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2012-01-17T21:30:00.000-08:00

Badminton is quite simply one of the most awesome sports you can play.
Are you a bit bored? Do you often just end up going home and vegging on the couch after a hard days ?
Do you wish you had a way to get fit, have fun, vent your frustrations, and make some friends all in one go? If so, here are 10 reasons why I think you should put down that bowl of ready-made noodles and that can of duff beer and find yourself a local badminton club to join!

10 reasons why you should start playing badminton:
1. Fun Fun Fun!

Badminton is organised fun for cool people. In fact we may just have to check out how cool you are before we let you join the club. If you aint cool we’ll put you through a coolness program first and then you might get to play if you pass the stringent tests that we have.

Okay, calm down I’m just kidding, but badminton is seriously great fun. You can play singles if you wish, to increase your fitness, or you can play doubles if you want to have a bit more fun. It’s definitely more fun than Squash and unlike Tennis you can play all year around!

2. Social

If you join a club what you’ll find is that you’ll be off court occasionally. During the times you’re off court you’ll get to mingle, socialise and make loads of new friends. Or, if you’re a crazy ass mofo like me you can get a skipping rope and skip to keep the sweat going!

3. Pace

Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world bar none! Experienced players can smash the shuttle at speeds of over 200mph. When you learn to return those kinds of shots you get a serious rush! Just be warned though if a shot like that hits you in the head, you’ll walk around looking like you’re being targeted with a sniper rifle for a while!

4. Reflexes

With great power comes great responsibility and with badminton you will develop lightening quick reflexes. Because of badminton I once caught a mug full of coffee after I pushed it off the table; without spilling a drop!! It was totally surreal. Like that scene from Spiderman. Only I didn’t have Mary-Jane on my lap!

5. Fitness

If you like to sweat then badminton is for you! Yes you! With badminton you burn off the equivalent of a chocolate bar every 30 minutes or so. I’m not suggesting you eat a chocolate bar every 30 minutes to make sure you don’t waste away though! To see how much exactly you burn check out this table of stats. For someone like me, a 270lb’er who plays for 3 hours at a time, I could eat a horse every hour and still not worry about it going to my thighs or buttocks.

6. Agility

With badminton you have to learn to get from one side of the court to the other extremely quickly and so after a while you develop the agility of a cat. Meow!

7. Competition

You can keep it a strictly social thing but if you like to be compeitive then chances are your club might be part of a league. If so you’ll get to compete against other clubs and kick some ass and do some victory dances that you and your team mates have made up. I recommend the conga or the locomotion!

8. Cost

Badminton isn’t the cheapest sport but it doesn’t really break the bank either. The biggest cost is usually the shuttles. When you join a club the cost of the shuttles may be included and so you may not even notice your wallet get lighter.

9. Spectating

I’m not really one for living life as a spectator but badminton is one sport I could happily watch for hours. There are tournaments all year round, big and small so have a look around and also get yourself down to the All England if you’re in the UK.

10. Skills

Whilst also learning to hit the shuttle at speeds that would even make a red Ferrari blush and resemble a slug, you will also develop the softest touch. You will be able to just drop the shuttle over the net so it trickles over and hits the ground quicker than your opponent can say ‘ZOIKS SCOOBY’!

Just check this clip of Peter Gade and his legendary trick shot. So COOL!

http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/humour/10-reasons-why-you-should-start-playing-badminton/

#2. The Tragedy that Breaks the Heart of Mine

2012-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:00

The dreadful calamity that hit Cagayan de Oro city and Iligan city has claimed many properties and lives. The images that Sendong left were horrifying. Houses and vehicles, big or small were upturned by the deadly typhoon Sendong. There were muds everywhere. There were many hungry mouths asking to be fed. People are waiting for water. They are longing for clothes to wrap their cold body. The children don’t care on washing their muddy hands as they take the food that was given to them and I was touched looking at those children. I can’t imagine their lives after the disaster. It takes time or even years for them to be okay and to have a stable shelter again.

My heart tears as I saw pictures from the internet. I can’t imagine if that will happen to me too. I don’t know if I will be able to survive in that kind of situation.

My hearts still breaks every time I remember that terrifying dawn of December 17, 2012. Christmas is just 4 days away but people don’t know how to celebrate while both cities were counting dead and missing bodies. Even though I’m happy that I and my love ones were all safe I’m still grieving to see both cities suffering after the typhoon.

No one knows what future will bring. Only God handles our lives. With the damage that typhoon Sendong left in the two cities I realize that genuine treasures are stored up above and that is heaven and that we must always be ready to face our creator our one and only God.

#1. Writing in your own discipline

2011-12-10T05:21:00.000-08:00

Our environment today is full of people that have distinct ideas. Some people think so differently that others may think they are “weird”. In writing, people can write through their own way and ideas, this could be your own experience in life. Sometimes some people will have an idea and experiences that is the same with others but because we people have unique ideas still we can think differently from anybody else and express ourselves in a unique way.

It is natural to all to have a great interest in some aspects we choose. This interest increases the possibility and desire to express their ideas to any readers. This is what writing in the discipline is. In this manner, we students are expected to bring some ideas and write well that connects to the program that we choose or in our discipline. Discipline here doesn’t means that we have to follow some rules and guidelines in writing but this is a manner with how and what you will write in your chosen program or discipline.

When we write, we also have to consider what we are writing and if the readers we choose will be able to like it. Even readers too have different ideas and perspectives in life. They have their own way with how they will give reaction and feedbacks to your writings.

Through learning in how to write in your discipline, we as students can gain knowledge on the elements of technical writing and ways in preparing a research study.