08/08/08, yesterday, is the opening date for Beijing Olympics. I was stuck in a heavy rain for very long and missed most of the performance, then watched the replay from NBC on a very crappy and small TV in a kind of crowded and noisy room...So I wouldn't say I fully got the wonderfulness of this exciting event. But still, I think it was a very impressive and beautiful opening ceremony.
My friend in Beijing sent me an email about his experience and feelings (the following is excerpted from the email and translated by me):
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. We sent out to find a big screen outside to experience the the very rare moment. We ended up watching it in Wang Fu Jing.
It was very hot and humid, but I can feel all the people around me were really excited and enthusiastic. We were too happy tonight. We were standing the whole four hours in the crowd and applauded when there were close shot about Chinese athletes, we also sang national theme sometime to express our excitement. The whole ceremony was really great, especially the ignition of the Olympic torch.
It feels so excited and happy as a Chinese! Beijing has been preparing this very carefully for quite a long time and finally it is time now for the whole world to focus on it.
Poor Tian! It is such a pity you were not here and missed the great atmosphere filled with Beijing! But no need to be too sad, there would be other opportunities in the future. Wish you work hard and become wealthy, letting the foreigner feel the high spirit and the eager to do well in everything of the contemporary Chinese youth!
I post the last part of his email just for fun since this friend likes to talk and encourage me in a manner of a leader's speech. But anyway, I think you would be impressed by the excitement and the national proud from his email.
I really wish I could be in Beijing now, for the first time in the past two years of staying in US. No matter what problems China is having inside and outside, just give a break for us all to feel happy and proud for a short while! I begin to realize things are happening simultaneously and there is no such points that can mean a total ending to worries or concerns, also there is no brand-new start or something like that---there are always shadows from yesterday that shows who you are when you are facing a new day. But maybe exactly because of this, there are some moments, just very short and very unstable, but are very beautiful and memorable, in the short intervals between the unstoppable wheel of time or life.
Based on the same reason, I feel very irritated to read http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4481513.ece
the title is 'Lucy Fairbrother and Iain Thom return with promises of more Tibet protests', about two British students post a banner 'one world, one dream, free Tibet' around the main stadium on the eve of the Games. It also mentioned there were two Americans carried the similar protest and were also departed. Give us a short break! Show some respect for the long time dream of a country! And if you want to win a debate or a negotiation, don't make the other side feel stupid and mad. Having valid reasons is far from getting the successful solution of a problem, no matter in interpersonal relationship or international issues.
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