Looking out of my window this morning, I saw a heavy smog covering the skies of Beijing.
I went to the Lobby to meet Eric for breakfast.
We grabbed a Taxi and rushed to the DHQ for our first classroom traininings, technical briefings and got ourselves acquainted with the necessary HR issues. We were all issued with Samsung mobiles phones (special olympic edition) which we can keep for 30 Euros.
The DHQ is the technical operations center close to the Bird's Nest. This is the main center for the IT operations.
One thing is for sure: Security is very tight and the chinese are working hard not to leave any stone unturned.
We decided to the take a short walk around the Bird's nest during the lunch break.
The weather was so hot and humid and the air was extremely thick.
For now, I was wondering how athletes taking endurance sports like marathon were going to cope. This is really going to be a battle!!!
At this point in time, I am much convinced the Chinese would never get rid of the smog!
Around 6pm we all drove in a bus to the Drum Tower area (see photo) for the official welcome dinner. We had dinner in a roof-top restaurant and again the food was excellent.
I am convinced that the chinese restaurants in Europe have been well designed to match european taste. The food here taste really different but excellent.
The exchange with the other colleagues was pretty fulfilling especially considering the fact that we were all coming from different parts of this world practically representing each of the continents. This is what is known as the Olympic Spirit!
Mr. Patrick Adiba - Operation Director welcomed us and thanked us all for all the efforts we were bringing up to make the games a successful event.
I got the address and phone of my Boss who is to pick me up at my venue entrance for my first day at work!
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Hi Alex, I see you having a lot of fun, keep it up. Guess what? Benny Mac just died from pneumonia. This news mad me so sad, the world got a little bit less funnier. One love, Kwaku
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