Jan 23, 2012
Lee Seung Gi Merayakan 5 Tahun Ia Menjadi MC Acara “1 Night 2 Days”
Pada episode tanggal 22 Januari acara 1 Night 2 Days, bersama para MC lainnya, Lee Seung Gi merayakan 5 tahun sejak ia syuting 1 Night 2 Days untuk pertama kalinya.
Lee Seung Gi menjelaskan,”Ini sudah lewat dari 5 tahun sejak aku pertama kali muncul di acara ini. Hal ini berarti aku telah menghabiskan setengah dari usia dua puluhan-ku dengan acara 1 Night 2 Days“.
Episode ini juga memperlihatkan sejarah singkat perjalanan Lee Seung Gi bersama para anggota acara 1 Night 2 Days lainnya. Selain itu, aktor multitalenta ini juga telah bersama-sama dengan pemirsa dan member 1 Night 2 Days sejak kumunculan pertamanya pada 2008 silam diusia yang ke 21 tahun.
Dengan becanda, Lee Seung Gi mengeluh pada staf produksi karena menelponnya pagi-pagi meskipun hari itu perayaan ulang tahunnya di acara tersebut. Para MC lainnya berharap seluruh staff produksi akan menyiapkan pesta kejutan untuk aktor pemeran serial ‘My Girlfriend is Gumiho’ ini tapi ternyata mereka tidak menyiapkan apa-apa. Sutradara utama acara ini kemudian berkata, “Ini salahku. Maaf” sambil tersenyum pada Lee Seung Gi dan MC lainnya.
Source : KoreanIndo
Jan 21, 2012
History of Badminton
The history and origin of badminton dates back to the ancient times, around 500 years before the birth of Christ. There was game called ‘Ti Jian Zi,’ which was played in ancient China. It involved kicking something similar to the modern day shuttlecock, but did not use rackets. By the time of the birth of the Christ, a game called Battledore and Shuttlecock was being played in China, Japan and Greece. The battledore was a simple bat aimed at hitting the shuttlecock back and forth as many times as possible. However, the origin of shuttlecock is unknown. For some more interesting information on background of badminton, read on.
During the 16th century, badminton evolved as a children’s game and by the 17th century, it gained popularity amongst the upper class people of Europe. Here, it was known by its French name ‘jeu de volant’. In mid 19th century a game called ‘Poona’ emerged in India, which closely resembled the present day sport. The game was quickly picked up by the British Army officers stationed in India. They learnt the basic rules and brought it along with them to England. In effect, the game was introduced to the noble and royal society by the Duke of Beauford at his estate in Gloucestershire, England.
This estate was known as Badminton House. It is said that it was here that a string or partition was placed between the two players, wherein both of them tried to hit the shuttle away from each other. Within a short span of time, the Bath Badminton Club was formed, which laid down the rules that are followed even today. With this the sport also got a new name, ‘Badminton’. Over the next few years, a number of badminton clubs sprung up in the country. In 1893, the prominent 14 clubs met in South Sea in Hampshire. Soon, after this meeting, the first national badminton association was founded and the first set of rules was also given shape.
During the course of time, the sport evolved and acquired a competitive nature. The first tournament occurred at the end of the century, while the first international ‘All England’ tournament took place in 1899. This led to the emergence of badminton stars, the first one being Kitty Godfree, who won badminton championship, three times in the 1920s. With the increasing popularity of the game around the world, the International Badminton Federation was established in 1934. The initial members of this federation were England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Holland, Canada, New Zealand and France.
India joined the federation in 1936. After its inception, the first major IBF tournament was the men's team championship, the Thomas Cup, in 1949. The first ladies team championship was held in 1956, when the US won the Uber Cup. As more and more tournaments started being organized, badminton became a demonstration sport at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. The first World Badminton Championships, including singles events were held in 1977. During the next decade, the sport was passionately pursued by Asians, primarily by Chinese women.
Badminton converted into a professional sport and the IBF established the World Grand Prix Circuit, with improved prize money. The sport gained much attention in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was even given full medal status at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. This way the sport grabbed sponsor money as well as media coverage, attracting the world towards the high action fiesta. Mixed doubles was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games. The sport hasn’t looked back since then. Currently, Badminton acquires the acclaim of being the fastest racket sport, which is constantly growing in popularity with time.
Source: Live Style
Dec 11, 2011
2011 BWF Players of the Year
For 24 hours, badminton fans had their say on who they would like to have as the 2011 BWF Players of the Year. Here are the results.
The top four highest votes for the male and female Player of the Year fan vote campaign are as follows:
2011 BWF Male Player of the Year
Lee Chong Wei – 34% of votes
Lin Dan – 22% of votes
Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng – 16% of votes
Lee Yong-dae/Jung Jae-sung – 14% of votes
2011 BWF Female Player of the Year
Liliyana Natsir – 78% of votes
Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang – 6% of votes
Wang Shixian – 5% of votes
Wang Yihan – 4% of votes
The fight to top the 2011 BWF Male Player of the Year fan vote still rests on the fiercest rivalry in the sport between the reigning World Champion Lin Dan and the 2011 silver medalist, Lee Chong Wei (pictured right).
