Sunday, September 2, 2012

Tales from London, according to the mole


A number of moles told me:

1. Officials from Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) had to take turns in rubbing shoulders with the who's who in the world of sports due to the limited Olympic passes in London. One official though was accorded special privileges - a pass from his/her international governing body, another pass from OCM's allocation. Class! Since OCM president Tunku Imran Tuanku Jaafar is a member of the elite club IOC, his presidential pass was given to his deputy Datuk A Sani Karim who however could not make it. The NOC President's pass entitled the holder to a chauffeur-driven car/limo among the privileges! Wow. So who got to enjoy the ride?

2. Assuming Pandelela Rinong Pamg's prospects looked bleak after a poor first dive in the 10m platform women's individual final, a top OCM official chose to go to the Olympic Stadium to watch the blue riband event - athletics, thus missing diving's medal ceremony which put Malaysia onto the world map. Of course the opportunity to watch Usain Bolt in the flesh is much better than celebrating Malaysia's first medal outside badminton!

3. Extra tickets already paid for were not given away to fans or supporters for selected events...apa susah, not their money...

4. Up to 15 officials from the National Sports Institute (NSI) flew to London, with chief medical officer Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz and two physiotherapists embedded with the contingent, the rest outside the Games Village. Wah co-ordinator from Bath to London ah, what else to co-ordinate from outside? Balik saja lah...A few balik, like chef, fitness and conditioning experts...but need two sportscode operators ah?

5. A few OCM office-bearers were privileged enough to be accompanied by their partners/spouses. One of the perks of holding office.



Bathing, not basking, in the glory. Bath is basically Hertfordshire II on a smaller scale. Read  here and here. Read the debate here


Thanks to the huge profit from organising the Malaysian Open, BAM officials got to enjoy the London Games.

6. The Malaysian contingent were served by two secretariats - one inside the Games Village, one outside. Maybe one to serve athletes/coaches, another to be at the beck and call of VVIPs.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

sorry bro Rizal they BAM tak kata profit dari Malaysia Open..tapi Thomas cup.
Kononnya dapat duit Thomas cup mereka simpan sampai nak pergi ke London piidah
Mana ada dahlah dapat elaun setiap bulan (berani suruh lah Pesuruhjaya sukan semak akaun diorang)
lepas tu belanja RM600,000 ke London.
You think they going to admit? sudahlah...Tapi pandai mintak duit MSN kononnya tak cukup. Takkan ubahlah, dulu ke Bejing satu rombongan duit untung apa tak taulah,kini ke London. Ada hati rombongan pegi study tour. Tengoklah keadaan badminton dari negeri, berapa yang aktif? Mana ada accountability. Macam Kelantan apa dah jadi mana Hafiz era baru? Tengoklah nanti insyaallah kiranya sekilian panjang umur, satu lagi rombongan ke Rio Janerio untuk lagi satu study tour.
Habis kan duit rakyat pandai mana ada akauntabiliti. Pasukan prestasi tinggi (HPT) pergi enjoy je entah apa yang mereka buat. Kalau rajin kiralah berapa lama semua tinggal di London, berapa ramai, berapa elaun makan, kos penerbangan, penganguktan di London, kos penukaran mata wang,
Wajarke dengan pencapaian sehambar ini semua belanja sebanyak itu semata mata ada duit lebih. Mengapa tidak berwawasan guna wang seperti Majlis Olimpik Malaysia, berjimat cermat.
Selamat raya aidilfitri Bro, WSalam

Anonymous said...

no comments??pelik bin ajaib? dah tak ada orang baca blog tersohor ini kah?

Anonymous said...

ye la jimat macam ocm...tapi bukan ke semua ahli majlis ke olimpik?? siap bawah gf dengan anak lagi

Anonymous said...

anonymous sept 4 10.16
betul betul betul .jadi mana akauntabiliti dari OCM
ha ha

Anonymous said...

WSalam Rizal


1. Apa pun saya fikir BAM perlu lebih rasional. Kiranya ada duit perlu simpan untuk masa susah, jangan BAM mesti perlu bergantung kepada MSN dan kerajaan.
2. Bukankah HPT sudah tamat tempoh khidmat mereka lepas Olimpik di London? Mengapa tauke kasut ahli HPT yang tidak mampu meningkatkan taraf atlet2 badminton selain hanya pandai komen selepas kalah je? Apa wawasan yang ada pada dia selain joli sana sini?
Politiknya sama dengan politik jurulatih bergu Malaysia, dulu di Korea.

Anonymous said...

Salam Bro Rizal
Bos. Kasut aka high performance shoes man, tak ada komenpun apa apa. Selalunya bos kasut pandai bicara selepas semua sudah tamat. Kononnya ada idea barulah, atau tak diberi peluanglah dll. Semua dah buka mulut kononnya expert..tapi bila diberi tanggungjawab samalah helahnya.

Anonymous said...

Bang,

Aku dengar Ada dua orang MOM yang tidur sebilik..lain jantina pulak tu..ye ke. Selalu berlaku benda2 macam ni dalam sukan..tapi takkan la MOM pun sama jugak. Asyik nak berhoney moon je mana bole?!