Saturday, December 02, 2006
Sunday, December 3rd 
2006
We had a busy day yesterday but nothing like the days before. Just more consistent with people faxing throughout the evening. We also had a bomb scare just when I was due to leave. Someone brought a piece of luggage and left it in the Help Desk saying the owner had gone. I had to immediately call security who asked us to evacuate the help desk so they could bring in a dog. It was a bit awkward as we couldn't tell people why we were all taking a break at the same time when they us t
o fax their articles overseas. But all in all it was resolved by 8pm and I went home and let my volunteers handle the rest of the evening.
I've put more photos of the Opening because I find them amazing. After a day of competition only China has already grabbed 23 medals. They came here with a huge contigent and it was obvious that they would head the medal tally here.
Saad, one of my volunteers who is 21 or 22 has six sisters and 7 brothers and he is the youngest
boy with only one younger sister. He looks tired these days and I ask him if he's getting enough sleep. He says that he isn't because being the youngest boy, he must assist everyone in the family. He tells me that when he gets home, he must go and drive his sister here or there, help his brother Mohammed that night with guests he is having over for diner etc etc and it never stops. I tell Saad that in my culture, the baby of the family is the 'king' and his eyes light up with the idea of this. I ask him to let me talk to his brother. So Saad calls Mohammed. His english is very good and we have a nice conversation. "I tried to come and meet you the other day" Mohammed says "but they wouldn't let me in." and then he asks me how Saad is doing. I tell him that Saad is great but he's very tired and relate to him what Saad has told me. Mohammed laughs. "No, no, he plays video games until late and he doesn't listen to me anyway.'' And then he asks me if I'm free that night to come and have diner with them in the arabic way (eating with fingers). And even if I'm dying to go, I know I'm too tired and tell him I don't have transportation to which he quickly replies:
"Don't worry, I'll send Saad to pick you up." And it's too funny not to laugh.
So here we go for another day of fantastic competition.
Bye for now.
2006We had a busy day yesterday but nothing like the days before. Just more consistent with people faxing throughout the evening. We also had a bomb scare just when I was due to leave. Someone brought a piece of luggage and left it in the Help Desk saying the owner had gone. I had to immediately call security who asked us to evacuate the help desk so they could bring in a dog. It was a bit awkward as we couldn't tell people why we were all taking a break at the same time when they us t
o fax their articles overseas. But all in all it was resolved by 8pm and I went home and let my volunteers handle the rest of the evening.I've put more photos of the Opening because I find them amazing. After a day of competition only China has already grabbed 23 medals. They came here with a huge contigent and it was obvious that they would head the medal tally here.
Saad, one of my volunteers who is 21 or 22 has six sisters and 7 brothers and he is the youngest
boy with only one younger sister. He looks tired these days and I ask him if he's getting enough sleep. He says that he isn't because being the youngest boy, he must assist everyone in the family. He tells me that when he gets home, he must go and drive his sister here or there, help his brother Mohammed that night with guests he is having over for diner etc etc and it never stops. I tell Saad that in my culture, the baby of the family is the 'king' and his eyes light up with the idea of this. I ask him to let me talk to his brother. So Saad calls Mohammed. His english is very good and we have a nice conversation. "I tried to come and meet you the other day" Mohammed says "but they wouldn't let me in." and then he asks me how Saad is doing. I tell him that Saad is great but he's very tired and relate to him what Saad has told me. Mohammed laughs. "No, no, he plays video games until late and he doesn't listen to me anyway.'' And then he asks me if I'm free that night to come and have diner with them in the arabic way (eating with fingers). And even if I'm dying to go, I know I'm too tired and tell him I don't have transportation to which he quickly replies:
"Don't worry, I'll send Saad to pick you up." And it's too funny not to laugh.
So here we go for another day of fantastic competition.
Bye for now.
# posted by AdeC @ 9:00 PM 
