<![CDATA[YOG in Singapore]]>Still don’t feel like an orgy.

The gahmen has spent more than $300 mil on this inaugural YOG.
It is coming soon.
My sense is muted interest from the general public.
Do you feel the excitement?
Please post interesting happenings and your comments here.

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Way2GO:
SINGAPORE YOG medalists honor roll Day 12


1. Daryl Tan Jia Jun___Taekwondo, 55kgM_______ B
2. Shafinas Abdul Rahman___Taekwondo, 55kgW__B
3. Rainer Ng Swimming___50m backstroke ______S
4. Abdul Dayyan___Archery, mixed team ________B
5. Isabelle Li___Table Tennis, Girls Single ________S
6. Audrey Yong___Windsurfing, Techno 293_______B
7. Team Singapore___Soccer___________________B

*G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze
Well Done, Singapore!

:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250243https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250243Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:04:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:46 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
SINGAPORE YOG medalists honor roll Day 12


1. Daryl Tan Jia Jun___Taekwondo, 55kgM_______ B
2. Shafinas Abdul Rahman___Taekwondo, 55kgW__B
3. Rainer Ng Swimming___50m backstroke ______S
4. Abdul Dayyan___Archery, mixed team ________B
5. Isabelle Li___Table Tennis, Girls Single ________S
6. Audrey Yong___Windsurfing, Techno 293_______B
7. Team Singapore___Soccer___________________B

*G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze
and those who didn't get medals also get my support e.g. myra the platform diver. she looked like she was hurting real bad after each dive. she really showed that she had determination to finish the competition. that was gold.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250164https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250164Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:12:01 GMT]]>We tried watching YOG whenever we can. Really enjoyable. Esp like the weight lifters n the soccer matches.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250146https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250146Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:12:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:06:11 GMT]]>

Busymom:
MMM:

Anyone knows if there are any YOG rehearsal today?????


We are thinking of seeing the YOG flame before it's gone.

Was that what it was yesterday nite at the bay, saw 3 rounds of fireworks from office window - pretty! :love:

Hi, don't think they have it yesterday.

We purposely drove down to Marina last nite to see the YOG flame before it's gone. Been tied up with CA so last night was the perfect time for us.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250141https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250141Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:06:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:04:25 GMT]]>

KSP:
Way2GO:

[quote=\"KSP\"]Did USA participate in YOG?


Yes.
But why did u ask dis question?

They should be 1st or 2nd in the medal tally. :?[/quote]Although we see many reports here, many media in other countries do not or hardly report about the game at all. Just go to sites like CNN or BBC to see if you can find report of the game. Many countries also view it as a \"small\" game and do not send their best athletes here.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250138https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/250138Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:04:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:04:46 GMT]]>SINGAPORE YOG medalists honor roll Day 12


1. Daryl Tan Jia Jun___Taekwondo, 55kgM_______ B
2. Shafinas Abdul Rahman___Taekwondo, 55kgW__B
3. Rainer Ng Swimming___50m backstroke ______S
4. Abdul Dayyan___Archery, mixed team ________B
5. Isabelle Li___Table Tennis, Girls Single ________S
6. Audrey Yong___Windsurfing, Techno 293_______B
7. Team Singapore___Soccer___________________B

*G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249338https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249338Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:04:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:57:24 GMT]]>

tankee:
Another Bronze medal for Singapore !


Audrey Yong has secured another bronze in sailing for the nation in day 11 of the Youth Olympic Games.

The 15-year-old Mayflower secondary school student finished third in the final race of the Techno 293 windsurfing event, held at the National Sailing Centre.

She totalled 43 points after 10 races, missing out on the silver by 4 points.


well done Audrey !! :celebrate:
Well done Audrey!! :celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249194https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249194Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:57:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:48:52 GMT]]>The Singapore boys' under-15 football team showed tremendous character to bounce back from their semi-final defeat to Haiti by blitzing Montenegro 4-1 Wednesday to bag the bronze medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG).


In front of thousands of fans at Jalan Besar Stadium, Mohd Hanafi struck two goals, with a Suhaimi Muhaimin header and a Mazlan Amirul penalty rounding off the goal bonanza.


Well Done ! Young Lions !! :celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249189https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249189Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:48:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:01:18 GMT]]>booked for the Closing, but down with Flu since yesterday.

Hope i will be better by tmr, otherwise the kids will be disappointed 😞

And me too

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249091https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249091Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:01:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:56:31 GMT]]>

MMM:
Anyone knows if there are any YOG rehearsal today?????


