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I AM A BADMINTON GEEK...

"I had this intention of sweating out excess fat in exchange for the fun of whacking shuttlecocks in midair. The first time I stepped into a badminton court, I got that... and more! -The Bad Geek 2007

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Showing posts with label blogging about badminton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging about badminton. Show all posts

I'm playing on a badminton tournament!

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It's final, I'm playing in an upcoming tournament in a nearby city. A friend asked me to be his doubles partner. All I promised was the best of what I can play. I played with this friend before on several occasions and save for a few unpolished moves, we both complemented our badminton skills. Preparation wise, that's all we got- previous game pairing during tune up games. Nothing close to any tournament preparation that I knew. Actual "inventory" of my armamentarium revealed no sizable munitions to speak of. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed even with the loud taunts (by snickering mirons) of a championship trophy and honors.

I'm not laying out our game strategy for now as this may find its way to our opponents. Some of them happen to read this blog.

I'll post some more about this later. And by the way we whipped a higher level/class doubles team last night. That was some feat!
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What's coming from the badminton geek

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It must have been eons since my last post here. Not that I ran of badminton related topics to post. Certainly, excitement saturation is nowhere near my fave sport. To give you a glimpse of what's ahead in this blog, here are my updates.
  1. We went back to back Men's Doubles champion in the recently concluded SKMS badminton sport fest. How to win "weekend tournaments" the hard way.
  2. Badminton and sports injuries. The sad reality about playing and winning for the week end warriors.
  3. Betting among opposing in local tournaments. Is it really helpful for your game?
  4. Blogging about the grassroots and not the star players. Who's who in badminton.
  5. Philippine Badminton: Where are we heading to?
These and more will be featured here in this blog. Watch out for it!
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"To cut for living" a new blog about the "business" of medicine

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Sounds like two different worlds, but "business" and "medicine" in reality, co-exist in a very subtle way. While economics have so much impact on the healthcare industry, not a subject is included in med school to prepare us for such very complex issues. Even simple "practice economics" and the art of "earning a living" as a physician, is shunned if not generally considered a taboo in our Filipino culture.

Which makes me feel kind of lost, as I begin my journey towards establishing a career as a physician. Well, broke as I am right now, I also couldn't afford a financial planner or adviser. So I will take financial matters into my own hand (temporarily), read about it, learn by doing, ask authorities on such issues and then blog about it.

Yes, I'm blogging about it, in my new blog"to cut for living". Maybe you and me will have a enlightening time discovering our road to financial freedom!
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Why I'm Joining the 1st Mindanao Bloggers' Summit

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Except for the fear of "sitting beside" an idolized blogger and being asked "what do you know about blogging?" (to which my matter-of- fact answer will always be- "none") I always enjoyed leaning new things about blogging. This is one of the main reason why I'm joining the First Mindanao Bloggers Summit come October 27, 2007 here in Davao City

This Mindanao Bloggers Summit is a great opportunity for me not only to meet fellow Mindanao bloggers but also to learn from the icons whose blogging style I tend to emulate.

Take a look at the program of activities and see the lineup of speakers the organizers has tapped.


Bob Martin's talk on travel and technology is probably a must hear. I never fail to look up Bob's well known Mindanao blog whenever I look for places to go to in Mindanao. I am shamed by how Bob is more informed of Mindanao than a true blooded Mindanaon like me.

Fr. Alejo's talk on Socio Cultural Mindset of a Mindanaon is an interesting topic not just for any blogger but perhaps for any writer who wanted to dwell into the minds of the Mindanaon reader. As far as I know (not to be an isolationist though) Mindanaons usually "think" differently on so many issues.

Councilor Peter Lavina's Participatory Governance may not be a recent innovation but its definitely a venue for people empowerment with blogging as a "medium of participation". Far out? Try to read his blogs and you'll know what I'm talking about.

Bloggie Robillo is all that intrigues me. I am already awed by his dynamism and on how much effort this guy (in cahoots with the "usual suspects") spent on Building a Davao Blog Community (and yes, recently Mindanao Bloggers). The creative genius in this guy has spawned so many good things about Mindanao and our love for this place. This Mindanao Bloggers Summit is just one of those.

Sure, I'm going to nit pick their brains, The Pinoy A List Bloggers who made it good (and with a bang) through the Blogosphere. This is the most convenient time for me to ask experts like Abe Olandres (who is a Guimarasnon then and now) of his nifty technoblog, YugaTech and how he ended up taking over The Blog Herald. Or maybe bug Jayvee with his prolific blogging style. Aileen's An Apple a Day blog (tagged as one of the Digital Filipino's Emerging Influential Blog for 2007) should be a a nice person to ask about bitting "apples" in the blogosphere. Andrew Dela Serna's Alleba Blog despite being not-just-another-technophilic blog, is getting awesome reviews.

And not to be outdone and what most Mindanao is (falsely) identified with, the "Mindanao Peace" issue. Even blogging has its role on this very controversial topic. Or just maybe, just maybe, a parallel (and better) solution to this sickening issue.

Well, maybe I should just be all ears then even if I'm already registered early. Looking at the registered summit would be attendees and you'll see a lot of talent and blogging genius among the (not so) new breed of Mindanao Bloggers. No more aware of these talents and the potential of the summit are the sponsors and advertisers.

Special Event Sponsors

Major Sponsors

Minor Sponsors

Donors

So am I setting up expectations for this? Yeah. Of course I am. For something you love to do, or you love to blog about, expectations may not be that grandeur but its definitely worthwhile to look into. And fun, is always a shoo in.

Good luck to the organizers!!! And see you all there!
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About the badminton herald

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It was 2007 when the temptation of having to loose weight and have fun in sports became too alluring to resist. Every human being that can run and hop on court in my city went agog for badminton. Thus, I was swooned over by badminton.

Lacking in athletic ability (I used to play for the high school volleyball varsity and... academics here) and the technical know how of the sport, I started (and became addicted at ) rummaging every badminton news, videos, talks and guides that I could get and read them over and over even in my sleep. And not too long after I started playing badminton, I joined a mini training for "week end players" under one good badminton player.

Within a year of playing badminton, a noticeable improvement in my playing skills caught not only my attention but also of my buddies who where playing badminton years before I deed. I went up into the class or level faster, won several doubles championship in no time and above all, the glorious weight loss and fit body.

The badminton information I accumulated as a player and orthopedic sports physician went handy and I am sharing them all here. Thus this badminton blog.

"Let's improve ourselves and badminton altogether"

This blog will provide news, personal views, experiences and recommendations to improve badminton and its players. Ultimately, this blog will hopefully converge into an online collaboration of badminton enthusiasts sharing their own experiences, views and opinions to help badminton as a sport move forward!
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