Singapore has definitely come a long way, (I know... I know, sounds damn cliche) but heck, its damn true. This small dot on the map (hardly a distinguishable dot) has now grown to become a country to be reckoned with. A world class city to live in, top in any list from 'having the best airport and airline' to 'being the best city to start a business in' to 'having the safest streets', Singapore is definitely not a nation to be trifled with.

Well yeah, we are a 'bit' kiasu (trying to be number one in everything), we make no apologies for that!

I am very proud to be a Singaporean. And being proud of your own country should never be misconceived as being boastful.

While other countries may mock us about our small size, we have the As and A pluses on our report cards to shut them up. Sometimes I feel like we're the more successful younger brother in a very dysfunctional family...

And the past few weeks have been some sort of a trying time for our small nation, pitting against our bigger and stronger brothers. And we have accomplished well, despite our smaller 'physique'.

Our own island boy is the first Asian Idol (Yay!!!... Though sadly, he seemed to have turned from Singapore's hero to Asia's 'Sylvester Sim' overnight. Well, who blardy cares?).

Our final medal haul for the SEA Games is very commendable (in spite of being overall fifth). If you do the maths for the number of Gold Medals won per population for the country, we would come up tops (well, unless you include the population of China into Singapore's, seeing we have 'taken' some talents from there...)

We would have won a gold medal for every 108 thousand persons, compared to host country Thailand's one medal per 354 thousand persons, Malaysia's one per 405 thousand and Vietnam's one per 1,365 thousand persons.

The long and short of it is I am proud to be your countryman. Well done, Singapore.

And I support you to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

May that goal be achieved (speaking of goals, whatever happened to Goal 2010?).

Support Singapore's Bid for 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Click on the white box you see under my email address (right column, top) for more recent news.

‘Hosting the first ever Youth Olympic Games will give our young athletes the extra inspiration and motivation to help them achieve their dreams.’
-Teo Chee Hean

Labels: Singapore Youth Olympic Games, sports, Team Singapore

Singapore has definitely come a long way, (I know... I know, sounds damn cliche) but heck, its damn true. This small dot on the map (hardly a distinguishable dot) has now grown to become a country to be reckoned with. A world class city to live in, top in any list from 'having the best airport and airline' to 'being the best city to start a business in' to 'having the safest streets', Singapore is definitely not a nation to be trifled with.

Well yeah, we are a 'bit' kiasu (trying to be number one in everything), we make no apologies for that!

I am very proud to be a Singaporean. And being proud of your own country should never be misconceived as being boastful.

While other countries may mock us about our small size, we have the As and A pluses on our report cards to shut them up. Sometimes I feel like we're the more successful younger brother in a very dysfunctional family...

And the past few weeks have been some sort of a trying time for our small nation, pitting against our bigger and stronger brothers. And we have accomplished well, despite our smaller 'physique'.

Our own island boy is the first Asian Idol (Yay!!!... Though sadly, he seemed to have turned from Singapore's hero to Asia's 'Sylvester Sim' overnight. Well, who blardy cares?).

Our final medal haul for the SEA Games is very commendable (in spite of being overall fifth). If you do the maths for the number of Gold Medals won per population for the country, we would come up tops (well, unless you include the population of China into Singapore's, seeing we have 'taken' some talents from there...)

We would have won a gold medal for every 108 thousand persons, compared to host country Thailand's one medal per 354 thousand persons, Malaysia's one per 405 thousand and Vietnam's one per 1,365 thousand persons.

The long and short of it is I am proud to be your countryman. Well done, Singapore.

And I support you to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

May that goal be achieved (speaking of goals, whatever happened to Goal 2010?).

Support Singapore's Bid for 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Click on the white box you see under my email address (right column, top) for more recent news.

‘Hosting the first ever Youth Olympic Games will give our young athletes the extra inspiration and motivation to help them achieve their dreams.’
-Teo Chee Hean

Labels: Singapore Youth Olympic Games, sports, Team Singapore

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