YOG accept the blunders and move on

YOG volunteers got their free F1 ticket late. So what else is new? It seems once something goes wrong, the wrongs just keep coming. YOG should just accept their mistake and moves on. It isn't Singpost's problem. Singpost requires one day to process and send out the mail and if you post on thurs if you are lucky you get them on fri. Why risk such narrow time frame? Better still, have the recipents to collect the tickets. I am sure they are happy to do it since they even volunteer for YOG. Lastly, someone wrote about the display at Mountbatten station is still showing YOG clips. Ion Orchard still countdown YOG. I haven't quite saw it but when someone posted on ST Forum it should be true. So is the timer now negative?

better food finally only with a few remaining days.

YOG organiser finally rectify the food quality. Volunteers all agreed the food had improved. It was revealed that the organiser replaced the previous caterer to a better caterer that is also catering for other events like World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Somehow while everyone managed to get happy, it seems most were unhappy for most of the YOG event. It is only a few days left and it seems action was only taken when report of diarrhoea happened. The rectify is seen as a bit late but it is better than nothing been done.

http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/08/22/yog-volunteers-food-being-served-much-better-now/

empty seat in YOG event

YOG is a success so far but not so in term of the audiences. You could still see empty seats despite they announce a sold out. So why sold out if no one occupied the seats? So far netizens is pinning the blame on MOE as their "mass" purhase causes the empty seats. The students are no attending at all. Either they are busy studying for the coming exams or they are not interested. While MOE denied they are the cause, it is news they mass purchased and not much students as the audiences. While long queues out hoping for getting one of those empty seats, the organiser just wouldn't do anything. Not even when the minster want to rectify the problem. So what is the problem here? The problem here is lazy organiser that refuses to fill up the seats when there are long queues and empty seats and also MOE contribute to the system by mass purchase but never use the tickets. Don't deny it because it is your show and both system are link to the gov. So you can reply with reasons but no action taken mean you are still not solving anything. World class event but lazy system. And not to mention all the food issue and so far no mentioning of any improvements too.

YOG time to improve!

Another happening that gives YOG people behind it a black eye. It seems during the weekend some volunteers got diarrhoea after consuming meals. So out come the food standards again. Investigations shows that the hygiene standard are in order. So where does it goes wrong? I am sure people are talking about closing one eyes or both eyes to get over this black patch. So is this how volunteers are being treated? There is the complain of lousy food that doesn't taste good and now this food poisoning. Volunteers are our citizens and this is no way to treat them when they are proudly do this job for the country and not getting anymore form of payment other than transport and meal. The more the gov assures it is ok, people just got suspicious of the situation. I prefer to see action, not assurance. Assurance is just talk and no result it is just disappointment. The world is watching so it isn't just for the citizens.

YOG started!

The YOG ceremony had passed. Well done to the staff and workers puting up the show. But then when the flags are coming down they have to go to ads several times. So whoever the flags not shown on TV due to the ads well, what would the TV station explain? I would say it is lack of respects. They didn't show ads while NDP is going on. And also I believe if it is YOG it should be youths going on stage. I saw the older athletics going down with the flags. I still don't agree with all these adults doing in a youth event. In any case, it certainly is history making for Singapore.

YOG food cannot make it

YOG is a global event and the people running it are using volunteers. Someone is not happy with the food given and even put up a photo of the pack of food. Many netizens agreed the food need to improve more. That food while some say is much better than the NS food, I would say NS food actually would be better than what was shown. This pack is dry food and some bean crud. The NS food would have soup and meat and vegetables. In any cases, both just cannot make it. For NS we got no choice, but for YOG, those being fed are volunteers. They are our own citizens. It isn't a one day event. These volunteers have to eat the same food everyday who can take it?And I doubt the caterer will do much "improve" since it is all boil down to profits.
http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/08/13/storm-over-food-for-yog-volunteers/

YOG torch runners are middle agers.....

Youth Olympic is sizzling in Singapore. Not just for the youths but for everyone. However they put in the YOUTH is to mean this event is to participate by youths only. So when the torch relay event list adults running for it, some people start to questions. Why adults run for this and not youths or young person? This question make sense to since it is YOUTH olympics. We don't see a youth running the torch relay or participate in the adult version of the Olympic. The minister explained that the running is for everyone. As the news report people disagreed, giving example, that in Star Studded events that meant for TV, you don't see an athlete going on stage to recieve or give awards. Yes this made sense. No matter how the minister explains it goes to show the organisers fail to take in common logic. It is a YOUTH event. Although the organisers are adults, it is all about the participants. YOUTH is the words. The blunders will be tagged although no one could make them change their minds.
http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201008041511-174060.html

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