Cameron community center in Vancouer...

[lwls]

anyone playing in there....?

[badrad]

not sure if there is a cameron center in vancouver, but there is one in burnaby. located across the street from lougheed mall.

have you played there or considering to play there?

facilities are decent, rubberized concrete floor, high ceiling, multi-gym style. depending on which night you play, sometime have to contend with basketball playing beside the court. Otherwise the gym is quite good for playing.

[JChen99]

Play there fridays 3-9:00 sometimes (but usually only 4:50-9:00)

Cheers!

[lwls]

that's great......
how can i join u guys?
is it just pay the fees and walk-in to play or what....?
do i need to apply the membership???

[badrad]

Originally posted by lwls
that's great......
how can i join u guys?
is it just pay the fees and walk-in to play or what....?
do i need to apply the membership???
It's drop-in. There are two drop-in prices - member and non-member.

adult membership costs around $7 for a year, but this membership is good for all community centers in Burnaby, so it can be used at Bonsor and other centers.

Fee is $3.25 for adult drop in member
and $4.50 for non-member


JCHEN99 is there every Friday...

[JChen99]

Originally posted by badrad
JCHEN99 is there every Friday...
ALMOST every friday :D
and I dont play as hard somedays than the others(lik this friday I'll just be there to swing at birds so I ca save up energy for ur hellish training that u promised) :p

Cheers!

[JChen99]

lwl, make sure ur no older than 22...
They generally dont really care, but I've seen them refuse to let kids in that are too old due to the volume of kids they get for the night

[badrad]

Originally posted by JChen99
ALMOST every friday :D
and I dont play as hard somedays than the others(lik this friday I'll just be there to swing at birds so I ca save up energy for ur hellish training that u promised) :p

Cheers!
Hahah - I think Ben will do the training tomorrow. He will get you all to do the drills and exercises. Unfortunately with the gym setup, we only get 4 courts, the other half of the gym is pre-booked for tot programs. So it could get cramped in our area.

[TTT]

Are there a lot of people playing at the drop-ins? I don't want to
sit there and wait all the time.

[JChen99]

Originally posted by TTT
Are there a lot of people playing at the drop-ins? I don't want to
sit there and wait all the time.
usually quite a few, but the tennis side is open as well... I jus dun go over there to play

[lwls]

anyone will go to play today????

[TTT]

I might go tonight and check out the place...
but am I allowed in since I'm too old to be considered a teen??

[lwls]

i don know.....
coz this is my first time play in cameron.....

[JChen99]

lwl, check ICQ

[TTT]

anyhow I think I'll be going...

lwls...I guess I'll see u there...my name is John..

JChen99: I guess ur going too? Since from the looks of it, ur there every friday...

[JChen99]

TTT, I wont be there, I havn't gone since 2 weeks ago. I've been slacking off the whole entire semester, so I gotta make it up by not playin badminton for the rest

[Traum]

How is the level of the players at Cameron though? I am only an intermediate player, so there is no point in ruining everybody's game if the calibre of play is too different.

-Rick

[JChen99]

Traum, I think ur too old for the teens drop-in (altho they let ppl up to about 20 get in) U should try the adult cessions. Most of the adults that play there now are about intermediate and up... of course there are some beginner/beginner intermediates

[Traum]

Oh yes, JChen99. I know I'm far too old to pretend to be a teen! There is no need for you to remind an old man of his age. :D

It is strange that the teen drop-in hours at Cameron are not listed in the latest Burnaby Parks and Recreation Services guide though. According to the guide, the only teen drop-ins that are available are at Bonsor. All the Cameron hours are listed in the adult section of the guide.

Guess the Bby Parks Board screwed up?

-Rick

[JChen99]

Originally posted by Traum
Oh yes, JChen99. I know I'm far too old to pretend to be a teen! There is no need for you to remind an old man of his age. :D

It is strange that the teen drop-in hours at Cameron are not listed in the latest Burnaby Parks and Recreation Services guide though. According to the guide, the only teen drop-ins that are available are at Bonsor. All the Cameron hours are listed in the adult section of the guide.

Guess the Bby Parks Board screwed up?

-Rick
I'm not sure about that, I dont look at guides :p
I show up every friday for the teens drop-in, but I can tell you so far this yr the quality of play has gone downhill dramatically (well... from wut I heard cuz I've not played for the last month n a half) I'm not sure if they'll have different hours for the summer, but I assume they wont (or will not have times that are too different from the times they hav during the rest of the year) Adult cessions (from wut I know are lik mondays 7-9pm and fridays 9pm-11pm)
Where do you live? if you live live close to coquitlam you might want to try pinetree. However the level of play there is "usually" higher and sometimes pretty crowded

Hope this helps

[SChan]

how many courts r there?

