Announced just over 2 years ago, it was finally time for the first ever Youth Olympic Games. This promised to be groundbreaking and with the whole world watching, it was time for Singapore to put itself on the map yet again.
Many people around the world have been wowed by Singapore’s hosting abilities with events such as the Singapore Grand Prix. It’s a good bet, dependable and always ready to put on a good show…..attributes leading to us being selected as a host nation.
It took about roughly 2 years to prepare for this which is pretty short notice given that a host nation usually has 4 years to prepare for the Olympics but hey we are Singapore and the international event kicked off at The Float @ Marina Bay with the central business district and Marina Bay Sands resort making the canvas to the performances.
Funny how this is a week after the National Day parade where we already saw alot of fireworks. This time for the YOG opening ceremony there were fireworks after just about every performance.
Of course there were your typical cultural performances featuring some old child hood games as the themes but then the show moved on to more abstract art performances which was refreshing. Ivan Heng the choreographer certainly outdid himself.
This one was a performance called match stick or something like that……fire coordination was crucial here cos the fire was bursting in sync to the music.
The arrival of the torch marked the finale filled with fireworks. The torch itself resembled a lighthouse but the tip of the flame comes out of the glass. The flame has somewhat a spiral effect if you are close enough to see……I had my binos so that helped.
It was a great experience and i’m glad i could be a part of it. I never actually had my photo taken with fireworks in the background so this was a first for me.
More tote bags for me…….going green even with the goodie bags.
Danker out!
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