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Cost of Youth games goes up three-fold

An extra $265 million needed to meet the cost will be borne by MCYS and Ministry of Finance. (taxpayers' money)

I read this news on our local papers today, 38 days before the game starts, the cost went up 3 times! I am flabbergasted with the news report of how there seems to be a total lack of financial discipline and control of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sport. $387million to chase this vain glory called YOG is absurd and stupid. Big sporting nation don't even intend to send their bright junior to the event. For readers who had been following my blog, I made a few posts on the upcoming YOG with excitement, but now....

Lyo & Merly post

Lyo & Merly at Orchard Road

The budget breakdown (selected areas) source from TODAY

Revised specification, scale and scope:

* $97 million: Technology, including $16 million for providing "live" broadcasts in 18 of the 26 sports.

* $76 million: Sports and venues, mainly for upgrading works like floodlights and warm-up halls.

* $44 million: Logistics and transport, such as warehousing, supply chain, catering and cleaning costs which increased after organisers upped the volunteers from 7,000 to 20,000.
(volunteers are not paid, they are given event T-shirt, meals and transport)

* $18 million: Security, including for screening, equipment. (COOL)

* $12 million: To engage Singaporeans. (WOW)

* $7 million: Cost to organise the Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame. (Flying the flame lighting in Olympia, Greece on July 23 before arriving via Berlin, Dakar, Mexico City, Auckland and Seoul, with a celebration involving President SR Nathan, followed by a 6 days torch relay islandwide involving 2,400 torchbearers, torchbearers not paid)




the famous JJ LIN... YOU ARE THE ONE SINGAPORE

Oh Yeah Oh Yeah Oh Yeah Hey! Oh Yeah Oh Yeah Hooooh... You Are The One Singaporeans.. Please Be Prepare To Pay Hoh!

Singapore helping to repair Jamaica’s stadium in exchange for marketing for YOG. This is a stunning report in April which was not reported in Singapore.

Jamaica Observer on 25 April 10
Jamaica Observer


Recently received a couple of emails and feedbacks from readers on my blog, they enjoyed the posts and find it interesting. The character Hedgehog was used as a study Mascot in one of the elementary school in South Korea in May this year, when I agreed to let a teacher use my character to motivate her students in their coming exams (for non-commercial purposes). Cheers!