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Posted by KaiLee on Aug-06-2008 06:01:

Gotta love how the government has stopped all tourist and most other visas from being issued and things won't be normal again until September.
To be able to go back to where my stuff is is still in question even though I applied for the stupid thing as soon as I got back to Canada

Posted by samhouse on Aug-06-2008 16:20:

saw a bit of the canadian girls in football action this morning before work. Argentinians looked like no match for them. I'm actually quite surprised they even pulled one back.

Kara Lang's header for 2-0 was really nicely executed

damn..these olympics are gonna be one hell of a sports overload.

Posted by KaiLee on Aug-07-2008 06:59:

That soccer game was brilliant.....go Canadian ladies!!

I'm sorry but this was a STUPID idea to put such a high profile tourist event in a country that requires a visa for anyone non-Chinese to even step foot in their soil.

I happen to be staying with my parents (who live in Shanghai) until I start schooling in Australia in February. When I left Toronto I appied for a visa and the immigration officer advised me to get a one year, multi-entry visa since I wouldn't be working (you need a company to sponsor you to legally get one of those) and also because I'm over 18 and considered "independent" from my parents as I was living on my own in Toronto so I could not retain alien residency under my father. So I pursued one of those and it expired in June....you have to go back to your home country now to get a new visa due to new laws established in the government at some random whim.

Now that the Olympics are in place the government has ordered no more tourist visas to be issued and anyone that needs to get into the country that isn't a citizen or isn't sponsored by a company is screwed. The government in China tends to change the visa laws daily....maybe they have ADHD? Or maybe they're just bored...who knows!

I was really looking forward to experiencing the Olympics spirit there(my friend said the people are crazily excited even in Shanghai...it's pure, exciting madness!) and sleeping in my bed after two months of traveling but it doesn't seem like that's happening anytime soon

Posted by elFreak on Aug-07-2008 08:02:

as someone who has dealt with the ridiculous chinese visa laws quite often..all i have to say is money buys everything

Posted by mnemonic. on Aug-07-2008 14:18:

REALLY BIG FONT !

Posted by FunkyCrew on Aug-07-2008 16:06:

^ useless banter!

Posted by KaiLee on Aug-07-2008 17:01:

quote:
Originally posted by elFreak
as someone who has dealt with the ridiculous chinese visa laws quite often..all i have to say is money buys everything

Tell me about it....I'm stuck out in buttfuck, Saskatchewan and have to go to a consulate and apply in person with lots of red envelopes

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Aug-07-2008 17:16:

quote:
Originally posted by MikeyN
REALLY BIG FONT !

FOUR POSTS TOO LATE!

Posted by yankeeBaby on Aug-07-2008 17:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Frenchie
SEX

I like your style.

Posted by Dave Akermanis on Aug-07-2008 18:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
FOUR POSTS TOO LATE!

IRRELEVANT COMMENTS

Posted by Dave Akermanis on Aug-07-2008 18:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Dave Akermanis
IRRELEVANT COMMENTS!

bah... double post.

Posted by smuncky on Aug-07-2008 19:16:

lol you quoted yourself. n00b.

Posted by Dave Akermanis on Aug-07-2008 19:42:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
lol you quoted yourself. n00b.

Yeah not sure how I managed to pull that one off..

Posted by elFreak on Aug-07-2008 19:49:

quote:
Originally posted by KaiLee
Tell me about it....I'm stuck out in buttfuck, Saskatchewan and have to go to a consulate and apply in person with lots of red envelopes

last time i went the visa was 150$...plus another 150 tip. This is the way the new china works.

Posted by WillyWonka on Aug-07-2008 20:28:

Anyone have a link to the games schedule? No matter what I wanna catch the mens 100 meter race LIVE. Lots of other events I care about, but the mens "fastest man alive" sprint has always been viewed LIVE for me!

Posted by jchung52 on Aug-07-2008 21:32:

bah the chinese

Posted by exstasie on Aug-07-2008 23:11:

quote:
Originally posted by WillyWonka
Anyone have a link to the games schedule? No matter what I wanna catch the mens 100 meter race LIVE. Lots of other events I care about, but the mens "fastest man alive" sprint has always been viewed LIVE for me!

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/schedule/

That's CBC's TV & Online schedule.

CBC has pretty much every event live and has 5 live channels so you don't miss anything.

Posted by yankeeBaby on Aug-07-2008 23:18:

quote:
Originally posted by MarkT
the Olympics are always fun and I will watch many of the events.

but from a political and environmental standpoint, it's interseting to see the global spotlight shining brightly on what a disaster China has on their hands.

um yeah. And I love how China has just revoked the visa of an olympic medalist (joey cheek) who was playing in the games; whom was the founder of Team Darfur and an outspoken leader for such.

hmmm I am **HOPING** there is an actual reason his visa was revoked, rather than my initial reaction of "oh shiiiit, he we go. An uber-political olympics has already begun."

Posted by exstasie on Aug-07-2008 23:58:

I saw this bet on my gambling website:

First Sport To Lose A Medal Due To Failed Drugs Test

1.70 Weightlifting
4.00 Judo/Karate/Wrestling
7.00 Swimming/Diving
9.00 Track & Field
13.00 Cycling
26.00 Boxing
26.00 Rowing
26.00 Gymnastics
26.00 Equestrian
81.00 Soccer
151.00 Sailing

Posted by I_Am_Vince on Aug-08-2008 00:05:

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
I saw this bet on my gambling website:

First Sport To Lose A Medal Due To Failed Drugs Test

1.70 Weightlifting
4.00 Judo/Karate/Wrestling
7.00 Swimming/Diving
9.00 Track & Field
13.00 Cycling
26.00 Boxing
26.00 Rowing
26.00 Gymnastics
26.00 Equestrian
81.00 Soccer
151.00 Sailing

lmao what's that site you use? I love stupid bets like that!

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Aug-08-2008 00:25:

my bet is on synchronized swimming

Posted by exstasie on Aug-08-2008 00:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Invasionmix
lmao what's that site you use? I love stupid bets like that!

www.sportsinteraction.com

lol

I signed up for it like 4 years ago and have done well so i continue to use it lol

Posted by I_Am_Vince on Aug-08-2008 02:17:

quote:
Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
my bet is on synchronized swimming

Pfft easily track and field :P

Posted by exstasie on Aug-08-2008 02:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Invasionmix
Pfft easily track and field :P

..no baseball? lol

Good thing the steroid boys aren't on the team!

Posted by jchung52 on Aug-08-2008 05:24:

5 1/2 hours to go

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