Caterpillar part 3

I am sad to say that my caterpillars have died. They were not moving at all. They have yet to reach the pupa stage. Perhaps living in the plastic container was not good for them at all.

17 Aug 2008 - Beijing Olympics part 2

Today is a special day. Eli will be celebrating his 9th birthday. His parents decided to invite family members for his birthday party. But the party will be held earlier so that everybody can catch a special match in Beijing Olympics.

Yes, the women table-tennis final will be held at 7.30pm. Singapore will be meeting the unbeatable China. 

I read something interesting from yesterday's papers:

 "If the body tires, the brain pushes. If the impossible is to be achieved, the mind must be convinced. If you start believing, you are a step closer to winning."

"If they don't believe they can win, they have already lost".

The above phrases are very meaningful and is food for thought today.

Singapore is assured of an Olympic medal!!!

Singapore women's table-tennis finally cleared all hurdles and got into the finals. The team match against South Korea has just ended and we won! After 48 years without a medal, finally we see light.

I am at the top of the world!

Beijing Olympics 2008 part 1

The Beijing Olympics 2008 started with a loud bang which shook the whole world on 8th Aug 2008 8.08pm (Beijing's time).

I watched the live telecast from the tv at home.

Since then, I have been following some of the competitions, especially some swimming heats, weight-lifting, 3m springboard diving etc.

Michael Phelps continues into an uncharted zone where nobody has ever scored so many Gold medals in Olympics. He broke many World Records too. He swims better than a shark!

What amazed me was the weight-lifting! A woman of weight probably 70kg, could lift up weights of about 130 to 140kg. This is almost double her body weight. Look, only ants can live up things heavier than themselves.

The gymnastics competitions are also amazing too. The sportsmen or sportswomen are as agile as "monkeys" on the bars. Their body weights do not seem to be an issue to them at all.

For the 3m springboard diving, China sportswomen performed extremely well. They synchronized so well that I thought what I saw was split images of each other.

I see humans continue to challenge to the extremes. I can only say "AMAZING".

Are these eggs?

Are these eggs of the lime butterfly? We kept them for a few days and yet no hatching.

Caterpillar part 2

The caterpillars became green and hairy.

Caterpillar part 1

These were the caterpillars; look at their little spikes!