The Genie Joke Greetings, Received this funny mail from a friend. Cheers... chris@ccc ====== start mail ====== A woman rubbed a bottle and out popped a genie. The amazed woman asked if she got three wishes. The genie said, "Nope, sorry, three-wish genies are a storybook myth. I'm a one-wish genie. So... what'll it be?" The woman did not hesitate. She said, "I want peace in the Middle East. See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting with each other and I want all the Arabs to love the Jews and Americans and vice-versa. It will bring about world peace and harmony." The genie looked at the map and exclaimed, "Lady, be reasonable.These countries have been at war for thousands of years. I'm out of shape after being in a bottle for five hundred years. I'm good but not THAT good! I don't think it can be done. Make another wish and please be reasonable." The woman thought for a minute and said, "Well, I've never been able to find the right man. You know - one that's considerate and fun, likes to cook and help with the house cleaning, is great in bed, and gets along with my family, doesn't watch sports all the time, and is faithful. That is what I wish for...a good man." The genie let out a sigh and said, "Let me see the f*cking map again." ====== end mail ======
Celebrities addicted to Badminton Greetings, Found this article in LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK). 'X-Men' star Rebecca Romijn loves playing Badminton. Cheers... chris@ccc ====== start article ====== Monday, 23rd October 2006, 14:08 LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell spice up their relationship by playing badminton. The couple - who have been together since August 2004 - say they're addicted to the racquet sport and love to play for hours. Jerry, 32, revealed to People magazine: "I can't believe I'm saying this publicly but we play a lot of badminton." 'X-Men' star Rebecca added: "We can do it for an entire weekend. We'll play for four hours a day straight." Jerry also revealed he and Rebecca have become addicted to ballroom dancing. He confessed: "Rebecca and I are really into the TV show 'Dancing with the Stars'. "We've been taking ballroom dance lessons as a result." The pair, who are due to tie the knot, have decided to ditch lavish wedding plans for something more low-key. Jerry explained: "It'll be something very small, with just our siblings. Rebecca has a sister and I have a brother." Rebecca, 33, recently revealed she is desperate to start a family. She explained: "I can't wait. It is actually getting to the point where I get tears in my eyes when I see a pregnant woman. "Family is a priority for me." ====== end article ======
Will keep that in mind! Besides, any sport with the word "mixed" in it seems a good way to know more women. Maybe those people who thought of a mixed league (like mixed soccer - otherwise not available as a competitive sport) purely had a social priority in mind.
Sally Yeh says that Badminton keeps her trim and fit Greetings, I posted this feature in our CCC Badminton Club's thread. I thought I will also post it here... Sally Yeh says that Badminton keeps her trim and fit. Cheers... chris@ccc ====== start feature ====== [FONT=Arial,]IBF FEATURE SALLY YEH IBF'S WINNING FORMULA 13th July 2006 Sally is a woman who has stood the test of time. Her voice is amazingly beautiful, exceeded only by her physical beauty [/FONT][FONT=Arial,] [FONT=Arial,]So says an adoring Canadian fan of Sally Yeh, beauty queen, actress, songstress and more recently the International Federation’s first Ambassador of badminton. But what this gentleman from North America fell short of highlighting was the fact that Sally is also an articulate speaker, a great public relations personality and has badminton written all over her - being a player herself and a staunch supporter of one of America’s most popular and vibrant clubs – the Golden Gate Badminton Club.(Image r. Kang welcomes Sally to the IBF) [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]Anyone who has had close contact with this exceptional lady will tend to agree with this summation of the multi-talented Sally, and that probably is why the IBF zeroed in on the Taiwan-born Canadian beauty from a long list of potentials when the world body was scouting around for someone most suitable to help ‘sell’ the sport to a wider international audience. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [FONT=Arial,]Says Punch Gunalan, deputy president of the IBF, “She is an amazing person with a genuine desire for the sport and our interest. I was very impressed with her the very first time I met her. She has excellent understanding of the sport - she plays the game quite well, but more importantly she appreciates our needs and believes that she has the capacity to respond to our desires.” And council member Eraj Wijesinghe was quick to add, “We want our sport to entertain the audience and Sally looks the right person to help us reach that point. She is intelligent, inventive with enormous experience in public relations and promotions. She is a lovable ‘extrovert’ with a bundle of energy. As an entertainer, she is loved by the public and has a great following.” So, who is this lady, Sally Yeh the IBF literally ‘fell in love’ with.