Beijing Olympic dates (tags: Olympics 2014 wiki wikipedia 1952 micro ancient)

The Beijing olympics are fast approaching.

Are you ready?

The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony starts on August 8 2008 (there is a football match scheduled on the 6th). The closing ceremony is on the 24th of August.

We decided to do a quick check of some of the ways JustLocal friends can help you ready for the next Olympics.

Get your Australian flag. From small flags for those who just want to wave a little, to giant flags where you run around jumping and screaming with excitement. The Hopping Kangaroo has an extensive range of flags for you to choose from. (Visit postcode 3805.) If you are going to China you might want to get some of their neat friendship pins. The pins have both the Australian and Chinese flags. Sure to be a winner at any event.

Have a great voice. Then belt out the national anthem. What, you don't know the words! Grab some bookmarks from the JustLocal book project which has the national anthem on the back and never be lost for words again. And during the quiet times between events, grab an Australian book at the book project (http://www.book.justlocal.com.au/) and never lose your place with the JustLocal book mark.

Don't forget those business cards. The Olympics are a great time to network and you can get some great business cards made up by Rising Star Designs and Communications. If you're organising a corporate function I'm sure Renée can create an invite that will win gold.

Keep your eye on The Great Give-Away as shortly we will be adding a High Definition USB TV adaptor so you can watch the events whilst are working. Never miss a great moment. This is a great little unit. You can replay that magical moment time and time again with the time shifting feature and then catch up by fast forwarding through the advertising. Who said the Olympians have all the fun.

Whether it's food for the masses from Big Brother Pizza, or a relaxing massage from Veunique after watching all that sport, if you need something for the next Olympics, try the JustLocal search. If a JustLocal friend doesn't have it, one of the Google advertisers will.

Wishing all Australian Olympians they achieve beyond their wildest dreams. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.

- Kelvin.