Monday, March 28, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Beijing Ultimate party dinner Saturday

Someone got two caps in his beer cup and had to drink a bottle. Someone who shall remain nameless and is Micah.









Thanks to Alicia for organizing!


Afterwards we went to Jiggy Wiggly (Piggly Wiggly? I never get this name right).

Friday, March 25, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: Something's fishy in here

Our last indoor pickup of the year (until winter) is next Wednesday.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:

Pardon the horrendous pun in the title (picture by Tao)

GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:

The newsletter, by Alicia, 3/21:

***Pick-Up***

Pick-up for the next few weeks will ONLY be on Wednesdays, 7-9pm at Beijing City International School (BCIS).
我们在三月份只有周三有pick-up. 晚上7-9点在乐城国际学校.

Big Brother will be practicing on Saturdays for the next month. If you plan to go to Big Brother practice, be there at 130pm to warm-up and throw. Check email for confirmation on time and location!

For March, our pick-up fees are:
Single session: RMB35
Four sessions: RMB120 (upfront payment, cannot carry over to April)
Five sessions: RMB135 (upfront payment, cannot carry over to April)
三月的收费:
单次:35元
四次: 120元(不能在四月用)
五次: 135元(不能在四月用)

For details, visit www.beijingultimate.com.

***Events and Happenings***

This week:
- Beijing Ultimate Community Dinner! Saturday 26 March, 7pm onwards.
Location To Be Confirmed, but we're looking either around Andingmen or Jishuitan area. Details will be sent in an email later. For now, email Alicia at aliciasy...@gmail.com if you want to join us.
- Big Brother practice on Saturdays from 130pm - 430pm Be there at 130pm sharp. For details, email Jim at jameskirchh...@gmail.com or Gareth at gmarshall...@gmail.com or Mike at michaelms...@gmail.com
- Jim and Tao host Quiz at Kro's Nest on Thursday, 8pm onwards. Address: 35 Xiao Yun Lu (near San Yuan Qiao). There will be prizes after every round!

***Farewell and Welcome***

Welcome to: JT

***Tournaments***
China:
1) Ningbo Hat: April 9 - 10. For more details, contact Lydia at lydia.shaw...@gmail.com or Cath at dmsm.cather...@gmail.com. Also check out their blog: http://ningboufo.blogbus.com/logs/62129426.html. Shanghai will definitely be sending a party bus over from Shanghai, it will be 200 rmb for bus, 300 rmb for tourney fee, 100-150 rmb for hotel. Contact geoff...@gmail.com if you'd like to join them!
2) Tianjin Open: April 16 - 17
3) Nanjing Open: April 23 - 24
4) China Nationals 2011: May 21 - 22 in Beijing. This is the largest annual gathering of Chinese disc players in one tournament. This year we anticipate that it'll be bigger and better than before!
5) Shanghai Open: June 11 - 12

International:
1) The Boracay Open is set for this April 1st to April 3rd! There will be an Open tourney on the 1st, and a Mixed tournament the 2nd and 3rd. More details to follow; for now just save the date!
2) 12th Annual Bali Nusantara Cup is planned for next April 22/23, 2011. They say they have sweet grass fields and you know the beaches are awesome… Check the website (www.ultimateindonesia.com) for details and email elodiesel...@hotmail.com with any comments or requests.
3) Jeju Dirty Dozens 2011 will be held on the island April 23/24. If you're planning on going and need a team, email jejutournam...@gmail.com. Check out details (need VPN) here:
http://www.facebook.com/l/03dbd47Pn0g94Ttt5tznt98QIUw/koreaultimate.n...
4) Malaysia Open 2011 will be held on May 21, 22 in Kuala Lumpur.

**For more about happenings around China, check
http://chinaultimate.wordpress.com.**

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Beijing Ultimate's dinner party: Saturday

From Alicia:

Come join us for dinner on Saturday March 26 at 7pm onwards! RSVP to Alicia at aliciasylui@gmail.com now if you haven't already done so! Details below:
希望你们在3月26日(周六)晚上7点以后能跟我们一起吃饭! 如果你有兴趣参加,请发邮件给Alicia (aliciasylui@gmail.com) 确认.

