Well, I wouldn't actually call myself an intermediate yet, but I don't really want to get a racquet that I'll have to replace again in a short while.
I just played yesterday for the first time in like twenty something years and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't want to keep borrowing racquets, so I better pick one up for myself.
I think I play more of an attack style, although I haven't played enough to really know for sure. I hold shake-hand style. My budget is probably up to about $350-$400, unless it's not really necessary to spend that much for a recreational player.
I don't really know a whole lot about the different types of paddles and rubbers. I don't know where is a good place to buy too, but I know that Wah Sang (near Victoria Park) has good prices on their badminton racquets and I know that they also sell ping pong paddles.
Any suggestions? Thanks!