he was in casual attire.. He walked from the hotel opposite the stadium in normal body hugging t-shirt, slipper and half length jeans.. haha... I took photo with him.. at the end of the day, he walked back to the hotel also.. hahahahha

but my another two final target to take photo: LCW and Cheng Sao Chieh

yannie
04-01-2006, 07:52 AM
haha, I saw them today.. Zhang Wei looks like Hong Kong ppl.. hoho..
depends .. if i go again tomorrow .. hhehehee

Today Sony looked special. hehe.. because he was in casual attire.. He walked from the hotel opposite the stadium in normal body hugging t-shirt, slipper and half length jeans.. haha... I took photo with him.. at the end of the day, he walked back to the hotel also.. hahahahha

but my another two final target to take photo: LCW and Cheng Sao Chieh

weeyet... u know what u have to tell luluk and gong gong from serla right? :D remember that ok? haha
and cute mickey mouse on chong wei's bag...
where's ur pic with sony? :p

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:02 AM
Is LCW carrying an injury of some kind on his left knee?

I see that WMC's mickey mouse (on his racquet bag) has made another apprearance.

not sure about that.. but didn't see he was limping or any sign of that..
That mickey mouse was given by Mew CHoo??

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:14 AM
weeyet... u know what u have to tell luluk and gong gong from serla right? :D remember that ok? haha
and cute mickey mouse on chong wei's bag...
where's ur pic with sony? :p
hehe... I'll tell them when I meet them.. Haha...
I tell them Serla (Magical Phoenix) wants to see you ... ok?:D

ants
04-01-2006, 08:19 AM
Nice pics Weeyet. :)

magical_phoenix
04-01-2006, 08:20 AM
hehe... I'll tell them when I meet them.. Haha...
I tell them Serla (Magical Phoenix) wants to see you ... ok?:D

Yeah!! Tell Gong Gong that he can meet me once he's back in Beijing, but poor Luluk has got to wait till I come back to Indonesia... :D Poor LCW, ppl kept staring at him while Limao was talking to him...... And someone even took pics of him. Tsk tskk... :p

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:25 AM
:D Poor LCW, ppl kept staring at him while Limao was talking to him...... And someone even took pics of him. Tsk tskk... :p
Yeah, there are already a lot of people gathered at that place when he was warming up. I looked at him, and then he looked back at me, haha... Then he just stopped warming up when more people came.

After the match, he rest there, a lot of people and media and reporters wanted to interview him. But he just asked us to let him rest first. He refused all fans to take photo with im. Then there was a Malay guy took his racquet bag for autograph, he had no choice but just sign. But then another guy straightaway went to take photo without his permission, after that, he straightaway went away. :D

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:25 AM
Yeah!! Tell Gong Gong that he can meet me once he's back in Beijing, but poor Luluk has got to wait till I come back to Indonesia... :D Poor LCW, ppl kept staring at him while Limao was talking to him...... And someone even took pics of him. Tsk tskk... :p

Who's that someone taking pics of him? hahaha...
Ok then but I want to meet Zhang Wei, just tell him... me and Serla will go and meet them in Beijing soon :D

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:27 AM
Nice pics Weeyet. :)
ants, is Park Joo Bong working for Japan now?

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:31 AM
ants, is Park Joo Bong working for Japan now?

Yeah, coaching for Japan. Nong (the Chinese team manager) told me...

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:33 AM
Yeah, coaching for Japan. Nong (the Chinese team manager) told me...
Is it???
THEN, the guy I saw today is really Park Joo Bong??!!!!!!

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:35 AM
Is it???
THEN, the guy I saw today is really Park Joo Bong??!!!!!!

