INJUSTICE

I'm blogging today because I am totally outraged about the way Liu Xiang the Chinese hurdler is being treated.

For those who do not know the story, Liu Xiang was China's poster boy for this Olympics, and possibly their only hope for winning a gold in the track and field competitions. But he injured his Achilles tendon (I think, don't flame me for getting the body part wrong) right before his heats and had to pull out. Now the Chinese public are both disappointed and angry, and it has been blown completely out of proportion with some people saying that he purposely pulled out because he was scared. He's been labelled a "Coward", "Traitor" and what not. BY BLOODY ARMCHAIR CRITICS. The Strait Times has a excerpt of a HOUSEWIFE, calling him a LOSER. WTF.

Even though I may not even come CLOSE to the level of sports that can be witnessed at the 2008 Olympics, I would like to consider myself a sportsman for the context of this argument. I AM COMPLETELY HONOURED to even play for my SCHOOL, and if I ever get a chance (FAT HOPE) to compete in the Olympics, I'd most probably die of shock. So its really unfair to say that Liu Xiang might have pulled out because he was scared. All those bloody critics deserve to be shot in the head and left to rot. Liu Xiang is an athlete through and through, and I'm sure he would have run if he was fine. STUPID people who don't understand the extent of his injury, ought to know that running with a swollen Achilles tendon can end his career forever. He's young and he surely has at least 2 more Olympics ahead of him. Giving it all up just for the sake of STUPID, UNGRATEFUL people (who I'd feel embarrassed to call MY PEOPLE) is dumb. Get stuffed you idiots.

That's enough of ranting. These Olympics have had amazing moments, like Michael Phelps becoming the first athlete to get 8 Golds in a single Games, and the sheer audacity with which Ussain Bolt won the 100m Men's final. But the Chinese people expect too much from mere humans who have done no wrong other than be good at what they do. If that continues, these athletes will lose the passion they have for their sport and might even consider early retirement to escape the public eye.

Cheers.

I AM NOT DEAD.

Like the title says, I LIVEEEEEE.

But not for long. Not after tomorrow morning, assembly. When me and Joey need to get on stage and talk about Singapore's Silver medal. WITHOUT KNOWING WHY IN GOD'S NAME WE GOT SELECTED. MISS KWAN IS EVILLLLLLLLLL. XD

So yes, this is just a post to reassure people that I'm still alive, so you guys can put those party decorations down, and tell those event management companies that the party's been cancelled. Although I really wouldn't mind people partying at my funeral. Lol. More fun than coming there and crying. Or pretending to cry.

Anyway back to the things that matter. Prelims is in EXACTLY three weeks from tomorrow, so stress is starting to take root quite deep. It will soon evolve into fright, then into paranoia, and finally FULL BLOWN INSANITY. Ok too much theatrics. People don't understand that the Prelims are funnily more important to me than the actual A-Levels. US applications people!!!

But anyway, here's the song of, um, two weeks??? You've probably heard this one OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, but here's another go! This is Viva La Vida from Coldplay. I like the album name a lot! (It's Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends)



Well I'm out, back to that dumbass script.

Cheers.









"You'll always be a part of me,
I'm a part of you indefinitely.
Girl don't you know you can't escape me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby,
And we'll linger on,
time can't erase a feeling this strong.
No way you're never gonna shake me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby."

We Run From the Storm

Another one of those quiet, uneventful, reflective weeks. After a lot of thinking, deciding, redeciding, confusing, I've decided that I'll be damned if I didn't, and I'm now officially going from Grad night. Its one of those things that has made me so reflective over the last 7 days, and the Economics remedial lession today in the old TA classroom didn't help.

I've met so many AMAZING people in the last 4yrs. I saw 4, because what happened before is a chapter I don't intend to go back to. It sucked bad, and I don't want to look back. But TA has changed everything. There are so many people I admire in TA, I don't know where to start. But starting will help. So I'm putting "Operation: Don't Forget" into action. Lol. If you don't ask, I won't have to lie. =)

Now for an early Song of the Week. This one is another old one. One of my ABSOLUTE favourites when I was younger. This is a beautiful song called Breathe Easy, by BLUE. For those who don't know yet, All Rise and One Love where the first 2 albums I EVER owned in my life. So here is an amazing song.



Today was also Cricket phototaking. I SWEAR I never imagined it will ever end. But today it has. With this photo, I'll now forever just be a memory in TJC Cricket. IT IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAPPENED in this school. Period, no questions. I LOVE EVERY DUDE I've played with over the 4 years. And I'll MISS THEM LIKE HELL. I know I've said it OVER and OVER and OVER again over the past month or so. But I don't care. It means so much to me, and you might not understand, and I won't blame you.

Back to econs now.

Cheers.










"The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison.
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words.
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend.
The rest of your nights with the light on.
So shine the light on all of your friends,
when it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away."