Randoms: Dissecting the Bad in Badminton

I thought I'd do these random posts to keep things interesting... nothing important or heavy, just random moments in my life that feel fun to share. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

PIC over on the other side, see if you can spot him!

Every Saturday PIC and I join a group of Pinoys for two hours of badminton in the afternoon that we normally arrive an hour late for and make it a point to only play four games.

Whenever asked if I'd want to have another go, I just say I've hit my quota at four. With at least three courts in play and two hours, you can play a helluva lot more than four even if you only came in for the latter hour.

Now, just this last Saturday for some absurd reason, I decided (with a bum shoulder / crick in the neck that has been plaguing me for days) to go for gold -- PIC and I arrived early and stayed the full two hours and I played at least eight full doubles games almost non-stop.

Sunday came, and I couldn't even get out of bed without an Advil. I couldn't drop/relax my left arm or my shoulder would act up, plus my lower back and thighs were in bits.

Sometimes my friends, laziness does have its merits!

Comments

  1. Mom-FridayJune 20, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    sadista! at best, I think I only did like 4 sets of doubles straight! :)

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