the country has probably spent more time in front of the tv today than on any other day this year, first because of li jiawei in the table tennis semis, and then the national day rally which as usual took more than three hours. *grudgingly* i'm quite impressed by the prime minister afterall. nobody said i had to like him, but he's no fool and speaks well and i've changed my mind and think he will do a good job and look forward to seeing changes under his government, and i'm not uncomfortable with him. so onward now.