Well watching the cricket today was great... 5am to 1pm was wonderful for me... England batted superbly as I expected.... hopefully they will kill the kiwis off in 5 hours time.
I had a great day today, first the cricket and then I went coaching to Las Pinas at 5.30pm.... got a lift there which is always better. They are all training and preparing for my tourney which starts this Sunday. I have to type a letter for all players that is going into the handbook that each entrant will recieve. I also have to prepare a speech for the begining of the tourney as it is in my name, I have to make the official opening speech... me to 400/500 players.
I really enjoyed the training, the players worked hard, they were all adults and they understand and enjoy my training techniques.... when I am finished they always give me a round of applause and they come up to me afterwards to thank me for explaining things so well. You don't get this sort of respect in the UK.
I am playing badminton on Thursday with my journalist friend, he has arranged for all of his friends/players to go for a meal afterwards and has invited me. He has also asked me if I would write articles for his badminton website. I'm happy to do so as long as the rights are still mine. I feel that I could earn some money if I had my own badminton website and maybe training facities here in the Phils.
Lots of the adult players... when I told them that I leave in 2 weeks said nice things about me and asked me to stay. Some even pointed out that I could live in Las Pinas quite cheaply and that they would find a good wife for me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope your start to the week has been good...
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Hi Gerard,
as you know Anne is off to Aberdeen
tomorrow (tues).as you are so used to her answering your blog I thought I would try and help her out, so I will try and answer a few
as best I can.I see you are going
to be very busy in the next couple
of weeks with your badminton, but it is a good busy,as you enjoy the game so much.patsy @ joe were in today, they read a couple of your blogs,and margo was on today for your blog address for joanne, so that will help to fill in for Anne.I hope everything goes well for you in the next couple of weeks.Dont worry to much about coming home, it might not be as bad as you think.
I am now going to watch a bit of TV.
LOL.HELEN.
Hi Helen, So Anne is swanning off to Aberdeen !
I haven't heard from Patsy in a while.
It's ok no-one has to fill in for Anne, I am fine here.
I do worry about returning home and I know it's as bad as I think !!!!! as I have lived there for 35 years !!
The diffference is... most of the people that live in the UK don't realise how bad things are there, they are so used to it and haven't lived in another country to experience that things can be so much better.
Anyway enjoy your TV. It's ok you don't have to comment each day, I will still post though as it is my log diary for the time that I am here.
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