Remnant

All that's left after the Youth Olympic Games.

Working from home

has certain perks.

For instance, a nice cold beer in hand on a very hot day. :)

The last of it

This shall be the last of the YOG posts.

I will be on leave and when I return to campus, YOG will be over and the village gone.

YOG gifts for staff - lanyard and luggage tag

Go Singapore! I hope you do win some medals. ;)

The Village takes shape

The car parks are now bus berths.

Athletes will line up here so YOG buses can pick them up and take them to the sports venues.

I finally learnt that the mascots' names are Lyo and Merly!

I don't know what these are. Mega salt and pepper shakers? Russian dolls?

This art installation baffles me!

The 2 official languages for the Olympics are English and French.

What caught my eye was the word 'medailles'. Does it mean 'medals'? Ooh! I'd love to see one of those!

Well, somebody's really happy about the YOG! ;)

The countdown has begun!

While the transformations continue, one thing remains the same.
Big Brother IS watching you.

Are you ready for YOG?

On campus, security has stepped up and soon every place will be out of bounds. There are posters everywhere announcing the (for the lack of a better word) 'impending' Youth Olympic Games.

Here are the YOG mascots featured in a large poster. I think one is a merlion and the other a lion.

The lush green triangle surrounded by all the academic blocks has been fenced up. It is being transformed into the Youth Olympic Village. Now, there are cranes and trucks and speed limit!

Fences are everywhere. This one basically wraps around the university, creating a sense of imprisonment unfortunately.

The picture is not well taken, I'm afraid. Can you see the security camera hanging above the fence? Big Brother is watching you.

C is for cookie!

I have discovered cookies incredibly yummy!

My colleague, CD, was the one who shared them with me. Because of the YOG, the canteen that's so near our office is closed. Hence when it's blazing hot and we find it too punishing to walk to one of NTU canteens, we eat instant noodles and cookies for lunch.

Strawberry & Cream Cookies from Crabtree & Evelyn

Absolute heaven!

Because of the Youth Olympic Games ...

everything on campus comes to a standstill.

Vending machines included.

FIFA World Cup 2010

I don't know if I'll be able to wake in the wee hours and catch the final match at 2.30a.m. on Monday.

Will it be

or

?

I'm a fan of neither but I think I'll go with Paul the Octopus so Spain it shall be!

These flags are found at the side of tents, which form the cultural stalls for the Youth Olympic Village. Incidentally, it's a good thing Uruguay did not make it to the finals. At the time I took the photos, the last tent the workers had put up was Ukraine's!