We are thinking of seeing the YOG flame before it's gone.
Was that what it was yesterday nite at the bay, saw 3 rounds of fireworks from office window - pretty! :love:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249089https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249089Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:56:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:45:04 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
SINGAPORE YOG medalists honor roll Day 11


1. Daryl Tan Jia Jun, Taekwondo, 55kgM B
2. Shafinas Abdul Rahman, Taekwondo, 55kgW B
3. Rainer Ng Swimming, 50m backstroke S
4.Abdul Dayyan, Archery, mixed team B
5. Isabelle Li, Table Tennis, Girls Single S
6. Audrey Yong, Windsurfing, Techno 293 B

*G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249084https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249084Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:45:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:33:53 GMT]]>Anyone knows if there are any YOG rehearsal today???


We are thinking of seeing the YOG flame before it’s gone.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249004https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/249004Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:33:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:07:14 GMT]]>Another Bronze medal for Singapore !


Audrey Yong has secured another bronze in sailing for the nation in day 11 of the Youth Olympic Games.

The 15-year-old Mayflower secondary school student finished third in the final race of the Techno 293 windsurfing event, held at the National Sailing Centre.

She totalled 43 points after 10 races, missing out on the silver by 4 points.


well done Audrey !! :celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248976https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248976Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:07:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:59:28 GMT]]>

LKVM:
Way2GO:

It is just a token of recognition for all athletes' families

n shouldn't differentiate between d haves n have-nots.

Yes I agree it shouldnt be if rich you wont get tickets and if not rich you will get.. it should be appreciation for the athelete to participate and thats why giving maybe 2 tickets to their family member
IMHO :celebrate:

Don't disagree with the concept, but the example of an athlete with hawker parents was used to bolster the case for giving free tickets. If the idea is one of appreciation, then whether one's parents are poor is not a consideration.

Sorry, don't mean to be-labour this, but as usually occurs, a position is taken (give free tickets/subsidised tickets to relatives of athletes), then a reason is brought up to support this, then rebutted, then another reason is brought up, rebutted again, then we go back to reason 1, and from different posters.

2 different issues;

1) Should relatives of YOG athletes be given free tickets out of appreciation for their participation? Perhaps, perhaps not. If so, then the cost cited by Lynette Ng ($1200) should not be a factor, it should not even be raised. YOG athletes should receive 2 free tickets for each match they attend, to be given to relatives. Plain and simple.

2) On the other hand, is the issue around the cost of the tickets and the ability for some parents to pay? If the decision is made that YOG athletes will NOT be receiving free tickets, but we want to help the disadvantaged parents, then absolutely we need to be applying a means test before hand out freebies.

Don't want to come across as argumentative, but we need to be clear which issue we are dealing with.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248567https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248567Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:59:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:06:12 GMT]]>

daisyt:
The hope for gold from sailing is gone with the wind. Just watch in news, he is dropped to 6 after today. Tmrw is the final day for sailing.

Most unfortunate. 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248292https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248292Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:06:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:33:07 GMT]]>The hope for gold from sailing is gone with the wind. Just watch in news, he is dropped to 6 after today. Tmrw is the final day for sailing.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248271https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248271Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:33:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:23:14 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
tankee:


Archery ... Bronze.

u hv d details?
Thx.

Here

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=244562#244562

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248266https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248266Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:23:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:55:47 GMT]]>

tankee:

Archery ... Bronze.
u hv d details?
Thx.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248258https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248258Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:54:43 GMT]]>

3Boys:


...., you cite the example of the YOG athlete with hawker parents. Do they deserve some form of external support? Probably. Heck, if I knew who they were and they said they couldn't afford tickets, I would buy it for them personally.

However, does the Merc driving father of local YOG athlete need the same level of support? Others may disagree, but I don't think so.

Point being, blanket free tickets to YOG relatives is a lousy and ineffective way of reaching the disadvantaged, if that were the objective.
U r magnanimous,
but how r u going to implement it? :lol:
Anyway, dat's not your responsibility, but SYOGOC.
It is just a token of recognition for all athletes' families
n shouldn't differentiate between d haves n have-nots.
3Boys:

The decisions to do things in certain ways, for better or worse, have already been made. Some of the implementation have been well thought through, some less so. Its always easy in retrospect to be armchair critics and nitpick on peripheral issues. But sometimes we do not have the benefit of a higher level view across all issues and constraints, or bear the responsibility for balancing the needs of all the different parties.
..
I am not nitpicking on peripheral issues.
Indeed I answered in an earlier post dat
all such issues shd be put aside n let
d youth enjoy their moment.
But dis issue I deemed relevant enuf
to be highlighted now cos' it wouldn't matter after d Games.

Recall d food served to volunteers?
I learnt dat they were served this standard (rather sub standard) food
during their training which was months bf d YOG proper n
up till 12th Aug
bf a public outcry brought about d appropriate n necessary response.

Sometimes when one sits high up a tree
he can't see d shit going on under d canopy. :lol:
3Boys:

Anyway, do sit back and enjoy all the positives from the YOG, which me and my sons are, tremendously. Try not to let the few hiccups derail the many wonderful highlights, I'd rather be championing Isabelle Li than Lynette Ng....
Enjoy d Games!


:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248256https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248256Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:54:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:29:51 GMT]]>

Way2GO:
SINGAPORE YOG medalists honor roll Day 10


1. Daryl Tan Jia Jun, Taekwondo, 55kgM B
2. Shafinas Abdul Rahman, Taekwondo, 55kgW B
3. Rainer Ng Swimming, 50m backstroke S
4. Isabelle Li, Table Tennis, Girls Single S

*G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze


Did I miss out anybody?
Archery ... Bronze.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248236https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248236Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:29:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:26:24 GMT]]>SINGAPORE YOG medalists honor roll Day 10


1. Daryl Tan Jia Jun, Taekwondo, 55kgM B
2. Shafinas Abdul Rahman, Taekwondo, 55kgW B
3. Rainer Ng Swimming, 50m backstroke S
4. Isabelle Li, Table Tennis, Girls Single S

*G = Gold
S = Silver
B = Bronze


Did I miss out anybody?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248235https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/248235Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:26:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:20:05 GMT]]>

Way2GO:


There is no logic.
Just asking SYOGOC to hv a heart for these ppl
n show their appreciation n recognition of d family support
of these local athletes.

If u look at d quality of some of d athletes sent here,
u could possibly conclude some r here for an all expense paid holiday!
2 Ghanians sneaked in as athletes n their NOC
claim they didn't know?
Who is paying for these 2 clowns?

D amount dat SYOGOC could give to athletes' parents
by way of free tickets is infinitesimal compared to what's
already been spent on this YOG.
A little gesture like dat will generate some goodwill,
don't u agree?
To your point, I think you agree that $1200 is an excessive amount to spend. I do not disagree about goodwill, BUT, one needs to be careful not to over-generalise and reduce everything to the lowest common denominator. I.e., you cite the example of the YOG athlete with hawker parents. Do they deserve some form of external support? Probably. Heck, if I knew who they were and they said they couldn't afford tickets, I would buy it for them personally.

However, does the Merc driving father of local YOG athlete need the same level of support? Others may disagree, but I don't think so.

Point being, blanket free tickets to YOG relatives is a lousy and ineffective way of reaching the disadvantaged, if that were the objective.

If one lets the small things get in the way of doing big things, we will never get to do the big things. A personal philosophy of mine is that if in a particular endeavour, you did not encounter setbacks and issues, it probably wasn't a very difficult one to do in the first place.....

The decisions to do things in certain ways, for better or worse, have already been made. Some of the implementation have been well thought through, some less so. Its always easy in retrospect to be armchair critics and nitpick on peripheral issues. But sometimes we do not have the benefit of a higher level view across all issues and constraints, or bear the responsibility for balancing the needs of all the different parties.

Anyway, do sit back and enjoy all the positives from the YOG, which me and my sons are, tremendously. Try not to let the few hiccups derail the many wonderful highlights, I'd rather be championing Isabelle Li than Lynette Ng....

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/247995https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/247995Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:20:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:35:43 GMT]]>

Andaiz:
tankee:

[quote=\"fattysuperfamily\"]just wondering if she is pure home-grown kid, i.e. pure Singaporean?

For the moment, i thought she is 100% local till i saw her surename \"Li\"...

I was told that she is borned and bred in Singapore.

Singaporean born and bred. She's the era where the garmen let parents choose either the dialect or hanyupinyin surname for the kid...actually, it's still happening today. So Isabelle Li's parents are Mr and Mrs Lee.

Good job, gal! :celebrate:[/quote]Yes Isabelle did a good job.

Frankly.... my 1st question was \"Is she a pure Singaporean\"????

I remember when Feng Tian Wei won China in recent table tennis match, my boss (China Chinese) was so disappointed. I told him that.... well it's like China Vs China. it's just that these foreign talent wearing Spore flag were not given the same opportunity in China and they found it in Singapore.

So I am really proud that Isabelle is not a foreign talent and our very own home grown talent. That is very encouraging for our children. It's a hope that everyone has a chance so long as you've the passion and the talent. So it's not limited to foreign talent only.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/247881https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/247881Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:35:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to YOG in Singapore on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:15:12 GMT]]>

KSP:
They should be 1st or 2nd in the medal tally. :?

vlim:
I guess it is because this is the first YOG..so many of the country young athletes are not so well prepared.. πŸ˜„
KSP,
Sad to say, USA n many of d top sporting nations' best in
dis age group chose not to participate.
China is hosting d next YOG in Nanjing,
so dat could explain China's interest in making
dis YOG a success.

Vlim,
I suggest dat is not a valid point. πŸ˜‰
d support for dis YOG idea was not unanimous even within IOC.
Some countries were not fully supportive.
There is little coverage in US major sports media.
d Olympics itself is a huge brand name
but u don't see many big international brands supporting YOG
doesn't dat tell u something?

We r oredi in it, $387 mil deep
so might as well make d best of it.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/247860https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/247860Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:15:12 GMT