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Escrime


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And I am one LARGE mosquito bite! Hooray for the Thai rainy season!

The good news is we did NOT come in last, just 11 out of 12 . But we won the coveted Best Dressed Team Award.

We were invited to play in Sri Lanka, so I am headed there in February. One of my teammates has my camera cord, so as soon as I get it back, I will post my plethora of pictures.

All in all, it was a FABULOUS time, and I am so glad that we did it. I can't wait until the next tournament!

Here is the latest article about us

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/09/AR2006090901065.html

It also appeared in the Wall Street Journal this past monday. If anyone has a hard copy of it, can I beg you to have it?

Now, here is one of me playing center during the first match against the Italians.




-- Edited by Escrime at 16:57, 2006-09-26

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wecome back and congratulations (especially on the best dressed award! )


I think Maddie is in Sri Lanka right now - I don't know if she'll be there then...


anyway - how cool!



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OK - you must elaborate on this. how was the date?:


Perhaps sensing her team would need a secret advantage, 30-year old Susie Nguyen -- an ex-Marine and amateur kick-boxer -- struck up a long chat at a before-match cocktail party with Alberto Alberti, the Italian captain. Their deal: He would pass her the ball during the game and she would agree to a dinner date.


"Hey, I do what I have to do for the team," Nguyen said."



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welcome back.  congratulations and good luck in sri lanka!  this is still one of the coolest hobbies i have ever heard of. 

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D wrote:

OK - you must elaborate on this. how was the date?:


Perhaps sensing her team would need a secret advantage, 30-year old Susie Nguyen -- an ex-Marine and amateur kick-boxer -- struck up a long chat at a before-match cocktail party with Alberto Alberti, the Italian captain. Their deal: He would pass her the ball during the game and she would agree to a dinner date.


"Hey, I do what I have to do for the team," Nguyen said."




I didn't go on the date because he didn't keep up his end of the bargain. I ended up having dinner with some other teams that evening at the Four Seasons Tented camp on the border of Burma and Thailand.

Not for his lack of trying though, he teased me all week about it, saying he never said WHEN he would pass me the ball.

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Escrime wrote:


D wrote:



OK - you must elaborate on this. how was the date?:



Perhaps sensing her team would need a secret advantage, 30-year old Susie Nguyen -- an ex-Marine and amateur kick-boxer -- struck up a long chat at a before-match cocktail party with Alberto Alberti, the Italian captain. Their deal: He would pass her the ball during the game and she would agree to a dinner date.



"Hey, I do what I have to do for the team," Nguyen said."







I didn't go on the date because he didn't keep up his end of the bargain. I ended up having dinner with some other teams that evening at the Four Seasons Tented camp on the border of Burma and Thailand.

Not for his lack of trying though, he teased me all week about it, saying he never said WHEN he would pass me the ball.



what a player! (no pun intended!)


the dinner you ended up having sounds fabulous, though!


any interesting cultural observations while you were there? any good food?



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Welcome back. This is way too cool!

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Escrime - I have Monday's WSJ...but I don't see any article about this???

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valenciana wrote:

Escrime - I have Monday's WSJ...but I don't see any article about this???


Someone told me it was WSJ Asia...oh, well

D: The people in Thailand were so NICE. It's called the land of a smiles for a reason. They were also very enamored of their king. Landing in Bangkok was a sensory overload, but in a good way.

I can't wait to go back next year!


More pictures!

Bangkok Airport:


Hiking up a mountain. That's Burma in the background:


First time at practice:


Carrying the Thai King's flag in the opening parade:


On elephant (surprise! ):


Goofing off with the NZ All Blacks at the Masquerade ball (these guys were HUGE!)



me goofing off some more

view behind our team tent

view from my hotel room

me in action against Team Chivas

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WOW - love you in the purple gown! And GREAT pics., thanks for sharing!

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so cool...you look great in that purple dress

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Awesome! what great memories your going to have! thanks for sharing your pictures with us.

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Great pictures!  Thanks for sharing!

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How fun!  Thanks for sharing.  You look fab in that purple dress!

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What an exotic and exciting trip-these are great photos!



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Wonderful pics! Thanks for sharing!




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it sounds like a very interesting cultural experince...


I love the purple dress pic!



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