Clubs in Bandung

I also went to research about the different clubs in Bandung. One of the cooler city in Indonesia where I was born.

Bandung is a nice place. Everyone ought to go there.

Firstly because of the "air-conditioned" feeling all around Bandung. I really love Bandung because everywhere in Bandung is cooling. One do not need to open the air-conditioner as the city is situated at a higher altitude and thus cooler.

Secondly, "derman" (picture shown), "Ojek" , "Bajai" and "Angkot" is found in Indonesia. Hmm... "Derman" is a nice mode of transportation, although there is a lot of shit on the floor.

Thirdly, there is a lot of shopping to be done. A lot of factory outlet where you can buy a lot of cheap things there. Example, I bought a NIKE cap for RP20000 which is about S$4-5. And guess what, the cap is REAL:)

Ok, why am I talking about Bandung. Aiya, just go to Bandung because it is seriously a nice place. You can also see Volcano there. Its smelly yes, but a fun experience, really:)

Oh, talking about the badminton club, I once thought that there were very little club in Bandung, so I went to do research, and found out that there a LOT, A LOT of clubs in Bandung, just that they were unknown.

These were the clubs in BANDUNG ONLY, of course the whole Indonesia has about 800 clubs I guess or maybe more. But the famous one are PB Djarum (from KUDUS), PB Mutiara (From BANDUNG), SGS (From BANDUNG:)), PB Tangkas and a few more.

These are only in BANDUNG.

And I got these from the PBSI website. PBSI stands for Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia which means all indonesia badminton. Something like that lah. Hmm, then I browse through the website. In case you are thinking that the website is not reliable, don't worry, it is because it is lah. Then, I saw my friend in their shuttlers profile site. Jimar, is in position 45 in SGS. I really wish that he will improve his ranking. His sister, Pupin was ranked 6 in SGS. It was good:) But the most fantastic was Elisabeth Purwaningtyas. I remembered her face, she stayed in the hostel outside SGS soekarno hatta. She ranked 1st in SGS. She is fantastic. When I was in Sec 1, she was 12 years old. To be true, I didn't believe that she is 12. Really. She is tall, mature and very very cool. But when Jimar told me that she was 12. I got quite a shock. But anyway, she is very cool. She will make it big. I am sure. Don't worry, Jimar and Kak Pupin will too:)

Ya, and I am going back to Pasteur, the area in Bandung where I stay:) Yes:)

Apa ya...King

So I come across this thing in facebook which shows that there is a new Movie in Indonesia. The title is "KING". I think its is about a boy name Guntur who has been inspired by Liem Swie King, a famous ex-badminton player from Indonesia. It will only make it first debut in June 25 2009. I wanna go to watch the movie at the cinema. But which cinema? Hmm...I think I may decide at Istana Plaza. haha...the parking there is quite expensive.

Anyway, this is the extract which I copied from a facebook page promoting the movie website:

Kisah tentang perjalanan panjang seorang anak bernama Guntur dalam mencapai cita-citanya menjadi seorang juara dunia bulutangkis, seperti idolanya: Liem Swie King, yang juga menjadi idola sang ayah. Ayahnya adalah seorang komentator pertandingan bulutangkis antar kampung yang juga berprofesi sebagai pengumpul bulu angsa, bahan untuk pembuatan shuttlecock. Mendengar cerita ayahnya tentang sang idola, Guntur bertekad untuk dapat menjadi juara. Dengan segala keterbatasan, ia berjuang untuk mendapatkan beasiswa bulutangkis dan menjadi juara dunia kebanggaan keluarga dan kebanggaan Indonesia. Keluarga Guntur harus menjual satu-satunya televisi yang menjadi hiburan dan sarana mereka menonton pertandingan bulutangkis yang mereka sukai. Sebagai penggantinya adalah raket yang digunakan Guntur sebagai andalan untuk bisa bergabung dengan klub bulu tangkis idamannya dan mencapai cita-citanya bersama impian untuk menjadi seperti sang idola:King.