Yes, what's wrong? Now you MUST go tomorrow to see him again :p

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:36 AM
Yes, what's wrong? Now you MUST go tomorrow to see him again :p
Nope... I was like.. suddenly saw a tall man, ei.. he looks like Park Joo Bong, but wearing Japan jacket... Park Joo Bong was like a legend ma... so I wasn't very sure..:)

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:40 AM
Nope... I was like.. suddenly saw a tall man, ei.. he looks like Park Joo Bong, but wearing Japan jacket... Park Joo Bong was like a legend ma... so I wasn't very sure..:)

Yeah... he seems to be nice. I went to a meeting with him in Denmark Open haha... "Notes for team officials" cuz I was translating stuff for the Chinese TM if she didn't understand all that had been said.

ants
04-01-2006, 08:40 AM
Yes he is. training the doubles

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:41 AM
Yeah... he seems to be nice. I went to a meeting with him in Denmark Open haha... "Notes for team officials" cuz I was translating stuff for the Chinese TM if she didn't understand all that had been said.
IC, you worked as translator for them?? Chinese team?

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:43 AM
IC, you worked as translator for them?? Chinese team?

Yeah, and I've told u 100 times before :p :p :p

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:43 AM
Does anybody know Wang Yi Han?

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:44 AM
Does anybody know Wang Yi Han?

Yeah..... tall pretty young Chinese lady :p

Bresis
04-01-2006, 08:48 AM
Remember to take photos of Park Joo Bong!! Wow..Chong Wei must be really tired to refuse taking photographs...poor him...enjoy urself tomoro~!

weeyet
04-01-2006, 08:48 AM
Yeah, and I've told u 100 times before :p :p :p
Hmmmm.. So you translate Danish and Chinese right...??
Good.. who recommend you to work for this job? Chen JIN?

yannie
04-01-2006, 08:55 AM
Hmmmm.. So you translate Danish and Chinese right...??
Good.. who recommend you to work for this job? Chen JIN?

Not Chen Jin, we've got many "Team Denmark" sport students in our school and they've just asked, then I applied.
Now the leader for the "Sport Aarhus Events" wants me to be guide for the Chinese Gymnastics team in World Championships also :D :D :D
And this year, I'll again go to Denmark Open in badminton and Copenhagen Masters as well, if I'm not too busy with uni and stuff.

magical_phoenix
04-01-2006, 09:04 AM
Jia you, weeyet! Take more photos for us tomorrow, especially with the guy players!!

weeyet
04-01-2006, 09:05 AM
Not Chen Jin, we've got many "Team Denmark" sport students in our school and they've just asked, then I applied.
Now the leader for the "Sport Aarhus Events" wants me to be guide for the Chinese Gymnastics team in World Championships also :D :D :D
And this year, I'll again go to Denmark Open in badminton and Copenhagen Masters as well, if I'm not too busy with uni and stuff.
So nice.. Why no people find me to be the translator for the chinese team ah...I can speak Malay oh..

yannie
04-01-2006, 09:22 AM
So nice.. Why no people find me to be the translator for the chinese team ah...I can speak Malay oh..

Haha, you're welcome to come... But they've got a guide for the Malaysian team already... and all Malaysians speak English

Baderz_Jas
04-01-2006, 09:45 AM
Go weeyet, I like your pics mate :)
Take some more pics tomorow. :D Cheers

DinkAlot
04-01-2006, 09:54 AM
Thanks for the pics and write-up Wee. :)

mcchooi
04-01-2006, 10:03 AM
does anyone notice this too? his left is almost twice the size of his right forearm!

jcl49
04-01-2006, 10:07 AM
does anyone notice this too? his left is almost twice the size of his right forearm!
Twice may be a little overstated, as his left wrist (thinner) is in profile whereas his right wrist is not.

However, having said that, a simmilar observation holds for Wang Chen.

winex8888
04-01-2006, 10:30 AM
weeyet, off-topic but is there a Yonex booth selling badminton gear? Thought of making a trip to JB. Where exactly is this badminton hall?

yannie
04-01-2006, 11:00 AM
hey ah yet, i wanna take pics with sudket and saralee too ;)

weeyet
04-01-2006, 02:32 PM
weeyet, off-topic but is there a Yonex booth selling badminton gear? Thought of making a trip to JB. Where exactly is this badminton hall?
I'm not very sure but I don't think so, there is a booth selling Yonex shirt, a lot of players especially Chinese always hang out there....

