Fun Tennis

On 14 March 2009, we held another fun tennis event to mark the farewell for several of our Japanese players who are going back to Japan. Our Japanese friends who are returning to Japan are:

1. Mrs. Harumi Toida

2. Mrs. Miyuki Kawata

3. Mr. Satoru Kawata

4. Mr. Shigetoshi Harada

5. Mrs. Kumiko Toida

and you can see the ladies from that group seated in this photo:

I organized the tennis as poker tennis , with a great deal of valuable help from Lisa and Patsy. Koay Theam Hock arranged all the food which everyone agreed was really delicious.

As we drew cards to determine our first partner, the pairings were naturally "rojak" (all mixed up)... and some players were concerned about their partner...but they quickly learned that poker tennis had little to do with tennis and everything to do with your skill in choosing your cards after you come off the court...

Proving that he's a better gambling man than a tennis player, Toshima emerged the winner with a Full House... and Hiroshi San came in second with a flush...
Datin Mei Aie generously donated some nice farewell gifts for the ladies and I'd like to once again thank Tan Kok Poo for generously donating the 1881 Brand playing cards from his factory , Yong Guan Heng & Co.
Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves with the food, beer, sake, shochu , and whiskey that we consumed at lunch time... Although the excess amounts consumed had a predictable effect on the organizer after he got home.
That shochu must have had kryptonite in it! We wish our departing Japanese friends all the best and we hope to see them in Penang again soon!