Hello everyone!!

Besides trying to be a good economist, I also like to spend time doing sports, especially badminton. Badminton is a common sport in my home country, Indonesia. All school-age children must be familiar with the game of badminton. Although badminton has a specific field, school-age children can play anywhere with enough space to hit the shuttlecock. Badminton rackets have a wide selection of brands and a wide price range so that everyone can play badminton.

I started playing badminton regularly during my undergraduate program and played weekly. Now, I can easily find a community of badminton lovers in Australia, and we play every week. What I love about badminton, especially playing doubles, is the combination of speed, teamwork, precision, and accuracy. Badminton is one of the fastest-paced racquet sports, and players must think fast to make the best decisions regarding attacking or defending.

I have several idol badminton players that I continue to follow until now. Some have or are about to retire, and some are very young with tremendous potential. The badminton doubles pair that made me fall in love with this sport for the first time were Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya, who won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Currently, they are both retired. I also admire Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, a doubles pair from Indonesia who got a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As of this writing in 2022, they are still active at 34 and 37, and even ranked 2nd in the world badminton men's doubles number!!

I also greatly respect the men's singles player, Lee Chong Wei, who has a style of play on the court that everyone enjoys so much. This Malaysian badminton player has retired, but everyone will always remember his name. Another player I admire is Yuta Watanabe from Japan, who, despite his young age, has a very mature way of playing. He can play men's and mixed doubles simultaneously, which shows that he can adapt well to different partners. He will have a very bright future. I admire several other badminton players, whom I cannot mention individually, from countries with good badminton traditions, such as China and Denmark.

I play badminton to keep my body fit and healthy. I do not have significant achievements on a national scale in this sport, but I would love to play badminton with anyone. Below is a list of sports that are familiar to me to play

• Badminton - really happy to play
• Volleyball – I am not a good player, but I definitely love to join the game
• Futsal – I am not a good player, but I will fit if you need a backup player
• Yoga - very good in the first 5 minutes, but bad in the minutes after

I also like watching movies, especially those with sound special effects, action, or sci-fi genres.

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Contact:

Copland Building, Room 2115
College of Business and Economics
24 Kingsley St.
Acton, ACT, 2601
Australia

Email: fajar.oktiyanto@anu.edu.au
Email: fajar_o@bi.go.id
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