Citius, Altius, Fortius (II)
6 channels of ongoing Olympic coverage, cheers for Starhub cablevision.
I've spent the entire day watching the Olympics with my parents in our cozy little living room, talking and laughing at the athletes. Particularly during my parents' favourite segment - the weightlifting for 53kg women and 56kg men. I guess they enjoy the display of raw emotion and sheer brute strength coursing through the weightlifters. True to my word, i caught my almost all my favourite events in one day. I even managed to catch the first two quarters of the overhyped USA vs China basketball prelims, but China's performance was so disappointing that i switched the channel anyway. We stopped at 7pm for a dinner-break and continued our Olympics marathon well into the night.
At nightfall, as i laid on my bed to pray, i felt so relaxed and energised that i asked God about it. Then it dawned upon me, as simple as it was. I had needed this so badly that i didn't even realise it. This bonding time with my parents, this God-blessed gift of warm, completely unconditional love, this feeling of safety and security that you can find only in the presence of family. Our family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
I've spent the entire day watching the Olympics with my parents in our cozy little living room, talking and laughing at the athletes. Particularly during my parents' favourite segment - the weightlifting for 53kg women and 56kg men. I guess they enjoy the display of raw emotion and sheer brute strength coursing through the weightlifters. True to my word, i caught my almost all my favourite events in one day. I even managed to catch the first two quarters of the overhyped USA vs China basketball prelims, but China's performance was so disappointing that i switched the channel anyway. We stopped at 7pm for a dinner-break and continued our Olympics marathon well into the night.
At nightfall, as i laid on my bed to pray, i felt so relaxed and energised that i asked God about it. Then it dawned upon me, as simple as it was. I had needed this so badly that i didn't even realise it. This bonding time with my parents, this God-blessed gift of warm, completely unconditional love, this feeling of safety and security that you can find only in the presence of family. Our family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
