Back again! Hopefully I'll stay.

This blog has been pretty quiet except for the random spams that rocked its surface every now and then. Is there an automatic virus that will spam blogs and leave unreadable messages that needs time to discipher? Well the world of IT is really unfathomable!

This entire year has been a busy time for me. You can even say it is life changing as this year I was given the opportunity to be part of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games (SYOG)! Not as an athletic but as part of its performing and volunteer team. Initially my plan was to be a volunteer to 1 of the NOCs but FD chief called and I got myself into the performing item as well. Training as 1 of the trainers for 1 of the opening ceremony's item started end of 2009. My journey as part of SYOG thus started. Somewhere end of 2009 to beginning of 2010, I received news that I would be a Block In-charge which means I would not be only be taking care of performers but also a group of trainers. However I was not alone as I had a great counterpart as Co-block In-charge. This committment added on to the Volunteer trainings that I had to find time to attend. Though I was not able to attend every training, I tried to get in touch with things I should know as a NOC volunteer.

14 August 2010 came and gone. The 2 weeks plus of competition and time spent in the SYOG village also came to an end on 27 August 2010. The NOC team I was involved with was a small team but nonetheless giving their best for this first YOG. It was a great experience and the comradeship formed was forever. Our performers enjoyed themselves and they have achieved something in their young life. To some, it is life changing, to others, it is a challenge which they have overcome and to me, maybe this is what I was meant to do when I came back from overseas a few years ago.

A few days ago, we received our long-awaited certificate of participation from the SYOG committee. The certificate will go in together with the rest of the certificates but the memories created will always be embedded in my life and in the photos that were taken.

Lastly to quote from Ikeda Sensei "Each of us must seek to discover the particular theme or motif that will characterize our life. An attitude of intense, undaunted seriousness toward each fleeting moment can open up a whole new life for us. "

The trainers for the SYOG's opening ceremony item "Playing with fire, pushing the limits".

With my wonderful co-block in-charge.