Listen and roar

My sister baffles me to no end; doesn't she know a better troubleshooter than me? I find it hard to believe that she's can be so inept at solving even the smallest problems herself. If your computer crashes, kindly bring it to the technician. Do you have the slightest idea how much of a technical idiot I am? Do I look anything like a Dell technical services personnel to you? Or your printing solution? Or your NUS verbal map? Or someone you can conveniently take it out on when you're frustrated with technology? Do I look like Graham Bell? Or William Gibson? Wake up your idea.


We finally caught a YOG game after days of contemplation! By now, you should have heard about how people are complaining about sold-out games with empty seats. That explains why today's Men's diving preliminaries at Toa Payoh stadium could sell more tickets even after it has been declared that the tickets were sold out. SOLD OUT. Big fat words plastered outside the ticketing booth. 5 minutes after the first competitor hit the water, they opened more seats up for public sales. This is prolly one of the biggest sales disasters I've ever encountered.

And the students. Gosh, the students DO make alot of noise, don't they? But I wasn't prepared for the incessant din created by the running up and down of stairs and the yelling even though the commentator has issued the reminder repeatedly to "remain silent until the competitor has hit the water" in perfect Queen's English. I'm not questioning the decision to bring students in to hype up the atmosphere; wouldn't it be better if these seats could be taken up by people who can appreciate the sport and abide by the rules and display proper etiquette?

Anyway, it was an exhilarating experience to watch athletes from around the world put up a world-class performance of sportsmanship and professionalism despite their age. A pity I probably won't have the chance to catch another YOG event because of the clash with my timetable and tuition schedule; it's an experience of a lifetime.