Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Heroes to Zeroes Part Deux


The polling stations in Permatang Pauh by-election are now officially closed. Well...some are waiting for the result with bated breath, some already conceded defeat and some are hoping for the unlikeliest upset. Will Goliath be slayed tonight? Certainly do not think so.

The question that comes to my mind-Chong Wei, where art thou? Wonder if he's in his hometown, paying his dues to the nation that gives him so much.

Eat your heart out folks...a Datuk in his twenties...the latest addition to the never ending list of Datuks and Datins in our country. That too, after a pathetic display in the final.

Talking about rewards, spare a thought or two for Rohullah Nikpai. Who?Yes, it's Rohullah Nikpai. Sounds like a Nepalese watchmen you'd say. No, he's not.

He is a fighter, a taekwondo exponent from Afghanistan who just won a bronze for his homeland.
I've never been to Kabul, yet I was reliably informed that electricity supply is only 4 hours a day and inconsistent one at that.... so he was forced to adjust his training schedule according to availability of electricity supply to the rundown gym he's training in.

Guess what he's doing in his sparetime? Don't laugh...he's a barber in between trainings.

See how lucky our athletes are?

In the most harrowing of times, Rohullah and his family were forced to emigrate to some transitional camps in Iran, coming back only recently. That's where he picked up the Korean martial arts...guess he's not only picking up but a good, masterful one at that...and he beat one Spanish bloke, a world champion en route to winning the bronze. How's that?

You have to beat a champion to be a champion in every sense of the word...not like some chums huh..
Yes, in a country ravaged by war, Taliban regime etc..he is a saviour, sort of national hero at this moment if time.
I too, would consider him an Olympic hero...I'll put him above Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps any time. He's a living proof that success is achievable if you have the talent.
And his rewards...a govt house from Hamid Karzai, sort of DBKL flats here in Bolehland.

You hear me, Chong Wei?
p/s- my niece, MU crazy Emma in UIA, Gombak is now driving a new set of wheels, u truly deserved it gal. Sort of champions too.

2 comments:

rizal hashim said...

tengok, di sini anak saudara tuan pun dapat kereta baru, bayangkan kalau bekalan elektrik kita empat jam sehari, mak oiii, tak de astro, tak de lah nak berblog kita ek...

Anonymous said...

bro... bukan tak berblog tapi kita akan berblog hanya empat jam sehari. Itupun bergantung kepada situasi, sekiranya waktu bekalan elektrik baru nak stat tetiba lak bom meletup sana sini alamatnya kita berblog pakai surat jelerr.....(kena ternak burung merpati nampaknya)


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