caught the men's singles finals badminton match last night between the worlds numbers 1, lin dan (we prefer to call him linda) & 2, malaysia's very own lee chong wei. can't call it an awesome match; more like cw was cowered into giving the game to linda.
well linda in no. 1 for a reason & he is bloody physically fit, runs around the whole court without breaking a sweat & he had the advantage of the home crowd who kept shouting 'lin dan, jiayou' (could hardly hear the cheers for cw).
so after beating cw 21-12 & 21-6, linda took home the gold medal while our homeboy became the first ever singles player to enter the finals at the olympics & bring home the silver. whatever it is, i am sure many a malaysian is extremely proud of cw & misbun (his coach) and what they have achieved. i had goosebumps watching him walking into the court for the match & couldn't help but feel proud when the malaysian flag flew along side the chinese flags during the award ceremony.
as much as we all wanted cw to bring home the coveted gold but i guess we are all equally proud of what he has achieved. so, he will only get rm300k & a monthly allowance of rm3k although i would have gladly prefered that he get the rm1m & pension of rm5k for the rest of his life. the hubby was saying its causing the taxpayers money. but think of it, would you rather it go to the sportsman (woman) who brought glory to the country or to the powers that be (or their spouses to spend at the hair-dressers daily)?
my choice is as good as any of yours......
p.s. as i am updating this blog, i am watching the olympic highlights, the 110m hurdles - and china's liu xiang (the defending olympic champion) walking away dejectedly as he is unable to compete in the event due to hamstring injury. as he walks away from the tracks, his country men are shedding tears & walking out to leave the stadium.... (sumpah keramat kot??)
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