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8/8/8 8:08 pm... almost here.
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Friday, Aug 8, 2008 6:40PM / Standard Entry / Hong Kong / Members only
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its almost time! in another 1.5 hours or so the opening ceremonies start!

can't wait.... been waiting for Beijing to host the olympics since... like 1994? (when they didn't get 2000...) no wushu in there this time, but maybe thats OK. (thats the subject of another blog or two)... :-P

Anyway, I have been meaning to do a blog about the olympics for a while. you'll recall the torch came through here on May 2nd... and the preparations have been going on for a while.

At the end of march i brought you this from TST:

oh yes, the black one is carrying a gun, not racist at all... :-P

In addition to lots of cops, there's signs and banners everywhere, they've cleaned up extra hard and even random stuff like this:

The Fuwa's say: "don't buy fake gucci bags!"

I found out last week that the brand new parking lot they built near my apartment in Hung Hom is not a public parking lot, its actually specifically for the olympics:

Audis and VWs! cause Equestrians ride in style. :-P

they also have some big digital countdown clocks around town (in the central MTR station and at the airport at least), i gotta try to snap a pic on my way through tonight. :-P

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JoanneSanderson
posted on Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 4:55PM [Report]

The opening ceremony was pretty impressive. Must be a great atmosphere in Hong Kong and China right now.
Etchy
posted on Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 1:42AM

Jasmine - they only showed a brief part of Jackie singing on the stage, they cut away to the commentators after that. :-(

(it was late here too!) but i saw Vincent Kok hosting the ATV report...
jasmineT
posted on Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 12:47AM [Report]

hmmmm. the TV program was over at 1:30( jp) did you see the singers' stage on TV ?
janechu
posted on Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 12:06AM [Report]

very cool... can definitely feel the Olympic spirit... unfortunately we get to see re-runs... =T but it'll be exciting... hahaa... =D
jasmineT
posted on Friday, Aug 8, 2008 10:43PM [Report]

look forward to your report on equestrian because i support 65 years old japanese athletes. as for Nic, i have just read about the performance at the ceremony. hope he wears the hat. haha
Flagday
posted on Friday, Aug 8, 2008 9:02PM [Report]

Do you have tickets to see any of the equestrian events. Sounds like they're being held really early and really late so that the horses don't suffer in the oppressive HK heat.
Etchy
posted on Friday, Aug 8, 2008 6:57PM

ha ha, i doubt the will wear it on stage! that would be insane. :-P
shorty
posted on Friday, Aug 8, 2008 6:50PM [Report]

BTW, Nic was wearing the AnD cap at the airport. Think he'll wear it on stage? Be good for the site!
shorty
posted on Friday, Aug 8, 2008 6:50PM [Report]

It'll be midnight over here when the ceremony starts. I'll be staying up to catch Nic. And New Zealand comes out around 3:30am. I'll try to stay up, but it'll be hard. I've been really tired this week.