Tributes
2009 is coming to an end, good riddance many would say. Right now the SEA games is bringing back fond memories. SEA Games - Water Polo I could remember vividly the then SEAP Games in 1973. Singapore has a spanking new National Stadium at Kallang and right where I used to live in Toa Payoh, they had just completed new point-block flats which were used to house the athletes and if you walked around the town centre you get to see all the athletes from different countries identifiable by the country emblazoned on their track suits. Our swimmers have always been great - Pat Chan, Junie Sng, Joscelin Yeo and all. Now we have Quah Ting Wen. Each time when they played Majulah Singapura you feel a great sense of pride. There were a great many achievements and no achievements could be had without the sacrifices of the sportsmen and sportswomen and the most amazing feat to me is the traditional of our super winners - the water polo team which has just won their 23rd Gold. Not only that, ...