The year of 2008, a much anticipated, shiny year, is just less than one month away though I still cannot count the remaining days on my fingers and toes. Soon, it will be the routine New Year resolution poking its head out of its hole.

For the Chinese who are interested in those big-picture things, at least two things are what they’ve been holding their breath for. One is the Olympics games and the other is the political spin-off of Taiwan’s elections.

People like me have been expecting much from and doing much for the big event.