Thursday, August 19, 2004

Olympic

So much for Susilo.

He didn't played as well as expected but it was already good enough for him to go into the last 16, defeating the World No. 1 on the way. Perhaps the victory over Lin Dan caused a big hooha and in a way caused Singaporeans' hopes to rise up high. I must say that the Thai guy was really good and in some sense, very lucky that so many of his trick and net shots went over. But still, he has very good reflexes! I guess there's nothing much to say about losing to a better player.

In any sense, the spirit of the Olympic is not really about winning but rather the congregation of the human race to have fun competing together. Don't you think it's very heart-warming to see moments of friendship even in times of competition? Seeing the runner who stopped to help a fellow runner who tripped and fell. Seeing the sole representative of a country of which I can't remember the name marching in proudly holding his country flag. Seeing North and South Korea marching in as one Korea. Seeing runners from third-world African countries running their hearts out in marathons. It goes on and on.

Let's hope the duo in table-tennis fights on all the way to the final!
fjozn at 9:39 PM