Hi~ I'm maron from Korea~ I have been playing badminton for two years at my school badminton club~ (still need some more practice !!) I was using Nano Speed 8000, but I lost it few months ago :crying: currently I'm using Muscle Power 99~~ It's nice to meet you all in BC!
hang ten maron! happy surfing.... (no, i am not referring to the wrong sport, i am speaking metaphorically)
And teach us some Korean words from time to time... Incidentally, from your writing, you don't sound like a Korean. Maybe you only live there?
What's sounding like a Korean? I'm a native Korean, but lived abroad in countries like China and India for several years~ Nice to meet you and tell me whenever you want to learn Korean words And thank you all for your warm welcome
Ah, that explains it. Especially when you have lived in India and have to communicate with the public in English, unless you speak Tamil and other Indian dialects. I meant "not sounding like a Korean" as a compliment as very rarely we do have Korean badminton fans contributing to this forum, but their English is not as fluent as yours. When they write, they tend to sort of translate literally what they want to speak in Korean, just like some Chinese BFers, who are not so familiar with English, do. However, we do have a distinguished BFer from Korea, event by name, who has been exposing us to the Korean badminton scene and personalities from time to time, especially when there is an ongoing international tournament, like the Korea Open. But event is not Korean, he is Canadian I think. Maybe as a start, you could tell us some of your favourite badminton terms in Korean.
My favorite badminton term is 'hairpin shot' but I wonder if you use this term in the states (or other asian countries), because this summer I got a chance to play with people in badminton club at UC Berkeley and they said they don't use this term~ I heard that they use 'net drop shot' instead of 'hairpin shot'. hehe By the way~ azabaz ipoh, recommand me any Malaysian food~ I've never tried Malaysian food before!
A 'hairpin' net hot is seldom mentioned probably because many players are not familiar with the term although they may well be using the shot once a while in odd situations. As the term implies, the shape of the net shot is like a hairpin, an inverted, and narrow 'u' shape almost clinging to the net. The receiver takes the net shot low, sometimes almost near the floor, and tries to bring the shuttle back to the opponent's side as close to the net as possible, almost touching the tape before tumbling over. The receiver should take care not to touch the net as then it will be a fault. To return a hairpin shot is difficult as it requires skill, a delicate touch and accuracy. But with lots of practice, some players can even return it with another cross court net shot and win the rally.
so many to recommend. dodol, char kuey teow, briani rice, satay, rojak, nasi lemak, roti canai, ais kacang......the list is endless. you should take a one month holiday in malaysia to try everything there's chinese food, indian food, malay food and fusion of all sorts. i wish i could go to korea too. loves korean dramas and like the culture i saw in those dramas.
Hmm.. ..of course, i heard there's a plan for another BC get-together @ the yr's end SS Grand Prix Finale to be held in KL, if maron decides to come..
oooohhhhh another get together would be great! maybe this time i could actually join the makan makan. kih kih kih. and maybe i will get to meet more BC members. yes, maron , if you could join the gathering, it would be awesome. BC members are so friendly
Thank you for your recommandation~ It's really hard to find a place to eat Malaysian food in Korea I'll remember those names and try them whenever I encounter a place to eat Malay foods~ It nice to hear that you like some korean dramas~ recently in Korea, drama called 'TaeWangSsaShinGi' is being a hot issue. (Korean actor Bae Yong Jun, if you have ever heard of the name, is the main character~ ) I'm a great fan of that drama and I recommand you to watch them, too
yeah, it is kinda hard to find korean food here too. well at least halal ones. i have heard of korean restaurants here in malaysia. looks spicy. i think korean food is best eaten in korea where you can enjoy the food together with the culture and thus malaysian food is best eaten in malaysia. but today's world is global, we can find almost everything everywhere now can't we. oh yes, i love korean dramas. i know of bae yong jun but he is not one of my favourite actors. i like hyun bin, kwon sang woo, jang dong gun.....etc etc. currently in malaysia, alot of korean dramas are showing on tv but those are old ones. the new ones haven't arrived yet . i will look out for the drama you have recommended though. hopefully my memory wont fail me.
