Griff88

Thank you for those who had voted for Indonesia! I was not at home for the entire Sunday, so not able to check the thread nor post the votes - thanks @Cinnamon Bunfor posting the vote instead

Done listening but unfortunately I left the scoresheet on my work PC and went home without sending the votes

Well we almost beat that small dot on the map if it wasn't for the bonus 4 minutes

INDONESIA Glenn Fredly - "Sekali Ini Saja" (Just This Once) Short intro: Glenn Fredly (1975-2020) is an Indonesian singer from Maluku, at the Eastern part of Indonesia. His first solo album interestingly was more successful in neighboring Malaysia and he even won awards in Malaysian and Singaporean music awards in 2000. This song, Sekali ini Saja, is part of Glenn's third album Selamat Pagi Dunia (2003) which marked his rise into prominence in Indonesian music scene. He passed away in 2020 due to meningitis. Lyrics and translation:

Pope Francis in Indonesia! So far people has been talking about the choice of car (foreign dignitaries usually ride a Mercedes-Benz) and why he does not visit East Nusa Tenggara (the only province with Roman Catholic majority).

It ended on 31 Dec 2023, unfortunately

Yes, yes will join I'm just busy with pulling all nighter finishing deadlines (and usually found myself watching Paralympics instead lol)

Retired badminton players post Olympics: He Bingjiao, Liu Yuchen, Ou Xuanyi, Tan Qiang Jongkolphan Kititharakul, Rawinda Prajongjai Lee Yang

Wow it's already uploaded (blocked in US only)

1. 7.5/10. It's good we win 2 golds, but the badminton team is underwhelming except Gregoria Mariska who won bronze. 2. Rizki Juniansyah is surely the biggest surprise. Medal is expected, but I would never think about gold. When the snatch finished, I'm still convinced Shi Zhiyong will lift one clean and jerk to end the competition, but well I don't expect that twist of fate. He also did not succumb to the pressure from expectations. Diananda Choirunisa in archery is the biggest heartbreak. That 5 against Barbelin which ended with shoot-off defeat is so traumatizing, I hope she come back stronger. Maybe she won't be able to medal even if she advanced, but advancing to semifinal among the Koreans would elevate the prestige of the sport here. Also the 0.006 seconds (yes this is not a typo) defeat in women's speed climbing is still painful to this day. Given the current situation of the badminton team, I did not have high expectations so can't be really said as a heartbreak. But it's a bit sad to see some of our players looking confused during play in (arguably) the biggest stage of their career. Those who played against the French also unable to handle pressure from the singing crowd, trembling like French royals when they are faced with angry peasants in a revolution 3. Near miss, I think? The NOC president promised they will deliver the best ever medal haul, but we got the same number of gold like 1992 (most gold ever won in single edition by this country). 4. If weightlifting, a sport which has contributed medals since 2000, still trains with old weights and an uninspiring place like the current center then what do you expect? I get it with our huge population, sport won't be receiving more funding since there are a lot of things to prioritize. At least those who medaled at Asian Games can receive support to qualify for LA 2028. It's stupid when we have 2022 Asian Games medalists in BMX racing (gold) and skateboarding (silver) but they did not receive funding to even try to qualify for Paris. 5. I hope in 2028 Rizki Juniansyah and Rahmat Erwin Abdullah can both qualify. Rio Waida hopefully can gain more experience to finally win a medal. We have some potential swimmers but their specialties are 50 m fly/50 m breast, so hopefully they can somehow improve in 100 m in those respective strokes. I think badminton will still continue in decline... so I hope they prove me wrong on that

And stop calling it a sport too, just call it “competitive video gaming”

- finally have a gymnastics Olympian, despite Rifda got injured and unable to perform in all apparatus - finally winning gold outside badminton - Badminton's Gregoria Mariska showed her critics that she actually can win a major medal Beside those nationalistic moments, here are some of my picks: - Celine Dion is back - Teddy Riner sending a long heartfelt message to Tatsuru Saito who was very, very disappointed with his defeat. - winning the handball match against , the first time I was thrilled with a handball match - Carlos Yulo winning 2 gold (and the hilarious reward of free colonoscopy) (to be updated)

Great crowd support to Lhamo

Hassan