Saturday, 26th March 2011
The annual inter-port match between RSGC and RSBC was played during the weekend of 26th March to 27th March 2011 in Bangkok. A contingent of 60 golfers from KL made it to Bangkok for this very popular annual game.
Pakdokter and partner left for Bangkok on Friday and checked into the Citadines on Sukhumvit Soi 8, a serviced-apartment managed by the Singapore property group, Capitaland. The Citadines on 8 was located in the entertainment and eateries district of Bangkok and only about 15 minutes away from the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Sukhumvit Soi 8 is a small narrow lane - it looked like in the past it was lined by residential homes many of which are now run as restaurants or pubs. Some of these properties ( Citadines included) have now become high-rise hotels and serviced apartments.
As pakdokter walked the street pakdokter, can imagine Kampong Baru in KL, if properly planned and developed, to become something like the Sukhumvit district.
the swimming pool at Citadines located on the 7th floora night view of the city from the pool area
it is a reasonably priced studio apartment at RM175 a night...
the narrow Sukhumvit Soi 8... 
the MRT line in the centre of Sukhumvit Street... 
The first day game was played on Saturday afternoon. Pakdokter partnered Tg Azman and played against Mr Arun and Mr Ravi, in the 4-ball-best-ball match-play format. All of played to a handicap of 21. Pakdokter managed to keep the Bangkok pair at bay for the first 5 holes until Tg Azman started to play his game and kept winning hole after hole. We were at one time 5 up with 6 to go. By the time we played the 15th hole, it was game over for us 3 up with 2 to go. On the first day, RSGC was 26 points up against RSBC 16 points in the Seladang Cup.RSBC on the other hand was 8.5 points up against RSGC 2.5 points in the Erawan Cup game.
On Sunday morning, pakdokter and Tg Azman played against Mr Ravi and Mr Banthun J. ( BJ for short). BJ is a 67 year old lawyer who played to a handicap of 13. Both pakdokter and Tg Azman were given a handicap of 19 based on Saturday's performance.Mr Ravi kept his handicap of 21.
It was Mr Ravi's day to play - he was in great form that BJ did not have to try very hard at all. We were beaten at the 12th hole and decided to stop and settled for drinks at the club house. We were the first pair to check-in actually. However, despite coming back strongly that Sunday - RSGC managed to win the Seladang Cup. However the RSBC team took the Erawan Cup.
BJ's son is Pariya S - the Thai touring pro who would be coming to play in the Malaysian maybank Open at the KLGCC in April. Pariya has been a golf pro since 2008 and has so far collected 11 million bahts since turning pro! Not bad for a young 26 year old gentleman.....
Tg Azman, Mr Ravi and Mr Arun.... 
the fore-caddie, the guy who jumps into the pondto retrieve our ball should it go into water...
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