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bryant fong
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Six Days and Counting

Six Days to the Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Games, certainly an exciting time for any athlete.....and wannabes too!!  Weather is cooperating in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tianjin.......all official host cities for the Games....but it will be no picnic......temperatures will be in the upper 80's-90's and humidity probably over 60%-80%.........it will be like taking a sauna every day!  the good thing is rain is also forecasted....which will cool things down and clean up the air.....when training in Beijing in the past I always looked foward to the summer storms in Beijing it  would madke things really nice for the next few days.  One further note on the Beijing Wushu Tournament........since it's not an official event there is no mention of it on the Official website and even worse nothing at all on the IWUF web site either........so if you did not know about it I don't know how anyone is going to find out !!  Last nite the opening ceremony rehearsals was in Tiananmen.......the fireworks were spectacular...........I actually had a chance to be part of the event.....as Coach WuBin was in charge of the martial arts contingent.....but I would have had to bring 100 athletes with me and we would have to arrive in July to practice for the Opening.........unfortunately  not too many people could leave for a month from work or school.......ah well thems the breaks. 

These are the Official Olympic Medals..........look really cool![](/attachments/2008/08/51043_200808031033311.thumb.jpg) Also fun are the mascots of the Olympic Games.......whose names when put together mean welcome to Beijing.  Fortunately, I brought my Olympic Souvenirs last year when I was training in Beijing.....otherwise really hard to get now!I hope everything will go well, my hope though is that things will continue to change after the Olympics.....many poeple have asked me will Beijing go back to being a pollutted city after the Games?  Well I hope the residents realize how things could be so that they begin to make those changes......as always changes must start at the bottom........the upswelling will force the Party to make changes....and in the end that's who makes the policies. Talking about enviroment and policies did you notice Obama is now sliding back from his initial stand of no offshore drilling or Alaska drilling...........it is expected of Republicans who are saying let's drill everywhere!  The oil crisis will not be solved this way,  all we are doing is giving away the future to satisfy our immediate needs...........the point is you cannot continue to rely and use fossil fuels to power your country......we must find and develop new methods.  Yeah gas prices continue to rise............but profits are higher than ever.......Exxon ll.6 Billion dollars.......they spend about l% of their budget on green research.........so  how's that going to change anything?  Besides that, drilling now will not solve the current crisis....it will take 8-10 years before that oil will even reach us.  Politicians always short sighted........is your campaign more important than the future?  Stay tuned we will see what Obama thinks...........

Well, time for class....tho today is sort of a slow day as all of my younger students they are off on a road trip,should be having a great time at Disneyland! Next week when they are all back it will be time for the Self Help for the Elderly fund raising lion dance marathon.....haha should b e fun cya all!!

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Mark moran in spokane 920x920
Yeah .. i was in Beijing this weekend visiting Patti, Wu Di, et al. Air quality is definitely way better than I've ever seen it and the city is all spruced up and ready. The new airport express train to Dong Zhi Men is super convenient too ...
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