August 31: The skies have never been bluer in Beijing. This is the view outside my window at 10:30am.

McCain-Palin

I think by choosing Palin as his running mate, John McCain may have certainly gone from sure loser back to wild card in this race. He has a chance to win if he is able to capture the female and evangelical vote. It would be unfortunate, though, if another president is chosen by an a voting bloc that is obsessed with the same few key issues and the need for a "someone-like-me" president. Isn't that how Bush the Younger won? By looking like a straight-talk down-to-earth sports fan with strong Christian values? And look what happened.

It is a pity that the big news of Palin totally obliterated the impact of the powerful and historic speeches from the Democratic convention. The foundation of the presidency, as we painfully learned from the past 8 years, has to be necessarily intelligent. It is mindboggling that a nation would allow themselves to be led by incompetence. What Obama offers is to bring back not just intellect back to the presidency, but also statesmanship, eloquence, and a better narrative for the US.

August 27, 2008: Olympic Women's Handball Finals/ NBC's Today Show

Here are some photos from last Saturday.

At the National Indoor Stadium: Korea won its bronze medal match in women's handball against the Hungarians, and Norway won decisively against the Russians.

On the Olympic Green: Already, people are excited about London.

The Today Show taped in the evenings every day during the Olympics. Got a chance to see the Saturday show, with Lester Holt and Amy Robach... names might not ring a bell, but their faces that are familiar.. 

The guest star was gold-medallist Bryan Clay, of the USA.