(Image: With Kang, Punch and former Olympians)[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]Sally was born in Taiwan in 1961 but grew up in Canada. When on a holiday trip to the Chinese island in 1978, a local film producer saw her at a fried chicken outlet and asked if she wanted to be in a movie. That was to be the start of a career that spanned more than a decade and included such memorable films as Shanghai Blues, for which she received nomination for Best Actress and The Occupant, both released in 1984, Two years later she reached the pinnacle of her film career when she was adjudged Best Actress for her performance in Peking Opera Blues. Some years later, she played the role of a blind piano-bar singer in John Woo’s production The Killer, released in 1989 which received wide acclaim in the West.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [FONT=Arial,]Speaking of her involvement in films, Sally says, “I was probably the only English-speaking Chinese in the Asian entertainment industry. And standing a foot taller than many other performers, I was perceived as "interesting."(Image : A winning combination – Sally & Bang Soo Hyun) [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]Though her film career brought her much fame and a legion of fans, Sally was destined for something different in show business. “While acting I was also singing and I realized that I was good at that too.” She must have been because since she started professional singing in the early 1980s, she has done 30 albums, plus forty-odd compilations and live recordings. Apart from a good record track of original hits, Sally Yeh has also done a number of Western songs. She holds the distinction of being the recipient of Hong Kong’s ‘Best Female Singer’ award four times.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]This Taiwan-Canadian charismatic beauty attributes much of her ability to live up to the demands and competitiveness of the world of entertainment to her inherited Western culture. “I had a lot of American character in me - which was very open dialogue, not afraid to do or say this or that, at a time when everyone was still very traditional and introverted. I believe those brought me some plus points in my association with the entertainment industry.”[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]But what about the IBF; how did she get involved in it? “It was rather easy for me to say ‘yes’ to Punch when he approached me to be a part of the IBF effort to further enhance the popularity of the sport world-wide. Believe me, badminton is a great sport, I love it and I play it. It is one of those sports that helps keep me trim and fit, helps me work out a sweat in double-quick time and yet provides me much entertainment and fun.”[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,]But while accepting that the sport has made great inroads in recent times, Sally still believes that much more needs to be done to make it really a ‘chart-topper’. “We who play the sport know how exciting it is; a great lot of our fans, who watch it, know that too. But the larger population probably looks at it as just another sport,” expresses Sally with an air of resignation. “This is unfortunate because badminton has a whole range of qualities that some sports do not and yet they enjoy greater spectator and sponsor participation.”[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [FONT=Arial,]Why so? “I probably will point a finger at ‘packaging’. The sport needs proper packaging. We accept that badminton is an exquisite game with beautiful people playing it. Just look at the girls – they are beautiful. So we have to look at the image side, the presentation of the sport becomes very important. We need to incorporate the excitement and the beautiful people into one wholesome deal. And of course the TV and radio commentators can help. They are in the best position to inject ‘emotion’ and excitement through their presentation. Put all these together and we have a winner!”(Image : The multi-talented Sally in ‘pocho-pocho’)[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]“The sport has the ingredients to win markets. The American market for instance is there for the asking because those in the West are basically sports-cultured. Badminton incorporates speed with aggression, agility with accuracy, stamina with intelligence and these are winning points in any market, let alone American”, says Sally. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,] [/FONT][FONT=Arial,]Sally Yeh is conscious of her responsibility to the world body. “We need to change the mind-set of the public and our marketing strategy, create a new identity for the shuttle game – we are talking about a new awakening and I am here to help the IBF achieve that.” And Sally Yeh is a proven winner! [/FONT] ====== end feature ======
I Need Badminton!! Greetings, While surfing the Internet, I came across this article. It's so strange that different people look at the game of Badminton so differently. Cheers... chris@ccc ====== start article ====== I Need Badminton!! Category: Sports Seriously, it's been so long since I've played badminton that I'm really starting to miss it. I've been sitting here in my room for what seems like forever trying to get my homework done. All of my friends are away at one college or another, I've only got a little over a month before I leave for South Africa and then it'll probably be two whole years before I get to play again! This may sound a bit stupid, but when I'm playing badminton against someone of my own skill level it feels like a dance. Looking into their eyes from across the court and trying to read their moves. Each person moving their legs, swinging their arms in wide arcs across the sky, lunging this way and that, and when all is said and done, they breathlessly shake the other's hand and vow silently to themselves that they'll get better. I'll admit it's a bit of a perverted dance since they both move, yet they try to ruin the continuity of the other, but it's great all the same. Daniel, Sunday 29-Oct-2006 ====== truncated article ======
Confessions of a Baddict* Greetings, Found another article. "An endorphin-inducing activity that changed almost every aspect of my life" she said. Cheers... chris@ccc ====== start article ====== Confessions of a Baddict* I recently learned to play badminton. And I can’t stop myself from playing since. Three months ago, I enrolled in UP’s community sports program, quite reluctantly though, because it entailed waking up early on a Saturday. But my good friends Noemi and Madel prodded me to join. And so I did. After all, I needed the exercise and shedding off a few pounds is not bad, too. I never knew I’ll like it this much to the point that I think I’m addicted to it. I toured nearby courts from work– Toss and Play, Feathers and String, and The Zone– Tuesday nights with friends from the media and senators’ staff. No matter how tiring the day had been, I have energy on reserve just for game sets. Thinking of it now, I realize that badminton has assumed a bigger role in my life. It’s not only the chance to sweat it out and to make new friends, it’s the time away from everything that I am most grateful for while playing this sport. It’s a break from the demands of my work, a time off from the repetitive role as wife and mom, and a needed respite from the daily habit of entertaining what ifs in my life. Badminton is my natural upper. An endorphin-inducing activity that changed almost every aspect of my life: schedule (“Di ako pwede ng Tuesday and Saturday,”); budget (“Sa bonus, bibili ako ng gym shoes,”); alcohol intake (“I can’t have hang-over, have an early game tomorrow,”); motherhood (“Mommy, aalis ka na naman?”); sleep (Natutulog ka pa ba?); food intake (“Sayang ipinawis ko kung ikakain ko lang ng kanin,”); shopping (“Saglit lang ako sa Toby’s ha,”); and relationship (”Tigilan mo na ‘yan,”). *Baddict: a fusion of the words badminton and addict JotThings, Tuesday 31-Oct-2006 ====== end article ======
I love everything about it. Just entering a badminton gym, or hearing the noises before I enter or play a game is enough to get me excited and hyped up. Seeing someone who really has talent and is way better than me is also a great way to pump me up. Buying stuff too. But the best of all is winning a hard-fought match with someone you know and is exactly of the same skill level you are. Doubles makes it sweeter, 'cause you need 4 ppl of the same skill level, and if the teamwork clicks, it looks great on film. And if it doesn't....it's always great for bloopers.
I'm 17 and I haven't been playing badminton for a long time since last week I got in my High school badminton team and played against one other high school. I'm getting better at it and learning new skills every week. Sometimes badminton just drives me crazy and it's a good thing 'cause I love it.
You just got on the team? Nice! I was kinda nervous during my first practice/tryout, didn't know if I'd make the team or not, or if I did, if I'd be a benchwarmer. Turns out, I actually made V2 Mixed! But anyways, remember to relax and have fun. Oh. Yeah. FUN! THAT WAS IT! BADMINTON IS FUN! that' s why I love badminton.
Playing in a team is great fun Hi smashed_no26 and hiroisuke, Congratulations for playing in your High School Badminton Team. Also, to congratulate you for making the V2 Mixed. Yes, playing in a team can be great fun. Cheers... chris@ccc
Everything associated with Badminton make me play the game. I hate only one thing in badminton-it's addictive nature. But sorry,I turned an addict.
And the look of people's face when they cannot run no more. I have come across some people who are so hung up on the sound of shuttle impact as well as the feel of it. Does anybody get upset if your clear does not reach its target eventhough you won a point? Now that would be a true perfectionist. Addiction to perfection per se.
Enjoyment in chasing the shuttle Greetings, Today, one player says he enjoys the chasing of the shuttle (as directed to the 4 corners of the court). He finds exhilaration and invigoration while chasing the shuttle. Although tiring, he finds it enjoyable. We hope that he will develop good and efficient footwork... usually players with better footwork get to become good Singles Players. Cheers... chris@ccc
Enjoy having your opponents to suffer ??? Hi juris, Are you are one of those who loves having your opponents to suffer, rather that to enjoy??? Cheers... chris@ccc
Yes, hehe, but unfortunately, my opponents see that look in my face more ofetn :crying: :crying: :crying:
