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i am someone who is delusional at times. someone who seeks for attention of others. someone who suffers from middle-child syndrome. someone who sees depression as an inspiration for writing. a poet. an emotional kid. but an optimist at the same time. weird. but true.

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Saturday, August 09, 2008

2008 bejing olympics


breath-taking. awe-inspiring. fantastic. the 2008 beijing olympics surely rocked the world! to quote yahoo! sports columnist Charles Robinson, " Friday’s Opening Ceremony was one of the few moments in the fantastical world of sports when superlatives had no shot." it was one of china's most defining moments. it was certainly a major historical event - one that would stay in the hearts of viewers for a very, very long time.

after watching the Beijing Olympics opening, i couldn't help but feel PROUD to be Chinese. the opening showed the world how much love the Chinese have for their country, esp. during the singing of the national anthem. nothing can surpass the emotion and goosebumps i got when i witnessed the whole stadium (the Chinese, at least) singing the national anthem. the program when they had hundreds or thousands of men beating the drums was so good that no word can describe the amazement i felt. they were all so synchronized, so disciplined, so forceful. i wonder how long they trained for that program. heck, i wonder HOW they trained SO MANY people for that program. and the movements were SO synchronized. it was just purely amazing.

all the programs were certainly breath-taking. to me, it seemed as if they turned scenes from movies (curse of the golden flower, hero to name a few) into live sets. and the number of people. WOW! would be an understatement.

the lighting of the torch was a program by itself. it was unexpected, really. i bet everyone was gripping their seats for the lighting of the torch moment. everyone expected to see something grand. but no one would've expected the moment to be THAT grand. it was WOW to the tenth power. esp. when they asked an Olympics gold-medal holder to be the one to light the torch, it added to the sentimental aspect of the program. more so that they asked the middle-aged man to run in air while being "flown" to the Olympic torch.

as i've said, this event is a monumental one. and i certainly hope that it will stay in the hearts of the people forever. i have never been more proud to be Chinese. seriously. so much love for their country. so much discipline. so fantastic.
certainly, no words can explain the awe i am feeling right now after seeing the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening.

*photos were taken from yahoo! web sites (AP photos)
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