BC Hong Kong Open 2007 Gathering - Sat 10.30am

[kwun]

Hi all,

we have quite a few members turning up for the Hong Kong Open this year.

let's get together and find a place for lunch before we go watch the semi-final matches. we will meet 10.30am on Saturday at the front entrance. look for me in a BC t-shirt and a big camera bag.

RSVP to me or here in this thread so i know who to expect.

my cell is 6123-5768

[winstonchan]

lucky that i bumped into you yesterday, count me in please

winston

[ctjcad]

Hi all,

we have quite a few members turning up for the Hong Kong Open this year.

let's get together and find a place for lunch before we go watch the semi-final matches. we will meet 10.30am on Saturday at the front entrance. look for me in a BC t-shirt and a big camera bag.

RSVP to me or here in this thread so i know who to expect.

my cell is 6123-5768
..you heard our kwun....Remember BC will be picking up the tab/bill for the get-together, so come on down & don't be shy....Anyways, y'all have fun and don't forget to take lots of pics!!:);):cool:

[drifit]

will kwun coming to Malaysia Open 2008?
gathering in KL?
if the SS Final will be in M'sia, can have it earlier....:D

[robin7]

So envy u guys, I will be flying off to Phuket on Saturday. U guys enjoy and take more photos.

[Cheung]

Not me - have fun!

[z3048018]

i would love to but 1030 is a bit too early for me..... maybe can meet up before going in?

[Ar Dan]

Kwun, me and AChan will join tomorrow.
See you guys tomorrow!

Daniel

[badMania]

Too bad, I have told kwun that I have an appointment on Saturday morning. In fact, I have to rush back home and change to casual attire before going to QES and watch the SF matches tomorrow :cool:

[winston]

Hi Kwun,
This is Winston Wong, I used to live in bay area and played in Gunn High School and Sunnyvale Community Center many years ago. Please count me in..

[kwun]

look forward to meeting you all. see you guys tomorrow morning!

[ctjcad]

..i think the guys are chowing down now at the get-together:p...badMania, i thought you're going somewhere??...but you're still here in BC??..:confused::p

[badMania]

..i think the guys are chowing down now at the get-together:p...badMania, i thought you're going somewhere??...but you're still here in BC??..:confused::p

Going off soon...hehe....my appointment is at 12pm :p

[kwun]

we have WinstonChan, Winston, kong-19, Ar Dan, Anita&husband. we went to dim sum in Times Square and had a great time chatting about badminton and other things! it was really nice to meet everyone...

but.... i am such an idiot! firstly because i was late, but second i forgot to get a group photo!!!! ARGH!

but hopefully the memory will still be there.

now let's enjoy the rest of the HK Open.

[Ar Dan]

Kwun, I would like to thank you for dim sum, it was great meeting you and other members today!

Do you think we will have time for a small gathering tomorrow(Sunday) night? Maybe even more members will be available.

Daniel

[AChan]

Kwun, I would like to thank you for dim sum, it was great meeting you and other members today!

Do you think we will have time for a small gathering tomorrow(Sunday) night? Maybe even more members will be available.

Daniel
Great idea, I really want the group photo. How can we gather together? Meet somewhere after the match?

[AChan]

we have WinstonChan, Winston, kong-19, Ar Dan, Anita&husband. we went to dim sum in Times Square and had a great time chatting about badminton and other things! it was really nice to meet everyone...

but.... i am such an idiot! firstly because i was late, but second i forgot to get a group photo!!!! ARGH!

but hopefully the memory will still be there.

now let's enjoy the rest of the HK Open.
Kwun, thanks a lot! We enjoy it very much.:)

[kwun]

Great idea, I really want the group photo. How can we gather together? Meet somewhere after the match?

yes. let's do that, we can go have a quick bite somewhere. i need to log off now, let's see if we can spread the word to other members when are in the stadium today.

[AChan]

yes. let's do that.
Please meet at the left hand side of the entrance after the match, you can see Lin Dan & Yip Pui Yin waiting for you there.:p
Who will come?

