Comments on: Official Olympic Cheer: harmonious cheer

By: Carsey

Carsey — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:12:04 +0000

Check out the Two Chinese Characters’ version of the Official Olympic Cheer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7uJ_ExULDw

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:58:11 +0000

Hi Nick,
Thanks a lot! I feel intensely lucky to be able to write about these and be heard and encouraged.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:18:59 +0000

One world, many dreams, I like it. Respect for everybodies dreams and rights to self determination.

Fabulous blog, keep up the good work!

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:56:54 +0000

Naruwan,
‘Quaintly subversive’. No compliment higher than that!
Cheers!

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:56:00 +0000

Hi Mickey,
Come to think of it, fans have self organised unified cheers all the time. It’s all about perception I guess.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:38:42 +0000

Hey Jenny, I actually find it cute that China has its own national cheer. Shows unity, although a bit contrived, but doesn’t unity always have a little amount of the contrived? Hehehe.
Your blog reminded me of the World Cup held in Japan/Korea in 2002. I had a chance to watch a game of Japan and I was pleasantly surprised that the Japanese had their own national cheer. Basically, they were just shouting “Nip-pon!”. It was actually amazing to see everyone so unified!

Interesting to see a Japan vs China game where the two national cheers would be heard. Hopefully, the chance comes up in Beijing.

By: naruwan

naruwan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:29:21 +0000

“One world, many dreams.” How quaintly subversive!

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:14:45 +0000

Hi Art,
You provided the inspiration for this post. And will be a continued source of inspiration.
I often wonder if I had the most tightly governed upbringing. Having lived in China and Singapore, 2 of the most regulated countries in the world and at home, a even more thorough mom. But l’ve never even rebelled! I’d probably be utterly unquipped to deal with my teenage kids in the future.

By: Art

Art — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:56:35 +0000

Thank you Jenny for this enlightening and excellent blog.

When I first saw the Olympic motto in Beijing two years ago, I thought it was a terrific and catchy phrase. But I like your “同一个世界，不同的梦想“ better. Since I think in English, I just now thought of “One World, Many Dreams”.

There were two things that came to mind after reading today’s entry. The first one was the Chinese proverb: “The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.” I have no idea how this stream of thought entered my mind. The second one was a trip down memory lane. After thinking about Shanghai’s 七不，I was transported to a conversation that my father had with his two Singaporean friends during my childhood. They spoke in Mandarin and even though I understood little, I remembered the Singaporean say that their government started giving “behavior reminders” like “你要有礼貌”to people who were put on wait while on the phone.