POOL is the game

Before i start, i would first like to apologize for not keeping the promise of posting yesterday. The reason is due to sudden unexpected happenings. That is why i blog early today.

First of all, my mom always nag me for not doing any sports. Who said so, i did but it's just that it is indoor sport. I like to play pool (billiard not swimming pool) and also watch it on TV. So i am kind of like a fan to this sport. The player i idolized is a Taiwanese professional pool player, nicknamed "the Son of Pool"- Yang Ching Soon (楊清順):




Therefore, as a pool fan, you should see why this collection of mine will be valuable and precious to me.

Once again before i carry on, i would like to emphasize a bit on Brunei. As many people should know, Brunei is a very peaceful country but also in my point of view, it is a weird country in a way that they always do something really UNEXPECTED; such as sudden lifting the ban of selling fireworks, inviting Michael Jackson or Jacky Cheung to Brunei for a concert, etc... Well, maybe that is what the phrase- "Kingdom of Unexpected Treasure" suppose to mean.



You might ask why i wanted to talk about Brunei? The reason is that i am really happy Brunei also did something i did not expect, and that is inviting some of the world's best pool player to Brunei for a mini competition. What makes it even more better is that ITS FREE OF CHARGE to watch!!! I went to the events i think twice out of the three times it was held in Brunei in year 2005, 2006 and 2007, if i had not mistaken.

Fortunately and unfortunately, i had watch my favorite player play live in the stadium but never have the opportunity to get close to him. The security was a bit tight.

However one night during the event in 2007, all the players are not guarded and instead they are sitting in the audiences' seats with some of their friends in Brunei. So i seek this opportunity to approach all those international best players and got these:

Wu Chia Ching


Ricky Yang


Chang Jung Ling


Ronato Alcano



All pool fans should have know who these heavyweights are. Too bad i did not get to get signature from Yang Ching Soon because he did not join during that year, i wish in the future i will get it.

It is real interesting for these "stars and signatures" hunting. I was like scanning through all spectators and find where they are sitting. I approach Wu Chia Ching last immediately after his match, where he points to an open area signaling he will sign there, in order not to affect the other matches carrying on. I was so nervous and was shaking when approaching them to ask for signatures cos nobody did ask for signatures. I am the one who started then everyone saw what i did and follow. The players are all very friendly, they sign with a smile and even say thank you. That's real sportsmanship.