2 sides of a medal... Oh-Limp-Pick-Ke

One word to sum up tonight's opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics::

Awesome.


Another word?

Boring.


Confused?

Let me clarify. The opening was overall very well done and organized.
The performances were large scale and well choreographed, the people were cooperative, the performers made no mistakes.
The venue was breathtakingly beautiful.

The performances were entertaining.







BUT, the whole thing lasted a tad too long. Alot of performances could've been cut short, and some were just overkill.

There is something called too much of a good thing.

Overall though, China did a good job. Good start. Make sure it lasts to the end. As they say in Chinese, make sure it doesn't end up being "tiger head snake tail". i think u guys can easily grasp the meaning.