Singapore Flag Bearer Li Jiawei Accused Of Dragging The Flag, Oops…
News August 10th, 2008
In the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, Singapore flag bearer, Li Jiawei (also a paddler), was accused in dragging the Singapore flag.
In Singapore Arms and Flag and National Anthem Act…
No person in possession of the Flag shall allow or cause the Flag to touch the floor or ground, even when lowering the Flag from a staff or flagpole.
Singapore blogger DK spoke his mind…
Li Jiawei requested to be the flag bearer for the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Singapore National Olympic Council gave her the chance. But nobody teach her how to hold the flag properly. The angle is too low. The tip of the flag is dragging the ground. Why didn鈥檛 anyone teach her how to hold the flag?
I know this is an accident. I don鈥檛 believe she dare to do this on purpose. But it is a big mistake. It is not just touching the floor for a while. It is dragging on the stadium floor most of the time. How could someone be so careless when holding the national flag infront of the whole world?
Some defended her by saying that she is too short. Well, if she is too short, then maybe they should appoint someone taller to hold our flag up high. But look at the flag bearer for Japan. She seems shorter than Li Jiawei. Yet their flag is upright and never touching the floor. It is the method of holding the flag. She didn鈥檛 hold it properly. And there is no excuse for that.
Well, perhaps we should find someone taller than Yao Ming (really hard).
Via DK
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LOL. It is amazing how people can get so worked up about something that in the end is just a piece of printed material.
Dear Mike,
In case u don’t know. The printed material AKA as the Country Flag represents the Country itself. If you are not sure I guess its better you keep your comment to yourself…..
Hi guys,
Standing in the fact of truth, Andy is right in saying that flag is not just a piece of printed material. I am sure Li dun do that on purpose. My guess is, she is overwhelmed with the situation and crowd she sees. Its definitely a very grand situation there. if you observed carefully the whole ceremony, some government leader even forget to stand up and wave at their own athletics. Its a very grand event and one can easily immerse in the situation and forget alot of things.
I am sure nobody wants anyone to comment or make fun on their given name. Respectfully, its a representation and symbolisation of one individual, thou some will say, its just a name. Is it really true? a name is just a name? or a flag is just a flag?
We ought to be proud of Singapore, it is so so small that the map can’t even see… but its a name that the whole world knows. ex-Indonesian government commented that Singapore is just a small red dot… but we are rich is cash, intelligent and bred alot educated people like you. and best part is, we even lend them money ;p
I am not a pro-government supporter, but I am truly proud to be singaporean. and also proud to be a chinese… becoz we are presenting the olympic in Asia.
ps: I am a true organic singaporean with 3 kids
Lyo
i agree with Mike.. these people they’ll always find something to get angry about to fill the emptiness they have inside.
flag heavy? my foot
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