We watched the openinng ceremony, caught some games on tv, watched the closing ceremony & I even regretted not volunteering my time for the inaugural event.

And being Singaporeans, we have read complains too regarding the Games.

It is most saddening when I read tweets from youths giving sarcastic remarks about the YOG.

Sad to say that Singaporeans are still living in their little boxes. Do they realise what it means to have the very FIRST SINGAPORE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES?

FIRST. Without a first, there won’t be a second,  third and so on. This is a new beginning. A start.

SINGAPORE. A small island, a small country in South-East Asia. A country so small you won’t see it on the map if you don’t already know it exists. Our country. A country that has mantained its peacefulness, a country that has taken good care of its citizens. A small country with big dreams.

YOUTH. The young generation that would one day lead our country. Our hope. Our future. Without them, we are as good as the end.

OLYMPIC GAMES. The only inaugural games that’s been held respectably by athletes all over the world, be it young or old.

As a Singaporean I am truly honoured that our country has been given this once I’m a lifetime opportunity. It might be my only chance in my lifetime to witness an Olympic Games in my oen country.

This whole thing has even burm a desire in me, a dream to see my own kids participating in the future YOG. It migjt be the 4th, 5th or 6th YOG. Hehe.

I just need to find what kind of sports are they interested in.

But the point of this post is to make others realise how great the past 1 week plus has been for Singapore,  for the athletes, for their families, for their countries, for the volunteers, for everybody worldwide.

And I believe with the extinguishing of the first YOG couldron, it has also burn alive some aspirations in our young ones all over the world.

The YOG has bring youth athletes all around the world together,sharing tears of joy & pain. Forgetting the language barrier, the national borders, the colours of their skin. Did not matter which family, hometown or school they came from, what important was being a part of history, doing & giving their best.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO WERE PART OF THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES SINGAPORE 2010.