Saturday, July 28, 2012

London 2012 Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, also known informally as London 2012, began in London, United Kingdom, on 27 July and will continue until 12 August 2012.



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Fireworks are set off around the Olympic Stadium
This is pretty funny!
Performers playing the roles of HRH The Queen and James Bond parachute spectacularly out of a helicopter hovering above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony.


Queen Elizabeth II declares the London 2012 Olympics officially open.



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Mary Poppins :)

London 2012 Opening Ceremony

Fireworks are set off around the Olympic Stadium
The fireworks are set off all around the Olympic Stadium. Pretty cool, huh? ;)

My favorite outfits from the Opening Ceremony are:

Tennis: Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Uniforms PART 2 Olympic Games outfit. Netherlands Olympic Games
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Team Netherlands.
I love their colors for summer theme, it is elegant, stylish and I'd wear them lol!
Orange pants on men has never crossed my mind but they made it work ;)


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Team Sweden
Again, I love the colors for summer, it is simple, fun and stripes, which I love and would wear!


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Team Paraguay
I love the simplicity, elegant and nothing can go wrong with red-blue and white ;)
I love the men's outfits better than the women's outfits for this team.


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One of my favorite singer of all time,
Sir Paul McCartney
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The Olympic Cauldron burns brightly at the end of Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Designer Thomas Heatherwick's work was a highlight of the ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, watched by 80,000 spectators.

Showing my support for the USA

and of course my home country, Indonesia!

Supporting my fellow Manadonese, Fernando Lumain, who is representing Indonesia
for Athletics.

What do I love about the Olympics? 
The diversity, the uniqueness, the friendship, the sport, the competition, the determination and the inspirations that comes from the athletes and the nations.

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” 
Wilma Rudolph

xoxo,
Lindsay