2008Olympics-Beijing~party on(no politics plz)

[Lolo]

Well,2 bloody days to go.
I noticed no thread for olympic yet~
Lets have fun here.
.no shiity stuff or politics here plz~Its just a sports meeting anyways?
Anybody gonna watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony on friday?

[blind]

Too early where I am, probably will tape and watch it later.

[Lolo]

LOL
its 2008.8.8
8pm beijing time~

[blind]

No, I meant it's too early in the day. I believe it airs at 5am where I am, and no, I do not plan to wake up at 4:30 just to watch it.

[Owenotto]

I shall see...

[Lolo]

i will i think
its gonna be a huge show-_-
im curious~

[blind]

Anyone seen the footage leaked by Korean media? Heard it was going to be spectacular, which is why I'm going to tape it. Usually I just watch the events and not sit through x hours or introductions/ceremonies.

[Tatsu]

Yeah, i saw that footage just earlier, looks pretty cool ^_^ I might watch it if i'm not too busy friday night.

New Zealand ftw XD

[Dream Catcher]

Sorry but World Cup > Olympics

I always DID enjoy the ceremonies though. America seems to be the only dumb ass country that has NO awesome ceremonies or shows before an event. Super Bowl Half Time show? WTF IS THAT

[Tatsu]

Of course World Cup > Olympics! =D

Oh i think the half time show can be very enjoyable =P

[Lolo]

Super Bowl ...lol....chicken wings?

LOL i didnt watch the video korean shoot
but chinese kids are pretty pissed up by this
~saying korean stealing everything from china~
=D
World cup 0_o?2 years to go?

[blind]

Super Bowl ...lol....chicken wings?

LOL i didnt watch the video korean shoot
but chinese kids are pretty pissed up by this
~saying korean stealing everything from china~
=D
World cup 0_o?2 years to go?

They were, either way, I just don't find opening ceremonies all that appealing, I want to watch the events...

And yeah, World Cup is 2 years away.

[Karin<3]

I just hope a freaky accident happens, it would be awesome to watch.

[sasuke123uchiha]

u mean like zidan 2 years ago or some 1 get badly hurt without it being funy

[Antagonist]

I haven't watched the olympics in I dont know how many years... if ever

[blind]

I haven't watched the olympics in I dont know how many years... if ever

Not even the winter olympics? Hockey?

[Owenotto]

Absolutely WC>Olympics...

Undeniable, Owenotto>Olympics

[Tatsu]

Undeniable, Owenotto>Olympics

Hmmm, not so sure about that =P lol jk

Definitely Tatsu > Olympics also.

But then is it. Tatsu > Owenotto, Tatsu < Owenotto, or Tatsu = Owenotto?

=O

[Owenotto]

Hmmm, not so sure about that =P lol jk

Definitely Tatsu > Olympics also.

But then is it. Tatsu > Owenotto, Tatsu < Owenotto, or Tatsu = Owenotto?

=O

Rofl, i don't want to respond....

[Tatsu]

Lol! Fair enough, i wouldn't want to make the decision either =P

[Lolo]

why olympic has anything to do with worldcup, owe or tat
lol........

[Dorphuk]

Yeah looking forward to the Olympics, always enjoy toned female athletes running about in tight lycra :D

That and i totally love the advert that the bbc is running for their coverage of the games:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5ZWYRaAyw

MONKEY!!

http://whatsonthetube.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/monkey17-442x344.jpg

[NarutoNineTails]

Saw my first event of the olympics. Korean football let slip a win against Cameroon. 1-1 tie. T_T

[KageNaruto]

What channels are the Olympics on...?

[blind]

It's not on NBC?

[Seraphiel]

Isn't the grand opening in like 17 hours?

[superkhanh0]

ummm all i know is US BASKETBALL team will massacre

[NarutoNineTails]

i watched the football game using a feed to korean internet channels.

[blind]

Not sure about the US, but I'd think that any sports cable channel would play selective events of the Olympics, at least I think that's how it is for Canada anyways.

[Lolo]

ummm all i know is US BASKETBALL team will massacre

lol~~kobe was here in shanghai couple days ago>.>~~~



are the football games now being hold in shanghai??


