I'm currently watching the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
Just one thing that i noticed was the Chinese Olympic team. It portrays the gender imbalance quite well i think. The front of the team was all women and the back all men, and the men went around the half of the stadium. Thats a lot, from a team of 600 something. I feel safe saying that the chinese olympic team is a bit of a, for lack of a better expression, sausage fest.
It just re-enforces my statement about how China wouldn't want me as a Chinese citizen (just as well that I'm Australian then), what with my gender, and chinese illiteracy.
Another thing about this opening ceremony, in my opinion is that it was pretty much all the same. I was spectacular, and it was very well done, but the music just seemed to stay at one level. i found myself getting just a tad bored of it. And then there was the little girl that sung and then floated over the stadium. I wonder if she knows that most australians see her as a chinese nikki webster.
Anyway, just waiting to see the cauldron lit and then I'm off to bed.
*update*
well the torch lighting ceremony was quite interesting. A man running (suspended by wires) along the walls of the birds nest. For a second earlier, whule he was going up i thought for a second his torch went out. Actually i was hoping that it would involve a dragon. Alas it did not. Oh well, it was still spectacular.
-Charles
