Comments on: 1 million have volunteered in Beijing http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2008/03/03/1-million-have-volunteered-in-beijing Where fans of Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets can find out the latest on Yao Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:05:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jay http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2008/03/03/1-million-have-volunteered-in-beijing#comment-11840 Jay Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:32:23 +0000 http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2008/03/03/1-million-have-volunteered-in-beijing#comment-11840 yes good off topic blog about this. obviously the reason why soo many volunteered(and most are students by the way) is because it just looks good on the resume. as a person currently living in beijing, most of my chinese friends, who are students, are volunteers way even before the actualy olympics start; training as well as other performances/competition before the actual olympic games. i should also say out of personal pride for china, that my friends are doing this. but ask any student in beijing and most of them well tell you they are doing it because the 1 million who did get accepted no they have an ace in the hole per se in their resume; add that with 关系(lost in translation but closest in eng is "connections") and youve got it pretty much made for a future job. i hope it's a good showing, the booths theyve set up around beijing are interesting since most of those students are studying foreign lang in either beijing lang and culture university or beijing foreign university. if i can take some photos ill let you guys know Jay yes good off topic blog about this. obviously the reason why soo many volunteered(and most are students by the way) is because it just looks good on the resume.

as a person currently living in beijing, most of my chinese friends, who are students, are volunteers way even before the actualy olympics start; training as well as other performances/competition before the actual olympic games.

i should also say out of personal pride for china, that my friends are doing this. but ask any student in beijing and most of them well tell you they are doing it because the 1 million who did get accepted no they have an ace in the hole per se in their resume; add that with 关系(lost in translation but closest in eng is “connections”) and youve got it pretty much made for a future job.

i hope it’s a good showing, the booths theyve set up around beijing are interesting since most of those students are studying foreign lang in either beijing lang and culture university or beijing foreign university.

if i can take some photos ill let you guys know

Jay

]]> By: Luckyme http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2008/03/03/1-million-have-volunteered-in-beijing#comment-11815 Luckyme Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:54:52 +0000 http://www.yaomingmania.com/blog/2008/03/03/1-million-have-volunteered-in-beijing#comment-11815 I submitted my application back in March last year as a foreign volunteer. I have not heard a peep from them. I submitted my application back in March last year as a foreign volunteer. I have not heard a peep from them.

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