@6hours to go b4 the open cere~
gonna be a huge show dat worthy watching..
i mean why not?eon thinking how much they paid fo9r it..and there's no cover~
=)

[Tatsu]

why olympic has anything to do with worldcup, owe or tat
lol........

I don't quite know.... lol

Anyway, if i can be bothered staying up 'till it starts then i'll watch the opening ceremony, looks pretty good.
The 5 chinese characters which are representing the olympics were on the news this morning over here, man they have huge heads XD i like the one that represents the olympic fire best =P

[Lolo]

I don't quite know.... lol

Anyway, if i can be bothered staying up 'till it starts then i'll watch the opening ceremony, looks pretty good.
The 5 chinese characters which are representing the olympics were on the news this morning over here, man they have huge heads XD i like the one that represents the olympic fire best =P

-___-they look UGLY!!!!
geez....and if funny put all their name 2gether means
" welcome 2 beijing"
geez-__________-horrible idea~~lol
i dont think we have much time difference?

[blind]

LOL, I've seen those things, and yeah, they're pretty ugly...

I think they were giving it out at a bank or McDonald's or something, I can't remember...

[Tatsu]

Yeah lol, they had this chinese representative group who were explaining about them and then they said about it being "welcome to beijing". I thought it was pretty creative actually XD jk

Yeah i think we're probably only a couple of hours difference. But i have a really busy weekend including my ball, after-parties, then parties the next night and lots of homework too >_> so i'm thinking i should a good sleep tonight instead of watching it, but i'll see.

[Lolo]

Yeah lol, they had this chinese representative group who were explaining about them and then they said about it being "welcome to beijing". I thought it was pretty creative actually XD jk

Yeah i think we're probably only a couple of hours difference. But i have a really busy weekend including my ball, after-parties, then parties the next night and lots of homework too >_> so i'm thinking i should a good sleep tonight instead of watching it, but i'll see.

sounds pretty busy>.<
i just hope arty can watch it with me>.<

sigh....creative?they look bad in all the ways...........................
-__-

but i like the sign of a seal~~anybody saw dat b4?

[Tatsu]

i was joking about them being creative, lol XD

nope i don't think i have seen it, what is it?

[Lolo]

http://www.brandcn.com/chuangyi/UploadFiles_9675/200803/20080311150117367.jpg
this~

dat person shape also looks like"beijing" in chinese charatcer

[Tatsu]

oh thats pretty cool! definitely more creative than the other five mascot-things lol

[blind]

http://www.brandcn.com/chuangyi/UploadFiles_9675/200803/20080311150117367.jpg
this~

dat person shape also looks like"beijing" in chinese charatcer

Just one though, just "Jing"...

Either way, I like how they incorporated that symbol into all the events, looks good.

[takadanama]

Here

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5299/jingzk3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5299/jingzk3.6da5ec621e.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=355&i=jingzk3.jpg)

[Tatsu]

Oh yeah, i can definitely see the resemblence, the just pushed together all of the parts of the "jing" character so that it would look like a human. Lol i think that's pretty cool :p

[Lolo]

lol..they didnt push all the part of "jing"...
the formal one is 京
a little bit like it ~i think~lol

pics of they testing the firework couple days ago..
looks kinda cool~http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/08/03/ng080803997.jpg
http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/08/03/ng080803991.jpg
http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/08/03/ng080803994.jpg

[Tatsu]

woooo fireworks =D
looks cool indeed

[Lolo]

well~just done watching the opening......the begining part is amazing..so if u haveny watched it yet..do it from the very begining..
in short its rocky~lol~as i expected how it should be..

[takadanama]

That was really spectacular..... this may be the biggest Olympics ceremony ever.... Go China go!! go Lolo go! XD

[Lolo]

That was really spectacular..... this may be the biggest Olympics ceremony ever.... Go China go!! go Lolo go! XD

lol~am i the only chinese here-_-
i just knew dat they would make it big....
nothing bad about watching a huge free show?(well..my mom paid the tax...)
=)

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

It's a shame about the murder in Beijing though. The parents of one of the American Volleyball coaches and their tour guide were attacked, and then the guy commited suicide.

[Lolo]

It's a shame about the murder in Beijing though. The parents of one of the American Volleyball coaches and their tour guide were attacked, and then the guy commited suicide.

anybody hurt?
why cant we just talk about sports here..movethis to the other thread hun

[Seraphiel]

That was really spectacular..... this may be the biggest Olympics ceremony ever.... Go China go!! go Lolo go! XD

londo can hardly beat it imo,greatest olympics opening.

