What We Will Do In August
Get the hell out of Hong Kong.
I hate the Olympics. Yesterday we had the "torch relay" stop Hong Kong. To which the girls told me the torch had never gone out during the relay.
I left them in the lunch room grumbling the word "rubbish". They obviously don't watch Fox.
"The torch relay has not only offered a chance for Chinese and foreign residents in Hong Kong to share the joy and dream of Olympics," said Wen Wei Po's editorial, "but also enabled the world to have a glimpse of the city's tolerance and peace characteristics".
Yep. Hong Kong didn't actually allow known demonstrators to visit here and every police officer was out lining the streets yesterday to ensure no demonstrations.
The Olympics is a collection of so called "sports" that no one really gives a stuff about. Commercially wrapped into moments of Nationalism and politicking.
It's disgusting. It will increase the price of everything in China and Hong Kong over that period. Oooo, I do spot an opportunity to sub-let my apartment as the hotels will be full and pricey (note to self).
And we have the equestrian here. Equestrian is NOT a sport. It's brushed and groomed horses jumping over things in great humidity with people sitting in suit jackets and tights on their backs to weigh them down. About as dumb as judging cows walking around a paddock.
I am planning my business trip right now for August. Somewhere tropical and sunny. Somewhere Caribbean.
And well away from mindless TV coverage of people running around and around a track, hyped up on steroids, pretending the world won't notice.
I won't notice that New Zealand will win less medals than last time, as I shall be dining on lobster, champagne and clear blue waters, walking along miles of white sand beaches.
I hate the Olympics. Yesterday we had the "torch relay" stop Hong Kong. To which the girls told me the torch had never gone out during the relay.
I left them in the lunch room grumbling the word "rubbish". They obviously don't watch Fox.
"The torch relay has not only offered a chance for Chinese and foreign residents in Hong Kong to share the joy and dream of Olympics," said Wen Wei Po's editorial, "but also enabled the world to have a glimpse of the city's tolerance and peace characteristics".
Yep. Hong Kong didn't actually allow known demonstrators to visit here and every police officer was out lining the streets yesterday to ensure no demonstrations.
The Olympics is a collection of so called "sports" that no one really gives a stuff about. Commercially wrapped into moments of Nationalism and politicking.
It's disgusting. It will increase the price of everything in China and Hong Kong over that period. Oooo, I do spot an opportunity to sub-let my apartment as the hotels will be full and pricey (note to self).
And we have the equestrian here. Equestrian is NOT a sport. It's brushed and groomed horses jumping over things in great humidity with people sitting in suit jackets and tights on their backs to weigh them down. About as dumb as judging cows walking around a paddock.
I am planning my business trip right now for August. Somewhere tropical and sunny. Somewhere Caribbean.
And well away from mindless TV coverage of people running around and around a track, hyped up on steroids, pretending the world won't notice.
I won't notice that New Zealand will win less medals than last time, as I shall be dining on lobster, champagne and clear blue waters, walking along miles of white sand beaches.
posted by Cactus Kate at 9:04 PM
6 Comments:
I had the opportunity for a lie in this morning and as there was no sport available on the enormous vulgarvision 3000 I have just installed in the bedroom (Lady Barnsley is in calf again, so tv is the only entertainment available in that room)I watched discovery for an hour or 3. O my god, there is an enormous mountain of money in China. They had docos on the new national theatre, terminal 3 and the birds nest. I am now keen to go and have a look, but after the games of course.
I can recommend Cuba - [Jamacia beautiful but lawless and scary at times]. You will like the men - all colours and rarely obese and no money! I loved old Havana & Hemmingway nostalgia. Many good resorts on the north coast for water pursuits. Little crime. Not a good place to email and blog from. Also as expensive as Europe.
You're a woman after my own (gay, non-married) heart Kate. The Olympics is a vulgar spectacle full of useless sports.
I would much prefer a return to the original model of naked, oiled up men engaging in contact sports while women are held at bay.
Desert Rat
Cuba is full of rent boys. See my above review of Greg Hallett's book.
TT
We share 2 interests - men and liquor. I am not so happy about the National Party.
I too would like a return to the toga wearing old days and I am not that keen on watching womens weightlifting.
The third follows on from the first two Kate - the National party has much hotter men and much better liquor than ACT. And much fewer ex-Labour members.
And thst's the problem with the National Party really South Ten. Most of those men would still have voted National in '84 and '87.
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