The badminton hall is very near to the custom, only around 5 minutes drive.
Are you familiar with JB? The staidum is opposite to the Grand Continental hotel, where the players accomodate.. If you come from Singapore, take the first flyover and turn right, then you'll see the stadium at your left in less than 2 minutes.:D

weeyet
04-01-2006, 02:34 PM
hey ah yet, i wanna take pics with sudket and saralee too ;)
Hey... I thought you only take photos with Chinese players.. haha, just kidding. Saralee is quite friendly:) sorry, actually I was over excited a lil bit, 'cos this is the first time i went to watch a badminton competition....

weeyet
04-01-2006, 02:38 PM
Twice may be a little overstated, as his left wrist (thinner) is in profile whereas his right wrist is not.

However, having said that, a simmilar observation holds for Wang Chen.
didn't notice taht for Tan Fook, but Wang Chen yes..

Btw, Wang Chen's "gesture" while playing is very nice to watch.. and when she smashes. I like to watch her play

mcchooi
04-01-2006, 03:25 PM
does anyone notice this too? his left is almost twice the size of his right forearm!

thought so...i did say 'almost twice' didn't i? don't make me get the tape measurer! :D

kwun
04-01-2006, 03:51 PM
weeyet, nice reports and pics. you look almost as cool as sudket! ;)

weeyet
04-01-2006, 03:57 PM
weeyet, nice reports and pics. you look almost as cool as sudket! ;)
haha.. sudket..!!!
I hope I'm as cool as Wan Wah and Reiko.. :)

yannie
04-01-2006, 03:59 PM
haha.. sudket..!!!
I hope I'm as cool as Wan Wah and Reiko.. :)

Aiya... Sudket is damn cool, especially in your pic! I like him...
Wan Wah cool as usual... Reiko kawaii as always...

weeyet
04-01-2006, 04:07 PM
Aiya... Sudket is damn cool, especially in your pic! I like him...
Wan Wah cool as usual... Reiko kawaii as always...
haha, his hair is quite long...
but my friend said Reiko looks weird :confused:

yannie
04-01-2006, 04:10 PM
haha, his hair is quite long...
but my friend said Reiko looks weird :confused:

why's that? cuz she's japanese and doesn't want to take photos ah? :p

weeyet
04-01-2006, 04:15 PM
why's that? cuz she's japanese and doesn't want to take photos ah? :p
nope.. I don't knwo why he said like that as well.. hehe, nope,he didn't ask the Japanese players for photo as he don't know any of them...

seawell
04-01-2006, 07:44 PM
Is it???
THEN, the guy I saw today is really Park Joo Bong??!!!!!!
really ,he is Park!:D

shreky
04-01-2006, 09:15 PM
hey weeyet .... who is the girl on your 3rd picture? she looks pretty .... know her number/email? :D

alloh
04-01-2006, 10:32 PM
:p I envy you!
Why you just took pic with Kumiko Ogura? what about my cuties Reiko Shiota? Was she there?

yannie
04-02-2006, 04:42 AM
who is the girl on your 3rd picture? she looks pretty .... know her number/email? :D

that's kumiko ogura, she's very nice...

yannie
04-02-2006, 04:43 AM
:p I envy you!
Why you just took pic with Kumiko Ogura? what about my cuties Reiko Shiota? Was she there?

Dude... Weeyet has already explained in his report!
Reiko was already far away when Kumiko asked her to take a pic with Weeyet...

weeyet
04-02-2006, 05:05 AM
hey weeyet .... who is the girl on your 3rd picture? she looks pretty .... know her number/email? :D
They are in a rush.... Don't you think the girl in the first pic looks even nicer?? She's cute!

weeyet
04-02-2006, 05:07 AM
:p I envy you!
Why you just took pic with Kumiko Ogura? what about my cuties Reiko Shiota? Was she there?
Yeah she was there.. as Yannie said..
kumiko said:"rei-chan, come take photo together..", then reiko just said no, haha

weeyet
04-02-2006, 05:41 AM
Yan yan, why don't you post a photo you took with LuluK?

yannie
04-02-2006, 05:43 AM
Yan yan, why don't you post a photo you took with LuluK?

