When i was young, it never occurred to me how majestic the Olympic Games were at that time. i just knew there was a competition and all i am aware of was the stunts my favourite female gymnast displayed with confidence and gusto.
I missed the 2004 Athens olympics, hmm... 2004, i guess i was struggling hard coping with secondary 1. Till now then i have realised and learnt that OH! the previous Olympics was actually held at Athens!... and now, the 2008 Beijing Olympics is held close to my heart.
The knowing of it at Beijing, a Chinese country does arouse some sense of controversy within me... it immediately reminds me of the 5 olympic mascots! so cute, and the main character, Jingjing, is My dear Amksian friend's name, that's why its so easily etched within me. it brings me glory for the chinese people to a certain extent, that they (the republicans of China) could construct such magnificent structures within such a tight time schedule, and the spectacular opening ceremony that involved thousands of participants (imagine our national day parade was taht large a scale) and of course China is doing very well indeed in all fields of sports in the Olympics! =)
yet on the other hand, with the recent occurences of natural calamities in and about, is it really wise for the government to focus all their attention to ensure that the games proceed without glitches, while those at wenchuan county and sichuan province might still be grappling with survival means... the last minute panic to maintain and improve China's air quality, the hasty bid to clear up its streets and country and the recent ban on doggy meat... all for the sake of the Olympics... and how long will infrastructures, the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube and the National Aquarium Centre, names i have come to learn from my English comprehension passage be deemed secure? why is there only action when this event is taking place and not as a necessity for the country?

Nonetheless, this Olympic games has fostered bonding between communities and most importantly, between societies! and i am so proud of that! i recall dad, mum and i sitting in front of the TV with our hearts racing in sync with the swimmers as the milli seconds jump vehemently... how i nerve wreckingly urged them to ' hurry!!!! hurry!!!!! just a little more!!!' to break a world record by a mere 2 seconds... i see eyes transfixed onto TV mobile on buses that i ride home daily... my legs almost twitched as i imagine i was one of the 'synchronised diving' divers on the LIVE broadcast! man, it was exhilarating! and just this afternoon in NYJC, all the telvision sets meant for announcements around the school broadcasted the LIVE table tennis match between Lijiawei and Kim, another Korean opponent. It was such a comforting scene, i assure you... Students willing to forsake lessons, mainly PE to watch the gruelling crucial match Singapore has to take and the inexplicable desire to WIN. maybe its for pride, greed, or maybe to minimise humiliation... but i saw all of us with our heads tilted toward the TV set!!! everytime Singapore gained a point, the students went YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so cool!!! auri tried to film it down but the enthusiasm was too unexpected! haha... Principle Mr Quek was so excited walking so fast around the school winding through the 'crowd' and i said 'Mr Quek is going to Beijing soon to cheer for LJW already..' haha! XDXD.
I know, all of us held that little faith, the lighting spirit, even if NY still uses oil lamps,... we willed her to win. =)

ay.starsplash. 和你们在一起,是我最初,和最后的天堂

i trudged to school with a heavy heart this morning,
i felt the magic that sleep will shower me with -
Didnt work anymore.
i aint healed.
but little things cheer me up.
knowing there is mass dance did cheer me up.
its lame la, i know,
but if i could do something nice like that
it could at least make me look forward to the end of the day.
i realised i cannot bring myself to recount anything in school for so long.
becuase they arent pefect wonderland things...
why think of them and make myself fret?
forget it.
Mdm Ainon is a good teacher.
Mr Yee is a very caring form teacher.
we shouldnt BLAME others for what we have not done well.
It was OUR fault.
I dint blame anyone.
i was just angry.
Because it was Our fault.