Week 3

This few weeks have been very relaxed, almost too relaxed for my own good. First it was Olympics, then this week its US Open which is going to be another 2 weeks. I hope, at the end of 4 weeks, I am aware that I have actually started a new semester.

The new semester has began, new faces, new dress style. Being void of any dress sense and any awareness of it (most of the time), it has struck me that students are getting dressy each semester. For me to be able to point it out, the change in the dress sense of students have got to be too apparent to miss.

On the men's front, I have noticed that there is this atas-ish looking white leather shoes worn with plunging ankle socks or none at all seemed to be the mantra of guys' footwear.

On the ladies' front, more flats, less causal unisex shoes, less crumplers, more coch bags, more cosmetics are headlining the Techno Edge.

Eye Candies of Olympics

Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, Pole Vault...

Elena Dementiva, Russia, Tennis Singles...

Natasia Luiken, USA, Gymnast...

Fu Hai Feng, China, Badminton Doubles...

Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway, Javelin...

These few athletes may be one of the reasons why people watch the Olympics, even though they may not understand a single thing about their respective sports. They are head-turners (of course, heads turn in their direction not the other way). Sculptured physiques and gold medalists in their disciplines. (Fu Hai Feng won silver though) They have it all, good looks, outstanding champions and fame. Lets not also forget they put in effort to achieve their status. I may have missed out on a few others from beach volleyball. Also, Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukahara is a babe who plays a heck of balls (ping pong).

PHEnomenaLPS

The dust (or rather the splashes) at Water Cube have settled for swimming. While Singapore has made a little wave of her own, on the other side of the world, this guy, Michael Phelps is making tsunamis! If you dun already know, he has won 8 gold medals at a single Olympics and has 14 gold medals from 2 Olympics, distinguishing himself from the 2nd most golds won at 9.

IF he was a Singaporean, mind you, he will be v v rich. Speedo has offered US1million to him if he wins 7 or 8 golds. Singapore will offer SGD 1 million for individual gold and SGD1.5million for team gold. He won 5 ind. & 3 relay golds. That will be SGD6.125 million!

If by any chance, Mr Phelps do know about the rewards scheme in SG, I hope he would consider swimming for us....haha....as if!

History

Singapore paddlers have done us proud by guranteeing that Tan How Liang's 1960 Olympics medal will not be lonely. They have edged out the South Koreans to book themselves a daunting match against the Chinese.

Whatever the outcome, we will be proud to add at least 1 more silver and appear in the medal tally for the first time since our independence...

Go Team Singapore

ERP and Hilter?

This is some creative piece of work. Even Hilter has got something to say about our roads and transport system. haha

08-08-08

Come Friday will be 08-08-08. Ppl born in 08-08-88 will be 20 and the Olympics will begin. SG Pools will hold a $8 Million TOTO draw. What can I do with $8million IF I win it and win it alone...haha? I can't afford the cheapest apartment in Nassim Park tho...its >3000sqf at $3000psf...

I can start dreaming first...but back to reality...sch starts next week...oh...and do tune in to Channel 5's 'First Class'...looks like a v watchable local program...