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SINGAPORE: The Asian Youth Games (AYG) torch relay continues in Singapore on Monday.
The first light for the day was ignited by Singapore Education Minister Ng Eng Hen during the torch-lighting ceremony at the Games Village just before seven in the morning.
Day two of the torch relay ceremony will see the flame being brought to 45 schools across Singapore. And one of them is West Spring Secondary School, representing Friendship, one of the Olympic values.
And together with Respect and Excellence, the three routes named after the Olympic values are relayed by 135 torch bearers to the schools.
For some, the responsibility of bearing the 1-kilogramme torch will be an unforgettable - and unnerving - experience.
A student torch bearer from West Spring Secondary School, Bibiana Loh, said: "I'm not very comfortable with fire. I can light candles and stuff but not one huge torch like that."
And even with H1N1 flu looming over the new school term, students and staff kept the festive mood going.
Principal of West Spring Secondary School, Seet Tiat Hee, said: "Today being the first day of school, we are trying to balance between all the precautionary measures (for H1N1 flu) and celebrating the AYG."
By evening, the flame will light up the Asian Youth Games' opening ceremony at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
- CNA/yt
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