[Ar Dan]

I will come find you guys after I get off work.

Daniel

[wukenne]

Hey guys,

I was there at the HKOpen myself with my wife but we did not have internet access and did not know about the meeting until it was too late. In reality, we wouldn't have been able to attend anyways as we left on the morning of the 30th to return home and was only there on the 29th's morning session. I did notice Kwun down at courtside but did not have a chance to meet up with him.

I'll try to post some pictures of players that we took when we saw them around the arena and when they were buying shirts for themselves/friends.

[winstonchan]

kwun,
thanks so much for the dim sum lunch, really appreciated it. sorry that i could not join you guys for dinner after the match, hope to see you again soon. have a safe trip home.
winstonchan

[ctjcad]

we have WinstonChan, Winston, kong-19, Ar Dan, Anita&husband. we went to dim sum in Times Square and had a great time chatting about badminton and other things! it was really nice to meet everyone...

but.... i am such an idiot! firstly because i was late, but second i forgot to get a group photo!!!! ARGH!

but hopefully the memory will still be there.

now let's enjoy the rest of the HK Open.
..aawww, that's too bad, as i was looking fw to the pic(s):p...anyways, glad you guys were able to hold one:cool:...Btw, how come our Hau-ge didn't attend the get-together??:confused:..Also, i thought Lowh was suppose to come to the HK Open??..:confused:

Great idea, I really want the group photo. How can we gather together? Meet somewhere after the match?
..hope to see it..:)

Off topic: kwun, are you coming back to U.S. this week??..If so, you guys have a safe & nice trip home, bro!!...:cool:

[kwun]

a day after the HK Open, our badminton hands started to itch so we got together for a small BC badminton outing in a local gym.

attendees are :

AChan, kwun, Janet, huangkwokhau, kong-19 & winston.

[george@chongwei]

a day after the HK Open, our badminton hands started to itch so we got together for a small BC badminton outing in a local gym.

attendees are :

AChan, kwun, Janet, huangkwokhau, kong-19 & winston.
wow, u all bring racquet to HK to play ar?
at last who win the match?
hehe

[X Ball]

a day after the HK Open, our badminton hands started to itch so we got together for a small BC badminton outing in a local gym.

attendees are :

AChan, kwun, Janet, huangkwokhau, kong-19 & winston.

If I were to pick anyone to win a tournament between you all, I have to say maybe KWUN coz he looks slim and fast like LCW. Although I must say HuangKokHwa looks like a powerful smasher. Correct me if I am wrong.:D

[george@chongwei]

hey kwun, u are damn skinny:eek::p:D:)

[jimbo]

Looking at Hauge's leg muscles, I think he can jump n smash as hard as Kito/Setiawan :eek::p

[kwun]

it was just a fun friendly game. everybody wins because everybody had fun!

we had so much fun we are going again later today.

[ants]

Hauge sweats alot man!... i think he sweat extra loads when playing with you guys.

[Birdwood]

What kong-19's holding? Plastic bag over a racket? Was it for cover or he played that way??

[huangkwokhau]

Looking at Hauge's leg muscles, I think he can jump n smash as hard as Kito/Setiawan :eek::p
:D:D still terrible..has not played that much yet....:cool: I did ask Kido to tutor me but he wanna torture me instead....:mad::mad:

[huangkwokhau]

What kong-19's holding? Plastic bag over a racket? Was it for cover or he played that way??
He had put them back then we decided to take a pic...:D:D

[huangkwokhau]

Hauge sweats alot man!... i think he sweat extra loads when playing with you guys.
Yes..I sweat a lot....we should have a game during MAS open....

[ants]

Yes..I sweat a lot....we should have a game during MAS open....

So you are going to Msia Open in 2008?

[huangkwokhau]

So you are going to Msia Open in 2008?
Planning................fastdrop has planned his trip already...:eek::eek:

[Birdwood]

Looking at Hauge's leg muscles, I think he can jump n smash as hard as Kito/Setiawan :eek::p

I can't see the muscles :eek:. Winston's the one with most confidence to me.

