The Olympics are Here…Finally
“Finally” was a word that stuck out a lot in last night’s opening ceremonies. The announcers said it over and over, talking about the long wait for the Oympics. And after slogging through four hours...
View ArticleIranian Refuses to Race Israeli Swimmer
As reported by The Jerusalem Post, an Iranian swimmer refused to race in the fourth heat of the 100 meter breaststroke alongside an Israeli swimmer. “This isn’t the first time this has happened and it...
View ArticleA Soulless Ceremony
It seems Ha’aretz, Israel’s leading newspaper, shares some of our views on the opening ceremony. Here are a few excerpts: I should have been excited, but I wasn’t. I sat a few dozen meters from the...
View ArticleBeijing Opening Ceremony Fireworks Faked?
There was one pretty cool shot during the opening ceremonies last Friday that looked like it had been filmed from a helicopter flying from the Forbidden City straight north up Beijing’s central axis...
View ArticleElectricity Rationing in Wuhan for the Olympics
The rest of the country continues to sacrifice for Beijing’s Olympic party. Yesterday SHTig and I visited one of the nicest (and largest) office towers in Beijing. The entire building was frigid–on a...
View ArticleThis is Heartbreaking
I guess it was all a bit too perfect. Following the news that the Opening Ceremony footprint fireworks were faked, it is now being reported (also here and here) that the cute little pixie, Lin Miaoke,...
View ArticleTrifecta!
From heartbreaking to predictable. The Telegraph (among many others) is reporting yet another Olympic Ceremony faux pas. It turns out that the 56 children “from” China’s official 56 different minority...
View ArticleMcDonald’s In China Update, 2008-08-27
A classic moment today at my local McDonald’s: A young girl was eating an early lunch at about 11:30 am with an older guy, probably her grandfather. Gramps wasn’t hungry, but he was definitely...
View ArticleCold Call Olympic Recruitment?
Just received the following call: Hello, sir, I am calling from the National Olympic Sports Center (国家奥体中心). Do you have any 5 to 16 year old children in your household? I said no, and he immediately...
View ArticleRe-train China’s Olympians as First Responders
I was working from home today. Around 5pm I got on my bike to ride into the city, only to discover a flat tire. Walked outside to have it fixed and saw five or six people standing around the entrance...
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