Thursday, August 21, 2008 @1:06 am
The past two weeks, I've been to Auckland and Perth. So I've been watching the olympics there as well. These countries send their delegates to compete in almost all events. The television channels are centered around how their own team is doing. They constantly switch between different events, updating the nation on how their team is doing and heartily congratulating the athelets, whether or not they have won a medal. This kind of spirit is something Singapore can only dream of. And until the people stop placing all emphasis on academic successes and recognise other paths of life more, it doesn't seem likely that Singapore will ever get to have that kind of experience. It's already so different in Australia and New Zealand, one can only imagine how buoyant the atmosphere will be in countries like the USA or China, where their atheletes reign supreme.
Went to perth again.
Cotton on jeans for $5, from original price of $69.95!
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