randomness

singapore has finally gotten an olympic medal after 48 years of waiting, while although our table tennis players are born in the roc, they have decided to live in and represent singapore. i know there are numerous of us who are proud of their achievements, the glory they have brought for our little red dot, but there are also others who feel otherwise.

i have heard too many a times people saying that our win at the olympic is not really singapore's win as our players are from the roc, well come to think of it, since singaporeans want a pure blooded player to win at the games then i believe our children should start picking up the sport they love from young, but then again in the minds of parents academic achievements are sometimes a matter of life and dead.

four years ago and even eight years ago, i've heard people saying singapore will never win an olympic medal. and after all these years when we have finally gotten another silver medal, singaporeans are unsatisfied, brushing off the win as though its faux as our dear players are from the roc. this little red dot has plenty of bigoted and arrogant people, no?

i really do not care where our players come from, as long as they are representing singapore, with the hope of bring sporting glory to the city state, i believe that as singaporeans we should be cheering them on whole heartedly regardless of their birth place. that's the singapore spirit and mind set that we should have.

when i saw the singapore flag raising above the podium, i felt proud and happy, for the nation and for them. all the hard work and effort they have put in have finally paid off. so come on singaporeans, our attitude has to change. we're of world class standard in many areas but certainly not socially in thinking and action wise.