Look around Beijing and it will be obvious why the Olympics is not just the greatest sporting event, but also one that offers the best packaging. Think of the red-stamped Beijing Games logo and its five lucky Fuwa mascots, now inextricably linked with the five Olympic Rings.
I came this close to owning one of the most coveted sports cars back in Singapore. Think "P", as in German powered. But I had to give up that motorist's dream when I decided to come and work in Beijing.
I never know what to order at Chinese restaurants in Beijing. So the first question from friends I dine with is almost always: "Do you take spicy stuff?"
"You're here to climb the mountain?" the owner of the roadside hun tun (dumpling soup) stall asks me in the city of Tai'an, Shandong province.
When Chinese-born table tennis player Li Jiawei lost the match for a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics four years ago, many in her adopted home of Singapore wept with her.
From the highest levels of government to the homes of residents, the future of China's water needs is at a turning point.
My single status has become a tasty topic for lunchtime buddies. "So what's your type?" they ask.
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