The 18th Asian Games Jakarta 2018

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The speeches.. Please be quick this time.. 

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Apparently all of the cultural performances will come after the protocol. They're doing the speeches right away. 

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The games is officially open! 

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Olympic Council of Asia flag now. 

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Hmmm.. This is quite a different arrangement for the OCA anthem.. 

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The oath is also very short as it turns out.. 

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Protocol is over now. Let the main show begin

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And my concern is now a reality.. They put songs in the performances.. What else can we expect when the creative director is more experienced in concerts after all.. 

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At least they're music the singing acts with mass performances so i'm not complaining much  

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*mixing . Even though the boat scene was a bit been there done that. 

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1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said:

*mixing . Even though the boat scene was a bit been there done that. 

It's quite the norm here I guess.. Sea Games 2011 and 2017 featured boats as well so you can tell how important it is for nusantara (indo-malay) as a whole.. 

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I love the stage though. it's one of the most ambitious i've seen since London 2012. I can see why they took more than two months building it. 

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Yeah the stage is so ambitious but at the same thing I'm so concerned about it since I doubt Indonesia can't disassemble it before athletics starts right in that stadium.. Especially after knowing that some venues is still under preparation right in the final week before the opening.. 

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*can 

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The torch is in the stadium! 

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Oh wow, they didn't bothered announcing the torch  

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So unusual isn't it? 

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Its as if the torch entrance was part of the show itself  

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Susi Susanti again lol.. The same cauldron lighter as in SEA Games 2011.. 

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1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said:

Its as if the torch entrance was part of the show itself  

True that.. 

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The volcano was the cauldron  . Also outside cauldron is very reminiscing of Sochi. 

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1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said:

The volcano was the cauldron  . Also outside cauldron is very reminiscing of Sochi. 

I've already expected that since I've shared the design here.. It is pretty similar to Sochi 

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The show seems to be far from over. Again, they treated the lightning of the cauldron as part of the show itself. And now, modern Jakarta  

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This is quite interesting.. Led and the skyscrapers as the background.. 

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Theme of the Asian Games. Yup, this is the end.