Let the Games begin

The long-waited day is here for the billions of Chinese in Beijing... the Olympics!
After thinking through the various options of places to watch the Olympics (other than the Bird's Nest becoz we are sadly not given tickets to go!!??), I decided to invite a couple of fellow local volunteers to watch the opening ceremony in my humble abode over pizza and Coke.

I was really impressed with their patriotism. Each time the cameraman did a closeup on their Premier, the girls went into a screaming frenzy which was comparable to their excitement about Federer and Kobe. Political idols - how many of that do we have around??!

On another note, Zhang Yimou is an artistic genius. He got us hooked on the opening ceremony for more than 3 hours. That is a feat in itself. I can't imagine how overwhelming the feeling was at the venue itself becoz watching it on tv is awesome already! I thought the diverse cultural elements of Chinese history was so aptly and beautifully captured in each performance.

With this glorious moment captured in the history of China and the Olympics, I begin my night shift from 4.30pm to 12.30am at the basketball stadium, which once again promises another high point (basketball is China's most popular sport).

Looking forward to the clash between most-prized (& higest-priced black market ticket) game of 2008 Olympics, Men's Basketball China vs USA this Sunday.

It's 9 August... Happy National Day Singapore!