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Olympic Inferno – Equestrian. Trot Trot Canter Gallop

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Equestrian Dressage Grand Prix

Beijing 2008: Olympic Qualifiers.

August 13, 2008 – Hong Kong – Sha Tin

I’m lucky to attend this Olympic event in Hong Kong. Beijing wasn’t a safe place for the horses, as they couldn’t guarantee their quarantine, so Hong Kong proudly got to co-host the Olympics by holding this event.

This Olympic torch burns so brightly, that you could feel its heat, even on this hot tropical night!
Olympic torch inferno!
2008 Olympic Equestrian Banner inferno
2008 Olympic Equestrian Dressage
More cool pictures to come!!!


Trot Trot, Canter Gallop.
in the rhythm of
Lupe Fiasco’s “Kick Push” :

To any place with stairs, any good grinds the world was theirs, uh
And they four wheels would take them there…
Till the cops came and said “There’s no skating here.”
[Chorus]
So they Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Coast…
And the way they roll just a rebels without a cause with no place to go.
So they Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Coast…

Macau, China. Cirque du Soliel “Zaia”

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Took the hydro ferry for a nice day trip to Macao. The weather is great and this is a cool set of islands. Coloane has a relaxing beach of black sand, perfect swimming. Saw some highway signage that had been ripped from the ground from a prior typhoon.

Macau is becoming the Asian version of Las Vegas gambling haven. The large hotels that shoot skyward and many are still under construction, are a bit disturbing.
But went and saw Cirque du Soliel’s new show called “Zaia” in the Venetian Macao. It’s about a little girl’s dream /journey into space, where she to gains a better perspective on her and humanity’s relationship to Earth’s environment. A perfect story for a polluted part of the world, no?

Small review and a strictly tourist pictures from Macau, soon.

Macau – Olympics Fuwa creatures

Macau China, shows off goofy touristy Olympics 2008 Fuwa characters
Macau China, like all of China is into these Olympic Games

Cirque du Soliel in Venetian Macau

This place is way too opulent, but a great show. I’ll write more about it soon.
Cirque du Soliel - Zaia - Macau China

Venetian Hotel Macau China

did they spare any expense when building this place? It’s sort of ironic that it is so over the top while the “Zaia” show is about being more in touch with our natural environment.
Venetian Macau - freshly open, fully over the top.
Venetian Macau - Casino

Coloane and the black sands

Dinner, beach, moon, bus.
Coloane and the black sands


PS: The famous good almond cookies on the street…
PPS: ..also fantastic custard tarts of Macau.