Ode To Latitude
Towards Hanoi

Female and male athletes gathered in the recreation rooms of each dormitory. They watch the draw on the youtube SEA Games. Because SEA Games is not a BWF tour series, live drawing is broadcast by the SEA Games Hanoi committee. It seems that this year's competition is more crowded than in previous years. Ten ASEAN member countries registered badminton athletes from their countries, so the committee decided to have the drawing broadcast live. Players wait while hoping for anxiety while praying that Indonesia will get a profitable draw.

The competition is divided into two groups, A and B. The first drawing is the drawing of the men's team. One by one the results of drawing out and sorted. Indonesia is in group A with Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos. Group B includes Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei Darussalam.

Indonesia cannot avoid rival from neighboring countries. Group A and Group B both have the strongest candidates. Besides Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam are other strong teams. Vietnam fielded veteran players who have often competed at world level, especially now they are competing at home . The drawing of the princess team began. The Indonesian women's team is in group A with Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

“Goodnight everyone” Koh Toni opened the conversation. Time has shown at 21:00 WIB

“Good night Koh” said the athletes in unison.

We have seen the live draw broadcast of the match, and tomorrow we will share it with the drawing group and the match schedule. We have four days left before we leave for Hanoi. Two days before the game must arrive there” said Koh Toni.

Their quicker arrival from the match schedule was intended for players to adjust to the field conditions, and shuttlecocks were used. The selection of the shuttlecock must adjust to the air temperature at the venue of the match, because the air temperature can cause shrinkage at the base of the shuttlecock which will then affect the shuttlecock rate can be fast or slow.

The day of departure arrives, the president releases the departure of athletes who will compete in the SEA Games. Badminton athletes do not go alone but with athletes volleyball, chess, bowling, takraw, and gymnastic athletes. They are the second group to leave Indonesia.

The first Kloter who attended the opening grand event of the SEA Games contained archery, shooting, weightlifting, and athletes from the martial arts branch. The rest will depart at the next club because the match schedule is held on different days, and in different locations in Vietnam.

Six hours of travel is enough to make the neck and back pain. The group flocked to the trunk and left the airport by bus provided by the committee. Upon arrival at the hotel, officials and athletes were asked to wait because the receptionist was checking the names and personal data of the athletes who came. While waiting to be delivered to the room, athletes drive out boredom by playing games on their gadgets or trying Vietnamese snacks served by the hotel.

“Lu what?” ask Latitude to Bhishma, her best friend.

Bisma is busy with her Fujifilm X-S10 camera.

“Create video” Bisma replied briefly, he looks busy looking for a suitable camera angle in order to highlight the typical snacks neatly arranged on the table.

“For what?” tanya Lintang was surprised, now she was behind Bisma to see the video results that appeared on the camera screen.

“Create a vlog, it can be quite additional if many are subscribed and many are watching” said Bisma.

Vlogs are trending among badminton players, even some national badminton players as well as players from other countries flock to vloggers as a side job in their spare time. Quite realistic according to Lintang, while diving drinking water matches abroad while making vlogs.

A bellboy approached Lintang, with English stamped he introduced himself and invited Lintang to follow him to the room. Lintang immediately called out to Bhishma, stopped the man's activities and walked towards the room in question.

Along the way to the room, Bisma was busy highlighting the interior of the hotel with her camera while Lintang tried to steal the view of what Bisma highlighted.

“There's a way too?” tanya Latitude. All this time he thought the important thing is good to stay in the spotlight after that video is combined and be content ready to post.

Bisma mocked Lintang's knowledge about videos uploaded on youtube.

“In this world there are billions of people uploading the same content. According to you, why do people watch my vlog other than because I am a badminton athlete?” ask Bisma.

“Lo” content reply Latitude.

“Yes that's why, don't let penton go after seeing the vlog lo as it is. You have to make a good opening, good content and have an educational side, good closing, editing, editing, if there is a need for subtitles for international audiences and also for deaf audiences” explained Bisma at length.

Arriving on the sixth floor of the hotel, Bellboy opens the room pushing them in and pushes their luggage away, arranging it in a special suitcase. He briefly explained the details of the room, and showed the place of the menu and the number that could be reached by phone in the room.

Lintang gave tips to the bellboy but he refused, he said regulations at their hotel prohibit giving tips to employees for any reason. After the officer left, Bisma explored the room and spoke in front of the camera explaining the hotel facilities and the view outside the hotel.

Lintang took off the jacket he was wearing and replaced the trousers with sports pants. He sat by the side of the bed unpacking one by one his luggage. In addition to his clothing and match equipment Lintang brought instant noodles, abon, mustofa potatoes, and rendang suwir. This mandatory meal was provided by his mother to save expenses even though the committee bore breakfast and lunch, dinner was not included in the tangles of the committee, aka the cost itself. The bisma was partly tasked with carrying a medium-sized rice cooker, and as much brown rice as it could carry. Their schedules are very congested, not allowing them to go to the minimarket or any other place to shop.

After all the items were laid out, Lintang and Bhishma descended into the dining room joining the other players who were eating. While eating they chat casually about tourist attractions and street food in Vietnam. The Vietnamese rojak became a senior-senior favorite who had been to Vietnam more than once.

Lintang listened to their story carefully, after the final they had one day of vacation in Hanoi before returning to the homeland, Lintang wanted to try the rujak that supposedly felt like beating the Indonesian rujak.

“This time you have a break of 30 minutes, this afternoon we have a training schedule in the hall provided by the committee. Tomorrow morning at 08.00 we are the first team in the field test schedule”, said Koh Toni read the sheet given by the committee.

“Annisa and Lintang, I will often coordinate with both of you. Likewise other players, if you have complaints, dissatisfaction, or suggestions please convey to each captain of the team”

“Siap coach” answer them in unison.

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