Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:21 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:21 PM Got to love the BBC presenters, suddenly expert on all things Chinese. hahahaha yeah they are... Now Confucious again... looks like Hero a bit hey, sounds like it too... nice ceremony... Quote
roddy Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM That movable type thing is fun too Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:24 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:24 PM did the presenter just get the second tone right for "he"? an improvement on everyone talking about bay - zhing (beijing) Quote
Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:26 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:26 PM Think so... that was cool.. I think I am going to be saying words like awesome, cool, impressive and the like alot through this.... Quote
Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:27 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:27 PM Nice touch getting the type set guys to pop out for applause... nice... Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:27 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:27 PM I think I am going to be saying words like awesome, cool, impressive and the like alot through this.... agreed. already nervous re London 2012.... Quote
roddy Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:28 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:28 PM London's going to blow this out of the water - 20,000 teenagers doing a synchronized stabbing display . . . Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:29 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:29 PM hahahahaha! Quote
Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:29 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:29 PM The mini 京剧 is pretty cool... Quote
roddy Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:30 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:30 PM Ah, they handed lights out to the audience, that's why the crowd is all pretty too . . . Quote
Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:30 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:30 PM Roddy you clever clogs... true though, I dont think London 2012 will be able to match it... football and pork pies just dont cut it really... Quote
roddy Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:31 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:31 PM Oooh, pretty lady dancing . . . Quote
Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:32 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:32 PM Wow the dancing girl is hot... thank god the mrs is at work (watching it still)... Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM hmm hazel irvine just got smacked down by the other woman on her pronunciation of zhuang he.... Quote
roddy Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM That's a lot of oars . . . Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:34 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:34 PM no sign of the great helmsman yet though Quote
Shadowdh Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:39 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:39 PM They are still going through the years... commentators made a small ref to how crap China was treated by the foreign powers (wonder if the commentary is scripted and censored, prob not)... more pretty ladies... Quote
roddy Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM Where'd those pillars come from? Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:42 PM Report Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:42 PM Nice to see Zhang Yimou's appreciation of fairly unabashed cleavage is undiminished... Quote
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