Sunday 9 September 2007

APEC Leaders...


Well it's all over, months and months of planning security, the building of large walls, converting 33 buses into prisons, the spending of millions of dollars and the threats of dire consequences if one dares to step out of line and Sydney has just experienced it's quietest weekend one can remember... most people taking advantage of the Friday Public Holiday and the Aussie much loved 'Long' weekend to get away.
The Fancy Dress, always a laughing point wasn't too bad, I reckon those leaders will actually be able to wear their Driza-bone coats again unlike past APEC garb.
Now I would have liked to have seen the Russian President, the Chinese President or even the Chili President but it didn't happen and then that got me thinking... who is the President of Canada?? What is the name of the Mexican President?? I just don't know... which is very slack of me but hey... how many of the APEC leaders can you name?? How many are there to start with? How many actual countries can you name?? and most importantly how many women leaders are there?? I've searched the Net and done my research but I probably won't remember most of them or even be able to pronounce them which is sad I reckon!
Tomos who lives in London saw APEC and Sydney on the Television while he was in Portugal, his ears pricked up as he laughed himself silly watching 'The Chasers War on Everything' pretending to be a Canadian / Osama Bin Laden
then listened to the Police saying they didn't think it was one little bit funny and they don't think anyone else will either... well we all did!
Below is my research if you would like to know who has just been partying in Sydney...
Australia = John Howard
Brunei Darussalam = His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah
Canada = Stephen Harper
Chile = Michelle Bachelet
China = Hu Jinto
Hong Kong = Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen
Indonesia = Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Japan = Shinzo Abe
South Korea = Han Duck-soo
Malaysia = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Mexico = Felipe Calderón
New Zealand = Helen Clark
Papua New Guinea = Sir Michael Somare
Peru = Jorge Del Castillo
Philippines = Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Russia = Vladimir Putin
Singapore = Sellapan Ramanathan
Chinese Taipei = Chen Shui-bian
Thailand = Surayud Chulanont
USA = George Bush
Vietnam = Nguyễn Minh Triết

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