Commonwealth Games

Aaah, we can release the breath we were collectively holding. The opening ceremony was spectacular. Over the past few weeks we had become so cynical that we weren't expecting much I guess. Still we should not bank on last minute cleanups as these could always come unstuck.
More power to us as a nation and as a people. We do need extravaganzas sometimes to show ourseves what we are capable of. Yes, some of those mindboggling amounts of *wealth* could have been spent on health, education and housing, but I hope we have also learnt a lesson about bungling and corruption.