I've realised after the dream I had last night, that I haven't move on.
I miss you. =[
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
What do you do when..
.. You love someone you're not supposed to?
.. You can't let go of that person?
.. That person's happy/ happier somewhere else?
It's not that I haven't tried hard enough, but you just keep popping back again and again.
Sigh.
.. You can't let go of that person?
.. That person's happy/ happier somewhere else?
It's not that I haven't tried hard enough, but you just keep popping back again and again.
Sigh.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
FTs winning: to be proud, or not to be.
Now, recently the Singapore Table Tennis team beat China to win some World Championships. This has caused a spark among S'poreans because the people who won are 'imports' from China.
The problems many locals are having about this win is that at the end of the day, it's still China vs China.
Feng Tianwei, who made a surprising comeback to take the game right under the nose of China's World number 4, despite being raised here in the Lion City, is still not recognised by many S'poreans as a local.
Yes, I agree Singapore has brought in countless Foreign Talents(FTs) into the sporting scene and most of the trophies gotten from major competitions in recent years were from the FTs. But has it ever occured to S'poreans that it is due to their incompetence that the FTs are representing the Nation instead of locals? I'm not saying that local athletes are useless. In fact, every athlete from every corner of the world has the ability to surpass world champions.
Perhaps some S'poreans are worried that the team selection was biased, and that the once Chinese Nationals were selected due to their nationality. I do not work in or for the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), thus I cannot comment on that. But if STTA is able to come out and share how athletes are chosen, then at least one worry is striked out.
In my opinion, coaches will only send the best players of a team to compete. Thus, if the local Table Tennis players can outskill the abilities of the FTs, then they would be the ones representing the Nation.
Doing a general comparison, the FTs train harder and are more determined to improve. Simply said, they've got a higher work rate. This is shown not only in sports, but also in classrooms, as some would realise. The attitude that the FTs are showing is something local athletes should look to possess. Perhaps some already do, but just do not have the talent to outshine the FTs.
Local athletes should use 'imported' players as sparring partners and look to beat them, part of Singapore Sports Council's purpose of coming up with the Foreign Talent Scheme. The citizens of the Republic should stop complaining about how FTs are taking over in all aspects. They must know that world is cruel, and so is reality. If you're the weaker link, then you will get taken off the charts and someone stronger will take over.
The problems many locals are having about this win is that at the end of the day, it's still China vs China.
Feng Tianwei, who made a surprising comeback to take the game right under the nose of China's World number 4, despite being raised here in the Lion City, is still not recognised by many S'poreans as a local.
Yes, I agree Singapore has brought in countless Foreign Talents(FTs) into the sporting scene and most of the trophies gotten from major competitions in recent years were from the FTs. But has it ever occured to S'poreans that it is due to their incompetence that the FTs are representing the Nation instead of locals? I'm not saying that local athletes are useless. In fact, every athlete from every corner of the world has the ability to surpass world champions.
Perhaps some S'poreans are worried that the team selection was biased, and that the once Chinese Nationals were selected due to their nationality. I do not work in or for the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), thus I cannot comment on that. But if STTA is able to come out and share how athletes are chosen, then at least one worry is striked out.
In my opinion, coaches will only send the best players of a team to compete. Thus, if the local Table Tennis players can outskill the abilities of the FTs, then they would be the ones representing the Nation.
Doing a general comparison, the FTs train harder and are more determined to improve. Simply said, they've got a higher work rate. This is shown not only in sports, but also in classrooms, as some would realise. The attitude that the FTs are showing is something local athletes should look to possess. Perhaps some already do, but just do not have the talent to outshine the FTs.
Local athletes should use 'imported' players as sparring partners and look to beat them, part of Singapore Sports Council's purpose of coming up with the Foreign Talent Scheme. The citizens of the Republic should stop complaining about how FTs are taking over in all aspects. They must know that world is cruel, and so is reality. If you're the weaker link, then you will get taken off the charts and someone stronger will take over.
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