[JChen99]

Originally posted by SChan
how many courts r there?
cameron? or pinetree??

[SChan]

both

how many at cameron?
how many at pinetree?

[JChen99]

Originally posted by SChan
both

how many at cameron?
how many at pinetree?
cameron monday nite = 6
friday nite = 2
unless of course ur willing to play on tennis courts :p

pinetree thursday/tuesday/sunday nite = 6

[Grufey]

When is it for the monday sessions at Cameron?? and is it open this week??

[Traum]

I don't know whether Cameron will open this Monday, the normal playing time goes from 7:15 to 9:15.

Don't trust the Burnaby Recreation Guide. The guide mistakenly states that the badminton hours run from 7:50 to 9:50 on Mondays.

-Rick

[SChan]

LOL!!! Then what should we trust to get accurate information on programs?

[Cheung]

maybe you can try that modern invention called the 'telephone' using the centre's number to confirm details!!:p

[badrad]

Originally posted by Cheung
maybe you can try that modern invention called the 'telephone' using the centre's number to confirm details!!:p hey cheung - i noticed on your profile, maybe you might want to modify your location Hong Kong, "SAR" to something less ironic... :p

[Cheung]

nah, can you imagine all my opponents overseas trembling and losing their matches to me because of my profile?

<<behold, badminton fanatic Cheung who's very profile strikes fear into all those who face him>>

LOL:o

[JChen99]

Originally posted by Cheung
nah, can you imagine all my opponents overseas trembling and losing their matches to me because of my profile?

<<behold, badminton fanatic Cheung who's very profile strikes fear into all those who face him>>

LOL:o
haha... dun worry... there's still ppl who are willing to play ya... n I'ma one of them :p

[Pete LSD]

Humm, Ja . . . Cheung will play you if Ricky, Badrad, Danny, myself and others accompany you. ;)

[JChen99]

Originally posted by Pete LSD
Humm, Ja . . . Cheung will play you if Ricky, Badrad, Danny, myself and others accompany you. ;)
y's that? so u guys can help me out when he's beating me toooo badly? :p

[wonger47]

so it's 6 hours of Badminton??3-9

[Pete LSD]

Seriously Ja, the only person who can handle Cheung is Badrad in double and maybe single (hey, Badrad isn't young). TXYU is more than an even match against Cheung in double :p but not sure about single.


Originally posted by JChen99
y's that? so u guys can help me out when he's beating me toooo badly? :p

[txyu]

I hate singles...too much effort involved :D

Frank challenged me that night and I avoided that one :)

I used to play singles a lot...was a B player for singles too but just gave it up for doubles. I only play singles in tournaments now for warm up

I'm vunerable to anyone in a singles game

[badrad]

Originally posted by JChen99
y's that? so u guys can help me out when he's beating me toooo badly? :p NO! SO WE ALL CAN HELP BANDAGE YOU UP TO STOP YOUR BLEEDING FROM THE HOLES RIPPED THRU YOUR BODY FROM CHEUNG'S SMASHES! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!:D :D :D :D

[JChen99]

Originally posted by badrad
NO! SO WE ALL CAN HELP BANDAGE YOU UP TO STOP YOUR BLEEDING FROM THE HOLES RIPPED THRU YOUR BODY FROM CHEUNG'S SMASHES! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!:D :D :D :D
but u guys aren't certified doctors... I think having Cheung there to bandage me up after would be enuff :p

[lwls]

i just call the Cameron community center......
they said they will open until 7:00pm today.......
damm........

[Sgt_Strider]

I'm trying to find a nice little place to go and play badminton. Anyone of you have the phone # for Cameron Community centre? I'm hoping to go there and maybe I'll improve :).

[wood_22_chuck]

Front desk: 421-0976
Office: 421-5225

Drop-ins:
Mon: 7:50 - 9:50
Fri: 7:30 - 9:30 (half gym basketball/half badminton)

Other days are Tue and Sat.

[Cheung]

Originally posted by JChen99
but u guys aren't certified doctors... I think having Cheung there to bandage me up after would be enuff :p Sure, no problem....if you want to look like an Egyptian mummy afterwards!:D

Since my doubles was so bad before, I been working on that aspect of the game more recently. Heck, everything and anything needs work on:(

[Sgt_Strider]

I guess I'll see you guys there on friday :).