Table Tennis Semis

Singapore is in to the semifinals of the team competition after beating North Korea 3-0!

Now they will face Japan (again) for a shot at the finals.

I think they stand a good chance, although Japan is no pushover. They've got my favourite cutesy star, Ai Fukuhara!

People can complain about Singapore importing FTs all they want, but you look at the trio of Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu and Li Jiawei and their commitment to bring glory to Singapore. Just how the haters can constantly keep finding excuses to slam them for being China-born Simply perplexes me.

Not only have they delivered in terms of achievements in the areas they are good at, they have made good and have contributed to the overall talent pool here (think up and coming Isabella Lee).

How long have they been representing us? For eons already! Even Jing Junhong one of the original FTs is currently serving the STTA as an assistant coach! I doubt they'll be going back to China anytime soon.

From 4 editions ago our women's table tennis singles have consistently produced a semifinalist. We had Jing Junhong (1996, 4th), Li Jiawei (2000, 4th), Li Jiawei (2004, 4th), Feng Tianwei (2008, 4th) and this year, the breakthrough by Feng. These girls do us proud.

It's time to celebrate the flag. National Day is coming. Our forefathers were from a foreign land too, so let's not be xenophobic when the people who choose to fly our flag bring glory to our little island. Be proudly Singaporean!