--- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, I should like to take this opportunity to > say how much I enjoyed > the Commonwealth Games which came from your lovely > city Melbourne.
Yes, the opening and the closing ceremonies were great, weren't they? A lot must have literally gone up in smoke for the amount and the imagination of the fireworks displays, especially of the "running-lights" type! I went for an "evening stroll" last Sat night with my family and cousins, along the banks of the Yarra, to watch the "fishworks" (the musical fountains on the fish-sculptures that were used for the opening ceremony). Literally a million other people had the same idea, the place was that crowded. We got to see some of the other "open-air" shows (there were a dozen others going on at the same time), but most importantly, there was *no* confusion. The organisers and the volunteers really deserve a pat on their backs, as they kept the flow of people moving in an orderly manner. And we had place to sit on the banks of the Yarra and enjoy the show. There was little litter to be seen as all the well-marked bins were regularly emptied (recyclable and non-recyclable), and the crowds were themselves disciplined enough to make use of the bins properly. Both at the opening ceremony and at the closing ceremony, you must have been surprised at the loud cheers for the Lord Mayor, John So. John So (as I had mentioned a while ago), is a first-generation Chinese who has settled in Melbourne, is the longest serving Lord Mayor so far in Melbourne, and has been elected for a second term in office. He is a mild-mannered man and has no airs about him, which has made him so popular - more popular than the Premier of Victoria (a sort of Chief Minister), Steve Bracks, of Lebanese extraction. Being a business man owning two of the top Chinese restaurants in Melbourne, John So knows how to get the City moving, and he did it, like Premier Jeff Kennett, the dynamic predecessor of the current incumbent, who got the State moving in the 90s(as well as gaining the Games for Melbourne, besides wresting Formula 1 from Adelaide). Glad you enjoyed the Games as a whole, though I would say the portrayal of the games here in Australia (by Channel 9) were a bit biased towards showing only the Australian winners. Perhaps the BBC did a better job? Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - VIC - Australia. ____________________________________________________ On Yahoo!7 Music: Create your own personalised radio station. http://au.launch.yahoo.com/ _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s