Racket Adventure: Kisses!
My racket thrives on kisses. And the happier my racket is, the happier I am because it plays so much better. So I encourage as much kissing as possible and my racket gets around. You too can kiss my…
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Badminton
“If You’re Losing Then Why are You Smiling?”
The other night I was smiling and laughing and a friend asked if my team was winning. “No,” I said. “If you’re losing, then why are you smiling?” Good question. See, now “winning” is no longer my goal or purpose…
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Our Badminton Club Shirts!
I came back from my winter holiday to my new badminton shirt! It was so exciting. The front of our shirt has our number, the back has our name, country (just like the pros) and our logo. My friend Rebecca…
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Badminton Costs: Year End Total
So let me figure out my costs in December and then I can add them all up to see how much money I’ve spent in 2015 (well, basically the last three months of the year, since my spending was negligible…
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I Saw Some of the Top Badminton Players in the World Play!! Woot!
China has several national teams and they have a national series. It’s called the China Badminton Super League (CBSL) and my friends Xiao He, Rebecca and I watched the top two teams fight it out. For you Americans, it was…
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Even Badminton People on the Internet are Jerks
So, I was watching the Dubai World Series Finals live on Youtube the other night. It was my frist time watching any of these games live (I only realized thanks to a link on Facebook) and it was cool to…
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Merry Christminton!
I’m basically doing no presents for anyone this year…with one notable excpetion. Badminton people! On tuesday I gave everyone in my group a little gift. A birdie keychain. I bought 20 because I never know how many people are going…
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It was a Bad Week for Rackets (WU #7)
Every week I recap how my week in badminton went. I play three days a week: games with my regular group on Tuesday and Thursday and class with my teacher on Wednesdays. Tuesday was a good day. We had a lot of people sign up for…
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Weekly Update #6: In Which I Learn Something About Myself
Every week I recap how my week in badminton went. I play three days a week: games with my regular group on Tuesday and Thursday and class with my teacher on Wednesdays. Tuesday was great as usual. Felt good, played good. I was fresh from the…
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Trynna Understand the World Superseries
So, ever since I’ve gotten into badminton, there have been constant tournaments which the best of the best have played. Every day on my facebook and youtube there are highlights and awesome match videos to watch. I knew they were…
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