Okay, after that ghost-assisted decision to make this blog about Olympians, here’s our first post on a certified Olympic star. Guys and gals (but especially gals), meet Liu Xiang. We’re sure the Olympic enthusiasts among you already know who he is but for those of you who don’t, here are three things you should know [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2008’
About This Blog
About one week after we started, this blog is still having an identity crisis. At the back of our mind we have the ghost of Darren Rowse saying, “What is your niche? What tone of voice will you use? What’s your focus? Niche. Niche. Niche. Do you really think you can blog everything, as in [...]
As Theme Songs Go
As Olympic theme songs go, Forever Friends a.k.a the Beijing Olympic theme song is alright. It has all the right words to appeal to our desire for brotherhood/sisterhood, universal friendship, peace and unity, achieving the common dreams of humankind, etc. etc. Simon Cowell might call it “sappy”, “kinda old fashioned”, and “weddingy” but that’s Simon [...]
Tibetan Protests Continue
These days, Tibetan independence groups are doing a good job of publicizing the issue of China’s occupation of Tibet. Good for them, we must say. Do protest actions like the one in the video embarrass the Chinese government? Definitely yes. But will they embarrass the Chinese government to the point that it’s left with no [...]
One Billion Dollars?
According to Australia’s ABC News, the United Kingdom may be spending around one billion dollars (we assume we’re talking Australian currency here) to land in fourth place during this upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. They’re gonna spend that much money? We’re all for Olympic pride and glory but isn’t there such a thing as too much [...]
