singapore paralympics coverage

i'm wondering whether anyone else is trying to sift through the big world wide web looking for team singapore's progress at the 2008 beijing paralympics.. anyway here's how we're doing at swimming so far:

yesterday (sunday) theresa goh swam in the women's 100m freestyle - S5 final, clocking a time of 1:32:92, coming in 6th, bettering her time in the heats, and behind the winner Perales who had a new world record of 1:16:65. she's scheduled to swim the 200m freestyle - S5 tomorrow (tuesday) at 10.15am, with the final for that event at 7.13pm on the same day.

-        Day 18: San Jose -> Yosemite NP -> Mariposa, California

o        woke up kinda late (11-ish) again.. and dorothy brought us to this korean tofu house for lunch.. it was really good. (with all these little-kid drawings on the wall.. they were really cute..) and the owner was all smiles.. and gave us a pack of gum on the way out.. then looked thru dorothy's 8-9th grade pix (hahahaha) then we left around 2.. ( i remember coz that's when kristine called me hehe) got to yosemite around 6.. and we drove around the park.. went to the village and did our grocery and gift-store shopping.. then headed out as the sun was setting.. took forever to get out of the park though (we tried following really close to the mpv in front of us to try to figure out what they were watching.. we finally settled on 'mean girls' haha) no motels in the town just outside of yosemite (can't remember the name) so we had to drive an extra like 30 miles to mariposa

o        oh man!! scary! so steve was driving down this one-lane highway.. and we were all really tired.. and it was really dark.. didn't help that all these towns around yosemite were really small and deserted.. then there was this white truck in front of us that started braking everytime steve got too close.. so he finally passed them one time.. then they turned their high-beams on and had them on the entire way.. but i was asleep.. we *finally* got to mariposa.. and steve started driving by all these motels.. me and doogs were like 'what are you doing?' steve: i'm gonna try to lose them first.. so he made a random right (which pretty much led to nothing) and the guy followed us!! AHHH so he made another right.. and the guy still followed.. ok so one more right.. then he left *phew* haha turns out (pun unintended) that we turned into a street with sheriff and probation cars parked everywhere.. so time to find a motel.. finally settled on motel 8 (since it was the cheapest.. at a whopping 65! man that  lady.. (indian) wouldn't stop talking.. but she was nice enough to give us 3 beds.. haha we moved in.. had dinner.. and me and steve checked out the pool but it was cold.. showered and slept..

-         Day 17: San Francisco baby!

o        woke up at 11-ish (!) and headed out (yay for dorothy driving..) we started out at fisherman's wharf (after driving through the city.. including castro street with the biggest rainbow flags ever).. which meant in-and-out for lunch for me again yay!! doogie came with me since he didn't like seafood (doogie: you know that in-and-out is just a burger.. just a burger?!?! although he did say that before he tried that delicious goodness.. )  eventful walk back to meet steve and dorothy at the crab station.. first i bought some souveneir thing for the mother.. my goodness the silly cashier girl firstly couldn't understand me.. secondly took so long to let me pay and give me back change.. but while waiting.. saw (heard i think would be more accurate) these 2 boys rounding the corner and tearing down the street.. carrying a tray .. later found out from doogie that they just took the tray outside the store.. where i actually got what i bought.. so that was a little unsettling.. then as we were walking down saw a bunch of ppl staring across the street.. took a while to figure out what they were staring at.. we found the bush man!! (or branch man as fuj called him) haha it was the funniest thing ever! he just sat behind his bush.. and scared everyone (esp the ladies) that walked by.. these couples would innocently walk by.. and BOO! hahahaha.. and he has a bucket and people throw money in it.. haha those poor suckers didn't see it coming.. met up with steve and dorothy.. and walked down pier 39.. looks like.. a typical pier with stores and stuff.. had the street theatre (can't remember the guy's name.. but he was just ok anywayz) then we went to watch the seals.. (haha we were wating for the seals to push each other off.. but they were just there 'art, art, art, art')

o        drove around the city.. (up and down.. vertically hehe) finally found lombard.. curviest street EVER! haha and sooo many tourists.. of course we were there taking pictures too.. drove down.. and walked back up.. a couple more ups and downs.. then off to golden gate! haha took a photo same place we did last time i was there 10 years ago.. and began the 2-mile hike.. that was a lot of fun.. just talking and walking and randomly stopping to take pictures.. happy and relaxing.. there's something to being out in the open..

o        drove to chinatown.. had to ask where the gate was (since it was so hilly and so big we couldn't see it even though we knew it was on grant ave).. took pictures and walked around.. found a bakery where i had curry puff and dorothy got to try chicken pie.. then we realized we were running late so we headed back.. to ma-something-something chinese restaurant (run by muslims.. so no pork).. had dinner with dorothy's family there.. (lots of spicy food.. the tofu and egg was really good too).. then jamba juice!! (felt bad though coz after that never got the opportunity to thank dorothy's parents for dinner, for letting us stay... and didn't say goodbye).. then headed back watched the Rock (since we saw the real Alcatraz) while doing my laundry..