OH YES! Today's 12th August 2010, and it is only two more days away from Singapore hosting the inaugural YOUTH OLYMIPIC GAMES- the first ever, too. I am not particularly fervent about this whole thing, but I do respect Singapore, just the little red dot people always reckoned us to be, to be able to do something this grand, this massive, and be able to awe people from all over the world about how a country as small as us, can catch us with the rest of the world with ease. Probably none of the Singaporeans really think about it deeply- but Singapore is really an astounding city. Sure, we are constantly in our blind chase after perfection, everything seems to have to be perfect, but then again, we are better than lots of the big countries. I commend all the efforts put in by my ancestors, so to speak.

So what if Singapore is small? We have the latest technological updates.

So what if Singapore is small? We are probably more safer than anywhere else in the world.

So what if Singapore is small? We still have local talent not to be looked down upon.

Sure, I admit that Singapore, too, is heavily flawed in many aspects- however, I still respect it for all its successes and glories that it has been able to proudly declare to the world- the little dot is not to be missed out. We are so DAMN RED in color, you just have to notice us.

Today, the torch bearers carrying the Holy Flame originated in Greece, would be running past our school gate. Thus, to celebrate such a rare occasion, our school decided to end curriculum at 12.15 PM, and all of us headed to the hall afterwards for a nice "OH YEAH, OH YEAH, HEY!" session, doing the... Well, largely scorned and despised YOG movement that JJ Lin inculcated into his MV for YOG. I thought it was not THAT bad. Yeah sure, people are all critiques when they are NOT the ones who made it. If they are so good, make one so earthbreaking that it boggles audiences at the YOG stadiums!

If they can't, they should shut up about NON-CONSTRUCTIVE comments like "I HATE JJ LIN AND THIS SONG. 'EVERYONE' IS BETTER." Well, hell yeah, how about commenting about how it could have been improved? Besides, hatred is a strong word. Also, keep in mind of how much effort someone might have put just to come up with the moves. You think everyone gets the easy way out- oh! Apple fell down, hit my head, and I came up with a set of moves! HOORAY! Happily ever after!

So either way, all the Secondary Threes were in full gear as we set out to a spot by Bukit Batok's Driving Center, and we staked out there, under the midday, blistering hot sun that meted its cruel punishment upon us for approximately 40 minutes. Along the way my class picked up random items of interest off the grass- long, broken branches, huge slabs of stones, concrete, played 'Kick that rock', shoved the branches around as if he was really a learned Kungfu master, and well, all in all, did what teachers would deem as 'reckless, perilous action that puts all in danger, especially yourselves.'.

We waited around the bus stop ahead of the Driving School, and we did the cheer repeatedly at passing cars, our class, that is. And they all looked at us emotionlessly. We waited and waited, and then we saw the police set into action, riding away in their convenient motorbikes. Following after them, were two double-decked buses, one was red in color, the other was blue. They were jam packed with teens, and the ones at the top of the bus were waving down at us happily. I waved back with equally matched enthusiasm.

What I didn't know was that those 2 buses... Were what we were supposed to see.

well, after a few more minutes of waiting after the two buses had already ventured to another junction of the road, teachers began to usher us back to school. I was feeling astonished- what about the torch bearers we were supposed to witness? And I was amongst the last to reach the school hall due to traffic, and that was when the teachers explained- "They predicted that it would rain so they cancelled the run."

I was all, HOW COULD THEY?!

It was humid, and hot, with only- Yes, indeed, mild sight of ominous clouds that loomed overhead. Not a lot, and plus it was excruciatingly hot. Everything in the distance just seemed to shine with the sunlight, making everything so arduous to even look at. It felt as if someone running a fever had seized my arms, and I just could feel that warm touch on my skin as I walked.

Sweat was dripping off my face CONTINUOUSLY.

So in the end, we missed it. Completely. The torch bearers were on the buses that drove by.



Really like this old song. His voice is husky and unique, in my opinion. The creator of many popular old songs. A respectable man, a true loss to have him deceased, due to a car accident. His 'demise' reminds us of the true dangers advancements in technology has brought us.

On a side note, NEKOS!!! The cat in the MV was utterly ADORABLE. -hearts-

FIGHT ON! FIGHT ON! SINGAPORE!

Bring home some gold medals, and make everyone proud!

I have faith in you, let's bring our success to the next level!

And of course, not forgetting, thank you Shinn.

本当に、ありがとう