Yeap, you guessed it, I watched Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
OK OK I admit, I watched it for the fireworks and for the really ‘fierce’, fancy costumes but mostly because I care so much about my country – yeap, to check out those bunch of people in orange baju melayu (Not that it was hip, cool and stylish. It patently was not!)
Anyhow, the 3½ hours bonanza was awesome. And I guess few people would disagree with me if I said China deserves a pat on its back for putting such a spectacular display of their national heritage, culture and pride all for the world to see. What a grand way to gloat!
As I said before I rarely watched sport events, not really a fan, but having watched Beijing Games on TV recently really made me realized on how proud and united Chinese people in this height of the world adulation or coming-out-party-of-a-great-nation like this. Now I understand why it was such a big deal for them. They very well know that the Games will unite its people the same way it’d distract them from their every day pains. Their differences and arguments they have to deal with before in their life on a daily basis were quickly disappears as did the fireworks in the sky on the opening night. They care about their country so much to let other people outside to notice that.
That’s exactly what our country needs. Especially given our current political situation right now. The Games actually brings a new level of patriotism and national unity to its people.
Having said that, I think Malaysia should emulate China in developing their sport talents, make our athletes a world class (let them drink turtle’s blood if we must) so that we can command respect from the world over, or even, heck, bring the Olympic here in Bolehland. Yes, bid for the Games!
Gaining respect we deserve via sport from the world over is not really a bad thing. It’s better than sending our people to space or building another Twin Towers.......and a million times better than, err…letting our athletes wearing garish, striking, poke-in-the-eyes color traditional costume just to get noticed!
There I said it! Ooopsie, I may not be the biggest fan of sport but I do have eyes.
3 comments:
this post has several flaws.
1) aren't unity and patriotism were depicted at the previous opening ceremonies?
2) bringing Olympic to Malaysia will cost as much as erecting another 4 Petronas twin towers, if not more, because China spent $40 billion for this Games.
3) don't tell us that that was the first time you watched an opening ceremony of Olympic Games?
anyhow, totally agree with you that more efforts are needed to beef up the development of sport in Malaysia.
gmbr i ngan aril mana? hehehe
mus - i watched the opening ceremony too. it was awesome and i loved it. especially the costumes. fullamak! mmg best giler. and you're right. we need to really work on our sports. too many reality tv shows on singing kill our future for sport development! heh..
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