Comments on: Watching the Opening Ceremony with a few thousand Tianjiners! http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2257 Joel Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:25:43 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2257 Fixed the Da Shan link: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/archive/road_to_beijing/team_canada/dashan_our_man_in_beijing.html" target="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/archive/road_to_beijing/team_canada/dashan_our_man_in_beijing.html" rel="nofollow">Da Shan - Our Man in Beijing</a> Fixed the Da Shan link: Da Shan – Our Man in Beijing

]]> By: Albert http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2256 Albert Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:21:25 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2256 Cool video. Thanks for posting. I couldn't exactly find that Da Shan interview, but I'd like to. Cool video. Thanks for posting. I couldn’t exactly find that Da Shan interview, but I’d like to.

]]> By: Shannon http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2245 Shannon Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:09:30 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2245 Oh, I wish I wish I wish I were there! The Opening Ceremonies were unbelievable on the 50" HD plasma TV that I watched them on, though...hahaha, rich Americans!! :) Oh, I wish I wish I wish I were there! The Opening Ceremonies were unbelievable on the 50″ HD plasma TV that I watched them on, though…hahaha, rich Americans!! :)

]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2235 Joel Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:25:03 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2235 yep, it was. That was my guess originally, too, but for some I reason I was thinking he was... no longer with us. yeah, I don't blame her for being a little grumpy. Even I was sore and she's at least half a century older than me. Some people in the crowd seemed to get some laughs out of them, but it didn't seem particularly mean about it. yep, it was. That was my guess originally, too, but for some I reason I was thinking he was… no longer with us.

yeah, I don’t blame her for being a little grumpy. Even I was sore and she’s at least half a century older than me. Some people in the crowd seemed to get some laughs out of them, but it didn’t seem particularly mean about it.

]]> By: Kingsley http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2234 Kingsley Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:05:03 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2234 Maybe it was Jiang Zemin? Not the most highly respected of Chinese leaders. His wife seemed very elderly - that might have contributed to her looking grumpy about having to sit through the whole show. Maybe it was Jiang Zemin? Not the most highly respected of Chinese leaders. His wife seemed very elderly – that might have contributed to her looking grumpy about having to sit through the whole show.

]]> By: Sean http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2228 Sean Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:22:50 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2228 there were a ton of people at that event. That thing was bigger than a rock concert! there were a ton of people at that event. That thing was bigger than a rock concert!

]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2223 Joel Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:09:17 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2223 haha, you should hear our neighbours and <a href="http://chinahopelive.net/2008/02/29/a-%e2%80%9cmodern-day-living-lei-feng" target="http://chinahopelive.net/2008/02/29/a-%e2%80%9cmodern-day-living-lei-feng" rel="nofollow">Mr. Lu</a>, the bike repairman. Every time we go by <a href="http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/24/how-to-hang-with-the-homies-and-not-get-totally-hammered" target="http://chinahopelive.net/2008/04/24/how-to-hang-with-the-homies-and-not-get-totally-hammered" rel="nofollow">the bike repair corner crowd</a> he says real loud in front of everyone how Jessica's too skinny and she must have a bad husband who doesn't feed her enough. Usually Jessica says no, we're just exercising now. But last time we went by the bike repair corner <a href="http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/18/chinese-chess-and-how-not-to-offer-cherry-tomatoes-to-old-men" target="http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/18/chinese-chess-and-how-not-to-offer-cherry-tomatoes-to-old-men" rel="nofollow">Mr. Song</a> said "Skinnier!" and Mr. Lu said, "Yeah it's because her husband doesn't give her anything good to eat!" And Jessica said, "Yeah, that's true! How did you know?" They all thought that was pretty funny, laughing out loud and slapping their knees and stuff. haha, you should hear our neighbours and Mr. Lu, the bike repairman. Every time we go by the bike repair corner crowd he says real loud in front of everyone how Jessica’s too skinny and she must have a bad husband who doesn’t feed her enough. Usually Jessica says no, we’re just exercising now. But last time we went by the bike repair corner Mr. Song said “Skinnier!” and Mr. Lu said, “Yeah it’s because her husband doesn’t give her anything good to eat!” And Jessica said, “Yeah, that’s true! How did you know?” They all thought that was pretty funny, laughing out loud and slapping their knees and stuff.

]]> By: Amber http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2215 Amber Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:07:04 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2215 Jessica! You're sooo skinny!!!! Jessica! You’re sooo skinny!!!!

]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2212 Joel Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:40:19 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2212 Did you see Da Shan's CBC interview? he had some interesting stuff to say, i thought. It looked pretty conspicuous to me that when the Canadians came in, there was no PM waving to them from the stands. Did you see Da Shan’s CBC interview? he had some interesting stuff to say, i thought.

It looked pretty conspicuous to me that when the Canadians came in, there was no PM waving to them from the stands.

]]> By: trevelyan http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners/comment-page-1#comment-2211 trevelyan Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:13:09 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/08/08/watching-the-opening-ceremony-with-a-few-thousand-tianjiners#comment-2211 Heading out to watch the Canada-China game downtown later tonight too Caught the opening at a Sichuan restaurant with friends and found it surprisingly emotional. It was nice to see Dashan get the applause he did - underscores the idiocy of the PM's noticeable absence. Heading out to watch the Canada-China game downtown later tonight too Caught the opening at a Sichuan restaurant with friends and found it surprisingly emotional. It was nice to see Dashan get the applause he did – underscores the idiocy of the PM’s noticeable absence.

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