Ass Loon: I Made A Najor Achievement. Your Applause, Please!

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>PM Lee lauds S'poreans involved in YOG
Event hailed a 'major undertaking' with govt agencies and tens of thousands joining hands

By LEE U-WEN
ORCHARD Road was showered with fireworks last night as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong praised the tens of thousands of Singaporeans involved in putting together the first-ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

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The 99-day countdown for the YOG yesterday is graced by Mr Lee (centre), shaking hands with Mr Ng Ser Miang, S'pore YOG Organising Committee chairman</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Organising this sports event - the largest in the Republic's history - is a 'major undertaking' with dozens of government agencies and tens of thousands of people involved in the effort, he said at a celebratory gathering to mark the 99-day countdown towards the YOG opening ceremony on Aug 14.
He added that the government was putting its full support behind the YOG to ensure that everything proceeded smoothly. Thirty-seven government bodies are lending their expertise in one form or another, including the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Land Transport Authority and Singapore Police Force. Over a thousand civil servants and 20,000 members of the public have signed up as volunteers.
Mr Lee harked back 27 months ago when Singapore's Olympic journey first began when the Republic put in its bid alongside 10 others to host the YOG. Back then, some critics felt that Singapore 'was too small and inexperienced' to put together an Olympic event, he recalled.
'We were undeterred. We put our heads together, developed a proposal and sent in our bid,' said Mr Lee in his speech to a 2,000-strong audience at the *SCAPE Youth Park yesterday. 'When the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge announced (on Feb 21, 2008) that Singapore had won, the Padang (where Singaporeans had gathered to wait for the bid results) erupted with joy.'
Last night's celebration was also graced by several senior members of the Cabinet, including Education Minister Ng Eng Hen, Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Northeast District Mayor Teo Ser Luck.
Also in attendance was former gold medal-winning pole vaulter Sergey Bubka, who chairs the IOC's coordinating commission for the YOG. The 46-year-old Ukrainian said that all Singaporeans could be proud of what has been achieved over the past two years.
'I am confident the YOG will be an incredible event,' he said. 'Every time I travel to Singapore, I have been impressed by the friendliness, dedication and enthusiasm of the people. Everything is on track for Singapore to deliver the YOG to the world.'
Mr Lee said the Republic would be 'put under the spotlight' and called for all Singaporeans to use the two-week event to show their social graces to the world. 'Act graciously, to Singaporeans and foreigners alike. Let us organise a successful YOG and deliver an intense, enriching and memorable experience to all,' he said.
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[exSINgaporean]

"Mr Lee harked back 27 months ago when Singapore's Olympic journey first began when the Republic put in its bid alongside 10 others to host the YOG. Back then, some critics felt that Singapore 'was too small and inexperienced' to put together an Olympic event, he recalled.
'We were undeterred. We put our heads together, developed a proposal and sent in our bid,'"

Toal BIG...the YOG is just a boy's scout type of event....a Hig School meet...no one borders about it. Morevover it falls on with the World Cup, which the whole world is excited about.

The sissy LEE just want to show off...with small things. He recalled how he as an young army offier stood in the national day parade under the pouring rain....yea...pouring rain...not bullets. He talked how brove the whole nation was...yea...under "rain" not bullets.

He is just fooling himself and the nation.

 

[cooleo]

He is like a loser who boasts about his PSLE results in a job interview.

 

[Brightkid]

'Tens of thousands of Singaporeans' ???

Please publish the list of names so that we can honour them. I cannot imagine this number of people involved on volunteer basis, or even that number of Singaporeans as most would be struggling to make ends meet, let alone knows about the YOG.

I am sure 90% are forced labours such as the NS men, students, civil servants....etc, that cannot say no to the edict.

the balance 10% are those MIWs needing a successful event to booast their credibility at the expenses of the slaves.

 

[wrcboi]

its only yog...and a waste of time and money for counting down 99 days...doesnt he has better things to do??????????

 

[tiulehloumohkohai]

its only yog...and a waste of time and money for counting down 99 days...doesnt he has better things to do??????????

Yeah lor, he should spend his time thinking how to suck blood of asshole people like you here.......he he he.....

 

[Brightkid]

its only yog...and a waste of time and money for counting down 99 days...doesnt he has better things to do??????????

Why do you think he put his time onto YOG ?

Precisely....nothing better to do, other than thinking of ways to fix the oppositions.

What else positive has he done for the country ?