{"id":5579,"date":"2015-03-30T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T17:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2015\/03\/hr134-paul-lim-succeeds-where-ponce-de-leon-failed\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:24:07","slug":"hr134-paul-lim-succeeds-where-ponce-de-leon-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2015\/03\/hr134-paul-lim-succeeds-where-ponce-de-leon-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"HR#134 Paul Lim succeeds where Ponce de Le\u00f3n failed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday,\u00a0March 30,\u00a02015<\/span><\/span>
\nColumn HR134
\nPaul Lim succeeds\u00a0where Ponce de Le\u00f3n failed!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEUREKA!\u201d screamed the Old Dart Coach, which startled the other diners at the Kitchen on Pattaya Beach\u2019s Second Road. \u00a0His search for the ultimate Greek salad – to rival that found at Harrods\u2019s famed food court in trendy London – had ended.\u00a0 Harrods\u2019s discontinued the item after research proved they sold only one per year and that to a Yank from Northern California. \u00a0The salad itself was a combination of crisp fresh greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, Kalamata olives, and Feta cheese seasoned by a zesty Greek dressing.\u00a0 Oh yes, it was served with crusty bread used to sop up unused dressing, and with a little added olive oil.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Juan Ponce de Le\u00f3n, who probably didn\u2019t yell \u201cEureka\u201d when he landed in what he thought was Florida in 1493. \u00a0He could have possibly axed \u201c D\u00f3nde Taco Bell?\u201d \u00a0Actually, he landed in Puerto Rico, which is almost \u201csame-same.\u201d \u00a0Old Ponce was looking for the Fountain of Youth in Florida where today millions of New Yorkers are doing the same thing. \u00a0He didn\u2019t find it because he died at 47.<\/p>\n

Leong Hwa not only found the Fountain of Youth, he\u2019s capitalizing on its many values, one of which is teaching some young tungsten snappers a little about the game of darts.\u00a0 Some may claim that he\u2019s been around since the Oche Brother\u2019s Brewing Company donated one of their empty beer cases to use as a toe line in a game of \u201cthrow Little Arrows.\u201d\u00a0 The truth is that Paul Lim first came to international prominence by winning the initial Pacific Cup Singles (1980), a title he would win twice more. \u00a0Internationally, he\u2019s played for his home country Singapore, as well as Papua New Guinea and America.<\/p>\n

Like a bank robber, he goes where the money is, which as everyone with half a brain knows is machine darts – as steel darts, except in Europe, are deader than Kelsey\u2019s reproductive organ.\u00a0 Just last week, Paul hit the mother lode when he annexed the DARTSLIVE Grand Championship, which may be called something else as secret negations between Iran and America are easier to obtain than information from DARTSLIVE.<\/p>\n

Paul started his run to the $85,000 first place check with a convincing 3-0 win over sometimes doubles partner Scott Kirchner of\u00a0 America. \u00a0He then dived bombed a pair of players from the Rising Sun – that’s Japan for you that are politically correct – Takehiro \u201cRide My\u201d Suzuki (3-1) and Shumpei Noge (3-1). \u00a0In the final, Paul would face the \u201cCroatian Crusher\u201d Boris Kr\u010dmar in the race to 4.<\/p>\n

With the score tied at two, Lim threw the perfect 14-dart game of 701 to go ahead 3-2 in the race to best of seven. \u00a0The 6th leg would be cricket which we all know is to darts as rounders is to baseball. \u00a0Boris, going first, opened with three 20s. \u00a0Lim more than answered with T19, T20 to close, and T18. \u00a0Here the game gets a little hazy but Boris scored some points. \u00a0Lim\u2019s next trip yielded T17, T16, T15. \u00a0Perfect so far. \u00a0It continued with Lim going T18 to score, then three bulls. \u00a0He closed the deal with T17 for the win.<\/p>\n

(Editor’s Note<\/span>: The above is a re-creation of the final leg. \u00a0If it\u2019s wrong blame DARTSLIVE.)<\/p>\n

Pressure on and then – back to back perfect games. \u00a0\u201cHow about them apples?\u201d \u00a0Heck, old Ponce only got to be Governor of Puerto Rico while Paul Lim gets to be Grand Campion and makes $85,000.\u00a0 Guess we know who really found the Fountain of Youth.\u00a0 Unlike steel players stuck in the past, the ODC found Lim\u2019s recent achievement remarkable.<\/p>\n

He shared his view with the former Swedish international darts player, Mr. Stefan Lord while dining at the Two Lions restaurant in Pattaya.\u00a0 The ODC likes the Two Lions – a Swedish restaurant – because he thinks they have the best wiener schnitzel outside of Austria where it’s their national dish, and he\u2019s never been. \u00a0Now the term itself \u201cwiener schnitzel\u201d means \u201cViennese schnitzel\u201d in German.<\/p>\n

He shared his view on Lim but not before a discussion broke out about what was authentic wiener schnitzel. \u00a0Swedish Danny – there was a gaggle of them – pointed out that in Austria it is made with veal but the German version is pork. \u00a0The ODC politely pointed out that in America we call that Breaded Veal Cutlet or made with beef, Chicken Fried Steak. \u00a0Like those reading this column, no one seemed to care.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul Lim\u2019s game was outstanding, maybe as good as his 9-darter in the BDO World Championships?\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement was met with more \u201cexpletive deleted\u201d than after a missed 6-inch putt.<\/p>\n

\u201cRubbish. \u00a0Whoever wins the bull wins the game.\u00a0 All you do is throw bulls.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this point, the ODC was going to interject that Lim obviously didn\u2019t win the bull in that final leg. \u00a0But having already told his Swedish friends that America didn\u2019t use the metric system like the rest of\u00a0 the world because \u201cWe don\u2019t give a **** what they think\u201d he reserved the right to remain silent.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny of the top 500 players in the PDC could have gone to that tournament and won.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the ODC had 25% of the action of said Swede’s Pick 7 ticket on the harness racing live from Sweden, and the first two winners were in, he remained quiet. \u00a0After the ODC departed his horses failed to win another race.\u00a0 By not wining that Pick 7 the ODC would like to make the following two statements:<\/p>\n

First, the former Swedish international player is \u201cFOS\u201d as, while not as challenging as steel darts, the machine game does take its own set of skills. \u00a0Maybe Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and a couple of others could compete at a high level, but win every tournament? \u00a0Nope. \u00a0That\u2019s especially true when you factor in the \u201cchoke\u201d factor.<\/p>\n

Second, while the Austrian \u201cveal\u201d wiener schnitzel may be their<\/em> national dish the ODC will take a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, homemade biscuits, and country gravy every time.<\/p>\n

Also back from the past are the ever popular chicken jokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy does a chicken coop have only two doors?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it had four it would be a sedan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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