SINGING BRITISH: LONDON OLYMPICS 2012

Generalising Singaporean coverage of the Olympics would be difficult. In an age dominated by social media and online news, the coverage, results and opinions you are exposed to, digest and then presumably regurgitated loudly across the pub on a Friday night, are essentially the ones which you choose to surround yourself with.

Picture courtesy of the DailyMail

When you go online to check the news, it will be the homepage of your favourite broadsheet or news channel that I imagine you visit by default. For me, being British it's unsurprisingly the BBC. So if you were to ask me "what my exposure to the Olympic being in Singapore" has been like, the honest answer would be "pretty much the same as at home". I admit, we channel hop to follow the British athletes, however surely I am only being as biased as anyone else would be in supporting their home nation, regardless of their viewing location.

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With the local television and chatter in the office it I have maintained an awareness of how Singapore is doing (recently relatively well in the Table Tennis) however, this is the truth. Being an expat does not necessarily install a new sense of adopted national pride within you, and as much as I love Singapore, my channel surfing is not dictated by the movements of their team.

The fact is that being removed from your home country reignites a deep burning sense of patriotism. Despite the moaning about the potential disfunction the olympics would bring to London the messages coming from within supported by the proud, positive coverage by the national news is heart warming. Similar vibes of national pride transcended around the Jubilee, but messages and the memories were of a different nature. Celebrating the success of our country in hosting such a prestigious event (despite some initial set backs) exposes elements of British culture that do not usually get enough airtime. The architecture and landscape of London and the surrounding areas, that encapsulates the athletes in history and nature as they push themselves to new extremes alongside highly skilled rivals from around the world, the skill, successes and professionalism of so many athletes hailing from what is in comparison to the rest of the world, such a tiny country, and the coming together of British people to celebrate, support and congratulate in good spirits, come rain or shine without the need for riots, violence and alcoholism. These factors combined, integrated with many others, make for a place that we are openly routing for and proud to call home.

so once more, just for the record. COME ON TEAM GB!

Oh how did this picture slip in?

Some Facebook Statuses from this weekend that sum up the general feeling in London on Saturday 4th Aug 2012, they may get lost on our news feeds, the congestion may be a pain when going to work, but remember this is how you all felt when it mattered...

Soggy and wet but still excited for the marathon!!!

Just saw Usain Bolt race 100 meters... Win!!! My life is complete!!

Come on GBR

Bloody love being British. What a day. Why would Scotland ever want to leave this?

The streets of London are literally Paved with gold.

Raining Gold

Loving watching the Equestrian section, go team GB!

Beyond excited for the Murray match today!!!!!!

Olympics woooooo shaking with excitement

Looking forward to the athletics tonight... Bring on the 100m final Bolt!! @TeamGB

I want an Ennis 6pk, any tips?

JESSICA ENNIS. Amazing. So proud to be British!!!!!