Some positive YOG sentiments and comments from the world

[Green Light]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/singapore_2010_youth_olympics.html

the message was about the spirit and passion of youth for sports was sewn right from the beginning, this could have been much more meaningful event for everyone.

I will not say more than what has already been said about the organisation and promotion of the event. I'm quite tired of it all. personally I'm lending my support to the local performers at the free concerts and the local athletes who should be given the spotlight, instead of the gaffes and failures of the YOG committee.

No doubt YOG will be a success. The question will be what is the measure for success. Have we managed to inspire the youth to make sports as part of their lives and as a country, are we able make Singapore a vibrant sporting nation. Not just for garnering more support for the incumbent but a real vision for the nation.

 

[IR123]

Thanks Green Light for the link. The pics are absolutely beautiful. The energy of the youth and the luxuriousness of the event is on showcase for the world. It certainly creates an impression of Singapore that is illuminative for the world and a side that is not seen by Singaporeans.

However I do feel that the fifth picture of Ng Ser Miang is out of place in the midst of so much beauty. They should have taken a picture of Teo Ser Luck or even Vivian Balakrishnan holding the light. Their youthful and decidedly more handsome looks will blend excellently into the tenor of the pictures.

I can now understand why it went overbudget and why they felt it is money well-spent. The impression created will make people think of singapore as a sophisticated place.

 

[IR123]

No doubt YOG will be a success. The question will be what is the measure for success. Have we managed to inspire the youth to make sports as part of their lives and as a country, are we able make Singapore a vibrant sporting nation. Not just for garnering more support for the incumbent but a real vision for the nation.

No, I do not think those are their objectives.

From what I have seen so far, they are operating in line with their master plan and putting myself in the shoes of a wealthy investor intending to send my son to singapore to study, putting part of my wealth here and even taking up singapore permanent residency, I will think of Singapore very favourably.

In that sense, the YOG as a total impression package - yes, it is a big success in line with the overall plan to change singapore's population landscape. Especially in terms of attracting quality citizens.

There are positive sides to that and if it works, it will be a big feather in PM LHL's cap - bold, visionary and innovative. Even more so, if he can work out the negative fallouts for the local singaporeans - those displaced by FTs, no NS for foreign sg citizens, etc. But I really look forward to some of these quality foreign singapore citizens standing up and taking NCMP posts, getting elected as opposition candidates by forming their own unique foreign talent political party. If PM LHL's idea can work and if singaporeans have at least jobs to hold on to, his name will go on record as creating a new singapore wave.

Green Light, actually i had not thought about it in these terms until i saw the pics you gave the link too. At least i don't think so negatively of the PAP now as I catch a glimpse of what they are trying to do for Singapore.

 

[Green Light]

Thanks Green Light for the link. The pics are absolutely beautiful. The energy of the youth and the luxuriousness of the event is on showcase for the world. It certainly creates an impression of Singapore that is illuminative for the world and a side that is not seen by Singaporeans.

However I do feel that the fifth picture of Ng Ser Miang is out of place in the midst of so much beauty. They should have taken a picture of Teo Ser Luck or even Vivian Balakrishnan holding the light. Their youthful and decidedly more handsome looks will blend well into the tenor of the pictures.

I can now understand why it went overbudget and why they felt it is money well-spent. The impression created will make people think of singapore as a sophisticated place.

Thank you, I too think Ng ser meng is out of place too overbudget for organizing big sports event are common. Beijing Olympic over budget by 50 times to US$40 billion the winter Olympic was over budget by 7 times over US$7 billion

 

[Rogue Trader]

overbudget for organizing big sports event are common. Beijing Olympic over budget by 50 times to US$40 billion the winter Olympic was over budget by 7 times over US$7 billion

Beijing spent the money and got this

Your masters spent money and got this

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

Check out these TNN Greek goddesses.... :o :o :o

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

Thanks TS for the great pictures!

It's a trade-off the regime has to tread carefully, with their grand plan making Singapore a magnet for big spenders while not leaving the poorer Sinkies behind.

It's an impossible task.

The coming GE results will give us the answers.

 

[ChaoPappyPoodle]

What about thanking the earlier generations of Singaporeans who worked under austere situations to build this country and to allow for billions to be taxed by the PAP and their GLCs to allow this YOG to be staged here.

:oIo::oIo::oIo:

 

[ChaoPappyPoodle]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/singapore_2010_youth_olympics.html

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KNNPCB! If you so patriotic ten do something to help the elderly and destitute in your country! :oIo:

You and the pathetic athletes are nothing but lechers. If not for the elderly and destitute today, you think your beloved PAP can have money to throw around so that you can jerk off in public? :oIo:

 

[Alamaking]

Nice photos, too bad it didnt potrays the ugly side of the event, Maxi, you post the volunteer's food there lah, LOL

 

[po2wq]

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damn! ... dey hv 2 show orchard rd flood ...

