ROCK ON Singapore!

For some of you who are unaware, Singapore has won the bid to stage the inaugural Youth Olympics! As a Singaporean, I must say I feel proud that we are selected to host a multi-disciplinary sporting event of such a magnitude. Sure it might not be on such a grand scale as the Olympics, but at least it's a small step forward indeed. I am sure Singapore will stage a very successful event that will further showcase and sell the "Singapore" brand name.

Even before the announcement of this good news, I was already looking forward to being part of the first ever street night Formula 1 race to be held in Singapore this coming September. In fact, I managed to get tickets for the event and I am so looking forward to it! Imagine cars speeding down our roads at 300+km/h in street conditions at night with the skyscrapers as the background. How cool is that?

It is indeed incredible how a small country like Singapore with no resources but its people manage to transform itself into a country that boosts of several first. In fact I came across this website - http://www.singaporebookofrecords.com/index.php which compiles a list of all the records that Singapore or Singaporeans currently hold and I am shocked to see that there are quite a long list.

So for all you Singaporeans out there, you should be proud that you are part of a nation that has overcome the odds to be one of the most successful stories in nation building. At least for me, I am and also confident that Singapore can and will continue to progress with the passage of time.