These famous words resounded even as the Opening Ceremony commenced for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and what an AMAZING spectacle of fireworks and beautifully crafted performances that were on display! Truly, a showcase for the world and for the 4-billion tv audiences worldwide! Everyone's going, "Did you catch the Opening ceremony???" And if you're the kind that lives under a coconut shell within a well, you might as well continue to stay there! Watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics is like a pre-requisite if you want to be labelled a 'Human'. Its the Ferrari of sports cars, the Haagen Daaz of ice-creams, the Elmo in Sesame Street...you get the drift, eh?
Just looking at all those 204 nations coming together was absolutely heart-warming. Will always remember the words of the commentator..."This is how the world should be." I couldn't help but say amen to that! How perfect that China should chose the theme 'One World, One Dream' for this year's Olympics. Seriously...if only the world would come together like this in other areas, dont you think we could potentially solve many of the world's crisis together? After all, this is our world! Okok...i'm going to stop with all these ramblings. Just wanted to leave you with some stunning images I picked off the net showcasing the Opening Ceremony, courtesy of Getty Images...(better give credit or else I'll be facing lawsuit pretty soon...)!
Cheers, mate!
The 8th wonder of the world...China's National Bird Nest Stadium! I absolutely loved the lightings, especially the blue-ish effects...
A job well done by the 1.4 billion Chinese people who made this night possible! 
The intriguing globe performance that got everyone going, "How in the world did they do that???"
The view from the top of the nest...its my dream to be at the Olympics one day! Maybe not as an Olympian (thanks to Malaysia's dear Nasi Lemak and Roti Canai), but more of a spectator!
We all know that fireworks originated from China, rite? And proudly, they gave us a 6-star fireworks and pyrotechnic show that litted up the entire city! Almost 29,000 shots were let off into the sky! If you missed the beginning 'Footprints' fireworks display....too bad for you. 
The Spirit of the Olympic Games - Fairplay, Honour, Respect, Sportsmanship
Woohooo!!! Have you ever seen anytihng as awesome as this??? Their cube-like aquatic center and the National Stadium in the background...estimated total expenditure for this Olympics: almost 50 billion USD!!! That's like almost half of our national budget! :)
Hey hey...Yankee Doodle's in town! Its the Bushman...George & Laura Bush!
If the China-naut dude can fly, so can I! The chosen one...the final torch-bearer that flew right up into the sky while doing his thing...pretty cool stuff! 
Here's the dude doing the almost-horizontal run close to the stadium's ROOF...can you believe that??? I've seen some crazy stuff in my life...but this is right up there!
Ahhh...finally! The long-awaited secret is out, the cat can finally play outside the bag! Its been a long, but well worth-it 3 hours plus of fun, showmanship, glitz and glamour, hype and everything that the Olympics stand for. But most importantly, it shows us what it means to be citizens of this world, and how life should be lived... "The essential thing in life is not conquering, but fighting well..."
Do keep our Malaysian contingent in your prayers, friends. Looking at the stuff we've been eating all our lives, only a miracle and/or God Himself can help Malaysia win a coveted Gold Medal...:) MALAYSIA BOLEH!!! After all, this is the 'Boleh-land'...
"Ane, kasi satu nasi lemak ayam telur-separuh masak..."
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