One World, One Dream… When are we waking up??

Or more precisely, when are people "allowed" to wake up?

Beijing hosted what was hailed as the most successful Olympic Game ever, but that was 12 months ago.

Here we are, more than a year later, CCTV is still playing matches after matches of the game (more specifically, matches after matches of Chinese teams winning the games). One night last week, there was even a special program to talk about how the opening ceremony was planned and produced and how much pressure Zhang Yimou and his team faced.

As I was stepping on the plane yesterday, I was handed a newspaper. On the third page, there was an article talking about how people are lining up to purchase food products from the 50 designated Olympic food suppliers during a 9-days event to "Relive Olympic Glory, Enjoy Food that are Safe" (重温奥运辉煌，共享安全食品). These suppliers were said to be selling food that are of "Olympic-grade" safety and hygiene standard to the public. It seems like no one was questioning why food served to the Olympic teams was supposed to be safer than the food being served in the usual restaurants and sold in street market in the first place.

Even for the upcoming 60th Anniversary of PRC’s establishment, the Beijing government announced that the security inspection around the city would be implemented according to "Olympic Standard".

When would people be allowed to wake up from this dream? How long more would people be haunted by this "glory"?

Please... Can we just wake up, move on and grow up?