Miriam Yeung: Extremely High Spirits, Felt Like Rowena Lam

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Miriam Yeung was the torch bearer for Macau. Yesterday, she was responsible for the relay run from Star World Hotel to Wynn Macau Resort. She was in extremely high spirits. She would continuously wave to the fans and crowd on the tour bus and while she was running. She jumped up and down as per the reporter’s request for the pictures. She said that she was emotionally overloaded and felt a bit crazy. When she started her run, she felt like Rowena Lam*. She was running too fast and the workers asked her to slow down. Miriam’s parents dressed up for the event to see her. But they received the wrong information and stood in the wrong location so they didn’t see her carry the torch. Miriam and her parents feel very disappointed about it.

Miriam was the 16th runner. She appeared to be very excited when she received the torch. She had a wide grin on her face and ran fast. But she was running faster and faster so the blue-clothed workers asked her to slow down. After she finished her mission, she rode a specialized bus. She peered out the window, waved to the fans and continuously yelled: “Add oil China (Continue on with the effort China)”. Some of the crowd commented that Miriam had very pale skin on her hand.

In an interview, Miriam expressed that she was tired because she suddenly awoken at 5 AM. She was in cold sweat when she awoken. She was on a “high” when she was the torch bearer. Her voice is hoarse since she was screaming “Add oil China” because of her high spirits. At that moment, she felt like she was the Miss Hong Kong Rowena Lam. She felt “亵” when she was told to slow down. She felt it was a lost when she knew her disappointed parents did not see her carry the torch.

She laughed and said that Eason Chan called her to tell her to “add oil”. He joked that she should give more effort and not to stumble on her own legs when she starts to run. He is really caring and joking with her. Did you wonder how you were made a Macau torch bearer? Miriam said that a corporate sponsor sponsored her. She was an Outstanding Youth Ambassador of Macau. She was also an opening ceremony guest for the East Asian Games so that is why she was chosen to be a torch bearer. She felt the passion of the Macanese and felt the honour to be an Olympic torch bearer. She was pondering a lot before the run. She originally wanted to wear a hair band but felt it made her look like “Kodomo Robokon”. She decided to tie her hair up and put on little makeup. But her makeup still melted because she was too hot after her run.

Is the torch heavy? Miriam responded that it was slightly heavy. Leo Ku was criticized for switching hands too often. She said he was probably too excited (alludes to Leo’s sweaty hands). Miriam would take special care to protect the commemorative torch and return to Hong Kong. She joked that she would kick the person who will try to steal her torch. She would place the torch in her living room because her father feels that it would honour the ancestors.