Saturday, August 28, 2010
YOG...
IS OVER!!!!
firstly, i'm sad cos the flame is gone and everyone is going home.
then, i;m happy cos Singapore did it and i can't be more proud :)
i went to the closing with denise and when i saw the flame going out, i really felt like crying :(
but then Mr Jacques Rogge said 'we can look back and say I was in Singapore, where it all began' and i felt so proud :D
omg I <3 YOG!! :)
I <3 Singapore :)
then i went to youtube the video where Singapore 2010 was announced when we were bidding for it
i saw lots of not so good comments about Singapore, like 'this will be the first time the host country does not win a medal'
EXCUSE ME. we got 5 ok?
i know we can't compare to China etc., but for us, just hosting the YOG makes every Singaporean feel like we have won something far greater than gold. :)
:D
i also went to watch gymnastics (girls prelim)17/8, table tennis quater finals on sun 22/8, athletics finals on monday 23/8, girls football on tues 24/8 and boys football finals 25/8 :)
at the gym event, i watched Viktoria Komova compete!!! :D omg!!! :)
she was wearing a sparkly green leotard and i got a few videos of her :)
then during table tennis i watched our very own Isabelle Li win Croatia's paddler :)
athletics was crazy :D haha i went with Christine and she dragged me of to get photos and autographs of the athletes :) we mainly got the USA team :) omg they were all so tall!!!
girls football wasnt so boring as everyone said it would be... the finals even ended with a penalty shootout, which, in my opinion, held me on the edge of my seat :)
In the end Chile won thanks to an overwhelming crowd of Chilean supporters and their star of a goalkeeper who managed to save the goal that led them to victory :)
boys football was the best of course with Singapore's Cubs playing for bronze :)
i even brought my Singpore flag and wore it haha :D
got lots of photos and videos of everything :)
shall slowly put them up... maybe one day one event?
i also have closing and opening (bts) photos and videos :D
shall slowly load them too :)
closing was great, but opening was definitely better :)
i thought that opening was a party to welcome the world to Singapore
and closing was a party for the stars of YOG, our dear athletes :)
opening was awesome too!!! and i still remember my heart beating like 1000 times a minute backstage, especially when the national anthem was finishing, which meant that it was showtime for Origins!
i watched a youtube video shot by a spectator at the green zone about the origin performance, and i thought our lightsticks were ok :)
but what was most pissing that someone STOLE my lightstick after the performance!!! :(
we could bring it back but someone just took it away just as i turned my back :(
oh and they STILL havent given me my performer's pass :(
i want that pass so badly :(
shall find some way to get the purple volunteer shirts haha XD
i bought lyo and merly pins :) (being the badge and pin collector as i am :P)
shall put photos of them :)
and Lyo and Merly toys are SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
my mum also wants them and we went to AMK hub to see if there were any left...
Sadly they were all returned to HQ...
my mum wants to call the YOG HQ and ask if we can buy some haha XD
hope we can! Lyo and Merly are like the faces of SYOG :D
anyway i hope that through my videos and photos, you can see the spirit of YOG through my eyes,
and the Singapore YOG sprit will live on forever!!!
I'm so glad i was a part of this special part of history :)
xo Andrea
Tabitha
Walls are down
Hopes arise
Rings of the world unite
Steve
Every child
Has a wish
To glow like the stars above
Jessica ~ Bridge 1
Lift our voices as victories blaze
This is the day to win with grace
Chorus
Raise your hand for our generation
Fly the flags of every nation
Reaching out for that moment in our lives
Raise your hand for our generation
Living out your aspiration
Time to fly way beyond the skies
A world that shines for everyone
Jody
Be the best
Go all the way
Friends beyond the race
Sean
Cheer the joy
Share the tears
The journey remains our pride
Bridge 2 *
Lift our voices as victories blaze
This is the day the world will shine on for everyone
YOG Singapore 2010
come on, tell me. 5:54 PM