Obviously cuz I've never met Luluk before :p Only Alven and Flandy!

weeyet
04-02-2006, 05:52 AM
THis is my friend who went to ABC together with me...
Here are the photos he took :)

1. Boonsak (silver medalist)
2. Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How (silver medalists)
3. Luluk

yannie
04-02-2006, 05:54 AM
THis is my friend who went to ABC together with me...
Here is the photos he took :)

what nice pics... thanks weeyet + friend :D

weeyet
04-02-2006, 05:55 AM
what nice pics... thanks weeyet + friend :D
haha, Luluk's pic as you want... :)

weeyet
04-02-2006, 05:59 AM
Just some more for you all from my friend... the 3rd pics are for Singaporean friends!

1. Gan Teik Chai-Mohd Zakry
2. Nova Widianto
3. Lee Yujia
4. Jiang Yanjiao

weeyet
04-02-2006, 06:04 AM
Sony Dwi-kuncoro...
Can't forget his slipper and old jeans

yannie
04-02-2006, 06:06 AM
haha, Luluk's pic as you want... :)

haha serla says thanks a lot! she's extremely happy... :o
i like ur gan and zakry pic :) but all nice

weeyet
04-02-2006, 06:08 AM
I noticed that the juniors couldn't produce sharp smashes like LWW..
they are more focused to defence

weeyet
04-02-2006, 06:12 AM
Anybody has any idea whether Li Yujia came from China? Judging from her name... When?

weeyet
04-02-2006, 06:15 AM
haha serla says thanks a lot! she's extremely happy... :o
i like ur gan and zakry pic :) but all nice
i didn't see this magical phoenix online.. haha
why does she like luluk so much?.. hehe
Gan Teik chay is quite handsome as u said :)

yannie
04-02-2006, 06:19 AM
Anybody has any idea whether Li Yujia came from China? Judging from her name... When?

She's from Singapore

yannie
04-02-2006, 06:19 AM
i didn't see this magical phoenix online.. haha
why does she like luluk so much?.. hehe
Gan Teik chay is quite handsome as u said :)

she's just away... haha
yeah gan is handsome :p

weeyet
04-02-2006, 06:21 AM
She's from Singapore
nope, i mean if she's originally came from China..?

yannie
04-02-2006, 06:23 AM
nope, i mean if she's originally came from China..?

yeah.... i guess so..... her name's Li / Lee?

alloh
04-02-2006, 06:33 AM
Yes. She is imported player from China.

magical_phoenix
04-02-2006, 09:32 AM
haha serla says thanks a lot! she's extremely happy... :o
i like ur gan and zakry pic :) but all nice
Hahahhaa.. You created a story of ur own Yan Yan.. But hey, thanks for ALL the nice pics weeyet!!!

yannie
04-02-2006, 09:35 AM
Hahahhaa.. You created a story of ur own Yan Yan.. But hey, thanks for ALL the nice pics weeyet!!!

Haha, seriously laughing my ass off... :D
But you would say the same too :p Am I right?

ants
04-02-2006, 01:01 PM
Nice pics of your fren and you with the players. I hope you guys enjoyed urself there.

weeyet
04-02-2006, 01:04 PM
hi ants, how are you??
Yeah, your turn to take the photos for us from Japan in TC!!

jason_kidd
04-02-2006, 02:05 PM
weeyet... got any candra sigit pic?? did u see them? hehe

ants
04-02-2006, 04:13 PM
hi ants, how are you??
Yeah, your turn to take the photos for us from Japan in TC!!

Sure..only if i'm going. Have not decide yet.

luvCW
04-02-2006, 05:09 PM
what bout CW's pics???

shreky
04-02-2006, 11:26 PM
weeyet .... any pictures of Kanako Yonekura?? I saw her in OCBC at the last 05 WC but i didn't have any camera to take pictures ... she is smoking !!! :D

erin_hakkinen
04-03-2006, 12:52 AM
haha serla says thanks a lot! she's extremely happy... :o
i like ur gan and zakry pic :) but all nice

yeah they look friendly :D

Loh
04-03-2006, 05:57 AM
I visited City Stadium (Stadium Bandaraya) last Sat to watch the ABC semi finals. That was my first experience taking a train to Kranji MRT station to board Bus no. 170 to cross the causeway (a bridge linking Singapore and Johor Baru, Malaysia). It took quite a while to clear the Malaysian customs with our Singapore passports and coupled with the traffic jam at the causeway at around midday, it kept tempers rather high. But patience prevailed in the end. :)

