BC Gathering Pictures

Oh many thanks Krisna, the songs are just beautiful and the translation above is certainly very meaningful to every patriot. Wonder whether you have the music scores to ensure we sing the right notes.

I also saw Gao Ling enjoying herself cheering for her team on a chair although she was not playing.

 

Memories, Togetherness and Souvenirs

I'm sure all BC members who travelled to Jakarta to watch the Thomas Cup & Uber Cup proceedings must have enjoyed themselves thoroughly. I have not experienced such close proximity with so many other members until this trip. Perhaps it is because almost all of us travelled from overseas and stayed in the same two hotels, the Century Park and the Sultan, where the players were also accommodated.

We get to know each other better, to enjoy the games together, cheering and making all sorts of noise, to take morning "brunch" and to dine together usually very late at night after the evening's matches, to go shopping and jalan-jalan together, to do our daily routine walking trips to the stadium nearby for those staying at the Century Park Hotel and to pose for many, many photographs with both members and non-members alike, especially with their idol players. Some made use of their caps and tickets for the players to sign autographs.

All these were made possible because BC members were committed to making it happen in Jakarta. Because Hauge made sure that we got as best a treatment he could arrange. In the end we obtained VIP passes, attended a potrait photo session and had our finger print registered and it really didn't matter which country Rudy made us to represent as we did not have to pay for the admission tickets.

Obviously, Krisna had a great part to play in ensuring the VIP tickets for some of us were available each day for the matches. And through Djarum, we were able to play some entertaining badminton during last Sunday afternoon at their Tubun company premises. We have to thank BC member Gunawan, who was brought up in Jakarta but now resides in the US, for making the arrangements and leading us to the venue with his elder brother Johnny.

I, together with those who also went during the semi-finals, also enjoyed three evenings of 'free' meals at Furama, Lagunas and Mangga Besar. During our Lagunas supper, Krisna brougt along a few designs of Djarum T-shirts to let us choose as a keepsake. Apparently his friend also paid for our meal.
We are most grateful to our "sponsors" and to Hauge for arranging them.

And the event organisers and sponsors ensured that we went home with fond memories of TC/UC 2008 Jakarta by distributing souvenirs for the VIP pass visitors.

THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THE EVENT SO MEMORABLE FOR BC MEMBERS.

 

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Help! Bc Members Caught In The Act!

Yes, their faces were printed in black and white in one local tabloid, "Warta Kota", Senin, 19 Mei 2008:

 

WOW Team at Jakarta!

Michelle happens to be luyi80, younger sister of Lady Cat Louisa. Even I was tricked into believing they are not related when we played the PAW game. So three of our WOW Team members are represented at this auspicious world team competition. Any other PAW can challenge us?

My cat sisters also posed with other "celebrities".