Comments on: Asian Americans Going for the Gold & thoughts on the Opening Ceremonies http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:44:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-82769 John Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:59:25 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-82769 @Grace Chu - funny, NBC 11 used the same phrase, "Milli Vanilli" move. @Grace Chu – funny, NBC 11 used the same phrase, “Milli Vanilli” move.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-138887 John Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:59:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-138887 @Grace Chu - funny, NBC 11 used the same phrase, "Milli Vanilli" move. @Grace Chu – funny, NBC 11 used the same phrase, “Milli Vanilli” move.

]]> By: Grace Chu http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-82701 Grace Chu Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:20:34 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-82701 How will China "save face" now - now that they look absurd in the international community for the Milli Vanilli-esque switcheroo? Just a thought. (P.S. The opening ceremony was otherwise awesome.) How will China “save face” now – now that they look absurd in the international community for the Milli Vanilli-esque switcheroo?

Just a thought.

(P.S. The opening ceremony was otherwise awesome.)

]]> By: Grace Chu http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-138886 Grace Chu Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-138886 How will China "save face" now - now that they look absurd in the international community for the Milli Vanilli-esque switcheroo? Just a thought. (P.S. The opening ceremony was otherwise awesome.) How will China “save face” now – now that they look absurd in the international community for the Milli Vanilli-esque switcheroo?

Just a thought.

(P.S. The opening ceremony was otherwise awesome.)

]]> By: Moye http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-82700 Moye Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:15:47 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-82700 and here i was feeling dumb about posting a story that you guys already knew about! and here i was feeling dumb about posting a story that you guys already knew about!

]]> By: Moye http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-138885 Moye Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-138885 and here i was feeling dumb about posting a story that you guys already knew about! and here i was feeling dumb about posting a story that you guys already knew about!

]]> By: peter http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-82699 peter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:09:19 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-82699 jeff Thanks for your well thought out response and cultural explanation. Also good to see that Moye has picked up on the story and her blog posting echoes my sentiments with regards to the girl being booted off the stage due to her looks. What the heck does "not flawless" mean? I mean even the 9 year-old that sang had missing teeth ;-) If you can find the original Chinese comments maybe you could let us know what was actually said and how good a translation to the word "flawless" was made. Agreed that the show was spectacular - I watched it live on line and then all 4 hours on a big screen HDTV. I just felt a bit "cheated" when the truth about some of the moments came out - I guess I should have expected something like this from a famous movie director who makes awesoem flicks like House of Flying Daggers. I mean people don't fly for real, as they do in his movies ;-) Yes real fireworks did go off that night, but the fireworks footprints that were seen by 99.9999% of people watching, including those in the stadium were the digital "fake" ones. peter jeff

Thanks for your well thought out response and cultural explanation. Also good to see that Moye has picked up on the story and her blog posting echoes my sentiments with regards to the girl being booted off the stage due to her looks. What the heck does “not flawless” mean? I mean even the 9 year-old that sang had missing teeth ;-) If you can find the original Chinese comments maybe you could let us know what was actually said and how good a translation to the word “flawless” was made.

Agreed that the show was spectacular – I watched it live on line and then all 4 hours on a big screen HDTV. I just felt a bit “cheated” when the truth about some of the moments came out – I guess I should have expected something like this from a famous movie director who makes awesoem flicks like House of Flying Daggers. I mean people don’t fly for real, as they do in his movies ;-)

Yes real fireworks did go off that night, but the fireworks footprints that were seen by 99.9999% of people watching, including those in the stadium were the digital “fake” ones.

peter

]]> By: peter http://www.8asians.com/2008/08/11/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-thoughts-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-138884 peter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1916#comment-138884 jeff Thanks for your well thought out response and cultural explanation. Also good to see that Moye has picked up on the story and her blog posting echoes my sentiments with regards to the girl being booted off the stage due to her looks. What the heck does "not flawless" mean? I mean even the 9 year-old that sang had missing teeth ;-) If you can find the original Chinese comments maybe you could let us know what was actually said and how good a translation to the word "flawless" was made. Agreed that the show was spectacular - I watched it live on line and then all 4 hours on a big screen HDTV. I just felt a bit "cheated" when the truth about some of the moments came out - I guess I should have expected something like this from a famous movie director who makes awesoem flicks like House of Flying Daggers. I mean people don't fly for real, as they do in his movies ;-) Yes real fireworks did go off that night, but the fireworks footprints that were seen by 99.9999% of people watching, including those in the stadium were the digital "fake" ones. peter jeff

Thanks for your well thought out response and cultural explanation. Also good to see that Moye has picked up on the story and her blog posting echoes my sentiments with regards to the girl being booted off the stage due to her looks. What the heck does “not flawless” mean? I mean even the 9 year-old that sang had missing teeth ;-) If you can find the original Chinese comments maybe you could let us know what was actually said and how good a translation to the word “flawless” was made.

Agreed that the show was spectacular – I watched it live on line and then all 4 hours on a big screen HDTV. I just felt a bit “cheated” when the truth about some of the moments came out – I guess I should have expected something like this from a famous movie director who makes awesoem flicks like House of Flying Daggers. I mean people don’t fly for real, as they do in his movies ;-)

Yes real fireworks did go off that night, but the fireworks footprints that were seen by 99.9999% of people watching, including those in the stadium were the digital “fake” ones.

peter

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