08.08.08!

" One World, One Dream "

Last year, 07.07.07 was a date and day to remember almost to everyone. It is true that it only occurs once in our life and on that date too, the new 7 wonders of the world were announced. As to this year- it happens to be 08.08.08, of which Chinese people see this date to be auspicious relating to number 8 which means 'fatt' or prosper, held the inaugural 29th Olympic Games in Beijing, China. As for me, i see this date to be memorable and just by watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, i hereby say that it was a wonderful day to remember! So, the question now is, what did i do during the '8' day that made it so memorable?

Due to unforeseen circumstances, i wasn't able to go back to KL this day and so i had to spend my 24 hours here in UTP. As usual, i have classes on Friday, from 8 am until noon. After noon, it was free time for me. My dad stopped by here en route back to KL and took me out for lunch. Chinese food, how i miss them so dearly? Walked around the small town of Pusing and packed back for my dinner. As night closed in, it was nearer in time for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to begin. Without a doubt, the opening was the main highlight of the day. I kept my dinner on hold as i was still full from the lunch i had and booked my seat at my nearby cafe to witness the highly-anticipated opening ceremony!

My cafe was crowded with Olympic-enthusiasts. Told you i had to be there earlier. Fortunately, i got quite a good view.

The Bird Nest Stadium, Beijing's pride and honour! The eventful ceremony was held there.

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Olympic Games officially open!

A mind-blowing percussions performance!

They change colour too...

Actors in the outfit of the oldies.

Another jaw-dropping performance!

A night rich in colours and lights- you'll know why i say so soon...

We are more and more into the ceremony. Look at the crowd. Unfortunately, we had to move to other place not long after this as the 'people' there change to another channel. Desperate, we moved out.

Illuminate the sky with colours of Asia!

North and South America!

Australia, Europe and Africa!

The symbolic 5 rings of the Olympic. Do you know what it means? Simply, the names of continents above.

Performers performing on a 9 ring globe. Spectacular is it?

Only during the entrance of the contingent of countries i had my dinner. Cheered when the Malaysian team entered though. I continued watching when it was done with all participating countries. Wow... i'm blown away. I'm beyond impress. I'm speechless. I cannot find the right words to define or express what i've just witnessed that only could be seen once every 4 years- the igniting of the Torch! What an idea! Something so extraordinary and cheers could be heard as it was lighted. The spirit is there. The spirit of the Games is on! And i would personally like to solute everyone involved in making this ceremony one of a kind. 4 hours seemed long, but it was worth every second of the act. I liked every act done- just PERFECT!


And so 08.08.08 ends. Only once every 4 years, we get to watch this. But don't know when again can China host the Games and put forth another unforgettable opening ceremony. The photos are from the Internet except for the ones at the cafe, and how i wished i was there to witness it!


wc08 is never going to forget this date...