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Dear “liha” friends from Malabon!
On behalf of my own and on behalf of Dr. Gordana Furjan-Mandic as well as Dr.
Nicolae Ochiana, I would like to express my deepest thanks for your very warm
welcome and kindness during our stay at your club. As Peter invited us to visit
Philippines and made us acquainted with the game named “Liha”, we had no clue
what that means in real world. All the three of us had in mind that this is similar to the
table tennis game but only with the old roots. What a mistake! Although we are all
scientists and I am supposed to be an expert in table tennis, I felt like a firstyear
student in the college. Before our trip Peter gave me some information regarding
“Liha”, but it is always something different when you read about or when you see it
live. Read the rest of this entry →

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Club tour 2009

I arrived in Manila at 9AM last January 10 with very limited time to visit the table tennis clubs, arrived the hotel before 10AM and on the road before 11AM. Thanks to Peter Cua, the former Gintong Alay in early 80′s offered me a quick tour. Despite of our hectic schedule, we did our absolute best to visit the clubs in Marikina, Amoranto, Malabon and Chinatown YMCA. I played a game with Marikina and Malabon Lihadors, enough to warm me up for more than 3 months not hitting the celluloid ball. I had no chance to play in Amoranto, it was too crowded as the other half of the club was temporarily closed. We arrived in Marikina before noon, Amoranto around 3PM, Malabon past 6PM or just in time for our yummy dinner Dolores Pancit Malabon and lastly before 9PM in Chinatown. Back to hotel before 11PM. Read the rest of this entry →

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