OLYMPICS 2012: OPENING CEREMONY
FACT: I don't have any sport, Lord, have mercy! Well, I had once during my elementary years - tennis, and oh, badminton, too. I just love ball games! HAHA. Seriously, I stopped it due to over exposure under the heat of the sun light. If I didn't? Who knows? I am now joining the 30th Olympiad in London. HAHA. Speaking of Olympics, have you witnessed the extravagant opening ceremony of Olympics 2012? Of course, I know you did; everyone witnessed, it's going to be historical. TRUST ME!
So, I set my alarm clock at 4:00 in the morning ( Local Time = GMT + 8:00 Standard Time), I went live tweeting along with correspondents Stella McCartney who was in Stella McCartney gold ensemble and Victor Mather of New York Times, and I started having goosebumps through out the live coverage by london2012.com!
Since, I super duper love y'all, here are the photos from brilliant opening ceremony directed by Danny Boyle, hosted by Great Britain that has changed almost beyond measure since the last time it hosted the Games, in the grim postwar summer of 1948, and officially opened the greatest show on earth by her majesty Queen Elizabeth II who was escorted by 007!
ENJOY!!!
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| Crowds pour through the Olympic Park as audience members start to fill the stadium |
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| Audience members will be joined in the Olympic Stadium by hundreds of high-profile guests including Michelle Obama, David Cameron and The Royal Family, as well as hundreds of foreign officials and celebrities |
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| U-S-A! U-S-A!: American visitors wear the stars spangled banner with pride on hats, t-shirts and even sunglasses as excitement builds in the Olympic Park |
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| The world gathers in Stratford: Fans from Ethiopia, draped in their country's flag arrive for the Opening Ceremony |
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| Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge take in the pre-show after arriving at the Opening Ceremony |
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| Last minute nerves?: Opening Ceremony director Danny Boyle joins Locog chairman Sebastian Coe at a press conference today |
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| Clouds hover overhead as the Olympic Stadium fills with eager ticketholders |
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| Showcase: Three young people in the crowd try out their 3D glasses at the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium |
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| As they enter the stadium, ticketholders are greeted by England's 'Green and Pleasant Land' the starting point of Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony extravaganza |
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Animals, including geese take to the stage against a backdrop of artificial clouds and a giant water wheel during the opening ceremony
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| Performers in costume gather on the field with animals before before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games |
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The Red Arrows aerobatic display team fly over the Olympic Stadium at 8:12pm prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games
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A spectacular aerial view of the 'Satanic Mills' in Danny Boyle's take on the Industrial Revolution
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Industrial workers forge the Olympic rings in a mocked up steel mill
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The Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony
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| Performers pay silent tribute to war dead and the victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks |
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| Fireworks followed the lighting of the Olympic cauldron in London at the opening ceremony. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) |
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Actresses dressed as Mary Poppins float above the stadium, clinging onto umbrellas
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| Highlights of Danny Boyle's extravagant 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony entitled "Isles of Wonder" featuring Bradley Wiggins, Kenneth Branagh as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, James Bond and the Queen.
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Proud moment: Sir Chris Hoy acts as flag bearer for Great Britain as the team enters the Olympic Stadium
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In a pre-filmed sketched, Daniel Craig, in character as James Bond, prepares to leap with the Queen
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| Spectacular entrance: A stuntman portraying the Queen tumbles out of a helicopter high above the Olympic Stadium before unfurling a Union Jack |
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David Beckham appears to drive the torch up the River Thames in a Speedboat, as fireworks are set off on Tower Bridge
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The flame is passed to five times gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave by David Beckham, who carried the flame into Stratford on a speedboat
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Young athletes carried the Olympic flame around the stadium, a symbol of the Games' legacy
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The sporting prospects lit the petals, after they were passed the flame by Sir Steve Redgrave
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The audience watched open-mouthed as the burning petals raised
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The petals converged into one, after they were lit by the seven teenagers, rising high above the stadium
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The Cauldron was formed by 204 petals, one for each nation competing
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Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney raises his arms as he sings at the end of the opening ceremony, as he brings the show to a close with a performance of Hey Jude
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Fireworks lit up the night sky as the Stadium
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Fireworks created a spectacular display above east London
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| A spectacular firework display |
Photos and captions by bbc.co.uk and dailymail.co.uk.
Gorgeous, no? Keeping the dream alive of millions of people wanting to visit United Kingdom!
Now, DANNY BOYLE, MARRY ME!
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here after one billion people all over the land watched the show.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN! GO FOR GOLD, TEAM PHILIPPINES!
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