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Vai : My FIRST Tennis Lesson!

10 June 200918 Comments

Anya and Vai signed up for VVIP International‘s Summer Holiday Tennis Camp, where they’ll attend 5 sessions of tennis lessons altogether, held over a period of 2 weeks (twice this week and three times next week).

Each session lasts for 3 hours (9am – 12pm). And their main coach is Wynne Prakusya.

[They both never held kids’ tennis rackets before and these sessions are their very first tennis lessons, ever]

I’ll share more about how it all went in another post later.


For now, here’s a video clip of Vai (the youngest kid in the group, at 2years 9months) and his very first tennis lesson! Hehe.

Click HERE to watch it on youtube.

Enjoy!

PS: Oh btw, if you notice, before Vai hits the ball, he needs to get into the ‘ready position’. Over there, the kids are taught to get into the position while saying ‘Hello Mr. Tennis Racket, how are you today?’ (read: an easier way for little ones to remember the ready position, as it’s like ‘shaking hands’ with the racket)

18 Comments »

  • Leonny says:

    Irene aka in-in ๐Ÿ™‚

    Thank you yaaaa for all the encouraging comments you leave for us! Really really appreciate it!! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    Daphne:

    Hi Daphne! ๐Ÿ™‚

    I use two cameras : Canon Ixus 850IS and Nikon D200.

    (those tennis shots are taken by Nikon D200)

    I’ve been very happy with my Canon Ixus … its wide angle, the colours, etc.

    Errr .. it’s just that I think I need to start looking for another pocket camera sometime soon because the last time it fell, it was a really bad accidental drop to a hard gravel road! Ouch!

    AND after that (until today), I can’t zoom in and out (it’ll be completely blurred), and even if I don’t zoom in, the shot is not sharp (blurry on the sides too, hehe). Oh well, it’s still better than my phone camera at least ๐Ÿ™‚

    Oh btw, I did share a bit about the cameras I use here too :
    http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2008/01/photos-on-this-blog-what-are-my-cameras/

  • Leonny says:

    Irene :

    Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment! ๐Ÿ™‚

    As for the cameras I use, I usually use either Canon Ixus 850 IS, or Nikon D200.

    I happened to have shared a bit about the cameras I use quite some time ago, and here’s the link ya :
    http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2008/01/photos-on-this-blog-what-are-my-cameras/

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    Doris Tiong :

    Thanks Doris! ๐Ÿ˜€

    (if the kids are truly passionate about tennis and continue to pursue this sport, I sure hope they stay consistent and passionate … because that’s one of the common challenges we all face when doing anything, isn’t it … )

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    Christine :

    Oh hi there!!! Thanks heaps for dropping a comment (and for linking up too)

    I check out your website and wow I LOVE the crafts sessions you have with the kids! Inspirational! Thanks for sharing, Christine!

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    kkf :

    Thanks yaaaa… ๐Ÿ˜€

  • Leonny says:

    Lisna :

    Tengkiuuu buat encouraging commentsnya yah!

    It’d be interesting to see whether the kids will continue to pursue this sport or not later on ….

    … and the comments received from you guys will sure be treasured so much by them!

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    Astrid :

    hahaha … iya nih kalo sampe beneran maen terus, bapanya hepiii bener ntar udah pada gedean bisa ada yang diajakin maen hehe …

  • Leonny says:

    Grace :

    Hi there Grace! Thanks for sharing and dropping by!

    Frankly, I don’t ‘actively’ source out for such ‘summer camps’ (it’s more like I ‘chanced’ upon this!) because usually during school holidays we’re all so busy going out and about everywhere too! ๐Ÿ˜€ (and usually I’d share these places to others parents too through the blog)

    But, … if there are other resources that I can share, I’d definitely share it here on my blog! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    Valentine :

    And I’d LOVE to see Shan2’s tennis photos too!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    Karen :

    Thanks!! He got the tan lines immediately after! hehe

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    Siska :

    haha .. kaga tau deh tuh .. kali iya nurun dari bapanya (krn bapanya Wilson jg hobi tenis tuh ๐Ÿ™‚ dan btw, iya .. ada fee utk ikutan summer camp ini …

  • daphne says:

    chanced upon your blog – love the tennis shots of Vai, absolutely stunning. And yes, what camera do you use? I wanna get one!

  • Irene says:

    “Kaki kirinya di depan…..” dan Vai lgsg ganti ๐Ÿ™‚ Vai is so cute! One of the reason i keep on coming back is the oh-so-adorable-pic of Anya & Vai…

  • kkf says:

    coolzzz…vai looks so cool with the tennis racket and anya looks sooo pretty!

  • Christine says:

    These are such great action shots. I love them! I’ve been admiring your photography – it’s so beautiful.

  • Doris Tiong says:

    wow, Vai’s so cool & he’s so focus & serious abt practicing in the clip

  • Irene says:

    Hi.. u have v good photography skill.

    Like the way u take the photos for your little ones.

    May I know what camera u uses? ๐Ÿ™‚

  • astrid says:

    Wuitts! Steady bo! ๐Ÿ˜‰ HEbat Vai! Ini yg seneng bapak nya ya. Bntr laghe ada temen main. Ati ati lho, daddy!

  • Lisna says:

    Lupa comment ttg gaya Vai..his picture above looks so cool..betul2 kaya yg pro banget deh..gua sdh lht videonya juga, I think he got the talent fopr tennis because at his age he is so amazing..

  • Lisna says:

    Wah, keren amat bisa belajar tennis sama Wynne? Kayaknya lu mah ngga ada capeknya yah..ngga kebayang deh sibuknya lu urusin blog, online shopping, house works and kids..tapi masih ada aja energy to search around for things like this for your kids..Bravo to you for being such a great mother!!

  • Siska says:

    ini bakat menurun dari wilson???? harus bayar gak, Le ikut summer camp gituan?

  • Karen Yee says:

    Hey hey…..Vai looks like a mini tennis pro with the racket and the outfit.. That shot looks convincing. Very very cute! I go check out the video clip.

    CHeers
    Karen ๐Ÿ™‚

  • valentine says:

    nice to see the kids being in tennis ,coming from a tennis fanatic mom like me.
    i can imagine shan2 doing this in months to come. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Grace says:

    oops! count wrongly..Vai’s 3mths older…:)

  • Grace says:

    hi Leonny,
    did i accidentally sent u half a msg? think i hit the post key by mistake.

    Caught the video and realised Vai is only a mth older than my son.! Vai’s mannerism reminds me of my own boy..:)

    im working full time have to travel overseas frequently. I have no time to source for fun activities like these summer camps. Do u think u can share some of ur resources? U r such a devoted mother, im sure watever u’ve selected wld be some of the best n most reliable.

    thks in advance! cheers.

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