I am crying because...

Published on August 13, 2004 By wuxiaomao In Blogging

It's 4am in China. I haven't seen my country for 2 years..but I saw it live tonight..in Greece among other countries like Qatar, Sudan, Iraq, USA. There was Zimbabwe, proud and colorful, all of us, black, white and colored(please dont comment on this word use..its what we call biracials in my country and its not derrogative) Zimbabweans.

It made me so proud to be Zimbabwean I danced and almost cried...and there I was at 3 in the morning with my friends from Bolivia, Lesotho, Canada, Australia in China, with other Chinese. Our own little Olympics of tolerance.

Tolerance..that's waht the olympics mean to me...the one time where we all get along and keep the bickering, drama and shit locked up.

I've never been at peace with the world as I am right now...and I will hold on to the charade...even if it only lasts through the olympics.

Oh...that and the Greek guys are really hot!!

What did you think of the opening procession?

Comments (Page 2)

wuxiaomao

on Aug 22, 2004

Ok so I have been out since Friday on very little sleep and bizarre occurings and lots of drink. Its my last weekend here, i leave for another city in about 3 days ...am not packed at all...dont have a ticket...and I have to go out again tonight more goodbyes to say...I would like to disembowel whoever made the stipulation that people need to drink at farewell dos to avoid the waterworks ...

kingbee

on Aug 23, 2004

I have been out since Friday on very little sleep and bizarre occurings and lots of drink.

yikes! hope you were drinking this liquor made or marketed by deng's relatives (from an article in the la times for august 22, 2004)

Some in China Cling to Deng's Capitalist Coattails
As nation marks the 100th anniversary of the late leader's birth, his political successors scramble to associate their policies with him.

By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer

GUANGAN, China — Deng Xianyan runs his fingers over a bottle of Deng family liquor as he mulls the legacy of his famous cousin, the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

"He unleashed the creativity of a billion Chinese people," the 52-year-old company president says of the man known as the father of China's modernization. "Even having a couple of extra chickens before Xiaoping came along was enough to brand you a hated capitalist."

Throwing in a little sales pitch for a business that has seen sales rise 30% from the attention surrounding today's commemoration, he adds, "We owe him a great deal and hope that spirit of gratitude is appreciated by customers of our top-quality liquor."

wuxiaomao

on Aug 24, 2004

uh uh that stuff will kill you! Its called Bai Jiu, aka moonshine's very mean and austracised cousin!

I have had it on several occasions but not on a voluntary basis! It smells and taste like rubbing alchohol.

SSG Geezer

on Aug 24, 2004

Wu~ I think almost every country has a liqour like that! We call ours Everclear. (Or moonshine if you know the right people)

wuxiaomao

on Aug 24, 2004

yeah but I swear to you man this is ..."moonshine's very mean and austracised cousin!"

kingbee

on Aug 25, 2004

i guess what youre sayin is it really aint 'top quality' as claimed? *literally chortling into my sleeve*

wuxiaomao

on Aug 25, 2004

that and more!!!
by the way remind me to give you feed back on today's happenings!

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