Well my Olympic stay is over … & what a time it was
Now have to get back down to earth … & bid bye to all the buzz
Volunteer pledge completed … over 80 hours done (more…)
Archive for the ‘Catching the Olympic Spirit’ Category
Farewell Ode to the Olympics
Monday, March 1st, 2010What a d’eh …
Monday, March 1st, 2010Perhaps it’s my fatigue setting in but looking back on today the words are far from the page … maybe I already used up the choice ones earlier not knowing what was to come. (more…)
ALTIUS (HIGHER) CITIUS (SWIFTER) FORTIUS (STRONGER)
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Finally I had the opportunity to enjoy a day at Whistler … requiring an Olympic effort. Car, bus, gondola, long line-ups for security & an uphill trek through mud & slush surrounded by other ticket holders. But it was well worth the trudge. (more…)
“Ah, please don’t go yet”
Friday, February 26th, 2010This open house has been fabulous … & it shows in the emblem at their front door …the Ilanaaq (an Inuktitut word for ‘friend’) which is the symbol of the games to welcome the people of the world with open arms. (more…)
Games wear … it’s all uniform
Friday, February 26th, 2010Not just the Olympic athletes have uniforms … everywhere you look you see someone who can be slotted with a particular group based on what they are wearing … whether it be jackets, lanyards or badges. (more…)
How can I help you?
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010I was finally posted on the busiest cross-streets in downtown Vancouver. I was still doing the same job of monitoring the comings & goings of media buses but just being positioned there added a new dimension to my job description … information guide. I always thought I’d make a decent tour guide so this was my chance. The blue jacket on its own is a blatant ‘ask me’ signal for tourists. Add to that I hold a clipboard, I look so officious they think I’m the Mayor … & they don’t know I’m from ‘away’. But it’s amazing how quickly I can gather the necessary info to help others. Ask me & I’ll tell you with pleasure … actually I’ll tell you even if you don’t ask me. (more…)
We’ve been bitten by the mittens …
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010When those red knit mittens with the crested maple leak on the palm were first released earlier in the fall, most just thought ‘oh, aren’t they cute’.Then before Christmas their popularity seemed to soar as they were a perfect stocking treat @ $10. Even then they were becoming hard to locate … at least in the right size. The projected sales were at 1 million, with both HBC & CTV both confident the profits could greatly help the Olympic athlete program. (more…)
Olympic Rings … under my eyes
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Perhaps you already know that the five Olympic rings debuted in 1920.
The colours red, yellow, green, blue & black represent 5 continents: AFRICA, ASIA, AMERICAS, EUROPE & OCEANIA (Australia) & every national flag includes at least one of the colours. (more…)
No tickets, no money … no problem
Sunday, February 21st, 2010From my inexperienced view of these Olympics I have to think they would be one of the most successful based on sheer numbers. The streets, the sidewalks & the transit are over flowing with people of all ages. My guess is that a low percentage of the crowds I see actually are spectators of any games. And aside from all of the free entertainment you may have seen advertised, there are numerous others as well. (more…)
Another day … another line-up
Saturday, February 20th, 2010It doesn’t matter where you go or what you want to do … you’ll be lining up. As I may have previously mentioned, you dare not stand still for fear you start a new one. Only advantage to that being … you’ll finally be at the front. (more…)