Restaurant (地点): 百味合烤鸭店 (Bai Wei He)

Location (地址): 北京市东城区上龙西里 (Shang Lung Xi Li, Dongcheng District)

Directions: From Andingmen Station (Line 2) take exit A (North West exit), go north for approximately 200m, go west at AnDeLu (安德路) for approximately 250m. 从安定门地铁站A出口(西北)往北走大概200米,
在安德路往西走大概250米

Map (地图): http://ditu.google.cn/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=%E7%99%BE%E5%91%B3%E5%90%88%E5%AE%89%E5%AE%9A%E9%97%A8&fb=1&hq=%E7%99%BE%E5%91%B3%E5%90%88&hnear=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%B8%82%E4%B8%9C%E5%9F%8E%E5%8C%BA%E5%AE%89%E5%AE%9A%E9%97%A8&cid=0,0,14877737614123344423&ei=wtqITZ3dNYfKvQPfje3LDg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQnwIwAA

Dinner will be RMB30 a head (inclusive of food and beer) so pay Alicia when you get to the restaurant. 晚饭30元一位(包括啤酒).

There'll be a post-dinner party with special drinks prices at Jiggly Wiggly at Heizhima Hutong, Nanluoguxiang (same location as where the slideshow was held). 10RMB for TsingTao and 25RMB for shots / cocktails.吃饭后可以到南罗鼓巷喝酒, 10元青岛, 25元鸡尾酒

Hope to see you all out! 希望周六见!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

RETROSPECTIVE: The Alex, Ginny and Barbara Den of Drunken Debauchery

No one leaves the Den of Drunken Debauchery (Triple D) the same...







...least of all, the beers.

Monday, March 21, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Irish Ball success

Ellen, Alicia, Chad and YJ represented Beijing Ultimate at the Irish Ball on Saturday night. And they won the party.

Pictures from Alicia's camera:



Apparently there were Guinness cupcakes and Guinness ice cream!

Others went to Alex's place and played drinking games.

Friday, March 18, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: St. Patrick's Day shenanigans

Before we mention what happened after trivia on St. Patty's Day, here's Global Times' piece on Jim as part of its ongoing "Who questions the quizmasters" series:

Name: Jim (aka "Jimmy Neutron") Kirchhoff

Age: Would you still believe 16?

Quiz: Souk [editors' note: currently defunct - for now at least - Jim has found temporary refuge under Kro's wing]

Amount of years in Beijing: Eight

Strengths: The gift of gab.

Weaknesses: Kryptonite.

I'm running a quiz in Beijing because: I crave the spotlight.

Specialty?subject: Girls.?Who am I kidding? I run a quiz....

How come no girls run quizzes? Because the guys would never stop hitting on them.?It would be like wolves stampeding toward an injured rabbit.

How do you rate the competition? In answering questions, I give them the edge. In entertaining a crowd, get in line, boys.

How do you rate your chances? Terrible. I'm just here for the free beer.??

Our odds: Worryingly, Jim is under the impression that his weekly "banter" as compere of a local quiz ranks as entertainment. For that alone, we're worried whether he might have a touch of Charlie Sheen Syndrome and start talking about "earthworms entering his immortal octagon" or some such. That said, we quite like Charlie Sheen - but we still feel the need to punish Jim for his unfailingly US-centric quizzing. 14-3


After the quiz we hit up Great Leap Brewery, met up with Zach at Stumble Inn and played pool at Cheers.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:



And a video!

The first-place team chose to do a chug off to determine the champion. And for the second straight week, that team lost.

GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:


Jim, 3/17: St. Patrick's Day Party Tonight!

Hey guys!

Come celebrate the fantastic Irish holiday of drinking and brawling known as St. Patrick's Day tonight with a PARTY at KRO'S NEST, hosted by our own jim and tao! We will be passing out some free Jamesons and beer during our Irish-themed trivia night and trying to convince Ginny to boat race another team by himself with car bombs!

The Theme is GREEN and St. Patrick's Day. Wear a costume, win some free stuff!!! Woot woot!

