Re: Coincidence?

And the winners will move on to the Olympics? What do these games mean,
anyhow? I am sure that the entertainment sites of Manila, Cebu and other
places are overjoyed that they have hoards of tourists from "rich" countries
like Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar (didn't that used to be Burma?).


"bugok na itlog" <bni@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "pong" <pong944@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Garcilliano surfaces.
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>> The Philippines is leading in the medal count of the SEA games.
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>> Coincidence?
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>> http://asia.news.yahoo.com/051129/5/sports180820.html
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>> Tuesday November 29, 4:17 AM
>> SEA Games: Philippines leads in medal tally on day two of competition
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>> MANILA : The Philippines took the early lead in the race for medals on
>> the
>> second day of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games being held in various cities
>> in
>> the Philippines.
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>> As at 10pm on Monday, the Philippines won 23 gold, 10 silver, 15 bronze
>> medals.
>>
>> Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
>> Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam will compete for 441 gold
>> medals
>> in 41 events in the Games, which will last till December 5.
>>
>> Events at the Games range from athletics, football, gymnastics, martial
>> arts
>> like karate, muay Thai-boxing and the Philippine stick-fighting art of
>> arnis
>> to snooker and ballroom dancing
>> .
>> Vietnam has 14 gold, 11 silver, 15 bronze medals while Thailand has seven
>> gold, 12 silver, 17 bronze medals.
>> Malaysia is in fourth position with seven gold, 10 silver, eight bronze
>> medals, followed by Indonesia with six gold, nine silver and nine bronze
>> medals.
>>
>> Singapore is in sixth position with two gold, three silver and six bronze
>> medals, followed by Myanmar with one gold, four silvers and five
>> bronzes. -
>> CNA/ir/de
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