Though the fan poll has proven to be a bittersweet "revenge" for Lee Chong Wei, who was in 4th position on the poll at 4PM today, while Lin Dan had taken pole. Chong Wei eventually came up on top as the fan favourite, when he edged out the four-time World Champion by 12% of votes.
For the Female Player of the Year fan vote campaign, Indonesian fans came out strong for their sole nominee, mixed doubles specialist, Liliyana Natsir, this year. Sending the campaign on viral, the Indonesian fans were nothing less than passionate in going behind Natsir whom they salute as a role model.
The nomination lists for the Awards were released on 4 December, 2011, 8PM (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time, GMT +8) on the BWF official social media platforms, Twitter and Weibo. Two hours later, the voting channels were opened on our Facebook page and Weibo for fans to cast their vote, and to give their feedback.
The fan vote results will be shared with the BWF Council, who are currently meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand, and will take the decision of the winners.
While the 2011 season's results and performance are at the forefront of consideration, fans appeal and the role model quality of a player are of growing importance in the criteria of the BWF Player of the Year award.
The winners of the two prestigious awards will be announced at the Li Ning BWF World Superseries Finals in Liuzhou, China, next week and the winners will receive the honours over an Awards presentation ceremony at the event.
2011 BWF Male Player of the Year Nominees
Lee Chong Wei (Men's Singles, Malaysia, Yonex)
Lin Dan (Men's Singles, China, Li Ning)
Chen Long (Men's Singles, China, Li Ning)
Peter Gade (Men's Singles, Denmark, Yonex)
Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (Men's Doubles, China, Kason)
Lee Yong-dae/Jung Jae-sung (Men's Doubles, Korea, Victor)
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Men's Doubles, Denmark, Yonex)
Zhang Nan (Mixed Doubles, China, Li Ning)
Joachim Fischer (Mixed Doubles, Denmark, Yonex)
2011 BWF Female Player of the Year Nominees
Wang Yihan (Women's Singles, China, Li Ning)
Wang Xin (Women's Singles, China, Li Ning)
Wang Shixian (Women's Singles, China, Li Ning)
Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (Women's Doubles, China, Li Ning)
Zhao Yunlei (Women's/Mixed Doubles, China, Li Ning)
Christinna Pedersen (Mixed Doubles, Denmark, Yonex)
Liliyana Natsir (Mixed Doubles, Indonesia, Yonex)
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source : BWF Website
Nov 29, 2011
Nov 9, 2011
Memilih jurusan kuliah terbaik
Jurusan kuliah saat ini sangat banyak dan beraneka ragam. Tidak seperti zaman dulu, jenis jurusan hanya sedikit. Indonesia kini memiliki berbagai jurusan yang dapat dipilih oleh calon mahasiswa. Berikut ini adalah tips memilih jurusan kuliah terbaik:
1. Pilihlah jurusan yang sesuai dengan minat dan bakat
Pastikan jurusan yang anda pilih sesuai dengan minat dan bakat anda. Jangan asal - asalan memilih jurusan kuliah dengan iming - iming fasilitas yang memadai atau biayanya murah. Daripada memikirkan fasilitas dan masalah biaya murah sebaiknya anda pikirkan apakah jurusan itu anda sukai atau tidak sehingga anda bisa mendapatkan nilai terbaik lewat jurusan tersebut.
2. Setiap jurusan punya prospek kerjaBanyak orang yang merasa ketakutan tidak mendapatkan pekerjaan setelah lulus kuliah. Pemikiran seperti itu harus diubah dengan pertanyaan berikut:Kalau memang tidak ada pekerjaan yang memadai lagi untuk jurusan itu, kenapa universitas masih membuka pendaftaran untuk jurusan itu? Pembukaan suatu jurusan di universitas tentu berdasarkan permintaan dari lapangan pekerjaan. Masalah jurusan mana yang punya gaji lebih tinggi, semua itu tergantung dari individu masing - masing. Semakin terampil individu seseorang, pasti semakin banyak perusahaan yang melirik pekerja tsb.
3. Ikuti tes bakat
Jika anda masih ragu dalam menentukan jurusan yang anda sukai, ikuti tes - tes bakat yang banyak dilakukan oleh lembaga psikologi. Penentuan tes bakat itu akan menentukan jurusan mana yang sesuai dengan minat dan bakat anda. Saran - saran dari tes bakat tersebut tidak mutlak 100% harus anda ikuti, tapi setidaknya bisa jadi pertimbangan untuk anda menentukan jurusan yang anda sukai.
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