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Originally posted by djcami well i'm chinese so this olympics is great! lol i'm in hk at the moment and the place is just going nuts over the olympics, can't even imagine what a madhouse it is in beijing and stuff.

I will be out on that side in a few weeks, i hope its not too hot.

Il be checking out some factories in mainland. I will be in the Sichuan area mainly...

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Originally posted by Nerologic I will be out on that side in a few weeks, i hope its not too hot. Il be checking out some factories in mainland. I will be in the Sichuan area mainly...

that sounds pretty dope... i would love visit main land China. I mean deep into main land China. I think its such a beautiful country.

So is Phelps streak going to be stopped by his own teammate Ian Crocker?

They'll face each other Saturday morning in the final of the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps' last individual event of the Olympics and Crocker's only one.
What must be going through this guy's mind? He's not about to apologize for wanting to win the first individual gold medal of his career. Then again, he surely knows that a whole world is cheering on Phelps, eager to see him do something no Olympian has done before.

"You can start by not worrying about what everybody else thinks," Crocker said. "Nobody knows what I've really gone through in the last eight years and what has gotten me to this point, besides myself and a few people that I know well. So it's my own personal deal at this point."

Crocker is certainly a formidable foe, holding the world record in the 100 fly for more than three years. But Phelps won their most important showdown at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He also came out on top at last year's world championships and last month's U.S. Olympic trials.

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Originally posted by DJ Reese So is Phelps streak going to be stopped by his own teammate Ian Crocker? They'll face each other Saturday morning in the final of the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps' last individual event of the Olympics and Crocker's only one. What must be going through this guy's mind? He's not about to apologize for wanting to win the first individual gold medal of his career. Then again, he surely knows that a whole world is cheering on Phelps, eager to see him do something no Olympian has done before. "You can start by not worrying about what everybody else thinks," Crocker said. "Nobody knows what I've really gone through in the last eight years and what has gotten me to this point, besides myself and a few people that I know well. So it's my own personal deal at this point." Crocker is certainly a formidable foe, holding the world record in the 100 fly for more than three years. But Phelps won their most important showdown at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He also came out on top at last year's world championships and last month's U.S. Olympic trials.

I'm rooting for Crocker then!

his only event... the underdog... gotta go for guys like that!

if phelps wins, he gets a 1,000,000 bonus from speedo

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal that sounds pretty dope... i would love visit main land China. I mean deep into main land China. I think its such a beautiful country.

Yeah i am mainly going for a business trip. I need to verify if this manufacture wherehouse is the one i need. I need to make sure its the exact product a company is gouging customers for. They are selling units over her for 400-500 when they are paying like 40 bucks at the plant. So if indeed its the same stuff i am going to be selling it over here, but half the price under a different name

So once i am all done checking out the different factories, i will be going all over mainland and to HK, Macau, Taiwan and hopefully Malaysia...

I will make sure to take pics of the 12 year olds working in the factories

tbh, the Olympics have completely lost their true spirit this year. Too much continued turmoil in the world, too much politics and commercialism.

Overrated and done... and honestly... the bits I've seen... really haven't been that interesting to watch. (Tandem Dive, Rowing Qualifiers, Team Gymnastics).

The reality is... I've got my own stuff to sort out and worry about right now... and not care about some spectacle on the tele. lol

Cest la vie right?

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Originally posted by darthseph tbh, the Olympics have completely lost their true spirit this year. Too much continued turmoil in the world, too much politics and commercialism. Overrated and done... and honestly... the bits I've seen... really haven't been that interesting to watch. (Tandem Dive, Rowing Qualifiers, Team Gymnastics). The reality is... I've got my own stuff to sort out and worry about right now... and not care about some spectacle on the tele. lol Cest la vie right?

i agree... this has not been one of the best olympics. too many events. the olympics this year are 3 weeks long i believe. who the hell cares about synchonized archery while blindfolded. and how annoying is Bob Costas and the rest of the media covering it!! they started going down hill after the 96' games in Atlanta imo.

but although overrated, i still watch em... especially the track n field. GO USA!!!!

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Originally posted by darthseph Cest la vie right?

Je ne se pas?

Je suis Mexicano....

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Originally posted by Nerologic Je ne se pas? Je suis Mexicano....

Nero... I'll assume you mean: "je ne sais pas" -> I Don't know... and then I am Mexican.

Cest la vie is "that's life" or "such is life" so I really don't follow the I don't know comment.

meh... back to finding a job and being tired of having no job entering my final semester... lol

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Originally posted by Nerologic So once i am all done checking out the different factories, i will be going all over mainland and to HK, Macau, Taiwan and hopefully Malaysia...

if you want some good music in hk, check out yumla in lan kwai fong. best place for some good edm. dan f is the owner, if you guys know who that is.
www.yumla.com

almost all the other clubs play hiphop/rap for the chinese to act black too.

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Originally posted by darthseph Nero... I'll assume you mean: "je ne sais pas" -> I Don't know... and then I am Mexican. Cest la vie is "that's life" or "such is life" so I really don't follow the I don't know comment. meh... back to finding a job and being tired of having no job entering my final semester... lol

Obviously my 2 years of french didn't pay off LOL

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Originally posted by djcami if you want some good music in hk, check out yumla in lan kwai fong. best place for some good edm. dan f is the owner, if you guys know who that is. www.yumla.com almost all the other clubs play hiphop/rap for the chinese to act black too.

I would love to party out there, but i cant

The people that i am going with would rather eat nails then got to a EDM club.

But they are excited about going to Macau and blowing 1233123 dollars

did anyone see the 100m dash... that shit was nuts!

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Originally posted by Nerologic Obviously my 2 years of french didn't pay off LOL

LOL... no worries... I went to a translator to look up the rest.

I took 4 years of German... lol... so Ces't la Vie is the only French phrase I really know. lol

Off Topic I know. Congrats to Mike btw... great accomplishment.

Looks like team USA's redeem team is serious.

soooooooooooooooooo

92 Basketball dream team (Shaq, MJ, Larry), or this years team?

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Originally posted by Nerologic soooooooooooooooooo 92 Basketball dream team (Shaq, MJ, Larry), or this years team?

Shaq joined the NBA in 92.

92 team no question was the best.

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Originally posted by Andrieux Shaq joined the NBA in 92. 92 team no question was the best.

+1

Laetener was the only blemish on that team.

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I also gotta say that Guile AKA chris mullin is the most underrated guy there, maybe the most underrated guy of that generation. Too bad he won't make the HOF.

ha...

I though Shaq was a rookie that had made it, i guess he wasn't on the team until 96...

Shitty that we placed bronze this year, the line up was SOLID!

92 no doubt about it.

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Originally posted by djjoshuaallen 92 no doubt about it.

Yes Sir! Greatest team EVER assembled in ANY sport!

Anyone catch Bob Costas' interview of Dubbya last week? I'm not a big Costas fan, but I had to give him credit for asking the President some tough questions which not only needed to be asked, but also provided high comedy by the way Dubbya answered them.