The Weekend I Was Known As William

i was in bangkok for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament and the tournament was structured in such a way that everyone will be randomly placed into 1 of 10 teams for the weekend so everyone will pretty much play with people from all over asia that they don't know.

as many of you know (or don't know) the demography of the asia ultimate scene are predominantly ex-pats, mostly from states, canada and australia, so chinese names are always going to be a problem for them.

usually i would just introduce myself:

"Hi, my name is Wei - Liang."
*awkward silence from teammate*
"Just call me Liang"

but this year round my teammates took the initiative to transform my name into "William" and it really caught on with them. even so when they announced my name at the end of the tournament, they used "William". some of the guys from singapore were totally lost when some people were talking to them of a certain "William" from singapore and they couldn't stop laughing when they found out that it was me. am i gonna get hell from them when they get back from bangkok or what. haha.

anyway, bangkok was great fun, meeting people from thailand to alaska, it's a very cool mix of people who come together to play a common game. 7 games in 2 days really took a toll on my body and i'm feeling it as im typing this.

strained quads from running too much, bruised hip from a hard landing on a dive, sore thumb from a knock. rachel and eileen never fails to remind me that i always bring back injuries when i go for tournaments and i guess they're right. at least the injuries are not so bad this time round.

photos of the weekend coming soon!