Lee Chong Wei enter into final Beijing Olympics

I was glad to know Lee Chong Wei has secured at least a silver medal for Malaysia in the Beijing Olympics.

Watching from the live on Astro, the national one shuttler and second seed for the men's singles event here defeated South Korean Lee Hyun-il 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semi-finals Friday at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Chong Wei will now take on top seeded Lin Dan from China in the final Sunday.

The Chinese player beat his compatriot Chen Jin 21-12, 21-18 in the other last four men's singles clash.

By booking his place in the final, which will be played on Sunday, the 26-year-old Penangite now stands to pocket at least RM300,000 as an incentive from the Govvernment.

If he manages to win Malaysia's first ever Olympic gold, Chong Wei will pocket a whopping RM1mil.

Malaysia has won a total of three Olympic medals thus far - one silver and two bronze medals - which were all delivered by shuttlers.

Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony

China kicked off the 2008 Olympic Games with a spectacular show in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on Friday - considered an auspicious day for the Chinese because of the date 08-08-08.

Athletes from more than 200 countries took part in the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony. Renowned filmmaker Zhang Yimou has put aside all of his film projects in order to dedicate himself to conceiving and directing this awe-inspiring show.

Director Zhang feels nervous throughout the Olympic Games opening ceremony and he was highly commented after the success of the fantastic display.

The latest high technology was a must to be used at the ceremony, said Zhang, as the directing team wanted the show to attract more attention from youngsters. The high technology coated the performance with dazzling shines and colors, making it a modern, cool and glaring show, he added.

Chinese basketball superstar, 7ft 6in Yao Ming carried the Chinese flag leading the national contingent which is the biggest among the competing nations.

China's 1984 Olympic gold medallist, gymnast Li Ning, had the honour of igniting the Olympic cauldron as he is lifted to the air during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.




Beijing Natives (北京土著) by 张伯宏, Chinese folk music in Flash animation. About 90% of the lyrics and the Flash are about the native culture of Beijing reflected in the everyday life, such as the melodic hollers of street vendors, the aroma of jasmine tea in the Siheyuan, the intoxicating bouquet in the Hutong, the Beijing opera and comic dialogues, the food, the drinks, the clothes, the people, etc.

Babies born 8/8/08;8 pounds,8 ounce

AP reported this story babies born 8/8/08;8 pounds,8 ounces was carried by all newspapers in the world.

NEW YORK, Aug 9 — Meet Hailey Jo Hauer and Xander Jace Riniker, both born at 8:08 am on 8/8/08, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, in neighbouring states in the US.

Xander, born at St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the eighth grandchild for his mother's parents. And he's not the only one in his family with an unusual birthday: His 2-year-old brother, Kael, was born on 4/5/06.

Lindsey Hauer thought staff at Lake Region Hospital in Minnesota were joking when they told her the time of her daughter's birth. And then she got a call from the birthing suite noting Hailey's weight.

Nurse Jenny Harstad joked that she tried to shrink the baby to 18 inches from her actual 19.5 inches.

Several hospital staff members in Minnesota pledged to buy lottery tickets. And Chad Riniker, Xander's father, said that eight hadn't been his lucky number before, but that now he was thinking about buying a lottery ticket.

"I just might," he said. "If nothing else, with four children I should probably play the lottery." — AP

The manificient number 8

I must make sure myself free to stay in front of my 29in TV to watch the Olympic game opening ceremony which held in Beijing China from the moment of the day start on 8/8/08-August 8, 2008 at 8:08 pm. It definitely starts the manificient number 8 of a lucky day for many good coming.

For any Chinese doing businese , small or big they love the lucky number 8 as they believe it will make them lucks and prosperity. If you have more number 8 the better luck you have. That’s why many Chinese when they buy new cars they like to have their number plates 8888. They paid quite a sum of money for these numbers and they believe it worth to spend the price.

It's also why there are so many couples choose to get married on this day 8/8/08 and even the dinner starts at 8pm. When the lovely couples say “ I love you” on the day there are more meaningful to them as there are actually has 8 letters too. The more they say " I love you" on the day it means they are more lovely and good lucks.

Many will try their lucks on the day to buy lottery for RM8. God Bless

This is what the Chinese culture…What about you?