On the Malaysian side, taxis were waiting but they asked for RM20 which was about 4 times higher than the normal fare, so my friend and I decided to walk a little further to the main road and managed to get a cab for RM6 without using the meter. My friend happened to get two complimentary "Guest" passes so we could watch the semi finals for free! ;)

Here are some pics that I took:

yannie
04-03-2006, 07:41 AM
I visited City Stadium (Stadium Bandaraya) last Sat to watch the ABC semi finals.

Hey Loh, really hope you enjoyed... Your pics are sooo nice!!! Thanks a bunch!!! Ha, I still think that shirt looks great on Boonsak :D

weeyet
04-03-2006, 08:24 AM
Mr. Loh!! Thanks for you pics!!
You were using a good camera to get so beautiful photos :)

You got a guest pass to watch for free?? So nice! I used student ID card to get 50% discount, which is RM10 for semifinal :)

RM20 is too expensive consider the distance is so near!!...... I don't like to take those taxis as well....

weeyet
04-03-2006, 08:26 AM
Yeah, haha, I saw Park Joo Bong in your pics..

weeyet
04-03-2006, 08:28 AM
weeyet .... any pictures of Kanako Yonekura?? I saw her in OCBC at the last 05 WC but i didn't have any camera to take pictures ... she is smoking !!! :D
Kanako?? Did she come to JB??....
OMG, Kanako smokes??

weeyet
04-03-2006, 08:30 AM
weeyet... got any candra sigit pic?? did u see them? hehe
I went to the stadium on the semifinal day, but Chandra didn't show up as he's out already..:( I like Sony because he came to the stadium also although he's also out already:p

yannie
04-03-2006, 08:31 AM
Kanako?? Did she come to JB??....

i think most top japanese players came ?

weeyet
04-03-2006, 08:45 AM
OMG, this is Hendrawan??!!!
I can't recognize him!!
I saw him walking around the player's seat, I thought he's a Japanese..
too bad, I miss the chance to talk to him....!!

What's the names of the Japanese WD?

weeyet
04-03-2006, 08:59 AM
yeah they look friendly :D
Yes, they're friendly, Yap Kim Hock and Rexy are very friendly as well.
Rexy was all smiles all the day especially after both Malaysian MD pairs go into final.. The families kept taking photo with him, esp the Malays. :D

red00ecstrat
04-03-2006, 09:26 AM
Anybody has any idea whether Li Yujia came from China? Judging from her name... When?

yes, she's from fu jian, china.
not quite sure about when. but i know she had participated in the 9th chinese national championship.

weijin
04-03-2006, 11:02 AM
THis is my friend who went to ABC together with me...
Here are the photos he took :)

1. Boonsak (silver medalist)
2. Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How (silver medalists)
3. Luluk

hei, wee yet. how come all my pic are here?:eek:

yannie
04-03-2006, 03:30 PM
hei, wee yet. how come all my pic are here?:eek:

Wow... you must be Ah Yet's friend... good pics also :)
Weeyet, you posted the pics without his permission ah? :p

ants
04-03-2006, 06:05 PM
Nice pics Loh.. you're so on.

shreky
04-03-2006, 07:19 PM
Kanako?? Did she come to JB??....
OMG, Kanako smokes??


what I meant was she is hot! :D

Loh
04-03-2006, 10:58 PM
Hey Loh, really hope you enjoyed... Your pics are sooo nice!!! Thanks a bunch!!! Ha, I still think that shirt looks great on Boonsak :D

Yes, it was quite a change from the more subdued environment of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, except when there were Malaysian and Singaporean students in the midst to support their respective countries' badminton stars.

