One fortunate night, he was at the cashier at the cafe's counter and coincidentally i was going to buy something. With all my guts and confidence..i asked him...
"Are you MR. FOO KOK KEONG?"..he replied.."NO, I'm ONG EWE HOCK"..."Hahahahahhaha."..that's me, laughed out loud for being embarrassed and mistaken by the name!!..it took about 2 minutes to realise and recall ONG EWE HOCK (OEH)..yup..got the wrong name! But knew he was once the 2ND Top Shuttler of the world in the 1990's..Well, he's not really interested to talk, so i just smiled (i have few questions to ask!!). Off i go with my drink, waffles and 'BIG JOKER SMILES' towards my husband..
Mr. OEH looks cute..below is he's photo..in fact I've drawn his portrait back in 1994, but I've drawn awfully awful and did not post it in this blog earlier (never wanted to publish this drawing..actually)
He's quite small in size..probably 170cm tall..but still physically fit, and still have the same hairstyle! Mr. Foo Kok Keong is the guy below..
Both of them were Malaysian best single players at their time. They make the Malaysian proud for their spirit and determination to be a winner..Back in the 90's, Malaysian players emerged to be one of the best in world top ranking..CONSISTENTLY; nowadays..it's a bit difficult, and I'm not the right person to give comments (i played badminton for fun and exercise!!)..Mr. OEH is consistently seen at the bowling alley every night i go for bowling, so i might asked him questions if he's at the cashier!! Don't care if he remembered me as "someone who got his name wrong"!...BEWARE ;)...I'm on a mission!
The above photo was somewhere in Malaysia (National Stadium, K.L..i guess) in 90's when Malaysia won the Thomas Cup..Only recall Cheah Soon Kit's name (1st from left), as for the others, their faces still fresh in my mind...
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