[Oldhand]

I can't see the muscles :eek:. Winston's the one with most confidence to me.
Probably he didn't get to play :p

[Birdwood]

How interesting they were wearing black socks. Never seen them in SS, wondering why?

[roller]

the t-shirts on kwun and janet are nice. did u buy from HK open?

[ants]

Yup, Those shirts are the latest souvenir edition from HongKong Open.

[Birdwood]

Nice picture, but I'd like to see more. There were no pictures for the first gathering, how about for the second one ? (if there was one) .

[huangkwokhau]

Nice picture, but I'd like to see more. There were no pictures for the first gathering, how about for the second one ? (if there was one) .


sadly there was no pic.............:(

[Birdwood]

sadly there was no pic.............:(

Was there a second gathering? I couldn't figure out. I though Kwun wanted one in part for that purpose.

[ctjcad]

a day after the HK Open, our badminton hands started to itch so we got together for a small BC badminton outing in a local gym.

attendees are :

AChan, kwun, Janet, huangkwokhau, kong-19 & winston.
..seems to me that Janet hasn't changed much, if i remember correctly from her previous pictures in BC..she looks quite fit, for a mom..;):cool:

Nice picture, but I'd like to see more. There were no pictures for the first gathering, how about for the second one ? (if there was one) .

sadly there was no pic.............:(

Was there a second gathering? I couldn't figure out. I though Kwun wanted one in part for that purpose.
..Hau-ge, if you would've been there..................we might have some pictures..:confused::rolleyes::(:p;)..I don't think there was a 2nd get-together. The 1st one occurred this past Saturday morning. Maybe kwun was proposing the idea of a group picture after the Finals had completed, and then they could hang out a bit afterwards.

[Birdwood]

Definitely we need to have more fun pictures, BC-ers, participants, organizers, food?, etc. since most of us can't go. Pictures for players are nice, but we also see them in video (if they make into semi and finals). next time please spare some to share.

[Qidong]

..seems to me that Janet hasn't changed much, if i remember correctly from her previous pictures in BC..she looks quite fit, for a mom..;):cool:

From another picture Kwun with Tony Gunawan, Kwun is about 2 to 3 inches taller than Tony Gunawan. TG is 5'10". So Kwun is about 6'1, 6'2. From this picture, Janet is just about 4 or 5 inches shorter, so Janet is about 5'8, 5'9? Very tall couple.

[Pete LSD]

TG is not 5'10" :D

[Birdwood]

You must have majored in math or good at it for such precise calculation :D.

[Qidong]

TG is not 5'10" :D

I watched a lot of his matches on dvd, and they usually list him as 5'10". How tall is he?

[Qidong]

You must have majored in math or good at it for such precise calculation :D.

This is probably elementary school math. ;)

[Birdwood]

I just got it. So Janet is kwun's wife. I was wondering why he's standing between two ladies (?). Players usually do that when they are XD partners.

[ctjcad]

I just got it. So Janet is kwun's wife. I was wondering why he's standing between two ladies (?). Players usually do that when they are XD partners.
..and if you want to see a few of their past pictures, in BC, you can go here (and follow the links):cool::
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=725291&postcount=25

[Oldhand]

TG is not 5'10" :D

Tony Gunawan is 5'9" :)

[X Ball]

Tony Gunawan is 5'9" :)


What is the big deal on 1 inch ?:D

I am 5' 10" but people think I am 6' -- so I let think it is so.:D

[Oldhand]

What is the big deal on 1 inch ?:D

I am 5' 10" but people think I am 6' -- so I let think it is so.:D

Ahem, an extra inch could mean a lot where it matters :cool:
I mean... trying playing with the centre of the net at 5'1" :p

[Pete LSD]

http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=3181

175 cm

[Oldhand]

Tony Gunawan is 5'9" :)


http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=3181

175 cm

175cm = 69 inches = 5'9" :p