Patrick Brown Posted July 28, 2008 Hmm what do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abramelin Posted July 28, 2008 The Olympics are a highly ritualized ordeal so the date doesn't surprise me that much. Â Lots of focused energies on a event. Â Remember 7/7/7? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick Brown Posted July 28, 2008 Yes it's a worry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gendao Posted July 28, 2008 8 (ba) "sounds like" wealth (fa) in Chinese, so is considered a lucky number. Â That's why Chinese pick as many 8s in their phone numbers, etc whenever possible. Â Obviously, they also picked 8/8/8 intentionally by the same superstition, but that's nothing out of the ordinary for them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rain Posted July 28, 2008 "Face value"   row row row your boat gently through the "seed"  air pollution down 20 % in Beijing already..to think what WE COULD ACCOMPLISH!  IF WE WANT TO  to think how we all could  BRRRREEEEAAAATTTHHHHEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick Brown Posted August 4, 2008 From the BBC:  "Sixteen Chinese policemen have been killed in an attack on a border post in the restive Muslim region of Xinjiang, state media say.  Two attackers reportedly drove up to the post in a rubbish truck and threw two grenades, before moving in to attack the policemen with knives."  Read in full: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7540138.stm  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
