Archive | June, 2009

Song of the Week Michael Jackson Billy Jean

This week’s song of the week is Billy Jean by Michael Jackson. I thought I should make a tribute to the King of Pop since he has unfortunately passed away just recently. His music has been touching millions for a long time and I know his music has been a big part of [...]

Birthday at Europa Park!

IF any of you out there ever wonders what a professional badminton player does on his spare time….well here is a video to show you It was my birthday yesterday and my friend Andrew Dabeka and his girlfriend took me to Europa Park in Germany. We started in Zurich,Switzerland,and drove an hour [...]

Song of the Week Summer Of 69 -Bryan Adams

Well tomorrow is my birthday and I thought it best to have an upbeat song that makes you think of summer…..and what better song can do that than Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams to just that. This song can only bring good times and right now I do believe that these are the [...]

Lee Chong Wei Stops Taufik Indonesia Open Super Series 2009

I really believed this match was going to be a 50/50 match. On Taufik’s (Indonesia) side I could not ignore that he had won 7 Indonesian Opens which basically means he is unstopable on his home turf. On the other side Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia), he is number one on the road and [...]

Taufik Going for 8 at Indonesia Open Super Series 2009

Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) claimed his spot in the Indonesia Open by beating his compatriot Soni Dwi Kuncoro in two straight sets 21-17 21-14. It seems that Taufik is the absolut KING of this tournament…from what i can see he has won 7 Indonesia Open titles which makes him the player who has won [...]

Incredible Quarter Final Matches Indonesian Open Super Series 2009

I have to say I had an AMAZING time watching the quarter finals yesterday. Three out of the 4 matches were incredible, but the most exciting ones were Soni Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia) vs Yan Kit CHAN (Hong Kong) and Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) vs Peter Gade (Denmark). These two matches made the crowd E [...]

2 Day Catch Up For Indonesian Open Super Series 2009

I have to apologize for not being able to write the last few days. I unfortunately ate a hot pepper a few nights ago and it was the worst choice of my life. I got food poisoning and was in bed to almost two days! That means I was not able to watch [...]

No More Sridhar For Me Indonesia Open Super Series 2009

That’s it I am through playing this guy! This “3rd time is a charm” expression is none sense. So once again I played Anup Sridhar (India) and once again he punished me once again. He is VERY difficult to play and it seems the more he plays me the more comfortable he [...]

Bao Wins Singapore Super Series 2009

My boy Boonsak Ponsana was SOOO close to taking the title this year of the Singapore Super Series 2009. It was Bao Chunlai (China) who ruled this day. Bao if fast and very precise. His ability to take the net and the use his steep smashes with incredible precision is a deadly [...]

Semi Finals Singapore Super Series 2009

The magic continues in Singapore as Boonsak Ponsana makes his way into the finals! Like I said I am a Boonsak (what a name) fan:) Today he faced off against Sung Hwan PARK (Korea) and I have to admit I was worried. Boonsak lost the first game 21-19 and was down [...]