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I liked this year’s Olympic opening ceremony. I thought it was simply amazing, contrary to what one of my badminton buddy thinks.

My favorites were:

• 2008 drummers
• Fireworks footprints - though the badminton buddy said it was pre-recorded (or fake?)
• The giant scroll and LED screen
• The painting, from blank canvas to finished scenery covered with footsteps
• The synchronized movements and the discipline of the flag bearers
• The final torch relay all the way to lighting the giant Olympics torch

I stuck with the entire show except for 10 or 15 minutes during the parade of athletes, right after I saw the Singaporean contingent.

[Update @ 2008-08-15T09:37-8:00] Some nicer photos of the ceremony posted here.