i remember growing up watching big sporting events opening & closing ceremony with my family. amongst all of us, grandma is always the most excited person. i remember we seating around waiting for the live telecast after dinner, i also remember walking with her to her favourite stall to buy her favourite hot ceylon tea before the closing ceremony of the 1996 atlanta olympics...
similarly, i'm seating in front of the tv in mulan's place, waiting for the historic opening ceremony of the long awaited beijing olympics' opening ceremony. all i can think about is my grandma and my mum. i remembered both of them being very 'pro-chinese', i remember both of them supporting the china team instead of malaysia team in any thomas cup...i wonder how are they feeling now. i'm sure my mum will be shedding a lot of tears; i think my dad will too...but i can't gage what will be in grandma's mind now...i'm sure she's as excited as how i always remember her to be during all these ceremonies...
its less than an hour away from the opening ceremony now...this time around, i will not be sitting around with my family back home; waiting for the live telecast. but the thought of us watching the same thing at the same moment makes me feel good. though i can't be in taiping with my grandma; but i can imagine her sitting down watching without blinking and occasionally puffing away her favourite sticks of salem...
