Uncertainty

Sunday, August 10, 2008

080808

This day is the day where the 29th Olympics is being held at 8:08pm in Beijing, as well as the day where my cousin held her wedding in Canberra. I flew around 90 minutes there and my niece picked me up at the airport.

It was a case of where east meets west. The wedding was western styled, with a few chinese traditions slotted in between, like the tea ceremony and the "Yum-Seng".

The dinner was a 3-course dinner, and lots of wine, and champange. A new experience indeed!

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

BRISBANE'S OLYMPIC BID

WHY WE SHOULD

We could finally stop pretending to be proud about the winking Matilda kangaroo from the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
It might get the Airport roundabout fixed.
The Story Bridge Hotel's annual cockroach races could be included as an event.
The Olympic truce might be the only thing to stop the Queensland Liberals and Nationals fighting
Because we need a reason for our restaurants to stay open after 9pm
We could out-do Sydney, and it would really annoy Melbourne

WHY WE SHOULDN'T

We don't have nearly enough smog
Rowing events could be problematic: no water in the dams, Citycats positively dangerous on the water.
How could an already inadequate public transport system ever cope?
The equestrain events might also be a problem, what with the Hendra virus and equine influenza.
Four-minute showers wouldn't be popular with Olympians
Do we really want to make Kevin Rudd even more smug?
With Beijing's budget $40 billion-plus, it's just a huge waste of money

Source: August 5 2008 edition of MX