Sports Kings

So far at the Olympic Games, I happen to fancy two male athletes currently making their mark in the book of world records. Their outstanding show of excellence in their respective exhibitions made their fans really dumbfounded in amazement.

Without further ado, as I know the eyes of the entire universe are set on them now, I give you The Great Swimmer, The Pool Shark, The Baltimore Bullet winning a total of eight gold medals and breaking all world records,



and The Great Tennis Player, The Gladiator, The King of Clay, and most of all World Number 1 winning five Grand Slam titles.



Michael Phelps and Rafael Nadal. The world's greatest athletes, sports kings at its finest. They make the Olympics so much more spectacularly interesting to watch.

All Things Beijing

While we are savoring historic moments on television because of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, let me just blurt my deep awe and amazement at that opening ceremonies they held last August 8 at 8:08 in the evening, more specifically the full spectacle of lighting of the torch. It had a very creative concept of depicting the glory in sports and it was successfully shown in that event.



Li Ning, famous Chinese gymnast, was the final Olympic torch bearer, he was hung very high and circled the "Bird's Nest" to complete the final meters leading to the lighting of the torch. This is I think the most memorable torch-lighting ceremony I would remember for many years to come.



However, the biggest highlight in the entire Olympics for me would be the Beijing National Stadium which is a massive and radiant piece of architecture. Many see its shape and appearance as resembling a "bird's nest".



And last Saturday, while we were discussing the beautifully-held ceremonies in Beijing, my sister and I saw this inlay text around the Coke packaging at Luk Yuen.



Now I wonder what my name stands for in Mandarin.