Tough time KPMC

I know I have not updated this blog for very long. For the past one month, I have been out of control of my own life. I got involved with a lot of people in many activities, and as such, I had trouble keeping my usual routine. I did not blog, study, play Go etc.
The [...]

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Daicon – Celebration of Japanese Modern Visual Culture

I attended the first day of Daicon at Multimedia University in Cyberjaya today. Daicon, for those who dont know, is a celebration of modern Japanese visual culture. Well, I actually dont know much about the purpose or message of Daicon, but I sure did enjoy the presence of cute university students in anime-like appearance or [...]

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A Go match to remember against Mr Tiong ( but I actually have already forgotten the details )

I got another three wins for the League against Philip, Mr Tiong and Jimmy today. Overall, I’m not doing too badly in this League, with only one 0.5 moku loss against Ho out of eight matches.
The game against Mr Tiong today was especially intense. I started the game with slight inferiority, because I lost to [...]

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Weekend activities and the un-entertaining thought of having to go through Monday’s work routine

Okay, I failed to meet the weekend targets although I had been careful not to overaim. I didn’t send my car for service, and I have only reviewed one game of Shusaku, the Go master of the Edo period ( 1600 – 1868 ). Nevertheless, I would not be too hard to myself to consider [...]

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30th WAGC Watchlist (for me)

I have been waiting for this day. The day that 30th World Amateur Go Championship commences. Technically, it began yesterday with the opening ceremony, but the actual tournament starts today with the first round.
I know some of the participants in this tournament, some personally, some just simply have heard of them. I definitely want to [...]

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AABC and KPMC Selection Tournament

I can sleep well tonight. Relief in the knowledge that my Go is NOT dead yet.
Today, MWA held a selection tournament to choose representatives to go to Asia Amateur Baduk Championship and Korean Prime Minister Cup (KPMC), in Changwon City and Jeongju respectively. Both are in Korea.
I’m happy to mention here that I [...]

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Shogi during Dinner

Clearly I stole the above pics from somewhere. Got it from the blog of a newcomer to JC, Shino.
Anyway it shows me playing a game of Shogi against Xinwen, while being watched by Ryou Takehito. It was played on Saturday night during dinner at the authentic Japanese restaurant in JC.
Some people go to [...]

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Korea Prime Minister Cup (KPMC) and Asian Amateur Baduk Championship (AABC)

Selection tournament is coming. I thought it would be held on 16th May, as I thought I had seen somewhere, but according to forum post, it will be held on 23rd May. If it’s on 16th, I would not be able to attend!
These are very nice tournaments. Going to Korea requires no visa, and being [...]

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Learn Go at MWA

If you are in Kuala Lumpur (or nearby) and interested to learn Go, you can attend weekly classes provided one of Malaysia Weiqi Association regular player, Hock Doong. The classes are held in Japan Club, Taman Seputeh which is within walking distance from Midvalley Megamall. Visit MWA website for more information.
Hock Doong is a respected [...]

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Just another personal post.

Yesterday wasn’t my best day. I lost in Shogi twice to Ryou Takehito and had to bear with his “I was just playing around”, “I was just experimenting.” ; .. those should be my words!
Also lost a league game against Mr Tiong, the MWA president by 4.5 moku. I started bad, after playing double [...]

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