I dled it :D

[Lolo]

US is not on the top of the list~
~~

[blind]

anybody hurt?
why cant we just talk about sports here..movethis to the other thread hun

That's not politics though, just a freak event that happened...

And the guy that did it killed himself, the father in law of the coach is also dead.

[Lolo]

That's not politics though, just a freak event that happened...

And the guy that did it killed himself, the father in law of the coach is also dead.

is he chinese?weird~dont think US as good in v.ball..
lol~jk

[Seraphiel]

Croatia already has a bronze wohooooooooo

[Lolo]

Croatia already has a bronze wohooooooooo

oh yeah!i saw dat~
good job rly~
da chinese girl was expected 2 get the gold
but she just get 5th at the end
too stressed at home i think~~
poor babes~

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

I prefer the winter olympics, Canada never wins anything in Summer.

In the winter we're usually in the top 5 countries.

[Lolo]

I prefer the winter olympics, Canada never wins anything in Summer.

In the winter we're usually in the top 5 countries.
i think china maybe wont do as good as last olympics
they to strick to themselves double pressure~

[blind]

I prefer the winter olympics, Canada never wins anything in Summer.

In the winter we're usually in the top 5 countries.

I can't wait for 2010....

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

I can't wait for 2010....

Haha, well let's hope it goes better than when Montreal hosted the olympics and Canada won 0 medals.

[Owenotto]

2010?? Wc??

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

2010?? Wc??

Vancouver is hosting the Olympics in 2010 (that's where Blind is)

[blind]

Haha, well let's hope it goes better than when Montreal hosted the olympics and Canada won 0 medals.

lol, hopefully, and by then, Crosby and Ovechkin would be in their primes, wouldn't be surprised to see a Canada vs. Russia for the gold medal...

Plus, if the tickets aren't too expensive for the opening ceremony (I hear it was 700 dollars for the one yesterday), I'd want to go see it.

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

lol, hopefully, and by then, Crosby and Ovechkin would be in their primes, wouldn't be surprised to see a Canada vs. Russia for the gold medal...

Plus, if the tickets aren't too expensive for the opening ceremony (I hear it was 700 dollars for the one yesterday), I'd want to go see it.

They better top the bronze from last olympics at least.

I'm wondering who they would have as goalie, with Brodeur getting up there in age.

Edit: It's worth going, I went to the Hockey World Cup, USA vs Canada 4 years ago and it was awesome. (Saw canada vs switzerland too, that was less awesome since we walked all over them lol.)

[Owenotto]

what?? olympics will be held once in two years...
i thought it was once in four...

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

what?? olympics will be held once in two years...
i thought it was once in four...

Summer olympics and Winter Olympics alter every 2 years.

[Lolo]

there is a hockey game today i think~~~
sigh..they got 2 gold so far..
so thank god we wont be 0>.<
oh...we got another one just now...so 3?

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

there is a hockey game today i think~~~
sigh..they got 2 gold so far..
so thank god we wont be 0>.<

Field hockey doesn't count. :p

Edit: Ya USA is in first for now

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/

[blind]

They better top the bronze from last olympics at least.

I'm wondering who they would have as goalie, with Brodeur getting up there in age.

Edit: It's worth going, I went to the Hockey World Cup, USA vs Canada 4 years ago and it was awesome. (Saw canada vs switzerland too, that was less awesome since we walked all over them lol.)

I've heard that tickets for the gold medal game would be upwards of a thousand dollars, but then again, that's in another 2 years, so I have plenty of time to save up for that. :p

And being a Canucks fan, Luongo wouldn't be such a bad choice, he'll only be around 34-35, so pretty much Brodeur's age now.

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

I've heard that tickets for the gold medal game would be upwards of a thousand dollars, but then again, that's in another 2 years, so I have plenty of time to save up for that. :p

And being a Canucks fan, Luongo wouldn't be such a bad choice, he'll only be around 34-35, so pretty much Brodeur's age now.

Well Price and Halleck both suck, so it won't be a Montreal goalie. Theodore used to be great before he went into a slump.

Gretzky (if he manages again) will pick a steady goalie, not a star, but a reliable guy who always delivers.

