no prizes this time, but im nonetheless very glad i topped this edition of the IOC Young Reporters Program, at Innsbruck 2012, albeit unofficially.
i went there with fire in the belly for several reasons, and im glad i proved to myself i can be good. i proved i wasnt there to make up numbers or continents, i wasnt there as a token Singapore rep, and i wasnt 'second choice'.
i cant put my finger on why, but Innsbruck 2012 was much more thoroughly enjoyable than Singapore 2010. not cos of what i now know, but the process. im really really grateful for all the kind words from Lucia (Montanarella), Roddie (McVake), Nick (Didlick) and Anthony (Edgar). they mean so much. more than ive expressed.
and Tracey (Holmes) for that post-curling late-night sms that came out of the blue: "thiam peng ur a star well done today u will go far."
i think my performance can be attributed to a couple of stories, mainly WADA, the Japanese kids, curling (and my indefatigable grit to master it in one day) and the last-minute Olympian. will put them up here shortly.
only pity was most of what i had prepared editorially prior to the Games weren't used.
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