Doors are open all night, we'll be swinging the party into gear starting at 8pm. Trivia and prizes will be happening as well starting at 8:30.

Venue: Kro's Nest. No. 35 Xiao Yun Lu, Chaoyang District across from the Renaissance Hotel, near Bellagio restaurant
Bring friends!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Save the date: Beijing Ultimate Commitee dinner, March 26

Alicia on Google Groups:

Save-the-date! We are organizing a dinner for Saturday March 26, details to be confirmed but expect 7pm, and somewhere near Andingmen at a local Chinese restaurant. It'll be an opportunity to meet and mingle with players from the different teams in Beijing. If you are interested to join, let me know (by emailing me) so I can make reservations. thanks and hope to see as many if you out as possible.
保留日子!我们将在周六3月26日举办晚宴。细节还需要确认,但是应该是晚上7点钟在安定门附近的中国餐馆。你如果有意思参加,请让我知道我好做预约。谢谢。希

望到时能见到大家,人越多越好。

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

RETROSPECTIVE: Caps last fall


From Zahlen's megashots dos Facebook album.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Calling Beijing's Arts and Design People: China Nationals Disc Design... also, anyone in U.S. in May?

Tao on Google Groups with a request:

The 5th annual China Nationals tournament will be in Beijing on May 21-22, and here's your chance to contribute in a big way.

We have secured a deal with Discraft, but we need to send in a disc design before the end of the month, so here's what I'm hoping this community can provide:

An IDEA for a disc design by Saturday, March 19. I have an idea that may or may not work, so if you're an arts/design person, let me know and we will form a crack team of disc designers and get together some day and hammer something out.

A final GRAPHIC by Monday, March 28. Again, see above note: I'm willing to make a design team and whip up a design on some day.

You will be rewarded with a Discraft disc, credit for the design in tourney packet, and ... I'll think of something else.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT REQUEST: Will anyone be in the U.S. around mid-May and COMING BACK TO BEIJING at that time? Because we would ask if you can bring back a bag of discs for us via carry-on. You will be compensated. Please let me know.

Monday, March 14, 2011

March 14 Newsletter

Alicia Lui on Google Groups:

***Pick-Up***

Pick-up for the next few weeks will ONLY be on Wednesdays, 7-9pm at Beijing City International School (BCIS).
我们在三月份只有周三有pick-up. 晚上7-9点在乐城国际学校.

Big Brother will be practicing on Saturdays for the next month. If you plan to go to Big Brother practice, be there at 130pm to warm-up and throw. Check email for confirmation on time and location!

For March, our pick-up fees are:
Single session: RMB35
Four sessions: RMB120 (upfront payment, cannot carry over to April)
Five sessions: RMB135 (upfront payment, cannot carry over to April)
三月的收费:
单次:35元
四次: 120元(不能在四月用)
五次: 135元(不能在四月用)

For details, visit www.beijingultimate.com.

***Events and Happenings***

This week:
- Big Brother practice on Saturdays from 130pm - 430pm Be there at 130pm sharp. For details, email Jim at jameskirchh...@gmail.com or Gareth at gmarshall...@gmail.com or Mike at michaelms...@gmail.com

- Jim and Tao host Quiz at Kro's Nest on Thursday, 8pm onwards. Because it will be St. Patrick's Day, wear green and be prepared to party during *and* after the quiz. Address: 35 Xiao Yun Lu (near San Yuan Qiao). There will be prizes after every round! Last week's prizes included beer, vodka, shots and martinis.

***Farewell and Welcome***

Welcome to 3 new female players! Demi Chao, Ottoline and Jonas.