A gold metal match is the only thing that can top Canadiens v Leafs playoff match in my mind :p. (A stanley cup final and I'd cream myself)

Edit: And I don't think Halleck is Canadian :p

[blind]

Well Price and Halleck both suck, so it won't be a Montreal goalie. Theodore used to be great before he went into a slump.

Gretzky (if he manages again) will pick a steady goalie, not a star, but a reliable guy who always delivers.

A gold metal match is the only thing that can top Canadiens v Leafs playoff match in my mind :p. (A stanley cup final and I'd cream myself)

Oho, harsh...:p

And Halak is Canadian? I didn't know that...

Off the top of my head, I don't really know any other good Canadian goalies...Fleury? Nope. Turco is pretty old as well, Theodore might not be such a bad pick, if he keeps playing the way he has last year anyways.

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

Oho, harsh...:p

And Halak is Canadian? I didn't know that...

Off the top of my head, I don't really know any other good Canadian goalies...Fleury? Nope. Turco is pretty old as well, Theodore might not be such a bad pick, if he keeps playing the way he has last year anyways.

Fleury scored on himself in the world junior, so I doubt he would be picked lol, although he has two silver metals from the junior level. He's pretty decent.

Ya Theodore is the only one I can think of other than Luongo, Brodeur is still the best if he's still sticking around in two years.

[blind]

Fleury scored on himself in the world junior, so I doubt he would be picked lol, although he has two silver metals from the junior level. He's pretty decent.

Ya Theodore is the only one I can think of other than Luongo, Brodeur is still the best if he's still sticking around in two years.

Too inconsistent though, although I can't say I've seen enough Pens games to judge how good he's actually been, highlights of him are at times....iffy. :D

Let's hope Brodeur stays in shape then. :p

[Lolo]

oh~seems there is a basketball game between china and the dream term
kobe kobe>.>~~~~

[blind]

lol, I told my friend I would laugh if US lost, because he kept trying to bait me into betting against them...

[Lolo]

lol, I told my friend I would laugh if US lost, because he kept trying to bait me into betting against them...

i still couldnt believe why would they lose last time-_____-

[blind]

i still couldnt believe why would they lose last time-_____-

Don't know, didn't really have time four years ago to follow it...doubt they would lose three times this year though...

[KageNaruto]

Watching the gymnastics part has been pretty entertaining, but everything else has been boring (women's volleyball wasn't too bad).

[Karin<3]

Watching the gymnastics part has been pretty entertaining, but everything else has been boring (women's volleyball wasn't too bad).

I found badminton pretty entertaining.

[Lolo]

I found badminton pretty entertaining.

0_o
is it?
gonna 2 watch US vs China basketball~
go china~go kobe-_-

[Karin<3]

0_o
is it?
gonna 2 watch US vs China basketball~
go china~go kobe-_-

What do you mean by is it, i thought Chinese people luv badminton.

[Lolo]

What do you mean by is it, i thought Chinese people luv badminton.

we do?0_owell...i kown we won last time...but didnt british invite dat?

[KageNaruto]

What do you mean by is it, i thought Chinese people luv badminton.

I don't even know what that sport is...

[Karin<3]

we do?0_owell...i kown we won last time...but didnt british invite dat?
The narrator said it was the second most popular sport there after table tenis
I don't even know what that sport is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton .....

[Lolo]

The narrator said it was the second most popular sport there after table tenis


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton .....

umm
dats crap..i dont know how 2 play badminton
or table tennis....
basketball is more popular among boys here i think
0_o when did we get the 6th gold....

[blind]

umm
dats crap..i dont know how 2 play badminton
or table tennis....
basketball is more popular among boys here i think
0_o when did we get the 6th gold....

lol are you serious? Table Tennis is considered one of China's best sports, badminton is a sport that most, if not all, kids played, 10 years back. Perhaps because of Yao Ming, that's the only reason why there seems to be more basketball players in China right now...

[tsunade ^_^]

I cant wait for the Gymnastics and Swimming yaaaay.
Swimming be the only place SA can get some gold LOL

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

I played badminton in college, I was tier 4, that's one above the worse group we had! lol, I was never very good at it.

Badminton and hockey are the only sports I ever bothered to play.

Edit: Actually I did speed skating as a kid too.

