Comments on: 08/08/08: Watch your step… http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/08/080808-watch-your-step/ A peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an Accidental Expat who has made his way from Hong Kong to Beijing to Taipei and finally back to Beijing for reasons that are still not entirely clear to him... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:51:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/08/080808-watch-your-step/comment-page-1/#comment-70555 Ryan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:10:06 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=4709#comment-70555 <blockquote>Nah, they’re going to wait until it gets dark and then they are going to bring out their dragons…</blockquote> Makes me pee a little each time I hear it. Too funny! @PB: Now THAT would be a closing ceremony worth watching!

Nah, they’re going to wait until it gets dark and then they are going to bring out their dragons…

Makes me pee a little each time I hear it. Too funny!

@PB: Now THAT would be a closing ceremony worth watching!

]]> By: PB http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/08/080808-watch-your-step/comment-page-1/#comment-70435 PB Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:30:43 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=4709#comment-70435 I'm still convinced that, for the closing ceremony, Beijing is going to rise up, transform into a giant robot and blast off into the heavens, leaving behind a shimmering Olympic Ring-shaped trail. The city will literally sacrifice itself for the Olympics, travelling the cosmos to spread the dream forever. The IOC would cream themselves, and the migrants would be damn happy they were "asked" to leave beforehand. Ok, back to reality. Due to unfortunate timing (I live in eastern Canada), I only managed to catch a bit of the opening ceremony as I was getting ready for work this morning. The part I saw was pretty impressive, very powerful. Of course, the commentary on CBC (Canada's national broadcaster) was terrible- I had the TV on for 5 seconds at most before I heard "China will be the world's economic superpower in a very short time". God. I don't hate China at all, I just hate the minimum 60% of Western media that can't seem to cover the country without becoming moronic. I guess that's why I don't watch much tv. I’m still convinced that, for the closing ceremony, Beijing is going to rise up, transform into a giant robot and blast off into the heavens, leaving behind a shimmering Olympic Ring-shaped trail. The city will literally sacrifice itself for the Olympics, travelling the cosmos to spread the dream forever. The IOC would cream themselves, and the migrants would be damn happy they were “asked” to leave beforehand.

Ok, back to reality.

Due to unfortunate timing (I live in eastern Canada), I only managed to catch a bit of the opening ceremony as I was getting ready for work this morning. The part I saw was pretty impressive, very powerful.

Of course, the commentary on CBC (Canada’s national broadcaster) was terrible- I had the TV on for 5 seconds at most before I heard “China will be the world’s economic superpower in a very short time”. God. I don’t hate China at all, I just hate the minimum 60% of Western media that can’t seem to cover the country without becoming moronic. I guess that’s why I don’t watch much tv.

]]> By: nanheyangrouchuan http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/08/080808-watch-your-step/comment-page-1/#comment-70434 nanheyangrouchuan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:37:08 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=4709#comment-70434 The shit youth are the true representatives of the real China. The shit youth are the true representatives of the real China.

]]> By: Andy R http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/08/080808-watch-your-step/comment-page-1/#comment-70430 Andy R Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:49:25 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=4709#comment-70430 Just what I needed an hour before watching the China and the world take themselves way too seriously... Just what I needed an hour before watching the China and the world take themselves way too seriously…

]]> By: Hemulen http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/08/080808-watch-your-step/comment-page-1/#comment-70428 Hemulen Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:42:22 +0000 http://www.pekingduck.org/?p=4709#comment-70428 This just cracks me up every time I watch it... Anyway, I was just about to give my apologies for anything I may have done to derail the previous thread. Just couldn't take these <i>fenqing</i> no more. This just cracks me up every time I watch it…

Anyway, I was just about to give my apologies for anything I may have done to derail the previous thread. Just couldn’t take these fenqing no more.

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