***Tournaments***
China:
1) Shenzhen: March 19 - 20. For more details on how to register, check out www.szultimate.com
2) Ningbo Hat: April 9 - 10. For more details, contact Lydia at lydia.shaw...@gmail.com or Cath at dmsm.cather...@gmail.com. Also check out their blog: http://ningboufo.blogbus.com/logs/62129426.html
3) Tianjin Open: April 16 - 17
3) Nanjing Open: April 23 - 24
4) China Nationals 2011: May 21 - 22 in Beijing. This is the largest annual gathering of Chinese disc players in one tournament. This year we anticipate that it'll be bigger and better than before!
5) Shanghai Open: June 11 - 12

International:
1) The Boracay Open is set for this April 1st to April 3rd! There will be an Open tourney on the 1st, and a Mixed tournament the 2nd and 3rd. More details to follow; for now just save the date!
2) 12th Annual Bali Nusantara Cup is planned for next April 22/23, 2011. They say they have sweet grass fields and you know the beaches are awesome… Check the website (www.ultimateindonesia.com) for details and email elodiesel...@hotmail.com with any comments or requests.
3) Jeju Dirty Dozens 2011 will be held on the island April 23/24. If you're planning on going and need a team, email jejutournam...@gmail.com. Check out details (need VPN) here:
http://www.facebook.com/l/03dbd47Pn0g94Ttt5tznt98QIUw/koreaultimate.n...
4) Malaysia Open 2011 will be held on May 21, 22 in Kuala Lumpur.

**For more about happenings around China, check http://chinaultimate.wordpress.com.**

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: This is what happens when you give us free booze

From a swanky hotel lounge, no less.






Renaissance Hotel's R Lounge grand opening party, Saturday night (photos by Sam Dreiman)

The other photos are a bit inappropriate.

Friday, March 11, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: "Who quizzes the quizmasters?

Tao and Jim are being quizzed by some folk over at Global Times. See below for Tao's responses in Part 1 of this ongoing feature.

Meanwhile, Kro's Nest Trivia has officially UPGRADED. We're now in the spacious back dining room, where yesterday the team that always wins LOST the chug-off.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:


GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:


On the Big Brother listserv, Ellen's subject line:

[Big Brother] Tao's dark, blank, sexy eyes?

...with simply a link to this article in Global Times.

Excerpt:

Name: Anthony Tao

Age: 26

Quiz: Kro's Nest

Amount of years in Beijing: This is the start of year four, though the answer is 10 if you count the time I spent in Beijing for the first 5.5 years of my life and subsequent summer visits.

Strengths: Ultimate Frisbee

Weaknesses: Approaching women sitting by themselves at cafes

I'm running a quiz in Beijing because: It's fun

How come no girls run quizzes? I'm sure they do in the privacy of their double-x-chromosoned coteries, along with plotting to outlive men and take over the world.

How do you rate the competition? My only competition is myself, so...depends on how much I've been drinking.

How do you rate your chances? 100, if you're talking about with your mom. Unless she's at a cafe right now.

Specialty subject: Baseball

Our odds: They call him "Tao." But that's his name. It begs more questions about the man than it answers, and we were already baffled by his ability to consume table-sized discs of pizza on a weekly basis while still remaining so streamlined. Is there a potential dark horse lurking behind those dark, blank, sexy eyes? We think there might be. 8-1

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

RETROSPECTIVE: Summer is approaching

A nice thought, isn't it?


Monday, March 7, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: First practice: success

The Jedi Council met before practice Saturday and then we hit the field outside at BCIS. No sprints this time...

That night we went to Alex's for drinking games. You might hear that line used again sometime.

Friday, March 4, 2011

WEEK IN REVIEW: Big Brother's first practice on Saturday

No pickup Saturday because Big Brother's taking over the time slot for its first practice. Big things are afoot. Grand plans for victory.

A word to the people of Good News from Indonesia: if you're going to crib my man Kevin's blog post, word-for-word, about his trip to Indonesia and the Philippines, have the decency to give him a byline. His full name is in the URL of his blog. I'm sure you've heard of it: Kevin Reitz dot Blogspot dot com.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:


GOOGLE GROUPS POST OF THE WEEK:


From Ellen on the Big Brother listserv, March 4:

http://beijing.globaltimes.cn/community/2011-03/629624.html

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

RETROSPECTIVE: Alternate universe, Pt. 3

Two winters ago, the Beijing Ultimate Committee decided to take pickup to a gym in Dongdan, or someplace. No one can remember the location. No one, in fact, can remember it happened. This night in our collective lives would be as if it had never happened, or lived by our selves in an alternate universe, had it not been for the following grainy pictures, taken by a person unknown. This is Part 3.