[takadanama]

I don't even know what that sport is...
LOL.....

Indonesia only has chances in this field >.<

[Owenotto]

actually, i doubt it for this year...

[Lolo]

umm=-=
as one of those chinese,the sports i do(did) are
kendo,tkd,yoga,cheerleading,SB,RS

[LuCas]

Cheerleading :p cool
whats a SB and RS
soccerball and roshambo? or w/e

[Owenotto]

i don't know SB and RS either...
maybe some kind of indoor sport, coz usually girls hate outdoor ones...

[LuCas]

Wow michael phelps broke his own record AGAIN!

[Dream Catcher]

It's because he shaved his pubes

[Arty]

i did it also

and i think it rockA!

i dno though

hokey

hokay?


-_- i should tny be posting.

[Peppercat]

Arty, get your hammered self out of this thread. -_-

Sorry for the intrusion, folks.

[Lolo]

i don't know SB and RS either...
maybe some kind of indoor sport, coz usually girls hate outdoor ones...

SB is skateboard
RS rollerskating


dat swiming guy is rocky-_-
is he a fish

[Owenotto]

is it "sport"??

[blind]

SB is skateboard
RS rollerskating


dat swiming guy is rocky-_-
is he a fish

Flying fish, if you can understand that in chinese...

Yeah, Phelps has been amazing...

[Lolo]

is it "sport"??

what r they then?

[Tatsu]

Of course Rollerblading and Skateboarding are sports...

[Lolo]

Flying fish, if you can understand that in chinese...

Yeah, Phelps has been amazing...

umm-_-i think its pretty easy to understand?

curious how many gold hes gonna 2 get this time~lol~
8?

[Tatsu]

Too many, lol. He's crazy o_o

Oh well, i just hope NZ gets some medals soon. We're pretty good in the rowing, so when its gets too finals time there i think we're assured some medals *fingers crossed*

[LuCas]

I find that women diving thing was interesting to watch. Especially the 2 chinese girls

[Lolo]

I find that women diving thing was interesting to watch. Especially the 2 chinese girls

diving 0_o
do they have dat in olympic?....lol~

[LuCas]

Yeah.
The 2 chinese girls freaked me out cause whenever they perform dives its like exactly a mirror image. I am inspired; but I will not dive, aha.

[Lolo]

Yeah.
The 2 chinese girls freaked me out cause whenever they perform dives its like exactly a mirror image. I am inspired; but I will not dive, aha.

oh!the 16 years old girls yesterday?
i was in taxi listening 2 radio-_-
saw nothing........just heard some high scores..

china grab 4gold in diving....

[KageNaruto]

The parallel bars as well as the normal ones have been fun to watch. The Chinese are crazy on those parallel bars. The US did incredibly well on the normal bars, I was surprised.

[blind]

umm-_-i think its pretty easy to understand?

curious how many gold hes gonna 2 get this time~lol~
8?

I'll bet he'll get all 8, he's pretty much dominated the field, 5 medals, 5 world records, plus he's already beat Spritz in terms of total amount of gold medals won ever. Only thing that's left for him is the win the rest of his events.

[Tatsu]

Anyone see the Weightlifting yesterday? That guy dislocated his elbow or whatever, looked pretty disgusting, lol. The camera people kept replaying it too! Even the commentators were getting angry at the amount of times it was getting replayed haha

[LuCas]

Anyone see the Weightlifting yesterday? That guy dislocated his elbow or whatever, looked pretty disgusting, lol. The camera people kept replaying it too! Even the commentators were getting angry at the amount of times it was getting replayed haha

Yeah I saw it. That guy in the green right?
At least it fell off him after and it didn't hit his head, phew!

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

No one else watching the USA vs Spain bball Final? Shit, great mofukkin game, I'd love Spain to upset the States....

[Lolo]

iceland got in the final of handball~VS france~~~~
but lost>.>
the ending cere. ll start in 4hours

[blind]

No one else watching the USA vs Spain bball Final? Shit, great mofukkin game, I'd love Spain to upset the States....

lol, that wasn't going to happen, US was locked in, plus Calderon didn't play for Spain...

iceland got in the final of handball~VS france~~~~
but lost>.>
the ending cere. ll start in 4hours

I didn't even realize handball was an Olympic sport...

[Owenotto]

LOL, michael phelps learn to rock.......