- Blurb: During the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, I had such a hard time finding a Chinese representative. In Singapore, they were everywhere. I almost fell down a flight of stairs getting to these folks, and when I did, they had no idea what I was saying. (I think it's a trend.) Sign language saves all.

- Blurb: China was SO much easier to find at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics; it took me six weeks to find a representitive in Vancouver. Proximity is everything. Photographed at The Float@Marina Bay during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony.
- Blurb:
For the past six weeks, I've been looking for ANYONE wearing China attire for the Olympics or Paralympics. On the very last day of the Games, I decided to take one more look around downtown.
With few people even wearing Canadian colours, it seemed unlikely to find a Chinese supporter. In fact, it wasn't until my trip back to my car that I spotted him from the corner of my eye. Standing in line for the Vancouver Art Gallery, I saw this man in his blue jacket, with the letters "C" and "A" on both ends. Thank God I didn't look away, because as I circled around, I noticed instead of "CANADA" - it read "CHINA". Holy crap.
Running to the front of the line, I caught him just seconds before he stepped into the gallery. I hastily explained my situation, but he only shook his head and turned to a companion, perplexed; he didn't understand English. The security started yelling at his group to move. I blurted out my cause again to his friend, who paused a moment before relaying my plea in Mandarin.
The man nodded and smiled. Posed forward and back, all while the security guards yelled on deaf ears - both his and mine. I needed this shot. I refused to move. Snap snap.
Done. Colours 2010 was complete. On the last day. And all I had to do was budge into a line, piss off security guards, and scare a tourist with my camera.
I can't tell you how grateful I am to this man. Colours 2010 has been a driving force behind my Games experience, and having all of the major countries represented, especially my own, meant the world to me.
Hell yes. HELL YES. I remember turning to leave and pumping my camera in the air. So awesome. I hadn't been this happy since we won gold in men's hockey.
Sir, if you ever see this, you made my day. I can't thank you enough.
COLOURS 2010 is a collection of images of people from around the world celebrating the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver and the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Photos by Jeremy Lim.
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