today is 8th of august 2008, or
08.08.08
this is a special number for the chinese community because they believe the number 8 brings good luck (i think). for other people its the uniqueness of the date itself that makes it stand out. like 07.07.07 (last year) or 09.09.09 (next year).
so, its not unusual that a lot of special event took place today. im not particularly sure but i think the busiest person today is tok kadi's, father's, sami's or what ever they call them. yup, a lot of couples are getting married today (or already married by now). just this afternoon, soon after i finished my friday prayer, a group of people including the bride & the bridegroom to-be was seen entering a small hall at the mosque for akad nikah. so the tok imam(s) would probably be the busiest man today. i think our prime minister was way behind in terms of busy-ness. :-)
also today is the opening of the olympic games in beijing. the president of IOC is making a speech right now as i type this blog to officiate the opening of the olympic games. and not surprisingly they choose today as the special day. they really have this cool-ass stadium that they call bird's nest and this cool-ass aquatic stadium for the swimming events.
Beijing Olympic 2008: this is this year's olympic logo.
"The beautiful architectural monstrosity is a testimony to China’s love for “biomimicry”; a pseudo term that references large massive buildings modeled after nature. The Olympic stadium is shaped like a bird’s nest with intertwining metal girders that resemble gentle chopsticks—and is symbolic of China’s political volatility and complex nature. In just a couple of months, China will attempt to unravel the bird’s nest of political and environmental problems to show to the world that buried deep within the nest, are the golden eggs of this country’s true beauty." - offthechang.wordpress.com/
Aquatic Stadium? : architectural genius. or simply, a kick-ass stadium!
Olympic Medals: cool!
Olympic Torch: super cool!
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