i'm not cheering on.

this was scribbled on a dust-smeared rear window of a van.

cousins and friends have told me that they were trying to look out for me on tv every time they catch a broadcast of an Olympic event. it was sweet of them to be reminded of me as they watch live happenings of what's really going on around me. the thing is, no i wasn't at the opening ceremony, and neither was i at the table-tennis finals when singapore won the silver medal, and no, i haven't attended a single sport event and doubt i will at all.

the truth is, it's very regrettable. and even though joa's absolutely keen to watch a basketball game with the US team playing, and i did get a free ticket to the hockey semi (AU vs UK) yesterday which i didn't go, but that was the closest we got.

we did contemplate buying tix of the black market, but these tix would cost at least S$120. the cheaper ones would be events that we're totally not interested in: sports like boxing. so we just made do watching them off the tv. but then it occured to me last night after joa had mentioned that cctv channels only broadcasted events when there was a china team playing.

so yes, other than seeing the streets unusually litter-free, being given a free china flag at the grocery shops, and people on the streets chanting "中国加油", nothing's quite different. it's hard. i mean, since forever, singapore has never made it anywhere in the Olympics. so this is the first, and before this, Olympics have always been something that was far-fetched, impossible and nothing to do with our puny island.

today's wednesday. after work, there's no gym, no badminton, and no kookas, so joa and i decided to hit town in the evening, have a nice dinner and shop among the glitz of the city. plus i want to check out the Olympic souvenir shop and boots for winter.