In badminton crazy JB, as with many other Malaysian states, the noise level was at a fantastic decible with mainly the banging of the balloon clappers by the enthusiastic spectators. Although there was sporadic shouts of excitement, especially when a smash was imminent, little was heard of the famous slogan "Malaysia Boleh", when Malaysian players faced opponents from other countries.

Here, there was no need to use this vocal weapon as the fans were pretty sure that their Malaysian stars would win, and indeed they obliged with Chong Wei beating Park in singles and the two Malaysian doubles pairs of young Hoon Thien How & Tan Boon Heong and not-so-young Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah, also disposing of their opponents, though the latter had a much harder time against Indonesians, Alven and Luluk. As we all know, the young world junior 2004 doubles champion pair had the distinction of beating former world champions, Candra and Sigit in straight games in the quarter-finals.

Actually, because of the excitement and movement all around me in rather congested space, I could not hold my camera steady for long periods of time and I did not use a tripod, so it was very difficult to take really good pictures. Additionally, I was seated near the far-corner near to the stringing station and the lights were a bit dim. But I'm happy that you and Weeyet still found the pics ok. :p

I tried to take more off-court pictures to give readers an idea of what was going on away from the courts. I chose to focus a little more on the coaches and the electrifying atmosphere.

I was just as surprised as Weeyet to see Park Joo Bong, together with a lady coach (or translator/coach?) spending a great deal of time to prepare T Mori. In the background too, I could not even recognize the balding Hendrawan at first until my young friend (ex-Vietnam national player now studying in NUS who got me the pass from his Singaporean national player friend) pointed him out to me! :D Mori had improved so much under these two legendary players that Mori was able to defeat her younger Chinese player L Chen and stretched title-holder, Wang Chen, to a rubber in the Finals. Hendrawan must have been coaching Mori for only a very short while after leaving the Indonesian Badminton Assn and who knows how much more he could do with this relatively short but obviously very determined Japanese lady if given a much longer time! Park is basically a doubles-specialist unlike Hendrawan

Of course Rexy was a familiar sight as he too was in Melbourne with his boys. But soft-spoken Thai coach Sompol (a very good singles player during his prime) remained close to Boonsak as he did in Manila during the SE Asian Games last December. Li Mao was there for Chong Wei too, but he was too far away to be captured properly on camera. :D

Loh
04-03-2006, 11:08 PM
Nice pics Loh.. you're so on.

Waiting impatiently for our next venture! :)

BadFever
04-03-2006, 11:28 PM
Very well written, Loh and also the great pictures. Keep up the good work.

Loh
04-04-2006, 12:17 AM
Very well written, Loh and also the great pictures. Keep up the good work.

How nice to get compliments from my young friend from faraway! ;)

I hope you are keeping well too and are now ready to resume your 'first love' and give good friend, Kim and his gang, a good run for their money. No doubt they'll find you a very difficult nut to crack! :D

weijin
04-04-2006, 01:35 AM
Wow... you must be Ah Yet's friend... good pics also :)
Weeyet, you posted the pics without his permission ah? :p

cos he never thought that i would visit this forum:D
by d way, hope my pic wont spoilt yr mood:p

yannie
04-04-2006, 07:47 AM
Hey Loh! Yeah, it's very wellwritten and thanks a lot for telling us about your experience. Of course, I love the pics!!! :D

yannie
04-04-2006, 07:47 AM
cos he never thought that i would visit this forum:D
by d way, hope my pic wont spoilt yr mood:p

haha... they're great, don't worry! :)

erin_hakkinen
04-07-2006, 09:51 AM
Yes, they're friendly, Yap Kim Hock and Rexy are very friendly as well.
Rexy was all smiles all the day especially after both Malaysian MD pairs go into final.. The families kept taking photo with him, esp the Malays. :D

my oh my..i'm so jealous :crying: i was in segamat but couldn't go to JB because i had an exam and assignments to complete :crying:

lucky you :o

magical_phoenix
04-09-2006, 09:10 AM
Great pics Loh and Weeyet! Love them all... and it's great to hear ur experiences there!

