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Sears Stars on Ice

14th May 2010 63 0 Daily Scribble

I have watched figure skating on TV during the Olympic games, but it is the first time I am watching live figure skating. Olympic figure skating ticket is too expensive, Sears Stars on Ice features Olympic figure skaters, like Joanna Rochette,… [...]

My Olympic Experience

28th Feb 2010 66 8 Daily Scribble
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I did not welcome the Olympic Games in the beginning. I worried about the tourist flooding the city and curse the Olympics cuts my ski season shorts. I never watch much Olympic Games, not even the 2008 Beijing Olympic. Before February 16, it seems… [...]

Olympic gold medal

24th Feb 2010 73 2 Daily Scribble
Line up at 8:30a outside the Mint

How far is an Olympic gold medal? To the athletes, it’s thousands of hours of training and many years of hard work. To me, it’s 6 hours standing in line. In the past, normal people can only see the medal on TV or behind display cases… [...]

Say NO to the Olympic

4th Feb 2010 39 5 Daily Scribble

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games is only 8 days away. I don’t feel particularly exciting about the Olympic although I am living in the hosting city. Here are my top ten reasons why I don’t like Vancouver hosting the Olympic.… [...]

Richmond Olympic Oval

18th Feb 2009 668 2 Daily Scribble
Richmond Oylmpic Oval

Can you imagine yourself being an Olympic athlete? I almost feel like one when I am skating on the Olympic speed skating arena. It is less than 1 year from the 2010 Winter Olympic in Vancouver The brand new $200 million Richmond Olympic Oval is… [...]

Olympic Opening

8th Aug 2008 50 1 Daily Scribble

August 8th, 2008 is the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.  Due to the time zone difference, the opening starts at 5a.m. Vancouver time.  I am too lazy to get up in the morning to watch the opening show.  I heard from friends and… [...]

新奧運精神

20th Dec 2006 27 0 政經正道

二零零四的奧林匹亞運動會在雅典完滿閉幕了﹐今屈中國在奧運會上成績驕人﹐總共奪得了三十二面金牌。這幾天在網上不乏對中國奧運會成績的評論﹐當中外國的報章特別針對其中二項作出批評﹐… [...]

奧運金牌的啟示

20th Dec 2006 13 0 政經正道

現代奧運會除去了掛在門面﹐友誼友一公平競爭的口號後﹐內裏其實是國與國之間實力的比試。在經濟學人雜誌也在賽前﹐提出了用國家的經濟指標﹐作為預測奧運金牌數目的水晶球。… [...]