Gung Hay Fat Choy... or Happy Chinese New Year...t is the year of the beautiful Golden Tiger...one who brings wealth by the sounds of it.. I wish all of you a lucky and prosperous and healthy Year in 2010!
Now to the Olympics! Whew! They made it through the opening ceremonies with only a few major glitches adn protests, but nothing that took away from the spectacular special technical effects, that shed a light on British Columbia and Canada's Cultural history,especially as represented by the First Nations People . I am glad they scrapped the dogsleds that they presented at the close of the last Olympics....the Northern lights effects, whales spouting and Aborigian dancing more fairly represented BC, I thought.
The sadness was in the loss of a Georgian Athelete during the Luge trials. The news shot of the accident turned my stomach. At least there was a minute of silence at the opening ceremonies in his honour...what a way to begin the games that are already seen as a fiasco by most of British Columbians outside the lower mainland.
A tear came to my eyes when KD Lang broke into Hallelujah !
I have only been to one of her concerts, but have been a fan of hers since I first heard her ,and this rendition was her finest... She has one heck of a powerful voice, but not quite as overwhelming as the singer of the Olympic Hymn.. holy mack!
Back to KD Lang... This version of Hallelujah will be in her new four cd set called Recollection .
Oh my, I just listened to a replay of her performance on tv and again a tear came to my eyes... reminded me of her concert back in Vancouver years ago... her voice sent shivers up my spine...I am thrilled she was chosen to sing!
In the end, some of my most favourite Canadians brought out the Olympic flag... Donald Sutherland, Anne Murray, Jack Villneuve, Barbara Ann Scott and Julie Payette and Bobby Orr and Romeo whom I don't know about. I lovveeee Donald Sutherland,and was happy he was recognized!
Oops, did they forget Celine Dion?
My most favourite torch bearer was Nancy Green, but Rick Hanson, Steve Nash and the always amazing Great One, Wayne Gretzky, did Canada proud.
So with a few hitches and glitches, it all came together in the end. Were the flying circus skiers from Cirque de Soleil? I think that is a pretty Canadian group... and where were the Ukrainians in all of this?
After all,they are Canadian homesteaders... ...Oh yes, probably at home playing poker !
Then the Asians and Indo Cnadians where were they? Vancouver is more than half full of them. (I think some were disguised as Aboriginal drum beaters. Yes, I'd say they missed that whole diverse part of Richmond and Surrey. )
The wierd part was the boy floating over the wheat fields.????.. maybe he was a Cirque de Soleil performer...but who was that bluish pimple faced kid they kept showing???... hopefully not some celebrity I was supposed to recognize from the Miracle Network.
Ok, enough Olympic bashing. I hope the games continue and that Canada wins lots of gold, and for a legacy, I pray our kids and their kids aren't still paying for these 2010 games in 20 years. Oh yes, I said enuf O bashing. The Fiddle playing was awesome too !
What will they do for the closing ceremonies????? I guess we will have to wait!
Meanwhile, have a Happy Valentines Day!
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Gung Hay Fat Choy!
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"The Creator"
