Well Done Pandelela

After watching the fantastic run by Usain Bolt to win the 200m sprint, I switched the channel around and it landed on the aquatic centre. There it was, a medal ceremony for the 10m diving individual and guess who came up with the bronze?

Well done Pandelela. I knew she was diving but it was too early for my sahur. I recorded the athletics and as soon as I got up for sahur, I played back the events to watch the 200m. I knew that she was in contention but her earlier dives were not very good, and I thought she had blew it. Fantastic effort!

Now It's Azizul Time!

Datuk Lee Chong Wei returned to Malaysia to a hero's welcome earlier today. And now, the hopes of Malaysia for a medal lies on the shoulder of Azizulhasni Awang who just qualified to the finals of Men's Keirin. the race is coming up in half an hour or so. He will be competing with six others.

The twittersphere is abuzz with excitement. So far, no clown politician has yet to make any monkey statement ala the aftermath of Chong Wei's match. We shall see what pans out .......

Update on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 1:12AM by Haris Abdul Rahman

Oh dear! I must have jinxed it again. Azizul was boxed in and couldn't find another gear to keep up with the pace. He still should be proud to be in the reckoning. Definitely an Olympic-class athlete. Well done!

Well Done Great Sir

We couldn't ask for more than an honest effort. And we certainly got that aplenty from our legend, Datuk Lee Chong Wei. Well Sir, it was unfortunate that you played in the same era as one of the great ever in Lin Dan. You have given us great joy and excitement. And I was pretty sure that was what the Olympics stood for. A good honest effort, from good honest athletes.

Again, it came down to belief. And I think we all realised that if Chong Wei were ever able to win the gold medal, he should have clinched it in the second set. Letting Lin Dan back in was his downfall, and once Lin Dan smelt blood, there was no turning back. Despite that, Ching Wei did not capitulate. He kept on fighting. The bad line call at 8-5 played a role, and Lin Dan capitalised by winning six of the next seven points.

I was watching the medal ceremony as I was blogging this. He was in tears, and I could understand why.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei, we salute you!

LCW, FTW!

I was hoping to catch the Lee Chong Wei - Simon Santoso match while waiting for admissions, but it started later than expected. I ended up driving back home right after seeing my last patient. When I got to the apartment, the match had already ended. Chong Wei won straight set. Great results as everyone was still concerned about his injured knee. I guessed he recovered in time.

On for the Olympics

Just got back home from the outing at KLCC. The place was still buzzing when we left just after 10pm. Even the LRT station on our way back was full people were still coming back home. The town was still pretty much alive.

As for me, I was about to hit the sack, while the rest of the troupe were still up. The boys were playing with their brand new toys we bought just now. They would unlikely be in bed for the next hour or so. Feeling peckish, I got my candy bar with me, before heading to sleep. Alarm set for 4 am for the Olympics opening ceremony. Failing that, I have already got my DVR programmed to record, just in case .....