 

[twinseeker]

"Ladies, listen up! Who amongst you would like to render me some discreet services for a small fee, please raise your hands?"

 

[twinseeker]

young fella learning to be a professional arsonist

 

[Green Light]

am proud of our local talents

SINGAPORE: Singapore has won another bronze medal, this time in archery.

The Republic's Abdul Dayyan and Turkey's Begunhan Elif Unsal won the bronze medal playoff in the mixed team event, which was held at the Kallang Field on Thursday.

Needing a perfect score of 20, they beat Bangladesh's Mohamed Emdadul Haque Milon and Spain's Miriam Alarcon 20-19 in the tie-breaking set.

With the scores tied at 5-points all after the 5th set, the Turkey/Singapore pair needed 2 perfect 10 shots for the bronze.

And they delivered, with Singapore winning their 3rd bronze to go with one silver for the Games.

Other highlights on Thursday – day 5 of the competition -- include various swimming events as well as the all-boys football match between Singapore and Montenegro.

The Group D match, held at Jalan Besar Stadium, will be broadcast live on Channel 5 at 8.45pm.

The regular 9.30pm News on Channel 5 will be delayed to start at 10.45pm.

Meanwhile, Singapore's Amanda Lim, 17, finished eighth with 26.61 seconds at the heats Thursday morning to make it to the semi-finals.

Amanda is also leading the Singapore 4 x 100 metres freestyle team into Thursday evening's finals.

The quartet -- Amanda, Adeline Winata, Cheryl Lim and Chriselle Koh -- came in fourth in the qualifying race with a time of 4 minutes 01.27 seconds.

The girls also managed to make the cut as the eighth best team after edging out South Africa and Japan.

-CNA/wk

 

[Green Light]

 

[Cestbon]

This Sinkie bring down his partner lady from Turkey. The Turkey lady very unlucky if not at least sure get Silver.
Still yaya

 

[Green Light]

Great to know that the Olympic tornado fire was cleverly design by our own local talent

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[myfoot123]

VERY NICE - Hardware!!!

 

[Green Light]

IOC chief hails Singapore Youth Olympic Games as "perfection"
Posted: 26 August 2010 2121 hrs



The event, for 14- to 18-year-olds, has been championed by the Belgian since he became International Olympic Committee chief in 2001 and he deemed it a massive success.

"The Youth Olympic Games have exceeded vastly my highest expectations," he said in his closing remarks.

"I always knew it would be well organised, but I did not expect this level of perfection. I now have 22 Olympic Games under my belt but (Singapore) ranks at the very top.

"It has been a big effort but we will not be complacent and we will learn from these Games and go forward from here," he added.

The Games, which began on August 14, featured all 26 Olympic sports, with some adapted to appeal more to a younger audience.

They included three-on-three basketball and male and female mixed team events in triathlon and swimming.

Rogge suggested in an earlier question and answer session with athletes that the changes could be adopted at traditional Olympics as early as Rio in 2016.

"We will look at expanding these events in the future," he said.

"I am a fan of mixed events -- we are considering adding them to the summer Olympic line-up."

In a further quest to tap into youth culture, the Games also embraced YouTube and social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

They also had a cultural and educational element designed to help athletes understand Olympic values, while instilling a sense of social responsibility and educating them about healthy lifestyles and managing their careers.

Rogge said he was encouraged by what he saw.

"By the next Youth Olympic Games, there will be far more media attention. Here in Singapore, we had 1,100 journalists and 166 broadcasters," he said.

"There were 5,000 videos downloaded on YouTube and four million people joining the Friends of YOG Facebook page.

"But we will endeavour to help publicise this event and make it even bigger. This is only the very first event."

All 205 National Olympic Committee members sent athletes to Singapore, with 93 countries winning medals, a wider spread than usually seen at a traditional Olympics.

Rogge said this boded well despite some countries not sending their best competitors.

"It is important that new countries win medals," he said.

"Some countries told me they have underestimated the scope of this competition. They said they regretted it and would send their best teams next time."

The Singapore organising committee chose not to keep an official medal table in line with the Games being about education as much as competition, but independent counts put China on top, ahead of Russia.

The next summer Youth Olympics will be held in Nanjing in 2014 and Rogge said he would make clear to the Chinese organisers that bigger is not always better, with the IOC keen to keep the event manageable.

"We will definitely discuss with the Chinese how we would like the Games organised," he said.

"We want to keep the intimacy of the Games. These in Singapore were very intimate and athletes felt they were members of a family.

"But I'm sure Nanjing will also stage a great Games."

- AFP/ir

 

[popdod]

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