Reporting from TSINGHUA University and WATERCUBE

hi everyone,

4 of us (joanne, joyce, kwangyen & loke) have checked-in to Tsinghua Uni and reported to duty at National Aquatic Centre (aka Watercube).

THU is a very big Uni... more than 4,000 acres... our rooms are twin sharing with AC, TV, phone, internet... with housekeeping everyday (just like a hotel =D) ... common bathroom on each floor. THU live up to their name for being one of the top Uni in China. Everything is well organised and prepared, from registration to check-in. All of us have a buddy which is THU student... a "1+1 program". They are the 1st one to respond to us when help is needed. We have to report to our buddy everyday before 10pm... They are required to report to the Uni coordinator. 

on our 1st day to report to duty, we have to walk from our hostel which is situated near the Northeast entrance... all the way to the East entrance... the morning walk took us at least 30 mins (thats why all THU student needs a bicycle. from the East entrance, another 5 mins walk to the bus station to board the Olympic Bus No. 8 to the Watercube.

4 of us are posted to different departments... having different task.

Joanne (Me) - competition/swimming/technical person (i.e. technical officials / committee)

Joyce -technology/printing result distribution assistant

Kwang Yen - competition/general

Loke - guest services (all areas except the competition area)

its summer in Beijing and the weather is very hot... its still bearable. Working in Watercube is a blessing for us as the whole area is covered and air conditioned.

till we report again.

-joanne- 

交通大学志愿者欢迎联谊会

This is Mr. Mao Ze Dong,

a brilliant statue shot in the university grounds

of Jiao Tong University, established 112 years ago,

funny enough thats when the modern olympics started,

so its really a meaningful study place,

walking in the schol ground, hot as it may be,

its beautiful ................there's lots of trees!

a big pond clean and serene in the middle of the college

that WAS our Welcome Dinner on upon our arrival,

we meet soooooooooooooooooo many people!

i came up with a solution to rmb their names & origin!

Like this......some i hardly even talk to!

from left is KK Malaysia, Singaporean Guy,

Vivian Panama and Jeanne Chicago, USA.

Today at 4pm,

there was a welcome ceremony with performances,

speeches, i remember clearly the lady said

"no matter how many languages there is in this world,

no language can ever describe this experience"

poem reading, cheerleading and

the PROUDEST moment for me as an MOV

was when they announce,

there are only 300 plus overseas volunteers from 24 countries!

about 200 plus of them consist of 黑龙江/陕西/香港volunteers!

and believe it or not the rest is 华人华侨, which is us!!!!

i was thinking how absolutely privelege is that???

we cheer super loud (with the help of the American volunteers)

YAYYYYYYYYYYYY when they announce MALAYSIA!!!

it would be perfect if they have all venues all volunteers

coming together, and perfect 10 can sit together and cheer

Malaysia Boleh!!!!~~~

the most MOVING experience for me was the Olympic Torch,

these are two volunteers from the provinces of China,

they share with us their moments and also motivate us,

and they pass the torch around the hall for each and everyone

to experience that very very significant moment

of holding a very important symbol of the Olympics!

i was so moved, i did not teared,

it was a very humbling moment for me personally.

Jeanne Chicago helped me with this pic.

Wanted: fringing Olympics commentators

Original News Site - Click Here

Ever wanted the whole world to hear your sports play-by-play?

Ever thought to be a commentator but your tongue gets twisted when you try to talk that fast?

Now’s your chance to jump straight to the Olympics no less, even without a Sports Channel CV!

If you’re already booked to go to China to either participate (good luck!) or watch The Games (good for you!), then we may have an offer you can’t refuse. We’re looking for fringsters at the Olympics to share their experiences with the rest of us less-lucky folks who won’t see it live and who can’t be glued to our TVs while at work or running around all day!

We will happily provide the fring Olympics commentators with a 3.5G mobile phone with GPS, camera, local SIM card and (almost) unlimited data plan. In return, the fringCommentator will regularly micro-blog with quick updates & pictures (the winner, the loser, the cutest flag-bearer, the poor girl who lost her swimsuit, the poor guy who dropped the baton in the 4×100 meter final… you get the idea). If you’re a real sports enthusiast you may focus more on the records; if you’re more of a night owl, we may all live vicariously through your night-time escapades in the Olympic village - pics & videos most welcome!

Interested fringentators should apply here with a quick intro why you’d like to play and why you can share regular captivating microblogs from China with other fringsters worldwide.

Remember to include your fring ID so we can discuss details.

Journey to be ONE of the 70,000 Olympic Volunteers

It has been a long journey until I received the letter of confirmation from BOCOG on 12 June 2008 that I am being selected as a Volunteer for the 29th Olympics Games in Beijing. YAY!

It started all the way back last year in March 2007 which my mum spotted a small advertisement in the local newspaper that BOCOG will be taking in volunteers from overseas. A simple question raised : "Are you interested?" without any doubt, i answered "YES!".

From there, i searched through the internet, enquiring some friends related to KBS, OCM... I registered through the general website of Beijing, and within a few months, the registration grew to an enormous number of applications from people all around the world. The chances of getting selected is smaller and smaller each and everyday...

I did not give up as this could be once in a lifetime opportunity to join and experience the biggest sports event in the world. Until i got to know that there will be a selection held in KL which I took a day off from my work to go for it. It was all worthwhile after a whole day of test and interview and hours of waiting... which I got selected!

However, this selection was only a preliminary one held locally, afterall it is all up to the decision from BOCOG, which everyone of us waited for months and months... with emails received from BOCOG requesting for information and more information... but not a final decisive answer on whether we are on the flight to Beijing.

At last, on 12th June 2008, the long awaited email arrived. Yes, 10 of us, the Olympic Volunteers from Malaysia are confirmed a ticket to Beijing!

I do hope that the 10 of us will do Malaysia proud and bring back all the sweet memories from (maybe) a once in a lifetime opportunity as an Olympic Volunteer.

We will carry the spirit of "Malaysia Boleh!" and "One World One Dream"

See you in Beijing, with 32 days to go...

- Joanne -

Visions Before We Go

this is where we will be heading to.
the National Stadium
the Main Venue
you will also see this during the
Opening & Closing Ceremony in August

these are some of the volunteers already
helping out throughout the games,
wish we could be there now!

volunteers costume????
COOL!
i love the GRAY ones!!!

this is the official volunteers logo. so lovely.
click here to the website
Official Beijing Olympic Volunteers

Welcome All !

This blog dedicated

in recording our every step

as 10 of us prepare for the

Beijing Summer Olympics 2008.

10 Malaysian Volunteers

will update this blog

as frequent as possible!

Catch all the updates &

amazing experience

right here in the all new

Malaysian Olympic Volunteers!