Phoebe_hsw
04-13-2006, 01:39 AM
weeyet
now i do believe that i saw your during ABC
especially pics wiz wang chen and LCW
think that i should be around by tat time
haha

Phoebe_hsw
04-13-2006, 07:00 AM
haha, I saw them today.. Zhang Wei looks like Hong Kong ppl.. hoho..
haha...he looks like Hong Kong ppl?
I didnt take notice about that.
anyway,he is a cute buddy:D

uluh dayak
04-13-2006, 07:53 AM
Are you guys sure that is Hendrawan in the picture?training japan? do you have any reliable source?
i don't know about this. the first time i saw the picture, iwas like"hey,this guy look a little bit like hendrawan". i haven't seen hendrawan that much lately too be sure it is not him. i remember hendrawan as a good looking guy with a constant smiley quality on his face. Sorry to say, this man you were refering to as hendrawan is not good looking(at all). from what iread in jawapos hendrawan has been offered to hold a position in PBSI jawatimur(closer to his hometown in malang)

Phoebe_hsw
04-13-2006, 08:18 AM
Are you guys sure that is Hendrawan in the picture?training japan? do you have any reliable source?
i don't know about this. the first time i saw the picture, iwas like"hey,this guy look a little bit like hendrawan". i haven't seen hendrawan that much lately too be sure it is not him. i remember hendrawan as a good looking guy with a constant smiley quality on his face. Sorry to say, this man you were refering to as hendrawan is not good looking(at all). from what iread in jawapos hendrawan has been offered to hold a position in PBSI jawatimur(closer to his hometown in malang)
ooppss
i missed this one .
actually i can sure that,this guy is not Hendrawan
but i don't know who is he,only know he is in the Japan team

sweety :D
04-18-2006, 12:51 AM
i also went to ABC.but i am very lucky because i manage to take photo with Chong wei when he finish the game( also in the corridor) :)

yannie
04-18-2006, 04:49 PM
i also went to ABC.but i am very lucky because i manage to take photo with Chong wei when he finish the game( also in the corridor) :)

So share ur pics with us :p

sweety :D
04-22-2006, 02:57 AM
:confused: how to put the photo in here??

v3nnnn
04-22-2006, 04:28 AM
heyyyyy weeyet!
nice pics u took there...
remember to take pics with ALVEN, LULUK, ZHANG WEI and GONG WEIJIE tomorrow OK? hahahahahai have alvent's pic..hope u enjoy it hehehe:p
sorry i don't know how to put pics here

yannie
04-22-2006, 04:32 AM
:confused: how to put the photo in here??

you can go to:

Attach Files then, Manage Attachments and upload the pic(s) :)

yannie
04-22-2006, 04:32 AM
i have alvent's pic..hope u enjoy it hehehe:p

where where where??? hahaha!!! :D

v3nnnn
04-22-2006, 04:42 AM
you can go to:

Attach Files then, Manage Attachments and upload the pic(s) :)i don't know.. after i upload it's said invalid post.. can u help me?:crying: :crying:

yannie
04-22-2006, 04:47 AM
i don't know.. after i upload it's said unvalid files.. can u help me?:crying: :crying:

maybe it is too big and you need to resize the pics in e.g. paintshop...

v3nnnn
04-22-2006, 04:52 AM
maybe it is too big and you need to resize the pics in e.g. paintshop... it's 1.75 Mb.. paintshop??:mad:

yannie
04-22-2006, 04:54 AM
it's 1.75 Mb.. paintshop??:mad:

errrr.... u can send me the pic, then i will post it for u :)
can see my email in my profile

yannie
04-22-2006, 05:21 AM
Venny (right) and her younger sister with Alven during ABC. :D
And another pic of her favourite player - Alven... :)

sweety :D
04-25-2006, 12:46 AM
really don't know how to put the photo....help help

v3nnnn
04-27-2006, 09:37 AM
really don't know how to put the photo....help help post reply --> attach files --> manage attachment..:)

sweety :D
05-02-2006, 01:30 AM
my photo is more than 300KB.it say only can put the photo that is less than 100 KB

yannie
05-02-2006, 06:23 AM
my photo is more than 300KB.it say only can put the photo that is less than 100 KB

then you'll have to resize it... you can do it in e.g. paintshop