good luck Beijing diving finals
It’s been far too long since I last updated, but I didn’t have enough memory on my laptop for new pictures! However, now I have a brand new and ultra-chic Iomega flash drive to store my mp3s and...
View Articlebe part of the Olympics by climbing the stairs on Wednesdays
The Cure song “Friday, I’m in Love” has it that on Wednesdays you can be grey, break my heart, have a heart attack, or stay in bed, but no such problems for Beijing in its Olympic year. On Wednesdays...
View Article加油北京!LEGO style
Photos from the HKLUG 2008 Olympics Flickr Set. In the grand tradition of Lego versions of Lord of the Rings, The Bible, and “Thriller”, the Hong Kong LEGO Users Group (HKLUG) have created the Beijing...
View Articlespread the Olympic culture
The Olympics are nearly here, just a few hours to go! In the past few weeks, there have been more Olympic slogan banners around town. Political slogans in China have an interesting and turbulent...
View Articletwo chinese characters teach you how to say 加油!
While I was doing research for this post for CNReviews, I came across this rather funny video on how to say 加油, which is what all the cool kids say when they are cheering at the Olympics–and anywhere...
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