Today is the opening of the much awaited event of the year, The Beijing Olympics 2008 Games. China, as the host country, decided to launch the opening at this very day…. August 8, 2008 (888). As for some Chinese people, 8 is a lucky number, it is an infinite number without end. Well, I do not know about it.

Olympics won’t be an iconic event without the Official Mascots. You can read the story of Beijing Olympic 2008 Official Mascots at http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214068254.shtml.

Aren’t they cute… and I am lucky enough to have 2 of them, Beibei and Jingjing keychains. My friend Al, who’s working in Shanghai right now, handed that to me and my brother when he came home last summer for a vacation. I own Jingjing and my brother owns Beibei. Here’s a picture of them: